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Stella McCartney's understated luxury
Stella McCartney emerged to take her bow after her ready-to-wear show on Monday looking svelte and elegant in a grey cashmere sweater and narrow pants as if fresh from the runway.  more
Liverpool's Champions League hopes take a battering
Hugo Rodallega scored the only goal of the game as Wigan dented Liverpool's Champions League hope with a 1-0 victory at the DW Stadium here on Monday.  more
Toyota hits back at claims of electronic defects
Toyota sought to discredit fears over the automaker's electronics here Monday but were forced onto the defensive hours later when a Prius went speeding out of control along a California highway.  more
Gates confers with commanders in southern Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew into southern Afghanistan on Tuesday for talks with generals on a current offensive and plans to move against the Taliban in Kandahar.  more
Torment for UK mother as child killer 're-offends'
The mother of a toddler killed by two boys in one of Britain's most notorious murders told of her torment amid reports one of the freed killers was back in custody over alleged child pornography crimes.  more
Market Reports
Huge land deals threaten poor country farmers: UN expert
Subsistence farmers in developing nations are at risk because farmland equivalent to the total amount available in France has been negotiated away to foreign investors since 2006, a UN expert said Monday.  more
Obama, Greek PM set to discuss financial reforms
US President Barack Obama and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou are set to hold talks on economic issues amid concerns that speculators are undermining Greece's efforts to overcome a severe debt crisis.  more
Portugal's Socrates defends austerity plan
Big business and the rich will bear the brunt of Portugal's new austerity programme, the country's socialist prime minster said as his government announced spending cuts and select tax rises.  more
Toyota hits back at claims of electronic defects
Toyota sought to discredit fears over the automaker's electronics here Monday but were forced onto the defensive hours later when a Prius went speeding out of control along a California highway.  more
Brazil raises tariffs on dozens of US goods in cotton feud
Brazil said Monday it would raise tariffs on 591 million dollars worth of US products in the latest twist in its showdown over US cotton subsidies it has blasted as unfair.  more
Entertainment
Oscar-winning film-makers deny 'Japan-bashing'
The director of Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove" said the recent death of a trainer at SeaWorld in Florida proved whales and dolphins should not be held in captivity.  more
Cypress Hill to perform at Rock In Rio Madrid
US hip hop band Cypress Hill will perform on the second last day of the of the five-day Rock in Rio Madrid music festival in Spain, in June, organisers said Monday.  more
'The Hurt Locker' rules on historic Oscars night
Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" blew away box office king "Avatar" to take six Oscars, with Kathryn Bigelow becoming the first woman to win the best director award on a historic Hollywood night.  more
The 2010 Oscars -- As It Happened
Welcome to AFP's live report on the 2010 Oscars. A crush of stars in all their finery are beginning to descend on Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre for the movie industry’s biggest night out.  more
Argentina euphoric after Oscar for best foreign film
Argentina erupted with joy Monday on news that its film "El Secreto de Sus Ojos" ("The Secret in Their Eyes") came away with the Oscar for best foreign language film.  more
Health & Medical
A tipple a day keeps obesity at bay: study
Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than women who do not drink at all, according to a study published Monday.  more
Thailand seeks WTO solution on generic drugs
A senior Thai official voiced hope Monday for a WTO solution on the production of low-cost generic drugs, an issue that has stirred friction with Western companies.  more
Women activists present condoms to Philippine bishops
Philippine Catholic bishops, already waging a bitter battle with the government over birth control, received an unwelcome gift Monday when female activists delivered them two baskets of condoms.  more
Drug addiction 'disaster' faces developing world: UN
Developing countries could face a "health disaster" if wealthy countries fail to control drugs, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime warned on Monday.  more
Danish PM tries out Japanese robo-suit
Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen took a leap into the robotics future in Japan on Monday, trying out a power-assisted robo-suit dubbed HAL or Hybrid Assistive Limb.  more
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High Tech
Visitor numbers up at world's top high-tech fair: organisers
The world's biggest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, welcomed more visitors than last year, organisers said Sunday, despite the crisis wracking the economy and the IT industry.  more
US advertisers to spend more on digital than print: study
US companies will spend more this year on digital and online advertising and marketing than on print for the first time ever, according to a study released on Monday.  more
US YouTube video views up 50 percent in January: comScore
Industry tracker comScore on Monday reported that US online video viewing at YouTube climbed 50 percent in January as compared to the same month a year earlier.  more
Google testing TV search service with Dish Network: WSJ
Internet giant Google is testing a new television programming search service with Dish Network Corp., The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.  more
Gadgets galore as Somali pirates spur booming sector
Somali pirates raked in an estimated 60 million dollars in 2009 but the Indian Ocean's ransom hunters have also spurred a much larger industry of ship protection devices.  more
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