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Facebook  to buy instagram for  $1 billion Facebook will pay $1 billion in cash and stock for photo-sharing application Instagram, making its largest-ever acquisition in the months before a mega-IPO.
Apr 9 at 20:41 | Reuters
Greenwich Times: Ukrainians bring Easter traditions to Stamford STAMFORD -- Dozens of students from Stamford's School of Ukrainian Studies celebrated Easter and the arrival of spring Sunday with the traditional song and dance "Hailky-Vesnianky." Dressed in Ukrainian garb, the children clasped hands and danced across the lawn of St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral on Wenzel Terrace. The songs evoked imagery of chirping birds and blossoming crops while heralding the resurrection of Christ.

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Apr 9 at 07:06
Forbes: A Ukrainian easter egg from the Midwest Ukrainian identity remains strong outside of Ukraine throughout several generations – sometimes, with the help of a simple Easter Egg - or Pysanka - a Ukrainian tradition. Luba Perchyshyn, an artist and owner of the oldest Ukrainian Gift Shop in Minneapolis, keeps the traditional art of decorating Easter Eggs alive. Her Ukrainian roots thrive more so than those of many who have never left the home country.

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Apr 6 at 15:50
Scientists raise energy level at Big Bang machine GENEVA — Scientists say a Big Bang machine, where high-energy beams of protons are sent crashing into each other at incredible speeds, is now able to operate at a record new energy level, improving the prospect of scientific breakthroughs.
Apr 5 at 17:18 | Associated Press
At 95, oldest clown keeps the smiles coming BILLINGS, Montana — Floyd "Creeky" Creekmore is one of the quieter acts in the circus, his larger-than-life clown shoes shuffling methodically as he works the crowd, igniting surprised giggles and wonder from children that look up to encounter Creekmore's wrinkled eyes smiling through thick makeup.
Apr 5 at 11:42 | Associated Press
Real's thrashing of APOEL little use to Bayern MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid completed an 8-2 aggregate thrashing of APOEL Nicosia on April 4 that is unlikely to have taught Bayern Munich very much that they did not already know about their Champions League semi-final opponents.
Apr 5 at 09:09 | Reuters
White powder found in Whitney Houston's bathroom LOS ANGELES - White powder was found in the Beverly Hills hotel bathroom where singer Whitney Houston drowned accidentally in a bathtub in February, according to the full coroner's report released on April 4.
Apr 5 at 08:11 | Reuters
In Germany, 10,000 Easter eggs grace tree SAALFELD, Germany — You thought Easter eggs don't grow on trees? Check out Volker Kraft's garden in eastern Germany, and think again.
Apr 4 at 19:09 | Associated Press
FC Shakhtar launches its own Internet TV channel FC Shakhtar Donetsk launched its own Internet TV channel FCSD.tv on April 3, through which the club's fans will be the first to have access to fresh videos, interviews and broadcasts created by the Shakhtar TV creative team, the club's press office has reported.
Apr 4 at 12:51 | Interfax-Ukraine
Study: Our ancestors used fire a million years ago EW YORK (AP) — When did our ancestors first use fire? That's been a long-running debate, and now a new study concludes the earliest firm evidence comes from about 1 million years ago in a South African cave.
Apr 4 at 09:23 | Associated Press
Messi breaks records, Ibra rages against referee BARCELONA - Barcelona's Lionel Messi set a Champions League scoring record when he took his tally to 14 in the competition so far this season as the holders knocked out AC Milan to reach the semi-finals on April 3.
Apr 4 at 08:53 | Reuters
Beatles offspring could form next generation band Could Beatlemania see a revival through the offspring of the Fab Four?
Apr 4 at 08:45 | Reuters
Melting Arctic may redraw global geopolitical map WASHINGTON - This year's frenzy of oil and gas exploration in newly accessible Arctic waters could be the harbinger of even starker changes to come.
Apr 3 at 14:30 | Reuters
Russian leading basketball player to miss Olympics with knee injury MOSCOW - Russia's Olympic medal hopes in women's basketball suffered a big blow when leading player Maria Stepanova was ruled out of the London Games with a knee injury.
Apr 3 at 11:35 | Reuters
Real's rampant strikers threaten to bury APOEL MADRID - Real Madrid's prolific trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain are likely to sweep aside APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League on April 4, needing one goal to reach the 100 mark between them this season.
Apr 3 at 08:49 | Reuters