Speedster Clunes loses insurance gig

A STRING of speeding fines has cost British TV star Martin Clunes more than his driver's licence. The Doc Martin and Men Behaving Badly star, 50, has lost his job as the promotional face of UK insurance firm Churchill, after admitting to the...

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US stocks jump on 'fiscal cliff' hopes

US stocks have scored solid opening gains on hopes that political leaders will find a way to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts in January. After five minutes of trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial...

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Intel to seek new CEO, Otellini to retire

COMPUTER chip giant Intel Corp has announced that chief executive Paul Otellini will retire in May, and that a search for a new CEO is under way. "The board of directors will conduct the process to choose Otellini's successor and will consider...

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Women, kids crushed in deadly stampede

Indian Hindu devotees cross a bamboo bridge as they gather to pay homage to the setting sun during Chhat Puja on the banks of the Ganges River in Patna. Picture: AFP Source: AFP AT LEAST 18 people have been killed and more than a dozen injured...

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US existing home sales jump

US existing home sales picked up in October despite the market in the northeast being shut down in the last days of the month by Hurricane Sandy, a realtors group says. Existing home sales rose 2.1 per cent over September, hitting an annual...

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Popular William tops royal poll

PRINCE William has topped a royal popularity poll in Britain, firing speculation that he should take the throne ahead of his father Charles. William, 30, was mentioned by 62 per cent of respondents asked to name their favourite Windsor family...

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UK PM calls for wartime spirit on economy

BRITAIN must ruthlessly pursue growth to secure its economic recovery, Prime Minister David Cameron has told business leaders, invoking the wartime spirit that helped the nation defeat Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. The prime minister told the annual...

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