Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland win World Cup for USA at Mission Hills

USA won the golf World Cup after a final round of 67 was enough for Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland to take the title by two shots – from Germany and England.Kuchar and Woodland, starting the foursomes two behind the overnight leaders Ireland, had six birdies and a bogey at the Mission Hills course on Hainan Island to finish 24-under par and take the...

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Will Thomas Cook ad offer take holidaymakers to a happy place?

Thomas Cook has come up with a truly valiant wheeze to make a virtue of its recent solvency wobble. A new promotional campaign from the debt-laden tour operator seeks to put a positive gloss on the borrowing crisis, which last week briefly cast doubt over whether the 170-year-old company would survive long enough to take some 5 million or so UK holidaymakers...

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MPs push UK bank bosses to boost lending to small firms

'How to get banks lending to small businesses?' was the question dominating the Treasury select committee's grilling of bank bosses on Wednesday and is also on the mind of the chancellor, who used his conference speech last month to promise a new set of measures to get money flowing. He used the phrase "credit easing" (CE) and described it as "another...

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European Stars flock to Berlin for European Film Awards

European Stars flock to Berlin for European Film Awards The 24th European Film Awards returned to Berlin on 3 December. An impressive line-up of European filmmakers joined by German actresses and actors as well as other colleagues presented the individual awards. The 1,000 guests – winners, nominees and EFA Members – gathered at the Tempodrom where...

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European Commission will propose Creative Europe and Erasmus for All programmes on the 23 November

On Thursday 23 November, the European Commission will announce its detailed proposal for 'Creative Europe', the new programme for the cultural and creative sector and 'Erasmus for All', the new programme for education, training, youth and sport.Both programmes are part of the Commission's proposal for a multi-annual budget for 2014-2020. The 'Creative...

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Facebook float could value company at $100bn

Social network will cross the critical 500 shareholder mark by end of 2011, which will force it to file financial data with SEC even if it does not choose to raise $10bn in IPO Facebook, the world's largest social network, is preparing for a public stock offering next spring which could raise up to $10bn, according to sources.The Wall Street Journal...

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Bhanwari Devi case: Key accused tells CBI missing nurse is dead

NEW DELHI: One of the main accused in the Bhanwari Devi case has told the CBI that the auxiliary nurse who is at the centre a sleazy scam in Rajasthan is dead. Shahabuddin, one of the main accused in the crime that has jolted Rajasthan politics, told his CBI handlers that the attractive nurse who was close to sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal...

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Egypt army picks new PM, protesters plan mass rally on Friday

CAIRO: Egyptian former prime minister Kamal Ganzouri accepted a request from the ruling generals to form a new government, state media reported, but protesters brushed away their choice and vowed to hold another mass rally on Friday to demand the army quit power. Ganzouri confirmed he had agreed in principle to lead a national salvation government...

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Sachin Tendulkar misses 100th international century

MUMBAI: Millions of Sachin Tendulkar fans were left disappointed as the iconic batsman again came very close to his historic 100th international century only to miss it by six runs in the third Test against the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium on Friday. There was a deathly silence at Tendulkar's home ground as pacer Ravi Rampaul turned the...

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