Lindsey Vonn wins 3rd straight overall World Cup
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Lindsey Vonn won her third straight overall World Cup title. The U.S. Olympian was assured of the overall triumph when rival and friend Maria Riesch fell out of the top two in Friday’s super-G. Riesch...
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European markets lifted by industrial output
LONDON AP) — European stock markets rose Friday after a strong set of industrial production figures for January stoked hopes that the recovery from recession in the 16 countries that use the euro may be stronger ...
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Yousuf, Younis not to challenge PCB in court
LAHORE: While none of the cricketers will move court of law to get justice against the harsh punishment imposed on them by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the ban on two batting icons Mohammad Yousuf and Younis...
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Current session to take up constitution bill
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly stretched its calendar on Thursday to begin what is billed to be a historic spring session in which the government said it intended to bring promised constitutional amendments to restore a genuine parliamentary...
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Twin suicide attack kills 39 in Lahore
LAHORE: Twin suicide bombings in Pakistan targeting the military killed at least 39 people, including soldiers, and wounded nearly 100, on Friday in the city of Lahore, police said. “We have the heads of both the bombers. There...
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Baker leads Iditarod at halfway point
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Satellite tracking shows three mushers have left Cripple, the halfway point in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. John Baker of Kotzebue has the early lead Thursday, followed by four-time champion Martin Buser of Big Lake...
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Stocks drop early after mixed jobs report
NEW YORK – Stocks fell in early trading Thursday after China reported a sharp jump in inflation. Mixed U.S. economic news also held the market back. Overseas markets were mixed after China said its inflation rate jumped 2.7 percent...
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HSBC: data on 24,000 Swiss account
GENEVA – Information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing large numbers of international clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries. A former IT employee...
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PCB spins: Yousuf, Younis may be considered
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board has barred former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan from the national team indefinitely for behaviour they say contributed to Pakistan’s poor performance on its recent tour of Australia. However, the board then...
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Pakistan end Hockey World Cup
NEW DELHI: Four-time champions Pakistan slumped to an embarrassing 3-2 defeat by Canada on Thursday to finish last for the first time in the men’s field hockey World Cup. Scott Tupper scored a golden goal two minutes before the...
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