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Gold held steady on Thursday after touching record highs for the fifth consecutive session, and silver hit a 2- year peak, as economic uncertainties boosted investor appeal for these safe-haven assets. Dealers and analysts expect gold to…

No surprise here: Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States. However, some may be surprised that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America. Gates, the…

Generous bursaries, usually offered by the most selective universities, are failing to attract poorer students, research suggests. A study by the Office For Fair Access (OFFA) reveals that young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are…

The Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912 because of a basic steering error, and only sank as fast as it did because an official persuaded the captain to continue sailing, an author said in an interview published on Wednesday. Louise Patten, a…

Republicans on Wednesday urged President Barack Obama to pick a more business-friendly successor to economic adviser Larry Summers, a move that would signal a shift to the center. But a decision on Summer's replacement is months away, a…

Environmental campaigners have urged the Government to invest more in renewables, as the world's largest offshore wind farm is officially opened off the UK coast. The Thanet offshore wind farm, off the south east coast of England, has 100…

Four sub-contractors of MTN Nigeria and two mobile police officers have been killed by four gunmen as they were carrying out maintenance work on an MTN base transmitter station (BTS) in the South-East of that country. According to an MTN…

Oil rose past $75 on Wednesday, as a weaker dollar allowed it to shrug off an industry report showing surprise gains in U.S. inventories. The outlook for oil demand in the United States remained sluggish after the Federal Reserve on…

A new way to cause mischief quickly spread through short-messaging service Twitter on Tuesday morning before the site could fix the problem, as mysterious "tweets" of blocked-out text propagated themselves and caused popup windows to open.…

A three-day summit to push global leaders to meet U.N. goals to significantly reduce poverty by 2015 wraps up Wednesday with new financial pledges from countries but no certainty there will be enough money and political commitment to meet…