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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, 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. ...

China, US hold new round of human rights dialogue

National
2009-11-17

CHINA and the United States underlined that each country and its people have the right to choose their own path, and agreed to hold the next round of human rights dialogue in Washington by the end of February 2010,...

Fed's Hoenig says significant weakness in US economy

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-16

A FEDERAL Reserve official said today that the US economy still faced "significant weaknesses" and urged policymakers to allow large financial institutions to fail if needed. "We still have significant weaknesses...

US Senate panel unveils more climate bill details

World
2009-10-24

DEMOCRATS in the US Senate will push climate change legislation that would grant, initially at no cost, pollution permits to an array of industries, similar to legislation passed by the House of Representatives last...

Japan to craft new US base plan by year-end -media

World
2009-10-23

IN an effort to defuse growing bilateral tension, Japan will tell US President Barack Obama next month that it will craft a new plan by the year-end to move a US base on Okinawa, the Sankei newspaper reported today....

Fed's Hoenig says US economy in recovery

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-7

A US Federal Reserve official said yesterday that while the US economy is clearly rebounding, it is too soon to begin to withdraw the Federal Reserve's massive support. "I see nothing that conflicts with the...

Gulf in talks on replacing US$ for oil-Independent

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-6

BRITAIN'S The Independent newspaper today reported that Gulf Arab states were in secret talks with Russia, China, Japan and France to replace the US dollar with a basket of currencies in the trading of oil. The...

Czech teenager Kvitova upsets Safina

Sports | Tennis
2009-9-6

LITTLE-KNOWN Czech teenager Petra Kvitova shocked world number one Dinara Safina 6-4 2-6 7-6 in a dramatic third-round upset at the US Open yesterday. Kvitova, 19, won the final-set tiebreaker 7-5 when top seed...

Federer slips but doesn't fall in US Open win

Sports | Tennis
2009-9-6

ROGER Federer skidded and fell to the ground before recovering to beat Lleyton Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 yesterday and extend his US Open winning streak to 37 matches by reaching the fourth round. Federer was serving,...