Ochoa successfully defends Safeway title (AP)
AP - Three big Mexican flags fluttered in the brisk wind above crowd at the 18th hole. Lorena Ochoa had made her country proud again.
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Delegates from more than 160 countries begin climate change talks … - International Herald Tribune
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Delegates from more than 160 countries begin climate change talks …
International Herald Tribune - By Thomas Fuller BANGKOK: Representatives from more than 160 countries began formal negotiations here Monday on a treaty to mitigate climate change, with the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, urging governments to help in "saving … US Rejects China's Call for Funding to Fight Climate Change World summit turns to greenhouse gases |
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China blasts Dalai Lama as Olympic torch arrives
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has stepped up attacks on the Dalai Lama, blasting him for abusing religion, stirring protests in Tibet and preparing for independence as the Olympic flame arrived in Beijing on Monday under tight security.
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Olympic torch re-lit in Beijing ceremony (AP)
AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao presided over the re-lighting of the Olympic torch Monday in the host city, signaling the start of an around-the-world torch relay that already has become a magnet for protesters.
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E-Commerce Report: Making Appointments for Doctor or Dinner
A set of Internet start-up companies has emerged to help small businesses use the Web as more than just an online brochure.
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Rock pledges to repay loans
Newly-nationalised bank Northern Rock has promised to repay its ?24bn state loan by 2010.
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Teva to buy Bentley Pharmaceuticals' generic business for $360M - Bizjournals.com
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Teva to buy Bentley Pharmaceuticals' generic business for $360M
Bizjournals.com - Under the terms of the deal, shareholders of Bentley of Exeter, NH, will receive about $15 per share in cash and undisclosed shares in CPEX Pharmaceuticals, a drug-delivery business being spun off from Bentley (NYSE:BNT). Teva to buy Bentley Pharma for $360M Teva, expanding in Spain, to buy Bentley Pharma |
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UBS Hit By New Write-Down Fears - Forbes
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UBS Hit By New Write-Down Fears
Forbes - LONDON - UBS, the European bank worst hit by the credit crunch, could be preparing for a $16.1 billion capital injection to maintain its capital position, and prevent ratings downgrades. Stock tumbles on report on UBS's capital needs Swiss shares lower in midday trade tracking US futures, UBS weighs |
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Pernod wins Absolut vodka in $8.9 billion deal (Reuters)
Reuters - France’s Pernod Ricard won a hard-fought auction on Monday to buy the maker of Sweden’s Absolut vodka for 5.63 billion euros ($8.9 billion), taking it close to being the world’s biggest spirits company.
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Heather Mills to judge Miss USA Pageant (AP)
AP - Heather Mills soon will be back in front of the cameras. The former Mrs. Paul McCartney, who recently wrapped up a very public divorce from the ex-Beatle, is among the celebrity judges just announced for the upcoming Miss USA Pageant.
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