Penske Auto selected to buy General Motors’ Saturn unit

Friday, June 5, 2009 General Motors Corporation (GM), an American automaker which has filed for bankruptcy protection, announced on Friday that the Penske Automotive Group (PAG) was selected to purchase Saturn Corporation. The transaction should be completed in October. The purchase includes rights to the Saturn brand, its five current…

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Australian late scores down Japan 3-1 in Group F

Monday, June 12, 2006 Australia’s much awaited first match of the 2006 tournament ended in a 3-1 win over Japan in the opening game of Group F, Monday. In what amounted to a dramatic last 10 minutes Guus Hiddink’s side overturned Japan’s single goal lead as the searing heat of…

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Lance Armstrong accused of EPO doping

Tuesday, August 23, 2005 The French cycling newspaper L’Équipe is reporting that a drugs testing laboratory has discovered that Lance Armstrong, seven times winner of the Tour de France, used the banned substance EPO in the 1999 tour – his first victory after defeating testicular cancer. L’Equipe also points out…

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Home-invaders pose as NYC police

Monday, July 16, 2007 In two separate incidents, men posing as members of the New York Police Department (NYPD), have invaded homes in the New York City area. In both cases, they robbed the residents, but in the most recent, they sexually assaulted a woman. On Saturday, July 14, at…

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Romanian tourism to be rebranded

Friday, May 6, 2005 Romania’s National Authority for Tourism (ANT) announced that they would promote tourism in Romania through a new branding strategy, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development. The director of ANT, Marius Critonescu, said that the branding exercise will be “a significant component of…

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