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Saab sale sees closure of 37% of US dealers

Business | Automobile
2009-11-16

ABOUT 37 percent of United States Saab dealers will close as part of General Motors Corp's planned sale of the ailing Swedish car brand to Koenigsegg Group AB, a GM spokeswoman said over the weekend. GM spokeswoman...

Farmers urge EU aid on milk

World
2009-10-6

HUNDREDS of dairy farmers drove tractors into Belgium's capital Brussels yesterday to pressure European Union farm ministers on the milk price crisis as 20 of 27 nations called for more protection from the volatile...

EU farmers in white heat over milk prices

World
2009-9-17

BELGIAN farmers sprayed 3 million liters (790,000 gallons) of fresh milk onto their fields yesterday, furious over the low milk prices they say are bankrupting farmers. Milk farmers' groups said world prices had...

Little fish safeguard the water of Beijing

National
2009-7-16

CHINESE scientists have adopted the principle of the coal mine canary to monitor water quality by using fish to test for pollutants. A machine containing more than 20 small fish swimming in small tubes is used...

California, other states face tough budget choices

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-7-2

GOV. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency yesterday to address California's deficit and ordered state offices closed three days a month to save cash. The Legislature will have 45 days to send him...

Singh gets a major lift with Tiger pairing

Sports | Golf
2009-4-9

INDIA'S Jeev Milkha Singh can't help but feel like a major winner as he prepares for his third Masters tournament which tees off today. The Asian Tour's No. 1 has enjoyed practice rounds with Greg Norman and...

Appeal in Sanlu milk scandal rejected

National
2009-3-26

A court in north China's Hebei Province today dismissed appeals by a brother and sister involved in the Sanlu milk scandal, upholding a death sentence for one and an eight-year jail term for the other. In the...

Four go on second trial for tainted milk scandal

National
2009-3-26

FOUR people involved in China's tainted dairy scandal went on second trial at a local court today in Shijiazhuang, capital of northern Hebei Province, according to sources with the court. The Hebei High People's...

Court accepts first milk scandal lawsuit

National
2009-3-26

A COURT in north China's Hebei Province has accepted the first compensation lawsuit filed by the family of a child who became sick after drinking tainted baby formula. The Xinhua District Court in Shijiazhuang,...

Rice gene breakthrough

National
2009-3-24

CHINESE scientists said yesterday that they had identified a gene that has played a key role in increasing the yield of China's high-yielding super rice. The gene, called dep1, can accelerate the division of rice...