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Greek PM, ECB officials reject debt restructuring

Greece must avoid debt restructuring and push on with budget cuts and privatisations to overcome its debt crisis, the country's Prime Minister George Papandreou and senior ECB officials said on Saturday.

UK endorses Lagarde for top IMF job

Britain's finance minister endorsed his French counterpart Christine Lagarde on Sunday to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the International Monetary Fund, as the process for selecting a new head begins.

Shell CEO: Deep-water drilling set to continue

Royal Dutch Shell sees deep-water oil drilling continuing in the future and as of next year will produce more gas than oil, its chief executive was quoted as saying by a Swiss newspaper on Sunday.

Bulls’ Derrick Rose: NBA has a steroids problem

Derrick Rose, the NBA's most valuable player and star point guard of the Chicago Bulls, recently said that basketball has a huge steroids problem. Rose, whose team is currently in the NBA playoffs, also called for a more level playing field in his sport.

Real Madrid striker Ronaldo breaks Spanish record

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo broke the single-season scoring record in the Spanish Premiership in an 8-1 rout of relegated Almeria at the Santiago Bernabeu while Emmanuel Adebayor struck a hat-trick.

Twitter Followers: Lance Armstrong’s secret weapon against doping

Lance Armstrong is fighting doping allegations by former teammate Tyler Hamilton, that Armstrong used steroids during his run at seven Tour de France titles. Hamilton will appear in a special segment on 60 minutes Sunday accusing Amstrong of taking EPO, a blood-boosting steroid.

Apple probes blast at Chinese plant

Apple Inc is investigating an explosion that killed two people, injured 16 and forced a production halt at a Foxconn Technology Group factory in China said to produce the popular iPad 2.

Neuroscientists Find Apple Fandom A Religion

According to neuroscientists, the worship of Apple is real. Scientists compared MRIs of Apple fans to those who identify themselves as religious and found that the same part of the brain lights up in both groups. This indicates that Apple triggers the same emotions and reactions as for those who are religious.

Failed May 21, 2011 Doomsday prophet Harold Camping gone into hiding?

In a few hours May 21, 2011 6 p.m., the appointed time for Doomsday, will have passed, irrespective of whichever time zone we are in, thereby proving that the prediction made by Harold Camping is false. No wonder Camping has gone into hiding and it is improbable that he will be showing himself to the public anytime soon without a good excuse.

What is a knuckleball?

Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey used his knuckleball pitch to stymie the New York Yankees last night. But how does this pitch work, and how do you throw one?

Harold Camping's Family Radio Worth $72m

While Harold Camping's doomsday prediction hasn't panned out, there is one associated with him that is. Camping is the President of California-based Family Radio, a religious broadcasting network that spans more than 150 outlets in the United States.

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