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Spurs, Newcastle out as Chelsea make Europa semis
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Ten-man Tottenham crashed out of the Europa League, losing a quarter-final penalty shoot-out to Basel, leaving Chelsea as England's sole survivor after Newcastle also exited.
US ex-presidents among 2,000 invited to Thatcher funeral
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Britain was on Friday to begin sending out 2,000 invitations for the funeral of Margaret Thatcher, with recipients ranging from all of the surviving US presidents and British prime ministers to celebrities including "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson.
Google adds 'digital estate planning' to its services
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Google on Thursday began letting people plan out what is to be done with their digital photos, documents and other virtual belongings after they die or become incapacitated.
US stocks surge to record highs
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» US stocks pushed to new record levels Thursday after the government's weekly report on jobless claims came in better than expected.
US charges ex-KPMG auditor with insider trading
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» The US Justice Department on Thursday charged a former KPMG senior partner with insider trading with a friend who allegedly made more than $1 million in illegal proceeds.
Obama tells N. Korea to stop 'belligerent approach'
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» The United States slammed North Korea's belligerence and pressed China to rein in its ally, as US officials downplayed a chilling spy agency report that Pyongyang has a nuclear-armed missile.
LinkedIn buys news app Pulse to broaden content
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» LinkedIn said Thursday it bought news reading app-maker Pulse, boosting the content offerings of the career-focused social network.
China's Guan fires 73 in historic Masters debut
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Chinese 14-year-old schoolboy Guan Tianlang turned his historic first round at the 77th Masters into one for the ages, firing a one-over par 73 to stand as the low amateur player.
Donaire looks to extend win streak
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire will put his 12-year, 30-fight win streak on the line when he faces undefeated Guillermo Rigondeaux in a WBA world junior featherweight title bout Saturday.
Australia, Japan face off on whaling
AFP, Published on 12/04/2013
» Australia is to fire the opening salvoes in a legal battle before the United Nations' highest court in June aimed at stopping Japan's whaling research programme in Antarctica.