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Blatter resigns as FIFA president
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» ZURICH - Sepp Blatter on Tuesday resigned as president of Fifa as a mounting corruption scandal engulfed world football's governing body.
Altice finalises acquisition of Portugal Telecom
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» PARIS - Expanding telecom group Altice announced Tuesday it had completed the 7.4 billion euro ($8.26 billion) acquisition of Portugal Telecom from Brazilian owner Oi.
Shy Belgian town prepares to face its Waterloo
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» WATERLOO (BELGIUM) - The little Belgian town of Waterloo is feverishly preparing to celebrate the 200th anniversary of one of history's greatest battles, hoping it can reclaim its name from a London railway station and an ABBA song.
O'Connell to retire from international duty after World Cup
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» DUBLIN - Ireland captain Paul O'Connell revealed on Tuesday that he will retire from international duty after this year's World Cup.
Sepp Blatter's resignation statement
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» ZURICH - Statement by Sepp Blatter on Tuesday announcing he would be stepping down as president of world football's governing body FIFA:
Pinterest adds shopping with 'Buyable pins'
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Pinterest on Tuesday said it is diving into e-commerce with 'pins' that let people buy items they like at the popular online bulletin-board.
Tsonga beats Nishikori to reach French Open semis
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» PARIS - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga kept alive home hopes at the French Open on Tuesday by beating Japan's fifth seed Kei Nishikori in five sets to reach the semi-finals.
Relaxed Bacsinszky grateful for motherly love
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» PARIS - After beating Petra Kvitova to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday, Timea Bacsinszky marked the moment by scribbling a note of thanks to her mother on a TV camera by Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Rescuers race against clock to find survivors of China ship
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» JIANLI (China) - Chinese rescuers were working through the night in a desperate race to find survivors from a capsized cruise ship, with more than 400 people still missing after the boat sank in a storm on the Yangtze river.
Fitbit IPO could top $500 mn
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Fitbit on Tuesday told US regulators that it may raise more than a half-billion dollars when it makes its New York Stock Exchange debut but remained mum as to when that would happen.