Archive for ‘August, 2010’

Jankovic rallies to avoid early US Open upset (AP)

Jankovic rallies to avoid early US Open upset 
    (AP)

AP - Jelena Jankovic needed a comeback to hold off an 18-year-old and Svetlana Kuznetsova had to go three sets to edge out an opponent nearing 40. Both did their job to avoid upsets Tuesday in the sweltering first round of the U.S. Open.[Read more...]

Google and Skype face India ban

Google and Skype face India ban

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Clegg hails Afghanistan progress

Clegg hails Afghanistan progress

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FTSE rises, but Government spending cuts could hit Serco hard

FTSE rises, but Government spending cuts could hit Serco hard

Previous  of  Companies Next FTSE 100 FTSE 250 The outsourcing company slid 15 to 582p as Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded the shares to “neutral” ahead of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, which is due to take place on October 20. [...]

FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine (AP)

FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine 
    (AP)

AP - Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year.[Read more...]

Wall Street turns negative (Reuters)

Wall Street turns negative 
    (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stocks turned negative in a volatile session on Tuesday, weighed down by technology, energy and industrial shares.[Read more...]

Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley: ‘We are lost without each other’

Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley: ‘We are lost without each other’

Chiles and Bleakley will reteam on Daybreak, which replaces GMTV next week Photo: PA Chiles left The One Show in April after it emerged that Chris Evans had been approached to replace him on Friday nights. Bleakley followed suit two months later. [...]

22 US troops killed in Afghanistan in four days

22 US troops killed in Afghanistan in four days

Previous  of  Images Next A U.S. army medic runs to the scene of a road side bomb explosion in Kandahar province Photo: REUTERS US and Afghan troops inspect the site of a roadside bomb in Kandahar Photo: EPA [...]

Hamas claims responsibility for attack on Israelis (AP)

Hamas claims responsibility for attack on Israelis 
    (AP)

AP - The Islamic militant Hamas is claiming responsibility for a shooting attack that killed four Israelis in the West Bank.[Read more...]

Gates Speaks Cautiously on Iraq

Gates Speaks Cautiously on Iraq

MILWAUKEE—Speaking somberly about the end of combat operations in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that now is not the time for “pre-mature victory parades.”In a speech to the American Legion’s national convention here, Mr. Gates eschewed any triumphant declaration that the mission in Iraq had been accomplished. [...]

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