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Tomic ousts Dolgopolov to reach Memphis quarters
Memphis (AFP) - Australian Bernard Tomic fired nine aces past Alexandr Dolgopolov in ousting the fourth-seeded Ukranian 6-1, 7-5 to reach the ATP Memphis Open quarter-finals.The German-born 22-year-old...
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McCaw, Carter look to bow out in style at Super 15
Wellington (AFP) - All Blacks stars Richie McCaw and Dan Carter will look to go out on a high when the final Super 15 competition starts on Friday as the World Cup approaches fast.New Zealand's iconic...
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David Carr, media columnist at The New York Times, has died at age 58
New York Times media columnist David Carr died on Thursday. He was 58.The Times reported that Carr died at the office on Thursday evening, just hours after appearing at a conference with some of the...
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Scientists warn the western US could face a 'mega-drought'
San José (United States) (AFP) - Long-lasting mega-droughts could occur with increasing frequency in the western United States later this century if no action is taken to rein in climate change by...
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Nearly 50 Myanmar troops killed fighting northern rebels: state media
Yangon (AFP) - Nearly 50 soldiers have been killed in recent fighting with rebels in a northern border area near China, Myanmar's state media said Friday, the latest blow to government hopes for a...
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As polls loom, Myanmar's Suu Kyi leads rally honouring hero father
Natmauk (Myanmar) (AFP) - Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi addressed a crowd of thousands Friday in the biggest celebrations honouring her independence hero father in memory, underscoring her legacy months...
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Germany to mark 70 years since Dresden's WWII bombing
Berlin (AFP) - Seventy years ago Allied bombing laid waste to the historic German city of Dresden, whose post-war image as a symbol of peace has been dented recently by anti-Islamic protests.President...
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10 things you need to know in markets today
Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know in markets today. The German economy surged in the final quarter of 2014. Growth hit 0.7%, a very strong figure for the eurozone, and reached 1.6%...
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German economy grows by 0.7 per cent in Q4 2014
Frankfurt (AFP) - The German economy, Europe's biggest, expanded by a surprisingly strong 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, bringing full-year growth to 1.6 percent, official data showed on...
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Asia markets mostly up on Ukraine deal, Greece hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly rose Friday after European leaders and Russia agreed a plan to end Ukraine's 10-month war, while confidence Greece would reach a debt overhaul deal with its...
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Rolls Royce is imploding
Rolls Royce John Rishton probably just said the biggest company understatement this year.In the aerospace and defence giant's full year results, Rishton said 2014 was a "mixed year."Well, you could say...
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Al-Jazeera journalists freed from Egypt prison: families
Cairo (AFP) - Two Al-Jazeera journalists were freed Friday from an Egyptian prison pending retrial, their families said, after spending more than a year in jail in a case that provoked global uproar.A...
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Anglo American takes $3.9 bn charge on sliding iron ore
London (AFP) - Anglo American on Friday announced a write-down of $3.9 billion caused by sliding price of iron ore that has slashed the value of its Minas-Rio mining project in Brazil.In an annual...
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Anglo American's shares just jumped despite a 161% rise in losses
Anglo American shares jumped in the market open despite posting some huge writedowns.It unveiled a £2.5bn writedown on its iron-ore and coal-mining assets as volatile commodity prices made it cut...
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Advertising executives and analysts don't think Twitter's sums add up (TWTR)
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo spoke at the Goldman Sachs technology conference earlier this week and reiterated much of what he had laid out at Twitter's financial analyst day in November (to the irritation...
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DAX 11,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
Germany's DAX stock index just slammed past the 11,000 mark for the first time ever.That's on the back of Germany's unexpectedly strong growth figures. Growth hit 0.7% in the fourth quarter, way higher...
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Pets dress to the nines at NY fashion week
New York (AFP) - Every dog has its day, even at New York Fashion Week. So do the odd cat, hen and even a big old lizard.Some 150 critters took to the catwalk Thursday night in the 11th edition of the...
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Germany just proved everyone wrong as growth surges upwards
Eurozone GDP figures are rolling out this morning, and we've already got a pretty strong German number, with growth twice as fast as expected.Here's how the scorecard looks so far:Germany's growth hit...
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Kanye West held his first fashion show with Adidas and it was pretty bizarre
Hip-hop superstar and part-time fashion designer Kanye West just debuted his first fashion show Thursday night in New York City.And it was pretty interesting. It also started an hour late.Titled...
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10 ways to make your Android phone run faster
When you invest hundreds of dollars in a new smartphone, you expect it to last for a while.Unfortunately, there are tons of tiny factors that could be slowing down your phone that you might not even be...
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