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Bounce back in style at divorce fair

2009-11-10 21:13:58

PARIS - Sylvie Razafindrakoto, whose divorce was finalized three weeks ago, came looking for tips on coping with difficult teenagers as a newly single mother.

Mini-dress student readmitted to university

2009-11-10 21:13:54

SAO PAULO - A female Brazilian student who was expelled from a Sao Paulo university after her short dress sparked student protests has been allowed back after federal prosecutors opened an investigation into the case.

Villagers confine rare turtle, offer prayers

2009-11-10 21:13:54

BHUBANESWAR, India - Hundreds of poor Hindu villagers in eastern India have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday.

Brazil's Almeida sets world 200m butterfly record

2009-11-10 21:13:49

STOCKHOLM - Brazilian Kaio Almeida broke the 200 meters butterfly short course world record when he clocked one minute, 49.11 seconds at a World Cup meeting on Tuesday.

Apple becomes top phone maker by profits: research

2009-11-10 21:13:45

HELSINKI - Apple overtook Nokia in the third quarter as the cellphone maker generating the highest total operating profit in the industry, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Tuesday.

Senate Democrats push to open healthcare debate

2009-11-10 21:13:43

WASHINGTON - Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday they hope to bring a long-delayed healthcare bill to the floor next week, kicking off a tough fight that may well spill into next year.

Putin warns oil firms: cut flaring or pay fines

2009-11-10 21:13:39

MOSCOW - Russian oil companies will face heavy fines for missing targets to reduce gas flaring by 2012, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on Tuesday, reinforcing government plans to reduce the wasteful practice.

Senate intensifies climate bill efforts

2009-11-10 21:13:38

WASHINGTON - A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called for tough trade protections that may complicate global climate change talks, while U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to Washington to push for progress on a deal.

"Star Trek" creator to enter TV Hall of Fame

2009-11-10 21:13:33

LOS ANGELES - Late "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, comedy duo Tom and Dick Smothers and actress Candice Bergen will be among those inducted into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame in January.

UPDATE 2-Info Group attracts bidders - sources

2009-11-10 21:13:30

* Bids came from both private equity and strategics (Adds background about company in paragraph 10)

WRAPUP 1-U.S. Sen Dodd offers bold financial reform plan

2009-11-10 21:13:27

* Proposes bank, financial stability, consumer agencies

Brazil opening hearings on Telefonica's GVT bid

2009-11-10 21:13:25

* Telefonica service had five glitches, sales suspension

Insolvent Karstadt attracts suitors as sale looms

2009-11-10 21:13:21

ESSEN, Germany - Karstadt, German retail group Arcandor's insolvent department store chain, has already attracted a number of serious offers, its administrator said on Tuesday as the search began for a buyer.

UPDATE 2-Info Group attracts bidders - sources

2009-11-10 21:13:21

* Bids came from both private equity and strategics (Adds background about company in paragraph 10)

Info Group attracts bidders: sources

2009-11-10 21:13:19

NEW YORK - Info Group Inc. , a business-to-business marketing firm, has attracted first round bids from information companies including Dun & Bradstreet , Acxiom Corp , and private equity firm Carlyle , two sources familiar with the matter said.

Santander makes 5.1 billion euros on Brazil unit's IPO

2009-11-10 21:13:19

MADRID - Spain's largest bank, Santander , said on Tuesday it made 5.092 billion euros ($7.63 billion) through an initial public offering of its Brazilian unit after a greenshoe option was partially exercised.

Qatar tops up war chest by selling VW pref shares

2009-11-10 21:13:18

FRANKFURT/DUBAI - Qatar has sold half its Volkswagen preference shares, cashing in on recent gains and raising around 1.5 billion euros ($2.4 billion) for possible future deals.

American Express spending volume up, boosts stock

2009-11-10 21:13:13

NEW YORK - American Express Co said credit card spending increased in October from September in another sign that the worst of the financial crisis may have passed for the largest U.S. credit-card company, sending its shares up 1.5 percent to a 14-month high.

Britain offers land to help Cyprus talks, U.N. says

2009-11-10 21:13:12

NICOSIA - Britain has offered to hand over almost half of its sovereign territory in Cyprus to facilitate a peace deal between the island's estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Russia's Medvedev replaces Yeltsin-era governor

2009-11-10 21:13:12

MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday replaced the veteran governor of a Urals mountains region, one of the last of a generation of powerful regional heads who held sway before a return to centralized Kremlin rule.