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Woods surpasses $100m in earnings
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Tiger Woods made golf history, finishing third in the Deutsche Bank Championship to become the first golfer to make more than $100 million in earnings on the PGA Tour.
Murray rolls into Open last eight, Federer walks in
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Olympic champion Andy Murray advanced to the last eight at the US Open while World No. 1 Roger Federer reached his 34th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final without touching a racquet.
Super-trawler cleared to fish in Australian waters
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» A huge Dutch super-trawler was Tuesday given the go-ahead to fish in Australian waters but with tough conditions to minimise by-catch such as dolphins, seals and sea lions.
S. Korea court awards $2.2mn over false spy charges
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» A Seoul court on Tuesday awarded a fisherman compensation of more than $2 million for being tortured and imprisoned in the 1980s on false charges of spying for North Korea.
Jilted lover kills 5 in Delhi shooting spree: report
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» A jilted New Delhi resident upset over the marriage of his lover to another man shot her and four others dead before turning his gun on himself, a report said Tuesday.
Moon's death threatens unity of Unification Church
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» The death of Sun Myung Moon robs his Unification Church of the glue that sustained its global following as a cohesive religious and financial force even as membership dwindled from its 1980s peak, analysts say.
Death of Australian mining boom exaggerated: PM
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday denied claims that the mining boom was over, saying its benefits would last decades even as a key forecaster warned more projects may be shelved.
Police probe into 'lost' Samsung TVs
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» South Korean and German police are probing the disappearance of two next-generation Samsung TVs en route to Berlin, the electronics giant said Tuesday, amid suspicions of commercial espionage.
China's Chalco scraps bid for Mongolia coal miner
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» China's biggest aluminium producer Chalco said it had scrapped a planned bid to take a majority stake in a Mongolian coal miner, after Mongolia's government opposed the deal.
Ferrari crash reports bring fresh political scandal to China
AFP, Published on 04/09/2012
» China's leadership has been hit by a fresh scandal ahead of a 10-yearly power handover, with reports a close ally of the president was demoted following his son's death in a Ferrari crash.