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Taipei  - Chunghwa Telecom Ltd and Apple Inc plan to jointly launch the third-generation Apple iPhone in Taiwan before the end of the year, the Taiwan firm said Saturday.

Washington  - Germany is examining the carmaker Opel’s request for government credit guarantees, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said.

Washington  - Space shuttle Endeavour lifted off late Friday from Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida for a construction mission to the International Space Station.

Singapore  - A Singapore minister criticized job cuts at the city-state’s largest bank amid fears of more lay-offs next year, newspapers reported Saturday.

Los Angeles  - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Friday as more than 1,000 firefighters battled a raging wildfire near the celebrity hideaway of Montecito.

Washington  - Space shuttle Endeavour lifted off late Friday from Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida for a construction mission to the International Space Station.

London  - The Football Association charged Chelsea forward Didier Drogba with violent conduct on Friday.
Drogba is alleged to have thrown a missile back into the crowd as he celebrated the goal that put his side ahead against Burnley in the Carling Cup on Wednesday.
Burnley came back to win on penalties, and Drogba later apologized.
Referee Keith [...]

Washington  - US stocks dropped Friday, capping a dismal end to another volatile week, over concerns that a slump in retail sales revealed the extent of a looming recession.

Hannover, Germany  - Hannover 96 and VfL Bochum will remain in the bottom third of the Bundesliga rankings after a 1-1 split on Friday in Hannover.

Washington  - US authorities on Friday approved the 52- billion-dollar takeover of beer giant Anheuser-Busch by Belgian firm InBev.