September 07 2010

Stars turn out for Mercury Prize

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Nominated artists Paul Weller, Dizzee Rascal and The XX are arriving in London for this year’s prestigious Mercury Music Prize.

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September 07 2010

China backs Burma’s election plan

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China urges international support for the Burmese general election planned for later this year, as Burma’s leader begins a five-day visit to China.

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September 07 2010

Elton Chigumbura named player of the year

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Elton Chigumbura, the Zimbabwe and Mashonaland Eagles captain, was named the country’s cricketer of the year at the CBZ Bank 2010 cricket awards in Harare on Friday

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September 06 2010

Buzz lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m

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Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.

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September 05 2010

England win first T20 match since World Cup triumph

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CARDIFF (Reuters) – World Twenty20 champions England celebrated their first international since winning the World Cup in Barbados this year with a five-wicket win over controversy-hit Pakistan on Sunday.

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September 04 2010

Farah pulls out of Commonwealth Games

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s European 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah withdrew from next month’s Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year.

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September 04 2010

Revenue from Pakistan tour could suffer – NZC

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NZC is bracing for a financial hit in their home series against Pakistan later this year, due to what chief executive Justin Vaughan called a “residual impact” of the spot-fixing controversy

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September 04 2010

Revenue from Pakistan tour could suffer – NZC

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NZC is bracing for a financial hit in their home series against Pakistan later this year, due to what chief executive Justin Vaughan called a “residual impact” of the spot-fixing controversy

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September 04 2010

Kara DioGuardi becomes 3rd judge to quit "American Idol"

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – Songwriter Kara DioGuardi has quit “American Idol,” the third of four judges to leave the top-rated U.S. television singing contest this year following Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres

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September 03 2010

German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids

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BERLIN (Reuters Life!) – To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.

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