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Sunday, 27 March 2011
BOA chiefs suspended from 2012 board meetings
LONDON (Reuters) - British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Colin Moynihan and chief executive Andy Hunt have been suspended from London 2012 organising committee board meetings because of a row over funding.
England withdraw Yardy because of depression
COLOMBO (Reuters) - All-rounder Michael Yardy has been withdrawn from England's World Cup squad because of depression, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.
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Selangor Girl Guides aim to raise RM125,000
PETALING JAYA: Following the national launch of the Girl Guides? fund-raising for the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan, the Selangor branch of the Girl Guides Association of Malaysia launched its state-wide campaign yesterday.
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Popular? What about tunesmiths Bizet, Handel, Rossini and Verdi?
Oh dear. Asking Radio 3 listeners for a Top Ten of Britain?s favourite arias is a bit like asking the Bullingdon Club to supply a list of the nation?s favourite tipples. It would include rare vintages, but not what they shift by the tankload at Bargain Booze.
The Fast Fix: Is Tim Pawlenty running for President? (The Newsroom)
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Weinstein Company to develop video games
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Weinstein Company is getting into the video game business. On Friday it announced the launch of TWC Games, which will publish games for mobile, social, and console platforms.
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VIDEO: London clears up after anti-cuts protests
Violent clashes between police and protesters in central London were finally broken up in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-12873437
Yemenis admire Dr M and Malaysia
SANA?A: It was Mohamed Ahmad?s first day to Tahrir Square to join the anti-government protesters.
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100 students take up public speaking challenge
PETALING JAYA: The Star-ESU Malaysia Public Speaking Competition 2011 preliminaries and semi-finals attracted nearly 100 students from diverse backgrounds.
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VIDEO: Police arrest 214 protesters at demo
Violent clashes between police and protesters in central London were finally broken up in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-12873437
TUC anti-cuts protest: Police struggle to control rioters after 500,000-strong London march ends in violence
Trouble continued to flare late into the night as hundreds of people attempted to hijack yesterday's massive anti government cuts demonstration.
Popular? What about tunesmiths Bizet, Handel, Rossini and Verdi?
Oh dear. Asking Radio 3 listeners for a Top Ten of Britain?s favourite arias is a bit like asking the Bullingdon Club to supply a list of the nation?s favourite tipples. It would include rare vintages, but not what they shift by the tankload at Bargain Booze.
Japan earthquake: Fukushima reactor nuclear leak causes radiation levels to rocket
Radiation fears in Japan have grown after officials admitted that the nuclear reactor core at Fukushima may be cracked.
A right Royal outing: Princess Anne joins her little granddaughter on her first public appearance
Baby Savannah Phillips - 12th in line to the throne - makes her debut watching aunt Zara compete in the Gatcombe horse trials.
Saturday, 26 March 2011
Analysis: AT&T mega merger bad sign for spectrum reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Inc's $39 billion bid to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile casts doubt on the U.S. government's ability to swiftly deliver policy to meet the booming demand for wireless services.
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Revenue boss entertained by Vodafone accountants weeks before �6bn tax deal
Britain's top tax official accepted hospitality from a mobile phone company only weeks before a deal which allowed the firm to avoid up to �6 billion of tax liabilities.
Den Dover: Former Tory MEP ordered to repay �345,000 he claimed in 'unjustified expenses'
Den Dover, 72, MEP for the North West England region from 1999 to 2009 and chief whip of the Tories in the European Parliament, was expelled from the Conservative party in 2008.
Melancholy swansong of a queen gets upbeat vote from opera lovers
The suicidal subject matter is far from uplifting and it is unlikely to become a World Cup theme tune any time soon.
Depression hits athletes in wide spectrum of sports
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Athletes who practise their trades in public are no more immune to stress and crippling anxiety than the fans who flock to watch them perform.
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'Infinity is not enough jail time' Christopher Gribble Sick machete killer sentenced to life without parole
Christopher Gribble, 21, who hacked Kimberley Cates to death while her seriously injured 11-year-old daughter Jaimie watched, had his insanity plea rejected by a New Hampshire jury
AWACS will help protect country?s airspace, says air force chief
ALOR SETAR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has not given up its plans to purchase the Airborne War�ning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to complement the country?s air defence system, RMAF chief Jen Tan Sri Rodzali Daud said.
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Govt to save millions via army-police collaboration
KLUANG: The Home and Defence ministries are teaming up to help the Government save millions of ringgit in cost by maximising their resources.
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