Facebook hits all-time high amid tech euphoria
Facebook shares lifted Friday to an all-time high, crossing $100 for the first time, during a rally in the technology sector on Wall Street. Shares in Facebook rallied 2.5 percent to close
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Kogi: Appeal Court reinstates 21 sacked LG bosses, Councillors
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Ex-premier pulls out of Ivory Coast presidential poll
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Clinton in campaign command after great week
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Shift in vaccine use needed to eradicate polio: WHO experts
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Hollande vows to help Greece on reforms, refugees
French President Francois Hollande pledged Friday to help Greece implement tough bailout reforms and tackle a major influx of migrants landing on its shores. The socialist French president is one of the