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(CNN) -- England's Luke Donald beat new world number one Martin Kaymer by 3&2 to win the snow-hit WGC-Accenture Match Play in Arizona Sunday.

Freezing overnight conditions and the unexpected snowfall struck the Dove Mountain course ahead of the 18-hole final, but once it begun it was Donald who warmed to his task from the start.

He pulled three clear by the fifth, play briefly held up by a hailstorm which left the players sheltering for cover, and was never headed.

But Germany's Kaymer hit back when Donald three-putted the short sixth and a birdie on the par-5 eighth saw the gap cut to just one hole.

PGA champion Kaymer drew level as Donald made a hash of the ninth, finding the desert rough with his second, but that was as close as he got to victory.

Donald took the lead again with a birdie on the long 11th, extended it at the next as Kaymer bogeyed and went three-up with a further birdie on the 15th.

COMENT :

I usually do not see golf but i belive this is a great new, because this player won the best player .

#2

A year after Berkshire Hathaway completed its biggest acquisition, CEO Warren Buffett is on the hunt again.

Buffett told Berkshire (BRKA) shareholders in his annual letter to them Saturday that they should brace for more megadeals along the lines of last February's $26 billion buy of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Buffett may not strike you as much of a hunter. In the public's mind, Buffett is a gatherer of blue-chip stocks such as Coca-Cola (KO) that he buys on the cheap and holds forever. His success in that endeavor has been immeasurably aided by his access to cheap funding via the insurance companies that Berkshire runs."Our elephant gun has been reloaded, and my trigger finger is itchy," Buffett said.

Coment :

This is an interesting new because it talks, about the new buffett's deal that is going to make him won millions or to loose alot of money.

#3

The young Arab women and men of Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya and Yemen have proved that they are willing to die to build a better future. They yearn for freedom, opportunity and democracy. It is doubtful they will accept anything less.

It may take time and it may get messy, but in the words of one of the Tahrir Square organizers, "The new great awakening is unfolding across the Arab world."

What will this new world look like in five to 10 years if the vision articulated in protests, blogs, posts and tweets becomes reality?

First, after decades of brutal repression and lack of accountability, governments in the Arab world will be responsible and responsive to their people. They will foster individual freedoms, religious and ethnic diversity, enable economic growth and uphold fair judicial processes. ( Fragment, you can se the complete new in here : http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/27/oweidat.schneider.arab.world/index.html )

Coment:

I found this new very interesting because it tell us about the people in aribia that want a best future.

#4

Chileans gathered in a candlelight vigil early Sunday morning to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that killed 521 people and left thousands homeless in the South American nation.

President Sebastian Pinera was among those attending the vigil in the coastal town of Cobquecura, the epicenter of last year's quake.

A bugler played "Taps" after a moment of silence at 3:34 a.m. -- the exact time when the quake struck.

"I remember that morning as if it were today," Pinera told the crowd of mourners, describing the quake as "the most destructive in the history of our country."

The president, who was weeks away from taking office when the quake struck, recalled his experience visiting the most devastated parts of the country -- hearing screams of anguish of people trapped beneath tons of cement and seeing dazed victims wandering the streets in search of water.

Pinera said dozens remained missing a year after the quake, and said more than 2 million people in the country were "directly and personally affected" by the quake and ensuing tsunami.

"We are all aware that there are still many countrymen who remain victims of this earthquake and this tsunami," Pinera said.

After the vigil, he told CNN Chile that the country had completed "a little more than half" of the reconstruction required after the massive quake destroyed 220,000 homes, thousands of schools and hundreds of hospitals.

"That is a gigantic accomplishment for all Chileans," he said.

He told CNN Chile that about 70,000 homes had been rebuilt or were under construction, and pledged that all victims who lost their homes would have a permanent place to stay before the beginning of winter 2012.

At the vigil, Pinera closed his remarks by leading the crowd in singing the country's national anthem, and called on Chileans to unite across political boundaries to continue rebuilding efforts "stone by stone and brick by brick."

Additional memorial events were scheduled throughout the day Sunday.

Coment :

This is a really sad new because it talks about an tragic day of Chile, were a lot of people disapeard, or looser their home's.

#5

(CNN) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron says a military-led rescue mission into the Libyan desert was "the right thing to do," despite the fact that UK planes didn't have permission to enter Libyan airspace.

Three Royal Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft successfully evacuated some 150 civilians of multiple nationalities from eastern Libya, according to a statement from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The civilians were retrieved from multiple locations in the desert south of Benghazi, said Liam Fox, the secretary of state for defense. Another 150 civilians were flown out by British forces in similar missions mounted Saturday, according to previous statements from the FCO

One plane was hit by small arms fire when it tried to land at an airstrip, according to a press officer with the Ministry of Defence, but the damage was superficial, and the plane was able to continue. All three aircraft have arrived in Malta, the officer said.

At a news conference Sunday, Cameron celebrated the successful return of the three C-130s. "Good work has been done today," he said. "I pay tribute to the very brave pilots and armed services personnel who've managed to help so many British citizens back to safety."

When questioned about the lack of permission for British craft to enter the skies over Libya, Cameron said, "Well, it is risky and difficult, but I judged it was the right thing to do." The number of British citizens working on oil platforms in the eastern desert area meant the government had to take action to "get those people home," he said.

The willingness to send military aircraft into Libyan airspace without permission could indicate that Western governments are growing increasingly impatient with leader Moammar Gadhafi, according to John Pike, the Director of GlobalSecurity.org, an independent provider of security information.

"I think all governments that had nationals in the country have had to walk a line. Now, the attitude is more 'let's get this over with,'" Pike told CNN, adding that he expected the rhetoric coming from Western governments to be more "forward-leaning about the urgency of Gadhafi's exit."

The U.S. government has issued stronger calls for Gadhafi to step down "now that American citizens appear to be out of the country," said Pike.

The UK wasn't the only Western government that sent aircraft this weekend to rescue its citizens.

Two German Air Force planes evacuated some 132 people -- dozens of the European Union citizens - from the Libyan desert Saturday, in a secret mission conducted by the military, according to a statement on the German Foreign Ministry's web page. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle thanked the German military for "decisive action," the ministry said, and expressed relief that the missions were successful.

Coment :

I personally like this new because it talks about a humanitarian mission at Libia.

#6

Beijing (CNN) -- For the second weekend in a row, anonymous calls by organizers for a pro-democracy demonstration in Beijing were overshadowed by heavy security presence.

Hundreds of Chinese police officers along with more than 120 vehicles flooded Beijing's central pedestrian shopping area, Wangfujing, around the site of a second attempted "jasmine" rally inspired by pro-democracy protests in Tunisia.

There was no sign of protest as the police deployed unusual tactics to prevent demonstrations.

At least three foreign press photographers at the scene were reportedly beaten by police officers and detained. Other foreign journalists, including CNN, were manhandled, detained and escorted away from the site.

At Beijing's Wangfujing shopping area, a large number of plainclothes and uniformed police officers circulated the area, which is typically known for being an open area attracting throngs of domestic and foreign tourists. Every entrance to the shopping area was guarded by multiple police officers on Sunday.

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I belived that they where overacting all this by puting to many policeman's on that area

#7

(CNN) -- Union workers and activists who refused to leave the Wisconsin Capitol building Sunday, against orders, will be allowed to spend the night, police said.

Authorities had set a deadline earlier in the day of 4 p.m. CST for demonstrators to leave the building, saying it needed to be cleaned after roughly two weeks of protests.

While many people left, hundreds of others defied the order and remained inside. Some say they are willing to risk arrest in a conflict that has become a flash point in the nation's debate around labor unions

"We have the right to be here. This is the people's house. This is a house of labor. This is a house that Wisconsin built," Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, said from inside the Capitol.

Protesters are upset with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's call to curb collective bargaining rights.

The embattled first-term Republican has shown no sign of backing down and defended his proposal Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Wisconsin is "broke," and unions use their power to block necessary cost-saving measures, Walker argued.

"It's about time somebody stood up and told the truth in this state, and said, 'Here's our problem, here's the solution,' and acted on it," he said. "Because if we don't, we fail to make a commitment to the future."

Coment:

Well, I guess they'd better start listening to the people, which would be the whole point. Thanks for getting it.

#8

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi seemed increasingly cornered Sunday as security forces defected to the opposition in a town near the capital and the United Nations Security Council voted for tough restrictions on and possible war crimes charges against the Libyan regime.

Former security forces said they had switched sides and joined the opposition in Zawiya, a town about 55 kilometers (35 miles) from the capital, Tripoli. Some buildings in Zawiya showed signs of damage, including a freshly burned-out police station.

CNN's Nic Robertson, on a government-organized trip to Zawiya, saw armed civilians taking defen sive positions on rooftops to prepare for a possible effort by Gadhafi loyalists to retake the town.

About 2,000 people took part in an anti-government protest there, some standing atop tanks or holding anti-aircraft guns. They said they wanted the government overthrown, calling Gadhafi a "bloodsucker."

Later in the day, CNN witnessed two smaller pro-government rallies that had apparently been organized by government officials for international journalists to see, Robertson reported.

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Well I belive that there is kind of racist in there