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Harlequins win first English rugby title

Sun, 27 May 2012 00:25:57 +0800

Harlequins were crowned English club champions for the first time on Saturday when they defeated Leicester 30-23 at Twickenham in the Premiership final.

Tottenham's odd couple Redknapp & Levy must put differences aside to avoid summer of strife

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:40:02 +0800

Relationship between the White Hart Lane powerbrokers has become increasingly fractious following Spurs' failure to secure Champions League but a solution must be found

Tottenham's odd couple Redknapp and Levy must put differences aside to avoid summer of strife

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:15:03 +0800

Relationship between the White Hart Lane powerbrokers has become increasingly fractious following Spurs' failure to secure Champions League but a solution must be found

Tottenham's odd couple Redknapp & Levy must put differences aside to avoid summer of strife

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:00:00 +0800

Relationship between the White Hart Lane powerbrokers has become increasingly fractious following Spurs' failure to secure Champions League but a solution must be found

Tottenham's odd couple Redknapp & Levy must put differences aside to avoid summer of strife

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:00:00 +0800

Relationship between the White Hart Lane powerbrokers has become increasingly fractious following Spurs' failure to secure Champions League but a solution must be found

Diplomatic travails, airlines & odd balls on bookshelf

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:44:56 +0800

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) This week's bookshelf is way off the often-walked track, full of unusual tales and surprises. Browse with IANS...

Diplomatic travails, airlines & odd balls on bookshelf

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:37:16 +0800

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) This week's bookshelf is way off the often-walked track, full of unusual tales and surprises. Browse with IANS...

Devils beat Rangers to reach Stanley Cup Finals

Sat, 26 May 2012 12:46:00 +0800

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils reached the Stanley Cup Finals by eliminating cross-river rival New York Rangers with a 3-2 sudden-death victory on Friday as rookie center Adam Henrique produced more overtime magic. Henrique, whose overtime goal clinched New Jersey's seven-game playoff series against the Florida Panthers, did it again when he scored 63 seconds into the extra time to set off a wild celebration in the packed Prudential Center. ...

Province considers BYOB in B.C. restaurants

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:49:45 +0800

B.C. may soon allow people to bring their own wine to restaurants, according to the minister responsible for B.C.'s liquor laws Rich Coleman.

[$$] Geithner on Politics and Policy; Odd Campaign Pledge

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:39:14 +0800

Geithner on Politics and Policy; Odd Campaign Pledge

Jennifer Aniston ‘having couples’ therapy’

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:00:00 +0800

Jennifer Aniston is reportedly worried that the "first flush of excitement" may have disappeared from her relationship with Justin Theroux.

Steve Backshall: The wild man from Surrey

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:47:51 +0800

There have been few children's TV presenters as intrepid as Steve Backshall he's survived poisonous spiders, crocodile bites and the world's deadliest spots. But his passion for nature started in his parents' manure heap, he tells Nick McGrath

Anyone seen Bobby?

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:47:51 +0800

Three brothers got mixed up with the Krays. One went missing. They thought he'd been done in but 35 years later he turned up on Facebook. By Sabine Durrant

Motive 'hole' in Shehla case

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:00:00 +0800

In the months after the murder, the CBI had grilled the MLA for hours and subjected him to a lie-detector test. Now the agency seems to have given him a clean chit, saying his only fault was that he had been a reckless Casanova.

Poor show at talent hunt

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:00:00 +0800

However, all's not lost for the six Assam players who were shortlisted for the second round in today's camp. ACA secretary Bikash Baruah said they would be considered for the state trials in future. "We have found six good bowlers who caught the attention of BCCI coaches even though they could not make the cut at the end of the day," he said.

CCTVs and alarms for Writers' fire safety

Sat, 26 May 2012 08:00:00 +0800

Khan said the elaborate firefighting plan had been drawn up in discussion with chief minister Mamata Banerjee. A consultancy firm gave shape to the plan after several visits to Writers'.

Apple Stores may soon start selling Nest thermostats

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:53:00 +0800

Yes to politics in my parish

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:11:34 +0800

Probably the last thing you want to read about in this column is politics. I leave it to sage and qualified colleagues to offer solutions to the Greek debt trap and the future of the eurozone. Politics, ...

A word in your ear about wax

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:06:20 +0800

In the same way that a tiny hole in your tooth can feel gigantic to your tongue, a minor health problem can cause major angst if you're the person affected. Nothing exemplifies this phenomenon like earwax. ...

Scotch and robbers

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:05:56 +0800

The distinguished British filmmaker Ken Loach is not renowned for comic capers, but his latest film reveals that he might have hitherto hidden talents in this department. While not exactly slapstick, The ...

The good, the bad and the lovely

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:02:20 +0800

Every year the Cannes Film Festival is a giant Rorschach test. A hundred disparate movies splosh down on the blank, bright page of a Mediterranean beach town and we are asked to see a pattern. A few critics, ...

For one night only!

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:01:28 +0800

Before a recent live performance held in Manhattan's Times Center, the film director Jason Reitman told the audience that there were to be no recordings of the event, no cameras and no opportunity to watch ...

[video] Opinion: Will the Tea Party Lose in Texas?

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:36:38 +0800

Editorial board member Steve Moore on the Texas GOP senate primary between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst. Photo: Associated Press

Making France's 'Intouchables' bankable in the U.S.

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:15:21 +0800

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Last year around this time of France's Cannes film festival, movie producer Harvey Weinstein pondered how to turn a silent black-and-white film, "The Artist," into Oscar gold. His answer was to charm the socks off audiences with a simple tale of old Hollywood romance. This year, his Weinstein Co. has a different French movie on its hands with buddy comedy "The Intouchables," a box office smash around the world that opens in the United States on Friday with a race relations story that may not translate as easily for U.S. audiences. ...

Making France's "Intouchables" bankable in the U.S

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:00:27 +0800

Making France's "Intouchables" bankable in the U.S.

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:00:27 +0800

Britney Spears Walks Off X-Factor Set--Again!

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:00:00 +0800

"It was odd," a source says of the pop star's sudden departure

We're All Worker Ants in Facebook's Ad Scheme

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:48:47 +0800

The brilliance of Facebook is its ability to beguile its 900 million-odd users into building digital heaps. Some of them are called "fan pages" and are devoted to celebrities, TV programs, political causes, commercial products, and so on. (Brands do this as well, but that's another column.)

MarketWatch top 10 stories May 21 - 25

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:02:46 +0800

U.S. stocks had their first winning week in more than a month by the time markets closed on Friday.

How To Save Money At The Grocery Store

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:37:30 +0800

With a little practice, you can save money at the grocery store like a pro.

10 Things a Real Geek Would Never Do

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:26:46 +0800

In May each year, the world celebrates Geek Pride day, but for those of us who are true technology afficiandos, every day presents a new opportunity to celebrate our expertise. If you want to join the geek club, you have to understand the unwritten rules of the fraternity.

Miley Cyrus Could ‘Go Off Rails’ Like Lindsay Lohan If She Doesn’t Save Her Career, Expert Says

Sat, 26 May 2012 03:57:09 +0800

Miley Cyrus hit mega success as a young kid, but since turning 18, she’s struggled to find that same momentum with her career. Is she doomed for good? Miley Cyrus is gorgeous, talented and powerful — so why is she having such a hard time coming into her own as an adult in Hollywood? Veteran [...]

Province considers BYOB in B.C. restaurants

Sat, 26 May 2012 03:38:19 +0800

B.C. may soon allow people to bring their own wine to restaurants, according to the minister responsible for B.C.'s liquor laws Rich Coleman.

The death list: Cars that aren't coming back for 2013

Sat, 26 May 2012 03:20:23 +0800

We said goodbye to a fair number of cars in 2012, including some that were one-time favorites and others that, frankly, we’re glad to see go.

Google Transparency Report details copyright-related takedown requests for first time

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:50:11 +0800

In its latest Transparency Report, Google has included information about takedown requests related to copyright infringement for the first time ever. According to the data from this past year, nearly 8,000 copyright owners have contacted Google with requests to remove search results that lead to copyright infringing websites. Microsoft led the charge with more than 500,000 removal requests across 9,108 domains during this past month alone, and a total of 2,554,475 takedown request across 23,485 domains over the course of the past year. According to research done by TechDirt, the software giant was mainly targeting pirated Xbox content, which Google agreed to take down. Search results for the very same websites, ironically, often remain present on Microsoft’s Bing search engine. [Via TechDirt]

Management Buyouts Can Be Too Cozy

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:45:12 +0800

A proposed $770 million buyout of the oil company Venoco has many lessons on how much influence a chief executive can have on a management-led deal.

Is It Demand Or Competition Troubling NetApp?

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:30:44 +0800

NetApps surprising negative guidance raises a host of questions.

Rob Pattinson And ‘Cosmopolis’ Get Mixed Reviews

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:27:48 +0800

Sadly not everyone is loving Rob’s performance in Cosmopolis! The movie itself gets mixed reviews as well! It’s no secret how much we love Robert Pattinson‘s acting skills, but unfortunately there are some movie critics that don’t agree! His movie Cosmopolis debuted today to mixed reviews at Cannes Film Festival. Critics could not agree on [...]

Hemingway & Gellhorn: Cannes Review

Sat, 26 May 2012 01:20:24 +0800

Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen are convincing in Philip Kaufman’s kaleidoscopic biographical study, which will premiere on HBO on May 28.

Recipe for success

Sat, 26 May 2012 01:19:21 +0800

Entrepreneur, cook and musician Levi Roots, 53 - whose real name is Keith Graham - rose to fame after pitching his Reggae Reggae Sauce business on BBC TV's Dragons' Den in 2007. Richard Farleigh and Peter ...