People

More than 850 people injured at German football games last year (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

9 Jul 2008

BERLIN - The German government reported Wednesday that 851 people were injured last year at football games across the country.

Co-op Is Close to Purchase of Somerfield, People Say (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

9 Jul 2008

July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Co-operative Group Ltd ., the U.K. chain of 2,200 grocery stores, is close to buying Somerfield Plc in a deal valued at about 1.6 billion pounds ($3.2 billion), two people familiar with the plan said.

Shanghai tycoon, one of China's richest people, detained in fraud investigation (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

9 Jul 2008

One of China's richest people has been detained in a fraud investigation involving loans worth 4.3 billion yuan (US$626.8 million), state-run media reported Wednesday.