PORTO - CRISTIANO Ronaldo struck early to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win over Porto quarter-final second leg and send the holders through 3-2 on aggregate on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Arsenal romped into the semi-finals with a crushing 3-0 home defeat of Villarreal to seal a 4-1 aggregate victory.
WASHINGTON - ECONOMIC activity in the United States contracted further or remained weak amid prolonged recession, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
Retail spending - a key contributor to growth - remained sluggish although some places noted a slight improvement in sales since the last report was released on March 4.
FRANKFORT (Kentucky) - ANTI-tax protesters began gathering at state Capitols and in neighbourhoods across the United States on Wednesday to kick off a series of demonstrations.
Organisers said they are angry about government spending since Mr Obama took office, most notably the US$787 billion (S$1.18 trillion) stimulus package Congress passed into law earlier this year with the idea of turning around the hard-hit economy.
WASHINGTON - PRESIDENT Barack Obama is one US taxpayer who filed his returns on time.
Tax returns released by the White House show Mr Obama and his wife, Michelle, together made US$2.7 million (S$4 million) last year.
