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Harold Camping sets new 'doomsday'

An unrepentant Harold Camping took to the airwaves Monday night reasserting his beliefs in the end of the world, saying that judgment did come down on Saturday, and gave yet another prediction for the end of the world.

Barnes & Noble introduces new Nook e-reader

Barnes & Noble Inc unveiled a new e-reader on Tuesday that is the size of a paperback book and has a battery life of two months, features designed to help it compete with Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc.

Web leaders paper over differences in G8 document

Internet executives meeting in Paris will urge G8 leaders to adopt an international approach to protecting users' personal data but will recommend leaving the thorny issue of copyright protection largely to national governments, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters.

EU policy options narrow to avert Greek default

Europe's policy options to avert a Greek default are narrowing fast after the ECB and ratings agencies warned against even voluntary debt rescheduling and Athens highlighted its urgent need for more EU cash.

Nadal struggles, how did he look? Can he beat Djokovic?

Rafael Nadal's first round match was a struggle as the King of Clay faced off against the John Isner, the King of Endurance. In his quest for his sixth French Open title, getting past Isner took a grueling 6-4, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 win.

Yandex IPO oversubscribed 17 times: source

Russian internet search firm Yandex's initial public offering was oversubscribed by 17 times, a source said, as analysts predicted big price gains when its stock starts trading on the U.S. Nasdaq exchange on Tuesday.

Sarkozy woos Web giants, urges state role

French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Internet leaders gathered in Paris on Tuesday to work with governments and share fairly the benefits of a revolution he compared to the discoveries of Columbus, Galileo and Newton.

G8 to discuss Arab Spring, IMF post could feature

G8 leaders will discuss aid for North African states after recent popular uprisings and ways to end the conflict in Libya at a summit this week, but could get sidetracked by wrangling over who should be the new IMF chief.

New home sales at 4-month high, supply drops

New single-family home sales rose for a second straight month in April and supply was the lowest in a year, but an overhang of previously owned homes on the market will stifle any housing market recovery.

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