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Red Wings, Rangers beat deadline with minor trade
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired prospect Jordan Owens from the New York Rangers in exchange for seldom-used forward Kris Newbury.

Public Workers Suspend Strike
South Africa's three-week-old public sector strike has been suspended, but the main teachers' union says this does not mean they have accepted the government's latest wage offer. Workers will go back to work on Tuesday and will be given 21 days to consider their next move.

Embattled De Villiers Set to Keep His Job
AS THE South African Rugby Union Saru was preparing to announce that Springbok coach Peter de Villiers would be subjected to a Tri-Nations review later this month and had to answer for his comments regarding Bulls prop Bees Roux, Bok flyhalf Morne Steyn and prop Gurthro Steenkamp at the weekend came out in support of De Villiers.

Children hurt in school bus crash
More than 60 children were involved a collision between two school buses in south Wales, say police.

South Africa Strike Suspended - New York Times
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Brit Awards go east - to the O2
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South Africa Strike Suspended
South Africa s trade unions Monday suspended a three-week-old strike by hundreds of thousands of government workers.

Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's 'quiet' challenger
Beijing -- East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.

Joe Jonas Lends Star Power To S. Fla. Charity Run
A South Florida charity run got some star power from one of the Jonas Brothers Monday.

South African Public Workers' Strike Suspended - Voice of America
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