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Masters 2019: Tiger Woods wins 15th major with thrilling Augusta victory

Masters 2019: Tiger Woods wins 15th major with thrilling Augusta victory Tiger Woods produced a scintillating finish to win a fifth Masters title and end an 11-year wait to claim a 15th major. There were raucous celebrations around the 18th green as Woods finished with a two-under-par 70 to win on 13 under, one clear of fellow Americans Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka. The 43-year-old, written off by so many so often as he battled back problems in recent years, punched the air in delight, a wide smile…

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UK fears Brexit could hurt global hunt for new BoE governor

UK fears Brexit could hurt global hunt for new BoE governor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British finance minister Philip Hammond has fired the starting gun for the race to succeed Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, but concerns about Brexit may keep some potential contestants on the sidelines. The Bank of England is seen in the City of London in London, Britain August 4, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo Britain is unusual in throwing open the invitation to run its central bank to candidates from around the world. Yet Carney’s tenure -…

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Napoli win to delay Juventus title celebrations and send Chievo down

Napoli win to delay Juventus title celebrations and send Chievo down Soccer Football - Serie A - Chievo Verona v Napoli - Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy - April 14, 2019 Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly celebrates with Arkadiusz Milik and team mates after the match REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo (Reuters) - Napoli postponed Juventus’s march to the Serie A title and consigned Chievo to relegation with a 3-1 win at the Stadio Bentegodi on Sunday. Carlo Ancelotti’s side needed a victory to ensure that the Turin club, who lost 2-1 at SPAL on…

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Debenhams boss Sergio Bucher 'expected to step down'

Debenhams boss Sergio Bucher 'expected to step down' Debenhams boss Sergio Bucher is expected to step down following the struggling department store chain’s recent takeover by its lenders. “Having stayed on and got the refinancing in place, Sergio thinks now would be the right moment to move on,” a source close to him told the BBC. “The upcoming restructuring can then be led by someone offering a fresh start,” the source added. The retailer was taken over less than a week ago after entering administration. The group of lenders that…

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Salah screamer gives Liverpool vital win against Chelsea

Salah screamer gives Liverpool vital win against Chelsea Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Chelsea - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 14, 2019 Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in action with Chelsea’s Emerson Palmieri Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith (Reuters) - A spectacular strike from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool maintain their two point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday. City won 3-1 at Crystal Palace earlier on Sunday meaning Liverpool have 85 points with four games…

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Finnish Social Democrats score first in advance voting in election

Finnish Social Democrats score first in advance voting in election HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland’s leftist Social Democrats won first place in advance voting ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election, with 18.9 percent of the votes, after 35.5 percent of ballots had been counted, justice ministry data showed. The centre-right National Coalition of outgoing Finance Minister Petteri Orpo came in second, with 17.2 percent of the advance ballots. The Centre Party of outgoing Prime Minister Juha Sipila scored third, with 15.4 percent. The nationalist True Finns party came in fourth, with 15.1…

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Hungary Holocaust march honours Scottish missionary

Hungary Holocaust march honours Scottish missionary BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Thousands of Hungarians attended the annual March of the Living in Budapest on Sunday to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, including Jane Haining, a Scottish missionary who refused to abandon her Jewish charges during World War Two. People attend the annual “March of the Living” to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, including Jane Haining, a Scottish missionary who refused to abandon her Jewish charges at a boarding school during World War Two, in Budapest, Hungary, April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Israel’s…

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Gatwick drone attack possible inside job, say police

Gatwick drone attack possible inside job, say police The drone attack that caused chaos at Gatwick before Christmas was carried out by someone with knowledge of the airport’s operational procedures, the airport has said. A Gatwick chief told BBC Panorama the drone’s pilot “seemed to be able to see what was happening on the runway”. Sussex Police told the programme the possibility an “insider” was involved was a “credible line” of inquiry. About 140,000 passengers were caught up in the disruption. The runway at the UK’s second busiest airport was…

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Technology 

Diving into Google Cloud Next and the future of the cloud ecosystem

Diving into Google Cloud Next and the future of the cloud ecosystem Extra Crunch offers members the opportunity to tune into conference calls led and moderated by the TechCrunch writers you read every day. This week, TechCrunch’s Frederic Lardinois and Ron Miller offered up their analysis on the major announcements that came out of Google’s Cloud Next conference this past week, as well as their opinions on the outlook for the company going forward. Google Cloud announced a series of products, packages and services that it believes will improve the…

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Bayern ease past Duesseldorf 4-1 to reclaim top spot

Bayern ease past Duesseldorf 4-1 to reclaim top spot BERLIN (Reuters) - Champions Bayern Munich eased past hosts Fortuna Duesseldorf 4-1 on Sunday with winger Kingsley Coman scoring twice, to go a point clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Fortuna Dusseldorf v Bayern Munich - Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - April 14, 2019 Bayern Munich’s Thomas Mueller in action with Fortuna Dusseldorf’s Marcel Sobottka REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay The Bavarians are on 67 points, with Borussia Dortmund on 66 after their 2-1 win over Mainz 05…

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