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World Match Play Results

editor — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:55:10 +0000

Results Saturday from the World Match Play Championship, a (EURO)2.75 million ($ 3.5 million) European Tour event at the par-72, 7,290-yard Finca Cortesin Golf Course:
Second Round
Sergio
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Heavy selling sends bourse under 7,200

editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 04:44:09 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The local bourse took a hit Friday as selling focused on market heavyweights, with the index pushed to below the 7,200-point mark amid increasing uncertainty in Europe.
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Asia stock markets sink on US, Europe worries

editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:54:20 +0000

Asian stocks dived Friday after discouraging U.S. economic reports unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union.
Markets in Asia followed
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Historic diamond fetches $9.7 million at Sotheby’s auction

editor — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:54:35 +0000

A centuries-old diamond has fetched 9 million Swiss francs ($ A9.62 million) at Sotheby’s auction in Geneva.

The 34.98 carat Beau Sancy diamond was worn by Marie
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Gov’t sets up task force to monitor stock market

editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:58:31 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Premier Sean Chen yesterday appointed Vice Premier Jiang Yi-huah to head a special task force to help monitor stock trading and shore up investors’ confidence in the local stock market that has been pounded by the world economic slowdown and domestic uncertainties.

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Myanmar to comply with UN resolutions targeting North Korea

editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:55:32 +0000

Myanmar has promised to comply with UN resolutions targeting North Korea’s weapons programmers, a Seoul official said Tuesday, following suspicions of military collaboration in recent
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Former triple jump champ Olsson retires

editor — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:57:21 +0000

Former Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson is quitting athletics because of persistent injury problems.
The 32-year-old Swede told Swedish news agency TT on Monday that
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Euro was troubled from birth, experts say

editor — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:56:53 +0000

In the 1990s, as they prepared to launch the euro, the continent’s political leaders said they couldn’t imagine a Europe without Athens or go forward
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Wei-Yin Chen pitches Orioles past Rangers 6-5 for third straight victory

editor — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:14:00 +0000

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Wei-Yin Chen of Taiwan secured his third Major League win as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 6-5 Thursday.

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Suicide car bombers kill 55 in Syrian capital, hundreds wounded

editor — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:55:02 +0000

2 suicide car bombs that targeted a notorious military intelligence compound shook the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Thursday, killing and wounding hundreds of people and
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