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Huge diamond sells for $6.2 million
May 28 - The 101 carat diamond is set in a tiara.
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Big bang rap is big hit
An American communications trainee - known as Alpinekat on the web, has become famous for her...
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O.J. back in court
O.J. Simpson arrives at a Las Vegas courthouse to stand trial for kidnapping which could see the...
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Kate Moss given the Midas touch
A solid gold statue of model Kate Moss has been unveiled at the British Museum in London....
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China's red-hot art market cools
Sotheby's Chinese art sales in Hong Kong weaken amid the financial turnoil, as collectors stay on...
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2 Infant Deaths Prompt Crib Recall
A recall of nearly 1.6 million cribs, triggered by the
suffocations of two 8-month-old infants,...
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Lottery fever grips Italy
Thousands of Italians are hoping that Lady Luck will be on their side to scoop the 100 million...
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Filipino designers accent the exotic
Filipino designers showcase indigenous fabrics made of pineapple, abaca, and silk fibers, hoping...
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Ivory sale earns 1 million dollars
First officially sanctioned sale of ivory in Africa in nearly a decade has opened and earned one...
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A museum for emeralds in Colombia
Colombia - the world's largest producer of emeralds - opens its first museum dedicated to the...
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UAE HOTEL
While the rest of the world is feeling the credit crunch, Dubai
threw a 20 million US dollar party...
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Kidman's plea to end female violence
Nicole Kidman attends a press conference at the United Nations for the "Say NO"...
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Famous QE2 liner nears Dubai
The Cunard ocean liner, Queen Elizabeth II, made its final journey on Wednesday (November 26)...
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Brazilians flock to giant Xmas tree
Thousands flock to a lagoon in Rio de Janeiro to watch the world's largest floating Christmas...
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Germany's giant Christmas cake
Dresden celebrates its annual Stollenfest by showing off the 4.2 metre long Stollen...
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New Taj Mahal opens in Bangladesh
Thousands of Bangladeshis have been flocking to see a replica of India's Taj Mahal which has just...
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San Francisco Neighbor hood 'monitored' Online
When Adam Jackson got sick of loud noise and crime in his
neighborhood he pointed a webcam out...
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Polo profits in Argentina
Despite the global economic slowdown, the glamorous sport of polo is still big business in...
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Prime Minister Putin's painting
A painting by Russia's Prime Minister Putin is sold for more than one million U.S. dollars at a...
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Chippendales Celebrate 30 Years of Sexy
The
iconic, bare-chested Chippendale dancers turn 30 this year. And they're
celebrating with a...
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Millions Worldwide Tuned Into Super Bowl
An estimated 90 million people worldwide watched the Pittsburgh Steelers win a historic sixth Super...
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Cracks appear in Taj Mahal
Cracks are visible on the walls of India's historical monument Taj Mahal, raising serious...
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Pure gold dolls unvieled in Japan
A Japanese jeweler unveils a 10 million yen (110,000 U.S. dollars) pair of pure gold Japanese...
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"Rage" strips down at Berlin
It could be the future of affordable film-making - a new genre called "Naked Cinema"...
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Koala bushfire survivor wins hearts
A bewildered and badly burned koala is being seen as a beacon of hope after emerging from the...
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Mike Myers crowned king of flops
Love Guru actor Mike Myers dominates the Golden Raspberries - the spoof award ceremony for the...
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Dying British star weds
Jade Goody, a young British woman who won fame on a reality television show, has married her...
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YSL auction breaks record
In Paris, the auction of Yves Saint Laurent's monumental art collection raised more than 370...
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Rocky Mountain News Closing After Friday Edition
The Rocky Mountain News, Colorado's oldest newspaper and a Denver
fixture since 1859, will publish...
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Hong Kong's Olympic bank note mania
Jul 16 - Olympic banknote mania is sweeping Hong Kong after banks finally started selling four...
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Obama, McCain embrace web ads
Web ads are being used extensively by both John McCain and Barack Obama to quickly get the...
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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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Watching the watchers
One New Yorker campaigns against the traffic police - collecting evidence of rules being broken...
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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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Rescuers reach Vietnam village
Vietnamese rescue workers finally reach stranded villagers after 5 days.
Landslides caused...
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RI, Town Reach $20 Mln Deal in Club Fire Suit
The state of Rhode Island and the town of West Warwick each have
agreed to pay $10 million dollars...
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Britain's cash boost to Afghan Army
Britain's Prime Minister has promised to put more resources into training the Afghan National...
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Lucky Lottery Ticket Given to Church
A Long Island church has $3 million more dollars in its coffers after a donation from an anonymous...
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India PM says flood 'a calamity'
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared the flooding in the north-eastern state of...
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Deadly floods sweep Japan
A woman has died and half a million people have been ordered to leave their homes after heavy rains...
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Indian floods leave victims helpless
India's worst floods in 50 years have killed at least 65 people and displaced over 2 million...
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Market blast blamed on Tiger rebels
Dozens are wounded in a bomb blast in a busy market area in the Sri Lankan capital...
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Clooney hosts Obama fundraiser
Hollywood actor George Clooney raises nearly one million dollars in fund raiser for Barack Obama...
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Charleston, S.C. Readies for Hanna
The AP's Rich Matthews reports from Charleston, South Carolina where
people are boarding up...
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Great reviews for Sarah Palin
Voters appear to like what they saw and heard from the first-term Governor from Alaska in her...
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Investigators Puzzle Over Wash. Killings
Investigators in Washington State are trying to piece together what
might have sparked a...
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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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Giant spider invades UK city
A very big mechanical spider named 'La Princesse' comes to life for a crawl around the city of...
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Ike Targets Havana As Category 1
Hurricane
Ike roared toward Cuba's densely populated capital of fragile historic
buildings after...
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Hurricane Ike slams Cuba
Hurricane Ike is bearing down on the U.S. and Key West, Florida is now feeling the effects of the...
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McCain gains among women voters
McCain's surge in the polls since the Republican Convention is attributable to a shift in support...
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Flooding leaves thousands homeless
More bodies are pulled from China landslide while 200,000 are left homeless in Bangladesh...
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Teen Arrested for Killings in Burned Calif. Home
An 18 year old man man has been arrested for investigation of murder in
the killings of a woman...
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Somali pirates release ships
Somali pirates have released a German cargo ship and a Japanese chemical tanker along with their...
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Ike Leaves 2 Million People in the Dark
Two million people were left without electricity in Texas, Arkansas and
Louisiana after Hurricane...
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Candidates renew focus on economy
A day a record 500-point loss in the Dow, the presidential campaign continued its focus on the...
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Tourists kidnapped in Egypt
Eleven European tourists have been kidnapped in southern Egypt. It's feared they may have been...
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Farmers at root of Bolivia crisis
Farmers at the root of Bolivia's political crisis hope President Morales will make good on land...
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'Clark Rockefeller' Bond Set at $50 Million
A magistrate in Boston has set bail at $50 million for the man
who calls himself Clark...
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$28M Settlement Reached in Big Dig Death Lawsuit
The family of a woman killed when a Big Dig tunnel ceiling
collapsed has reached a settlement of...
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Egypt hostages safely back home
A group of European tourists have returned home unharmed after they were held hostage in Egypt...
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Somalia pirates to face Russian Navy
Negotiations are continuing to free a Ukrainian ship hijacked by Somali pirates with 33 tanks and...
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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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Is anyone reading in Kenya?
There are over 36 million people in Kenya most of whom can read and write.
Despite this...
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Starbucks accused of wasting water
The giant coffee chain Starbucks has been accused of wasting 23 million litres of water every day...
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French writer wins Nobel prize
French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio wins the 2008 Nobel prize for literature.
The...
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Ahtisaari wins Nobel for peace
Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari has been chosen the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize...
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Peace negotiator wins Nobel Prize
The former President of Finland Martti Ahtissari has won the Nobel Peace Prize for a long career of...
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Thousands protest factory closing
Workers protest outside a bankrupt toy factory in south China as the global financial crisis hits...
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Pop star murder - magnate on trial
An Egyptian construction magnate and a former police officer have gone on trial accused of...
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Yemen devastated by floods
Refugees airlifted to safety as Yemen floods leave around 100 dead or missing and thousands...
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100 missing after Yemen floods
Approximately 7,000 people are homeless after severe flooding caused by torrential rain affected...
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China tangerine sales go pear-shaped
China is facing a new food scare, this time it's their tangerines which have been hit by fruit...
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Congo must avoid Rwanda genocide
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged the international community to ensure that Congo did...
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Aid arrives as Congo crisis deepens
Rwanda's President has blasted the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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Thousands march in Turkish demo
Thousands of Turkish Alevis hold a demonstration in Ankara against compulsory religious classes...
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Unseen WW1 pictures released
Unseen pictures of World World One are released in France marking the 90th anniversary of the 1918...
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New tsunami system in Indonesia
Indonesia has launched a new tusnami warning system, designed to alert people living in the...
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DRC refugees flee to Uganda
Thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking safety in neighbouring...
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Diffusing AIDS time bomb in China
China targets migrant workers in HIV/AIDS prevention drive.
As World Aids Day marks its 20th...
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The long wait for Congo refugees
Congo refugees depend on U.N. handouts while fighting continues around them, despite peace...
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Muslims celebrate haj
More than two million Muslim pilgrims gathered around a mountain east of Mecca at the peak of the...
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Muslim pilgrims stone the devil
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims march near Mecca to throw stones at walls, symbolic of...
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4 tonnes of cocaine seized in Spain
Spanish authorities have seized four tonnes of cocaine , with an estimated street value of 320...
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Two held on drugs haul in Australia
Police seize cocaine and heroin worth nearly three million U.S. dollars.
Police swooped in...
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Icy trout fishing
More than a hundred thousand people from all over Korea, and beyond, brave sub-degree...
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Uganda reburies LRA victims of war
Ugandan elders look for bones to rebury in a traditional cleansing ceremony that paves the way...
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German post boss admits tax dodge
A German businessman has admitted dodging taxes in a case the government hopes will increase...
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4 dead in roof collapse
Four children have been killed in Barcelona after the roof of a sports centre collapsed during...
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Greek farmer road blocks stepped up
Farmers demanding compensation for low agricultural prices blocked Greek roads for an eighth day...
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UN launches Gaza aid plea
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a humanitarian appeal for the people of...
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March to free Sri Lankan civilians
Thousands march to the United Nations offices in the northern city of Jaffna to urge intervention...
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Deadly floods in eastern Australia
At least two people are feared dead as floods sweep Australia's tropical northeast.
Local...
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China drought threatens millions
Around 4.4 million people in China are affected by the country's worst drought in...
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Khmer Rouge trials set to start
An international tribunal that will try five senior Pol Pot cadres gets underway in Cambodia on...
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First Khmer Rouge trial opens
The U.N.-backed trial of the chief Khmer Rouge torturer has started, three decades after the fall...
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Stanford's troubles turn to cricket
The controversial $20 million winner-takes-all Twenty20 match in Antigua is canceled after...
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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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French workers strike over economy
Thousands of French workers have gone on strike and taken to the streets to criticise the handling...
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Obama: Tap Oil Reserve to Help Gas Prices
In a reversal, Barack Obama proposed Monday that the government
sell 70 million barrels of oil...
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Oil drops despite Russia conflict
Crude oil prices dropped on Monday even as the military conflict between Russia and its neighbor...
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UBS splits banking business
Europe's biggest loser in the credit crunch, Swiss bank UBS, is to separate its wealth management...
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Cashing in on cachaca
From a drink made by slaves, Brazil's most popular alcoholic beverage, the cachaca, emerges as a...
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Bangladesh to lift salt ban
Bangladesh is set to lift restrictions on salt imports, causing farmers to fear competition from...
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Vodafone's stark mobile warning
Europe's largest mobile phone company Vodafone has warned an EU proposal could force 40 million...
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Japan firm serves China gold bug
Gold has been a hot asset in the global commodities boom, and Japan's top bullion house is...
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Cash Demands Overwhelm Zimbabwe Banks
People line up in Zimbabwe by the thousands to hopefully withdraw
cash from banks, after the...
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Deutsche chief calls for Europe plan
Germany's Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann says Europe "should be prepared to...
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Big Ship, N.Y. Landmark Heading Home
The U.S.S. Intrepid is heading back to its pier on Manhattan's west side after getting a $120...
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Wealth managers shifting gears
The credit crisis and volatile stock market are taking a toll on the relationship between wealthy...
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Obama opens 6-point lead
A new Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll shows Barack Obama has expanded his national lead over Republican...
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Tackling the cost of having babies
The UK's financial regulator - more noted for its macroeconomic role - has issued a guide to help...
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Big Three autos plead for help
GM, Ford and Chrysler were on the hot seat on Capitol Hill as they pleaded with lawmakers to pass...
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PRIME entrepreneurs secure support
Bank of America team up with the Prince of Wales charity PRIME to unlock entrepreneurialism in the...
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Opposition urges clarity on Satyam
India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is urging the
federal government to come...
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Delta sees profit on oil fall
Delta, the world's largest airline, expects a profit in 2009 on lower oil costs, but sees...
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Taiwan in 2.5bn dollar spree
Taiwan's residents rush to spend vouchers worth 101 dollars given to every one of the 23 million...
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Japan beer firms buying
Japanese beermakers, hit by plunging domestic demand, are spending billions for overseas stakes...
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China unemployment
With work drying up at hundreds of thousands of export firms, some 20 million migrant workers are...
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UK economy faces deep recession
The latest forecast from the Bank of England is for an economic contraction of 4-percent over the...
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Business Update: Suisse losses
Switzerland's second-largest bank posted its biggest ever annual loss after a poor fourth...
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Obama's stimulus gamble
Should the economic recovery plan work, the goal of saving or creating 4 million jobs will have...
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Obama hedges on stimulus goals
Questions are being raised about the Obama Administration's goal to create or "save"...
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Champagne feels the pinch
Champagne is losing its fizz in Britain, with the recession dampening demand for a drink associated...
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UK entrepreneur bowls over America
Natalie Ellis defied the odds to make more than a million dollars in the U.S. with her non-spill...
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UK entrepreneur bowls over U.S.
Natalie Ellis defied the odds to make more than a million dollars in the U.S. with her non-spill...
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Business Update: AIG "tax"
The Democratic-controlled House approved a hefty bonus tax for companies receiving TARP funds in...
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ACORN Responds to Voter Fraud Allegations
ACORN, which advocates for low-income voters, admits there has
been voter registration problems....
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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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$54 Million Lawsuit Over Lost Pants Continues
A former administrative law judge who unsuccessfully sued a dry
cleaner for $54 million over a...
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New doubts on voter registrations
Questions are being raised by city and state election officials across the country about the...
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Obama's prime time TV blitz
Barack Obama will push his economic message Wednesday night on several U.S. networks including...
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Obama's big ad buy
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama blanketed the airwaves with an unprecedented...
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Bush honors Veterans Day
In one of his last visits to New York City as Commander-in-Chief, President Bush formally...
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California stages big quake drill
A mock drill simulates a 7.8 magnitude quake jolting Southern California.
More than 5...
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The future of healthcare
As the Obama administration takes shape, so do worries about how the government will pay for any...
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Obama Outlines Job Creation Plan
In
his weekly radio address on Saturday, President-elect Barack Obama
outlined his plan to create...
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AAA: 5M Stranded Motorists Likely for Holidays
AAA
estimates 5 million motorists will get stranded this holiday season,
many because they aren't...
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Bush urges help for automakers
U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday urged Congress to help those ailing automakers that can...
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Unemployment hits 15 year high
Over 530,000 jobs were lost in November alone, putting pressure on the U.S. government to pass a...
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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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Chance, Fate, Grief in Widow's Winnings
A Connecticut man bought a lottery ticket only to die from a
heart attack the same day. Months...
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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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Prosecutors: Madoff Was Ready to Send Out $173M
Prosecutors said Thursday that investigators found 100 signed
checks worth $173 million in Bernard...
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Clinton pledges "smart power"
Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton pledged to apply "smart power" to drive...
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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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Entrepreneur Helps Hundreds Attend Inaugural
Virginia businessman, Earl W. Stafford, and his nonprofit
foundation have paid more than $1.6...
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From the scene: Obama takes office
Up to two million people witnessed Barack Obama take the oath of office as America's 44th...
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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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Arrest in Burglaries Targeting LA's Wealthy
Police said Wednesday they cracked a burglary ring that spread
fear in wealthy neighborhoods. The...
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More Than 30M Pounds of Peanut Products Recalled
Federal health officials say the salmonella recall now involves
about 31 million pounds of peanut...
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Winter Storm Barrels Into Northeast
A destructive winter storm has wreaked havoc on commuters,
delayed flights and left more than a...
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Ky. Governor Asks Obama to Speed Up Disaster Aid
Kentucky's governor will ask President Barack Obama on Monday to
speed up federal aid dollars as...
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D.C. Fair Helps Jump-Start Veterans' Careers
As the number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits topped
5.1 million on Thursday, about...
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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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Sims and Spore Creator, Leaves EA for Stupid Fun Club
Will Wright, the mind behind well-known video games Sims and Spore, has reportedly left Electronic...
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Nintendo President: No Price Cuts for Wii, DSi
Japanese video games developer Nintendo doesn’t have any plans of cutting prices on its Wii...
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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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Sony Cuts Price of PlayStation 2 to $99.99
Sony Corp.’s Sony Computer Entertainment America said it will slash the price of its...
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Nintendo Wii Hits 50 Million Milestone
Four years ago, when Nintendo Wii was presented to the world under its code-name, Revolution,...
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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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Halo Wars Spawns One Million Seeds…Err…Copies
If you ever doubted the success of the Halo Wars, the RTS game based on Halo universe, then...
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Runes of Magic provides no-cost ticket to fantasy realm
Hamburg - At least 11.5 million people try to take over the world regularly albeit they're...
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Rock Band 2 for the PS3, PS2, and Wii Is Almost Here
EA has announced the release dates for “Rock Band 2” for the PS3, PS2, and Wii. All...
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Grand Theft Auto IV Speaks in a New Voice
Actor Michael Hollick will not be returning to do the voice of the Grand Theft Auto IV...
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Ubisoft Postpones I Am Alive, Announces Assassin’s Creed 2
Even if they are usually boring the fiscal reports of the gaming companies might contain...
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Electronic Arts Announces New Spore Games
Electronic Arts has recently announced four new games in the Spore franchise, including the...
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Aaron Greenberg Versus Kazuo Hirai: Xbox 360 Or PS3 ?
The officials from Microsoft and Sony are caught in a new war of words. It all started when Kazuo...
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Amazon Offers Cheap Xbox Live Gold Subscription
Amazon.com released yesterday a brand new offer for Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold Subscription...
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Final Fantasy XIII For North America, Europe Delayed Until April 2010
Despite initial promises that Final Fantasy XIII will be arriving in North America this year,...
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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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Gaming Industry Sales Hit Record High At The End Of 2008
In times of recession, we hardly ever think we could hear the word ‘record’ and...
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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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Will Sony Reduce The Price Of Its PS3?
Most analysts have announced that they believe a $100 price drop of Sony's PlayStation 3 is highly...
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Michael Pachter: Sony To Cut PS3 Price With $100
The Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Pachter, said for GameDaily.com that Sony could cut the price...
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Settlers and simulations: PC gaming highlights for 2009
Hamburg - Some years bring clusters of wildly creative new titles to fans of PC gaming. The year...
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Halo 3 Leads Xbox LIVE Most Played Games List In ‘08
Xbox has been selling big in recent months, despite the economic downturn and decreasing consumer...
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Nintendo Wii Is Expanding Towards Videos As Well
Game maker Nintendo will join forces with ad agency Dentsu Inc to launch a video distribution...
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The End-of-the-Year Videogame Sales Battle
The NPD Group divulged its report chronicling retail U.S. videogame hardware and software...
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CNN Names PS3 A “Sinking Ship”, But...
Drawing on last Thursday’s NPD Group sales
results that revealed a 19 points steep decline for...
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GTA IV Is The Game Of The Year
Sunday night at the Spike Video Game Awards, Rockstar’s GTA IV was awarded best Game of The Year,...
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Xbox Outsells PS3, But Nintendo Wii Is The Absolute Winner
It may be recession time for some companies, but not for Nintendo, as the console maker proved in...
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World of Warcraft is dominant, but fantasy worlds are growing
Berlin - World of Warcraft (WOW) is not the only online game available and game developers have...
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Not So Encouraging Results for Xbox 360
Even if Xbox 360's sales
were really high on Black Friday, that didn't help Microsoft close
the...
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US jobless rate reaches 8.9 per cent, less than expected
Washington - The US unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 per cent in April, its highest level since...
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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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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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Gates urges Congress to quickly approve war funds
Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged Congress on Thursday to quickly sign off on...
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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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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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US lawmakers arrested during Darfur protest
Washington - Police arrested five members of the US Congress on Monday during a protest outside the...
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US stocks recover as Geithner says many banks have enough funds
Washington - US markets rallied Tuesday led by financial shares, after Treasury Secretary Timothy...
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Clinton: US considers special protection for Haitian immigrants
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - The United States considers a temporary halt of deportations of about...
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US captain rescued from pirates arrives in Kenya
Washington/Nairobi - Richard Phillips, the American captain dramatically rescued from pirates...
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Mexico City prepares for rare visit from US president
Mexico City - Only five US presidents have visited Mexico City in the past 100 years, but one more...
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Ending flows of drugs, guns atop Obama's Mexico visit
Washington - As the death toll in Mexico's drug wars soars into the thousands, the United States...
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Obama eases travel, communications restrictions for Cuba
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday lifted all restrictions on Cuban Americans...
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Obama hails captain, calls for anti-piracy action
Nairobi/Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday praised the rescue of a US captain from...
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Alabama crew hails rescued captain, calls for anti-piracy action
Nairobi - Crew members of the Maersk Alabama, whose captain Richard Phillips was freed from the...
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US captain's rescue may mean trouble for other hostages
Nairobi - Three shots from US Navy snipers, and the drama was over. Three Somali pirates lay dead...
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US captain kidnapped by pirates is freed
Washington - US Navy snipers shot dead three Somali pirates who were holding the captain of a...
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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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Schwarzenegger returns art stolen by Nazis
San Francisco - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday returned artwork stolen by the...
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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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Standoff continues as Somali pirates foil escape attempt
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates recaptured the captain of a US-operated ship after he jumped...
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Report: Somali pirates foil US captain's escape attempt
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates recaptured the captain of a US-operated ship after he jumped...
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US Navy increases pressure on Somali pirates in hostage standoff
Nairobi/Washington - Further US Navy ships were steaming Friday to the coast of...
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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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Pirates still hold ship captain, but running out of fuel
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates were Thursday holding the captain of a US-operated vessel...
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Back in US, Obama turns to domestic issues
Washington - US President Barack Obama put the spotlight back on his domestic agenda Thursday after...
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Somali pirates seize ship, 21 American crew members
Nairobi - Somali pirates on Wednesday seized a Danish-owned container ship with 21 American crew...
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Porn film shown on US college campus despite funding threats
Washington - A few hundred students gathered at a US university campus to watch a pornographic...
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Gates announces major shift in US defence priorities
Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday announced a major shift in the Pentagon's...
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US lost 663,000 jobs in March, unemployment 8.5 per cent
Washington - The United States shed 663,000 jobs in March, lifting the unemployment rate to 8.5 per...
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Movie Reviews
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Hollywood's newest superstar: Miley Cyrus, 16
Los Angeles - With her new film sitting high atop the US box office, Miley Cyrus emerged Monday as...
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Clint Eastwood’s “Gran Torino” Draws a Big Success
“Gran Torino” topped this past weekend’s box-office by earning $29 million from...
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'Gran Torino' Is Top Of The Box Office
Clint Eastwood's latest movie "Gran Torino" was not only a major draw at this weekend's...
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“Marley & Me” Is A Top Movie At The Box Office
Hollywood revenues benefited from a very prosperous Christmas weekend, as films starring big...
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“The Day The Earth Stood Still” Leads This Weekend Box office
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” magnetized moviegoers into
theaters across North America, rising...
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“Twilight” Gains 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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Twilight: A Vampire’s Unbelievably Neverending Charm
"Twilight" fans hit the box office literally speaking in its opening weekend with ticket...
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James Bond And His Killing Marathon
It appears that “Casino Royale” was a Bond masterpiece after all. Well at least comparing it to the...
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Slums Of Mumbai Explored By ‘Trainspotting’ Director’s Latest Film
Director Danny Boyle is not your run-of-the mill film maker. His portfolio includes the bitter...
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Qunatum Of Solace: Is James Bond Losing His Essence?
With a title that hasn’t got much in common with the movie whatsoever, "Quantum of...
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Saw V Is Out: See Saw?
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What Movie Americans Enjoyed This Weekend: Max Payne
The super action movie "Max Payne" starring Mark Wahlberg succeeded in shooting its way...
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Vin Diesel Is A Mercenary In Babylon A.D.
Remember those childhood days when your mom asked you for
the explanations behind your acts? Back...
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Movie Review: Hancock, A Superhero With Issues
We’ve said it before and we’re not afraid to say it once
again: there’s a genuine trend in...
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Movies
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Beyonce's marital thriller tops movie rankings
New York - The marital thriller Obsessed, starring chart- topping pop singer Beyonce Knowles,...
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Mel Gibson's wife files for divorce
Los Angeles - The wife of actor and producer Mel Gibson has filed for divorce after 28 years of...
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Sex And The City sequel coming to cinemas in 2010
Los Angeles - The saucy TV spin-off Sex And The City is returning to cinemas, Variety...
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Over 17 million tune in for final ER episode
Los Angeles - The curtain came down on long-running US medical drama ER Thursday night with over...
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Monsters versus Aliens wins box office sweep
Washington - The animated Monsters vs Aliens took the US weekend box office prize, bringing in an...
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Liam Neeson takes break from filming after wife's death
Los Angeles - Irish actor Liam Neeson said he was to take a break from filming...
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Race to Witch Mountain Claims No.1 at Box Office
Race to Witch Mountain was a hit at the American box office. The kids’...
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A “Watchmen” Weekend All the Way
Zack Snyder's comic book adaptation about a team of twisted superheros, meaning...
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“Watchmen” Grosses $25.1 Million on Opening Day
The movie adaptation of comic book series “Watchmen” did not manage to set debut...
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“Watchmen” Is Off to Good Start
Superhero movie “Watchmen” grossed $4.6 million from midnight screenings that ere...
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Studios Have Great Box Office Expectations for “Watchmen”
Warner Bros., the studio behind “Watchmen,” is not the only one looking forward to...
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“Watchmen” May Turn Out to Be a Box Office Hit
Producers behind “Watchmen” call the movie a fresh, expressively intricate adaptation...
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“High School Musical 4” to Feature New Cast
Walt Disney Co.’s successful teenage franchise “High School Musical” is...
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“Madea Goes to Jail” Outshines the Jonas Brothers’ Concert Film
Tyler Perry’s “Madea Goes to Jail” grossed approximately $16.5 million in...
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Action Packed Granny Defied The Young and Pretty Jonas Brothers at This Weekend’s Box Office
Despite the fact that the Jonas Brothers film, featuring the band on stage and off, took in $12.7...
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The Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience Movie
In honor of their Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience movie, the trio has been surprising...
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The Jonas Brothers’ Movie Expected to Be a Hit
Theatres are sure to be celebrating kids’ weekend these days, as teens are expected to pack...
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Tyler Perry’s “Madea” Scores Big at the Box Office
Renowned director Tyler Perry, whose comedies usually score big among African-Americans, managed to...
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“Madea Goes to Jail” Bounces between Drama and Comedy
Tyler Perry’s new movie “Madea Goes to Jail,” starring Perry himself (who is...
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And the Oscar Goes to…
The Oscar telecast used to be the only place you could see a movie star on TV - for free.
The...
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Don Johnson Sues ‘Nash Bridges’ Seeking More Money
Actor Don Johnson filed a lawsuit against the makers of 1990s television series “Nash...
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Horror Valentine’s Day All the Way
A re-make of the classic 1980 horror film “Friday the 13th” has topped the North...
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“Friday the 13th” Tops the Box Office
The remake of the classic 1980 horror movie “Friday the 13th” has managed to top the...
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“Friday the 13th” Beats Box Office
"Friday the 13th" made its way to the top of the holiday box office, earning a record $42...
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Eliza Dushku's 'Dollhouse' Draws in Decent Numbers
Ratings are in for the premiere of the highly anticipated "Dollhouse" and more than a...
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Aniston Movie Scores Box Office no. 1 Position
The romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston “He’s Just Not That Into...
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‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ Becomes Another Successful Chick Flick
The successful debut of Warner Bros.' romantic comedy “He’s Just Not That Into...
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Audiences Really Into “He’s Just Not That Into You”
Who is not into “He’s Just Not That Into You”? Certainly not moviegoers, as...
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DreamWorks Drops Universal For Disney
In a surprising turn of events that is stunning Hollywood, Universal Pictures says it has...
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Steve Martin’s Clouseau Doesn’t Amuse Much
“The Pink Panther 2,” starring Steve Martin in the role of Gallic detective...
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Sports
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Renault also question F1 future over budget cap row
Paris - Renault joined ranks with Ferrari and other teams on Wednesday by threatening to quit...
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Lauda backs motorsport's Mosley in row over budget cap plan
Hamburg - Former world champion Niki Lauda has backed motorsport federation FIA president Max...
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Ecclestone fillip for Ferrari in F1 budget cap row
Barcelona - Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has indicated he would protect Ferrari in a dispute...
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Formula One teams given new budget cap
Paris - Motorsport governing body FIA wants Formula One team to operate within a budget cap...
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James hits 37, Cavs clinch league-best record and home-court edge
Los Angeles - The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed home with their heads held high. LeBron James...
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Woods hoping to close in on the Golden Bear
Augusta, Georgia - When Tiger Woods sunk a 4.6-metre putt on the 18th hole of the...
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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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Fans rally to watch Maradona's first game as Argentina coach
Buenos Aires - Thousands of people gathered Friday to buy tickets for Argentina's game against...
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UEFA expects losses in run-up to Euro 2012
Copenhagen - UEFA expects to make a net loss in the next three years to the 2012 European...
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Talks to take place over Hockenheim's future as F1 circuit
Hockenheim, Germany - Hockenheim's regional council will discuss the future of the Hockenheim...
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Wins not points to decide Formula One title
Paris/Rio de Janeiro - The number of wins rather than the highest number of points will...
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Roberto Alomar Charged for...Having AIDS?
Ilya Dall, the ex girlfriend of baseball star Roberto Alomar, claims in a lawsuit that the...
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The Super Bowl - Most Watched in History
NBC has won the most recent weekly Nielsen Media ratings race with the most-watched Super Bowl...
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Super Bowl offers diversion from grim US economy
If it can be said that sports is a secular religion, then Sunday's Super Bowl between the...
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Sanchez Trying To Save Almeria; Keeps Real Dreams Alive
Madrid - The economic crisis means there will be few newcomers to the Spanish Liga in the January...
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Euro 2008 Final Top Of Spanish Television Chart
Madrid - Spain's sporting "annus mirabilis" is reflected in the end-of-year chart of...
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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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Slim's family dismisses report of Honda Formula 1 purchase
Mexico City - The son of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim dismissed a report that his father...
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Holyfield returns to ring for one final payday
Boston - Evander Holyfield steps into the ring for one more time on Saturday when the 46-year-old...
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Honda exit confirms the cold hand of recession on sport
Hamburg - Honda's withdrawal from Formula One racing came as a shock on Friday, but there were...
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Valencia Keen To Put Leaders Barcelona To Test
Madrid - The big football game in Spain this weekend sees runaway leaders Barcelona at home to...
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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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Klinsmann Sees Finance Woes For Football, Praises Hoffenheim
Munich - Bayern Munich coach Juergen Klinsmann predicts the worldwide financial crisis will have...
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Germany Battles To Retain Its Place On The F1 Calendar
Hamburg - Mercedes and BMW have both come out strongly in support of Germany continuing to host a...
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Injury-Plagued Real Madrid About To Sign Huntelaar
Madrid - What should a great club do when it is immersed in a massive injury crisis and has slipped...
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Ajax Come To Life Again With Win In Hamburg
Hamburg - The concept of total football was nowhere to be seen, but Thursday night's 1-0 victory at...
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"King James" And Cavs Crown Knicks
Los Angeles - With the dreamy prospects of having superstar LeBron James in a New York Knicks'...
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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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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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Old familiar faces in new places
Los Angeles - The NBA played its annual summer game of "Deal or No Deal," and many old...
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Specials
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Drug Found to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
Avodart, a drug currently approved for the treatment of noncancerous enlarged prostate, also lowers...
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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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Facebook to Adopt New, Better Terms of Use
The new Facebook terms of use changed by the social networking site were put forward by the company...
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Yahoo to Shut Down GeoCities, the End of an Era
Yahoo announced it will close the personal hosting site called GeoCities. The company announced in...
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Study: End to Rise in Vehicle Emissions Possible by Next Decade
The rise in vehicle emissions could be halted by the next decade using an integrative approach...
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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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Oxfam: Climate crises to affect 375 million by 2015
Bangkok (dpa) - Natural disasters caused by climate change are expected to affect 375 million...
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Two more executives "boss-napped" in France
Paris (dpa) - Employees at a French factory belonging to the US auto equipment supplier Molex held...
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Stephen Hawking Is ‘Seriously Ill’, Hospitalized
Stephen Hawking, the renowned British mathematician known for his contributions to the fields of...
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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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New York man holds 100 Guinness records
New York - A New York businessman achieved the record of all records, becoming...
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Bone Fractures May Soon Have a Cure
A drug currently prescribed for osteoporosis may be available soon for people suffering from bone...
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CNN Buys Most Followed Twitter Account
CNN purchased the largest Twitter account, CNNbrk (CNN Breaking News), with 959,011 followers at...
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Dali's birth house to be turned into a museum
Gerona, Spain - The north-eastern Spanish region of Catalonia will restore the birth house of...
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Mel Gibson is Divorcing
Good news for all the female fans of Mel Gibson out there. The famous actor’s wife of 28...
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Apple Nearing Its 1 Billionth App Sold through the App Store
Apple is getting close to serving its 1 billionth application through the App Store and...
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Fox blasted for turning layoffs into entertainment
Los Angeles - A new reality TV show by US network Fox will ask workers at small businesses to vote...
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Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field
Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
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Good News for Unemployed: Walgreens Offers Them Free Care
Have you lost you job recently? If you’re among “yes” people, then you have one...
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Wikia Search Shut Down
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said the decision to shut down Wikia Search has been taken. The...
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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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Bill Gates Launches Project to Help China Fight TB
Computer industry billionaire Bill Gates announced his intention to help the Chinese government...
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Conficker.c April 1 Activation Goes By Quietly
Fortunately, the activation of the Conficker.c worm on April 1 did not have catastrophic effects as...
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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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Conficker Worm: Huge Threat? April Fools Joke?
Everyone hopes that April 1 won’t actually be Zero Day for the Conficker worm, but if...
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Device Prevents Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Researchers present Saturday at the American College of Cardiology Conference in Orlando, Florida...
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Pyramids to go dark for "Earth Hour"
Cairo - The Pyramids and the Sphinx, normally bathed in the golden glow of high-powered...
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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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Earth Hour: lights, camera, but where's the action?
Sydney - It's easy to poke fun at Earth Hour, an Australian initiative now into...
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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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Rihanna to get gems back from police
Los Angeles - Police have agreed to release the jewels that Rihanna was wearing when she was...
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Report: Recession hits property-rich British pop stars
London - British pop stars and music producers are feeling the pinch - relatively speaking - from...
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Michael Jackson auction cancelled
Los Angeles - An auction of the contents of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was...
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Madonna buys 40-million-dollar Manhattan mansion
New York - Madonna is landing on her feet after her breakup from British husband Guy Ritchie. The...
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Michael Jackson auction opens for viewing
Los Angeles - The contents of former pop idol Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch went on public...
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Activists welcome court rejection of Madonna adoption
Lilongwe/Johannesburg - A leading human rights group in Malawi on Friday welcomed a court's...
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Malawi court turns down Madonna's second adoption
Lilongwe - In a surprise move, a Malawian court on Friday turned down US popstar Madonna's...
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Malawi court defers ruling in second Madonna adoption bid
Lilongwe, Malawi - US pop star Madonna's attempt to adopt a second child in Malawi is to be decided...
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Malawi court hears Madonna's request to adopt a second child
US popstar Madonna attended a court hearing in Malawi on Monday in her bid to adopt a second...
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Britney Spears pays millions to lawyers
Los Angeles - US singer Britney Spears, 27, paid at least 2.7 million...
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McCartney sells out in seven seconds
Los Angeles - Paul McCartney sold out his April 19 concert at a Las Vegas casino in less than seven...
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Michael Jackson Announces “Final Curtain” Concerts
Michael Jackson has re-entered the public eye after eight years discernible more through the...
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Michael Jackson to Announce Comeback
King of Pop Michael Jackson is expected to announce the dates of several comeback concerts on...
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Three More Season 8 Top 12 Finalists for American Idol
American Idol determined its next three eighth-season finalists last night, with Thursday night's...
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Taylor Swift Maintains No. 1 Position In The Charts
Country music singer Taylor Swift’s newest album “Fearless” marked its 10th...
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The Jonas Brothers Are Taking Their Career to a Different Level
Approximately a year ago, teenage heartthrobs the Jonas Brothers served as an opening act for...
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Memorable Leonard Cohen U.S. Concert; The First in 15 Years
Leonard Cohen has played his first US concert in 15 years. He returned to the American stage with a...
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First Three Top 12 American Idol’s Picks
As expected, American Idol welcomed Danny Gokie, Alexis Grace and Michael Sarva as the first three...
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Miley Cyrus Slapped With $4 Billion Lawsuit Over Asian Discrimination Scandal
Apologizing, even twice, didn’t save Miley Cyrus of some serious scolding involving legal...
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Jonas Brothers Want In On ‘Twilight’ Sequel
Looks like the Jonas Brothers who already are a teenage sensation entirely on their own, have...
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Elton John And Billy Joel Hooking Up For Wrigley Gig
Two of the best entertainers in the industry, Elton John and Billy Joel, are joining forces to host...
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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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High Grammy Ratings Reflect Interest In Music
While awards ceremonies have generally struggled with decreasing audiences over the past several...
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Ticketmaster And Live Nation Become One
Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and Live Nation Inc. are said to merge as soon as this week,...
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Bruce Springsteen Gives His Best During Super Bowl Performance
Bruce Springsteen promised a “12-minute party” for the halftime show at the Super Bowl...
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Huge CD Sales
According to Nielsen SoundScan, teen country star Taylor Swift’s album "Fearless"...
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Bruce Springsteen Rocks the Super Bowl
For years, Bruce Springsteen had turned down invitations to perform at the Super Bowl, because he...
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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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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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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 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: 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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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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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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Asia's first swine-flu case confirmed in Hong Kong
Hong Kong - Asia's first case of swine flu has been confirmed in Hong Kong,...
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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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WHO: 154 Confirmed Cases of Swine Flu
The World Health Organization updated Thursday the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of swine...
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Most Americans Living in Areas with High Levels of Pollution
According to the American Lung Association’s State of Air 2009 report released on Wednesday,...
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Swiss Flu Drug Maker Roche Boosts Its Preparedness
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced Wednesday that it had increased its preparedness level...
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Swiss flu medicine producer Roche ups its preparedness
Geneva - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced Wednesday that it had increased its...
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Swine Flu Outbreak - A Cause for "Concern," Obama Says
President Barack Obama said he was closely watching an outbreak of swine flu in the United States,...
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Glaxo’s Avodart Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s drug Avodart appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 23...
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Kids with ADHD Taking Meds Do Better in School
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder who are treated score higher on math and...
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Spain calls for calm after case of swine flu is confirmed
Madrid - The Spanish government on Monday called for calm after Europe's first case of swine flu...
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Three test negative for swine flu as Hong Kong goes on guard
Hong Kong - Three patients tested negative for swine flu in Hong Kong as the...
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Nexavar Fails in Melanoma Phase III Trial
German drug maker Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced they ended a Phase III...
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Flu Death Toll in Mexico on the Rise
The number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rose to 103, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova...
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WHO to Intensify Anti-Malaria Fight in Asia-Pacific
The World Health Organization (WHO) vowed on Friday to intensify the fight against malaria in...
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FDA Extends Review of AstraZeneca, Bristol Diabetes Drug Onglyza
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it needs additional time to complete the...
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FDA Makes Plan B Available for 17-Year-Olds without Prescription
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it will allow 17-year-olds to get the...
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More Americans Living with Paralysis than Previously Thought
New research by the University of New Mexico suggests that the number of people in the United...
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GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer Announce New HIV Drug Company
Britain’s biggest drugs company GlaxoSmithKline and US rival Pfizer announced Thursday...
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Fitness Balls Recalled
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and EB Brands of Yonkers, N.Y. on Thursday announced...
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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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Less than Half of US Women Screened for Chlamydia
A study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that less than half of women are being...
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Kaiser Permanente Settles Transplant Claims
Kaiser Permanent has agreed to pay $1 million to settle arbitration claims on behalf of five...
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Meth Exposure during Pregnancy Predisposes Kids to Abnormal Brain Development
Methamphetamine use during pregnancy may cause abnormal brain development in children, according to...
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Quest Agrees to Pay $302 M to Settle ‘Misbranding’ Case
Quest Diagnostics has agreed to pay $302 million to settle charges that one of its business units...
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Epilepsy Drug Valproate Tied to Lower IQs in Babies
Using anti-seizure drug valproate during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of impaired...
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People
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Mel Gibson on Red Carpet with Girlfriend!
Mel Gibson has made his first public appearance with his new girl friend, Oksana Grigorieva. The...
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Police arrest woman at Britney Spears' home
Los Angeles - Police arrested a 26-year-old woman who was peeking into singer Britney Spears'...
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Mel Gibson's wife files for divorce
Los Angeles - The wife of actor and producer Mel Gibson has filed for divorce after 28 years of...
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Alex Da Silva, Choreographer On “So You Think You Can Dance”, Arrested
The 41-year-old Alex Da Silva, a salsa instructor and one of the choreographers for the FOX...
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Madonna must stick to Malawi law in second adoption: activists
Johannesburg - A human rights group in Malawi, where US popstar Madonna is trying to adopt a...
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Momentoes from Versace villa prove hit at London auction
London - Glittering chandeliers, mahogany armchairs and miniature marble busts of Roman...
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Michael Jackson announces "final show of performances" in London
London - US popstar Michael Jackson Thursday announced that he would give a "final show of...
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Fans Warmly Welcomed Britney Back on the Concert Stage
On Tuesday's opening night of her "Circus" tour at the New Orleans Arena, Britney Spears,...
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The Consequences of Jason Mesnick’s Decisions
ABC’s finale of "The Bachelor" dominated the primetime ratings Monday due to its...
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Ed McMahon Is Currently in Intensive Care
Ed McMahon, the longtime helper of Johnny Carson on the popular “The Tonight Show,” has...
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Tom Brady Marries Gisele Bundchen
Yesterday, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and model Gisele Bundchen got married...
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David Beckham To Share A Villa With George Clooney?
Who knew George Clooney and David Beckham were BFFs?
Apparently, they’re not exactly that...
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Nadya Suleman Rejects $1 Million Porn Flick Offer
Well, I bet you did not expect this.
Octomom Nadya Suleman has rejected $1 million, as...
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Octomom Scared Hostpital Won’t Release Her Babies to Her
Talking to TV host “Dr. Phil” McGraw on Tuesday, Nadya Suleman revealed that her...
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‘Slumdog’ Child Actors Get Homes from Mumbai Government
Following the Oscar success of “Slumdog Millionaire,” Indian authorities will repay the...
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Angelina Jolie Intends to Outshine Jennifer Aniston on the Red Carpet?
Jennifer Aniston has to get her hands on something really special if she wants to outshine...
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Justin Timberlake Is GQ’s Most Stylish Man
Singer Justin Timberlake has been named the most stylish man in the United States by the GQ...
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Nick Cannon Thinks “America’s Got Talent”
Nick Cannon is taking over America’s talent.
The 28-year-old musician and actor will serve...
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Usher’s Wife Recovering from Surgery
A representative for singer Usher has recently announced that the latter’s wife...
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Christian Bale Earnestly Apologizes For F-Word Filled Rant
The now infamous audiotape of Christian Bale's on-set angry outburst while shooting...
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Joe Francis Released From Custody and Placed Under House Arrest
“Girls Gone Wild” creator Joe Francis, who was arrested Monday afternoon for failing to...
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Former Detroit Mayor Released From Jail, Still Facing Legal Problems
After completing 99 days of his 120-day jail sentence, disgraced former mayor of Detroit Kwame M....
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‘Girls Gone Wild’ Creator Joe Francis Sent Back To Jail
Founder of the “Girls Gone Wild” empire Joe Francis was placed under arrest Monday...
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Heath Ledger’s Life Insurance Case Wraps Up
The lawsuit involving Heath Ledger’s $10 million life insurance policy is close to an end...
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Sarah Palin Meets President Obama
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said she will attend an exclusive club dinner in Washington this...
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‘Thriller’ Director Sues Michael Jackson Over Video Profits
Acclaimed moviemaker John Landis filed a lawsuit against Michael Jackson accusing the pop singer of...
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Spider-Man Creator Sued
Stan Lee, the creator of the legendary Spider-Man movies and comic books was sued by the...
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Paramedic Charged in Travolta Extortion Case
E! Online has reported earlier this month that a paramedic in the Bahamas was charged on Monday...
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Zsa Zsa Gabor Loses Millions
Veteran actress and celebrated socialite, Zsa Zsa Gabor, is another one of the many investors to...
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CSI Actor in Real Assault
According to The New York Daily News’ Rush & Molloy, “CSI” actor Gerald...
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World
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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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Saudi Arabia will not bar pilgrims for fear of swine flu
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia will not bar pilgrims from countries that have reported cases of swine...
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Sony Ericsson plans to cut 400 positions in Sweden
Stockholm - Mobile telephone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday announced plans to cut 400 jobs in...
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Vietnam golfers deny golf courses waste space
Hanoi - Vietnamese golf promoters Thursday rejected claims made at a recent...
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Mexico to inject over 2 billion dollars to combat effect of flu
Mexico City - Mexico launched Tuesday a plan to provide more than 1 billion dollars to help...
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FBI to assist in hunt for killers of Hungarian Roma
Budapest - Hungary's national chief of police said on Monday that the US Federal Bureau of...
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Swine flu cases rise to over 50 in EU
Stockholm/Geneva - The number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the European Union went beyond 50...
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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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Brazil farmers refuse to leave reservation as court deadline ends
Sao Paulo/Boa Vista, Brazil - Rice farmers refused to heed a court order to vacate one of the...
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Pope's sorrow for "deplorable" treatment of Native Canadians
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday expressed "sorrow" for Native Canadian...
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Mexico City bans eating in restaurants over flu epidemic
Mexico City - The government of Mexico City banned eating in restaurants and ordered gyms, clubs,...
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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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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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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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Corrupt Macau minister jailed for a further 28 years
Hong Kong - A former top minister in the Chinese gambling resort of Macau already...
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Enlargement gives EU a Russian headache
Moscow/Brussels - According to the world's most famous Australian soap opera, everybody needs good...
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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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Economic slump a real headache for migraine sufferers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (dpa) - The economic slowdown has brought pain to Hong Kong in more ways than one with...
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Argentina considers doping tests on polo horses after deaths
Buenos Aires (dpa) - The deaths in the United States of 21 polo horses belonging to the Venezuelan...
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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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Colombian authorities arrest drug lord "Don Mario"
Bogota - Colombian police arrested Wednesday Daniel Rendon, known with the alias "Don...
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Australia warns of rise in people smuggling
Bali Island, Indonesia - The global financial crisis may force more people...
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Undaunted Somali pirates seize four more boats
Nairobi - Undaunted Somali pirates have seized a total of four ships - among them two cargo ships -...
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Somali pirates seize another tanker after hostage drama
Nairobi- Somali pirates have seized another tanker just days after US and French forces killed five...
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Russia confirms drones deal with Israel
Moscow - Russia concluded its first weapons deal with Israel, purchasing unmanned spy planes...
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China announces human rights action plan
Beijing - China has published an action plan to protect the rights of its citizens, including...
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Taiwan man sentenced for selling "cursed" house
Taipei - A Taiwan man has been sentenced to eight months' imprisonment for selling a house without...
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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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India's richest candidate worth 103 million dollars
New Delhi - A Mumbai-based businessman is the richest candidate in India's...
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