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Rock star welcome for boxing king Pacquiao in Philippines

Agence France-Presse
The Philippines rolled out the red carpet in a rock star reception yesterday for pound-for-pound king and newly crowned World Boxing organization welterweight champion Manny....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Gay, Richards earn 2009 Owens awards

Agence France-Presse
Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards were named the 2009 Jesse Owens Award recipients Thursday, the second time that each has earned the USA Track and....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Meares heads Aussie night at World Cup

Agence France-Presse
Olympic silver medallist Anna Meares headlined a winning night for Australia with victory over her Chinese rival Guo Shuang in the women's sprint at the....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Egypt quits North Africa league after Algeria defeat

Agence France-Presse
Egypt suspended its membership of the Union of North African Football Federations on Thursday, complaining that Algerian fans had thrown stones at their supporters during....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Asia markets fall as weak recovery signs pile up

Associated Press
Asia stock markets mostly retreated yesterday following a glum session on Wall Street as evidence of a weak economic recovery continued to pile up. Benchmarks in....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Euro stays weak in Asia on economic jitters

Agence France-Presse
The euro remained weak in Asian trade yesterday as investors shunned assets viewed as risky following falls on world stock markets triggered by fresh worries....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Bank privatized

Agencies
The Portuguese bank BPN, which was nationalised by the state in the midst of the financial crisis, will be privatised again, the government said on....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Japan passes debt relief bill

Agencies
Japan's ruling coalition passed a debt relief bill for cash-strapped small companies in the lower house of parliament yesterday, despite a boycott by the opposition. Under....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

India's Suzlon sells stake in Belgian firm Hansen

Agence France-Presse
Suzlon Energy, India's biggest maker of wind turbine generators, has sold a 35-percent stake in Belgian wind gearbox maker Hansen, raising US$370 million as it....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Google-powered netbooks to debut end of next year

Agence France-Presse
Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Michelle Wie withdraws from LPGA Tour Championship

Agence France-Presse
Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship on Thursday after limping through her first round on a sprained left ankle. Wie, 20, notched her first....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Ochoa seizes LPGA Tour Championship lead

Agence France-Presse
Lorena Ochoa, battling Jiyai Shin for LPGA Player of the Year honors, fired a first-round 66 Thursday to hold a one-shot lead in the LPGA's....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Beckham, Galaxy seek to cap turnaround with title

Agence France-Presse
David Beckham, whose extended stay in Italy contributed to a tumultuous start to the Los Angeles Galaxy's season, has a chance now to help them....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Ireland asks FIFA for France World Cup replay

Agence France-Presse
Angry Ireland called on FIFA Thursday to allow its World Cup playoff with France to be replayed, as a dispute over Thierry Henry's blatant handball....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Oil prices up in Asian trade but still below US$78

Agence France-Presse
Oil rose in Asian trade yesterday as investors bought the commodity at more attractive prices, but concern over the strength of the global economic recovery....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Wall Street hit by tech sector jitters, global outlook

Agence France-Presse
U.S. stocks followed global markets lower Thursday on renewed jitters about the pace of economic recovery and a downgrade of key American firms in the....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Asia's airlines

Agencies
Asia's airline industry is beginning to pull out of a severe slump sparked by the global recession with signs that passenger numbers have started to....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Cleaning up India's dirty money

Agence France-Presse
Bargaining is a way of life in India. Even the smallest transactions are open for negotiation, but all too often the argument rests not on....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Dell shares down as net profit dips 54 percent

Agence France-Presse
Shares in Dell fell sharply on Thursday after the U.S. computer giant said quarterly net profit declined 54 percent and revenue dropped 15 percent. Dell shares....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

Google adds automatic captions to videos on YouTube

Agence France-Presse
Google, in a significant development for deaf Internet users, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube. Google said machine-generated captions....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:00 AM

 
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