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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Ind vs WI: Kohli, Ashwin take India over 400 on Day 4

India avoided the follow-on as Virat Kohli and R Ashwin took the hosts over the 400-run mark on the fourth day of the third Test against the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Friday....

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Sensex down 151 points in opening trade on profit-booking

MUMBAI: The BSE benchmark Sensex fell by over 151 points in opening trade on Friday as participants booked gains recorded in the previous session amid a weakening trend on other Asian bourses. The 30-share Sensex, which closed 158.52 points higher in the previous session, fell by 151.47 points, or 0.95 per cent, to 15,707.02 in opening trade...

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No Test cricket championship until 2017: ICC

DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has ruled out the possibility of holding ICC World Test championship until 2017. Earlier, there was a plan to have such a championship from 2013, which would match the top four teams in 2013 instead of the 50-over ICC Champions Trophy, which is scheduled for England. "I...

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Kingfisher Airlines cannot fly heavily loss-making routes: Vijay Mallya

MUMBAI: Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, which has cancelled scores of flights in recent weeks, cannot afford to fly heavily loss-making routes, its chairman said on Tuesday. "We cannot, as a private company, fly routes that are heavily loss-making," Vijay Mallya told reporters. Mallya said, "Kingfisher Airlines is flying in tough environment...

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US is fed up with China: Obama

HONOLULU: President Barack Obama served notice on Sunday that the United States was fed up with China's trade and currency practices as he turned up the heat on America's biggest economic rival. "Enough's enough," Obama said bluntly at a closing news conference of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit where he scored a significant breakthrough...

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Talks on Greek coalition to start soon - Papandreou

(Reuters) - Negotiations to form a Greek coalition government will start soon, Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Saturday, launching a new push to save the nation from bankruptcy and prevent its crisis from sweeping over Europe and beyond. Papandreou told the Greek president that the nation had to forge a political consensus to prove it...

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Anglo American to buy Oppenheimers out of De Beers

(Reuters) - Global miner Anglo American is set to take control of De Beers, buying out South Africa's Oppenheimer family in a $5.1 billion (3.1 billion pound) deal that ends the dynasty's direct links to the diamond business after almost a century.Anglo has long been eying a deal to increase its...

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Ireland's $17 billion austerity plan to woo investors

(Reuters) - Ireland will target 12.4 billion euros (10 billion pounds) in austerity measures over the next four years, further tightening the screws on its recession-weary people as it seeks to cement its transformation from European basket case to recovery story.Prime Minister Enda Kenny needs to drastically squeeze the budget deficit if he is...

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US dollar ends cheaper against rupee

MUMBAI: The US dollar ended cheaper against the rupee at Rs 49.18/19 per dollar but the Pound Sterling turned higher at Rs 78.62/64 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange market (Forex) here today. The Following are the Interbank Forex and RBI rates: (In Rs Per Unit) Unit Interbank RBI Reference US Dollar 49.18/19 US Dollar...

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Pakistan grants India 'most favoured' trade status

Pakistan's cabinet has unanimously approved the award of "most favoured nation" trading status to India. Pakistan had previously linked trade liberalisation with India to a resolution of the dispute over Kashmir, over which the nations have fought two wars.Correspondents say the move is a significant step towards boosting the peace process between...

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Honduras troops join fight against violent crime

The government of Honduras has deployed hundreds of troops in the main cities to combat a wave of criminal violence. Joint patrols of soldiers and police have been sent into areas dominated by criminal gangs. Honduras has the world's highest murder rate, according to the UN, with much of the killing linked to drug-trafficking. On Monday President Porfirio...

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Madras HC judge claims victimization

NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: A serving judge of the Madras high court has claimed to being victimized on caste grounds, accusing his brother judges of trying to put him down and subjecting him to humiliation for taking up litigations in an independent manner. Justice C S Karnan has petitioned the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and sought an...

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China Looks to Venezuela for Energy Security

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has long desired to minimize his country's economic dependence on the United States, and since China's huge and growing energy demands have resulted in expanded business with Venezuela, he may very well get his wish.Beijing and Caracas have a history of affable diplomatic...

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