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For almost 250 years, Royal Ascot has established itself as a national institution and the centerpiece of the British social calendar. Here’s a look at Day 1.

U.S. regulators threw a temporary bridge across the increasingly awkward gap between the idea of regulating the $600-trillion swaps market and the reality of actually doing it.

Mildred Baena, the housekeeper who had a child by Arnold Schwarzenegger, finally broke her silence on Tuesday.

Here is the full-text of Enoch Powell’s famous (some would say infamous) “Rivers of Blood” speech on immigration. It was delivered to a Conservative Association meeting in Birmingham, England on April 20 1968. The speech led to Powell being sacked by Prime Minister Edward Heath and might be considered the pivotal moment of Powell’s long political career.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has sent out a clear indication that he won't succumb to the lure of money and move Manchester City, after rubbishing rumours of a massive £150million switch to Eastlands.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge looking stylish at Garter Day Procession

On Tuesday, CNBC reported that Facebook's IPO may occur in the first quarter of 2012. The valuation could exceed $100 billion.

The British government announced that Scotland will soon be allowed to issue its own sovereign bonds – guaranteed by Scotland itself, and not the UK government.

Amid rumors of Pippa Middleton spltting with her boyfriend of over a year, Alex Loudon, she was seen last Wednesday having dinner in central London with George Percy.

Up to 20,000 postal workers in Britain are likely to lose their jobs after the Royal Mail posted a £120-million loss in its letters and parcels business largely as a result of more people abandoning the system in favor of internet communications.

Major economies, with the exception of the United States, are losing momentum as the outlook for growth worsens in European and developing countries, the OECD's leading indicator for April showed on Tuesday.

Apple has released unlocked iPhone 4 (16GB) for GSM customers for $650.

The world’s second richest man, Bill Gates, hums the Bruno Mars song “I wanna be a billionaire so freakin bad” to himself and knows some Lady Gaga songs. Know the 5 facts Gates revealed during an interview.

When it comes to fashion, elegance and grace, Britain's royal favorite and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton never fails to impress her admirers.

The Palo Alto, California-based social network's growth is slowing and it suffered major traffic drops in the United States and Canada last month, said Inside Facebook, which closely tracks Facebook's developments and trends.

Membership for Facebook drops in the U.S., while it grows in markets like Mexico and India.

Liz Henry a blogging veteran who says she has uncovered several sockpuppets like Tom MacMaster's in her career, was instrumental in uncovering the Amina hoax and quite possibly pushing MacMaster to post an apology to the people Amina's words effected.

AUCKLAND -- Neither formal business text nor magazine, it is actually a joyous combination of both, Jonathan Rice writes of Nicholas Beames' new book, which he says contains genuinely useful advice.

Three days of royal fashion

Kate stole the show with her hat, once again.

Kate wears the same coat she wore to a wedding earlier this year.