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Obama hits the road to push 'opportunity' agenda
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» US President Barack Obama hit the road Wednesday to prolong the impact of his State of the Union promise to act to cut the gap between the rich and poor.
Button fastest, Vettel struggles on day two of testing
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» British former Formula One world champion Jenson Button made up for being unable to get out on the track on the first day of pre-season testing in the new McLaren MP4-29 by setting the fastest time on Wednesday.
PSG confirm Cabaye signing
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday confirmed the signing of France international midfielder Yohan Cabaye from English Premier League outfit Newcastle United.
Sharapova cruises into Paris quarter-finals
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» Russian top seed Maria Sharapova dished out a 6-0, 6-1 defeat to Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in the second round to cruise into the WTA Paris Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.
S'pore PM hits back at social media
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» Internet rules are necessary to restrain "pack behaviour" in social media and ensure civility between users, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in remarks released Wednesday.
Japan aerobatic pilots unharmed after jets collide midair
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» Three pilots escaped unharmed Wednesday after their jet planes collided in midair off the Japanese coast, a military spokesman said.
Controversial Japan TV drama to go on without sponsors
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» A Japanese drama about children living in an orphanage that has been attacked for stereotyping will be broadcast as intended, a TV station said Wednesday, despite being abandoned by all of its sponsors.
Android in 79% of smartphones sold
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» The Google Android system was used on 78.9% of smartphones sold globally in 2013, a survey showed Wednesday.
Federer in Davis Cup u-turn
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» Roger Federer was on Wednesday confirmed as a surprise teammate to Switzerland's newly-crowned Australian Open champion Stanislaw Wawrinka for the Davis Cup World Group tie in Serbia.
Hong Kong imposes sanctions on Philippines over hostage drama
AFP, Published on 30/01/2014
» Hong Kong announced Wednesday it was imposing sanctions on the Philippines because of its "unacceptable" failure to apologise for a deadly hostage crisis more than three years ago.