Gault aims for record medal haul
Record-breaking pistol shooter Michael Gault is named in England’s Commonwealth Games squad.

Read more on BBC News

Product Description
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring … More >>

The Indians’ Book: An Offering by the American Indians of Indian Lore, Musical and Narrative, to Form a Record of the Songs and Legends of Their Race

Dubai Chamber member exports record 13% growth in April over same period in 2009 23 May 2010 Dubai, UAE: A recent study published by Dubai Chamber of Commerce & industry indicated that the total exports of 4,645 members during the month of April 2010 reached AED 16.8 bn, 13% higher than the same month figure in 2009. The study indicated also that when compared to previous months’ total exports of AED 18.7 bn, the current value was 10% lower. Read more on Zawya

India festival gold demand slack as prices hit record India gold traders turned their backs on the market on Friday and refrained from taking fresh positions as prices touched a new record high, while flow of scrap increased, dealers and traders said. Read more on Business Standard India

Calipari defends academic record
Kentucky Coach John Calipari defended his commitment to academics Monday, two days after the Herald-Leader reported his basketball team’s 2.025 grade-point average was the worst among all 20 UK athletics teams and the worst of any UK men’s basketball team since the spring semester of 2002.

Read more on Lexington Herald-Leader

Hyundai Profit Jumps Fivefold to Record on New Models (Update1)
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest automaker, said quarterly profit jumped fivefold to a record after an economic recovery and new models spurred demand.

Read more on BusinessWeek

Dave Bidini: Spun right round, or why life at a record store isn’t all High Fidelity
This past week, I was fired from Maisonneuve magazine, the Montreal quarterly for whom I’d contributed a handful of long essays. Perhaps “fired” is too strong a word. I was shuffled out of their deck, reassigned, picked up hands-to-shoulder and told to write in another part of their book so that newer writers might have a go, which is something magazines often do. No, you’re right. I was fired

Read more on National Post

Greece sinks deeper as loan costs hit record highs
ATHENS -Greece sank deeper into the financial mire as its borrowing costs soared to new heights on Thursday despite the government and European Central Bank insisting it did not need immediate help.

Read more on The Malaysian Mirror

Record loss for Anglo Irish Bank
DUBLIN – NATIONALISED Anglo Irish Bank posted a 12.7 billion euro (S$24 billion) loss on Wednesday, the largest in Irish corporate history, as it got a second government cash injection and may need more. The bank said it had booked impairment charges of 15.1 billion euros for the 15 months to December. Most were on assets amounting to half its loan book, which it is transferring to the National …

Read more on Straits Times

Emerging markets see M&A volume at record high of $215 bn
Emerging markets have seen a record $215 billion worth of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals so far this year on increased business activities amid an improving global economic situation.

Read more on The Economic Times