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Google chief sees ulterior motive in YouTube ban
Article
/ 22 May 2010

Google chief sees ulterior motive in YouTube ban

Eric Schmidt on Friday said he suspects suppressing criticism is a factor behind the move to block YouTube in Pakistan in the name of Islam.

By Staff Reporter
BP swamped by criticism as spilled oil keeps coming
Article
/ 21 May 2010

BP swamped by criticism as spilled oil keeps coming

Anger, skepticism and accusations of lying washed over energy giant BP on Friday as it desperately pursued efforts to contain a month-old leak.

By Anna Driver and Matthew Bigg
On reaching the other side
Article
/ 21 May 2010

On reaching the other side

In 2007 Barack Obama commemorated a civil rights march on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, on a day seen as the true launch of his presidential campaign.

By Staff Reporter
Are the BRICs worth the risk?
Article
/ 21 May 2010

Are the BRICs worth the risk?

Despite an impressive run, some investors are
still advising caution, writes <b>Gareth Stokes</b>.

By Gareth Stokes
Take advantage of ‘perfect storm’
Article
/ 21 May 2010

Take advantage of ‘perfect storm’

Conditions are ideal to put part of your savings overseas and secure real returns, writes <b>Gareth Stokes</b>.

By Gareth Stokes
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Article
/ 21 May 2010

Armstrong rejects new doping accusation

Lance Armstrong on Thursday dismissed accusations of doping levelled against him by disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis.

By Staff Reporter
US to probe oil spill, containment efforts continue
Article
/ 18 May 2010

US to probe oil spill, containment efforts continue

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be in the political spotlight in Washington on Tuesday, as energy giant BP scrambles to contain the spill.

By Jeff Mason and Steve Gorman
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Article
/ 13 May 2010

HTC wants US sales freeze of iPad, iPhone and iPod

Call for regulator to halt sale of iPhones, iPads and iPods in the US as fight between Apple and HTC grows increasingly acrimonious.

By Staff Reporter
Warhol self-portrait sells for $32,5-million
Article
/ 13 May 2010

Warhol self-portrait sells for $32,5-million

A late self-portrait by "pope of pop" Andy Warhol sold for a record $32,5-million at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
Huge US oil spill drifts west; BP mulls options
Article
/ 10 May 2010

Huge US oil spill drifts west; BP mulls options

BP engineers desperately explored options on Sunday to control oil gushing from a ruptured well deep under the Gulf of Mexico.

By Erwin Seba
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Article
/ 10 May 2010

Taliban behind Times Square plot, says US

Senior White House officials believe Times Square car bomb was the work of a Pakistani Taliban group, rather than a "lone wolf" attacker.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 May 2010

Pentagon tries aromatherapy to ease combat stress

The US military is experimenting with aromatherapy, acupuncture and other unorthodox methods to treat soldiers traumatised by combat experiences.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 May 2010

BP suffers snag in US Gulf oil containment effort

BP has suffered a setback in an attempt to contain oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico with a metal dome when crystallised gas filled the structure.

By Erwin Seba
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Article
/ 8 May 2010

New regulations likely as US probes big stock dive

President Barack Obama said on Friday that regulators would look for ways to prevent a repeat of Thursday’s mysterious stock market meltdown.

By Jonathan Spicer and Rachelle Younglai
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Article
/ 7 May 2010

Local fishermen unhappy at BP Gulf spill jobs offers

For fishermen whose livelihoods are threatened by the oil leak, the offer of jobs by energy giant BP to help clean up the spill

By Matthew Bigg
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Article
/ 7 May 2010

Scramble for Africa

The United States said this week it is trying to promote a new type of trade, where Africa will add more value to its own raw materials.

By Karabo Keepile
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Article
/ 5 May 2010

Oil spill costs mount for US economy, companies

The oil gushing unchecked from an undersea well in the Gulf of Mexico could permanently scar coastal lands and bring down some energy companies.

By Matt Daily
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Article
/ 5 May 2010

Investigators still interviewing NY bomb suspect

US authorities were still questioning a Pakistani-American man on Wednesday, who they say admitted trying to bomb New York’s Times Square.

By Michelle Nichols
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Article
/ 4 May 2010

Actor Lynn Redgrave dies aged 67

The actor Lynn Redgrave has died, her family said. She was 67. Her publicist Rick Miramontez said Redgrave died on Sunday night.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 May 2010

US arrests man in New York car bomb attempt

A man of Pakistani origin has been arrested on suspicion he bought the vehicle used in the failed car bombing in New York’s Times Square last weekend.

By Michelle Nichols and Daniel Trotta
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Article
/ 4 May 2010

BP chief faces Washington grilling

Tony Hayward meets United States politicians and regulators as criticism of oil giant’s reaction to well blow-out mounts.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 May 2010

US investigators hunt New York car bomb culprits

Investigators combed through security video and other evidence on Monday in the hunt for suspects in a failed car bombing in New York’s Times Square.

By Michelle Nichols
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Article
/ 2 May 2010

Who could be behind failed Times Square attack?

US authorities are investigating a thwarted car bombing in New York’s famed Times Square where thousands of people gather each day and night.

By Staff Reporter
Police defuse car bomb on Times Square
Article
/ 2 May 2010

Police defuse car bomb on Times Square

Police tipped off by a street vendor defused a car bomb on Times Square in New York on Saturday that could have turned into a "deadly event".

By Steve Eder, Jonathan Spicer, Deepa Seetharaman and Clare Baldwin
Weather hampers oil spill efforts in Gulf of Mexico
Article
/ 2 May 2010

Weather hampers oil spill efforts in Gulf of Mexico

High winds and rough seas hampered efforts on Saturday to prevent an oil slick from reaching US shores and wreaking enormous environmental damage.

By Erica Berenstein
NY’s Times Square evacuated over apparent car bomb
Article
/ 2 May 2010

NY’s Times Square evacuated over apparent car bomb

An apparent failed car bomb in a vehicle that was smoking and emitted a small "flash" caused police to evacuate New York’s Times Square on Saturday.

By Steve Eder and Clare Baldwin
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Article
/ 2 May 2010

Facebook the latest to contract a case of megalomania

Sadly, there is no cure for megalomania. But venture capitalists ought to start funding the search for a cure, because it’s costing a lot of money.

By Staff Reporter
Is the oil spill Obama’s Katrina? Not yet, say analysts
Article
/ 1 May 2010

Is the oil spill Obama’s Katrina? Not yet, say analysts

Comparisons with the response to Hurricane Katrina are already being made, but the spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not a political albatross — yet.

By Jeff Mason
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Article
/ 30 April 2010

Oil slick expected to hit US coastal reserve

An oil slick from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to reach a wildlife reserve at the mouth of the Mississippi River on Thursday.

By Chris Baltimore
Carbon capture under fire
Article
/ 30 April 2010

Carbon capture under fire

Experts have thrown a spanner in the works, questioning its efficacy in fighting climate change.

By Terry Macalister
TB: New study uses old approach
Article
/ 30 April 2010

TB: New study uses old approach

Hopes are high that a study of a broad-based preventative approach will dramatically reduce prevalence among particularly vulnerable miners.

By Mara Kardas-Nelson
Tiger’s golf rehab takes second step at Quail Hollow
Article
/ 29 April 2010

Tiger’s golf rehab takes second step at Quail Hollow

Woods’ golf rehabilitation continues on Thursday at the Quail Hollow Championship, three weeks after he ended a five-month hiatus from the game.

By Pete Iacobelli
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