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Japanese carmaker Nissan on Monday unveiled its version of London’s iconic black taxi, a market dominated by Chinese firm Geely. The petrol-engine taxi will be launched in December, Nissan said in a statement. The company enters the market as the original…

Thousands of African asylum seekers demonstrated outside Western embassies in Tel Aviv on Monday in a second day of mass protests against Israel’s immigration policies. The migrants, primarily from Eritrea and Sudan, marched from downtown Tel Aviv to…

Ian Holloway returned to football on Monday as manager of Millwall. Holloway finds himself back in football at another south London club after leaving Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace in October. The 50-year-old replaced Steve Lomas who was…

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce received something close to the dreaded vote of confidence from the club’s co-chairmen on Monday following the Premier League club’s embarrassing 5-0 FA Cup defeat by second-tier Nottingham Forest. In an open letter on…

JPMorgan Chase, the US bank used by Bernard Madoff who masterminded the biggest fraud on record, has agreed to pay about $2.0 billion to US authorities to avoid litigation, press reports said Monday. Madoff masterminded a massive and long-running so…

By Jack Sargeant  @sargeant_j on Jan 6 2014, 7:37a + Fiorentina have confirmed that Giuseppe Rossi hasn’t torn his ACL a third time, though is still likely to face a couple of months on the sidelines. For most footballers, missing a couple of months…

  Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo claims the FA Cup replay with Blackburn Rovers is “the last thing” his side needed. Manchester City’s depleted squad were looking forward to enjoying some time off from football following the…

MetaWatch Unveils Its New Corporate Brand And Previews A New Line of Premium Smart Watches Designed By Frank Nuovo At The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — MetaWatch today announced META, a new corporate identity…

Giant “ultra HD” TVs, watches that monitor your health, smartphones that communicate via light rays and a toothbrush that tells your phone how well you are brushing are just some of what the electronics industry gurus predict we will all be looking…

LaCie has done it again.  At CES the company has announced the launch of three new products all of which are impeccably designed.  In a day where computing peripherals are seen as an after-thought LaCie has shown once again why people love their products…

Libya’s navy has stopped two oil tankers from entering Al-Sedra port, the site of a months-long dispute between protesting guards and the government, its National Oil Corporation said Monday. “The Libyan naval forces on Sunday prevented… a Maltese…

According to his family, Phil Everly, who comprised half of the influential early rock band the Everly Brothers, died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His wife, Patti Everly, told the Los Angeles Times that the family is “…

The new Chevrolets coming out this year will be faster — on the information superhighway. The General Motors division said Sunday it would deploy fourth generation (4G) Internet connections on several models to help motorists who want to stay connected…

Do you like TV?  How about parties?  Then listen close because a new partnership between Evite and ConnecTV, a new social video network for TV fans may be right up your alley. The two have joined forces to offer fans the ability to host and participate…

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said on Monday that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel deserved to be named Africa’s best player of 2013. Mikel is in the running for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award with Ivorian stars Yaya Toure, of Manchester…

India’s growing importance to the English Premier League was emphasised when leading club Liverpool announced Monday their first marketing deal with an Indian company. The Reds have signed a three-year agreement with smart mobile firm XOLO which will…

  Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher believes his side has let down manager David Moyes. Fletcher claims poor performances from players have put a lot of pressure on the Moyes, who is in his maiden season at Manchester United.   Fletcher…

  Sunderland manager Gus Poyet believes the draws for the fourth round of the FA Cup shouldn’t be held until all third round games have been completed. Poyet, whose side went into the next round with a 3-1 victory over Carlisle United at the…

  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claims Ramires was rightly booked with a yellow card for his dive in the 2-0 win over Derby County, but he refused to accept that Chelsea was a club that promoted or thrived on simulations and diving antics to win…

  West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has taken responsibility for his side’s poor form. Allardyce also admitted that he might be nearing a sack due to the club’s lack lustrous streak of results, the latest of which was a 5-0 FA Cup defeat…