LONDON - Tobacco use kills at least 5 million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don't take stronger measures to combat smoking, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. In a new report on tobacco use and control, the U.N.
GENEVA - Unemployment in Switzerland soared to a five-year high of 4.2 percent in November, official data showed Wednesday. The number of people registered as jobless reached 163,950, up 5,812 from October, when the unemployment rate was at 4.0 per
BEIJING, Dec 9 - Chinese club Henan arecancelling the lunar New Year holiday in a bid to make a bigimpression in their first Asian Champions League (To query or comment on this story emailsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
Brisbane Roar has agreed on compassionate grounds to release goalkeeper Liam Reddy from the final year of his contract due to personal reasons.Brisbane has agreed to Reddy's request to end his contract with the club at the end of the season. Roar
LONDON - A British soldier was shot dead Monday in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence here said, bringing the total killed this year to 100. The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, was killed as a result of small arms fire, in
Manchester United's defensive crisis has deepened with the news John O'Shea and Jonny Evans have been ruled out of action through injury until January.The pair were both hoping to return to action this weekend following thigh and calf injuries respe
The Mexican Derivatives Exchange plans to offer from January exchange-traded and cleared interest-rate swaps in a push to muscle in on a market with an estimated value of $500m a day. The decision to offer the new instrument comes as regulatory auth
ZURICH, Dec 7 - Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldowas given a chance to defend his World Player of the Year titleon Monday when he was named on the shortlist for this year'saccolade.Argentina's Lionel Messi, Brazil's Kaka, the 2007 winner,and Spani
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