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- Unions suspend South African strike
By DONNA BRYSON 2010-09-06T15:28:35Z CENTURION, South Africa (AP) -- South African civil servants unions are suspending a nationwide strike for higher wages to give members time to consider the government's latest offer, labor leaders said Monday....
- World markets rise as double-dip fears ease
By CARLO PIOVANO 2010-09-06T13:43:26Z LONDON (AP) -- World stock markets advanced modestly Monday as investors rode momentum from Friday, when an upbeat U.S. jobs report eased fears that the global economy could slip back into recession....
- Germany's Merkel praises extending nuclear energy
By JUERGEN BAETZ 2010-09-06T14:49:26Z BERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday touted her government's new agreement that would grant nuclear power plants an average of 12 extra years of production as "revolution of the energy supply" for Germany - though it immediately drew criticism from opposition parties and environmental groups....
- Tony Blair cancels London appearance over protests
By JILL LAWLESS and JENNIFER QUINN 2010-09-06T14:54:52Z LONDON (AP) -- Tony Blair on Monday canceled a planned public appearance in London to promote his new memoir over concerns about potential disruption from protesters....
- Entrepreneur finds audience for short filmmakers
By RYAN NAKASHIMA 2010-09-06T14:16:38Z LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Some years back, investment banker Carter Pilcher stumbled across some really good short movies made by a few talented friends, and the money-making and artistic sides of his brain suddenly clicked....
- UK police may probe alleged tabloid phone hacking
By DAVID STRINGER and JILL LAWLESS 2010-09-06T13:33:58Z LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron's communications director, a former tabloid editor, offered Monday to meet with police who are considering reopening an investigation into claims his newspaper's reporters illegally eavesdropped on scores of politicians and celebrities....
- Mozambican radio: 9 who call for protests arrested
By EMANUEL CAMILLO 2010-09-06T10:29:48Z MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) -- Mozambican mobile phone users found Monday they could not send text messages, technology that has been used to call for protests in this impoverished country over increases in food, water and electricity prices....
- Oil hovers above $74 as traders eye US economy
By ALEX KENNEDY 2010-09-06T08:11:38Z SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices slipped to near $74 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders weighed whether growing Chinese demand can offset weak U.S. fuel consumption amid high unemployment....
- Delta launches direct-to-US flight from Liberia
By 2010-09-06T12:21:02Z MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. has launched a direct flight from the U.S. to Liberia, becoming the first U.S. carrier to serve the West African nation since the end of more than a decade of civil war....
- AP source: Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job
By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-06T03:20:18Z SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said Sunday....