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Tsonga ousts Federer in latest Montreal upset

France's Tsonga hits a return to Switzerland's Federer at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga hit Roger Federer with an unpleasant Wimbledon flashback on Thursday, brushing aside the Swiss maestro 7-6 4-6 6-1 to book his place in an unlikely quarter-final line-up at the Montreal Masters.
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Oil around $100 for 2 years, gold to scale new highs

Oil is likely to remain weak in the short term due to the sluggish global economy, while gold reaches new peaks on its increasing safe haven appeal and an expected further easing of U.S. monetary policy, a London-based fund manager said.
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London Riots Cause Police to Look into Developing Social Media Restraints

British Prime Minister David Cameron is working with London police, intelligence services and industry officials to see if they can stop potential rioters from communicating through the social media. On Thursday, Cameron told British lawmakers that the free flow of information can be used for good, but can also be used for ill.
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George and Cindy Anthony Arrive at Caylee?s Memorial

Hundreds gathered at a wooded area just outside Orlando on Tuesday for a memorial in remembrance of Caylee Anthony. Today would have been her 6th birthday. Many locals came wearing purple, Caylee's favorite color, as the event began at 6 p.m.
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Motion Capture No Longer Confined to Studios

Motion capture animation is what has made Gollum in the Lord of the Rings and Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest possible. But it's extremely expensive and requires an indoor environment to capture the movements. You have to place special dots all over the actor's body using reference markers, then have the actor perform in front of meticulously calibrated cameras hooked up to a sophisticated computer system, inside a closed stage with controlled lighting. Now all ...
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CI Financial profit up nearly 10 percent

CI Financial Corp (CIX.TO: Quote) said on Tuesday that higher asset levels led to a 9.8 percent gain in its quarterly earnings, just a tad off expectations, but that recent market weakness was pressuring assets under management.
Focus on fundamentals, not ''market noise'': Harper

Focus on fundamentals, not "market noise": Harper

The trillions of dollars that have been lost on markets recently are "market noise" that should not sidetrack fundamental work on expanding trade and jobs, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday.
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After U.S. Downgrade, Who?s Next?

Following a surprise U.S. debt rating downgrade by S&P?s last Friday, now attention turns to other AAA-rated countries, which are at the risk of similar downgrade.
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Factbox: How Canada tamed its budget deficit

Canada took a decade to win back its prized AAA rating after debt downgrades in the early 1990s that were prompted by concern that its budget deficit was billowing out of control.
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International Space Station will Fall on Earth: Details on How and Where

The International Space Station will be operational until 2020s as NASA, Roscosmos, and partners in Japan, Europe, and Canada have reached consensus regarding the matter. "The international partners have been discussing extending the mission through 2028. At this point, there's no reason we wouldn't do that, said NASA spokesperson Joshua Buck.

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