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Bank of America profits jump six-fold
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Bank of America on Wednesday reported a six-fold increase in first-quarter earnings even as it signaled that profits were constrained by the low interest rate environment.
I'm lucky to be alive, says Villa's Petrov
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Aston Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov says he is lucky to be alive after completing his first year of treatment for leukaemia.
Suu Kyi defends her conciliatory style
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi defended her conciliatory political style Wednesday, saying her focus was on building a more unified society rather than making headlines.
Investigators probe 'Russian Facebook' founder
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Russian investigators said Wednesday they had searched the home of the young founder of the country's most popular social networking site in a probe into a drive-by attack on a policeman.
Jihadists claim Sinai rocket fire on Israel's Eilat
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» At least two Grad rockets fired from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula exploded in the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat on Wednesday, causing no casualties, in an attack claimed by a Salafi jihadist group.
French executives on trial over faulty breast implants
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» France launched one of its biggest-ever trials on Wednesday as five managers from company PIP faced charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare.
Undisclosed glitch disrupts Google Mail for two hours
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Google suffered disruptions on several of its cloud-based services including Google Mail for about two hours Wednesday for reasons that were not disclosed.
Pistorius 'has no plans' to compete abroad
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Murder-accused sprinter Oscar Pistorius does not plan to return to international athletics in the immediate future, his agent said Wednesday, after a snub from the organisers of a London meet.
Hundreds of pigs, dogs die in Chinese city
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Chinese health officials and police were Wednesday probing the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pigs and dogs whose carcasses were discovered in a central Chinese city, authorities said.
Vibrating fork to combat obesity makes its debut
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» An electronic fork that vibrates when you eat too fast went on sale Wednesday on Kickstarter, with its French inventors claiming it can help combat obesity and digestive issues.