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Tiger Global invests $50 million in Automattic's WordPress.com
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Automattic, the company that operates blogging service WordPress.com, announced a $50 million (33 million pounds) investment from hedge fund Tiger Global on Friday. The investment comes on the heels of Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging company Tumblr, showing the high prices fast-growing services that targeting Internet users can command. The valuation for Automattic was similar, Fortune reported. A spokeswoman for WordPress declined to comment. WordPress powers the blogs at companies such as CNN.com and Techcrunch, a spokeswoman said. ... More »Tiger Global invests $50 million in Automattic's WordPress.com
Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets edged lower on Friday on worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb its stimulus program, while the dollar recovered against the euro to trade flat after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for April. European shares fell, marking their first weekly decline in five weeks, while U.S. stocks were poised to do the same after testimony by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked speculation the U.S. central bank will soon trim its support for the economy. ... More »Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
Police Reopen M6 After Van Terror Scare
Sky News - Fri, May 24, 2013
The M6 was closed by police in both directions amid reports of a suspicious van with a bomb on board. More »Police Reopen M6 After Van Terror Scare
Amanda Bynes In Court Over Marijuana And Bong
Sky News - Fri, May 24, 2013
Actress Amanda Bynes has appeared in court in a messy blonde wig to deny charges of marijuana possession. More »Amanda Bynes In Court Over Marijuana And Bong
IMF chief Lagarde avoids charges in French payout scandal
AFP - Fri, May 24, 2013
Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) France's Christine Lagarde speaks to the press as she leaves the French Republic Justice Court on May 24, 2013 in Paris, for a second day of a hearing to decide ... More »IMF chief Lagarde avoids charges in French payout scandal
Fuel thieves close stretch of M-way
Press Association - Fri, May 24, 2013
Suspected fuel thieves closed a 12-mile stretch of one of the country's busiest motorways after police were called to reports of a "suspicious vehicle". More »Fuel thieves close stretch of M-way
Oddie Confronts HSBC Over Forest Desecration
Sky News - Fri, May 24, 2013
Bill Oddie has accused HSBC of funding the desecration of forests in a passionate speech at the bank's annual general meeting in London. More »Oddie Confronts HSBC Over Forest Desecration
Man arrested after drugs seized
Press Association - Fri, May 24, 2013
Gardai have seized 1.7 million euro worth of drugs from a house in Dublin. More »Man arrested after drugs seized
Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu - sources
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Ronald Grover and Greg Roumeliotis LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service owned by News Corp and Walt Disney Co, two sources with knowledge of the bid told Reuters on Friday. Yahoo just this week announced a $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr. It now joins rival bidders for Hulu, including Time Warner Cable Inc, DirecTV, former News Corp president Peter Chernin and Guggenheim Digital Media, sources have said. It is unclear how much the Internet company bid. ... More »Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu - sources
Actress Amanda Bynes denies bong-throwing charges
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) - American actress Amanda Bynes appeared in court on Friday and denied charges of possessing marijuana and tossing a bong out of the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment. The former Nickelodeon child star, who appeared in court dressed in gray sweatpants, a long-sleeved black shirt and a dishevelled platinum blonde wig, was released on her own recognizance after spending a night in jail after her arrest on Thursday. ... More »Actress Amanda Bynes denies bong-throwing charges
Molinari flourishes while Donald and McIlroy falter
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Francesco Molinari flourished while five of his European Ryder Cup team mates fell flat on their faces as the Italian grabbed the lead after the PGA Championship second round on Friday. Luke Donald, the 2011 and 2012 winner, Rory McIlroy, Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell and Paul Lawrie all missed the halfway cut after struggling in cold, dank conditions at the European Tour's flagship event. ... More »Molinari flourishes while Donald and McIlroy falter
Klopp wants cops to help Dortmund beat traffic
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Karolos Grohmann LONDON (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp was not amused after London's snarling traffic wreaked havoc with his team's preparations for Saturday's Champions League final and he now wants their police escort to use flashing lights. On the eve of their all-German final against Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium, Dortmund's well-planned schedule went out of the window after the team arrived late at the hotel and stadium. "We have to reach the stadium despite this damned London traffic. Police escorts have to turn on their flashing lights. ... More »Klopp wants cops to help Dortmund beat traffic
Weiner confuses skylines in NY mayoral campaign gaffe
AFP - Fri, May 24, 2013
Anthony Weiner, running for New York mayor two years after he became notorious for sending women sexually explicit photos, raced to fix his campaign website Friday after another pictorial faux-pas. More »Weiner confuses skylines in NY mayoral campaign gaffe
Mazzarri takes over Inter after Stramaccioni sacked
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Terry Daley ROME (Reuters) - Inter Milan appointed former Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri as their new coach on Friday after sacking Andrea Stramaccioni following a disappointing ninth-place finish in Serie A. The 2010 Champions League winners have suffered a series of blows and gone through five coaches since their unprecedented treble under Jose Mourinho. "FC Internazionale would like to thank Andrea Stramaccioni for the great commitment and professionalism he showed in a particularly difficult year. Walter Mazzarri has signed a two-year deal, " the club said on their website (www.inter.it). ... More »Mazzarri takes over Inter after Stramaccioni sacked
Superman Comic Set To Net Family Small Fortune
Sky News - Fri, May 24, 2013
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a Superman comic worth more than \$100,000! More »Superman Comic Set To Net Family Small Fortune
Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on terror," but efforts to alter the global fight against Islamist militants will face the usual hurdle at home: staunch opposition from Republicans in Congress. In a major policy speech on Thursday, Obama narrowed the scope of the targeted-killing drone campaign against al Qaeda and its allies and announced steps toward closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. He acknowledged the past use of "torture" in U.S. ... More »Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks
Google eyes emerging markets networks: report
AFP - Fri, May 24, 2013
Google has become deeply involved in a series of projects to build and operate wireless networks in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, a report said Friday. More »Google eyes emerging markets networks: report
Swiss free trade deal underscores China's globalisation: Li
AFP - Fri, May 24, 2013
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang waves during an official ceremony on May 24, 2013 at the Lohn residency in Kehrsatz, near Bern. Li hailed a free trade deal with Switzerland as a landmark achievement, ... More »Swiss free trade deal underscores China's globalisation: Li
Flight disruption hits Big Weekend
Press Association - Fri, May 24, 2013
Some performances have been cancelled at Radio 1's Big Weekend because of disruption at Heathrow. More »Flight disruption hits Big Weekend
Co-op Bank stops lending to new corporate clients
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - The Co-operative Bank has stopped offering loans to new business customers, part of measures designed to quell growing concerns over its capital position. The bank's parent, the Co-operative Group, said on Friday it was undertaking an extensive review of the bank, examining its capital and lending position and its commercial strategy. Credit ratings agency Moody's downgraded Co-op Bank's debt ratings earlier in May and warned it could need taxpayers' money to plug a capital shortfall which some analysts have said could be as high as 1.8 billion pounds. ... More »Co-op Bank stops lending to new corporate clients
Co-op says decision to freeze corporate lending made in March
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The Co-operative Group said on Friday it had decided to freeze lending by its banking division to new corporate customers in March to focus on existing customers and individual retail customers. "This decision is part of our commercial strategy to play to the traditional strengths of the bank," said Chief Executive Euan Sutherland. "It will enable us to focus our energies and capital on both supporting our existing corporate customers and on growing our presence in the retail banking market. ... More »Co-op says decision to freeze corporate lending made in March
Deutsche Post files EU complaint against German email law
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - Deutsche Post has filed a complaint with the European Commission against a German law that will require government agencies and public services to use a rival encrypted email system. A spokesman for the German postal services group said on Friday that a German bill on the use of "De-Mail", offered by Deutsche Telekom and United Internet , would violate EU laws and discriminate against Deutsche Post's own email service "E-Postbrief". ... More »Deutsche Post files EU complaint against German email law
Bayern target lethal approach against Dortmund
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
By Karolos Grohmann LONDON (Reuters) - Bayern Munich are unfazed by the need to be more clinical in attack against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday and avoid another Champions League final defeat having lost the showpiece match twice in the past three years. Midfielder Thomas Mueller, who at 23 will be in his third final after losing in 2010 and 2012, said his team mates were not panicking because experience had taught them the key to winning the all-German final at Wembley. ... More »Bayern target lethal approach against Dortmund
President Obama again to serve as honorary Cup chairman
Reuters - Fri, May 24, 2013
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to be honorary chairman of this year's Presidents Cup, the second time he will fulfil the role at the biennial team competition, the PGA Tour said on Friday. Obama, an avid basketball player who often escapes the pressures of the Oval Office by taking to the golf course, served as honorary chairman when the event was last played in the United States, at San Francisco's Harding Park in 2009. ... More »President Obama again to serve as honorary Cup chairman
Robbie and Dizzee at Big Weekend
Press Association - Fri, May 24, 2013
Robbie Williams joined rapper Dizzee Rascal for a cameo rendition of Losing My Mind at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. More »Robbie and Dizzee at Big Weekend

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