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Webby Award winners announced in New York
Critic Roger Ebert, web pioneer Vint Cerf and funnyman Jim Carr were among the host of winners at this year's Webby Awards.

Apple may face antitrust probe over Flash scrap
US officials plan to check whether Apple is violating antitrust rules by requiring software developers to use Apple programming tools to create applications for the iPhone and iPad.

BP will pay, says Obama as slick spreads
President tries to reassure locals the Government is doing all it can.

Thorny issues set to make actress a household name
At 20, actress Imogen Poots has already tackled the issues of incest, one-night stands and sex with older men without missing a beat.

Hollywood at war over TV 'hatchet job' on JFK
Katie Holmes is at the centre of what Hollywood liberals are billing a sinister right-wing plot to destroy JFK's reputation.

'It's like watching yourself bleed to death'
Fisherman and seafaring residents of the Louisiana shoreline despair as a vast oil slick approaches.

Washington wakes up to oil-spill crisis
Questions are sure to be raised about a self-policing system that trusted a commercial oil operator to take care of its own mishap.

Steve Jobs: Flash is 'unfit for iPhone'
Flash is no longer necessary to watch video or consume any kind of web content, says Apple CEO Steve Jobs

iPhone 4G blogger's treatment raises questions
Police have raided the home of a blogger who revealed details of Apple's fourth generation iPhone ahead of its unveiling.

Govt rejects calls to copy Australia in ETS delay
The Australian govt is shelving plans to start its ETS for at least three years, but the NZ Government says it has no plans to delay the scheme here.

Bad habits 'will take 12 years off life'
Smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet can collectively age you by 12 years.

Robot sub used to plug deep Gulf oil leak
Emergency crews are using a robot submarine to try to stop an oil leak nearly 2km below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.