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Google’s strong figures buck tech slump
Google has bucked the downward trend in the technology sector by reporting better-than-expected profits in the final quarter of 2008.The online search engine’s sales rose as online retailers, including the travel sector, spent more to achieve greater site traffic, while traditional retailers attempted to boost their online sales to reduce falling high street sales.
Google founder to become space tourist
One of the cofounders of search engine Google, Sergey Brin, has booked a flight to space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket for 2011.