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- Philippines-Australia Ministerial Meeting
Members of the Australia-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce and Philippines-Australia Business Council met in Manila recently to discuss projects and programs to address issues of urban poverty; food, clothing and education for street children; building
- Former 'Sopranos' actor gets 10 years
An actor who played a wannabe mobster in "The Sopranos" was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for a botched burglary that left an off-duty New York police officer dead.
- Sainz wins stage seven to lead Dakar Rally
Spain's Carlos Sainz has regained the overall Dakar Rally lead, winning the seventh stage as the gruelling race left Argentina for Chile by crossing the Andes mountain range.
- Illinois high court: Burris appointment valid
Illinois' highest court ruled Friday that the Illinois secretary of state does not have to sign off on the appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
- Best-selling writer among Madoff victims
She used to lunch at the exclusive Four Seasons Hotel. Now the best-selling author jokes that she's inviting friends to Taco Bell. Call it gallows humor, but Alexandra Penney has just lost her life's savings. She invested every penny with accused Ponzi-schemer, Bernard Madoff.
- Austrian bank damaged by losses linked to Madoff appoints new board
Bank Medici, the small Austrian merchant bank that is among the biggest victims of Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme, appointed a new management board Friday after the previous board resigned following revelations that clients might have lost billions of euros.
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