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report Britain asks EU to put Hezbollah armed wing on terror list World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages Pope criticises "savage capitalism" on visit to food kitchen Bombings in Iraq kill at least 12 Libyan interior minister submits resignation - official sources Boston bomb brothers more American than Chechen - Depardieu Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day, 19 dead  Reuters Technology News Microsoft unveils new Xbox One game console Intel CEO shakes up units, creates 'new devices' group PayPal to be in all RadioShack stores starting in May Telecom Italia mulls mobile unit spin-off: sources Senate panel peels back Apple's offshore taxes France Tel to invest up to 50 million euro in Dailymotion: report Ireland rejects blame for Apple's low tax rate BlackBerry shifting emphasis from smartphones to services Some U.S. power companies say they face constant cyber attacks Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet  Reuters Internet News Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up China trying to manage exposure of corruption online Iranians face new Internet curbs before presidential election Online takeout companies GrubHub and Seamless to merge Rivals get longer to comment on Google EU antitrust offer: source Websense to go private after years of slow growth Syria government supporters hack Financial Times U.S. authorities seize accounts of major Bitcoin operator After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence LulzSec hackers who "wreaked havoc" at Sony jailed in UK  Reuters Sports News Manchester United top table for Premier League TV earnings Bell fit as England name unchanged squad for second test Beckham junior trains with QPR academy Garcia will shake Woods' hand next time feuding pair meet Club makers hit back at rule banning anchored putters More picks means McGinley has some wriggle room Manchester City and Yankees launch new MLS team West Ham sign Rat on one-year deal Pulis departs as Stoke manager, says Owen Indian Supreme Court rejects bid to halt IPL  Reuters Cricket News UPDATE 2-Cricket-Indian Supreme Court rejects bid to halt IPL Cricket-Bell fit as England name unchanged squad for second test Cricket-Vettori joins NZ squad early after Martin ruled out Cricket-England ponder top-order problems ahead of Ashes Cricket-India mulls spot-fixing law after arrests Cricket-NZ media muted in critique of first test loss Cricket-Cook satisfied as England hit the ground running UPDATE 4-Cricket-Broad bowls England to emphatic victory UPDATE 1-Cricket-England v New Zealand first test scoreboard Cricket-England beat Zealand by 170 runs to win first test  Reuters Rugby Union News Rugby-Wallabies flanker Smith may be fit for end of Lions series Rugby-Henry criticises 'blind' officials in Super Rugby loss Rugby-Goode and Tomkins ruled out of South American tour Rugby-Wilkinson happy to help if Lions call Rugby-O'Connell relishing unexpected Lions return Rugby-Gatland says Aussie squad predictable, no Wilkinson u-turn Rugby-Folau hopes to make Robinson-like impact on Lions tour Rugby-McKenzie leaps to Cooper's defence over defence Rugby-Wilkinson named European Player of the Year Rugby-Six uncapped players get Ireland opportunity  Reuters Golf News Golf-Kaymer on receiving end of Ryder Cup jibes in U.S. Golf-Club makers hit back at rule banning anchored putters Golf-R&A boss urges golf to unite behind 'anchoring' ban Golf-Garcia will shake Woods' hand next time feuding pair meet UPDATE 2-Golf-More picks means McGinley has some wriggle room Golf-Anchoring ban brings cheers and jeers UPDATE 2-Golf-Rule makers to ban anchoring of putters from 2016 UPDATE 1-Golf-Governing bodies to prohibit anchoring of putters from 2016 Golf-Governing bodies to prohibit anchoring of putters from 2016 Golf-Europe's McGinley to have three wild card picks at Ryder Cup

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