MELBOURNE, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — Following are the selected results of the 2012 Australian Open here on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding):
Women’s singles, quarterfinals

3-Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, bt 8-Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 6-7 (0-7), 6-0, 6-2
11-Kim Clijsters, Belgium, bt 1-Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

Men’s singles, quarterfinals:

3-Roger Federer, Switzerland, bt 11-Juan Martin Del Potro, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
2-Nafael Nadal, Spain, bt 7-Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 6-3

TAIPEI, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) – Five more people in Taiwan have died of flu complications since last weekend, when the traditional Spring Festival holiday began, bringing the total number of flu-related deaths on the island since last July to 36.

Taiwan’s health authorities said Tuesday that four of the five people who died had suffered from chronic diseases, including diabetes and hypertension, and another 14-year-old Taiwanese had no chronic illness.

None of …

The largest solar radiation outburst in six years is on its way to Earth and will hit our planet with high-energy atomic particles at around 2 pm GMT, scientists say, causing possible malfunction of communication satellites and power grids.
­The major impact will occur in the North Pole area: routes of some near North Pole flights have been changed.
The functioning of the ISS will not …

Worldwide Retail New Motorcycle Sales Climb 10.9 Percent in Fourth Quarter and 5.9 Percent for the Full Year
Full-Year Earnings Double on Motorcycle Shipment Growth, Improved Motorcycle Operating Margin and Financial Services Performance

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 24, 2012- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) reported a strong finish to 2011, with improved fourth-quarter performance capping a year of earnings and dealer retail sales growth.

Income from continuing operations was $54.6 million, or $0.24 per share, in the …

vSecurity 5.0 automates and integrates security for virtual environments so organizations can effectively protect and control their enterprise IT infrastructures
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012- Catbird, the pioneer in comprehensive security and compliance for virtual, cloud and physical networks, today announced the next generation of its award-winning vSecurity®. vSecurity 5.0 will empower IT managers with the control and assurance they need to capitalize on the benefits and …

BMW named Manufacturer of the Year for the fourth year in a row.

BMW UK has scooped six awards from one of the country’s leading fleet publications.  BusinessCar magazine has honoured BMW with the headline accolade of ‘Manufacturer of the Year’, for the fourth year in a row, in recognition of BMW’s diverse product portfolio and class-leading running costs.

‘Business Car of the Year’ has been awarded to the new BMW 1 …

LONDON, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — Britain’s public sector net borrowing fell to 13.7 billion pounds in December 2011 from 15.912 billion pounds in December 2010, according to official statistics.
The figure shows that the government borrowing in December fell for the fourth month in a row, and was below economists’ average forecast made previously.
However, the public sector net debt excluding the temporary effect of financial interventions was 1,003.9 billion pounds, equivalent to 64.2 percent of …

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TATE COLLEGE, Pa.,- On January 22, 2012 at 9:25am, Joseph V. Paterno died of metastatic small cell carcinoma of the lung at Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College, Pennsylvania.  Joe was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing, and they request privacy during this difficult time.

Mount Nittany Medical Center is a 260 bed, acute care facility in State College, Pa. of Mount Nittany …

BEIJING,  (Xinhua) — China’s New Year firework spree has not only left thousands of tonnes of scraps in Beijing but also driven up the city’s air pollution data to “hazardous” level until winds blew them away Tuesday morning.

The Beijing Environment Protection Monitoring Center said its monitoring station at the city’s second ring road detected 1,593 micrograms of PM (particular matter) 2.5 per cubic meter at 2 a.m. Monday, after hours …

SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 23, 2012 - Commemorating the Lunar New Year, the United States Postal Service today issued a new Forever Stamp featuring a dragon, the fifth of 12 animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar.

This colorful stamp is the latest collectible in the Postal Service’s Celebrating Lunar New Year series, which began in 2008 with the Year of the Rat. The Year of the Dragon begins today and ends …