Tennis: Seles calls time on career

February 16th, 2008 | by admin |

Tennis: Seles calls time on career
Former world number one Monica Seles announces that she is retiring after nearly five years away from tennis.

Bands set for longer music rights
Music performers could see a big boost to their lifetime earnings under EU plans to extend music rights.

Beijing petrol stations to close
China is shutting dozens of polluting petrol stations in Beijing six months ahead of the Olympics.

CDC tests confirm FEMA units are toxic

An unidentified contractor inspects wind damage to homes in a FEMA trailer park in in Greensburg, Kan. Aug. 30, 2007. Most Greensburg residents view the federal agency favorably four months after a tornado destroyed most of the town. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)U.S. health officials are urging that Gulf Coast hurricane victims be moved out of their government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes.


Las Vegas resort reopens 3 weeks after fire

The Monte Carlo hotel and casino is shown in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. Officials are estimating the cost of fire damage to the Monte Carlo hotel-casino and three weeks of lost business at almost $100 million. Officials plan to reopen the casino and at least 1,200 of the hotel's 3,000-plus rooms about midday Friday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)The Monte Carlo resort has reopened three weeks after a rooftop fire.


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