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Vatican turns to social media for double Pope sainthood ceremony
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» The Vatican is turning to social media to reach out to the millions of pilgrims expected to attend the first double canonisation in the history of the Catholic Church.
GM chief Barra pledges action on dangerous ignitions
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» GM Chief Executive Mary Barra said Monday she still does not know why its took years for the automaker to recall cars with dangerously faulty ignitions, but pledged to find out.
Science working on auto-smileys -;)
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» Ever wondered if you look happily disgusted? Or sadly angry? There may one day be an app for that.
Scandal-hit GM recalls 1.5 mn cars
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» DETROIT - General Motors recalled another 1.5 million cars globally on Monday, this time for a power steering issue, as the company faces probes over mishandling a deadly faulty ignition problem.
Hammer drops on Sunderland survival
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» West Ham United moved closer to Premier League safety and kept Sunderland in the relegation zone with a 2-1 away win on Monday.
Last words from MH370 corrected
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» Malaysia's civil aviation department said late Monday the last words spoken by one of pilots of missing Flight MH370 were "Good night Malaysian three seven zero", and not the more casual "All right, good night" originally reported.
Top US court sifts arguments on software patents
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» The US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether patents can be enforced for software-created business practices, in a case likely to have a big impact on the tech sector.
Microsoft's Nadella names leadership team
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on Monday unveiled a leadership shakeup at the technology giant, including a new head for the Xbox division.
Fears Japan may sidestep whaling ban
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday hailed a landmark court decision that Japan must halt an annual Antarctic whale hunt despite fears it may try to sidestep the order.
Twitter expands 'social TV' efforts, buys two firms
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» Twitter said Monday it was expanding its "social TV" efforts with new global partnerships, as it struck deals to acquire companies in Britain and France.