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Macedonian police fire tear gas at refugees on Greek border

Macedonian police fired tear gas to disperse around 50 refugees stranded in Greece, who tried to pull down part of the razor wire fence separating the two countries, a Reuters witness said. Scuffles briefly broke out and Greek riot police later intervened to break up the crowd, which had approached the border fence and chanted Open the border!. Apr 13, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg touts Messenger chatbots and opens up Facebook Live

Facebook said on 12 April it will allow developers to build chatbots inside its Messenger app to enable users to communicate with businesses directly in its latest effort to dominate enterprise transactions and customer service. The chatbots expedite Facebooks moves to build out Messenger as the go-to place for users to contact businesses rather than through third-party websites. Apr 13, 2016

Slaven Bilic banks on emotion to spur West Ham to FA Cup semis

West Ham United are hoping to ride a wave of emotion all the way to the FA Cup semi-finals when they host Manchester United on 13 April, in the last Cup tie to be held at their historic Boleyn Ground. Manager Slaven Bilic felt the atmosphere, at the east London stadium that has been home to some of the greats of English soccer, would give his players an extra boost for the quarter-final replay. Apr 13, 2016

Danny Willett hopes to take Masters victory in his stride

Britains Danny Willett returned to the UK as Masters champion on 12 April, telling reporters he hopes to take the triumph in his stride. The 28-year-old Englishman took advantage of a shocking back-nine meltdown by defending champion and runaway leader Jordan Spieth to win his first major title by three shots at the 80th Masters in Augusta on 10 April. Apr 12, 2016

Energy contractor caught on CCTV hitting family dogs with wrench

A homeowner in Kingwood, Texas, caught on CCTV a contractor with CenterPoint Energy striking his two dogs with a wrench. Footage posted to Facebook shows two dogs belonging to Mike Willcox approaching the worker, who is seen lashing out with the wrench on a home visit on 23 March. Apr 12, 2016

Italian coastguard rescues 1850 refugees in one day

The Italian coastguard reported it rescued 1850 refugees from the sea off the Sicilian coast on 11 April, as calmer weather encourages more migrants to try and make the perilous journey from North Africa to Italy. Eight separate rescue operations took place to pluck the migrants from dinghies and overcrowded boats as they headed towards the coast. Apr 12, 2016

Fight breaks out at a Donald Trump rally in New York

Two men got into a physical altercation at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Albany, New York, on 11 April. The rally for the GOP front runner was held at the Times Union Center. Apr 12, 2016

New hoverboard powered by jet turbines can almost hit 100mph

Zapata Racing is the company behind the Flyboard, tethered jet-packs that thrust people 30ft out of the water into the air. The inventor, former jetski racer Franky Zapata, features in a new video from the company on 9 April, in which he shows off their newest creation, the Flyboard Air. Apr 12, 2016

Donald Trump attacks Ted Cruz over his New York values remarks

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump defended New York values during a speech in Albany, New York ahead of the states primary on 19 April. He was speaking in response to statements by his rival Ted Cruz who has repeatedly slammed “New York values even crediting his 1 February Iowa caucus victory in part to his attacks on Trumps New York values. The Texas senator told a US network last week that the phrase referred to the states liberal Democrats. Apr 12, 2016
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