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Greece mustn't default, ECB's Bini Smaghi tells FT

The idea that a Greek debt restructuring could be carried out in an orderly way is a fairytale, European Central Bank board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi told the Financial Times in an interview published on Monday.

Lockheed Hunting Cyber Attackers

Dozens of Internet and network security experts from the government and industry are working to discover the origins of last week's attack on Lockheed Martin Corp's computer networks, according to a new report.

Saudi Prince seeks lower oil prices

Saudi Arabian prince Alwaleed bin Talal would like to see oil prices drop to the $70-$80 a barrel range in a move to thwart western development in alternate fuels.

Repeated Flu Vaccine Shot May Not Be Required

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended that people get a flu shot. However, vaccine producers are saying that the ones who already got the shot may not need to get it again.

Mark Zuckerberg Butchers Animal to Eat

Mark Zuckerberg - when he's not building Facebook - likes to give himself personal challenges to learn something about the world, expand my interests and teach myself greater discipline, he recently told a magazine.

Sarah Palin Kicks Off 'One Nation' Tour in D.C. on a Harley [PHOTOS]

Sarah Palin kicked off her 'One Nation' tour in Washington D.C. on Sunday, riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle to honor U.S. veterans, marking the start of a short tour that will take her to New England as speculation mounts about her willingness to mount a presidential run.

EU, IMF expected to judge Greece as protests swell

European and IMF officials are expected to deliver their verdict this week on Greece's faltering drive to bring its budget deficit under control, but ordinary Greeks have warned that their patience is running thin.

Lagarde has G8 backing

G8 leaders all back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to run the IMF, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Sunday, as she attacked a call to investigate her role in a 2008 legal case that may harm her chances.

Lockheed says frequent cyber target from around world

Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. government's No. 1 provider of information technology services, said on Sunday that a tenacious cyberattack on its network last weekend was part of a pattern of frequent attacks on it from around the world.

Strauss-Kahn assembles crisis team to fight back

Faced with a legal and media onslaught, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is pulling together a crack team of investigators, former spies and media advisers to fight back against charges he sexually assaulted a hotel chambermaid.

Ireland may need more EU/IMF cash: minister

Ireland may have to ask for another loan from the European Union and International Monetary Fund because it will struggle to return to debt markets to raise funds next year, a government minister said on Sunday.

LSE says not in talks with LCH.Clearnet

The London Stock Exchange said it is not in talks with LCH.Clearnet, following speculation that it had been one of a number of exchanges that had made a bid for the European clearinghouse.

Deadly E.coli cucumbers kill 10 Germans, other countries at risk

In Germany, the current outbreak of E.coli found in cucumbers have claimed two more lives, totaling 10 deaths and over 300 infected. Concerns have been raised as other countries with cucumber shipments may also be at risk. The outbreak started with the shipment of Spanish cucumbers from farms in Malaga and Almeria, which may have been the main cause according to German health chiefs. No official evidence has linked Spain to the outbreak.

Greeks favor selloffs to end debt crisis: poll

An overwhelming majority of Greeks are in favor of selling and developing state assets to raise 50 billion euros ($71.19 billion) to avoid a default on the country's crippling debt load, a poll found on Sunday.

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