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Google is guilty of breaching Australian laws by collecting private wireless data with its "Street View" mapping cars but will escape punishment, the privacy regulator said. Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis said she was unable to impose…

Money may not be the answer to all of life's troubles, but earning 50,000 pounds a year -- and not a penny more -- could make you among the happiest in Britain, a survey found. Workers who get paid 50,000 pounds ($75,840) a year were the…

Oil rose 0.6 percent on Friday, heading for its biggest weekly gain since May, after data showed robust U.S. demand growth and falling inventories, while positive economic indicators lifted sentiment across markets. Asian stocks rallied…

Asian stocks rallied for a second day and the euro held near two-month highs on Friday, supported on positive U.S. data and after the European Central Bank's offered upbeat view of the euro zone's recovery. The MSCI index of Asia Pacific…

Chinese telecoms maker Huawei Technologies is trying to secure its first major deal in the United States despite concerns in Washington over its possible close ties to China's army, a report said Friday. Huawei, founded by a former…

Facebook is partnering with a Malaysian company to sell credits at retail outlets across Asia for the first time, aiming to make it easier for millions of people to purchase virtual goods and play games on the social networking site while…

South Korea's central bank Friday unexpectedly raised the key interest rate from a record low in a bid to restrain inflation as Asia's fourth largest economy recovers fast from the global downturn. Contrary to widespread predictions, Bank…

A Facebook message led investigators to a couple suspected in the death of a girl whose body was found in a vacant Colorado home, authorities said Thursday. Hanif Sims and his girlfriend, Monique Lynch, both 29, were arrested Wednesday in…

A treasure hunter has found about 52,500 Roman coins, one of the largest such discoveries ever in Britain, officials said Thursday. The hoard, which was valued at 3.3 million pounds ($5 million), includes hundreds of coins bearing the…

The good news is the world economy will grow faster than expected this year. The bad news is recovery remains overshadowed by major risks, and the pace of growth is likely to slow next year. That was the thrust of the International…