Fast lifts rise into record books
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Two lifts at the world's tallest building in Taipei have been declared the fastest on the planet.
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THE share market edged to new record highs today, with strong resources and banks countering weakness in market heavyweight The News Corporation Ltd.
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European repurchase market volumes jumped a record-breaking 270 per cent this month as fears of a liquidity crunch drove banks to turn to the relative safety of the secured money markets.
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American Shani Davis breaks the track record Sunday in Inzell, Germany, winning his second 1,000-meter race in two days in World Cup speedskating.
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SINGAPORE - From the fastest backward talking to stuffing the most hamburgers into their mouths, 20 Singaporeans are gearing up for a slew of wacky feats this weekend they hope will land them in the Guinness Book of World Records.   "Who can slurp down a bottle of tomato ketchup in the fastest time?" blared the news release announcing the two-day event...
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Silver for the women&#39;s quad yesterday sealed Britain&#39;s biggest Olympic rowing tally since 1928, which they matched with a gold, two silvers and a bronze.
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Yelena Slesarenko of Russia set an Olympic record in the women&#39;s high jump Saturday night, winning the gold medal with a jump of 6 feet, 9 inches.
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JACKSON, N.J. - Six Flags Great Adventure is opening the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster this spring - a thrill ride that accelerates to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds and rises 456 feet off the ground...
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These fast-growing companies make their debut on this year's Platinum 400.
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ATHENS, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Hercules Liu Chunhong Thursday lifted three world records on her way to winning the women&#39;s 69kg gold medal at the Athens Olympics, the fourth of the power sport competition for China.
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Wall Street soared yesterday, propelling the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 index and Dow Jones industrials to record highs as bright spots among generally sluggish retail sales allowed investors to toss aside concerns about the health of the economy.
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Russia&#39;s Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own world record in the pole vault last night to win a showdown with teammate Svetlana Feofanova for the gold with an effort of 16 feet 1Â¼ inches.
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American Superconductor announces record sales and progress toward profitability.
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By MARTIN WILLIAMS  MORE than 45 million Britons are tuning in to the radio each week, the highest number since official records began in 1992, according to the latest figures.
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Chinese Hercules Liu Chunhong of China lifted three world records on her way to winning the women&#39;s 69kg category gold medal at the 28th Olympic Games on Thursday.
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The footwear and apparel maker set records for the fourth quarter and full year.
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Madonna's pay-packet, Janet Jackson's   malfunctioning wardrobe, Hillary Clinton's memoirs and   Sigourney Weaver's height all have one thing in common --   they're world record breakers.