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Ireland's saint's day celebrated around world with landmark buildings getting makeovers in national colour

We bring you all the images from the launch of the new iPad at the Apple Store on Regent Street.

Harvard researchers recommend eating whole grains and warn Asian diet building up risk.

The 2012 Formula One season got off to a good start for McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, at the first official practice session for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, on Friday afternoon.

Harvard University was again chosen as the top university by Times Higher Education magazine.

British universities lose grip on global listings as Asian learning institutions climb table of top 100.

The new iPad will be available at Apple's retail store and the company's Online store on March 16 at 8 am local time in the US and nine other countries.

Pacific Chorus frog- an amphibian found in the west coast of North America- is spreading a deadly fungal infection that is killing other amphibian species, according to a new study.

Global ambassador for Special Olympics takes message to students in Shanghai.

Experts have warned about Apple's New iPad running out of stocks, and their prediction seems to have come true.

Banks with Asian focus hit by rising wage bills from regional expansion though strong growth boosts revenues.

As part of an ongoing campaign to increase its Western market share, ZTE has joined the global tech patent war joining Apple, Samsung and Google, becoming the fourth biggest smartphone patent filer in the world.

With the New iPad's release date just a week away (16 March), fans eager to grab the tablet would be scampering for information on its availability.

The Cupertino-based technology giant unveiled its latest tablet at the Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts in San Francisco

Apple has not launched the iPad 3 or the iPad HD, simply launching "a new iPad," featuring a new Retina Display, a new A5X chip, 5 megapixel camera and 4G support.

The new iPad will be released on 16 March in the US and UK

Google Play could Lead to Apple and Amazon’s Demise?

Google is set to challenge Apple's iCloud by storing all your content in the cloud and syncing with all your devcies.

Quality of Life reveals where expat Britons are most at home.

Wagga Wagga in state of emergency and 13,000 on the move as record-breaking rains strike huge swathes of Australia.

The Australian services sector saw a deep slide in February, with the Performance of Services Index (PSI) retreating by 5.2 points to 46.7 in the month, clearly indicating an alarming contraction level that was last seen more than two years ago.

The final day of the last pre-season multi-team test session has concluded, at the Circuit de Cataluña in Barcelona, Spain.

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Prince Harry arrived in Belize, popularly known as the jewel of the Caribbean, as part of his seven-day royal tour for the queen's Diamond jubilee celebrations.

Global warming is the main cause for early ripening of grapes, according to research.

Dumped Stratfor email cache reveals sealed indictment in place over WikiLeaks founder for earlier massive diplomatic cables leak.

Interserve, the support services and construction company, is conscious of the continuing risks to global economic recovery and believes that it has the capability to double earnings per share over five years. The group is scheduled to release its preliminary results for the year ended December 31, 2011 on February 29, 2012.

Standard Chartered, the retail and commercial banking giant, is on track to deliver another strong performance for the FY 2011. Ahead of preliminary earnings on February 29, 2012 it secured buy rating from all top brokerage houses such as Nomura Securities, Investec Bank and Seymour Pierce.

Serco, a FTSE 100 international service company, has been added in the 'Buy' list by all the UK top brokers as it is expected to deliver the full year results in line with expectations on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

More examples of shocking attacks from animals following inquest of baby Azaria Chamberlain’s death.