The dollar edged lower against the yen on Thursday, but currencies shuttled in narrow ranges as investors awaited direction from US growth data and comments from Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan. The dollar slipped to

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The dollar dropped against most major currencies on Wednesday after mixed data on US durable goods orders and weaker-than-expected new home sales did little to brighten the US economic outlook. Markets also looked ahead to

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Asian currencies were a mixed bunch on Thursday as the Thai baht and Indonesian rupiah fell while the Taiwan dollar and Korean won gained, even as major currencies kept to tight ranges. Rising stocks propped

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The Australian dollar was trading above session lows late on Thursday after a report showed business spending rebounded, firming expectations that data next week will show more robust economic growth. The Aussie traded as low

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Leading scorers in the Olympic hockey men's competition on Wednesday. 10: Lee Jung-seon (South Korea). 8: Sohail Abbas (Pakistan). 7: Phillip Burrows (New Zealand). 7: Greg Nicol (South Africa). 7: Teake Taekema (Netherlands). 6: Jamie

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Pakistan beat historic rivals India 3-0 in the Olympic men's hockey playoffs on Wednesday but the main celebrations came from New Zealand who made the prestigious Champions Trophy thanks to the win. There was one

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Teams positions in Olympics 2004. MEDALS TABLE: ============================================== G S B T ============================================== United States 25 29 23 77 China 24 16 12 52 Australia 16 11 15 42 Japan 15 9 10 34 Russia

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Iranians swelled with pride on Thursday after weightlifter Hossein Rezazadeh confirmed his status as the world's strongest man at the Athens Olympics. Known affectionately as the "Iranian Hercules", Rezazadeh, equalled his own world record total

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Officials had to separate the US and Spanish coaches when an argument erupted at the end of the game as the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men's basketball quarter-finals on Thursday. "It

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Brazilian Torben Grael made history on Thursday by becoming the first sailor to win five Olympic medals. Six-time Olympian, Grael, 44, and team mate Marcelo Ferreira, 38, captured gold in the Star class with a

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