German soprano Hildegard Behrens, best known for her roles in Wagner and Strauss operas, has died in a Tokyo hospital aged 72, an official at the Kanshinetsu Music Society Foundation in Japan said on Wednesday.
Sony Corp will launch a slimmer, cheaper version of its PlayStation 3 game console next month, hoping to jumpstart sales and win back market share from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.
With debate about healthcare reform raging across the Atlantic, Reuters asked a selection of expatriates what they thought of healthcare systems at home and abroad.
The Australian Dollar opens higher today against the greenback at 0.8260.
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The Australian Dollar opens higher today against the greenback at 0.8260. During local trade yesterday the Aussie moved half a US cent higher towards 0.8250 after the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's August board meeting underlined once more the market's expectations of an interest rate rise by the end of the year. Also delaying another test lower for the currency was a stronger-than-expected performance on local equities which finished the day only slightly lower after a poor lead fro...
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Sony Corp will launch a slimmer, cheaper version of its PlayStation 3 game console next month, hoping to jumpstart sales and win back market share from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.
Sony Corp will launch a cheaper version of its PlayStation 3 game console and plans to cut prices on existing models effective August 19 in Europe and the United States to bolster sales and take aim at rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.
The euro rose on Tuesday, recovering from multi-week lows against the dollar and yen, after an unexpected gain in German investor sentiment boosted optimism about the euro zone economy.
Usain Bolt, unsurprisingly, looked a little tired on Tuesday as he began his bid to add the 200 meters world title to the 100 he secured so spectacularly on Sunday, doing the bare minimum to ease into the second round.
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Tuesday, a bounce from Monday's decline, as investors braced for data on new housing starts.
Volkswagen (VOWG.DE), Europe's biggest carmaker, gave a wary outlook for world automotive markets on Monday even while reporting a third consecutive month of sales growth in July.
More countries are seeing a rise in distressed sales of commercial properties in the second quarter, with South Africa, the United States and New Zealand faring worst as the market downturn worsens, a report showed.
German carmakers Porsche (PSHG_p.DE) and Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) might merge in 2010 already instead of 2011 as currently planned, German newspaper Die Welt reported, citing VW's finance chief.
Japan's economy returned to growth in the second quarter, pulling out of its longest recession since World War Two, but analysts warned of a rocky road ahead as the nascent recovery was based on short-term stimulus efforts around the world.
Hennes & Mauritz , the world's third-biggest clothing retailer, reported on Monday a bigger-than-expected 3 percent drop in year-on-year sales at established stores in July.
World stocks fell by more than 1 percent on Monday, led by sharp drops in Asia, while government bonds and the dollar rose as doubts about the strength of a global economic recovery triggered a risk asset sell-off.
Asian stocks tumbled to their lowest level in over two weeks on Monday as investors raked in profits amid gloomy U.S. consumer data and a growing belief that market valuations had overtaken economic fundamentals.
Japan's economy grew 0.9 percent in the three months to June, marking the first expansion in five quarters on the back of exports and government stimulus spending, but analysts say it will be a long road to a sustained recovery.
Usain Bolt of Jamaica shattered his own world record in the 100 meters dash on Sunday with a time of 9.58 seconds at the World Championships in Berlin.
Opel labor leader Klaus Franz branded Volkswagen's renewed threat to pull business from Canadian auto parts supplier Magna if it acquires VW's closest German rival as tantamount to blackmail.
