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Tokyo, Sydney stocks climb despite Egypt fears
HONG KONG — Asian markets mostly rose on Friday with Japanese and Australian stocks lifted by positive signals from both economies, even as uncertainty about Egypt kept oil prices around the…
Flower worried by Bresnan injury
MELBOURNE — England coach Andy Flower says Tim Bresnan's tour-ending calf injury is the biggest worry for his team ahead of the upcoming World Cup.The English play the final one-day international…
Pakistan confirm Afridi as World Cup captain
LAHORE, Pakistan — Shahid Afridi will lead Pakistan at the World Cup, cricket chiefs said on Friday, quashing rumours that he might be replaced by Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq.Pakistan last week announced…
Johnson says Australia the team to beat
PERTH, Australia — After embarrassment at the Ashes, Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson says the defending champions are still the side to beat at the upcoming World Cup.Australia's horrific 3-1 belting in…
India's Sehwag 'fit' for World Cup
NEW DELHI — Key Indian opener Virender Sehwag is fully fit and raring to go, local media reported on Friday, boosting the country's chances of glory at the World Cup.Sehwag, 32,…
Indonesia raises key interest rate
JAKARTA — Indonesia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.75 percent on Friday, in a bid to head off inflation which has dented investor confidence,…
Japan steel shares soar on merger plan
TOKYO — Japanese steel shares soared Friday after the country's biggest steelmaker Nippon Steel and rival Sumitomo Metal Industries unveiled a merger plan to create the world's second-largest steel firm.Nippon Steel…
ICC warns against fraud emails
NEW DELHI — Cricket's governing body on Friday warned the public to beware of fraudulent emails that seek personal details to give away non-existent cash rewards ahead of the World Cup.The…
One in 8 UK women will get breast cancer: study
LONDON — Breast cancer rates in Britain increased over the last decade, with one in eight women now expected to develop the disease at some point in their life, figures released…
China stealth-jet firm eyes US contracts: report
BEIJING — The maker of China's new stealth fighter plans to team up with a small California firm for what would seem like mission impossible: bidding for US defence contracts, according…
Cultural shift behind Italian women's thinning
ROME — Gone are the "Big Mamma" stereotypes and the full figures of yesteryear -- a new study on Friday has found Italian women are the only ones getting thinner despite…
Luxury watchmakers follow the money to Asia
HONG KONG — A measure of any Asian businessman is the time he keeps and, far more importantly, the watch he wears to mark it.A handshake can be soft or firm…