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Britain's Sage is frontrunner for software firm MYOB: sources

British business software company Sage Group Plc is the frontrunner to buy Australian peer MYOB Ltd, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, with one source saying the company has bid up to A$1.4 billion ($1.5 billion).

Murdoch Lied about Phone Hacking, Say Former Employees

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In separate letters made public by the House of Commons, former Rupert Murdoch staffers say that the media mogul and his son have been telling "serious inaccuracies" concerning their involvement in the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

London Riots 2011: Teen Arrested for Murder

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A 16 year-old in London was charged with the murder of a 68-year-old pensioner. While the boy sits in court for his crimes, the nation of England slowly moves on, attempting to recover from five nights of society-shattering riots.
Gene Simmons of the rock band ''Kiss'' attends the NBA All-Star basketball game in Los Angeles

Kiss dropped from Michael Jackson tribute show

The rock band Kiss was removed from the line-up for a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Britain, after it was revealed frontman Gene Simmons has called Jackson a child molester, organizers said on Tuesday.
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Some Malawi groups could pull out of protests

Some leading Malawi rights groups said on Tuesday they could pull out of mass demonstrations scheduled for this week against President Bingu wa Mutharika as they await a court decision on whether the rallies would be legal.
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Da Vinci's "Codex" Launched on iPad

"The Da Vinci Code" may have been a popular e-book for years, but now readers around the world can view the manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Arundel in high definition on iPad as the British Library launches its "e-book treasures" series.
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Da Vinci's Codex launched on iPad

The Da Vinci Code may have been a popular e-book for years, but now readers around the world can view the manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Arundel in high definition on iPad as the British Library launches its e-book treasures series.
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Tabloid reporter implicates senior Murdoch executives

Phone hacking was widely discussed at editorial meetings at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, the reporter who was blamed as the sole culprit said in a letter which threatened to undermine repeated denials by senior News Corp executives.
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UK parliamentary body likely to recall James Murdoch

A British parliamentary committee investigating phone hacking at a now defunct UK tabloid paper is very likely to recall News Corp executive James Murdoch in person after receiving further statements that cast doubt on his previous testimony.
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World Bank Chief: Nations Must Tackle Global Debt Mess

The World Bank chief Tuesday called for national governments to seek long-term debt curbs to solve the current sovereign debt crises in Europe and the United States, but said it was too early for special action by the Group of 20 nations.
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Zoellick: Governments should deal with global debt woes

The World Bank called for national governments to seek long-term debt curbs on Tuesday to solve the current sovereign debt crises in Europe and the United States, but said it was too early for special action by the Group of 20 nations.
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Will Philadelphia's Flash Mob Curfew be Effective?

For about a year, the city of Philadelphia, Penn. has been plagued by random, violent flash mobs, with gangs of youth suddenly overrunning busy streets. With Mayor Nutter's new curfew plan, now in place, will the trend finally cease?
Libyan rebel fighters celebrate after taking partial control of the coastal town of Zawiyah

Rebels Say Tripoli Encircled; Gaddafi Defiant

Libyan rebels said on Monday they had seized a second strategic town near Tripoli within 24 hours, completing the encirclement of the capital in the boldest advances of their six-month-old uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.

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