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Investors shrug off Moody's 'negative' EU rating outlook
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Investors on Tuesday shrugged off Moody's decision to downgrade the outlook on the European Union's long-term AAA credit rating from stable to negative, with the euro firm and stocks mostly stable.
'Gentler devil' hope for threatened marsupial
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Could the Tasmanian devil, a ferocious marsupial threatened by facial tumours spread by biting, be saved by a change of character?
Tiger Woods surpasses $100m in earnings
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Tiger Woods made golf history, finishing third in the Deutsche Bank Championship Monday to become the first golfer to make more than $100 million in earnings on the PGA Tour.
Branson legal challenge holds up rail contract
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Richard Branson's Virgin Rail Group on Monday succeeded in holding up a deal that threatens to strip it of its British rail franchise.
McIlroy captures Deutsche Bank Championship
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» World number one Rory McIlroy fired his second consecutive four-under 67 to capture the PGA Tour's Deutsche Bank Championship by one shot over South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen.
'Green Mile' star Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Michael Clarke Duncan, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "The Green Mile," an adaptation of a Stephen King work, died Monday at age 54, his representatives said.
Oracle appeals $306 mn settlement in SAP lawsuit
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» US software giant Oracle is appealing a $306 million settlement in its marathon copyright infringement lawsuit against German rival SAP, court documents show.
Thatcher's suits raise
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Seven suits belonging to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, including the one worn on the day she was confirmed as Conservative party leader, fetched
Liverpool's Jones gets Australia call
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones was Tuesday called up to the Australia squad for the first time since the 2011 Asian Cup finals and the death of his young son Luca from leukaemia.
Blinded Nepali soldier battles to London start
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Nepal athlete Bikram Bahadur Rana set a new personal best at the Paralympics, capping an extraordinary journey to the British capital from the Himalayan nation where he was blinded by Maoist rebels.