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Raikkonen fastest on quiet opening day
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was fastest as Lewis Hamilton crashed his Mercedes on an otherwise quiet opening day to Formula One's pre-season testing in Jerez, southern Spain on Tuesday.
Lab-dish advance against MERS virus
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» Chinese scientists said Tuesday they had identified a compound that, in lab dish experiments, blocks infection by the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus.
Turkish central bank raises overnight lending rate
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» Turkey's central bank hiked key interest rates after a crisis meeting late Tuesday, in a bold move that bolstered the lira to 2.18 against the dollar from around 2.25.
FIFA widen ban on sex-for-fixing referees
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» FIFA on Tuesday said they had extended to a global level sanctions imposed by the Asian Football Confederation on three Lebanese match officials who were part of a sex-for-fixing scandal.
Zvonareva into second round at Pattaya Open
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» Two-time champion Vera Zvonareva was through to the second round of the Pattaya Open Tuesday, claiming the first victory of her comeback following an 18-month absence from the game due to illness and injury.
US envoy nominee to counsel caution to China, Japan
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» Senator Max Baucus, tapped to be US ambassador to China, called Tuesday on all nations including Japan to exercise caution over territorial rows which he warned could flare into conflict.
Indonesia jails people-smuggler behind fatal voyage
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» An Indonesian court Tuesday jailed a people-smuggler for seven years after he arranged an asylum boat voyage to Australia which ended when the vessel sank with the loss of some 90 lives.
Officers suspended over Philippines 'torture' jail
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» Ten Philippine police officers have been suspended for running a secret prison where jailors wearing wigs and masks beat and abused inmates, the government said Tuesday.
Obama hopes to defy ill omens in State of the Union
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» President Barack Obama will seek to rally confidence-sapped Americans and his own compromised political prospects Tuesday, in his showpiece annual State of the Union address.
Mata starts for Man United, strike duo return
AFP, Published on 29/01/2014
» Manchester United's record signing Juan Mata was brought straight into the starting line-up for his new club's Premier League game at home to Cardiff City on Tuesday.