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Chinese snooker stars face intriguing ties at championship
Mar 11, 2010 08:17 EST
China's three rising stars face intriguing matches in the first round of the World Snooker Championship, while John Higgins will start his bid to retain the title with a clash against Barry Hawkins at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.
Higgins start World snooker title defence
Mar 11, 2010 07:31 EST
John Higgins will start his bid to retain the World Snooker Championship with a first round clash against Barry Hawkins at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.
China faces new pressure to let currency rise
Mar 08, 2010 17:14 EST
China faces new pressure to let currency rise, gives signs it may allow yuan appreciation. China faces mounting pressure from trading partners to loosen currency controls and is giving signs it might raise the value of the yuan to ease strains on its fast-growing economy.
Coal companies surge on reports of BHP deal
Mar 05, 2010 13:25 EST
Coal stocks lead market rally after reported BHP deal suggests higher coal prices. Coal company stocks led a rally on Wall Street Friday after published reports said that a Japanese steel maker paid higher prices for coal than expected.
DA: Milwaukee man told cellmate he killed women
Feb 18, 2010 14:05 EST
Prosecutors: Wis. man accused of killing 7 told cellmate he killed women, liked to beat them. A man accused of killing seven women over a 21-year period confessed to a former cellmate that he had committed murder and that it turned him on to beat and choke women, prosecutors said.
Marshals seek deadly Conn. gas plant blast's cause
Feb 08, 2010 04:02 EST
Fire marshals on Monday were preparing to start their investigation into a massive explosion that rocked an under-construction power plant where gas lines were being tested, killing at least five people.
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Feb 08, 2010 00:57 EST
Gas explosion at under-construction Conn. power plant kills at least 5, hurts at least 12. An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more.
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Feb 07, 2010 23:24 EST
An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more.
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Feb 07, 2010 22:16 EST
An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more.
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Feb 07, 2010 21:41 EST
An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more.
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Feb 07, 2010 19:32 EST
An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out the walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers, injuring a dozen or more and leaving crews picking through debris for more possible victims.
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Feb 07, 2010 19:05 EST
An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen or more in a blast that shook homes for miles.
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Feb 07, 2010 18:17 EST
An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen or more in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said.
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Feb 07, 2010 18:17 EST
Gas explosion at under-construction Conn. power plant kills at least 5, hurts at least 12. An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen or more in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said.
Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5
Feb 07, 2010 18:13 EST
An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen or more in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said.
Conn. power plant blast kills several, injures 14
Feb 07, 2010 17:10 EST
An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14 in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said.
Conn. power plant blast kills several, injures 14
Feb 07, 2010 16:50 EST
An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14 in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said.
Tea Partiers shaking up races across country
Jan 26, 2010 17:03 EST
With Massachusetts win, Tea Party activists causing establishment candidates heartburn. A once-dismissed loose confederation of Tea Party activists opposed to big government, bailouts and higher taxes is causing heartburn for establishment candidates across the country.
Australia moving cancer-hit Tasmanian Devils to new islands
Jan 21, 2010 01:31 EST
Australia is taking the bold step of moving Tasmanian Devils to new islands in a desperate bid to save the iconic species from being wiped out by a hideous face cancer.
O'Sullivan establishes early Masters final lead
Jan 17, 2010 13:26 EST
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was 5-3 in front against Mark Selby at the end of the first session of the Masters snooker final at the Wembley Arena here on Sunday.