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Geldof: G8 relevance at risk
Jul 9 - Africa has a place at the G8 table, but rock star Bob Geldof says that table needs to get...
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Migrants die in sea crossing
Jul 10 - The latest casualties of the dangerous voyage from North Africa to Spain died from...
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Famine fears for East Africa
Jul 24 - A UK charity is calling for immediate action to avert a major food crisis in East Africa...
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Strike bring S.Africa to standstill
Striking South African workers have forced mines and factories to shut by staging a massive...
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Deadly blast in Algerian town
At least six people are killed in a suicide car bomb east of the Algerian capital.
The...
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Education worries
The Democratic Republic of Congo may be rich in minerals, but its education sector is in a sorry...
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Swaziland celebrates anniversary
Multi-million dollar celebrations in Swaziland for King's 40th birthday and country's forty years...
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Mauritanians mark Ramadan
The holy Month of Ramadan is a time when Muslims across the world fast and pray. During this time...
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Huge diamond could break records
Miners in Lesotho, southern Africa have found one of the world's largest diamonds, a...
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Political turmoil in S.Africa
More than a third of South Africa's cabinet stepped down following President Thabo Mbeki's...
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Somalis flee deadly attack
At least nine people are killed in Mogadishu in the latest clashes between government forces and...
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Mbeki out, Motlanthe in
Recent Political upheavals in South Africa have left many across the continent...
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Refugees in the unknown land
Although the Central African Republic has diamonds, uranium and gold, it's among the poorest...
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Zambia elects new president
Levy Mwanawasa led Zambia since the year 2001 and will be remembered for improving the country's...
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Child soldier turns musician
JKP is a musician from South Sudan who used to be a child soldier and now sings about the...
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Obama mania in Africa
The 2008 election campaign has sparked a flurry of support for Barack Obama around Africa, where...
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An African in New York
Thierno Diallo lives in New York City's borough of Queens and shares Obama's African...
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Singing to Obama's beat
Obama-mania is creating its own beat in Kenya.
John McCain has been using Rock 'n Roll songs...
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Kenya celebrates Obama's victory
Kenyans in Barack Obama's ancestral homeland danced with joy as the election of America's first...
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Ugandan rebels ask for forgiveness
In Uganda, former LRA rebels are asking for forgiveness by taking part in traditional cleansing...
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Piracy: old trade, new stakes
Pirates have plagued the Horn of Africa for years but now their attacks are increasing in number...
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Shipping Route Changes Because of Pirates
Recent
pirate attacks have some shipping companies rethinking their routes.
Some are now going...
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Circumcision in Uganda
Uganda's Bagusi community hold their bi-annual circumcision ceremony to initiate their boys into...
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Coffee with condoms on the side
A former beauty queen in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa is promoting safe sex by serving coffee...
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Journalists battle AIDS
In Malawi, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS and those who carry the virus often...
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AIDS takes centre stage
Mali’s HIV prevalence rate currently stands at 1.3%, one of the lowest infection rates in...
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China navy's anti piracy drill
The Chinese navy conducts its first large-scale anti-terror drill involving a full fleet...
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Ethiopia pulls troops out of Somalia
Ethiopian troops have begun pulling out of Somalia after supporting its Western-backed government...
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The world parties for Obama
America may have the new President but the rest of the world has also been...
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Madagascar's political turmoil
In the last few weeks, Madagascar has seen some of the worst violence in years.
The...
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Uganda's lost children
Uganda's rebel Lords Resistance Army is notorious for abducting children and forcing them to...
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Art school for the disadvantaged
It's hard to find a job especially when you have no skills.
In Tanzania, many end up living...
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Ugandan rebels in Congo
The Ugandan army are hunting down a rebel movement known as The Lord's Resistance Army who have...
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Africa aid flights axed to save cash
A humanitarian air service run by the World Food Programme, serving Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast...
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Pope 'condom' row rages on
There has been a further backlash over the Pontiff's comments that condoms increase the problem of...
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Pope's condom stand challenged
Far-right youths have argued with left-wing activists in Paris, who were protesting against Pope...
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Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
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Voting underway in South Africa's fourth democratic poll
Soweto, South Africa - Voting was under way Wednesday in South Africa's fourth general election...
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Queen tops British trust survey
London - Queen Elizabeth II enjoys greater trust than any other public figure or politician in...
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Pope Benedict XVI spends 82nd birthday resting
Castel Gandolfo, Italy - Following a week of intense Easter festivities, Pope Benedict XVI was set...
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EU seeks to promote "modern" image of North Africa
Brussels - The European Union is sponsoring television programmes designed to promote North African...
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Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Easter Mass
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Easter Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square with a...
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Somali pirates demand ransom as US Navy sends more ships
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates, holding a US ship captain in a lifeboat and surrounded by two...
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Vatican "astonished" by Belgian protest over condoms
Vatican City - The reaction of Belgium's parliament to Pope Benedict XVI's remarks against the use...
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Some 21 dead and over 200 missing in shipwreck off Libya
Rome - At least two boats carrying hundreds of African would-be immigrants have sank off the Libyan...
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EU greets US proposal for climate change forum in April
Beijing - The European Union on Monday welcomed US President Barack Obama's...
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French bishop sparks new row on condoms and AIDS
Paris - The bishop of the French city of Orleans, Monsignor Andre Fort, rekindled a row...
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Pope Benedict ends Africa trip following rousing Angola welcome
Luanda - Pope Benedict XVI left Africa on Monday after a week-long visit, which was marred at...
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Shark kills 16-year-old South African surfer
Johannesburg - A 16-year-old surfer died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of South...
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Pope holds million-strong mass at finale of Africa tour
Luanda - Pope Benedict XVI rounded off a week-long trip to Africa with an outdoor mass attended by...
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Pope tells oil-rich Angola to tend to its poor
Luanda/Yaounde - Arriving in Angola on the second leg of his Africa trip, Pope Benedict XVI Friday...
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UN rights chief decries racism ahead of Sharpeville anniversary
Geneva - The United Nations top rights official, Navi Pillay, issued a call Friday denouncing...
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Pope lauds Christian and Muslim coexistence in Cameroon
Yaounde - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday held up the peaceful coexistence of Christians and Muslims...
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France slams pope's condom statements
Paris - The French government on Wednesday sharply criticized comments made by Pope Benedict XVI...
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Pope on first visit to Africa arrives in Cameroon
Yaounde - Pope Benedict XVI arriving Tuesday in Cameroon for his first visit to Africa as pontiff,...
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Benedict to push reconciliation on first Africa papal visit
Johannesburg - Four years after his ascension to the throne of St Peter, Pope Benedict XVI embarks...
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NATO to divert South-East Asia warships to fight Somali pirates
Mons, Belgium - NATO is to divert seven warships, bound on the alliance's first-ever visit to Asia,...
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The Black History Month
It has been 40 years now since the month of February has been designated Black History Month in...
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Tough Cattle Shrug Off Europe's Snow
Kiel, Germany - As the bitter chill of winter grips Europe, one of the toughest of bovine breeds,...
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Report: CIA strike in Pakistan killed suspect in African bombings
Washington - A January 1 strike from an unmanned CIA drone in Pakistan killed...
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A Motoryclist Was Found Dead At The Dakar Rally
Buenos Aires - During the race in Argentina, a French motorcyclist from the Dakar Rally was found...
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Modern Marrakesh Offers Tantalizing Glimpses Of Oriental Magic
Marrakesh - Marrakesh in Morocco is not only one of the most exhilarating cities in Africa -...
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African Union Still Fails To Keep The Peace In 2008
Johannesburg/Nairobi - The African Union's attempts to keep peace on the continent were again...
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UN Nuclear Watchdog Leaves Much To Do For New Director
Vienna - As Mohamed ElBaradei is about to enter his last year as head of the International Atomic...
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UN Fears World Financial Turmoil Will Sink Programmes
New York - The United Nations may be the next unintended victim of the global economic crisis as...
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Obama Election Only Bright Spot In Black Year For Africa
Nairobi/Johannesburg - You know it has been a bad year when the only news to cheer is the election...
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U.S.
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US ship attacked by Somali pirates but escapes capture
Washington - A US-flagged cargo ship, The Liberty Sun, was attacked by Somali...
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US Navy catches sight of US hostage amid stalled talks
Nairobi - The US Navy on Sunday caught sight of the American captain being held hostage on a...
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Lifeboat with US captain nears Somalia; talks failed
Washington/Nairobi - A hijacked lifeboat with the captain of a US cargo ship held hostage was...
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Somali pirates rush to help comrades in US Navy face-off
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates were on Saturday rushing to the aid of their...
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Obama calls Ghana's president
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Friday phoned Ghana's President John Atta Mill to...
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Apartheid suits against US, German firms get green light
Washington/Johannesburg - Victims of South Africa's defunct apartheid regime got a legal green...
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Report: US crew retakes ship from Somali pirates
Washington - Crew members may have retaken control of a US- operated ship that was hijacked off the...
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Sen. Leahy Proposes “Truth Commission” to Investigate Bush Era
Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, proposed on Monday to...
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Obama sworn in as 44th president of the United States
Washington - Barack Obama was sworn in on Tuesday as the 44th president of the United States,...
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Barack Obama’s Choice for NASA Chief Lacks Space Experience
President-elect Barack Obama has been picking the leaders of his cabinet during the past weeks and...
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Bush Delivers Final News Conference, Defends Legacy
In his last news conference from the White House, President George W. Bush defended his legacy and...
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Head of the CDC to Step Down
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping down, according to an...
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Experimental Malaria Vaccine Effective in Clinical Trials
An experimental vaccine against malaria may
prove to be a powerful weapon in the fight against one...
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Geithner To Head Obama's Economic Team During Crisis
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama Monday unveiled the economic team that will attempt to...
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Geithner to head Obama's economic team during crisis
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama Monday unveiled the economic team that will attempt to...
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If God shows the way, Palin says she's ready for White House
Washington - Sarah Palin is saying more than a prayer as she sheds the baggage of the 2008...
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INTERVIEW: Good Corporate Governance: A Challenge For East And West
Cairo - Although he rejects the idea that good corporate governance would have decreased the effect...
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World embraces Obama, but expectations are high
Governments and leaders around the globe were overwhelmingly positive Wednesday to the election of...
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Kenyans celebrate Obama win, president calls national holiday
Nairobi - Kenyans took to the streets early Wednesday morning to celebrate Barack Obama's election...
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Obama fever picks up in Kenya as US election approaches
Nairobi - US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama's stern face stares out from the back of a rickety...
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Egyptian Activist to Meet New US President in December
Cairo - Egyptian Human Rights activist and long-term democracy advocate Saad Eddin Ibrahim said he...
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Supreme Court Refuses Death Row Appeal in Georgia
The Supreme Court decided not to reconsider a Georgia man’s death sentence despite his and his...
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Sony Ericsson posts first-quarter loss
Stockholm (dpa) - Mobile telephone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a loss for first-quarter...
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Ashton Kutcher Wins Twitter Battle, First Account with 1 Million Followers
The battle to become the owner of the first Twitter account that has 1 million followers has ended....
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Ancient Footprint Suggests H. Erectus Had Developed Modern Gait
Nearly 1.5 million years ago, human ancestors living in Kenya walked in a manner similar to ours,...
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Ancient Footprints Show that Ancestors Walked Upright
Thursday, scientists announced that footprints resembling the ones left in wet sand by people had...
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Google: Lost City Of Atlantis Was Not Found On Google Earth
Google denied the rumor that it discovered Atlantis was discovered on Google Earth.
For those of...
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Google Earth Spotted Atlantis?
Google Incorporated is officially refuting the rumors that have been flooding the web,...
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Relay for Life Events to be Held across the U.S.
Relay for Life events are scheduled across the U.S. to bring people together for a common...
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A Lesson of Black History
This January the world witnessed and watched the first black president of the United States...
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Mass. Man Donates $100 M for AIDS Institute
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts General Hospital was donated $100 million to create an...
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Relay for Life Scheduled to Kick Off February 12 at Capital Banquet
Relay for Life, an event organized by the American Cancer Society, is scheduled to begin on...
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Jack Bauer Is Back...Again!
The modern Western is back on your television screen – that’s right, “24”...
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'Survivor' Celebrates Its Oldest Winner Yet
A 57-year-old physics teacher from Maine, Robert "Bob" Crowley, emerged as the winner of...
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Zoos Detrimental to Elephants from the Wild
Researchers and conservationists who have
compared, in a premiere study, the behaviour of captive...
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They kill elephant in zoos, says “Science” article; zoo expert sputters in denial
Researchers compounded a study showing that elephants and zoos don’t go well together at all. Their...
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Miss World finals in Johannesburg give city needed nip-tuck
Johannesburg - Johannesburg's pre-World Cup nip-tuck continues this weekend.
The city, which has...
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Zoo Conditions Not So Great For Elephants
Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible
experience for many, but knowing that their...
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Experimental Malaria Vaccine May Protect Infants, Children
Results from a malaria vaccine trial have so far shown promise that it may open new pathways for...
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Guinea Worm Disease Will Be Completely Eradicated
It is hoped that Guinea worm disease, a parasitic
infection caused by the nematode, Dracunculus...
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Obama Calls for Action to Defeat HIV/AIDS
President George W. Bush was honoured on
the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day for his commitment...
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Bush's AIDS fight gets PEACE award; White House in red
Washington - As most Americans were beginning to think about hanging their Christmas decorations,...
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Bruni-Sarkozy to be ambassador in the fight against AIDS
Paris - France's First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is to be named later Monday a special ambassador...
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A New Treatment Could Prevent HIV
A recent discovery might help people with HIV. A combination of universal voluntary HIV testing and...
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Can AIDS Epidemic Be Stopped?
How to manage the HIV epidemic is a question that appears to
be more frequent than ever nowadays....
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“24” Is Back…At Least For A Couple Of Hours
Approximately 18 months after “24” left the air and just a
couple of months before the show sees...
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U.S. Release Brings Bond $70.4 Million Worth Of Solace
He may have failed to win critical acclaim, but James Bond
still is the top entertainer for...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV
People suffering from the immunodeficiency virus may be soon
cured through a bone marrow...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure AIDS? Or Not?
A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
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MSNBC Takes Back Fake Reports Regarding Sarah Palin Leaker
The fact that major sources have been the victims of a hoax
is even funnier than news reports...
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With $63.5 Million, Madagascar Sequel Roars Atop Box Office
“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” single-handedly elevated the weekend’s
box office 29 percent...
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Mariam Makeba Died At The Age Of 76
The legendary singer and symbol for freedom and justice Mariam Makeba died on Monday in Italy. She...
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People
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Nottage only second black woman to win Pulitzer for drama
New York - Black women always play central roles in the plays of US playwright Lynn Nottage.
In...
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Announcing the Winners: The People's Choice Awards
"The Dark Knight" accepted every trophy it was nominated for at the 35th annual...
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Brooke Burke, Winner of “Dancing’s” 7th Season
“Dancing with the Stars” is the American version of the original British show named “Strictly Come...
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Actor Michael Caine to Co-Host Nobel Peace Concert
Oslo - British actor Michael Caine is to co-host the upcoming Nobel Peace Prize Concert along with...
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Magazine report says Elton John to visit Cambodia
Phnom Penh - Sir Elton John, British superstar and heavyweight activist in the fight against...
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Kidman and Luhrmann's Australia Stirs Great Expectations
Sydney - With a novice director, a tiny budget, small-time actors and the skimpiest of plots,...
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Tom Brady Bought Land In California To Build Gisele A House
American football star Tom Brady apparently goes over his
head in order to impress his girlfriend,...
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Roseanne Lashes Out At “Evil” Angelina and “Vacuous” Brad
Comic star Roseanne Barr slams actors Jon Voight, his
daughter Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on her...
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Roseanne Slams Jolie, Pitt Over Political Matters
In what has a high celebrity feud potential, comedienne Roseanne Barr is making a fuss again, this...
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Nigel Lythgoe Is Leaving “American Idol”
Nigel Lythgoe, the “American Idol” executive producer is
going to leave the show. According to E!...
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Montag to Release Christian Album
“The Hills” star Heidi Montag opened up about her spirituality in
an interview with USA Today....
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Uma Thurman to Marry Financier Arpad Busson
Academy Award-nominated actress Uma Thurman will marry her boyfriend Arpad Busson, who gave her a...
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Nelson Mandela Celebrates 90th Birthday in London
Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela is currently in London. He is due to attend a...
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Madonna's Adoption Finally Approved
A Malawi judge has finally approved Madonna’s application to
adopt three-year-old David Banda from...
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Paris Hilton Gets The Party Started In South Africa
Paris Hilton took some time off from visiting schools and orphanages in South Africa to organize...
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To Be or Not To Be An Heiress? Paris Gets Disowned
Paris Hilton will not benefit from the multibillion
dollar fortune of her grandfather. The hotel...
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Heather Mills: Stop Eating Animal Products!
As the spokesperson for Viva (Vegetarians International Voice for Animals) Paul McCartney’s...
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Brangelina Might Lose Their Daughter Zahara
Hollywood’s golden couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reportedly in a delicate situation as...
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Prince Harry and Girlfriend Break Up
Prince Harry and his girlfriend of three years, Chelsy Davy, broke up last week, leaving the young...
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Oprah’s School Ex-Principal Slams Involvement Allegations
The former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa claims she...
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Oprah Winfrey Opens Up About School Abuse Scandal
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey stepped up for the first time since the abuse allegations at her...
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Alleged Abuser At Oprah’s School Arrested
A woman who used to work at Oprah Winfrey’s school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa has been...
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Oprah Apologizes for Abuse Scandal
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey personally apologized in front of her all-girl academy in South...
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Oprah’s Weight Fluctuations Hide Medical Condition
Following years of struggling to keep her body in shape, Oprah Winfrey finally came clean about the...
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Paris Hilton To Begin Her Image-Changing Journey
Very determined to be taken seriously, Paris Hilton announced she will be taking a trip to Rwanda...
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Charlize Theron is Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive
Esquire magazine continues its annual tradition of naming one female celebrity “the sexiest...
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New Adoption for Angie and Brad?
In case you’ve missed hearing about this high profile couple, they’re back again in the...
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Baby Spice Becomes Mommy Spice
The Spice Girls have all grown up from flamboyant pop singers of the 1990s to proud mommies. Emma...
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Chappelle's Exhaustion Gets Him in the Hospital
American comedian Dave Chappelle sought treatment for exhaustion in an emergency department...
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Health
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New Campaign against Malaria Launched
A new campaign against malaria was announced Friday in Norway by international health agency and...
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Red Cross says polio resurging in Africa
Geneva - The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) warned Wednesday that polio is...
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PEPFAR Program Decreased AIDS-Related Deaths in Africa
According to a study published online Monday in The Annals of Internal Medicine, the...
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WHO earmarks 15 billion dollars to curb drug-resistant TB by 2015
Beijing - Ministers from 27 nations have backed a 15-billion-dollar plan to...
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HIV Treatment Should Be Started Earlier than Currently Recommended
HIV patients should begin antiretroviral treatments earlier than what current guidelines recommend...
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China launches partnership to fight drug-resistant TB
Beijing - China on Wednesday launched a partnership with the Gates...
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British medical journal urges Pope to retract condom remarks
London - A top medical research journal Friday urged Pope Benedict XVI to retract his...
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DC HIV/AIDS Cases Rising at Alarming Rates
A report released this month by D.C. health officials, noted that at least 3 percent of...
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Pope Benedict’s Remarks – Misunderstood?
Pope Benedict’s statement upon arriving in Cameron that AIDS cannot be overcome by the...
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Compound Found Effective against HIV Infection in Monkeys
Researchers have made a huge step forward in fighting AIDS virus by announcing that a cheap,...
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Combination of Two-Already Approved Drugs May Cure Resistant TB
Two FDA-approved drugs show promise in treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB),...
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Gel against HIV Infection Found Effective
Researchers present at the Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections held in Montreal...
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More Efforts Are Needed to Help Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
According to a report released Tuesday by the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS,...
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Tests of Anti-HIV Gel Show Promise in AIDS Fight
An experimental gel that uses a popular anti-HIV drug to protect women from the deadly virus has...
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UN Needs Another $11.3 Billion To Fight Against AIDS
The world needs to spend another 11.3 billion dollars to reach the goal of providing universal AIDS...
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Experimental HIV Gel Proves Effective in Trials
An experimental vaginal gel made by Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. was effective in preventing HIV...
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Revolutionary Gel That Protects Women From AIDS Virus
A microbicide gel intended to prevent HIV infection in women, called PRO 2000 (0.5% dose), was 30%...
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First Marburg Fever Case Ever Confirmed In Colorado
The first US case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in Colorado. The patient got the...
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First Case of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever in the US Confirmed
A Colorado woman diagnosed with Marburg hemorrhagic fever has recovered, US health authorities...
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More Hong Kong Birds Test Positive for H5N1
Three of the 21 dead birds that were recently discovered on Hong Kong’s shores tested...
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Gates Releases Mosquitoes During TED Speech To Warn About Malaria
Malaria is a disease affecting over half a billion people every year, commonly associated with...
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UNICEF To Provide $5 Million To Zimbabwe Health Sector
UNICEF Executive Director M. Ann Veneman made a three-day visit in Zimbabwe at the end of...
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Pregnant Women and Newborn Babies Face Higher Risk in Developing World
According to a recent report released by the UNICEF, pregnancy is 300 times deadlier for women in...
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HIV’s Threat Has Not Come to an End Yet
When President Bush announced in 2003 his five-year, $15 billion plan to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS...
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New Malaria Treatment to Be Approved by the FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration is one step closer to approving a new malaria drug with...
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Relay for Life Celebrates Cancer Survivorship around the World, Raises Money for Cancer Research
Teams of friends, family, neighbours and colleagues are organizing for the 2009 Relay for Life, the...
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Malaria Vaccine, In Development
Malaria is very well-known disease, part of the vector-borne diseases. It has been discovered that...
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Glaxo Malaria Vaccine Proves Successful in Early Tests
Researchers have been trying for years to develop a vaccine for malaria, the deadly, mosquito-borne...
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A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises to Drastically Cut Infection Rates
Researchers reported on Monday that a revolutionary vaccine against
malaria protected up to 65...
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Guinea Worm Disease Close To Eradication
Former US president and anti-disease campaigner Jimmy Carter has recently announced that the Guinea...
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Sports
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De Villiers leads strong VW team for 2010 Dakar Rally
Wolfsburg, Germany - Title holder Giniel de Villiers leads a strong Volkswagen challenge at the...
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Second ticketing phase of World Cup to start on Monday
Zurich - Football's governing body FIFA on Thursday announced that the second phase for World Cup...
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Ronaldo wants back on national team, but it's no priority
Sao Paulo - Just a month after his comeback from a serious knee injury, Ronaldo, the three-time...
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Ronaldo can be fit enough for 2010 World Cup, says team doctor
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Three-time world footballer of the year Ronaldo could be fit enough to...
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South Africa confirmed as host of India cricket tournament
Johannesburg - Cricket South Africa confirmed Tuesday that it had been named as the host of the...
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Beckham needs "highest level" play on way to World Cup
Washington - David Beckham said Wednesday that playing with AC Milan "at the highest...
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Al-Attiyah wins sixth Dakar Rally stage to extend lead
Buenos Aires - Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah won the sixth stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday to...
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Sainz takes lead after second stage of Dakar Rally
Buenos Aires - Spaniard Carlos Sainz took the overall lead of the Dakar Rally ahead of Giniel de...
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Bolt, Phelps Eye 2009 Glory Amid Economic Concern
Hamburg - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and American swimmer Michael Phelps aim to confirm...
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Joint Spanish-Portuguese 2018 World Cup
Madrid - Angel Maria Villar, president of the Spanish football federation, said early on Tuesday...
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FIFA happy and everything going to plan, say World Cup organizers
Johannesburg - The South African Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 2010 World Cup said...
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Financial Crisis Has Not Touched Organization
Johannesburg - Football's controlling body FIFA on Friday said that the global economic crisis has...
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South Africa Happy As Confederation Cup Draw Will Favour Hosts
Johannesburg - South Africa football fans are eagerly awaiting Saturday's draw for next year's...
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Maradona out to win World Cup, avoid controversy
Glasgow - New Argentina coach Diego Maradona said in no uncertain terms Tuesday that his goal is to...
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Third Time Lucky For All Whites?
Wellington - New Zealand's All Whites see 2009 as their most important year since the national team...
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Confederations Cup: A troubled History
Johannesburg - Few international football tournaments have had such a troubled history as the...
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Three Newcomers For England Match As Frings Omitted, Ballack Injured
Hamburg - Torsten Frings asked to be omitted for Germany's friendly with England after a recent row...
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Maradona Named Argentina's National Football Coach
Buenos Aires - Former Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona has been named coach of the...
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German Team Facing Internal Problems
Hamburg - While fans are happy with the way the German football team team has been performing in...
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Disgruntled Frings Toys with Retirement
Hamburg - Midfielder Torsten Frings is the latest Germany player toying with retirement, after...
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England, Netherlands Win; Portugal Disappoint again
Hamburg - England, Spain and the Netherlands all maintained their perfect records in qualifying for...
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Opportunity for Europe's Top Nations toTake Control
Hamburg - Europe's top footballing nations including Spain and England play in World Cup qualifiers...
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Uncapped Adler Is Germany Goalkeeper for Russia Qualifier
Dusseldorf - Rene Adler faces a baptism of fire as Germany goalkeeper in an important World Cup...
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Ronaldo Is Planning Comeback and Dreams of 2010
Rome - Brazilian striker Ronaldo told an Italian newspaper that he is planning his comeback from a...
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Africa Is on WTA Radar Screen - Stuttgart Hope for Right New Formula
Stuttgart - Serena Williams will have to wait a little longer for a tournament in Africa while...
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Brazilians Break Ties with Their National Team
Rio de Janeiro - A goalless draw against a 10-man Bolivia in Rio de Janeiro was the spark that...
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Finland Set to Test German Resolve
Helsinki - Germany face a first stern test of their 2010 World Cup credentials when they take on...
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Relief in South Africa after Olympics Shame Ends
Johannesburg - Eleven days into the Beijing Games South Africans were celebrating the end of their...
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Isinbayeva Brings a Smile Back to China after Liu Drama
Beijing - The golden world record glamour of Yelena Isinbayeva brought a smile back to Chinese...
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Maria Mutola's Final Olympic Mission
Beijing - Maria Mutola was 15 when she had the honour of being the flag-vbearer for her native...
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Movies
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Director of Mandela biopic has "inspirational" meeting with icon
Johannesburg - The filmaker who will direct the biopic of former South African president...
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The 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards Under Spotlight
The nominations for the 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards were announced Tuesday. Ben Lyons, Rosie...
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“Four Christmases” Tops Box Office for Second-Straight Weekend
‘Tis the season to be jolly… and entertained. Moviegoers followed
the holiday spirit last week and...
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'Four Christmases' Repeats Box Office Success
The Christmas Spirit settled well over movie theaters it seems, as moviegoers enjoyed a second...
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With $31.6M, “Four Christmases” Tops This Weekend Box Office
“Four Christmases”, the new Seth Gordon film earned the
top spot in this weekend box office with...
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What a Bite! “Twilight” Scores Big at Box Office
Vampire love seems to be contagious these days, as the
highly anticipated “Twilight” took in...
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“Twilight” Earns Top Spot With $70,5 Million
After a good opening day on Friday, “Twilight” has meet the
expectations and earned the first...
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“Redemption” to Quench Our Thirst for “24’s” Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer is returning tonight in order to show all the
“24” aficionados out there that he is...
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“24” – Jack Bauer Is More Powerful than Ever
All “24” fans out there must be thrilled. They don’t have to
wait until January 11 in order to...
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“24” Is Back… At Least for a Couple of Hours
Approximately 18 months after “24” left the air and just a
couple of months before the show sees...
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“James Bond: Quantum Of Solace” Scores Less Than Previously Reported
James Bond was not as efficient as one had initially
thought, but the superspy still scored big at...
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Late U.S. Release Brings Mr. Bond $70.4 Million Worth Of Solace
He may have failed to win critical acclaim, but James Bond
still is the top entertainer for...
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James Bond Worldwide Hysteria Despite Not So Favorable Reviews
It appears that Agent 007’s 22nd adventure was incredibly well received in the U.S.A. this weekend....
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“Quantum of Solace” Expected To Be Unstoppable
Although the new James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace” still
has one more day to go before hitting...
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Hollywood's holiday plans may add to the grim mood
Los Angeles - Has Hollywood misread the mood of the country?
The Tinseltown's elite may have...
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With $63.5 million, Madagascar Sequel Roars Atop Box Office
“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” single-handedly elevated the weekend’s
box office 29 percent...
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Madagascar - The King of This Weekend's Box Office
New York - The animated comedy Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa was the king of the box-office jungle...
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'Madagascar Escape 2 Africa' Scores $63.5M At The Box Office
This weekend's top spot at the box office was claimed by Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the...
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Rules The Box Office With $63 Million
As expected, “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” topped
this weekend box office, by earning $63,500,000...
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“Escape 2 Africa” Offers Some Valuable Life Lessons
Back in
2005, DreamWorks Animation, an independent American animation studio, produced the movie...
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“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” To Take Over The Box Office?
The year 2005 witnessed the rise of one of the most popular animated movies of the last decade....
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Sly Stallone to Direct Jason Statham, Jet Li in “The Expendables”
Sylvester Stallone will direct British movie star Jason Statham and Kung-fu sensation Jet Li in the...
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Jada Pinkett-Smith Loves Being On “Madagascar” 1&2
One of the most popular animated movies of the last few
years has been “Madagascar”, popularity...
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"Harry Potter" Influences the Agenda of This Fall’s Movies
Who would have though that Harry Potter will get to
influence James Bond? After the sixth
sequel...
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Spike Lee Won't 'Shut His Face'
Two of Hollywood's most respected moviemakers, Clint Eastwood and Spike Lee, are making headlines...
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Godard Cancels Participation in Tel Aviv Film Fest
French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard has canceled his participation in the Tel Aviv International...
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Shia LaBeouf Travels "The Dark Fields"
Shia LaBeouf has been announced as the star of upcoming thriller “The Dark Fields,”...
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10,000 B.C. On The Way To Become a Big Box Office Hit
In spite of the cold welcome from movie critics, “10,000
B.C.” is on the verge to become a box...
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Drew Barrymore Fights World Hunger With $1 Million Donation
Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore announced her very generous contribution to the United Nations...
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Movie Review: ‘The Bucket List’
“The Bucket List”, Rob Reiner’s movie (Rumor Has It) about
old men getting their last wishes, is a...
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Science
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Discovery undocks from expanded space station
Washington - The space shuttle Discovery undocked Wednesday from the International Space...
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Discovery to undock from space station; TV comedian gets name vote
Washington - Discovery astronauts were preparing to undock from the space station later...
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Ancient Foot Prints Prove Homo Erectus Was Walking our Way
The Homo erectus was walking just like we, the Homo sapiens, do.
A recent discovery of...
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Ancient Footprint Suggests H. erectus Had Developed Modern Gait
Nearly 1.5 million years ago, human ancestors living in Kenya walked in a manner similar to ours,...
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Homo Ergaster Or Early Homo Erectus 1.5 Million-Year-Old Footprints Found!
Some 1.5 million-year-old footprints, found in sediment deposits in northern Kenya, are the oldest...
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The Discovery of Atlantis, Not On Google Ocean’s Resume Yet
The legendary island of Atlantis is one of the treasures of the Ancient world that has kept...
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Atlantis Not Discovered on Google Earth
A British aeronautical engineer has discovered what he thinks may be Atlantis at the bottom of the...
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Serotonin Changes Locusts’ Behavior
A new research pointed out that serotonin plays an important role in the way locust swarm...
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Study: Serotonin Stimulates Swarming Behavior in Locusts
It is for good reason that locust swarm outbreaks are considered not only disastrous for the...
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Study: Climate Change Irreversible, Yet Still Worth Fighting!
Humanity is still fighting today to reverse climate change, but is this fight in vain?...
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We Are Heading Towards An Irreversibile Climate Change
According to the conclusions reached by an international team of scientists, the greenhouse gas...
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Current Climate Change Irreversible in the Next 1000 Years
A recent analysis shows that no mater what the human kind does to fight the global warming, it may...
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Study Says Zoo Life Is Killing Elephants
Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible
experience for many, but knowing that their...
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Study: Zoo Conditions Halve Life Spans Of Captive Elephants
Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible
experience for many, but knowing that their...
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A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises To Drastically Cut Infection Rates
Researchers reported on Monday that a revolutionary vaccine against
malaria protected up to 65...
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Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Essential To Save Babies’ Lives
A United Nations report has shown that
early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
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Thank You, Jupiter And Venus!
Yesterday, millions of people worldwide could see a close three-way conjunction of Venus, Jupiter...
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Wide-DNA Sequence Could Help Resurrect Woolly Mammoth
Sequencing the nuclear genome of extinct species has always
been a challenge for scientists, and...
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HIV Treatment Is Most Efficient when Started Earlier, Study Says
US and Canadian researchers suggests that starting HIV
treatment earlier than currently...
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Self-Sustaining Life Form Found in Deep Recesses of the Earth
Two miles beneath the earth’s surface, in a
South African gold mine; there’s no light, no oxygen,...
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Desulforudis audaxviator Gets Us Closer To Aliens
“Descend, bold traveler … and you will attain the center of the Earth” is a line from Jules Verne’s...
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Small Asteroid Disintegrates In Fiery Display Over Africa
A relatively small asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere last
night above Sudan. Just as predicted,...
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IUCN Red List: 1/4 Of World’s Mammal Species on the Verge of Extinction
The world’s population of mammals is in constant decline,
and at least one fourth of them are on...
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Carnivorous Dinosaur Unearthed In Argentina Linked To Modern Birds
An international team of scientists from USA, Argentina and
Canada stumbled upon rare evidence of...
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Private Company Successfully Blasts off Rocket
Sunday
night, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, a privately financed
company, managed...
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Tropical Storm Kyle Might Become A Hurricane
The National Hurricane Center has announced that, according to
their three-day forecast, Tropical...
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Genetic Map of Europe ShowsLlittle Diversity
Hamburg - Two international research teams have compiled a genetic map of Europe, revealing little...
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Study Shows That Cows Can Sense North And South
Researchers recently found out that cows seem to know how to find north and south. The research...
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"Green Sahara" Burial Site Unravels Mysteries About Stone Age Man
A dinosaur-hunting expedition in the hyperarid southern Saharan
desert known as Tenere revealed...
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The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine
Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
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Technology
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UN Report: Mobile Subscribers Reach 4.1 Billion At The End of 2008
Over the past five years, the Information and communication technologies index showed that almost...
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Did Google Earth Really Find Atlantis?
Many wonder whether Google Earth’s software could have possibly located the secret and...
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Google Earth Did NOT Spot Atlantis…This Time
Google Earth may be capable of finding a lot of things, but Atlantis in not one of them, at least...
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Facebook – Five Years and 150 Million Users Later
Five years ago, social networking sites were just beginning to emerge and gain popularity. Now,...
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Resident Evil 5 Demo: Exclusively On Xbox Live For A Week
In case if you are the happy owner of a Xbox 360, then Xbox Live has a pretty nice surprise...
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Facebook, MySpace Absolute Rulers In Mobile Social Networking
Social networking has longtime crossed the border between
desktops and mobile devices, and as a...
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AMD Will Split Into Two Operations
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was helped by two Abu Dhabi investment firms with several billion...
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Astronauts to Use the Moon in Training for Mars
NASA chief Mike Griffin spoke this week at the International
Astronautical Congress in Glasgow,...
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Facebook Plans to Set Up Its HQ in Ireland
Dublin - Deputy Prime Minister Mary Coughlan released a statement on Thursday saying networking...
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Google Offers $10 M for World's Best Ideas
Google promised to offer 10 million dollars as prize money
in a competition designed to transform...
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Behind the "Goo-phone": The world goes mobile
San Francisco - When Google co-founder Larry Page talked Tuesday about his company's first venture...
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O3b to Deploy 16 Satellites to Bring the Internet to Developing Countries
O3b Networks, which by the way stands for “the other three
billion”(people worldwide with no...
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Google & Partners Fund Satellite Internet Project For Emerging Markets
O3b Networks will support Google, Liberty Global and HSBC
Principal Investments in their plan to...
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Cheap Web Access for Poor or Remote Countries
Satellite Company O3b Networks that stands for "other 3 billion," referring to the...
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Microsoft OOXML to Become ISO/IEC 29500 Standard
The International Standards Organisation has declared Microsoft's OOXML document format an...
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comScore: Social Networking Sites' Popularity Increases Worldwide
Global use of social networking sites has been constantly
increasing in the past year, the latest...
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Apple Joins Dell And HP In Top 3 US PC Vendors
The U.S. PC market brought a top three spot for Apple in
second quarter this year, reaching an...
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009
Microsoft's Dynamics AX software has been updated to version 2009. Dynamics is one of Microsoft’s...
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Brazil, India Join South Africa In OOXML Standardization Appeal
Before the deadline expired, the
International Standards Organization (ISO) and the...
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The Wait Is Over: Apple To Deliver 3G iPhone In June
The wait will be over soon:
iPhone 3G is just one month away, actually, less than one month, as...
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Apple Is Out Of iPhones! No Worries, 3G Is On Its Way!
The iPhone is in the news again…so to speak, it never
actually left…but this time, we might get...
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The iPhone Journey Continues To India And Australia
Ah…the iPhone…you want it? You’ll
probably get it soon, as Apple closed several new agreements...
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Vodafone Introduces The iPhone To 10 New Markets
The European mobile network
operator Vodafone unveiled on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with...
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Dell Announces Redesigned Line of Vostro Notebooks
Dell announced its new lineup of Vostro notebooks aimed at small and medium sized businesses. The...
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Cables Cut: Major Internet Disruption in Middle East
Internet service is disrupted more than 50 percent across the entire Middle East. The outages are...
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Microsoft And Dell To Fight AIDS With (Red) Products
Dell and Microsoft will join their forces in an initiative to
support the (Red) Foundation efforts...
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OLPC Might Initiate ‘Give One, Get One’ Program For Europe
OLPC might give Europe a try,
according to Walter Bender, president of the One Laptop Per Child...
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Meraki Builds San Francisco's Wi-Fi Network
Back in December 2005, San Francisco’s city government had issued an RFP (request for proposals) to...
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Alltel Wireless Launched its Voice2TXT Service
Alltel Wireless announced in September that it had reached a deal with SpinVox to provide the...
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Microsoft Acquires Mapping Services Provider Multimap
United Kingdom based provider of mapping and location-based services, Multimap.com, was acquired by...
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Business
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China Mobile buys 12 per cent stake in Taiwan's Far East Tone
Taipei - China Mobile, China's largest cellphone company, signed a strategic alliance agreement...
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Fans apply for over 1.6 million tickets 2010 World Cup tickets
Johannesburg - Football fans applied for over 1.6 million tickets for the 2010 football World Cup...
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China's Chery launches two new models at Bangkok motor show
Bangkok - China's Chery Automobile on Wednesday used the annual Bangkok...
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Nokia Presents Its New XpressMusic Mobile Phone
Nokia presented yesterday its new 5630 XpressMusic mobile phone, which was...
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The Gates Foundation Delivers On Its Projects
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced earlier today the kickoff of a $6.9 million...
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IDC Lowers Forecast For PC Shipments
IDC, a market researcher, has announced on Wednesday its previsions concerning PC sales for the...
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Global air traffic declines for second consecutive month
Geneva - Air traffic continued to contract in October, statistics released Thursday showed, marking...
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“Quantum Of Solace” Earns Less Than Previously Reported
James Bond was not as efficient as one had initially
thought, but the superspy still scored big at...
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World summit aims to close gaps in finance market rules
Washington - The leaders of the world's top economic powers are expected to agree Saturday to close...
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Half-price BMW, Anyone? South Africa Feels The Squeeze
Johannesburg - When Zafar Wahid, a project manager with Liberty Life insurance company, was...
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Ivory Products Will No Longer Be Available On eBay
In an effort to help protect the endangered African and
Asian elephants, eBay announced that it...
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Poor Take Hits too as Financial Crisis Moves Beyond the Rich
Washington - As the world's richest nations debate how to bring a catastrophic financial crisis...
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McCain, Obama warn of high stakes in financial crisis
New York - Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama on Thursday warned of the high...
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Financial Crisis Can't Stop Africa Aid, Leaders Warn
New York - African leaders warned Monday that the financial crisis enveloping advanced economies...
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Facebook Tops The Tops
Due to its extremely fast growing network and popularity, Facebook
now holds the title as the...
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Gartner Reports: Apple Joins Dell, HP In Top 3 U.S. PC Vendors
The U.S. PC market brought a top three spot for Apple in
second quarter this year, reaching an...
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IBM Supports... Chocolate and Africa
IBM has launched an interesting strategy in Africa, which aims to help the nations on the continent...
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Virgin Mobile Introduces Its New $79.99 Unlimited Plan
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. announced today its new unlimited
calling plan "Totally...
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The iPhone Network Spreads To Africa And Europe
The iPhone market is continuously expanding, as France Telecom’s wireless subsidiary Orange...
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Gates Foundation Grants $306 M to Help Poor Farmers
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made public its intent to donate $306 million to help the...
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Zain Sets $935 Million Deal with Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks won a $935
million contract to build 2G and 3G mobile networks in Saudi...
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Is New IMF Managing Director
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) appointed former French finance minister Dominique...
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McDonalds Reports August Sale Growth of 8.1 Percent
McDonald's Corp., the world's largest chain of fast-food restaurants , reported an 8.1 percent...
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General Motors Exceeds Forecasts with $891-Million Profit
General Motors Corporation exceeded forecasts and reported a second quarter profit of 891 million...
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EU Accuses Intel of Monopoly Abuse
On Friday the EU regulators charged Intel with abusing its
dominant market position. The European...
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Wolfowitz Out, Blair Could Be In
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz announced his
resignation Thursday, effective June 30, a World...
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19% Increase in Headline Earnings For Mittal Steel South Africa
Mittal Steel South Africa, a subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal
steel group, the world's largest steel...
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