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LA Dodgers baseball club will be sold to Magic Johnson’s consortium
Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC, the consortium that includes the former basketball star Magic Johnson, is buying the LA Dodgers baseball club. The club and owner...
Amazon launches Kindle Touch in Europe
Amazon has announced the launch of Kindle Touch, its touchscreen version of iKindle e-reader, in the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. The Kindle Touch will...
Apple will refund Australian customers over the new iPad 4G capabilities
Apple has announced that will refund Australian customers who felt misled about the 4G capabilities of the new iPad. The country's consumer watchdog has taken...
Starbucks Strawberry Frappucino is colored with crushed insects
The pink color of Starbucks’ Strawberry Frappucino is thanks to crushed up insects, according to new information provided by the coffee chain giant. In a...
BMW is recalling 1.3 million cars worldwide due to battery problems
BMW has decided to recall about 1.3 million of its cars worldwide because of potential battery problems that could, in extreme cases, result in...
Dick Cheney accused of favoritism over heart transplant
Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney is accused of favoritism over his heart surgery, as he was too old to receive a heart transplant on...
Hugo Chavez returns to Cuba for further radiotherapy
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is returning to Cuba for further radiotherapy treatment for cancer. Hugo Chavez had surgery in Cuba last month to remove a...
CY Leung was declared Hong Kong’s new chief executive after a turbulent campaign
CY Leung is the newly elected leader of Hong Kong after an unusually turbulent campaign. Self-made businessman CY Leung, 57, was elected by a committee...
Dick Cheney gets heart transplant after waiting more than 20 months on the transplant list
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has finally had a heart transplant on Saturday after waiting more than 20 months on the transplant list,...
Men paradise created on Pumpkin Island by Australian beer company XXXX Gold
Australian beer brewer XXXX Gold has created an island paradise just for men on Pumpkin Island in Queensland. XXXX Gold has negotiated a three-year lease...
Bo Xilai demoted Wang Lijun after a police investigation into his family, audio recordings revealed
Audio recordings of a Chongqing senior officials meeting revealed that a police investigation into the family of top Chinese politician Bo Xilai led to...
Disney expects to lose $200M on John Carter movie, one of the biggest flops in cinema history
Walt Disney expects to lose $200 million on its new movie John Carter, making it one of the biggest flops in cinema history. The John...
Apple will use its cash to pay dividend and buy back shares
Technology giant Apple has announced it will use its cash to start paying a dividend to shareholders and to buy back some of its...
New Zealand police admitted making errors during raid on Kim Dotcom’s home
A New Zealand judge has ruled that luxury cars, giant TVs and jewellery seized during a police raid will be returned to Megaupload owner...
UPS has agreed to buy TNT in a $6.8 billion deal seeking to expand its business in Europe
UPS (United Parcel Service) has agreed to buy rival TNT (Thomas Nationwide Transport) in a 5.2 billion-euro ($6.8 billion) deal. TNT has accepted an improved...
Joachim Gauck elected as Germany’s new president
Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor and civil rights activist from the former East Germany, has been elected as Germany's new president. Joachim Gauck, 72,...
Chaleo Yoovidhya, Red Bull creator, died in Bangkok at 80
Chaleo Yoovidhya, the creator of the energy drink Red Bull has died in Bangkok aged 80. Chaleo Yoovidhya rose from humble origins to become one...
Ronald Reagan’s doodles released by Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust
Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust has released doodles made by Ronald Reagan at the 1981 Ottawa G7 summit, which were then kept by the former...
Bo Xilai sacked as Chinese Chongqing’s Communist Party leader amid Wang Lijun scandal
Bo Xilai, one of China’s most prominent politicians, has been removed from his post as Chongqing's Communist Party leader, state news agency Xinhua reports. Bo...
London Olympics 2012: Michelle Obama will lead the official US delegation to the opening ceremonies
The White House has announced today that First Lady Michelle Obama will lead the official U.S. delegation to the opening ceremonies of the 2012...
China challenged on rare earth exports at World Trade Organization
The United States, EU and Japan have filed a case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging its restrictions on rare earth...
London Olympics 2012 doubled hotel rooms price
Visitors to London in 2012 will pay twice as much to stay in the city as last year, according to an annual survey of...
Yahoo filed intellectual property lawsuit against Facebook
Yahoo has decided to file an intellectual property lawsuit against Facebook claiming that the social network has infringed 10 of its patents including systems...
Shimon Peres launched his new Facebook page with a MTV-style video calling for peace
Israeli President Shimon Peres launched his new Facebook page with a MTV-style video that sets his call to “be my friend, share peace” after...
Sarkozy junior hurled tomato and other objects at female officer guarding Elysee Palace
Louis Sarkozy, the youngest son of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, threw a tomato and other objects at a police woman standing outside Elysee Palace,...
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