Spanish league denies match-fixing report
The Spanish soccer league (LFP) has denied a local media report that it informed anti-corruption investigators of possible cases of match-fixing in recent La Liga and second tier games.
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U.N. chief visits 'new' Myanmar to push more reforms
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon made a landmark visit to a fast-changing Myanmar on Sunday to encourage further reforms and push for a further easing of Western sanctions to help normalise United Nations opera
No end in sight to global jobs crisis, ILO says
Fiscal austerity and tough labour reforms have failed to create jobs, leading to an 'alarming' situation in the global employment market that shows no sign of recovering, the International Labour Orga
Even in emerging markets, Nokia's star is fading
Nokia phones once took pride of place in Manish Khatri's Mumbai store, but now models made by Samsung Electronics get the limelight.
He has nothing against Nokia, he says, but it's better for busines
Apple, Google could join Dow index: Barron's
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index is due for an overhaul, and new-tech giants like Apple Inc and Google have good arguments for joining the elite 30 companies at the expense of old-industry
Slower China economy a worry for Western firms
As China's economy cools, some big U.S. and European companies are losing what had been one of their surest growth bets.
Caterpillar Inc, 3M Co, United Technologies Corp and ABB Ltd are among the man
Lakshmi Mittal retains crown as Britain's richest man
Britain's wealthiest people saw their fortunes rise to record levels last year, according to the annual Sunday Times Rich List, at a time when most Britons' earnings and savings were squeezed by infla
As technology shifts, Asian giants wrestle for TV control
LG Electronics will steal a march on its rivals by bringing forward the launch of a 55-inch flat TV using next-generation technology, raising the stakes in a cut-throat battle for the living room betw
China tells IPO bankers to 'like' Facebook - IFR
China's internet censors have a dim view of Facebook, but that has not stopped it from being a model of sorts for the country's securities regulator, IFR reported on Saturday.
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UK royals riding high in media a year after wedding
One year after some two billion people around the world tuned into watch Britain's Prince William marry Kate Middleton, the global media remain captivated with the lives of the now Duke and Duchess of