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Margaret Thatcher funeral: Live Report
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» 1158 GMT: We are winding up our live report now, after a morning in which Britain said goodbye to one of its most contentious politicians, former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, at a ceremonial funeral.
Orbital Sciences ready for first launch of Antares rocket
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Orbital Sciences, one of two private US firms chosen by NASA to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station, is preparing for the first launch of its Antares rocket Wednesday.
Tesco takes pound sterling1.2-bn hit from failed US business
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» British supermarket giant Tesco on Wednesday took a pound sterling1.2-billion ($1.8-billion, 1.4-billion-euro) hit from its failed US division Fresh & Easy, sparking the first drop in annual profits in almost two decades, and confirmed its exit from the United States.
Daimler makes 2.2 bn euros on sale of EADS stake
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» German automaker Daimler said Wednesday it pocketed 2.2 billion euros ($2.9 billion) from the sale of its remaining 7.5-percent stake in the European aerospace and defence group EADS.
Beijing H7N9 bird flu victim leaves hospital
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» A seven-year-old girl who contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu left hospital on Wednesday and appeared before media in an apparent bid by health authorities to cool concerns about the deadly virus.
China basketball player vilified for Japan move
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» A former Chinese national youth team basketball player branded as "scum" after she emerged playing in a Japanese league with Japanese citizenship has sparked heated debate over patriotism in sport in China.
Britain bids farewell to Margaret Thatcher
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest on Wednesday with military pageantry and pockets of protests, in a funeral that reflected the polarising impact of Britain's longest-serving post-war prime minister.
European car sales slump 10.2% in March
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» European new car registrations fell by another 10.2 percent in March from the same month a year earlier, marking the 18th consecutive monthly decline, to 1.307 million vehicles, data released on Wednesday by the European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA) showed.
Bolt to compete at London's Anniversary Games
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Six-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will compete at the Anniversary Games at London's Olympic Park in July, organisers confirmed on Wednesday.
Boston bomb probe yields image of possible suspect
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» US investigators on Wednesday said they found an image of a suspect who may have planted the homemade bombs that killed three people and maimed scores more at the Boston marathon.