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Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt is no "superman" and can be beaten, his compatriot and rival Asafa Powell insisted Tuesday. "Well anybody can be beaten but in the 100 meters right now, Usain is running very fast... So you really...

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0600 GMT on Tuesday. ** Shareholders in Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd (FLX.AX) approved a A$3.3 billion ($3.0 billion) takeover offer from Chinese...

The senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee has asked the American Medical Association and 32 other medical groups to disclose the financial backing they receive from drug and medical device manufacturers and insurance companies. Senator Charles Grassley, whose panel...

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Monday fell by over 110 points to settle below the 17,000-level, with metal and realty stocks taking a severe beating amid steep declines on LME and Dubai bourses. Marketmen said with the rupee...

THE Asian Development Bank plans to help raise more than $US2 billion ($A2.2 billion) in private equity and venture capital to increase clean-energy spending in the region. The bank was evaluating a program to invest as much as $US100 million...

The dollar eased after senior Federal Reserve officials dashed speculation of a quick rise in US rates, with the Fed chief cautioning that the economy still faced resistance and unemployment could stay high for some time, playing down the impact...

It will give Heineken a wide reach in India through UBL's distribution network. Anhueser-Busch and Carlsberg more effectively in the domestic market as rivals Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) and Heineken are now in his beer company's fold. The two beer...