By Karen Brooks and Steve Gorman REUTERS - A single winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won or where in the state the ticket was bought. The winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball number of 11, and the odds of winning were put at one in 175 million. The grand prize, accumulated after two months of
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Syria military pounds rebel town killing 13
AFP NewsThe Syrian military pounded the rebel-held central town of Qusayr, killing 13 people, in an apparent preparation for a ground assault, a watchdog said.
US lottery winner scoops $590.5-million jackpot
AFP NewsOne ticket-holder won a record Powerball lottery jackpot of more than $590 million, organizers said Sunday, ending a days-long American quest for a life-changing payout.
S.Korea slams N.Korea's 'provocative' missile launches
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Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen
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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
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India could face junk status, S&P warns
AFP NewsIndia faces at least "a one-in-three" chance of losing its prized sovereign grade rating, global ratings agency Standard and Poor's has warned, amid new threats to economic growth and reforms.
Three new suicides at Apple supplier's China factory
AFP NewsThree Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, a labour rights group said on Saturday.
Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms
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Al-Jazeera in big gambit with planned US launch
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Yahoo! sets event amid Tumblr talk
AFP RelaxYahoo! scheduled a news conference Monday amid reports it was in talks on with the popular blogging platform Tumblr about an acquisition or strategic alliance.
New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
ReutersBy Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. But the small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp and the Wii U by Nintendo Co Ltd in a shifting market. ...
The Allegri question: Should he stay or should he go?
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Conte: Tevez talk is disrespectful to Juventus
GOAL.comThe Juventus coach insists it would be unfair on his current players to discuss transfer speculation so soon after they clinched a second consecutive Serie A title
It's not easy to work when you have many things against you, insists Chelsea's Torres
GOAL.comThe Spanish striker, who opened the scoring in the club's Europa League final victory in midweek, has lifted the lid on life at Stamford Bridge under the former Liverpool manager
PARLIAMENT SEATS: FINAL TALLY
| PARLIAMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| BN | PR | Others |
| 133 | 89 | 0 |
| 222 seats total, 112 to win, 148 for two-thirds | ||
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