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EU Slaps Record Cartel Fine of $3.24 Billion on Truck Firms
The European Union has slapped its biggest ever cartel fine, worth $3.24 billion and twice the previous record, on several of Europe's top truck producers for colluding to keep prices artificially high at the expense of consumers. EU Antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said EU-based MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco...
Lionel Messi breaks record as Argentina reach Copa America final
Lionel Messi became his country's leading scorer with a superb free-kick as Argentina beat hosts the USA 4-0 reach Sunday's Copa America final. The Barcelona forward, 28, passed Gabriel Batistuta's 54-goal tally with a 25-yard strike. Messi provided the assist for Ezequiel Lavezzi's opener, then scored his...
Record numbers in work as UK job market stays strong
The jobless total was cut by 20,000 to 1.67 million in the quarter to April, the lowest since the spring of 2008 at the start of the financial crash. The final set of official labour market figures before the EU referendum next week also showed that 31.5 million people are in work – the highest since records began in...
Record £35.1 million Lotto jackpot has been claimed
A LUCKY National lottery ticket holder has come forward to collect the biggest prize ever won in the game. A single ticket-holder won the life-changing £35,133,888 jackpot in last night's draw. A National Lottery spokesman said: "We're delighted this ticket-holder has come forward to claim their prize so they...
Walking on the high heels on a tightrope! (Video)
Oksana Seroshtan held in high heels on a rope about 15 meters...
Shaolin monk runs atop water for 125 meters, sets new record (video)
Shi Liliang, a monk who made headlines last year running 118 meters across the surface of a water reservoir, established a new personal best of 125 meters....