News Headlines - 01 April 2013

▽April Fools' Day: how many did you spot? - Telegraph

Eagle-eyed readers may have spotted some of the pranks being pulled on today’s April Fools’ Day – here’s a round-up of the some of the jokes doing the rounds.

▽Berezovsky was looking forward to Israel holiday before death - Telegraph

Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch found lying on his bathroom floor with a ligature around his neck, was in good spirits the night before his died and was looking forward to a holiday to Israel, according to his girlfriend.

▽Abenomics lifts Japan business mood, households' inflation expectations | Reuters

Japanese business sentiment improved in the first three months of 2013 and households' inflation expectations hit a 4-1/2 year high, central bank surveys showed, suggesting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determined push for monetary stimulus is thawing Japan's long-held perceptions of intractable deflation.

▽Report: Lenovo to design own chips

China’s second largest smartphone seller Lenovo will reportedly foray into the chip design segment. The company is expected to design own chips for smartphones and tablets.

▽BBC News - Melt may explain Antarctica's sea ice expansion

Climate change is expanding Antarctica's sea ice, according to a scientific study in the journal Nature Geoscience.