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The pallid little face and big sad eyes of two-year-old Gergana say it all -- she is starving for tenderness like thousands of other children abandoned in social care homes across Bulgaria.

Sony's slick PlayStation Vita handheld videogame gadget hit major markets around the world on Wednesday as the Japanese entertainment titan bucked a trend towards play on smartphones.

SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Asia's naphtha priceremained at a 10-month high on firm crude on Thursday, but thatwas squeezing margins which eased to a three-session low. However, bullish sentiment persisted on tight supplies andfirm demand, causing the premiums for first-half April andfirst-half May to stay at a 26-month …

SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Cash premiums for highsulphur gasoil fell to its lowest in five months as demand forthe product remains low with escalating crude prices. The premiums for the 0.5 percent and 0.25 percent sulphurgasoil grades continued to fall for a second straight session topremiums of four cents and 90 cents …

China said Thursday a European investigation into imports of Chinese-made specialised steel products would "undermine" efforts to combat the eurozone crisis.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The heir to Sweden's throne, Crown Princess Victoria, gave birth to a baby girl on Thursday, an event which could boost a monarchy damaged by a string of embarrassing allegations against the king. Newspaper headlines in the last two years have been dominated by the alleged philandering and playboy …

Asian shares were mixed Thursday as concerns about Greece's debt crisis returned to worry investors but domestic factors also came into play.

Daily air quality index of some of the world's major cities on February 23, using data from AirNow, CITEAIR, and the American Embassy in Beijing.

* Q4 net profit S$558 mln vs S$706 mln year ago * Year-ago profit boosted by S$152 mln one-time gains * Reduced exposure to French banks, looking at Myanmar (Adds comments, details) SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - United Overseas Bank Ltd, the smallest of Singapore's three banking groups,reported a 21 percent fall in quarterly …

* Manila touches record high, then falls * Banks lead declines in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur * Singapore at lowest close since Feb. 10 * Foreign buying seen in Malaysia; outflow in Jakarta By Shihar Aneez Feb 23 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stock markets fellon Thursday on fears over rising oil prices and a possiblerecession …

Roberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, has drawn a line under his long-running dispute with Carlos Tevez and insisted the Argentina striker is now available for selection.

LONDON (Reuters) - The view from Samsung's office in east London spans the 2012 Olympic Park, but the head of sports marketing at the South Korean company could be forgiven for also having an eye on the 2018 Games on home soil. The winter Olympics that year will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and there is a certain …