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Former President Clinton undergoes heart surgery
Former President Bill Clinton, who had quadruple bypass surgery more than five years ago, was hospitalized Thursday to have a clogged heart artery opened after suffering discomfort in his chest.
Two stents resembling tiny mesh scaffolds…
Standard Chartered opens Angola branch
Asian-focused bank Standard Chartered opened a branch in Angola on Wednesday as it seeks to further broaden its footprint on the African continent.
An official for the London-based bank, who declined to be named, confirmed that it had…
EU to get to grips with Greece rescue plans
European Union leaders will lay the groundwork for a financial rescue of Greece at a summit on Thursday, but any support is likely to require a big commitment from Athens on getting its economy in order.
Germany and possibly France are…
Wealth gap hits life span in England
Up to 2.5 million years of life are being lost in England to those people dying prematurely each year, according to a new report.
The gap between the lifestyles of the rich and poor is having a major impact on the chances of living a…
Freud self-portrait sold for £2.8m
A self-portrait of Lucian Freud nursing a black eye after a punch-up with a taxi driver has sold for more than £2.8 million when it went under the hammer.
Sotheby's described the rediscovered oil on canvas Self-Portrait With A Black Eye,…
Chilling 9/11 aerial photos released
A trove of aerial photographs of the collapsing World Trade Center was widely released this week, offering a rare and chilling view from the heavens of the burning twin towers and the apocalyptic shroud of smoke and dust that settled over…
Saudi Arabia rejects Pakistani diplomat over name translation
In an unfortunate result of translation, Pakistani diplomat Akbar Zeb will not become the next Pakistani ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Zeb’s credentials seem in order: He is the former ambassador to the United States, India and South…
Report reveals human trafficking in the US
About 1,000 American-born children are forced into the sex trade in Ohio every year and about 800 immigrants are sexually exploited and pushed into sweatshop-type jobs, a new report on human trafficking in the state said Wednesday.
Ohio's…
Google to build ultra-fast broadband network
Google Inc. plans to build a handful of experimental, ultra-fast broadband networks around the country to connect consumers to the Internet and ensure that tomorrow's systems can keep up with online video and other advanced applications…
Egypt inflation at 13.6% in January 2010
Egypt's urban annual consumer price inflation climbed to 13.6 percent in January from 13.3 percent in December, state statistics agency figures indicated on Wednesday.
Last month's data published on the agency's website showed the consumer…