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Technology is proving to help some ship owners stay one step ahead of pirates.

The search is on for new chief executive of Yahoo, as co-founder Jerry Yang announces he is to stand down.

Jury selection begins in the trial of a US woman accused of using MySpace to bully a 13-year-old girl who later killed herself.



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