LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese car maker Geely has bought Manganese Bronze, the maker of London's black taxis, for 11 million pounds, safeguarding jobs and production of the vehicles in Britain. Manganese Bronze, whose taxis have been on British str... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colombian artist Fernando Botero's "Horse" sculpture was the highlight of Christie's Latin American auction, which also set a record for Cuban-born artist Tomas Sanchez. Botero's 1999 bronze work with dar... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Executives from Chinese car maker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd will fly into Britain on Monday for emergency talks that may lead to a bailout of London black taxi maker Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the Sunday Times reported. The... [Full Article]
Lauren Jackson scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Australia to a women's basketball medal for the fifth Olympics in a row as the Opals beat Russia 83-74 on Saturday in the bronze-medal game. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Australia's men scored a deserved 3-1 win over Great Britain which earned them the hockey bronze medal and extended their Olympic medal-winning sequence to six, the longest of any country. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
China lost their appeal seeking to have hammer thrower Zhang Wenxiu awarded the bronze medal over an unusual technical glitch during the women's final here on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
South Korea's men beat fierce Asian rivals Japan 2-0 in the play-off for bronze Friday to claim the country's first ever Olympic football medal. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Great Britain, inspired by skipper Kate Walsh who broke her jaw just a week ago, beat New Zealand 3-1 on Friday to earn an Olympic bronze medal, something they last achieved 20 years ago in Barcelona. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
British favourite Alistair Brownlee shattered pre-race warnings of plots to stop him as he stormed to victory in the Olympic triathlon Tuesday, with his younger brother Jonny finishing third. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Saudi Arabia celebrated their first medal of the London Olympics Monday after they claimed the team show jumping bronze -- despite a pre-Games row when one of their horses failed a drugs test. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]