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Oil rises on stronger consumer spending

Business | Energy
2011-8-30

OIL prices rose Monday after the U.S. government said consumers spent more in July, easing concerns about another recession. It was the latest in a series of reports that indicated the economy improved last month,...

Emperor penguin heads home

| World
2011-8-30

THE wayward emperor penguin dubbed Happy Feet craned his head, flapped his flippers and seemed a little perturbed as he started his journey home to cooler southern waters yesterday. The penguin was moved from New...

Contrasting star nuptials in Italy

| World
2011-8-30

TWO globe-trotting celebrities, Sofia Coppola and Petra Ecclestone, held weddings in Italy over the weekend, one low-key and the other over-the-top. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Coppola and her longtime musician...

Dolphins' fish-catching tactic may be spreading

| World
2011-8-30

DOLPHINS in one western Australian population have been observed holding a large conch shell in their beaks and using it to shake a fish into their mouths - and the behavior may be spreading. Researchers from Murdoch...

Noda to take on Japan's troubles as its next PM

| World
2011-8-30

JAPAN'S finance minister was voted ruling party leader yesterday and will soon be the country's prime minister taking on a mind-boggling mix of challenges that include tsunami recovery, a nuclear crisis and bulging...

New leaders will hold key to a better relationship

| World
2011-8-30

JAPAN, under its new leadership, should take substantial steps to promote its relations with China, and respect China's core interests. Yoshihiko Noda's task in relation to China is clear. Though bilateral...

Fight against hackers stepped up

| National
2011-8-30

CHINA'S Supreme People's Court and top prosecutors office will step up the fight against computer hacking by toughening penalties for those caught doing it, according to a joint statement issued yesterday. Under...

Knife attack at daycare center injures 8 toddlers

Metro | Crime and public security
2011-8-30

TODDLER Gao Tiantian hid herself behind the stuffed toy she had held onto throughout her surgery as she lay in her hospital bed, moaning from the pain of a deep knife wound to her right cheek. "It's her. Ms Lu,"...

Tropical storm crosses into Canada

| World
2011-8-30

THE storm that had been Hurricane Irene has crossed into Canada but isn't yet through with the United States, where flood waters threatened Vermont towns and New Yorkers feared a commuting nightmare as their transit...

Typhoon heads for China's east coast

| National
2011-8-30

A TYPHOON that flooded homes, roads and farmland in Taiwan with more than half a meter of rain left the island yesterday and headed to the Chinese mainland's east coast. Typhoon Nanmadol stayed over Taiwan for...