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Chelsea undone by Tevez and his City slickers | Reuters

By Martyn Herman
LONDON | Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:58pm BST
LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders Chelsea failed their first serious test of the Premier League season Saturday when a Carlos Tevez goal gave Manchester City a 1-0 home win over the champions who were unstoppable in their opening five matches.

Labour elects Ed Miliband as new leader | Reuters

MANCHESTER, England | Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:56pm BST
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The Labour Party chose former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband as its new leader on Saturday after a cliffhanger vote.

Money Morning Mailbag: GOP Announces "Pledge to America" as Voters Question Obama's Economy

Republicans this week outlined their plan for reform in one-page summary entitled "A Pledge to America." Republicans today hope their pledge will do for them what the "Contract with America" did for Republicans in 1994 when the GOP gained 54 House seats and regained control of Congress for the first time in 40 years.

Consumers International Blog

A couple of days ago I had the opportunity to visit Brussels, where I met staff at BEUC, Test Achats and Den Hagg, and I got in touch with Consumetenbond. I was received very kindly by members of each organisation, who took the time to brief me about their projects and how they achieve their work. The same happened here in London where I was very well received by everybody.

I’ve been reading a lot about junk food and children and adolescents and I believe that Consumers International is doing great in regards to this issue, especially in identifying advertising as one of the most influential factors in food and diet. Children and adolescents are especially vulnerable to advertising techniques.

Games chief says all countries will take part | Reuters

By Amlan Chakraborty and Sudipto Ganguly
NEW DELHI | Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:25pm BST
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Commonwealth Games Federation chief said on Saturday there was a lot of work to be done amid security concerns before India's showcase event opens on October 3, but that all countries were expected to take part.

The Technology That Will Replace 148 Billion Barrels of Oil

It's Time to Invest in Chile and Colombia

For decades, investors with an interest in Latin America were essentially limited to two choices: Invest in countries that were moderately badly run; or invest in countries that were truly dreadfully run.

Most recently, it's been the "dreadfully run" group that seems to be attracting new members: Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua have subscribed to the economic and political doctrines of Hugo Chavez's Venezuela.

Pressure has turned Wenger into a nutter, says Redknapp | Reuters

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger (R) gestures to fourth official Martin Atkinson after Sunderland scored during their Premier League match at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England September 18, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/David Moir
By Ken Ferris
CHIGWELL, England | Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:50pm BST
CHIGWELL, England (Reuters) - The pressures of managing in the Premier ...

Japan refuses China demand for apology in boat row | Reuters

 

A Chinese fishing boat (blue), flanked by a Japan Coast Guard vessel, is moored at Ishigaki port on the southern Japanese island of Ishigaki, September 8, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Kyodo
By Yoko Kubota and Chris Buckley
TOKYO/BEIJING | Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:05am BST
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan refused to apologise on Saturday for detaining a Chinese boat captain, showing .....

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Social Network opens in NY to buzz, controversy | Reuters

By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK | Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:16pm BST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billed as an exhilarating, visceral tale about the founding of Facebook, "The Social Network" gave the opening of the New York Film Festival on Friday an aura of anticipation and a touch of controversy.