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ECB raises euro zone lending rate
Jul 3 - The European Central Bank raises interest rates for the first time in over a year by 25...
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IndyMac customers line up for cash
Jul 15 - Bank customers at a branch of failed IndyMac in Pasadena, California, wait in line to...
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Bank worries hit US consumers
Jul. 15 - After the collapse and reopening of IndyMac under federal control, consumers are facing...
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Zimbabwe prints $100 billion note
Jul 22 - Zimbabwe grappling with a record high inflation introduces a new $100 billion dollar...
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Asia stocks mixed despite oil dip
July 28 - A profit warning by Australia's third-largest bank ANZ casts a pall over Asian stocks,...
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Economic jitters weigh on Asia
Growing economic pessimism weighed on Asian investor confidence Friday, but market players looked...
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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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UK inflation woes
UK consumers face rising inflation that analysts warn is increasingly likely to put upward...
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Asia fears economic slowdown
Asia stocks fell sharply on Tuesday with investors worried about further signs of a global credit...
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Bank failure stuns Wall St.
Worries about the U.S. banking sector resurfaced after federal regulators were forced to take...
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Number of US troubled banks growing
117 American banks are on an updated regulatory watch list as the credit crisis shows no sign of...
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Oil stays strong on Gustav threat
Oil prices jumped as high as $119 on Wednesday with predictions Gustav will deliver a powerful blow...
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Global poverty ranks swell
The World Bank said 1.4 billion people lived under the poverty line as it lifted the benchmark to...
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Commerzbank to cut 9000 jobs
Commerzbank plans to slash around 9000 jobs and cut around 2 billion euros in costs after buying...
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Lehman revives bank-fueled angst
The health of America's financial system was once again called into question as worries grow...
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EU sees low growth, high inflation
European Commission revises key economic forecasts but Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet...
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More trouble seen at Lehman
A new strategy for ailing U.S. investment bank Lehman Bros. did little to pacify growing concerns...
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BofA quiet on Lehman buy speculation
Bank of America declined to comment on speculation it was in talks to buy investment bank Lehman...
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End of an era for Merrill
After billions of dollars in credit-related losses Merrill Lynch marks the end of an era with a...
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Lehman bankruptcy rocks Asia
Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy sent shock waves across Asia Tuesday, as much of the region came back...
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Bank worries spread; stocks plunge
The government's bailout of American International Group was not enough to stop speculation on...
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Morgan holds on amid turmoil
Morgan Stanley has survived another day but continues to explore its options, including a...
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Skeptics question bailout plan
U.S. stocks fell nearly 4 percent on Monday on jitters about the historic $700 billion bank...
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Stocks rally as lawmakers near deal
Stocks strengthened throughout the first half of the trading day as lawmakers look likely to...
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Stocks rally as bailout advances
Wall Street took its cue from Washington and as lawmakers suggested the $700 billion bank bailout...
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European shares fall on U.S. news
European shares fall in early trade, led by financials, after U.S. talks over the $700 billion...
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BOJ cheers U.S. bailout
A top Bank of Japan official expressed hope Monday a $700 billion U.S. government bailout fund...
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Hypo's deal to avoid finance squeeze
German lender Hypo Real Estate secures 35 billion euros in credit guarantees from the German...
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Europe's bank rescue
Benelux governments part nationalise Fortis, the UK nationalises Bradford & Bingley ahead of...
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Citigroup scoops up Wachovia
The sixth largest bank falls victim to the credit crisis, and Citigroup takes over.
Citi is...
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UK Consumer confidence in turmoil
Consumer confidence in Britain is at historically low levels as falling house prices and market...
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Stocks rebound with eyes on Congress
Wall Street followed its worst day in over 20 years with the biggest one-day percentage gain for...
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McCain, Obama urge bailout action
White House hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain are urging skeptical Americans to back a $700...
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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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Wall St. slides ahead of Senate vote
Credit markets showed little sign of movement of Wednesday - as the U.S. Senate prepared to vote...
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Record drop for UK house prices
Investors speculate the figures increase the chance of an interest rate cut by the Bank of...
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Leaders call for European unity
European leaders call for a united front in tackling the financial crisis as divisions...
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Bailout passes
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a revamped $700 billion financial bailout bill Friday...
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Confusion over deposit guarantee
As more European banks follow Germany's lead and guarantee savers' deposits, Germany says it made...
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Dow touches 5-year low
Worries the government's $700 bank bailout will not be enough to prevent a recession in the U.S....
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Iceland battles economic crisis
Iceland takes over its second largest bank and props up its battered currency, the crown, in the...
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IMF: "the cusp of global recession"
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the global economy is on the brink, but if...
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Iceland govt takes last bank
Iceland has seized control of its biggest bank Kaupthing, as it grapples to control the financial...
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Cash injection for US banks?
In an effort to jumpstart lending, the U.S. Treasury is considering giving money to U.S. banks in...
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Cold comfort for Icelanders
Angry Icelanders have staged a protest outside the central bank in Reykjavik over the way the...
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Australia guarantees deposits
Australia's Prime Minister announces plans for the government to guarantee bank deposits for the...
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Morgan stock soars on deal
Shares of Morgan Stanley soared 87 percent after it inked a deal with Japan's Mitsubishi...
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Trichet Exclusive
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet told Reuters that recent government measures...
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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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Germany moves to approve bailout
Germany's Bundestag lower house of parliament approves a 500 billion euro bank rescue package with...
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Bernanke talks of second stimulus
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Monday that another wave of government...
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Bank taps German state rescue funds
Bavaria's public sector bank BayernLB prepares to ask for funds from the German government's bank...
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Markets cheered by banks lending
As European banks line up for government rescue money there are signs institutions are regaining...
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Bernanke backs new stimulus
Fed Chairman Bernanke gave his blessing for another stimulus package, telling Congress another...
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The cost of bank bailouts
As governments around the world offer banks a helping hand, other lenders look further afield for...
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Wachovia's record $23.9 loss
Wachovia has the distinction of posting the biggest quarterly loss for a banking company during...
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Lehman fallout hits Japan's elderly
The collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers caused anguish in a small Japanese...
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Iceland boosts interest rate
Iceland's central bank says interest rate hike is part of IMF deal.
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Asian stocks mixed
Japan's benchmark Nikkei jumped on hopes the Bank of Japan would follow the Federal Reserve to...
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Japan tech firms in talks:Sources
Consumer electronics giant Panasonic is in talks with major shareholders of Sanyo Electric to buy...
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Gloom offsets UK rate slash
Wall Street followed European stocks sharply lower early Thursday as investors fear rate cuts may...
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Interview-Trichet on ECB rate cut
The head of the European Central Bank talks to Reuters about Thursday's 50 basis point rate cut...
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China spends near $600 bln
The world's fourth largest economy, China, plans to spend nearly $600 billion to boost demand in...
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G20 agrees on financial action
In Brazil, finance ministers and central bank governors representing 90 percent of the world's...
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Aid package for AIG grows to $150B
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced a revised aid package to help the insurance giant at twice the...
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Bank crisis boosts social lending
Peer-to-peer lending gets new interest as banks keep a tight rein on credit.
Thanks to the...
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Paulson on defense
Treasury Secretary Paulson defended his response to the financial crisis and said the government...
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New fear on Wall Street: Deflation
The U.S. financial system appeared to be suffering a relapse this week, while deflation was added...
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Asia eyes cenbank moves
Asian shares found support Monday on hopes about central bank action to stem rapidly slowly...
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Respite for some UK homeowners
Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland promises six-months grace for struggling homeowners for up to a...
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Credit Suisse cuts 650 jobs in UK
Swiss banker Credit Suisse and the UK's HSBC bank are axing hundreds of jobs in Britain.
New...
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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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No Christmas joy in service industry
The euro zone's services economy fell deeper into recession in November adding pressure for a deep...
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UK, ECB make record rate cuts
The European Central Bank pares rates by a record 75 basis points, while Britain's Bank of...
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Credit crunch claims Swiss bank jobs
Swiss bank Credit Suisse announces it will axe 5,300 jobs
ECB and BOE cut rates
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HSBC gives UK home owners a boost
Europe's largest bank, HSBC, said it would raise its UK mortgage fund to 15 billion pounds in...
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World Bank: 2009 will be grim
The world economy is expected to have a tough year in 2009 with the major World economies in...
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Nikkei ignores bleak tankan
Asian investors ignored a sharp worsening in a Japanese corporate confidence Monday, as regional...
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Japan eyes new bad loan plan
Japan's government and central bank are eyeing a $110 billion bad loan buying-scheme, the Sankei...
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Business Update: UK business aid
The British government offers businesses a 30 billion dollar credit lifeline to help them...
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ECB cuts rates to two percent
The European Central Bank cuts interest rates for the fourth month running, lowering them by...
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Bank of America's new bailout
The bank gets an extra $20 billion from the US government to help it deal with losses stemming...
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Business Update: New UK bank rescue
The UK government allows banks to insure against steep losses and guarantee their debt to stop...
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Business Update: Rally after rout
The heads of Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase showed renewed confidence in the future by...
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Can a "bad bank" help the crisis?
Speculation is growing of U.S. plans to create a "bad bank," a financial institution...
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Rescue hopes lift stocks
Optimism that new plans to help the ailing economy will be put into action boosted U.S....
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Business Update: Asia stimulus hope
Passage of an $825 billion U.S. stimulus plan by the House of Representatives boosted Asian...
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Business Update: "bad" bank worries
Asia markets edged lower ahead amid worries a "bad" bank to soak up toxic debts would...
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Wall St. pans bank bailout plan
The Treasury's new bank rescue strategy was dead on arrival, as far as Wall Street was concerned,...
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Markets drop on banks plan
Wall Street took a tumble and bank stocks sank on concerns about the reworked bank rescue...
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Business Update: Asia sours
Lack of detail about a $2 trillion U.S. bank rescue soured previously optimistic Asian markets,...
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Geithner grilled over bailout plan
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner tried to sell a $2.5 trillion financial rescue plan to some...
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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:Japan eyes bank plan
Japan reacted with disappointment to the U.S. bank bailout plan, as shares found only mild relief...
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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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Business Update: Lloyds slumps
Shares in UK bank Lloyds TSB slid further as investors feared the bank may need more government...
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Stanford clients swarm banks
From Mexico City to Caracas, hundreds of depositors lined up to pull money out of Stanford...
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Venezuela takes Stanford bank
The government of Venezuela moved to take control of the Stanford Bank Venezuela after it and...
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Gearing up for the G20
Berlin gets ready to host the G20 preparatory meeting, where European leaders aim to find a...
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How bank nationalization would work
The pros and cons of a possible US government takeover of increasingly troubled banks.
The...
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Business Update: Bank hopes
Parts of the U.S. Treasury's bank rescue plan will begin on Wednesday, according to an...
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Business Update: Trichet warning
The head of the European Central Bank says the euro zone's financial system is under severe...
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Citi, regulators in talks - source
The U.S. government may raise its stake in Citigroup.
Citigroup is in talks that could end...
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Party money payback
U.S. lawmakers demand that Northern Trust bank repay the money it spent on lavish...
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Business Update: Bank fears return
A Wall Street tug-of-war ended with stocks down despite reassurance the Federal Reserve was not...
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China's loan surge helps economy
China's bank regulator says a lending spree will aid the economy.
The nation's banking...
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Analysis of East Europe bailout
Analyst Nigel Rendell of RBC Capital Markets in London says more euros will be...
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Business Update: Bank shakeup
Financial Services Authority Chairman Lord Turner outlines the future of UK banking...
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Business Update: Asian stocks surge
Asian shares jump on U.S. plan to clear $1 trillion of banks' toxic assets.
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CEO says AIG needs no more bail-outs, for now
Washington - American International Group Inc (AIG), the troubled global insurance giant that...
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Volvo Cars and Swedish government freeze talks on state guarantee
Stockholm - Volvo Cars, the Swedish subsidiary of US automotive giant Ford, and the Swedish...
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Report: 10 US banks need more capital
New York - About 10 large US banks will need to increase their capital under a government...
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Federal Reserve chief Bernanke to testify as stress tests near
Washington - With the US central bank expected to release the results of long-awaited bank stress...
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Australian banker takes 99-per-cent pay cut with aplomb
Sydney - The head of Australia's most admired financial institution was stoic...
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Chrysler to declare bankruptcy as last-minute talks fail
Washington - The long ailing US carmaker Chrysler LLC was to enter bankruptcy protection Thursday...
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Societe Generale chairman to quit
Paris - Daniel Bouton, chairman of the French bank Societe Generale, was to quit...
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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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Report: Chrysler and creditors reach last-minute deal
Washington - Chrysler LLC reportedly reached a deal Tuesday with its creditors to write off...
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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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JP Morgan chase posts better-than-expected profits
New York - JP Morgan Chase reported a better-than-expected first quarter profit on Thursday, the...
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US central bank sees "moderation" of economic decline
Washington - The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday said a number of regions are reporting an easing...
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Lula: If necessary, troubled banks must be nationalized
Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday spoke about the...
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Signs that US may be headed slowly toward recovery
Washington - More than a year into one of the longest and deepest US recessions in living memory,...
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Tokyo stocks fall on worries about US financial sector
Tokyo - Tokyo's markets lost ground Tuesday as investor concerns grew about the...
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Aerospace, oil shares down, banks up in mixed day on Wall Street
New York - A banking rally helped US stocks make limited gains after mixed trading Monday, which...
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial to incur 3.9-billion-dollar loss
Tokyo - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) has announced Friday that...
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Banks push US stocks higher
New York - A rally of bank shares pushed US stock indices up on Thursday after Wells Fargo reported...
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Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged at record low
London - The Bank of England Thursday left the key interest rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent, already...
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More jobs to go at Britain's troubled Royal Bank of Scotland
London - Britain's troubled Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Tuesday announced 9,000 job losses in...
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Japan's foreign reserves rise above 1 trillion dollars in March
Tokyo - Japan's foreign reserves exceeded 1 trillion dollars in March,...
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Fed agrees to currency swaps to provide liquidity
Zurich - Four key central banks have agreed to provide foreign currency to the Federal Reserve so...
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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 accounting standards relaxed to help banks out of crisis
Washington - US accounting standards were relaxed Thursday to allow banks to take a longer-term...
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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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Head of Austria's Meinl Bank detained in fraud case
Vienna - The head of one of Austria's oldest business dynasties, Julius Meinl V, was detained on...
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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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Fans apply for over 1.6 million tickets 2010 World Cup tickets
Johannesburg - Football fans applied for over 1.6 million tickets for the 2010 football World Cup...
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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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Obama seeks support from bank executives
Washington - US President Barack Obama was to court support from banking executives later...
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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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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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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 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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Obama sees "glimmers of hope" for US economy
Washington - President Barack Obama on Friday pointed to some signs of progress for the US...
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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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US seeks powers to take over non-financial firms in wake of AIG
Washington - US authorities need broad new emergency powers to take over non-financial firms whose...
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One-time fugitive released 30 years after attempted police bombings
Los Angeles - A woman who tried to assassinate police officers thirty years ago and hid for 24...
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Bernanke: US recession could end this year
Washington - US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said in a television interview aired Sunday...
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TV entertainment holds mirror to US during recession
Los Angeles - US viewers turning to their televisions for comfort and distraction from economic...
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US trade nominee Kirk: No "deal fever" in Obama administration
Washington - Ron Kirk, President Barack Obama's nominee for US trade representative, pledged...
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Daschle’s Tax Lapses an Embarrassment to Himself and to Obama
President Obama picked on Wall Street bankers and harshly criticized them for spending more than...
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Obama: Wall Street Big Bonuses Are “the Height of Irresponsibility”
President Barack Obama heavily criticized Wall Street bankers for receiving bonuses of millions of...
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Madoff faces new charges; Congress starts probe
Washington - Bernard Madoff, already awaiting trial in a 50- billion-dollar investment Ponzi...
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US Congress to start probe of Madoff Ponzi scheme
Washington - The US Congress on Monday was to open a probe into Bernard Madoff's alleged...
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Man Suspected for Bomb Plot Found Dead
The police in Aspen, Colorado, announced that the man who had been searched for the suspicious...
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Barack Obama Is TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year
TIME magazine on Wednesday named its Person of the Year in 2008. No surprise here as United States...
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Goldman Sachs reports first losses since market entry
New York - Goldman Sachs said Tuesday the global financial crisis had pushed it into the red for...
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Man Arrested In Oregon Bank Bombing
Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the bombing incident that killed two...
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Workers' Sit-In at Chicago Factory Ends after Banks Agree on Loan
The sit-in at a Chicago window factory ended after five days during which laid-off workers...
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Obama’s Fundraising Figure Nears $1Billion, Breaks Records
During a gala celebration to honor his most loyal financial supporters, Barack Obama made public...
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Union may modify contracts in bid to save carmakers
Washington - The United Auto Workers will reexamine its contract with the Big Three carmakers in a...
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US criticizes lack of clean technology progress in climate talks
Washington - The world must step up its efforts to develop the kind of clean technologies needed to...
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Fourteen Felons Granted Clemency In the 12th Hour Of Bush's Term
In addition the more high-profile commute of rapper John
Edward Forte’s sentence, President George...
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Timothy Geithner Already Well-versed In Financial Crisis
Washington - Timothy Geithner, a career civil servant heavily involved in current efforts to bring...
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Bush Pardons 14 People, Commutes Sentences of Two
President George W. Bush has issued pardons
to 14 people and commuted the prison sentences of two...
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Geithner To Head Obama's Economic Team During Crisis
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama Monday unveiled the economic team that will attempt to...
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Geithner to head Obama's economic team during crisis
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama Monday unveiled the economic team that will attempt to...
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Obama Focused on Assembling Cabinet Quickly
United States’ President-Elect, Barack Obama, seems to be very aware about the fact that time is...
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Obama's economic, foreign policy teams taking shape
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama has settled on much of his economic and foreign policy...
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Health
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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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WHO confirms Taiwan invited to World Health Assembly
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO)confirmed Friday that Taiwan has been invited to...
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Swine flu case reported at World Bank in Washington
Washington - The swine flu outbreak may have spread to the US capital, after the World Bank...
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US swine flu numbers rise to 109
Washington - US officials said Thursday the US swine flu confirmed-case total had risen to 109, up...
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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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FDA Panel Backs J&J, Bayer Anticlotting Drug
A panel of cardiology experts of the Food and Drug Administration voted 15 to 2 on Thursday in...
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UTMB Announces 3000 Layoffs Because of Damage Caused by Hurricane Ike
The University of Texas Medical
Branch will begin notifying 3,000 workers on
Tuesday that they...
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Biden’s Medical Records Released, He Is In Good Health
Democratic US
vice president nominee Joe Biden appears to be in good health, according to...
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2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Three AIDS, Cervical Cancer Researchers
2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology
has been awarded to the German scientist Harald zur...
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Three European Scientists Win The 2008 Nobel Prize For Medicine
One German and two French scientists won
the 2008 Nobel prize in medicine for their work in...
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Global Push for Malaria Eradication by 2020, End of Deaths by 2015
At the United Nations Summit in New York a bold plan to eradicate malaria begins to take shape. A...
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Stem Cell Research Advocates Gather at the World Stem Cell Summit
On Monday and Tuesday, hundreds of
researchers, stem cell research advocates and investors...
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International Stem Cell Registry Debuts in Massachusetts
The International Stem Cell Registry debuted with the efforts of the University of Massachusetts...
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Face Transplants Feasible, New Study Reveals
French transplant surgeon Dr. Laurent Lantieri and his colleagues have written a report on face...
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Woman Dies, Man Critically Ill after Getting Infected Kidney
One patient died and another is critically ill in a Boston hospital after
receiving a kidney from...
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A New Study Reveals Older Corneas Are Suitable for Transplants
According to the findings of a new study funded by the
National Eye Institute (NEI) the age pool...
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Another Face Transplant in France Gives Man New Chance
Another face transplant has been performed in France. A team of French surgeons, headed by...
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Partial Face Transplant Now Possible in the US
Brigham and Women’s Hospital was given permission by the New
England Organ Bank to be the first...
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Robotics May Offer the Answer to Loneliness: The Robot Puppy
Everyone gets lonely, especially the elderly, but no one has
thought of replacing the joyful puppy...
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Novartis’ Menveo against Meningitis Has Positive Results in Infants
British and Canadian researchers discovered a new type of
meningitis vaccine, which boosted the...
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South Korean Scientists At U.S. Stem Cell Bank
After a scandal involving a top Korean scientist, a delegation of South Korean scientists spent two...
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Movies
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“The International” – Starring…James Bond
People have started to regret the fact that Clive Owen never became James Bond. Considering his...
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“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” Becomes No. 1 at Box Office
Sony's PG-rated film "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" managed somehow to blow away the...
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Jim Carrey's 'Yes Man' Makes Shy Box Office Debut
Laughter prevailed at this weekend's box office as Jim Carrey's latest comedy "Yes Man"...
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DVD Review: “The Dark Knight”
“The Dark Knight” saw the second-best total domestic gross
of all times and, obviously, made its...
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'Four Christmases' Repeats Box Office Success
The Christmas Spirit settled well over movie theaters it seems, as moviegoers enjoyed a second...
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Anne Hathaway Moves On With New Man
By the time Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri was being sentenced to four and a half...
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The World is Not Enough for Bond. James Bond
Despite the fact that it won't open in the United States until November 14, "Quantum of...
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Guy Ritchie’s Shallow RocknRolla Return
Guy Ritchie’s latest outing is called “RocknRolla,” and it is an attempt to return to his initial...
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New Movie “Eagle Eye” Dismantled By Critics
Who would have thought that the old strangers-meet-to-save-the-world plot is still a valid idea for...
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Ben Affleck to Remake “The Town”
Ben Affleck is in negotiations to rewrite, direct and star
in Warner Bros.’ “The Town,” an...
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"Burn After Reading" Tops American Box Office
Brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have managed to snatch up their biggest opening to date with 'Burn...
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Good Things Come To The Family That Preys
In-between business lunches, meetings, bills and mortgages, everyone could use a good old movie...
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The Dark Knight – Dark and Provoking
Comic books are a never-ending source of inspiration for the
cinematographic realm. There is no...
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"Hancock" or How to Lose Focus of a Superhero Movie
Somewhat rightfully classified as a B movie, popcorn flick
because of its bloat-free length and...
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Report: Drive-by Shooting Near “Public Enemies” Set
The Chicago
police has arrested a teen who fired a gunshot near the set of Johnny Depp’s
latest...
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Who Are Indy’s Followers?
It seems that now is the time for reviving movie sagas and producers are launching more and more...
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Johnny Depp Saves Extras' Lives
Johnny Depp was on the set of “Public Enemies,” the crime drama he is currently filming...
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Rumor: Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Wedded?
With two more babies on the way, rumors are rife that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have finally...
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Horton Hears Happy Cash Registers
“Horton Hears a Who,” the Dr. Seuss adaptation starring wacky comedian Jim Carrey as...
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“Horton Hears A Who!” Tops The Weekend Box Office
As expected, the animated movie about the elephant Horton,
who claims that he has discovered...
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"Horton Hears A Who!" Leads Friday’s Box Office
Twentieth Century Fox’ animated family movie, “Horton Hears
A Who!”, is on its way to become a...
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Wooly Mammoths Push “10,000 BC” To $37.5 Million
The movie critics hated it, but the viewers loved it. This
is, in brief, the box office story of...
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10,000 B.C. On The Way To Become a Big Box Office Hit
In spite of the cold welcome from movie critics, “10,000
B.C.” is on the verge to become a box...
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Heath Ledger’s Will Found
Before playing in “Brokeback Mountain,” Heath Ledger wrote a will in
which he left all his...
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Movie Review: ‘The Bank Job’
First of all you have to know that “The Bank Job” is based
on a true story of a bank robbery which...
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Patrick Swayze Responds Well To Treatment, Doctor Says
"Dirty Dancing" star, Patrick Swayze who has been diagnosed
with pancreatic cancer is...
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‘Jumper’ Jumps in Theaters Today
What if you could constantly transport yourself anywhere in the blink of an eye? That’s what...
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Diane Keaton Her Usual Natural Self with on-air F-Word
Diane Keaton was in good spirits early Tuesday on the set of “Good Morning America”...
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Christian Bale, Johnny Depp To Be "Enemies"
Christian Bale is in talks to join Johnny Depp in the forthcoming Michael Mann-directed...
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Writers' Strike Delays Johnny Depp Film
Production for Johnny Depp’s latest film, “Shantaram,” as well as for other...
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People
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New Zealand opera star Kiri te Kanawa defrauded by bank manager
Wellington - New Zealand opera diva Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, 65, suffered the theft of more than...
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Trump’s Fortune In Danger?
Donald Trump is maybe one of the most well known faces on earth, representing the power to build up...
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Ted Rogers Departs This Life At 75
Ted Rogers, the well-known founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Communications, passed...
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Raffaello Follieri, Anne Hathaway's ex, Gets Four And A Half Years In Jail
New York - Movie star Anne Hathaway's former boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, was sentenced to four...
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Helio Castroneves Cha-Cha-Charged For Tax Fraud
The dancing Brazilian Helio Castroneves got caught while trying to dance around the tax laws and...
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Witness Testifies O. J. Simpson Knew of Gun
The murkiness expands even further as jurors in the
robbery-kidnapping trial of O. J. Simpson...
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Hathaway Ex Will Not Get Away With Charges
The so-called Vati-con, also known as Anne Hathaway’s ex was facing up to nine years in prison,...
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Christina Applegate's Former BF Found Dead, Heroin Overdose Suspected
Lee Grivas, known publicly as a former boyfriend of actress Christina Applegate, was found dead in...
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Ed McMahon Faces Foreclosure On His Beverly Hills Home
Johnny Carson's longtime sidekick, Ed McMahon, is in jeopardy of losing his multimillion-dollar...
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Yves Saint Laurent Praised as "Greatest Couturier"
Yves Saint Laurent passed away at his Paris home Sunday evening at the age of 71. The famed fashion...
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Legendary Fashion Designer Yves Saint Laurent Dead At 71
One of the most influential and inspired designers in the world, French couturier Yves Saint...
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Trump Allegedly Wants Spitzer’s Hooker on His Reality Show
Donald Trump would like the hooker involved in the huge sex scandal that brought down New York’s...
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Boy Band Creator Pearlman Changes Plea Into Guilty
Former boy-band promoter Lou Pearlman will change his plea
from not guilty to guilty on Tuesday in...
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Brain Surgery Allows Woman To Listen Sean Paul’s Music Again
After years of suffering numerous, unpredictable epilepsy seizures triggered by Sean Paul’s music,...
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Bow Wow Rushed To Hospital After Ohio Concert
Young rap star Bow Wow was taken to a local hospital Thursday night following his performance at...
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Josie Maran Booted from ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Josie Maran became the first contestant to leave ABC’s new "Dancing with the Stars"...
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Technology
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YouTube shuts out German users in dispute over fees
Hamburg - Users of YouTube, the online video service, lost access Wednesday to a vast array of...
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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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Research Experts Use PS3 Farm to Hack Web Browser CA Certificate
A team of security researchers have revealed a major vulnerability in the Internet infrastructure...
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Microsoft to Design Free Anti-Malware Program
Microsoft is planning to design a free anti-malware program that should help those who won’t or...
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VMware Introduces Virtualization Platform For Mobile Phones
VMware unveiled this week its new Mobile Virtualization
Platform, which is based on the technology...
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Dictionary attacks and brute force: Clever password protection
Darmstadt - Hackers are always refining their methods of sniffing out other people's passwords....
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Sinowal Trojan So Far Stolen 500,000 Account Details
Findings by security group RSA, which they
have posted on their blog,
indicated that the Trojan...
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Dangerous Trojan At Loose, Over 500,000 Personal Accounts Compromised
Hundreds of thousands of accounts have been compromised, as a Trojan started running around loose...
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Until Windows 7, Optimize Your Windows Vista
There will be at least a year or maybe more until we will
get our hands on Windows Vista’s...
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How We Gonna Call It? 1,2,3…Windows 7!
Maybe they ain’t got a beta, but they definitely have a name
for the next version of Windows,...
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Mozilla Launches New Tracking Add-On Geode
Mozilla is taking a step forward improving its famous browser. After the multiple Firefox updates -...
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Cheap Web Access for Poor or Remote Countries
Satellite Company O3b Networks that stands for "other 3 billion," referring to the...
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Cameras monitor your every step in China's most watched city
Shenzhen, China - It's nightfall in China's most watched city. Women nervously draw tight their...
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Microsoft Gives More Details About Its Next OS: Windows 7
In the beginning of April, when he was still
in business so to say, during the speech held at the...
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Cyber War against Georgia Started Well Before the Gunfire
Bombs and other explosive ammo may have began turning Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia...
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Study Finds Online Banking Insecure Due To Security Design Flaws
As the number of people carrying their daily business online
grows, so does the risk of being...
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Windows: Dead OS Running?
In a conference held in Las Vegas, two Gartner analysts presented a report titled "Windows Is...
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Microsoft Clears Gates-Induced Confusion about Windows 7
Bill Gates speaking before the Inter-American Development Bank said that we can expect Windows 7...
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Microsoft Committed To Helping Underprivileged Communities
Microsoft is working on new
partnerships to help create economic and educational opportunities for...
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Say What? Windows 7 To Be Released Next Year?
It seems like the successor of Windows Vista will be
released earlier than we previously thought....
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Real Congressional Hearing On Second Life: Limits And Dangers
What are the limits and extent of a virtual world? This was the
topic on Tuesday’s congressional...
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iPhone Rumors: Apple Is Preparing 3 Million 3G iPhones For June
Everyone is waiting for Apple’s
3G iPhone, or at least a date…something… Unfortunately for those...
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Swiss Bank Drops Wikileaks Lawsuit to Avoid Further Damage
The Swiss bank which sued Wikileaks.org and managed to deny DNS access to the site has asked the...
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Wikileaks Back Online, Hearing Schedule Set
The Julius Baer bank in Switzerland, a favorite bank for the mega-wealthy across the world, filed a...
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Judge Reconsiders Orders Meant to Disable Wikileaks
A U.S. federal district court judge on Friday reversed two controversial orders meant to disable...
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Wikileaks Case PR Disaster for Swiss Bank
The bank which sued and managed to shut down DNS access to an anonymous whistleblower website is...
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First Amendment Challenged: Wikileaks Shut by Ca. Judge
A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the shutdown of an anonymous whistleblower site,...
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U.S. Court Orders Wikileaks.org Offline over Bank Documents
A U.S.
controversial website that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously post
government and...
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Polaroid Could End Instant Photo Technology Era
Polaroid Corp., the company become famous for its instant cameras and photos, has decided to close...
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Jobs Does Deserve a Wow for MacWorld
Steve Jobs was more than able to obtain a collective Wow last year but this time around reactions...
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Specials
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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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Joaquin Phoenix Jumps Off Stage, Attacks Heckler
Former actor, current hip-hop singer Joaquin Phoenix jumped into the crowd at his gig in Miami...
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Ancient Footprints Show that Ancestors Walked Upright
Thursday, scientists announced that footprints resembling the ones left in wet sand by people had...
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Woman Finds $10,000 inside Box of Crackers
A box of crackers with an envelope stuffed with $10,000? Now that’s a pleasant...
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US Soup Kitchens Overwhelmed - Number Of Needy Increases
Washington - For 19 years, Alice Hodgkins has been working in the Centre of Hope of the Salvation...
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Money makes you happy - but it's not the only factor, says EU survey
Brussels - Money breeds contentment. But greater wealth does not automatically make people happier,...
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Eliot Spitzer Cleared of Charges in Hooker Scandal
Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer won’t face charges in
connection with the hooker scandal...
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Europe's clock man has all the time in the world
If you use a radio-controlled watch in Western Europe, or observe an airport clock, the chances are...
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British Estate Agents Gloomy as even the Bankers Are Selling
London - It is the job of David Smith to keep on top of his box of index cards marked "serious...
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Madonna Throws Stage Punches at Guy Ritchie
Now that her divorce from Guy Ritchie was officially confirmed, Madonna began throwing everything...
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Clickjacking Threat
The Internet is well known for the fact that it’s an excellent provider of information, or because...
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It Was The Audio Recordings That Convicted O.J. Simpson!
Jurors who convicted O.J. Simpson of armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas say they relied more...
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OJ Simpson Found Guilty
After a deliberation process that demanded 13 hours, the
jury assembled for OJ Simpson’s trial...
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Man Used Craigslist for Incredible Getaway after Bank Robbery
A very talented thief robbed an armored truck outside a Bank of America branch in Monroe,...
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The Pepper Spray Heist
Bank robberies are usually a great subject for movies in which some greasy bad boys, dressed in...
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Castroneves Cha-Cha-Charged For Tax Fraud
The dancing Brazilian Helio Castroneves got caught while trying to dance around the tax laws and...
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Award-Winning Holocaust Postal Collection Acquired By Ill. Foundation
A collection of over 250 World War II postal documents, representing
evidence of the Holocaust,...
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Shipwreck Found in Namibia: "A Heritage for the World"
Oranjemund, Namibia - The archeologists are into raptures about the close to 500-year-old shipwreck...
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Spielberg, DreamWorks Part from Paramount with Reliance Funding
Steve Spielberg finalized his exit form Paramount Pictures and signed a $1.2 billion deal with...
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The Jury Is Ready for O.J. Simpson’s Trial
Opening statements for O.J. Simpson’s current trial are to begin Monday in Las Vegas, Nevada. The...
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Anne Hathaway’s Ex-Boyfriend to Serve Time
From serving the Vatican to serving time. This is the path
that Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend...
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Possible Death-Wish Turns Cop to a Life of Crime
Former detective Athelson Kelson, 59, of Jamaica, Queens,
is suspected by the New York Police...
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NYPD Search for Thug Who Attacks and Robs Elderly Women
The New York Police Department officers are on the lookout for a man who attacks elderly women. The...
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Heath Ledger's Co-Stars' Touching Tribute To His Daughter
Hollywood actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell, who took the challenge to complete the...
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Sphinx statues unearthed in Luxor
Cairo - An archeological mission of the Egyptian Higher Council of Antiquities (EHCA) discovered on...
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Kate and Jack from “Lost” want a raise!
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two main stars of
“Lost,” Evangeline Lilly, who plays...
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Fla. Businessman Paid Hit Man to ‘Delete’ IRS Agent
The owner of a central Florida construction company reportedly tried to pay a hit man to eliminate...
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Martin Luther King’s Children Fighting For Money
Previously known to be exploiting their father’s legacy in
the past years, Martin Luther King’s...
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Please, Apple, Tell Me It Is So
The highly anticipated Apple developers’
conference starting Monday in San
Francisco managed to...
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Yves Saint Laurent Is Tearfully Laid to Rest
A grand and emotional funeral ceremony took place Thursday, May 5, at the Saint Roche church in...
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World
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Bernanke: End-of year recovery depends on financial system
Washington - The US economy continues to show signs of stabilizing and may be growing again by the...
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UN crime office calls for tougher measures amid economic crisis
Vienna - Countries should do more to combat financial and cyber crime, UN drugs and crime office...
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Thousands mark Easter Sunday in Jerusalem
Jerusalem - Thousands of Christian pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem Sunday, to mark the resurrection...
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Controversy in Britain over death of man at G20 protest
London - British politicians and civil rights groups Wednesday called for a criminal inquiry...
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Ahmadinejad, Chavez want to jointly tackle global economic crisis
Tehran - The presidents of Iran and Venezuela after talks Thursday said they had decided to...
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WTO chief Pascal Lamy: Protectionism is on the rise
Geneva - Since the beginning of the year, countries around the world have been implementing...
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Home of former British banking boss targeted by vandals
London - The private home of a top British banker at the centre of a heated row over lavish...
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Obama angry over AIG's huge bonuses, vows to block them
Washington - US president Barack Obama Monday added his anger to mounting criticism of the...
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US assures world that economic fundamentals are strong
Washington - The United States sought to reassure other countries Friday that its long-term...
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Russian police kill hostage taker in Siberian bank
Moscow - Russian police in Siberia stormed a bank and killed an armed man who had taken five...
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Clinton meets Chinese foreign minister, days after naval spat
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang...
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Obama: US seeks aggressive action from G20 members
Washington - The United States will push for aggressive action to halt the global economic slide at...
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Auction for Saint Laurent’s Art
Yves Saint Laurent, who passed away last June at 71, and his business and personal partner, Pierre...
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Germany Engulfed By Gloomy Economic Winter
Berlin - Germany is caught in the midst of a gloomy economic winter with the government attempting...
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Sarkozy calls for "moralization of capitalism"
Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday opened an economic symposium in Paris by...
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German Unemployment Jumps As Economic Downturn Gains Ground
Berlin - German unemployment rose for the first time in nearly three years in December, data...
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US Calls For Durable, Sustainable Ceasefire
New York - The United States pitched a plan on Tuesday for a comprehensive solution to end the...
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UN Security Council Debates Israel-Hamas Conflict
New York - The UN Security Council late Tuesday held an emergency session with envoys from 25...
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Ukraine Far From Helpless In Energy Duel With Russia
Kiev - Russia is screwing down on the natural gas taps to Ukraine, and as Kiev media spin would...
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US Pursuing Truce For Gaza Conflict
Washington - The United States is pushing for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would require...
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Linz Shakes Off Industrial Image To Unveil Cultural Side
Linz, Austria - The Austrian city of Linz is easily overlooked on the route between picture-perfect...
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Inflation Plunge Adds To Rate Cut Pressure
Berlin - European inflation plunged to its lowest level in more than two years in December, data...
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Sarkozy's Visit In Egypt Begins
Cairo - Earlier today, French President Nicolas Sarkozy reached the Egyptian resort of Sharm...
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Taiwan Reached A Record High In Its Foreign Exchange Reserves
Taipei - According to the Central Bank, Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves...
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Japan's Stock Market Ends Worst Year In Trading History
Tokyo - For Tokyo's traders, it was the worst year on record for Asia's leading stock market -...
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Another shark attack off Australian beach
A shark attacked a 5-metre dinghy off the same beach and a married couple who radioed for help were...
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This Christmas Season More Jolly In Bethlehem
Bethlehem, West Bank - Once again, there is no room at the inn in Bethlehem.
After years of...
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Lagoons, Rivers And Mennonites Separate Belize And Mexico
Chetumal, Quintana Roo - The vast lagoons between Bacalar on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and the...
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UN Fears World Financial Turmoil Will Sink Programmes
New York - The United Nations may be the next unintended victim of the global economic crisis as...
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Slovakia Seals Its New Image With Euro Switch
Bratislava - A decade after Slovakia set out to abandon its reputation of a thuggish post-communist...
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Music
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Elton John and Billy Joel – Sing Together Again
Philadelphia is about to face a major historical encounter between two of the most appreciated...
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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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Jonas Brothers Showed Good Shape on Sunday’s Gig
The hottest and most popular group of teenage heartthrobs of
the moment, the Jonas Brothers, made...
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Judas Priest and Fellow “Metal Masters” Tour North America
Judas Priest will headline the inaugural Metal Masters Tour
this summer, which will also feature...
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Ray Charles' Children Revolt against Longtime Manager
Several of Ray Charles’ children called Sunday for an investigation into their late father’s...
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Reports: Britney Spears Rejects Her Father As Conservator
Today, the sad saga of the troubled pop star Britney Spears
has continued with a new legal...
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Amy Winehouse’s Soap Opera Continues
The fact that the British singer
Amy Winehouse is in trouble is no longer a secret. But now her...
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50 Cent's New Album, Curtis, Takes Hip-Hop to the Bank
On Curtis, his third
major label album, rapper 50 Cent gives no quarter. As hard and...
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