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Blake of Jamaica wins the men's 200 metres event ahead of Thompson of Trinidad and Collins of St Kitts and Nevis at the Memorial Van Damme IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels

Blake Runs Second Fastest 200m of All Time

Jamaican Yohan Blake blazed to the second fastest 200 meters of all time at the Brussels Diamond League meeting on Friday, upstaging compatriot and training partner Usain Bolt who clocked the quickest 100m of the season.
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Blackberry Messenger disrupted in the Americas

Research In Motion's BlackBerry Messenger service was disrupted by an apparent service outage on Friday, adding a further headache as the company reels from a dismal earnings report.
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EU to Mull Stockpiling Strategic Raws Materials

The European Union will decide in the coming months whether to start stockpiling raw materials that are critical for the bloc's industrial and high-tech production, an EU spokesman said on Friday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

Geithner Presses EU to Act Decisively, Speak as One

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told EU finance ministers on Friday they should end loose talk about a euro zone break-up and work more closely with the European Central Bank to tackle the debt crisis.
Treasury Secretary Geithner delivers opening remarks at the Treasury Department's Counter-Terrorist Financing Symposium

Geithner Presses Euro Zone to Leverage Bailout Fund

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed euro zone ministers on Friday to leverage their 440 billion euro bailout fund and free up more resources to tackle a two-year-old debt crisis, a senior euro zone official said.
Rafael Nadal

National Pride Provides Fuel for Djokovic and Nadal

With precious little time to rest after their brutal U.S. Open final, world number one Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will be energized by national pride this weekend as they lead their countries into battle in the Davis Cup semi-finals.
A trader is pictured at his desk in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange

Asian Stocks Rebound on Hopes of European Debt Action

Asian stocks bounced on Thursday after tentative steps by euro zone policymakers to tackle a crippling debt crisis, but investors remained wary that obstacles the bloc's leaders face could weigh on the euro and Asian currencies in the medium term.
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U.S., Australia to add cyber realm to defense treaty

The United States and Australia will take the rare step on Thursday of declaring the cyber realm as part of a mutual defense treaty, meaning that a cyber attack on one could lead to a response by both nations.
Cocaine from Britain's largest ever cocaine seizure is seen on display in London

UN: Cocaine Usage On the Rise Globally, Stemming From Australia

A report released Tuesday by the United Nation's Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) showed that seizures of cocaine and amphetamine-type stimulants such as ecstasy and meth, have increased dramatically, with 592 kilograms confiscated in 2008-09 compared with 179.5 kilograms just six years prior to the federal findings.
Express Scripts to buy Medco for $29 billion

S.Africa's Aspen earmarks $800 mln for M&A

South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare could spend some $800 million on acquisitions, its deputy CEO said, as Africa's biggest generic drugs maker looks for further targets, particularly in Latin America.
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Carmakers flaunt luxury in era of austerity

Crisis? What crisis?There may be turbulence in the euro zone, a downgrade in the U.S. credit rating, tumbling stock prices and fears about climate change making consumers clamor for low emission vehicles, but at the Frankfurt car show it's the high priced, high-powered, high emission vehicles that are drawing the crowds.
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European Stock Index Futures Rise off Seven-Month Low

European index futures rose and the euro edged off a seven-month low on Tuesday after a report that Italy may get financial support from China sparked a bout of short-covering but did nothing to ease fears that Europe is sliding into another banking crisis.

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