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• Fortis sells Chinese asset management arm
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The Dutch bank Fortis NV said Thursday it has agreed to sell its 49 percent stake in a Chinese asset management business to Old Mutual PLC for euro165 million (US$244 million) in cash. The disposal was required in part by ...
• France bans broadcast of TV shows for babies
The three companies behind BabyFirstTV are Regency Enterprises, a film and TV production company that is a partner of News Corp.'s Fox Entertainment; Kardan N.V, an investment group based in the Netherlands and Israel; and Bellco Capital, a private ...
• Bolt, the 100 champion, qualifies for 200 final
Walter Dix, the bronze medalist in the 100 behind Bolt, qualified from the other semifinal, as did Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles, Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe, and Christian Malcolm of Britain.
• Bolt sets world record in 200
Bolt was an astonishing 0.52 seconds ahead of Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles, who was second across the finish line but later was disqualified after a U.S. team protest that he had run out of his lane.
• Video: Olympics coverage
The U.S. will be playing for gold, taking on the Netherlands on Thursday, but will do so without center forward Lauren Wenger. Wenger, the team’s most versatile player, broke her right hand in the closing minutes of a 9-8 semifinal victory over ...