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Japanese tycoon quits Wynn board

Thu, 2013-02-21 18:58
In the latest twist to the ongoing saga at Wynn Resorts, Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada has quit the company's board.
Categories: International News, National / International News

'Thundersnow' storm hits US Midwest

Thu, 2013-02-21 18:48
A major winter storm in the US Midwest that is already blamed for two deaths blankets several states in up to 17in (43cm) of snow.
Categories: International News, National / International News

What if...you could design a city?

Thu, 2013-02-21 18:27
How would experts begin to build a city from scratch?
Categories: International News, National / International News

Paypal launches chip-and-pin device

Thu, 2013-02-21 18:27
Paypal launches a chip-and-pin device to offer new payment methods for small businesses that have traditionally relied on cash trade.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Chavez 'breathing problems persist'

Thu, 2013-02-21 18:14
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Top maths pupils 'don't keep up'

Thu, 2013-02-21 18:08
The ablest primary pupils in England almost match those in Taiwan and Hong Kong in maths but fall back by the time they are 16, a study suggests.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Italy election: Why voters back Berlusconi, no matter what

Thu, 2013-02-21 18:06
Berlusconi's loyal fans on why scandals haven't shaken their faith
Categories: International News, National / International News

Quiz of the week's news

Thu, 2013-02-21 17:59
The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.
Categories: International News, National / International News

The Germans who tried to topple Hitler

Thu, 2013-02-21 17:52
Ninety-nine-year-old Lilo Furst-Ramdohr remembers her role in the White Rose - an anti-Hitler resistance group inside Germany.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Lost Antarctic penguin dies in NZ

Thu, 2013-02-21 17:44
A Royal penguin stranded on a New Zealand beach 2,000km from its Antarctic home has died, zoo officials say.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Hope over anti-resistance flu drug

Thu, 2013-02-21 17:40
A new type of flu drug that can stop resistant strains in their tracks shows promise, say US researchers.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Hospital food schemes 'wasted money'

Thu, 2013-02-21 17:39
The government has wasted more than £54m on "failed" schemes to improve hospital food, a Campaign for Better Hospital Food report says.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Getting teary over Les Miserables

Thu, 2013-02-21 17:29
Oscar-nominated Les Miserables has joined the pantheon of movies that make people cry. But what things make people blub in the cinema?
Categories: International News, National / International News

£4m grant for four new rape centres

Thu, 2013-02-21 17:28
The Ministry of Justice announces funding for four new rape support centres in Reading, Lincoln, Preston and Taunton.
Categories: International News, National / International News

The babies who nap in sub-zero temperatures

Thu, 2013-02-21 17:20
The parents who leave children to nap at 10 degrees below zero
Categories: International News, National / International News

Can 'Abenomics' fix Japan's ailing economy?

Thu, 2013-02-21 16:57
What economists thinks of Japan PM Shinzo Abe's plans
Categories: International News, National / International News

University closes Muslim prayer room

Thu, 2013-02-21 16:48
City University in London is accused of discrimination by a group of its Muslim students - after it took away a room used for Friday prayers.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Carmen: Staging a large-scale opera

Thu, 2013-02-21 16:14
Carmen the romantic opera by Bizet is being staged at the Royal Albert Hall with a company of more than 100 people.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Order may not give notice on parades

Thu, 2013-02-21 15:52
A senior Orange Order member says the organisation may no longer give police notice of parades.
Categories: International News, National / International News

UN rejects Haiti cholera claims

Thu, 2013-02-21 15:42
The United Nations formally rejects compensation claims by victims of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed almost 8,000 people.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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