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EgyptAir flight MS804 crashes in Sea, 66 passengers and crew presumed dead

EgyptAir flight MS804 disappeared over the eastern Mediterranean Sea while flying overnight from Paris to Cairo. The Airbus A320 had 66 passengers and crew on board. Search and rescue teams from Egypt and Greece have gone to the last recorded location.

Global software piracy rate still high – Microsoft

Microsoft International President, Jean-Phillipe Courtois, has said that the global piracy rate on software, including Microsoft products, has remained high, even though most software companies have successfully devised new means by shifting to Cloud-as-a-Service.

Donald Trump not qualified to be president – Clinton

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton yesterday criticized presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying his recent behaviour shows he’s not qualified to be president.

Warren Buffett reveals $1bn Apple stake

The billionaire investor Warren Buffett has revealed that his investment firm has bought a $1bn stake in the technology firm Apple.

Google reportedly faces record $3.4 billion antitrust fine from European Union

Google faces a record antitrust fine of around 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph said.

Google launches Uber rival

Google has launched a carpooling service in its maps app Waze in a move that puts the search giant in direct competition with Uber.

Zuckerberg to meet key conservatives over Facebook’s alleged political bias

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will meet this week with prominent conservatives in the media, a spokesman said on Sunday, to address allegations of political bias at the popular social networking site.

Oracle denies buying Sun to sue Google over Java

Oracle did not acquire Sun Microsystems in 2009 in order to launch a copyright lawsuit against Google, but rather to protect its products that relied on Sun’s software, Oracle co-Chief Executive Safra Catz told jurors on Monday.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube face hate speech complaints in France

Three French anti-racism associations said on Sunday they would file legal complaints against social networks Facebook, Twitter, and Google’s YouTube for failing to remove “hateful” content posted on their platforms.

Mourinho reiterates he has no deal with Manchester United

Jose Mourinho’s future remains shrouded in mystery after he again denied there was a deal in place with Manchester United.

Nationwide Strike: ASUU Join the Fray, Declare Strike of their Own

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have announced that they will be commencing a strike action from today the 18th of May 2016.

Liberty Reserve co-founder gets 10 years in prison for laundering digital currency

A co-founder of Liberty Reserve, which operated a widely-used digital currency, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after agreeing to help authorities prosecute his ex-partner for helping cyber criminals launder hundreds of millions of dollars.

ISIS Launches Mobile App For Children

The ISIS has released an application for children. The application is designed to teach alphabets to children but in a whole new and different way.

Instagram Unveils New Logo

Instagram has ditched its logo for a new purple, orange and pink icon, as well as redesigning its app to make its menus and background entirely black and white.

Lightning strikes killed at least 40 in Bangladesh

At least 40 people have been killed by lightning strikes in Bangladesh within 24 hours as violent thunderstorms rumbled across the country.

Facebook Partners With Airtel To Launch Free Internet Services in Nigeria

In a groundbreaking event at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos on May 9, Facebook partnered Airtel to officially launch Free Basics on the Airtel Nigeria platform.

Juventus wrap up Serie A season with Sampdoria thumping

Serie A champions Juventus concluded their campaign emphatically by inflicting a 5-0 thrashing on 10-man Sampdoria aided by a double from Paulo Dybala.

Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain breaks Serie A goals record with 36 in a season

Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain broke a 66-year-old Serie A record with his 36th goal of the season thanks to a hat trick on the final day of the season on Saturday.

Barcelona crowned La Liga champions

Barcelona retained the Spanish league title Saturday with an efficient 0-3 win at Granada, thanks to a hat-trick from league top scorer Luis Suarez.

Ibrahimovic signs off with Ligue 1 record in PSG’s easy win

Zlatan Ibrahimovic broke the record for goals in a Ligue 1 season as he bade farewell to Parc des Princes in Paris-Saint Germain’s 4-0 win over Nantes.

Marcelo blames Madrid failure on Benitez era

Real Madrid left-back Marcelo has blamed his team’s failure in La Liga on their poor start under Rafael Benitez.