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They are football’s royalty, the marquee players whose almost super human ability on the ball wins cups and championships; their faces adorn billboards and magazine covers from China to Columbia. But, amazingly, the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry may all be absent from the World Cup finals in South Africa.
The conventional but sophisticated modus operandi used in twin hotel bombings prompted Indonesian officials to suspect one of the nation’s most-wanted men, official media reported Saturday.
Manchester United have won the Premier League title for a third consecutive season, although their title party was spoiled somewhat by visitors Arsenal in a dour 0-0 draw on Saturday. United only needed a point to retain the trophy and be crowned English champions for the 18th time, drawing level with n orth-west rivals Liverpool on that figure, and they achieved that target despite being out-played by an Arsenal side with only pride to play for
Target Corp. this month will open 27 new stores employing a total of more than 4,300 people, the company said. The stores’ openings will come just weeks after the retailer cut 600 people from its headquarters staff amid what it called weaker-than-expected sales.