LOS ANGELES Aug 13 (Reuters) - Nine Nobel Peace laureates, including retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, o n Mo nday called on television network NBC to cancel its "Stars Earn Stripes" reality show, labeling it a bid to "sanitize war by likening it to an athletic competition." The competition show, due to air for the first time on M onday evening, puts eight … [Read more...] about Nobel laureates call for end to TV’s "Stars Earn Stripes"
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UPDATE 8-Tennis-Cincinnati Masters men’s singles round 1 results
Aug 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Cincinnati Masters Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Denis Istomin(Uzbekistan)beat Julien Benneteau(France)6-3 6-1 Florian Mayer(Germany)beat Fabio Fognini(Italy)7-5 6-2 Viktor Troicki(Serbia)beat Ivan Dodig(Croatia)6-4 7-5 Pablo Andujar(Spain)beat Marinko Matosevic(Australia)6-4 6-3 … [Read more...] about UPDATE 8-Tennis-Cincinnati Masters men’s singles round 1 results
Olympics-London 2012 signals end of white elephant curse
By Brenda Goh LONDON Aug 13 (Reuters) - Future host cities of the world's biggest sporting events will look to emulate the London Olympics' use of temporary venues and stadia as the global financial crisis heightens the danger of building expensive white elephants. Rio de Janeiro, which took the 2016 host baton from London in a star-studded closing ceremony on Sunday, … [Read more...] about Olympics-London 2012 signals end of white elephant curse
S.Africa’s rand softer, global growth woes a drag
JOHANNESBURG Aug 13 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand traded a touch softer against the dollar on Monday and remains vulnerable to dim global economic prospects while retail sales numbers out later in the week will provide the latest clue on the domestic interest rate outlook. By 0649 GMT the rand was 0.42 percent weaker at 8.1045 to the dollar compared with Friday's New … [Read more...] about S.Africa’s rand softer, global growth woes a drag
UPDATE 2-Market Chatter
Aug 13 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday: * Activist investor Nelson Peltz is set to join the board of Ingersoll-Rand Plc as he pushes to improve shareholder returns at the diversified manufacturer, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. * Spanish infrastructure firm … [Read more...] about UPDATE 2-Market Chatter
