70-point tennis tiebreak may have created new record in Florida
A new record of 70-point tiebreak at a Futures event appears to have been set during a match between Monaco's world No. 636 Benjamin Balleret and Guillaume Couillard in Florida. Balleret won the ...
View ArticleMicrosoft sells 60 million licences upgrades for Windows 8
Software giant Microsoft has sold 60 million licences and upgrades for its new Windows 8 operating system in the 10 weeks since its launch. Tami Reller, chief financial officer of the Windows ...
View ArticleQatar rejects Egypt dominance claims as silly jokes
Qatar's Prime Minister Shaikh Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani has dismissed claims that his country was seeking to dominate Egypt's politics and economy as "silly jokes." Qatar announced that it would ...
View ArticleArmstrongs TV chat show with Oprah Winfrey may be completely stage-managed
British cyclist David Millar, who is a part of the World Anti-Doping Agency's Athlete Committee, has raised concerns that Lance Armstrong's television chat show with Oprah Winfrey next week might be ...
View ArticlePunj Lloyd subsidiary Sembawang makes $20m bid for Oz Macmahon construction...
Punj Lloyd subsidiary Sembawang Australia has stepped up its efforts to buy the construction business operated by MacMahon Holdings. Sembawang has offered five million dollars more than the current ...
View ArticleWorlds safest airlines for 2012 named
The top 10 safest airlines in the world have been revealed, with Finland's national carrier, Finnair, being named as the safest, followed by Air New Zealand. Europe's Jet Airliner Crash Data ...
View ArticleMicrosoft to retire Messenger on March 15 replace with Skype
Software giant Microsoft has announced that it will 'retire' its Messenger online chat feature on March 15 and replace it with the Skype internet telephony service. Microsoft, in an email, advised ...
View ArticleDwayne Bravo celebrates return to fitness
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo says he feels good to be back to full fitness after recovering from injury sustained during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka last year. Bravo ...
View ArticlePakistan Iran Afghanistan to enhance business ties
The commerce ministers of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan are scheduled to meet in Islamabad next week to outline steps for enhancing economic cooperation, a critical step for the three neighbouring ...
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TAQA to acquire 50 per cent stake in US wind power project
ABU DHABI - Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of France-based utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) to acquire 50% stake in the 205.5 ...
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Insurance group Aviva sells stake in Delta Lloyd for 433mn euros
LONDON - British insurance group Aviva announced Wednesday it has sold its remaining 19.4 per cent stake in Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd to unnamed investors for cash proceeds of 433 million euros (353 ...
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Aluminum giant Alcoa surpasses revenue expectations
NEW YORK - Global aluminum giant Alcoa has hit its profit target with $230 million or $0.21 per share in the fourth quarter by cost cutting to help offset a drop in aluminum prices. Fourth ...
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Lawmakers upset as AIG says it may join lawsuit against government
NEW YORK - American International Group (AIG), the insurer rescued by the US government in 2008 with a $182 billion bailout, is weighing whether to join a lawsuit against the government - drawing ...
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Oil production in US expected to scale up 25 per cent by 2014
WASHINGTON - The United States crude oil production is expected to increase by 25 per cent to 7.9 million barrels per day (bbl/d), US Energy Information Administration stated Wednesday in its ...
View ArticleNew Zoning Proposal Could Put Over 100 City Liquor Stores Out Of Business
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Do more liquor stores mean more violence? Some city officials say yes. Now they’re considering a controversial new zoning proposal that could put more than 100 stores ...
View ArticleState-run companies workers should share countrys woes
If you join state-run businesses thinking you have arrived at a haven that provides employment protection, good salaries and handsome benefits, you should think again. You have to rethink why ...
View ArticleTerrorism likely behind avian flu outbreak in Indonesia intel chief
Fretting that terrorists might one day unleash bioweapons in Indonesia, the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) says it will monitor the recent outbreak of a new strain of avian influenza in ...
View ArticleJapan approves $224b stimulus package
The Japanese cabinet on Friday approved a stimulus package worth 20 trillion yen (about 224 billion U.S. dollars), aiming to shore up Japan's current stagnant economy by beating chronic ...
View ArticleHas Draghi Won the Battle With Financial Markets
. The single currency was trading at around $1.326 on Friday, not far off 8-1/2 month highs hit last month.The contrast could not be more stark than six months ago, when Draghi was forced to reassure ...
View ArticleICT industry will continue to boom Forbes
/enpproperty--> China's Internet and electronics companies will continue to enjoy strong growth as the country's economic directives bolster the information and communications ...
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