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US unemployment rose to 5.1 per cent in March

US unemployment rose to 5.1 per cent in MarchWashington - The

Microsoft, Yahoo meeting on takeover ends without results

Microsoft, Yahoo meeting on takeover ends without resultsNew York  - Key officials from US software giant Microsoft and internet company Yahoo failed to reach agreement in talks over a multi-billion takeover bid, the Wall Street Journal newspaper said on Friday.

According to the paper, officials were unable to solve their differences of opinion during the meeting, which took place this week at Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnydale, California.

Microsoft launched a takeover bid of originally 45 billon dollars more than two months ago, which was rejected by Yahoo for being too low.

Bird feeding may not always have positive outcomes

Washington, Apr 4 : Feeding birds in your backyards each year, often out of a desire to help the animals, may not always have positive outcomes for the birds, according to a new study.

Air America anchor suspended over Hillary Clinton `whore' comments

Hillary ClintonWashington, Apr.

Over 1,000 Iraqi soldiers, policemen refuse to fight Basra's Shia militias

Iraqi SoldiersNew York, Apr 4: Over 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen have either refuse

Asian waterbirds stage a remarkable comeback

Washington, April 4 : A report from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has said that several species of rare Asian waterbirds have staged remarkable comebacks.

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