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Just a week after Halloween, Daylight Saving Time officially ends in the U.S. and Canada, at 2 a.m. on Nov. 6, when clocks are moved back one hour.

Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.2 PC brand, posted a better-than-expected 88 percent rise in second-quarter profit, helped by acquisitions and an increase in sales in emerging markets such as China.

World stocks and the euro edged up on Wednesday after a rollercoaster week, as investors hoped for comfort on the weak U.S. economy and troubled euro zone from meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Group of Twenty leaders.

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American model Vanessa Hessler got fired from her well-paid role as the face of an international telecommunications company after her remarks about her affair with Mutassim Gadhafi were published.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou fought off a barrage of criticism to win the backing of his Cabinet Wednesday to push ahead with a speedy referendum on the European debt bailout deal.

Gold traded lower on Tuesday, under pressure from a stronger dollar, but a surprisingly weak read of U.S. factory activity enabled the euro to claw back some gains, thereby helping the bullion price pare earlier losses.

U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., will introduce bills on Wednesday to impose a .03 percent transaction tax on trades of stocks and bonds

The major US banks were particularly hammered.

French banks and lenders exposed to Greece and other weak euro zone countries slumped on Tuesday after Greece's leader said he would put a bailout plan to a referendum, raising the risk of a disorderly default.

The Greek government faced possible collapse on Tuesday as ruling party lawmakers demanded Prime Minister George Papandreou resign for throwing the nation's euro membership into jeopardy with a shock call for a referendum.

South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday as a Greek plan for a referendum on a bailout package raised worries that the euro zone debt crisis is far from over.

Prime Minister George Papandreou's call for a referendum on the latest Greek bailout plan has blown a potentially fatal hole in the Eurozone's strategy to overcome its sovereign debt crisis.

French banks Credit Agricole, Societe Generale and BNP Paribas --all of which are believed to be heavily exposed to Greek debt-- are down more than 10 percent.

French banks and other lenders exposed to Greece and other weak euro zone countries slumped on Tuesday after Greece's leader said he would put a bailout plan to a referendum, raising the risk of a disorderly default.

Prime Minister George Papandreou's shock decision to call a referendum on Greece's bailout drew veiled threats from Germany on Tuesday and hammered markets edgy over the euro zone crisis.

The Gunners have been linked with yet another high-profile target man, this time from Germany.

Has Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou lost his mind, with a shocking decision to call a referendum on Greece's bailout offer from European nations hoping to avert a global financial meltdown spurred by Greece default?

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Prime Minister George Papandreou's shock decision to call a referendum on Greece's bailout drew veiled threats from Germany on Tuesday and hammered markets edgy over the euro zone crisis.

The United States announced to stop financial contribution to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation after the UN body voted to admit Palestine as its full member, which the Obama administration termed as regrettable and premature.