Forced speed limit due to electronic fault on Volvo bendy buses

VOLVO said a possible electronic fault with the turntable on some of their articulated bendy buses means the back of the bus could destabilise. As a result, the NSW State Transit Authority will restrict the affected 149 double-length bendy buses to a top speed of 50km/h. The problem manifested during the end of March, when [...]

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Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disco queen Donna Summer, whose sultry voice and pulsing rhythms on hits like “Last Dance” and “Love to Love You Baby” defined the 1970s disco era, died of cancer on Thursday at age 63. Summer, who won five Grammys and sold more than 130 million records worldwide, died surrounded by her [...]

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Japanese woman, 73, scales Everest for the second time

Didier Drogba tied the match with a header in the 88th minute, and then scored the decisive goal in the shootout as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League final, 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw Saturday.

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World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) – World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalizing a global economy increasingly threatened by Europe’s debt crisis. A summit of the G8 leading industrialized nations came down solidly in favor of a push to [...]

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Make your mind up J.Lo, says "American Idol" producer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jennifer Lopez and “American Idol” producers played a cat-and- mouse game on Friday over the singer’s future on the TV talent show that revived her career and sent her to the top of a global celebrity power list. “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe said on Friday that Lopez must decide whether [...]

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Facebook IPO Continues Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Open’ Philosophy

Wearing his signature hoodie and jeans, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang a bell to open a Nasdaq Stock Market from a company’s Menlo Park, California, domicile Friday morning (May 18) as his association went open with a biggest ever initial open charity by a tech company. Going for $38 per share, a charity [...]

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