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- Rising quake toll may hit 20,000
MIANZHU, CHINA As rescue workers plowed deeper into the wreckage left from Monday's earthquake, uncovering more victims trapped in the most remote mountain villages near the epicenter in Sichuan Province, the death toll soared to nearly 15,000. The new
- Argentina beat New Zealand for place in finals
IPOH, MALAYSIA: Argentina Wednesday exacted sweet revenge over New Zealand to register their fourth win, booking their place in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament. Argentina tops the seven-nation standings with 13 points from five
- Priceless ancient Egyptian relics go on display
Priceless ancient Egyptian collection opens to the public today, featuring a wooden body tag for a mummy, a stunning bronze statue of a princess, and a 3000-year-old loaf of bread with a bite-sized chunk missing. The National Archaeological Museum in
- Azlan Shah: Argentina enter final
IPOH, May 14: Argentina on Wednesday exacted sweet revenge over New Zealand to register their fourth win, booking their place in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament. Argentina tops the seven-nation standings with 13 points from five
- Zimbabwe: 4 Die in Accidents
FOUR people died while 15 others were injured in two separate road accidents along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway on Monday. Danmore Muchazorega of Muchi Stores, Sheila Mutanga and Constance Zonzanyika of Hoyuyu Resettlement Scheme in Mutoko died on the
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AP - Sony punctuated its recovery by swinging to a profit for the January-March quarter from a loss a year ago on its way to a record performance for the fiscal year as it reduced losses from its PlayStation 3 video game business.
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