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Denmark rallies to beat US 3-1 in friendly

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-19

DENMARK'S three second-half goals fed a comeback 3-1 friendly win over United States in the last outing of the year for the both World Cup teams yesterday. Danish substitutes Johan Absalonsen, Soren Rieks and...

China likely to host 2019 Presidents Cup

Sports | Golf
2009-11-19

THE US PGA Tour is looking into the possibility of staging the Presidents Cup in China in 2019. Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said that might be enough time for China to set a goal of having a player capable of...

US sees faster rise in prices

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-19

CONSUMER prices in the United States edged up faster than expected last month, driven higher by another increase in energy prices and the biggest jump in new car prices in 28 years. Still, prices are lower than...

9 die in Guizhou bus crash

National
2009-11-18

NINE people died and more than 30 were injured when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged down a 30-meter slope in southwest China's Guizhou Province today. The accident took place at about 5:15 am on...

Chilly weather heats up hot-spring tours

Metro | Weather
2009-11-18

WITH the weather suddenly growing cold, short-term tours to hot springs are hot. Tour market insiders are reminding people to book ahead of time if they want to enjoy hot springs in surrounding provinces. Hotels...

Antarctic tour ship stuck in ice

World
2009-11-18

A RUSSIAN icebreaker carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica has become stuck in the ice but is not in danger, a shipping company said yesterday. The Captain Khlebnikov...

Lee takes a break to rest injured elbow

Sports | Cricket
2009-11-18

AUSTRALIAN paceman Brett Lee is taking a break from cricket to rest his injured elbow and consider his future in the sport. "If it happens that I don't play cricket again I can walk away knowing I've given it...

Australian report on sports irks AOC chief

Sports | Olympics
2009-11-18

AUSTRALIA'S Olympic chief has criticized a government-commissioned report that dismissed calls for extra funding for elite sports, saying its recommendations would harm fringe sports and slash the country's medal...

Mussolini revealed as racist in diaries

World
2009-11-18

BENITO Mussolini was a fierce anti-Semite, who proudly said his hatred for Jews preceded Adolf Hitler's and vowed to "destroy them all," according to previously unpublished diaries by the Fascist dictator's mistress. ...

China, US to advance military relations: joint statement

National
2009-11-17

CHINA and the United States issued a joint statement in Beijing today, promising that the two countries would "take concrete steps" to advance "sustained and reliable" military-to-military relations in the future. ...