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Chrysler wants to revive GM merger talks

Chrysler hopes to reboot merger talks with General Motors if Congress approves a $25-billion bailout for ailing US automakers, the Financial Times.

US unemployment rate touches 16-year high

New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, the Labour Department said, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening jo

Google SearchWiki: Personalise search results

If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again.

HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks

HIV specialists in the US say that one in five people infected with the AIDS virus still do not know it, despite easier testing now.
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Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier

Lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the side effects by taking a pill instead.

Honda to cut production by 18,000 vehicles

Honda Motor Co said it will cut its North American production by another 18,000 vehicles.

Ntini sparks Bangladesh collapse

Bangladesh faces the possibility of being beaten inside three days after being forced to follow-on when they were dismissed for just 153 in response t

Somali pirates transform villages into boomtowns

Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women.

Finger-pointing begins as Senate nixes auto vote

A Democratic Congress, unwilling or unable to approve a $25 bn bailout for Detroit's Big 3, appears ready to punt automakers' fate to a lame-duck Repu

Maradona starts as coach with 1-0 win at Scotland

Diego Maradona began life as Argentina coach with a 1-0 win over Scotland that was as lackluster as his playing days were spectacular.

Consumer prices drop a US record 1 pc in October

US consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October as gasoline pump prices dropped by a record amount.

Smith and Amla centuries put SA in command

Captain Graeme Smith scored his 17th Test century and Hashim Amla his sixth as South Africa ended the first day of their first Test against Bangladesh

Doctors achieve breakthrough with windpipe transplant using stem cells

Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs.

Yahoo's fate riding on Yang's successor as CEO

With Jerry Yang quitting as Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive, the Internet company's board will confront pivotal questions as it looks for a new leader.

Clinton lawyers vetting her for State post

Hillary Clinton has engaged a team of prominent lawyers to help President-elect Obama vet her candidacy for Secretary of State.

First-time first ladies can make fashion faux pas

With Michelle Obama set to become the first lady of the US, her style and fashion will be under immense public scrutiny.

Britain planning to 'name and shame' men who pay for sex

This plan of the British government to curb prostitution has come under criticism for going back to the Victorian times.

Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study

Long promoted as an aid to memory, gingko didn't help prevent dementia in the longest and largest test of the extract.

Big 3 carmakers beg for $25 bn, warn of disaster

Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with a reluctant Congress for a $25 bn lifeline to save the once-proud titans.

World will see more deadly terror attacks: Report

The number of terror attacks probably will decline by 2025, but they will be more deadly, a top US intelligence officer predicted.

Now, another Clinton aide for US AG post?

President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly picked a high-ranking Clinton administration aide to serve as next attorney general.

Saks posts bigger than expected loss

Luxury retailer Saks Inc reported a wider-than-expected loss in the third quarter in contrast to a profit a year ago

HP shares soar after solid 4Q outlook

Hewlett -Packard says it expects fiscal fourth-quarter results above Wall Street's expectations despite the bad economy.

Asia is dynamic despite crisis: ADB

Asia will take a substantial hit from slowing demand for its exports as the global downturn unfolds but will remain the world’s most economically-dyna

Hijacked Saudi tanker anchors off Somalia

A Saudi supertanker hijacked by pirates with a $100 million oil cargo was thought to have anchored off Somalia, the shipping arm of state oil giant Sa
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