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Workers strike in Russian city
About 200 foreign workers employed by a construction firm in the Russian city of Ekatherinburg...
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Obama Captures Democratic Nomination
Illinois senator Barack Obama has laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination, taking a...
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McCain fights for attention
Jul. 24 - While Obama received extensive media coverage during his overseas trip, McCain was back...
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Bush hosts Pakistan's Gilani
Jul 28 - Gilani, on his first official visit to the United States offered assurances on...
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Ahmadinejad offers to work with US
Jul 29 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offers to seek "common ground" with the...
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Peacekeepers Staying in Darfur
The U.N. Security Council has approved another year of
peacekeeping in Sudan's Darfur region...
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New American Embassy Opens in Beijing
Just days before the Olympics begin, the United States has opened
a new embassy in China. It's the...
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Lack of Nuke Deal Means New Sanctions for Iran
Six major nations agreed to seek new sanctions against Iran over
its nuclear program after the...
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Record drug bust in Australia
Australian Federal police are claiming to have made the world's largest seizure of the drug...
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Mighty Russia presses advantage
A classic David-and-Goliath battle is widening in Georgia as Russian forces in control in...
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Rice urges end to fighting
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday urged Russia and Georgia to end hostilities,...
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Thousands gather for Darwish funeral
Thousands of Palestinians take to the streets of Ramallah for the funeral of national poet...
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U.S. aid lands in Georgia
Two U.S. Air Force transport planes landed in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Thursday...
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Bush to Russia: honor cease-fire
U.S. President George W. Bush said the territorial integrity of Georgia must be respected and...
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Libya, US sign compensation deal
Libya and the United States signed a deal on Thursday to compensate all U.S. and Libyan victims...
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Merkel calls on Russians to leave
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tries to maintain a delicate balance between Western and Russian...
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A new Cold War?
Forty years ago Soviet tanks moved into Prague; with Russian tanks in Georgia now some fear a new...
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Moscow Angered by U.S.-Poland Missle Deal
The United States and Poland signed a deal Wednesday to place a U.S.
missile defense base just 115...
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Russia, West on collision course
Russia's recognition of two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states could put Moscow on a...
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Obama nominated by acclamation
Democrats nominated Sen. Barack Obama as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a...
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Biden officially nominated
Sen. Joe Biden accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination and hailed running mate...
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Clinton: Obama is ready
Former president Bill Clinton offered a strong endorsement of Barack Obama and asked Democrats...
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US: Chavez lax on drug war
The United States says that Venezuela is not doing enough to combat drugs.
White House drug...
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Bush warns of dangerous storm
President George W. Bush said he will travel to Texas on Monday to visit an operations center...
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Afghans protest civilian deaths
Military operations led by the United States in Afghanistan are blamed for an increasing number...
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Bush: Gustav Cooperation Better Than Katrina
President Bush says cooperation among states and the federal government
during Hurricane Gustav is...
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Cheney heads to Georgia
US Vice President Cheney heads to Georgia to bring message to Russia.
The conflict in...
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SKorea Says NKorea Has Restarted Nuclear Work
South Korea announced Wednesday that North Korea has started restoring
its nuclear facilities...
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Hanna Nears U.S., but Stronger Ike Looms
Several storms are heading toward the East Coast of the United States,
starting with Hanna that...
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Tropical storm Hanna drenches U.S.
Hurricane Ike charges toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico while Hanna drenches America's East...
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Violence on streets of Bolivia
Violence continues to escalate in Bolivia creating tensions with the United...
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'Merchant of Death' Extradition Hearing Begins
A Russian man whose extradition is being sought by the United States is
one of the world's biggest...
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Finnish gun law to change
A shooting at a school in Finland prompts the Finnish Prime Minister to review the law on owning...
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Bush appeals to Congress
President George W. Bush has warned that the United States is the middle of a serious financial...
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Obama ahead in national polls
Democrat Barack Obama continues to lead Republican John McCain in a number of just released...
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Turkish soldiers killed in clashes
At least fifteen soldiers and 23 PKK rebels were killed in clashes in Southern Turkey near the...
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Pope state visit
During his second state visit to Italy, the Pope says that the Church has no intention of...
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U.S.-India nuclear pact signed
U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that will allow the United States and India to...
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Candidates spar on economy,character
The presidential campaign trail gets heated as both candidates trade jabs on the economy and...
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Hurricane Norbert approaches
Tourists fly home from Mexico's Baja Calaifornia peninsula as high winds threaten air...
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US, India sign nuclear deal
The United States and India signed a potentially lucrative agreement on Friday that would allow...
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N.Korea off U.S. terror list
The U.S. announces it's taking North Korea off its terrorism blacklist in a bid to salvage talks...
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Credit crunch 'punishment from God'
The leader of Hamas in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, says that the global credit crisis is a punishment...
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Postcard to President: Jerusalem
People in Israel send first wishes to the new U.S. President-elect Barak Obama.
Israelis...
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EU repeals fruit and veg laws
Bendy cucumbers and nobbly carrots are back! Mis-shaped fruit and vegetables may be sold across...
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Beyond the Group of Seven
A two day economic summit in Washington will include emerging nations like China, Brazil, and...
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NATO urges African lead on piracy
Alliance chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says NATO is committed to helping improve security but...
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Fatal flooding in Colombia
State of alert declared in several Colombian states as heavy rains and floods devastate region...
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Bush meets with Afghan president
Outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on surprise visit...
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Israel targets Hamas buildings
Israel pressed on with Gaza air attacks early Tuesday, leaving at least ten Palestinians...
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Australia rejects Guantanamo plan
Australia rejects a request from the United States to resettle Guantanamo detainees.
The...
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An end to unilateralism?
With the conflict in Gaza continuing some analysts say the US needs to be more of a player rather...
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UN passes resolution for ceasefire
The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire on Gaza and...
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Bomber strikes in Afghan capital
Deadly suicide blast targets Afghan army and police training ground in Kabul.
The bomber...
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Kenyan village celebrates Obama
The Kenyan village where Barack Obama's father was born is hopeful their most famous grandson...
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US eyes Israel elections
While the United States is officially neutral on Israel's elections, the results will likely help...
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Australia confronts climate chaos
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is expected to come under renewed pressure to introduce a tougher...
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Senator Kerry visits Gaza
John Kerry makes a rare visit to the Gaza Strip with other members of the U.S. Senate Foreign...
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Mexican police chief quits
The head of police in one of Mexico's most dangerous cities resigns after gangs threaten to kill...
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Israel, Hamas dismiss Amnesty report
Amnesty International calls for an arms embargo of Israel and Hamas in a new report, issued one...
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Cost of air power in Pakistan
The U.S. has relied on air power to qwell violence along the Pakistani border with Afghanistan,...
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Pakistan FM: 'We Need Economic Stability'
The United States has given Pakistan about $12.3 billion in
military and economic aid, but...
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More talks to come
The United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to hold regular three-nation talks on the...
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Border wars
Mexico threatens high tariffs on US goods as Washington blocks Mexican trucks in the United...
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Bush vows action for econ crisis
President Bush said the U.S. will continue to take action to stem global financial...
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Bush assures; Congress proposes
As President Bush offered assurances that financial woes will be fixed, the US House proposed...
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The $700 billion Man
Neel Kashkari, Treasury's point man on the $700 billion plan, weighs options.
Kashkari said...
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US taking stake in banks
The United States will inject $250 billion into US banks as part of effort to stem the financial...
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Marine Charged in Slaying Fighting Extradition
A Marine charged with killing his pregnant comrade then fleeing
to Mexico is now fighting...
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Obama, McCain on GOP turf
Republican Presidential candidate John McCain and Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama...
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McCain accuses Obama of helping poor
With just over two weeks left before the Nov. 4 election, Democratic Presidential candidate...
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Spotlight on Pennsylvania: Battleground State
Just two weeks before the presidential election, the political
battle for states including...
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Outlaw Biker Gang Busted
Dozens of members of the Mongol motorcycle gang have been
arrested by federal agents in six...
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Trial, Lawsuit for Oprah's School for Girls
A former dormitory matron at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy
for Girls in South Africa is...
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Long Lines for Early Voting in Georgia, Florida
States that encourage early voting are seeing huge lines, and
voters are already packing the polls...
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Candidates spar over tax and tactics
With ten days to go until Americans choose a new president, the Republican and Democratic...
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Obama maintains 5-point lead
With eight days until election day, Barack Obama continues to maintain 5 point lead over John...
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Battleground Virginia
Virginia is in play in the presidential election for the first time in decades.
As fall...
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Campaign closing in contested states
John McCain campaigned in the battleground state of Ohio while Barack Obama is campaigning in...
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Biel Bets on Obama
Actress Jessica Biel expresses her hope for Barack Obama to become the next president of the United...
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Obama and McCain battle it out
U.S presidential hopefuls campiagn in states that voted Republican in 2004.
John McCain and...
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Obama's aunt is 'illegal alien'
Obama's aunt was allegedly instructed to leave the U.S. four years ago by an immigration judge...
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Pennsylvania: Battleground State a Tough Fight
Republican John McCain ended the contest Monday with a frantic
and grueling dash through several...
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Barack Obama Elected President
As polls close on the West Coast Barack Obama is projected the next president of the United...
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New Yorkers cheer
This big Times Square crowd has erupted into a frenzy of cheers. They're just reacting to the...
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Dawn of a post-racial era?
Obama's election sparks some hope that the United States is entering a post-racial phase after a...
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Brown: Obama a 'true Friend of Britain'
British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he has sent his congratulations to the
Obama family and...
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Wildfires encircle Los Angeles
Thousands are fleeing a series of wind-whipped wildfires in southern...
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Obama and the States
President-elect Obama offered his assurances to strapped state governors that help is on the...
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Bush talks Iraq, regrets
President Bush told a Middle East broadcasting network that the war in Iraq has taken longer than...
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Ice storms devastate north-east US
A powerful ice storm has crippled power supplies across New York and New England.
1.2...
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U.S. hit by blizzards and avalanche
A skier dies after an avalanche and blizzards paralyse towns and cities in parts of the western...
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US Blocks UN Security Council Action on Gaza
The
United States has blocked approval of a U.N. Security Council statement
calling for an...
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Officials: Burris Won't Be Sworn in With Others
Roland Burris is hoping to be sworn-in as a senator tomorrow, but
several officials say that's not...
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Obama and the U.S economy
Reuters' Jon Decker discusses the economic challenges that Barack Obama faces upon being sworn in...
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Obama officially elected
The U.S. Congress officially declared Barack Obama as the next president of the United States in a...
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Bush awards allies top award
Calling them true friends of the United States, outgoing President George W. Bush bestowed the...
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Big chill hits U.S.
From North Dakota to New York, an Arctic blast is bringing bitter weather and record breaking...
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Washington preps for Obama
Workers and police put the final touches on preparations as Washington braced for huge crowds at...
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Obama's presidency and King's legacy
The election of Barack Obama as the United States' first black president triggers a debate on...
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Inauguration: Joe Biden Sworn in As the 47th Vice President
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 47th vice president of the
United States. Biden raised his...
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Inauguration highlights
A recap of images from Inauguration Day -- when a record 2 million witnessed the swearing in of...
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Obama Outlines Stimulus Plan in Address
President
Barack Obama on Saturday laid out more pieces of an economic plan he
says would add...
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Obama Orders Review of Emissions Standards
President Obama takes steps towards allowing Calif. and other
states to target greenhouse gases...
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Winter storm hits U.S.
A winter storm is making its way across much of the United States after hitting the central part...
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Wintery mess slams Eastern U.S.
Much of the eastern part of the United States is being slammed by a wintery mess of snow and...
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Ice and snow blankets U.S.
Across much of the United States, residents are digging out after a storm left ice and snow over...
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Ginsburg undergoes cancer surgery
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone surgery for pancreatic...
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Obama: US does not torture
President Obama speaking about the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay said, "I can stand...
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Down on the farm
President Obama signals he may be ready to cut farm subsidies. The question is by how...
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US strikes at Mexico drug ring
U.S. Attorney General Holder announced the arrest of at least 50 alleged members of Mexico's...
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WHO says no evidence virus was a lab creation
Geneva - There is no evidence to support a theory that the new influenza A(H1N1) virus was created...
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Mexico's swine flu death toll reaches 56
Mexico City - The number of dead in Mexico's influenza epidemic of the new virus A(H1N1) has...
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Mexico's flu death toll rises to 44
Mexico City - The number of dead in Mexico's epidemic of a hitherto-unknown strain of flu...
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No spheres of influence in Europe, EU's Barroso vows
Prague - Neither the European Union nor Russia has the right to build a sphere of influence in the...
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Mexico's flu death toll reaches 42
Mexico City - The number of deaths in Mexico known to have been caused by the outbreak of a...
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Two ETA bombs at Spanish booster stations - no injuries
Castro Urdiales, Spain - Two bombs on Wednesday targeted two booster stations near Spain's Basque...
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US and EU reach temporary deal in long-running beef dispute
Washington - The United States and European Union on Wednesday struck a provisional deal to end...
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Italy and Malta in new spat over stranded migrants
Rome/Valletta - An Italian tanker was heading Wednesday to rescue two stranded vessels...
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Norway not yet approached over ex-Guantanamo prisoners
Oslo - Norway has not yet been approached by the United States over offering residency to...
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Report: Moscow to expel NATO representative
Moscow - Russia is to expel the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's information office...
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Germans to run own checks before taking any Guantanamo inmates
Berlin - Germany will run its own checks on Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have been proposed for...
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Japanese teenager suspected of swine flu after return from Canada
Tokyo - A Japanese woman arriving from the United States Thursday tested negative...
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"Al-Qaeda sleeper" pleads guilty to terrorism charge in US
Washington - Ali al-Marri, an alleged "al-Qaeda sleeper" accused...
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First suspected swine flu case in Lithuania
Vilnius - Lithuania's health authorities were awaiting the results of tests Thursday in what could...
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No EU travel ban to Mexico, diplomats say
Luxembourg - The European Union is not going to ban travel to Mexico because of the outbreak...
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NATO, Russia launch war of words over spying and Georgia
Brussels - NATO and Russia launched a war of words on Thursday as the alliance expelled two...
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Mexico increases confirmed swine flu count to 49
Mexico City - The number of confirmed swine flu infections in Mexico rose from 26 to 49, although...
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At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert
As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
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Number of flu deaths rises to 152 in Mexico amid panic buying
Mexico City - The number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rose to 152, Mexican Health Minister Jose...
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Mexico eateries close as industry feels flu pinch
Mexico City - Mexico's entertainment industry, one of the few sectors that continued to defy the...
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Arctic counries meet to discuss climate change
Oslo - Nobel Peace laureate Al Gore called for more action to tackle global warming Tuesday on the...
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WHO: China Investigates Several Suspicious Flu Cases
China is investigating several suspicious cases involving influenza-like symptoms but has not...
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British queen sends first royal thank-you by e-mail to youngsters
London - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has sent her first royal thank-you by e-mail to 23 young...
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Mexico shuts schools nationwide as flu deaths reach 149
Mexico City - Mexico on Monday closed schools and universities until May 6 and limited commercial...
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Obama: Swine flu outbreak a cause for "concern," not alarm
Washington - President Barack Obama said he was closely watching an outbreak of swine flu in the...
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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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Schwarzenegger: California prepared for swine flu outbreak
Los Angeles - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday that California was fully prepared to deal...
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45 suspected and confirmed swine flu cases in New York City
New York - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that 28 cases of swine flu have been...
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Ban says UN on top of the battle against swine flu
New York - The United Nations has taken steps to lead the fight against the sudden outbreak...
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Taiwan checks suspected cases of swine flu
Taipei - Taiwan on Monday was checking at least seven suspected cases of swine...
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US wins seat on UN Human Rights Council
New York - The United States won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday after President...
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Doctors report third US death from swine flu
Washington - A man suffering heart problems died from were called complications...
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Statue of Liberty's crown to reopen to visitors on July 4
New York - The Statue of Liberty's crown, which has been closed to visitors since the...
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US banks turn to investors for cash after stress test findings
Washington - Major US banks turned to private investors Friday in the hopes of finding 75 billion...
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Clinton, Lavrov see progress on disarmament talks
Washington - The United States and Russia are making progress toward a new nuclear disarmament...
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Stress tests to show banks need cash; investors feared worse
Washington - Some of the United States' largest banks will be forced to raise...
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US, Mexico, Canada urge countries to lift pork restrictions
Washington - The United States, Mexico and Canada on Thursday urged trading partners around the...
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Pledges for cooperation after US-Afghan-Pakistan summit
Washington - The leaders of the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed Wednesday to...
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Obama: US, Pakistan and Afghanistan linked by common threat
Washington - US President Barack Obama promised a lasting commitment to Afghanistan and Pakistan...
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Clinton: US "deeply" regrets civilian losses in Afghanistan
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized Wednesday for civilian...
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US swine flu cases increase to 642, likely to spread
Washington - The number of people sickened by swine influenza in the United States increased to 642...
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In US, swine flu reaches 400 cases, likely to rise
Washington - Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who visited the US Centres for Disease Control and...
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US to donate to UN climate conference
Geneva - The United States will donate at least 250,000 dollars to the World Climate Conference,...
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Obama announces tougher corporate tax rules
Washington - US President Barack Obama outlined a new proposal on Monday to rein in tax...
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US: Terrorism still a concern in Bangladesh
Dhaka - The United States government believes that Islamist militancy is still a major concern in...
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US: Drop in Iraq violence leads world terrorism decline
Washington - The number of terrorist attacks in Iraq dropped sharply in 2008, making up the bulk of...
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Indian counterterrorism measures lacking, US says
Washington - India is incapable of adequately responding to the threat of terrorism because...
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New York finds more probable cases, more schools closed
New York - Authorities confirmed Thursday a total of 49 swine flu cases in New York City and...
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Obama marks 100 days by touting steps on economy
Washington - US President Barack Obama marked 100 days in office by citing the progress his...
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US braces for worse from swine flu
Washington - The United States braced for worse from the swine flu outbreak Tuesday as officials...
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Climate envoys slightly more optimistic after top emitters meeting
Washington - Top climate officials declared themselves slightly more hopeful of reaching a global...
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Sebelius confirmed as US health secretary amid swine-flu scare
Washington - Kathleen Sebelius was approved by the US Senate as health secretary Tuesday,...
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New York confirms 44 swine flu cases, expects more
New York - Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that 44 swine flu cases have been confirmed in New...
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Obama asks Congress for 1.5 billion dollars for flu
Washington - US President Barack Obama is asking Congress for an added 1.5 billion dollars to fight...
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Swine flu cases rise to 64 in five US states
Washington - The number of human swine influenza cases in the United States increased to 64...
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Obama at 100-day mark with packed foreign policy agenda
Washington - US President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office have been dominated by the...
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Report: US, Cuba planning informal talks
Washington - US and Cuban diplomats are planning informal meetings in the United...
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US-Russia preliminary disarmament talks "constructive"
Rome - The United States and Russia on Friday characterized their first preliminary talks on...
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Oversight group fears fraud, criminal acts in US financial rescue
Washington (dpa) - The United States' dramatic efforts to stabilize the financial system are...
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Movie Reviews
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“Confessions of a Shopaholic.” Charming? Maybe. Predictable? Oh, Yes!
Australian Isla Fisher, 33, is now appearing in her first lead role in a major Hollywood film. The...
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Movie Review: “Hotel for Dogs”
“Hotel for Dogs” draws the funniest and smartest comedy adventure, starring Emma...
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“W.”: Oliver Stone’s Attempt To Show Both The Man And The President
With less
than three weeks to the 2008 United States presidential elections, director...
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Is “W.” Who We Think He Is?
Whether you’re on his side or the other, you are acquainted
with George W. Bush’s real nature as...
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Movie Review: “Body of Lies” Turns From Lust To Dust
“Body of Lies” has it all… almost: an excellent director,
Ridley Scott, big names on the cast...
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“An American Carol” Takes A Swing At Liberals
“An
American Carol,” a new movie both directed and written by David Zucker, has
been recently...
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Movie Review: “Bangkok Dangerous”
One thing Hollywood
hasn’t learnt yet (even though it might as well do it, given the...
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Gadgets
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GameStop Kicks Offs DSi Reservation Program
GameStop has recently announced that it was launching a reservation program that would enable...
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Nintendo Confirms April 5 as DSi Release Date
Wednesday, Nintendo confirmed that the DSi gaming console would hit the United States market on...
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Apple Planning To Release Background Processing For iPhone?
It looks like Apple is planning to allow background processing in a future iPhone, perhaps deciding...
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Nintendo Is The Gaming Industry's Distant Number One
Nintendo received its sales figures for December and the results appear to be extraordinary. The...
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Nintendo DSi Coming to the United States in April
Even though Nintendo’s DSi was made available to Japanese gamers as early as last November,...
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Sony Unveils New Vaio P-series notebook
Officials at Tokyo-based Sony Corporation have unveiled the new „non notebook” Vaio at...
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BlackBerry Curve 8900 Expected in February
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Curve 8900, also known as the BlackBerry Javelin, is...
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iPhone Nano, Finally Possible?
Just like with every other domain, the technological field has its own set of juicy rumors that...
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BlackBerry Presents The Curve 8350i
BlackBerry will launch its most advanced push-to-talk smart phone, the Curve 8350i. Recently,...
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Intel Announces Breakthrough in Silicon Photonics Development
Researchers at the Intel Laboratory published a paper in the December 7 issue of the scientific...
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Nokia To Enter Touch-Screen Phones Competition With N97
There’s a
new touch-screen phone in town, now that Nokia has pulled the wraps off their N97...
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Curiosity Over Obama Account Gets Verizon Employees Fired
Curiosity killed the cat, or in this case, got some employees fired… Verizon Wireless publicly...
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Apple’s iPhone 3G Is the Top-Selling Phone in the U.S.
Monday, wireless
research group NPD released a report revealing that Apple Incorporated’s...
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RIM’s BlackBerry Bold Finally Launched
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Bold was finally launched today by AT&T. The high-end...
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Nintendo Launched the DSi in Japan
Saturday, Nintendo launched their new version of the DS
portable gaming machine, called DSi, in...
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Netflix Streaming Service Now on Macs Too
Netflix, the largest online DVD rental service that offers users in the United
States flat rate...
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Oprah Endorses Amazon’s E-Book Reader the Kindle
Iconic talk
show host Oprah Winfrey is endorsing Amazon’s the Kindle, an embedded system
for...
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Finally, Google’s Android Hits The U.S. Market
Unfortunately,
the event did not draw much of a crowd, since few people stood in line...
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The Mac Strikes Back: Apple And Microsoft At It Again
In the never-ending advertising
war between Microsoft and Apple, seemingly designed only to see...
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Google’s Android Phone On Its Way To Users
The first
gadget to use Google’s open-source Android operating system is scheduled to
become...
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Google’s Android Phone Is Fitted with a Remote Kill Switch
Google’s
new smartphone called “The Dream” is expected to hit the market this month,
after an...
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Sony to Release e-Reader in Germany from Spring 2009
Frankfurt - Sony is to offer its e-book reader, a replacement for paper books, in Germany from the...
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BlackBerry Bold Needs More Testing, Lazaridis Say
Speaking with the Associated Press, RIM co-CEO Mike
Lazaridis explained that the company’s...
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Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic To Compete With The iPhone
As Apple seems to have hit the spot right-on with their shiny, multifunctional iPhone, phone...
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Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic Enters The Smartphone Competition
Recently,
Nokia has unveiled their first touch-screen phone, the 5800 Xpressmusic,
which due both...
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Report: Nintendo Will Release New DS Version by Year's End
Nintendo will allegedly release an improved version of its Nintendo DS gaming gadget, featuring a...
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New Nintendo DS to Be Launched
The Sunday edition of „The Nikkei Business Daily” has
revealed in a report that Nintendo has a new...
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Google Goes Head-to-Head with Apple. New Android Phone Priced the Same as the iPhone
The first Android
mobile phone, called the Dream, is scheduled to be announced on September 23....
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RIM Is Flipping Out With BlackBerry Pearl 8220
Canadian Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. has announced at CTIA, in San Francisco, its...
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Palm Is Back In Business With Treo Pro Smartphone
It was high time for Palm to make a high-end comeback from
last year’s Centro, and regain the...
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Specials
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Nation's 11 Most-Endangered Structures, Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing today its list of the most endangered...
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Report: Verizon and Apple in Talks for an iPhone Partnership
Apple and the iPhone are too-large of a boon to chew for only one dog. The dog that has been...
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Blagojevich’s Request of Shooting Reality Show Denied by Judge
The plans for a reality show that former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been making were...
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Cyber Attackers Steal Info on Pentagon’s Latest Fighter Jet
The cyber attacks in Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program did not cause major security...
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Iranian Nobel laureate awarded German Dignity Award
Berlin (dpa) - Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi was awarded one of Germany's top prizes...
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EPA: CO2, Greenhouse Gases Are Pollutants, Cause Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally acknowledged the fact that the CO2 emitted by...
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Two Genetic Variants Predispose People to Stroke
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that carrying certain genes might...
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Disgraced former governor hopes for reality show remake
Los Angeles - The US governor ousted from office after allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat...
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European Commission Sues UK Gov. on Phorm, BT Failures
The European Commission made clear its intentions of suing the government of the United Kingdom for...
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Restless Legs Syndrome Associated with Obesity
Having too much belly fat appears to be an increasing risk even for developing restless legs...
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Infant Formula Contaminated with Fuel Rocket
When it comes to food, everybody appears to be in danger, from infants to the very old. Nothing is...
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Simpsons chosen for new US postage stamp
Los Angeles - The dysfunctional cartoon family The Simpsons has been chosen for one of the most...
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Plavix – Aspirin Combo Lowers Risk of Heart-Related Problems
Patients suffering from atrial fibrillation who are not able to follow treatment with warfarin to...
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RIM Launches the BlackBerry App World
Research In Motion today released the BlackBerry App World, an application store for the RIM...
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‘Magic’ Pill Found to Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Half
Researchers present at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, Florida...
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Earth Hour: World’s Vote for Action against Global Warming
Earth Hour was a huge success for environmentalist activists all over the world. They said the...
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Most Americans Should Reduce Salt Intake, But Do They?
As rates for high blood pressure and implicitly for heart disease and stroke are dramatically...
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Male Circumcision May Prevent Two Common STDs
Male circumcision appears to offer more protection to men than previously estimated, according to...
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Earth Hour Prompts More than 2,800 Cities to Turn Off Lights
New York City’s Empire State Building will go dark Saturday night as well...
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Pets in United States becoming victims of economic crisis
Washington - The US economic crisis is affecting not only Americans, but is having an increasingly...
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EPA Declares Greenhouse Gases Pollutants
The Environmental Protection Agency has acknowledged that the green house gases are a pollutant...
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IMF: Global economy to shrink in 2009
Washington - The global economy could shrink as much as 1 per cent this year, the International...
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Get Rid of Extra Pounds! They Shorten Your Life!
British researchers at the University of Oxford, through a new study, have warned once again...
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"Inappropriate video" Russian too hot for Australia's dream job
Sydney - The top Russian candidate for the dream job of caretaker on a paradise island in...
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Rare Superman comic sells for 317,200 dollars in online auction
A collector in the United States has sold the Superman comic book that cost him just a few...
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Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night” Is a Winner in Ratings
In spite of the fact that NBC’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” drew mixed...
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Chang'e-I Ends Its Lunar Mission With Planned Crash
With a controlled crash-landing on the surface of the moon, China's first lunar probe, the...
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Power Shift Gathers Momentum, ‘Invades’ Washington
More than 12,000 college and high school students from different parts of the country gathered...
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Radio Listeners Remember Paul Harvey
When radio listeners across the globe found out about Paul Harvey’s death, they relied on...
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Data on Obama’s Marine One Helicopter Leaked to Iran
Iran has taken advantage of a computer security breach and got its hands on important...
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Music
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Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan conductor Abreu win Polar Music Prize
Stockholm - British pop musician Peter Gabriel was Tuesday named co-winner of the Polar Music Prize...
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Variable Pricing of iTunes, Amazon Benefit the Record Labels
Apple’s new pricing policy for its iTunes Music Store enabled the major record labels to...
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iTunes Prices Up 30%, Amazon, Wal-Mart Follow Apple
Apple on Tuesday introduced the new variable pricing for music bought through iTunes. The prices...
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Michael Jackson shows a sell-out on first day
London - Tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour in Britain were sold out within...
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Michael Jackson gigs increased to 50 as tickets go on sale
London - Tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour in Britain this summer went...
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Oasis’ Concerts in China Canceled Due to Economic Matters
British rock band Oasis will not perform in China as a result of various economic issues and not...
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High Viewership at Grammys
Obviously the interest in music has not dropped a bit, as shown by the ratings for the...
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Sir Paul McCartney Gets Top Billing at Coachella
Sir Paul McCartney got the top billing at the 10th annual Coachella...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Billy Powell Passed Away
Billy Powell, keyboardist with the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, reportedly died of a heart ailment at...
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Bruce Springsteen Preparing for World Tour
Bruce Springsteen is set to go on a world tour that has been scheduled to begin on April 1...
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Britney - Not a Role Model for Children
The Parents Television Council is warning parents all over the country about Britney...
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Parents’ Organization Finds Britney Spears’s Lyrics Indecent
The Parents Television Council is warning parents all over the country about the Britney Spears...
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U2’s New Single Broadcast on Monday
U2 members have recently released their first album after a five-year break and their first single...
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“American Idol” Returns With less Audience and New Judge
Around 30.1 million viewers tuned in for the eighth season premiere of Fox’s “American...
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British singer Amy Winehouse served summons to Norwegian court
Oslo - British singer Amy Winehouse has been served a summons to an appeals court hearing in Norway...
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John Lennon Brought Back To Life In TV Ad
Thanks to today's technology, the Beatles' late lead singer John Lennon is being featured in a new...
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Fall Out Boy Are At It Again!
Fall Out Boy is a rather new American-based punk band, as Patrick Stump (lead vocals, rhythm...
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LA Man Pleads Guilty in Guns N' Roses Piracy
A man accused of leaking nine unreleased tracks from the
Guns N' Roses album "Chinese...
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Publicist: Madonna Will Pay Guy Ritchie $76 Million For Divorce
Pop-queen Madonna’s representative has revealed that according
to the singer’s and Guy Ritchie’s...
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Britney Spears’ “Circus” Top Seller
Britney Spears’ comeback is spectacular, as her newly released studio album made record sales,...
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Lil Wayne Collects Eight Grammy Nominations, Tops Contenders List
Following the outstanding success of his third album, “Tha Carter III,” rapper Lil Wayne is close...
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Lil Wayne, Coldplay Top Grammy Contenders List
This year’s Grammy nominees are far from being the annual
award ceremony’s usual contenders, as...
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YouTube Takes You To Carnegie Hall
One of the most famous music venues in the United States is the illustrious Carnegie Hall, built in...
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Beyonce’s New Album Comes in First on Album Chart
Beyonce saw her freshly released third album, the two-CD set
“I Am … Sasha Fierce,” reach the top...
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Angel-Voiced Gurrumul Gives Black Australia A Gospel
Sydney - It has been hailed as the greatest voice ever recorded in Australia: plaintive yet...
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Michael Jackson Settles with Sheikh Out of Court
Michael Jackson ultimately did not have to make the dreaded
trip to London
to testify in court as...
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“Chinese Democracy”: Axl Rose And 17 Years Of Expectations
“Chinese Democracy,” the first album of new Guns N’ Roses songs since 1991 is being released on...
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Madonna Divorce To Be Finalized On Friday
London - The end of the seven-year marriage between US pop star Madonna and her British film...
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Michael Jackson Sued By Sheikh Of Erstwhile Abode
Pop star Michael Jackson moved to more welcoming places
following the acquittal in his child...
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South African Singer Miriam Makeba Dies Aged 76
Miriam Makeba, the Grammy Award-winning South African folk
singer also known as “Mama Afrika,”...
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Video Games
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Sony to Launch New PSP Go! UMD-Free
More and more details about the rumored Sony's new PlayStation Portable are...
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Video Gaming Industry, Nintendo Feel the Recession
The economic recession affects everyone and the video gaming industry makes no exception. According...
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Nintendo DSi to Launch in U.S. on Sunday
Nintento will launch the next generation DSi, its highly popular console for video games, in the...
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Need For Speed SHIFT Gets A Release Date
The first game with which EA will try to push its Need For Speed franchise toward new boundaries is...
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Nintendo Wii Still Unstoppable. 731 k Units Sold In February
It seems like Microsoft and Sony have failed again to find the right strategy to counter...
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Law Banning Minors from Buying Violent Video Games Rejected by Court
Researchers (and parents) have always been concerned with the effects of video game content on...
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California Video Game Law is Unconstitutional, Court Finds
The state of California has issued a new law concerning the violent video games on the market. The...
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Nintendo DSi UK Launch Date Officially Announced
After announcing the official release date for the Nintendo DSi in the United States, Nintendo...
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Resident Evil 5 Demo Released on Xbox 360 for U.S. Gold Members
Let the mayhem begin!
Resident Evil 5 demo version is available for Xbox 360 "Gold"...
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Final Fantasy Fans Will Have To Wait For The New Release
United States and UK fans of the Final Fantasy game will have to wait quite a while before playing...
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Resident Evil 5 Demo: Exclusively On Xbox 360
In case if you are the happy owner of a Xbox 360, then Xbox Live has a pretty nice surprise...
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How They All Won The Gaming Battle…
The latest figures published by the NPD Group about the
November gaming sales in US have stirred a...
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Gaming Industry Defies Recession, Nintendo Wii Leads the Way
One of the very few sectors that is still avoiding the recession which struck the country’s economy...
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Shock: Nintendo Wii Sells 2 Million Units, Crushes Competition
We all know that in terms of sales Nintendo Wii is already a
undisputable success, but the record...
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Video games make killing even in bleak season
San Francisco - The economy is in the doldrums, and shoppers everywhere are cutting back on...
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Wal-Mart To Offer Tens Of Thousands Of Wiis
As we are facing another holiday season with Nintendo’s Wii
in high demand, Wal-Mart is ready to...
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Resident Evil 5 Demo Set For Launch In Japan
It really seems that Resident Evil 5, scheduled to arrive in March 2009, will offer its fans a...
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“Halo 3: Recon” Becomes “Halo 3: ODST”
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Quantum of Solace Bond Movie Has Gone Digital in a New Videogame
At the
beginning of this month, James Bond fans were served another 007 dish, when the
22nd...
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Wrath Of The Lich King Released In The United States
Blizzard Entertainment, the video game developer
behind the world's largest massively multiplayer...
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EA Sports Introduces Fitness Game for Wii
Thursday, Electronic
Arts Incorporated introduced their first fitness videogame, thus joining...
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Report: New Nintendo DS Is Coming Next Week
Apparently, two years after the launch of Nintendo DS Lite,
Nintendo is ready to revamp its...
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EA’s Spore Configuration Leads To Lawsuit
EA Games had to face more than a handful of angry customers
and a lawsuit after they launched the...
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“Wrath of the Lich King” Slated for Release in November
On November
13, World of Warcraft fans are in for quite a treat. Blizzard has made the...
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Nintendo Rules When It Comes To August Gaming Sales
The never-ending battle between the game consoles makers
brings out the best from the companies...
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Will Price Cuts Be Enough to Boost Xbox 360 Sales?
In an anticipated move, Microsoft has decided to cut the
price of Xbox 360 not only in Japan,
but...
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Microsoft Slashes Again The Price Of Xbox 360 In Japan
Microsoft is making a new attempt to keep up with its
competitors, Sony and Nintendo, on the...
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Immersion Settles The Legal Dispute With Microsoft For $20.8 Million
Immersion will pay $20.8 million to Microsoft to settle the
lawsuit triggered by the tactile...
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German rating system targets violent computer gamesBy Florian Oertel, d
Berlin - Violent computer games are sparking controversy all over the world. Legislation recently...
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Nintendo Faces Another Patent Infringement Suit
United States company Hillcrest Labs filled Wednesday a patent infringement suit against Nintendo,...
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Sports
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Report: Armstrong confirms Giro start despite injury
Berlin - Lance Armstrong will definitely compete in this year's Giro d'Italia despite breaking his...
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McLaren-Mercedes could face further sanctions over Melbourne
Paris - Formula One team McLaren-Mercedes will have to could face further sanctions over the...
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Armstrong stays optimistic despite "biggest setback"
Austin, Texas - Lance Armstrong remains upbeat about his chances of being to race in May's...
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Armstrong's fall leaves Astana to Contador uncontested
Valladolid, Spain - The lowly Vuelta of Castilla and Leon cleared up more issues than expected in...
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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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Real Fans Pessimistic In Huntelaar, Diarra CL Saga
Madrid - The fans of Real Madrid appear pessimistic about the chances of newly-hired Klaas Jan...
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End Of An Era As EBU Could Lose Olympic Broadcast Rights
Hamburg - Olympic television broadcasts from 2014 onwards could be aired by private networks in...
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Harris pours in career-high 47 points as Nets snap 14-year drought
Los Angeles - For the second night in a row, hot-shooting Devin Harris was off the charts.
Harris...
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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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Van Nistelrooy out for season after knee surgery
Madrid - Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the...
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Lewis Hamilton: Looking to be F1's youngest ever champion
Lewis Hamilton is just one step away from being crowned Formula One's youngest ever world drivers'...
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Nadal Tops Men's Tennis Rankings
Hamburg (dpa) - Rafael Nadal of Spain led the way in the men's tennis rankings, with the latest...
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Jankovic Tops Women's Tennis Rankings
Hamburg (dpa) - High-flying Serb Jelena Jankovic tops the women's tennis rankings issued on Monday...
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Nadal Continues to Lead Top 10 in the ATP Tennis Rankings
Hamburg - Rafael Nadal of Spain reigned an almost unchanged top 10 in the ATP tennis rankings...
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Nadal Tops ATP Tennis Rankings
Rafael Nadal of Spain remains top of ATP tennis rankings ahead of former number one Roger Federer...
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FIA dismisses Hamilton appeal against Belgium penalty
Paris - The world motorsport body FIA on Tuesday dismissed an appeal from McLaren-Mercedes against...
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Argentine Fans Emerge as an Awsome Force in the Davis Cup
Madrid - Feliciano Lopez is afraid of them, Emilio Sanchez respects them and Rafael Nadal is a bit...
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Serena Williams Tops Women's Tennis Rankings
US Open champion Serena Williams rules the latest women's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the...
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Bullfighting, Tennis in Unusual Spanish Davis Cup Formula
Madrid - The typical image of the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid is sand splattered with fresh...
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Europe Favorites to Retain Trophy against US in Kentucky
Valhalla, Kentucky - Europe's Ryder Cup team go into this weekend's 2008 competition as narrow...
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Nadal Maintain First Place in ATP tennis rankings
Hamburg - Rafael Nadal of Spain succeeded to maintain first place ahead of former number one Roger...
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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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Mission accomplished for Team China
Beijing - China finishes the 2008 Beijing Games sitting proudly on top of the medals table with a...
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Wanjiru gives Kenya first marathon title, 50th gold for China
Beijing - Samuel Wanjiru won the first Olympic marathon title for Kenya on Sunday as boxer Zou...
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Gold double for Bekele, US and Kenya - triple joy for Russia
Beijing - Kenenisa Bekele emulated fellow-Ethiopian Miruts Yifter when he completed an Olympic...
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Italian Walks to Gold, Canoe Wins for Germany, Belarus
Beijing - Alex Schwarzer braved the heat to give Italy Olympic gold in the men's 50 kilometres walk...
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Schwarzer Braves the Heat to End Italy's Long 50km Walking Drought
Beijing - Alex Schwarzer braved the heat to give Italy Olympic gold in the men's 50 kilometres walk...
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Jamaica Clinch Golden Sprint Sweep; US Relay Disaster
Beijing - Veronica Campbell-Brown completed a men's and women's 100 and 200 metres gold medal sweep...
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United States faces its achilles' heel Argentina
Beijing - The United States' basketball team will have the chance Friday - in the semifinals of...
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For Some, Just Getting to the Olympics Is a Victory
Beijing (dpa) - Some countries competing in the Beijing Olympics have worked years to get here and...
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Business
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EU approves tougher toy-safety laws
Brussels - European Union states on Monday expanded the list of substances they would not...
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Mexico says bans on pork products not meeting WTO rules
Geneva - Mexico has called on members of the World Trade Organization to withdraw any measures...
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Chrysler's production lines stopped for bankruptcy
New York - Struggling Chrysler, forced into bankruptcy last week, had shut down all its North...
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Wall Street falls for second day on swine flu, banking fears
New York - Major US stock indices fell for a second straight day Tuesday as concerns over the...
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US consumer confidence jumps in April
Washington - Consumer confidence in the United States surged in April as governments have begun...
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Obama meets credit card execs as lawmakers consider crackdown
Washington - US President Barack Obama met Thursday with leaders of the credit-card industry,...
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AT&T’s Net Profit Down 9.7%, Far Higher than Wall Street Forecasts
Ever since the economic recession started to really hit the market the vast majority of companies...
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Extension sought to Microsoft antitrust supervision
San Francisco - Microsoft and US authorities on Thursday jointly proposed an 18-month extension of...
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China's GDP growth slows to 6.1 per cent
Beijing - The expansion of the Chinese economy slowed to a record low in...
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Pharmaceutical firm Roche's first quarter sales increase
Basel - Roche, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant, said it was confident it would meet full year...
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Fiat could drop Chrysler deal and just buy assets
Washington- With the clock running out on an April 30 Washington deadline, Fiat's head said...
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German Woolworth's files for insolvency
Frankfurt - The German chain of Woolworth's low-cost stores filed for insolvency in Frankfurt on...
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Nintendo: No Price Cuts For Wii Or DSi
Despite the economic crisis, Nintendo has no intention to cut the price of its flagship products,...
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Airlines agree to 214-million-dollar fine for price fixing
Washington - Three international airlines have agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and pay a...
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Daimler warns of exposure to Chrysler collapse
Berlin - German automotive group Daimler, which is struggling with a slump in sales of its...
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US Treasury agrees on fresh support for auto suppliers
Washington - The US Treasury Department on Wednesday launched a new programme to aid US car...
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Tesla unveils Model S sedan
Los Angeles - The US electric car maker Tesla has unveiled its Model S sedan and said the first...
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US slaps tariffs on Canadian lumber
Washington - The United States on Tuesday slapped import duties on Canadian lumber, the...
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US slaps sanctions on Chinese businessman and six Iranian firms
Washington - The United States has placed sanctions on six Iranian companies and a Chinese...
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US launches new crackdown on mortgage fraud
Washington - The United States launched a new crackdown Monday on mortgage fraud that may have...
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Economic rebound to come from US housing market, IMF head says
Paris - The world will begin to emerge from the economic crisis in the first quarter of 2010, and...
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Tokyo market opens higher on weaker yen, optimism over US economy
Tokyo - The Tokyo market opened higher Monday as investors bought mostly export-oriented...
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Digital age, economic woes: can the post office survive?
Bern, Switzerland - E-mail, internet bill paying and other electric substitutes had already...
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US stocks end positive on strong week, overshadow jobs' report
New York - US stocks made gains Friday at the close of a strong week for global markets,...
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Bombardier to cut 3,000 jobs; profits up 42 per cent
Washington - Bombardier Inc Thursday reported higher-than- expected quarterly profits as train...
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World economic powers reach deal to combat crisis
London - The world's biggest economic powers reached a deal Thursday aimed at forging a new global...
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World economic powers set to agree to new financial order
London - The world's biggest economic powers are set to agree Thursday to a radical rewrite of the...
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US car sales remain weak, but some signs of improvement
Washington - Car sales in the United States remained very weak in March, plummeting more than 38...
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Obama pledges to do what is necessary to kick start recovery
London - US President Barack Obama wound up his first day on the world political stage Wednesday,...
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US reviewing trade barriers, existing free-trade deals
Washington - The United States is reviewing existing free- trade deals and will take other...
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Science
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Soyuz leaves ISS to return with space tourist
Moscow - Two astronauts from the United States and Russia and a space tourist...
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UN expert: No perfect way to predict imminent quake
Geneva - There is no sure-fire way to predict an impending earthquake, David Alexander, a United...
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Arctic Sea is ‘on Thin Ice’, Survey Shows
The latest findings from scientists that have been monitoring the Arctic region show that the ice...
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One Third of US Bird Species are Endangered
Nearly one third of the bird species in the United States are "endangered, threatened or in...
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One Third of U.S. Bird Species in Peril (Report)
There are about 800 species of birds in our country and almost one third of those are...
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Scientists: Sea levels could rise 1 metre as Antarctic ice melts
Wellington - A large amount of permanent Antarctic ice could melt in the next 100...
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Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Levels Not Necessarily Connected
The International Conference on Climate Change attended by climate change skeptics reached the...
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Obama Raises Hope On Tackling Climate Change Issues
These days, talks of efficient energy policies and reforms are once again in the spotlight, and the...
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Experts Warn Global Warming Is Going Faster Than Expected
This isn't the first time that we’ve heard it, but it reinforces what scientists have been...
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Russian Experts Throw The Blame For Satellite Collision On The U.S.
The collision between a U.S. commercial satellite and a Russian retired satellite earlier this...
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Royal Mail Issues Stamps Celebrating Charles Darwin
On Thursday, the Royal Mail announced that it would issue ten stamps that commemorate the 200th...
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China Reveals Bilateral Climate Change Roadmap With the U.S.
China, as one of world’s largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions, has vowed to address...
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Darwin In The Spotlight At His 200th Anniversary
Two centuries after Charles Darwin made its evolution theory known to the world, the scientific...
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Darwin's Gift To the World Celebrated This Month
Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who realized and demonstrated that all species of life...
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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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First Commercial Clone Dog “Back” To Its Family
Amazing as it sounds, a couple from Boca Raton, Florida, actually paid a California firm $155,000...
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Cloning Animals Just Turned Into A Business
Edgar and Nina, a couple from Miami, became the first people in the United States to have one of...
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Family Pays $155,000 to Welcome Cloned Pup into Their Home
The dog is man’s best friend, and that friendship transcends through death... it only...
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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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Our Trees Are Dying
Tree mortality doubled in just 17 years in the Pacific Northwest and 25 years in California....
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Evolution Could Be Taught Differently In Texas
Evolution could soon be taught differently in Texas, as the State Board of Education is expected...
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Antarctica Is Warming, Rather Than Cooling, Study Shows
A recent study made by scientists from the United States rejected the wide accepted thesis that...
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New Satellite Launched From Cape Canaveral
Sunday was undoubtedly a big day for the United States. Not only was it the day of Barack...
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Jim Hansen: 4 Years Left To Tackle Climate Change Or Disaster Awaits
As the Obama administration prepares to settle in, the pressure over what the United States...
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Researchers Find Simple Checklist To Be Really Useful For Surgical Teams
Researchers have just announced on Tuesday that a few simple steps may help doctors and nurses from...
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Gen. Gration Set To Take Over NASA Top Job
Scott Gration, a retired Air Force general with a long Washington resume but no experience running...
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Decision To Delist Gray Wolves To Be Challenged In Court
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday that the grey wolf populations...
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Stanford Establishes $100 Million Institute For Energy Research
Stanford University announced the foundation of a $100 million research institute to address...
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Non-Profit Group Seeking Nationwide Ban On Cell Phone Use While Driving
The National Safety Council is supporting a ban on cell phone use while driving across the United...
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Technology
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EU slaps record 1-billion-euro fine on Intel
Brussels - The European Commission, in a bid to provide computer buyers with more...
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Estonia announces EU cyber-wargame plan
Tallinn - The European Union will soon stage a simulated cyber-attack to test its online defences,...
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Apple and Verizon in Talks to Launch iPhone 'Lite' and Media Pad
Apple and Verizon in Talks to Launch iPhone 'Lite' and Media Pad
The rumored talks...
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Google Germany agrees to remove Street View images before release
Hamburg - Internet giant Google said Monday it would allow German householders to complain...
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White House Should Take Over Cyber Security, Review Concludes
The White House should be much more involved in the cyber security of the United States. This was...
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Time Warner Cable Drops Metered Billing Plan, For Now
Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that it dropped plans to implement a system to charge Internet...
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AT&T Wants to Extend Partnership with Apple over the iPhone
AT&T doesn’t plan to let the goose with the golden eggs fly away that easily. The...
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Apple extends movie downloads service to Germany
Munich - Apple said Thursday it has extended the movie downloads service of iTunes to Germany, with...
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HP Dethrones Dell in U.S. PC Market
Hewllet-Packard became the top PC seller in the United States in the first quarter of this fiscal...
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Chinese, Russian Cyberspies Penetrate the U.S. Electricity Grid
Foreign spies penetrated the United States’ electricity grid and left traces of their...
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Samsung to Launch 2 Android-Running Smartphones in U.S. this Year
Samsung’s plans to launch devices that run on Google’s Android platform are on track....
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Verizon Says 4G Wireless Will Cover Rural America As Well
Verizon Wireless, the company which owns and operates the largest wireless telecommunications...
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Skype for BalckBerry to Launch Next Month
Skype 1.0.1 for Apple iPhone, a feature that customers put on the request lists ever since Apple...
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"China threat virus" behind spying claims, Beijing says
Beijing - China on Tuesday denied that it has spied on computers belonging to...
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More than 100 countries hit by electronic spying operation
A spying operation that infiltrated computers - many of them belonging to governments - in...
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Google announces 200 layoffs
San Francisco - Internet giant Google said Thursday that it planned to cut 200 jobs in sales and...
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Teenage whizz-kid hacker gets a straight job
A New Zealand teenage whizz-kid who admitted developing software that infected a million...
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Smart Grid Is Hackable, Cyber Security Experts Said
Recent tests showed that the Smart Grid, which delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers...
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Cisco to Acquire Pure Digital
Just a few days after launching the new integrating strategy called Unified Computing System (UCS),...
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AT&T to Finally Sell Contract-Free iPhone 3G
AT&T, the largest provider of telephone services in the United States, will start selling the...
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Cisco to Acquire Flip Video for $590 Million
Just a day after IBM started negotiation the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, another big player in...
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Google taking on phone companies and Skype
San Francisco - Not content with dominating the internet, Google is looking to take on the...
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Cook County Sheriff Sues Craigslist For Promoting Prostitution
Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart has filed a federal lawsuit against ad site Craigslist for...
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Botnet Creator Gets 48 Months In Jail for Stealing Private Information
A former security consultant with Mahalo was sentenced to 48 months in jail, after being accused of...
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RIM to Launch App World for BlackBerry
Reasearch In Motion, the producer of the BlackBerry samrtphone line, announced its will soon open...
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Sprint to Sell Palm Treo Pro Starting March 15
Yesterday, Sprint Nextel finally confirmed a series of rumors and said it will launch the Palm...
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AMD Announces Globalfoundries Is Officially Open for Business
AMD officially announced that Globalfoundries is now open for business, and outlined some of the...
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Nokia 5800 XPress Music Phone Started Off the Wrong Foot In the U.S.
Nokia has halted sales of its 5800 XPress Music phone in the United States, only a few days after...
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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Available in US
Nokia, the world’s biggest mobile phone maker, announced last week that one of its priority...
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Obama Includes Additional NASA Funding for 2010, As Promised
NASA’s $18.7 billion budget for the fiscal year 2010 reflects one promise that Barack Obama...
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Health
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Swine flu tally is 2,384 cases in 24 countries: WHO
Geneva/Stockholm - The World Health Organization increased Friday the number of...
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WHO: 1,893 cases of swine flu, 31 deaths
Geneva - The number of laboratory confirmed cases of infections of the new influenza A(H1N1)...
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WHO reports 1,658 confirmed cases of swine flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed 1,658 cases of the new...
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WHO reports 1,516 confirmed cases of new flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed 1,516 cases of the...
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Sweden reports first confirmed case of novel influenza
Stockholm - Sweden on Wednesday reported its first confirmed case of novel influenza A(H1N1), the...
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WHO: 1,490 cases of new flu, 30 deaths, as scientists meet
Geneva - The World Health Organization held Tuesday an online conference of scientists from various...
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Swine flu spreads to 36 US states - 286 confirmed cases
Washington - The swine flu virus spread to 36 US states with a total of 286 confirmed cases,...
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WHO confirms 1025 flu cases in 20 countries
Geneva - The World Health Organization confirmed Monday 1025 officially reported cases of influenza...
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Mexican health officials raise swine-flu deaths to 19
Mexico City - Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova have raised the number of confirmed...
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WHO rejects criticism it acted too slowly on swine flu
Geneva - The World Health Organization Friday rejected criticism that it was too slow in reacting...
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EU health agency issues fresh tally of swine flu cases
Stockholm - At least 27 people in six European countries were Friday morning confirmed to have been...
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WHO changes virus name, 257 confirmed cases
Geneva - The World Health Organization updated Thursday the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of...
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Travel and swine flu: US vice president stirs pot
Washington - While countries debate whether it's wise to travel to Mexico or the United...
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