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China's Sany Heavy to raise $3.33 bln in HK offer

Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd , China's largest construction machinery maker, could raise up to $3.33 billion in the second biggest stock offering this year in Hong Kong, braving volatile markets to raise funds for expansion of its factories.
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Sudden Infant Deaths

Hospital Births Cut Newborn Deaths in China

A new study shows that such deaths fell 62 percent between 1996 and 2008: from 24.7 per 1,000 live births in 1996 to 9.3 in 2008. Researchers surveyed 1.5 million births over the 12-year period.
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Stealth Key to Olympic Security: Expert

Major sports events like the Olympics and soccer World Cup should retain tight security to counter terrorist threats, but policing should be less visible and more flexible, a top international security expert said on Friday.
Doors to new toilets are displayed at a promotional event for Charmin Restrooms in New York's Times Square

Travel Picks: Top 10 Toilets Around the World

Whether you call them a restroom, loo, lavatory, toilet, or the facilities, they are always an important part of being on the go. With this in mind the members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) have compiled this list of the World's Top 10 Toilets.
UBS $2 billion rogue trade suspect held in London

Kweku Adoboli: Is UBS Doomed?

Continued losses in the investment bank arena could lead to more restructuring and another round of job cuts to be unveiled in November.
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De Beers in New Contract with Botswana

Diamond producer De Beers said on Friday it had signed a new 10-year contract for the sorting, vaulting and sales of the diamond production of Debswana, its joint venture with the government of Botswana.
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Sarkozy, Cameron hailed in Libya, offer help

Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron landed in Libya to a heroes' welcome on Wednesday, promising help for the new rulers that French and British air power helped to install and being told the favour may be repaid in business contracts.
Chip in new BlackBerrys opens door to use as ID

Chip in new BlackBerrys opens door to use as ID

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion plans to open doors for its key corporate customers using a decade-old technology most in the smartphone industry eye as a way to turn phones into wallets.

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