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SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - China A-shares closed lower for a seventh day in light trading ahead of the New Year holidays, with metals stocks and property developers falling on continuing earnings concerns, dealers said.

A SPORTS enthusiast has exceeded her own expectations by winning a coveted national award for her commitment to UK athletics.

Specialists at Leicester’s hospitals are warning Christmas travellers to ensure they take insurance against ill health. Specialist registrar Dr Vimal Desai, from the Leicester Royal Infirmary’s Emergency Department, works with an organisation specialising in repatriating patients who have suffered ill health whilst overseas.

Teenage gunman Sean Mercer has been jailed for at least 22 years for the murder of innocent schoolboy Rhys Jones.

Peter Leach, former UK sales director for Mateu Cromo, has confirmed that he is behind JF Print’s bid for automotive and motorcycle repair manual publisher and printer Haynes Publishing Group’s Sparkford print site.

CHICAGO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc. said on Monday that Jim Ziemer, its chief executive officer, will retire next year. The motorcycle maker said its board had formed a search committee to review both internal and external candidates. Ziemer, 58, will remain CEO until his replacement is picked and in place, the company said. Ziemer’s 40-year career with Harley-Davidson began in …

HIS first book depicted the lives of daredevil trading on which the City once thrived.

Honda is cutting jobs in Great Britain and Japan because of plunging auto demand, Japan’s second-biggest automaker said Thursday. Honda Motor Co. has offered an early retirement package for workers at its U.K. plant, although the number of workers to be cut…

Honda is cutting jobs in Great Britain and Japan because of plunging auto demand, Japan’s second-biggest automaker said Thursday.