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Di Canio hits back: ‘I am not a fascist’

April 3, 2013
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Di Canio hits back: ‘I am not a fascist’

Paolo Di Canio poses after a press conference to unveil him as the new manager of English Premier League club Sunderland. He initially refused to answer questions about his political beliefs, but a day later made a statement insisting he did not support fascist ideology. A former member of Lazio's hardcore right-wing fan group, Di…

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4 charged in deadly Brazil nightclub fire

April 3, 2013
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4 charged in deadly Brazil nightclub fire

SHARE THIS Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious 4 charged in deadly Brazil nightclub fireBy Lateef Mungin and Marilia Brocchetto, CNNApril 3, 2013 -- Updated 1017 GMT (1817 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe blaze left more than 200 dead The club owners and two others were indicted The four suspects face homicide charges IReport: Are you there? Share your…

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David Beckham

April 1, 2013
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David Beckham

STORY HIGHLIGHTSBeckham speaks of the sacrifice he suffers being in Paris while his family are in London PSG star calls Barca one of the best teams in history and rates Messi above Cristiano Ronaldo Former England captain speaks of his hopes of adding to his 115 international caps (CNN) -- He may be one of…

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Saints owner Tom Benson buys Hornets from NBA

April 13, 2012
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Saints owner Tom Benson buys Hornets from NBA

FILE - This Jan. 1, 2012 file photo shows New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson and his wife Gayle Benson shaking hands before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in New Orleans. A person familiar with the deal says the NBA has agreed to sell the New Orleans Hornets to Saints owner Tom…

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European VC firm Mangrove scores former Barça VP as its newest partner

April 10, 2012
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This happened last week, but wasn’t brought to our attention until today (thanks Yakov): Marc Ingla, a Catalan businessman and famously former vice president (and in 2010 nearly president) of football club Futbol Club Barcelona, has joined early-stage investment firm Mangrove Capital Partners (Mangrove) as partner. Mangrove, based in Luxembourg, has invested in companies like…

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Apple’s dividend news could pressure Amazon and Google to return cash to investors

March 19, 2012
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While Apple’s plans announced today to return billions to its investors via share buyback and dividend actions are critical news, they are hardly revolutionary. In fact, the news underscores the fact that Apple, in this specific area, has been lagging its wealthy peers for some time. In August of 2011 TNW highlighted the ten richest technology companies, based…

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Manchester City to expand global presence with Japanese mobile website

February 10, 2012
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English Premier League football club Manchester City looks set to expand its brand presence into Japan, having recruited a firm to build a local mobile website in the country, according to Reuters. The deal will give MLJ, a Tokyo-based website developments, the rights to develop the club’s official site for Japan’s iMode-based mobile Web, which…

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