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Japan pays for tsunami cleanup on Canadian coast
AFP, Published on 14/03/2013
» Japan provided $1 million on Wednesday to help clean up debris from the March 2011 tsunami that has washed up along Canada's shores.
Apple CEO ordered to testify in e-books case
AFP, Published on 14/03/2013
» A judge on Wednesday ordered Apple's chief executive Tim Cook to testify in a case brought by the US government accusing the tech giant of conspiring to raise e-book prices.
Google buys machine learning startup
AFP, Published on 14/03/2013
» Google said Wednesday that it has bought a Canadian startup specializing in getting machines to understand what people are trying to say.
Election of first Latin American pope stuns analysts
AFP, Published on 14/03/2013
» The election Wednesday of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Latin America's first pope stunned analysts who expected a more conservative choice.
Gulbis withdraws from LPGA event with malaria
AFP, Published on 14/03/2013
» The LPGA Tour has stepped up its healthcare services for players and caddies taking part in this week's Founders Cup tournament, following Natalie Gulbis' withdrawal Wednesday due to malaria.
Arsenal fail in gallant comeback
Published on 14/03/2013
» Having beaten Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg in London three weeks ago, Bayern had been odds on favourites to finish the Gunners off in the Bavarian capital to go into Friday's quarter-final draw.
Pope Francis of Argentina selected
Associated Press, Published on 14/03/2013
» VATICAN CITY - Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty.
Israel reaches 11th-hour deal on coalition govt: media
AFP, Published on 14/03/2013
» Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to reach an agreement over the shape of his new government after resolving an 11th-hour crisis with a key centrist partner, media reports said on Wednesday.
It's Pope Francis -- not Francis I
AFP, Published on 14/03/2013
» Latin America's first pope -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- will be known as Francis, rather than Francis I, until such time as a future pope chooses the same name.
English teams' Euro flop is wake-up call: Wenger
AFP, Published on 14/03/2013
» Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has admitted the lack of any Premier League clubs in the Champions League quarter-finals is a wake up call for the game in England.