Telegraph.co.uk China's Slowing Growth Boosts Scope for Policy Easing: EconomyBusinessWeekBy Bloomberg News Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — China's economy expanded at the slowest pace in 10 quarters as Europe's debt crisis curbed export demand and the property market weakened, sustaining pressure on Premier Wen Jiabao to ease monetary policy. …China city dwellers exceed villagers for... »
Sydney Morning Herald Aussie Stosur crumbles in Melbourne first roundReutersBy Nick Mulvenney | MELBOURNE (Reuters) – US Open champion Sam Stosur crumbled once again under the huge weight of local expectation to crash out of the Australian Open 7-6 6-3 at the hands of Romania's Sorana Cirstea in the first round Tuesday. …Stosur, US... »
Daily Mail Watch out, headphone may cost your lifeTimes of IndiaResearchers have found a dramatic rise in injuries to people using headphones while walking on the streets and have warned of serious accidents involving pedestrians using electronic devices, such as iPods and mobile phones. …Pay attention! Serious accidents triple for pedestrians wearing headphonesDaily MailHeadphone-related... »
USA TODAY Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Marches, service honor legacySan Francisco ChronicleVolunteers gather in a circle before starting their day of work Monday to celebrate the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. at John O'Connell High School on Folsom Street in San Francisco. Volunteers, top, gather in a circle before starting their... »
Moneycontrol.com Web Piracy Bill Faces Fiercer FightWall Street JournalBy AMY SCHATZ WASHINGTON—Supporters of controversial antipiracy legislation face a struggle to regain momentum after the White House sided with irate Internet companies and users over the weekend and complained that the proposal could hurt innocent …Debate over Internet piracy legislation heats upSan Francisco ChronicleWikipedia to... »
ABC News Environmental Fears Mount in Italian Cruise WreckABC NewsBy FRANCES D'EMILIO and NICOLE WINFIELD AP Italy's cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken mega-ship raised fears that fuel might leak into pristine waters off Tuscany that are part of a …Costa Races to Remove Fuel... »
Moneycontrol.com China's growth ebbs in final quarter of 2011The Associated PressBEIJING (AP) — China appears on track to avoid an abrupt economic slowdown with possible global repurcussions after growth eased to a still robust 8.9 percent in the last quarter of 2011. The expansion in the world's second-largest economy was the …China's economic growth... »
USA TODAY Lakers survive for ugly win over MavericksUSA TODAYLOS ANGELES (AP) – Derek Fisher hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds to play and the Los Angeles Lakers survived a dismal offensive game by both teams for a 73-70 victory over the Mavericks on Monday night, snapping Dallas' five-game winning …Lamar Odom returns... »
Mirror.co.uk Beware, headphone may cost your lifeTimes of IndiaLONDON: Researchers have found a dramatic rise in injuries to people using headphones while walking on the streets and have warned of serious accidents involving pedestrians using electronic devices, such as iPods and mobile phones. …Pay attention! Serious accidents triple for pedestrians wearing headphonesDaily MailDeaths of... »
E! Online Ricky Gervais Took a Big Pre-Golden Globes Bow (Wow!)E! OnlineBut prior to hosting the Golden Globes for the third time Sunday night, Ricky Gervais bumped into a new best friend while strolling along Rodeo Drive. So, was it this friendly punk-rock pooch that helped sweeten Ricky's act a bit? …Ricky Gervais wins... »