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EU rescue ships head for Libya, as migrants die also in Balkans

By Alastair Macdonald and Kole Casule BRUSSELS/SKOPJE (Reuters) – British and German warships made ready to sail for waters off Libya as Europe ramped up rescue operations in the Mediterranean after up to 900 desperate migrants drowned last weekend on a boat heading for Italy. Yet hours after European Union leaders agreed in Brussels on Thursday to treble funding for EU maritime missions and pledged more ships and aircraft, 14

7 days in phones: No Nokia, don't come back until you've got something to add

It’s only ruddy 7 days in phones, and you’ve been truly spoilt as it’s the second this week after the legal furor of the last one. Consider yourself spoilt. So without further ado, take my hand, and here we go! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Catch up on 7 days in phones | Follow Winston on Twitter Nokia returns – but do we need it? Nokia is picking up the pieces and putting them

5 tech firms that tried to steal their rivals' thunder

Tech firms are notoriously petty – and never more so than when one of their rivals has something big going down. There’s always a way to steal the thunder, but that doesn’t mean you should. Here are five playground tactics that made us think less of our tech overlords: 1. Nokia dressed up as astronauts at Samsung’s Terminal 5 takeover You could not make this stuff up. Samsung sponsored Heathrow’s

Indiana HIV cases reach 142 in rural outbreak, more expected

(Reuters) – The number of confirmed and presumed HIV cases stemming from abuse of intravenous prescription drugs has increased to 142 in a rural part of southeastern Indiana and more cases are being identified every day, a state health official said on Friday. The HIV outbreak, the biggest in state history, is centered on Scott County near the Kentucky border and now includes at least five cases in neighboring Jackson