| Asus auctions unique red laptop for Comic Relief
There's literally only one red Asus S6F laptop on the planet, and if you want to avail yourself of the opportunity to win it - and do some good into the bargain - visit eBay or Harrods this weekend. Asus is offering the machine for auction, with bidding taking place online at ebay.co.uk and at retailer MicroAnvika's store-in-a-store on Harrods' third floor. The one-of-a-kind laptop will go to the highest bidder while all the proceeds go to Comic Relief. The notebook is clad in red leather and comes bundled with a suitably hued mouse, mousemat and carrycase. The auction kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, 31 March at 3pm BST and ends on Monday, 9 April at 3pm BST. .
Chicago bids to be Olympics' kind of town
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Chicago was selected by the U.S. Olympic Committee on Saturday to be the U.S. candidate to host the 2016 Summer Games. The third most-populous U.S. city beat rival Los Angeles in a "very, very close" vote, USOC Chairman Peter Ueberroth said after opening a sealed envelope and announcing the selection. .
Lehman Bros confident it will prevail
Lehman Brothers is confident that it will be exonerated from charges of colluding to evade tax by citing official guidelines allowing it to set up Global Thai Property Fund. The US financial house yesterday met with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to submit documentary evidence, a source said. The package included the directive from the Financial Sector Restructuring Authority (FRA) giving winners of auctions for the assets of the now-defunct 56 finance companies a month to establish a property fund to manage the assets, he said. The DSI will contact Lehman Brothers about its decision at the beginning of June, he said. Lehman Brothers had signed a purchase agreement with the FRA within seven days of winning the bidding, as required by the FRA, the source added.
Wahine flag sold in online auction
A flag said to have come from the stricken Wahine passenger ferry has been sold in an internet auction for more than $5,000. Fifty-one people died when the Wahine capsized after striking Barretts Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in April 1968. The flag and a witnessed affadavit of its recovery were listed on the internet auction site Trademe with a reserve price of $5,000. In the affadavit, the owner says he found the flag on the shoreline in Eastbourne the day after the Wahine sank, while helping police in their search efforts. The auction generated a last-minute bidding war, and the flag finally sold for $5,200. .
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