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Markets open higher as Mario Draghi and Ben Bernanke reaffirm stimulus continuity.

Guinness World Records recognises Misao Okawa of Japan as the oldest living woman in the world

Markets set to close month higher after Shinzo Abe appoints Haruhiko Kuroda as BoJ governor.

The MCC World Cricket committee have indorsed the inclusion of cricket in the 2024 Olympic Games

Owners of Edinburgh Zoo have switched from Classic FM to Smooth Radio hoping it will encourage Yang to mate with female panda Tian Tian.

Six world powers offer Tehran sanction reduction in exchange for reduced nuclear activity.

While eurozone struggles HSBC Global Connections report says UK exports will be supported by Asia, MENA and Latin America.

Markets pick up from previous session's drop as Ben Bernanke's stimulus reassurances ease US economic concerns.

Markets pick up from slump following Italy election deadlock as US Federal Reserve chief defends monetary stimulus plan.

How can Israel's attempts at self-defence be worse than the horrors taking place in Syria, asks Sam Westrop

Alex Ristea of Vancouver called Lam's death shocking and said she was one of the friendliest people he knew.

Associated British Foods worst food company, according to Oxfam's scorecard of 'Big 10'.

Fears of inconclusive Italian election results have cast doubts over direction of eurozone's recovery efforts.

Chinese video shows people how to tell if their nuts are filled with cement by food fraud gangs.

Launch of €139 Nokia Lumia 520 marks seminal moment in life of the Windows Phone platform.

Mozilla has demoed the first commercial preview of its Firefox operating system at Mobile World Congress

ZTE announces 5.7in Grand Memo and reveals its plans to be the number three smartphone maker globally by 2015.

Nokia announced four new phones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona including the Nokia 105 which costs just €15.

Markets open positive but remain cautious after Moody's UK downgrade ahead of Italy election results

HSBC's preliminary China PMI shows that manufacturing sector expanded at a slower pace in February

Australian billionaire commissions life-size replica of ill-starred original liner, but this time safety will be watertight.

Huawei has laid down a marker to other smartphone manufacturers today, with the launch of what it calls the "world's fastest smartphone, the Ascend P2.

Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman to be sites for Iran's new nuclear plants.

US President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Abe agree to impose further sanctions on North Korea.

Asian stocks posted mixed performance this week, as yen remained volatile and global concerns rebounded

While big name stars may be absent, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week promises some interesting insights into trends for 2013.

Bank of England governor Mervyn King meets People's Bank of China head Zhou Xiaochuan to discuss sterling-renminbi deal.

The British luxury car maker looks to include Indian images and symbols in its localised edition.

High-profile report into organised Chinese hackers linked to government used as bait in fresh cyber-crime attack.

Chinese government plan to extend its pilot property-tax programme to more cities to curb rocketing home prices.