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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Banks in Singapore will likely abandon their reference rate for the Malaysian ringgit, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, handing a victory to Malaysia's central bank as it seeks to control and deepen its onshore currency market. Singapore's fore...
A group of Latino seniors soon will be stepping out on the dance floor in the name of medical research. A study being coordinated by a University of Illinois at Chicago professor will see if doing traditional dances such as salsa and cha-cha-cha can spark more physical activity in old...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Adam Scott shot down a putter rule change suggestion by Tiger Woods on Tuesday and told golf's governing bodies to focus on more pressing issues as the Australian leapt to the defense of controversial long putters. Once seen as a desperate attempt by struggling g...
SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Thomas Bjorn made light of sitting out a day's play by storming into a two-stroke lead at the Singapore Open after the Dane fired a four-under 67 on Saturday as the weather gods, for once, shone down on the Sentosa Golf Club. The $6 million co-sanctioned ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Italian teenager Matteo Manassero made the most of perfect conditions at the Sentosa Golf Club to race two shots clear of the field at the Singapore Open after the completion of the delayed third round on Sunday. Making up for time lost to three lengthy rain dela...
SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson conjured up one of his trademark miracle shots to cap a brilliant back-nine to his second round as he clawed his way above the cut line at the weather-disrupted Singapore Open on Saturday. The American left-hander returned to the course ear...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has left the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he has been treated for bipolar disorder, a spokesman for the clinic said on Tuesday. The news follows media reports that Jackson has hired a lawyer to handle negotiation...
LONDON -- Lance Armstrong paid for a motorcyclist to deliver the banned bloodbooster EPO to him during the 1999 Tour de France, former teammate Tyler Hamilton said in a BBC radio documentary broadcast Monday. Armstrong, who won the Tour a record seven times from 1999 to 2005, has been...
