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A new leaked memo has pointed out that Pottermore can be an online game which revolves around the Harry Potter universe.

A Canadian consortium of banks and pension funds said late on Wednesday it raised its hostile bid to buy the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, just hours after the London Stock Exchange sweetened its friendly bid to some $4.1 billion.

A consortium of Canadian banks and pension funds raised its hostile bid for the operator of the country's biggest stock exchange on Wednesday, with a cash-and-stock proposal that nudged ahead of the London Stock Exchange's just-sweetened, friendly bid.

The high-profile hacktivists LulzSec had their own website hacked by another hacker group. Since then, LulzSec did not show any response to TeaMp0iSoN, at least on Twitter.

The London Stock Exchange sweetened its friendly bid for the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange to $4.1 billion on Wednesday, topping a hostile offer from a Canadian consortium.

The London Stock Exchange added cash payouts to its friendly bid for the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday, raising the value to $4.1 billion and topping a $3.8 billion hostile offer from a Canadian consortium.

The London Stock Exchange has sweetened its friendly offer for the TMX Group with an enhanced dividend, bringing the value to $4.1 billion for the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Thirty years ago this July, the streets of urban Britain exploded with violence. While the UK had seen riots and street demonstrations throughout its long and tumultuous history, the disturbances of 1981 represented something new – for they largely involved the frustrations and anger of Britain’s large immigrant populations.

The mysterious new website Pottermore.com appeared last week, driving the Harry Potter fans into a swirl of speculations and excitement over the new project by J.K. Rowling.

Hacker arrested by British police; Lulzsec denies he is a member of their collective.

Arsenal target Peter Odemwingie has turned down the chance to move to Arsenal after being offered peanuts for salary.

Greek financier bid more than double the estimated sale

The European Union (EU) should not provide a second bailout to Greece because, among other things, by the year 2014, nearly two-thirds of Greek debt will be owned by taxpayers, according to Open Europe.

The London Stock Exchange has sweetened its friendly offer for the TMX Group with an enhanced dividend, bringing the value to $4.1 billion for the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Barcelona are, reportedly, planning a shock raid on Chelsea centre-back David Luiz, just five months after the Brazilian made the move to London from Benefica.

HTC, the leading maker of Android devices will unveil Puccini tablet, iPad’s rival next week at a special event in London along with other devices, according to a Dutch news report.

In much the same manner as in 2004, when Jose Mourinho brought in several of his stars from Porto, Chelsea are about to do the same with Andre Villas-Boas at the helm, though he will have to fight Barcelona off David Luiz.

British actress and Pirates of the Caribbean star Naomie Harris confirmed that she auditioned for a role in the next James Bond movie.

After the arrest of a 19-year-old in connection with the Sony hack, LulzSec came up with yet another tweet ridiculing desperate police efforts to close in on the group. Immediately after the arrest, there had been media reports claiming that the arrested teenager was actually the leader of the hacking group.

Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop spelled confusion over the N9 smartphone, which uses MeeGo platform, as he said the company would launch its first smartphone using Microsoft's Windows platform later this year.

Music fans in Australia can now watch live performance from the iTunes Festival in London without buying a ticket.