- Oil tanker attacked by pirates off west Africa: Benin navy
- S.Africa leaves recession with 0.9-percent growth
- Indonesian minister defends bank bailout
- Oil tanker attacked by pirates off West Africa: Benin navy
- S.Africa reports recession over with 0.9-percent growth
- Oil prices dip, stay above 77 dollars
- S.Africa moves out of recession as economy grows by 0,9 percent
- Chinese banks to be punished for risky lending
- Japan govt urges JAL to slash pension payouts
- Hong Kong gold closes lower
- India deploys warship off Seychelles
- Japan finance minister urges BoJ to tackle deflation
- Temasek announces 433-million-dollar bond offer plan
- Oil mixed in Asian trade
- Hong Kong gold opens lower
Hong Kong man, three others jailed for spam schemeA Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed "Godfather of Spam," were sentenced to prison on Monday for their roles in an email stock fraud scheme, the Justice Department said.
HP quarterly net profit up 14 percentUS computer giant Hewlett-Packard posted a 14 percent rise in quarterly net profit Monday as slumping personal computer sales were offset by a solid performance in its services division.
Gartner forecasts 2.8 percent growth in PC sales in 2009Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast to decline this year, will instead post modest gains, Gartner research group said Monday.
Forbes
Too Many MammogramsFor years women have trekked to doctors' offices for annual mammograms starting at age 40. But a new study says this may not be necessary: Women can wait until age 50 for their first mammogram with little downside, and they only need to get the exams every two years.
- How Can A CEO Bow Out Gracefully?
Chief executives always have a lot to worry about. They can't even quit without making sure they handle the process with a very delicate touch.
Halle Berry Turns EntrepreneurWhen the world's largest fragrance company showed Halle Berry a prototype bottle for her debut perfume, Berry said no. The simple rectangular design failed to convey her personality.
World's Most Expensive HomesLast year, a 40-acre Greenwich, Conn., property with a 21,897-square-foot, 14-bedroom Jacobean manor was listed for $125 million. It was the world's second most expensive home for sale.
Newsweek
- Health 'Reform' That Burdens Our Young
The House health 'reform' bill would extract more subsidies from the young.
- College Students Hit by High-Interest Loans
College degrees are supposed to last a lifetime, but should tuition loan payments? How some schools got away with charging interest rates of up to 18 percent.
- Developing A Taste For China's New Economy
What a meal of beef stomach and duck throats taught me about the new China.
- Economy: China's New Materialism
Chinese are just like New Yorkers. They can't stop talking about real estate.
- China's Consumers Are Starting to Spend - Gross
Made in China—and sold there, too.
- U.S.-China Relationship Is Good for the World
Why the U.S.-China relationship is not only the fulcrum of the world economy, but a good thing after all.
- Small Business: Why Is Mary Kay Thriving in China?
Why the American brand Mary Kay is thriving in China.
- Why We Need the Humanities
The idea that we must choose between science and humanities is false.
- Zakaria: Can America Still Innovate?
Innovation is as American as baseball and apple pie. But some traditions can't be trademarked.
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Sports
Jetstar 'sorry' after taking Paralympic hero's wheelchairAustralian budget airline Jetstar apologised on Tuesday after making a Paralympic champion check in his wheelchair before catching a flight, prompting him to drag himself through the airport.
Titans win fourth straight after 0-6 NFL startRob Bironas booted a 53-yard field goal with less than a minute to play as the Tennessee Titans beat the Houston Texans 20-17 Monday for their fourth straight National Football League victory.
Browns coach Mangini doubts Lions injuriesCleveland coach Eric Mangini sparked the ire of Detroit coach Jim Schwartz when he suggested Lions players faked injuries Sunday as a delaying tactic in their 38-37 NFL win over the Browns.
Nadal needs to regain his composureRafael Nadal said he needed to rediscover his composure when facing crucial points and admitted he was short of confidence in his bid to claim the season-ending World Tour Finals crown.
Celebrity Gossip
Pixie Lott set for Meat Loaf musical Pixie Lott wants to star in a production on London's West End theatre district and is in line to audition for a role in Meat Loaf musical 'Bat Out Of Hell'.
Keisha Buchanan reunites with Mutya Keisha Buchanan has revealed she will be working with one-time Sugababes bandmate Mutya Buena on her upcoming solo album.
Jude Law back with Sienna?Jude Law and Sienna Miller appeared to be ''more than just friends'' when they partied at New York nightspot The Box last week.
Mysterious MikaMika refuses to comment on his sexuality because he likes his life to retain an air of mystery.
China has issued a rare warning that it will impose curbs on banks unless they beef up their defences against bad loans as Beijing tries to put the brakes on a massive lending spree.
- 'Comfort food' relieves stress: Australian study
- China executes two over tainted milk scandal
- AIDS death toll passes 25 mln: UNAIDS
- Injury crisis gnaws at Barca as Liverpool face exit
- GM has paid back Opel loans to Germany: Merkel
- DR Congo war crimes trial begins at The Hague
- Britain begins long-awaited Iraq war probe
- Britain opens long-awaited Iraq war probe
- China executes two over tainted milk scandal: state media
- Japan finance minister urges BoJ on deflation
- Obama meets war cabinet on Afghanistan
- Britain tops Emmy awards list, Brazil gets first
- Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate
- Temasek announces major bond offer plan
- KRouge trial prosecutors want Duch jailed
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