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  • Canadian host George Stroumboulopoulos brings talk show to CNN

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian radio and TV personality George Stroumboulopoulos is hoping to bring his own style of conversation to CNN, with a new weekly late night show premiering on Sunday that will feature well-known figures in and around Hollywood and pop culture. Stroumboulopoulos, 40, rose through the ranks of local radio and youth-oriented music channel MuchMusic before landing his own long-running syndicated Sunday night radio show and "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight" talk show on Canada's CBC television network, discussing entertainment, politics and culture. ... More »Canadian host George Stroumboulopoulos brings talk show to CNN

  • Motor racing-Marshal death clouds Vettel's Canada win

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    * Vettel captures 29th career win * Alonso moves to second in championship * Marshal killed while removing car (Updates with announcement marshal killed) By Julian Linden MONTREAL, June 9 (Reuters) - Red Bull's triple world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday but his victory was overshadowed by the death of a marshal, the first fatality in Formula One in over a decade. The worker was killed after being run over by a mobile crane that was removing the Sauber of Esteban Gutierrez from the side of the track after he crashed in the closing stages. ... More »Motor racing-Marshal death clouds Vettel's Canada win

  • Japan current account surplus doubles as income gains, exports rise

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus doubled in April from a year earlier, and bank lending posted its biggest annual rise in over three years, in a fresh sign the government's aggressive policies to stimulate growth are paying early dividends. Separate data showed the world's third-biggest economy grew 1.0 percent in the first quarter, revised up slightly from a preliminary estimate, underscoring a steady recovery driven by a pickup in global growth and sweeping stimulus policies by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ... More »Japan current account surplus doubles as income gains, exports rise

  • Recurrent pneumonia not common: lung expert

    AFP - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    Pneumonia is one of the most common of lung infections among the elderly but concerns of underlying conditions arise when it recurs, a leading South African pulmonologist said. More »Recurrent pneumonia not common: lung expert

  • Marshal killed at Canadian Grand Prix

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    By Julian Linden MONTREAL (Reuters) - A marshal at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal was killed on Sunday when he was run over by a mobile crane at the end of the Formula One race, the sport's governing body said. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) released a statement saying the marshal, a member of the Notre Dame Automobile Club, had died in a Montreal hospital from the injuries he sustained. The marshal died while removing the Sauber of Esteban Gutierrez, who crashed out on lap 63. The FIA did not identify the marshal but said he was "the victim of an unfortunate accident. ... More »Marshal killed at Canadian Grand Prix

  • Motor racing-Marshal killed at Canadian Grand Prix

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    (Adds background on previous fatalities at Formula One) By Julian Linden MONTREAL, June 9 (Reuters) - A marshal at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal was killed on Sunday when he was run over by a mobile crane at the end of the Formula One race, the sport's governing body said. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) released a statement saying the marshal, a member of the Notre Dame Automobile Club, had died in a Montreal hospital from the injuries he sustained. The marshal died while removing the Sauber of Esteban Gutierrez, who crashed out on lap 63. ... More »Motor racing-Marshal killed at Canadian Grand Prix

  • Golf-Park wins playoff to claim second consecutive major

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    June 9 (Reuters) - Park Inbee of South Korea won the LPGA Championship in a sudden death playoff against Catriona Matthew of Britain on Sunday, giving her victories in the first two women's major championships of the year. World number one Park won on the third hole of the playoff at Locust Hill Country Club outside Rochester, New York, with a birdie on the par-four 18th hole after both parred the first two sudden-death holes. ... More »Golf-Park wins playoff to claim second consecutive major

  • Malaysia-Market factors to watch on June 10

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    Following is a list of events in Malaysia as well as news company-related and market news which could have an influence on the local market. ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0022 GMT ------------ ... More »Malaysia-Market factors to watch on June 10

  • California shooting rampage death toll rises to five

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A college student shot during a gunman's rampage in Santa Monica, California, died on Sunday, the school said, two days after her father and three other people were killed in the same attack. Marcela Dia Franco, 26, was one of the final victims of the gunman's spree, which began on Friday morning when he fatally shot his brother and father and apparently set their house on fire, police said. Police on Sunday formally released the identity of the suspected gunman as John Zawahri, 23. ... More »California shooting rampage death toll rises to five

  • CA-SPORTS Summary

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    Familiar ending concludes Rafa's journey back PARIS (Reuters) - It was a familiar routine, a rasping forehand winner, a joyful backwards fall to the dirt in celebration then sinking his milky white into the Musketeers' Cup, but Rafa Nadal's romp to an eighth French Open title felt extra special on Sunday. Not because the level of his tennis in a routine 6-3 6-2 6-3 win over grand slam final debutant, fellow Spaniard and friend David Ferrer scaled the heights of Friday's seismic semi-final victory over world number one Novak Djokovic. ... More »CA-SPORTS Summary

  • Alonso not giving up despite losing ground to Vettel

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    By Julian Linden MONTREAL (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso knows better than anyone there is no such thing as a safe lead in Formula One, either in races or the championship. Last year, the Spaniard led the championship by 40 points with nine races to go. He had scored points in 23 consecutive races, a mark only Michael Schumacher had bettered, and seemed a sure thing to win his third title. Then the wheels fell off and Sebastian Vettel stormed past him to win his third championship. ... More »Alonso not giving up despite losing ground to Vettel

  • Bottas unable to capitalise on strong qualifying

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    By Julian Linden MONTREAL (Reuters) - Reality hit hard for Valtteri Bottas at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. Just a day after he enhanced his reputation as one of the rising stars of Formula One by upstaging some of the biggest names in the sport to qualify third, he came back to Earth. The rain that had helped him on Saturday stayed away and with the sun shining brightly on the Montreal street circuit, his Williams car could not keep up and drifted back through the field to finish 14th. ... More »Bottas unable to capitalise on strong qualifying

  • McLaren endure a weekend to forget

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    By Julian Linden MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Canadian Grand Prix has been a happy hunting ground for McLaren but Sunday's race marked a low for the British Formula One team. At the same Montreal street circuit where McLaren had produced four of the last five winners, there was only disappointment. For the first time in 65 races, a span dating back to November 2009, the once-invincible team failed to claim a single point after both drivers finished outside the top 10. "It was a weekend that I think we will try and quickly forget," said McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh. ... More »McLaren endure a weekend to forget

  • Hamilton finds a third way in Canada

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    By Julian Linden MONTREAL (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton achieved a Formula One career first by steering his Mercedes to third place in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, even if the podium was a bitter-sweet one for the Briton. In his five previous visits to Montreal with McLaren, the 2008 champion had won three times and crashed twice. On Sunday, Hamilton found a third way - taking the chequered flag behind Red Bull's race winner Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. ... More »Hamilton finds a third way in Canada

  • Motor racing-Marshall killed at Canadian Grand Prix

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    MONTREAL, June 9 (Reuters) - A worker at the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix circuit died when he was run over by a recovery vehicle, the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Sunday. The FIA released a statement saying the victim, who was not identified, died in a Montreal hospital from the injuries he sustained. (Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by Peter Rutherford) More »Motor racing-Marshall killed at Canadian Grand Prix

  • Golf-Park, Matthew in playoff at LPGA Championship

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    June 9 (Reuters) - Inbee Park of South Korea and Catriona Matthew of Britain headed to a sudden-death playoff at the LPGA Championship on Sunday after finishing the 36-hole final day of the major tied at five-under-par 283. Park bogeyed the last to complete a final-round 75, while Matthew fired a 68 to finish on 283. (Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by Gene Cherry) More »Golf-Park, Matthew in playoff at LPGA Championship

  • English wins first PGA Tour title in Memphis

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    (Reuters) - Harris English overcame a shaky start, then took advantage of a late collapse by fellow American Scott Stallings to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title with a two-shot victory at the St Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday. The 23-year-old English birdied two of the last three holes at the TPC Southwind to close with a one-under-par 69, ending a roller-coaster final round where he and Stallings had dueled back and forth for the lead. Stallings and four-times major champion Phil Mickelson tied for second, two strokes back. ... More »English wins first PGA Tour title in Memphis

  • It's drag queens vs. schoolgirls at Broadway's Tony awards

    Reuters - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - A precocious moppet with an edge will face off against a proud drag queen when the annual Tony awards, Broadway's highest honors, are bestowed on Sunday night. "Kinky Boots," an adaptation of a British film about a struggling shoe factory reinventing itself by making boots for drag queens, topped the Tony nominations with 13. But many Broadway experts see the British import "Matilda," which boasts ecstatic reviews and 12 nods, prevailing as best new musical. "This is a two-way race," said Entertainment Weekly's Thom Geier about the awards. ... More »It's drag queens vs. schoolgirls at Broadway's Tony awards

  • Safety review for diabetes drug

    Press Association - Mon, Jun 10, 2013

    Medical experts are reviewing the safety of a widely used drug to treat diabetes after experts linked it to pancreatic cancer. More »Safety review for diabetes drug

  • Motor racing-McLaren endure a weekend to forget

    Reuters - Sun, Jun 9, 2013

    By Julian Linden MONTREAL, June 9 (Reuters) - The Canadian Grand Prix has been a happy hunting ground for McLaren but Sunday's race marked a low for the British Formula One team. At the same Montreal street circuit where McLaren had produced four of the last five winners, there was only disappointment. For the first time in 65 races, a span dating back to November 2009, the once-invincible team failed to claim a single point after both drivers finished outside the top 10. "It was a weekend that I think we will try and quickly forget," said McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh. ... More »Motor racing-McLaren endure a weekend to forget

  • Ex-CIA man says exposed spy scheme for better world

    Reuters - Sun, Jun 9, 2013

    By Andrew Osborn and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - An ex-CIA employee working as a contractor at the U.S. National Security Agency said he was the man who had leaked details of a top secret U.S. surveillance program, acting out of conscience to protect "basic liberties for people around the world". Holed up in a hotel room in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden, 29, said he had thought long and hard before publicizing details of an NSA program codenamed PRISM, saying he had done so because he felt his country was building an unaccountable and secret espionage machine that spied on every American. ... More »Ex-CIA man says exposed spy scheme for better world

  • Golf-English wins first PGA Tour title in Memphis

    Reuters - Sun, Jun 9, 2013

    June 9 (Reuters) - Harris English took advantage of a late collapse by fellow American Scott Stallings to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title with a two-shot victory at the St Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday. The 23-year-old English birdied two of the last three holes at the TPC Southwind to close with a one-under-par 69, ending a roller-coaster final round where he and Stallings had duelled back and forth for the lead. ... More »Golf-English wins first PGA Tour title in Memphis

  • Vettel makes up for past mistake in Canada

    Reuters - Sun, Jun 9, 2013

    By Julian Linden MONTREAL (Reuters) - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday and made amends for an uncharacteristic mistake that cost the Formula One world champion victory two years ago. The 25-year-old German cruised to his first triumph in North America with a dominant performance to erase the disappointment of his last lap error in the 2011 race in Montreal. Two years ago, Vettel seemingly had the race at his mercy. He had snatched pole position and led for almost all of the race. ... More »Vettel makes up for past mistake in Canada

  • Motor racing-Vettel makes up for past mistake in Canada

    Reuters - Sun, Jun 9, 2013

    By Julian Linden MONTREAL, June 9 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday and made amends for an uncharacteristic mistake that cost the Formula One world champion victory two years ago. The 25-year-old German cruised to his first triumph in North America with a dominant performance to erase the disappointment of his last lap error in the 2011 race in Montreal. Two years ago, Vettel seemingly had the race at his mercy. He had snatched pole position and led for almost all of the race. ... More »Motor racing-Vettel makes up for past mistake in Canada

  • Frost lands first major title on Champions Tour

    Reuters - Sun, Jun 9, 2013

    (Reuters) - South African David Frost clinched his first major title on the over-50s Champions Tour with a one-shot victory at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday. A stroke in front going into a weather-disrupted final round at Shoal Creek, the 53-year-old closed with a four-under-par 68 to hold off American playing partner Fred Couples, who also carded a 68. Frost, who began the season with five consecutive top-10 finishes on the Champions Tour, including a win at the Toshiba Classic, birdied three of the last eight holes to post a 16-under total of 272. ... More »Frost lands first major title on Champions Tour

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