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http://www.euronews.com/ Television professionals are gearing up for MIPTV, the international TV showcase held each year in Cannes.

The 49th edition will take place at the beginning of April and is expected to bring together nearly 12,000 participants from 100 countries with more than 4,000 buyers.

France - A huge manhunt is underway for Toulouse school gunman

Published on Mar 19, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ A huge manhunt is underway for the lone killer behind the Toulouse school shooting as more horrifying details of his attack begin to emerge.

After pulling up on a scooter, the man began firing with a gun that jammed, witnesses say. As he pursued his shooting spree inside, he used a second weapon.

"This man got off his moped and, as he was outside the school, he shot at everybody who was near him: children or adults. Children were chased right into the school," Toulouse Prosecutor Michel Valet told reporters.

Ballistic tests show the man fired the same gun as the weapon used in two other drive-by shootings in the region in just over a week, police sources say.

Three soldiers were killed in the two attacks by a man who escaped on a scooter. A fourth serviceman was badly hurt. All the troops were from ethnic minority backgrounds.

France - Thousands march in Paris in silence in memory of Toulouse attacks victims

Uploaded by telegraphtv on Mar 19, 2012

Thousands turned up to march to remember the four people killed at a Toulouse school and to support the Jewish community.

Monday, March 19, 2012

USA - Bernard Madoff Victim Trustee, Mets Settle for $162 Mil.

Published on Mar 19, 2012 by AssociatedPress

The New York Mets owners agreed to pay up to $162 million in a settlement to Bernard Madoff's fraud victims, in a deal to recoup losses from fake profit payouts. (March 19)

France - Nicolas Sarkozy: 'anti-semitic motivation of Toulouse killings obvious'

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy says the gunman in the Toulouse school shooting, which killed four people, was driven by racism.

USA - Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney Slug It Out for Illinois

Published on Mar 19, 2012 by AssociatedPress

The Presidential primary race for the republican nomination is halfway complete with front runners Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney in a cage match, trying to gather delegates and win the Illinois primary. (March 19)

Apple (AAPL) Announces Stock Dividend and Buyback Program

Uploaded by FinancialNewsOnline on Mar 19, 2012

Investors and analysts finally do not have to speculate about Apple's surplus of nearly $100 billion in cash. According to the New York Times, the tech giant announced Monday it would pay a stock dividend of $2.65 a share in the fourth quarter. The company board also authorized a $10 billion share buyback program to reward investors.

Apple issued a media alert on Sunday evening saying it planned to announce the long-awaited decision by its board about what to do with the large amount of cash. This allowed everyone from analysts to bloggers to speculate about what they would do with the money. Many on Wall Street called for the company to give some money back it its shareholders. Luckily, the company appeased the masses.

In a statement, Apple CEO, Tim Cook said, "We have used some of our cash to make great investments in our business through increased research and development, acquisitions, new retail store openings, strategic prepayments and capital expenditures in our supply chain, and building out our infrastructure. You'll see more of all of these in the future."

Apple halted trading on its stock on Monday. This is the first time the company has paid out a dividend to its shareholders since 1995.