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Astana doping decision expected in days
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» SOCHI (RUSSIA) - An International Cycling Union (UCI) commission is expected to rule this week on whether the doping tainted Astana team should be stripped of its licence, UCI president Brian Cookson said Monday.
Spanish yacht shrugs off deduction to take lead
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» ITAJAI (BRAZIL) - MAPFRE bounced back from a tough week when they took the early lead on Monday in the sixth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Itajai, Brazil, to Newport, Rhode Island.
Musk approached Google on Tesla sale in 2013: book
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» NEW YORK - Technology billionaire Elon Musk pursued a sale of struggling electric-car company Tesla to Google in 2013, according to an excerpt of a book published Monday by Bloomberg News.
Twitter expands privacy on direct messages
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» NEW YORK - Twitter said Monday it was making it easier to take direct messages private, carving out a bigger space for targeted exchanges on the popular microblogging service.
Sugary, shipwrecked champagne reveals history of winemaking
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» MIAMI - A shipwrecked trove of sugary, 19th century champagne is revealing new details about centuries-old ways of making wine, and fresh insights into the people who drank it, scientists said Monday.
'Shots fired' at Bangladesh opposition leader's car
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» DHAKA - Shots were fired at a car carrying Bangladeshi opposition leader Khaleda Zia when it stopped at a market in Dhaka, her secretary said Monday, with television footage showing scores of people attacking her convoy.
New York Times wins three Pulitzers
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» NEW YORK - The New York Times on Monday won three prestigious Pulitzer Prizes and a St Louis newspaper took the breaking news photography award for its coverage of the racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.
Altice wins EU greenlight on Portugal Telecom buy-up
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» PARIS - France's Altice cable and telecoms firm on Monday said it had won European Commission approval for its 7.4-billion-euro ($7.9 billion) purchase of Portugal Telecom's Portuguese assets.
Obbadi stuns Viola with maiden Serie A strike
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» MILAN - Moroccan Mounir Obbadi came off the bench to score his maiden Serie A goal in the final minute as Verona dented Fiorentina's hopes of securing a place in the Europa League next season with a 1-0 victory on Monday.
Abe says he may omit apology from Japan WWII statement
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he may not issue a direct apology for Japan's past aggression in an upcoming statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.