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Suspect Held in 'Harry Potter' Actor's Death
Police say a British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming 'Harry Potter' film was...
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Last round on London underground
Jun. 1 - British police arrest 17 and shut down six London underground stations as thousands mark...
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Rice: No way to Treat a Diplomat
Jun. 5 - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denounced the brief detention of U.S. and...
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Madeleine case closed says media
Jul. 1 - Newspapers in Portugal are claiming the police have ended their investigation into the...
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Business slowly reborn in Basra
Jul 10 - British and business replace militias in Iraq's second city.
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UK woodsman upgrades to jungle
Jul. 15 - A British graduate who swapped conventional bricks and mortar for a tent in the woods...
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Brown: "Mideast economic map"
Jul 20 - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives in the Middle East for two days of talks to...
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UK's Brown in Iran warning
Jul 21 - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned Iran that it faces growing isolation if...
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Jail for couple who faked a death
Jul. 23 - A British woman who helped fake her husband's death in a canoeing accident has been...
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Obama meets Brown in London
Jul 26 - U.S Presidential candidate Barack Obama continues his European tour and meets British...
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Husband Shot During Caribbean Honeymoon Dies
A newlywed shot on the last day of his Caribbean honeymoon is dead, a British hospital said Sunday....
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Mystery Shoe Filled With Remains Discovered
An athletic shoe containing bones and flesh has been found on a
beach about 30 miles west of Port...
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Black Cabs Hits the Streets of Shanghai
London Taxis are as British as bowler hats and Big Ben. But the latest
models coming off this...
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UK Jury Finds 3 Men Guilty in Bombing Plot
3 British Muslims with ties to Pakistan were found guilty of conspiracy
to murder in a terrorist...
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Huge diamond could break records
Miners in Lesotho, southern Africa have found one of the world's largest diamonds, a...
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Three jailed for Cambodia killings
A Cambodian court has sentenced three former Khmer Rouge soldiers to 20 years in prison for the...
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Aid worker shot dead in Kabul
Unknown gunmen have killed a British female aid worker in Kabul.
Eyewitnesses said that two...
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Brits cut carbon in the tub
A new survey shows that the British are more likely to share a bath or shower to save money on...
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UK rocketman set for take off
A British airline pilot says he hopes to become the world's first rocketman by the end of the...
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'There's probably no God' campaign
London buses to carry atheist adverts to cheer non-believers.
The Atheist Bus Campaign will...
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British aid worker buried in Kabul
The funeral of Briton Gayle Williams, killed by Taliban insurgents, takes place in the Afghan...
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Iceland frosty in UK terror law row
Outraged Icelanders launch an online appeal after Britain used anti-terrorism legislation to...
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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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European leaders congratulate Obama
Europe's leaders hope Barack Obama's election as U.S. President will lead to improved...
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Britain remembers war dead
Ceremonies have taken place across the UK in remembrance of servicemen and women killed in past...
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Ceremonies recall end of World War 1
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Britain's Prince Charles mark 90 years since end of First...
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Deadly bomb strike in Afghanistan
At least 11 people have been killed in another suicide bomb attack in a troubled region of...
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A new Bretton Woods?
British PM Gordon Brown says G20 took the first steps to revise the global financial system...
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Arise Sir Peres
Israel's Shimon Peres receives honorary knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
Israeli...
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Inside the Oberoi
British lawyer Mark Abell, who is locked in his room at the Oberoi hotel in Mumbai, speaks to...
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First Person: Surviving Taj Hotel
A British couple told broadcaster Sky News on Thursday how they
had escaped the siege at the Taj...
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Two More British Columbia Mystery Feet Paired
A Canadian investigator has matched a pair of dismembered female
feet that mysteriously washed up...
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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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Taliban condemned for child bomber
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned the Taliban for using a child suicide bomber...
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UK Brown in Mumbai peace bid
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi and...
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Captive doctor freed
A woman held hostage by her family in Bangladesh will return to Britain to resume her medical...
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Protests greet new Thai PM
Thailand's opposition leader, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has been confirmed as the country's third Prime...
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Japanese serial rapist gets life
A Japanese serial rapist - found guilty of kidnapping, attempting to rape and dismembering...
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Iraqi Doctor Convicted in UK Terror Trial
An British-born Iraqi doctor who claimed he intended only to
frighten Britons was convicted of...
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Western hostages freed in Somalia
A British journalist and Spanish photographer abducted last November have been...
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Chaos and carnage at caravan rally
British Caravan Grand Prix gets underway in West Sussex leaving a trail of devastation on the...
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Al Qaeda leader threatens UK
A prominent leader of al Qaeda has called for attacks in Western countries, particularly Britain,...
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Row over Vatican schism-healing move
The Pope is under fire after lifting excommunications on four Bishops including one who denies...
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China's Wen optimistic on UK visit
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sees "light at the end of the tunnel" but calls for strong...
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UK strikes spread
Industrial action in the UK continues as row over foreign workers intensifies.
Hundreds of...
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UK facing snow chaos
Heavy snow takes England by surprise as the country's infrastructure grinds to a halt; weather...
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UK to double exports to China
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown seeks to strengthen economic ties with China during a visit...
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Party over for 'swinging' Briton
Thai police arrest British man for holding 'swinging' parties.
Christian Arthur Richards...
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Plane crash-lands in London
A British Airways passenger plane crash-lands at London's City airport, injuring two of the 72...
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Nuclear submarines collide
Two nuclear subs collide in Atlantic Ocean, but no-one is hurt.
Two nuclear-armed...
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Guantanamo Detainee Free After 4 Years in Prison
A former British resident who claims he was brutally tortured at
a covert CIA site in Morocco has...
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British convoy targeted in Basra
A roadside bomb explodes next to a British convoy in Basra on Friday (February 27).
The...
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UK housebuilders shed staff
Jul 9 - As the British housing market continues to sink, two of the biggest house builders cut 40...
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The future of British shipbuilding
Jul 28 - The construction of two new aircraft carriers in Britain brings an economic boost to the...
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Oil price helps BP to bumper profit
Jul 29 - British oil giant BP posts an $8.63 billion Q2 profit as the price of crude almost...
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BA, Iberia in merger talks
Jul 29 - British Airways and Spain's Iberia are in talks to forge the latest in a series of...
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Doom and gloom in Europe
Jul 31 - British house prices fall, household morale lowest in over 30 years and Europe hits...
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Puma not counting on a 'gold rush'
Despite ties to the fastest man in the world, Usain 'Lightning' Bolt, Puma foresees slower sales as...
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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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Discount supermarkets on the rise
Consumer research in the UK shows British shoppers are sacrificing their shopping experience to...
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British Govt. Bailing Out Banks
The British government said Monday it would provide up to 37
billion pounds (US$63 billion) in...
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Brown: Banks Need to Do Their Jobs
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says strengthening banks is
important, as is keeping funds...
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BT axes 10,000 jobs
British Telecoms is cutting 10,000 jobs from its 160,000 global workforce in cost-cutting...
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Biggest retail sales drop on record
October saw the largest one-month fall in U.S. retail sales, government figures showed, as job...
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German business morale plunges
France's Sarkozy and Germany's Merkel discuss the financial crisis as more gloomy economic data...
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Time for Britain to join euro?
EU's Barroso has suggested that British politicians are considering the move because of the global...
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Asia shrs edge up, Qantas soars
Most Asian share markets crawled higher Wednesday, although regional automakers remained under...
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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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UK holiday retail sales tumble
Nervous British retailers fail to attract pre-Christmas shoppers as November Retail Sales figures...
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The end nears for Woolies
British retailer Woolworths starts closing down sales and could shut if a buyer for the troubled...
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Mixed messages from UK High Street
A string of British retailers ease fears of a collapse in consumer spending but concerns linger...
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Business update: M&S to axe jobs
British retailer Marks and Spencer are reported to be shedding over 1,000 job losses on...
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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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850 Abruptly Laid Off at British BMW Plant
BMW laid off 850 workers and scaled down production at its
British factory which builds the Mini...
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European leaders in markets pledge
Structural reforms and public spending key to economic recovery, say European leaders.
The...
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Critical week for European carmakers
Units of struggling U.S. giant General Motors attempt to shore up their businesses, as British...
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Light touch era to end says FSA
British financial regulator warns banks to get ready for smaller profits and more...
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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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Business Update: UK airport sale
The British Airport Authority is ordered to sell 3 of its UK airports.
HSBC's record rights...
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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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British woman takes on fight over surcharge on bigger bras
London - A British woman outraged by having to pay extra for an outsize bra has bought a single...
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Stephen Hawking set for "full recovery" after hospital tests
London (dpa) - British physicist Stephen Hawking is expected to make a "full recovery" after...
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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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Disgraced former governor hopes for reality show remake
Los Angeles - The US governor ousted from office after allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat...
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European Commission Sues UK Gov. on Phorm, BT Failures
The European Commission made clear its intentions of suing the government of the United Kingdom for...
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Experts recreating Egyptian female pharaoh's own perfume
Hamburg, Germany - The latest thing in scents next year could be the oldest perfume in the world,...
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David Hockney finds artistic plans curtailed by tree-fellers
London - Leading British contemporary artist David Hockney has said he is furious with...
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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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British artist fined over two deaths caused by sculpture
London - A British artist whose inflatable sculpture killed two women when it broke free...
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Get Rid of Extra Pounds! They Shorten Your Life!
British researchers at the University of Oxford, through a new study, have warned once again...
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Pope "saddened" by attacks, thanks "Jewish friends"
Vatican City - In an unusually strongly-worded letter, Pope Benedict XVI has admitted that the...
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ABC Cancels Second Season of “Life on Mars”
It’s back to earth again as ABC’s “Life on Mars” will not return for a...
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Google: Lost City Of Atlantis Was Not Found On Google Earth
Google denied the rumor that it discovered Atlantis was discovered on Google Earth.
For those of...
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Google Earth Spotted Atlantis?
Google Incorporated is officially refuting the rumors that have been flooding the web,...
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Court Ruling in Autism/Vaccines Cases Reassuring
Following the ruling of a special federal court in favor of childhood vaccines, health experts in...
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Darwin’s 200th Birthday Restarts Controversy About Evolution Theory
If one thinks that people who lived in the middle of 18th century were conservative and that...
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The Grammys Are Set to Begin
Rockers, rappers and record executives will be present in Los Angeles on Sunday for the annual...
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Colors Red and Blue Can Really Make a Difference in One’s Way of Thinking
In a clever series of experiments, Ravi Mehta and Rui Zhu from the University of British Columbia...
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With Google Ocean, Now We Can All Be Dolphins
In a new major update of its already famous Google Earth, the Mountain View proved that the world...
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Phelps Says Marijuana Pipe Photo Is Real and Apologizes
Michael Phelps, the man who won more Olympic gold medals than any athlete in the history of the...
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Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book” Gets Newbery Medal
“The Graveyard Book” was considered to be the most important contribution brought to...
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Study: Forests in Western U.S. and Canada Are Dying
More and more trees in Western U.S. and Canada forest are dying as a consequence of the warming of...
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Naomi Campbell Settles The ‘Super Bigot’ Lawsuit
British-born supermodel Naomi Campbell is off the hook in the assault case brought against her by...
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8th Idol Season Began!
One of the most popular reality TV shows that has taken over American entertainment is...
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American Idol, Back For The 8th Time
There is an inner voyeur in all of us, which makes us want to gossip, buy tabloids, access...
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“American Idol” 8th Season Sounds Promising
“American Idol” is back for an eighth season of first-class karaoke.
The first...
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Amy Winehouse On The Verge Of Divorce
The notorious British singer, Amy Winehouse, is going to get divorced, as her husband, who is...
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Winnie-the-Pooh Comes Back After 83 Years
The beloved children's character Winnie the Pooh is ready to return on the bookshelves after more...
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Antipsychotics in Alzheimer’s Patients – Potentially Fatal After Extensive Use
First of all, Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease with no known cure. Except for...
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British novelist Terry Pratchett honoured with knighthood
London - British comic fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett has been given a knighthood for his...
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U.S.
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MIA, Efron, Obamas on Time's most-influential list
Los Angeles - Global hip-hop star MIA and young Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron have joined US...
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Tax Day in the US: Tea Party protests and last-minute filings
Washington - As US workers rushed to meet an annual deadline to file their tax returns,...
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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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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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Report: Troubled banks want to buy back toxic assets
New York - US banks that have received government financial aid to help to stay afloat due to...
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US supports Palestinian state, but won't criticize Netanyahu
Washington - The United States on Wednesday said it would continue to work towards a two-state...
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Glamour and curiosity as Obamas have tea with the queen
London - Barack and Michelle Obama went to Buckingham Palace to have tea with Queen Elizabeth II...
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US First Lady Michelle Obama praised for her human touch
London - Michelle Obama brought style and glamour to London Wednesday during a day of engagements...
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US First Lady Michelle Obama brings sparkle to London
London - Michelle Obama brought style and glamour to London Wednesday as she kicked off a day...
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US President Obama set to make debut on world political stage
London - US President Barack Obama marks his debut on the world stage Wednesday, in a series of...
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Natasha Richardson critically injured in ski accident
San Francisco - Actress Natasha Richardson was in serious condition at a Montreal hospital Tuesday...
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Western Forests Are Dying At An Increasing Rate, Study Says
A recent study shows that trees on old growth forests across the West are dying at a small, but...
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Western Forests Affected By Climate Change
The U.S. Geological Survey released a report presenting a worrying trend in western U.S. where the...
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Obama: Americans Need “New Declaration of Independence”
President-elect Barack Obama called on American citizens to reiterate the principles set by the...
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Millennium Bomber’s Sentence Unchanged: 22 Years in Prison
The terrorist who attempted to blow up the Los Angeles International Airport received a re-sentence...
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Famed Flag Draws Crowds As Bush Waltzes Into History Museum
Washington - It's known as "America's attic," but the Smithsonian Institution's National...
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Famed flag draw crowds as Bush waltzes into history (museum)
Washington - It's known as "America's attic," but the Smithsonian Institution's National...
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Hollywood Celebrates Obama's "Victory of Hope"
New York/Los Angeles - She was one of his earliest and most prominent supporters.
So when Barack...
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World embraces Obama, but expectations are high
Governments and leaders around the globe were overwhelmingly positive Wednesday to the election of...
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US Says Yes to 3 Changes in Security Pact with Iraq
Baghdad - The United States has agreed to three out of the five amendments that Iraq made to a...
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Update: Doctors Prescribe Placebos Without Patients’ Knowledge
Prescribing placebos has become a common thing among US doctors, with more than half of them...
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Obama fever picks up in Kenya as US election approaches
Nairobi - US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama's stern face stares out from the back of a rickety...
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Hurricane Omar Smoothly Passes Through Northern Caribbean
After passing through the Leeward Islands, hurricane Omar moved forward into the Atlantic Ocean...
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Omar Becomes Hurricane, Heads Northeast
After becoming a Category 1 hurricane, Omar turned northeast after soaking the southeastern...
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Movie Reviews
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“Confessions of a Shopaholic.” Charming? Maybe. Predictable? Oh, Yes!
Australian Isla Fisher, 33, is now appearing in her first lead role in a major Hollywood film. The...
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“Coraline” Explores Beyond Reality
The imagination of a child can create parallel universes in which odd-looking creatures strive to...
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“Inkheart” Sends Positive Messages to the World
“Inkheart” is another in a long line of fanciful children's stories where kids can save...
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"Frost/Nixon" – Just Another Fair Opinion Regarding Nixon
A movie about the British talk-show host David Frost’s series of interviews with Richard Nixon,...
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Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman Can’t Let Them Win
They can’t let them win. And they won’t. At least this is
what Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman)...
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“Australia”: The Movie Brings Back Long-Forgotten Era
“Australia”
bears filmmaker Baz Luhrmann’s idiosyncratic mark throughout its broadness, as
the...
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“Australia” Delivers The Sentiment Of Completion
There comes a time when we wish to relive the past. We are
free to dream away and feel previous...
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Review: “Australia” - War Cannot Hinder Aussie Love
From its extraordinary music and lavish images to its
romantically-built epitomes of a jagged...
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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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Review: “Slumdog Millionaire” - A Must-See And A Must-Feel
A garish, stunning stream of shade, resonance and action, “Slumdog
Millionaire,” the most recent...
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Movie Review: Hamlet 2 And Steve Coogan
When hearing about “Hamlet 2,” many may firstly think that
the poor great Shakespeare is ripping...
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Movie Review: The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor
Why doesn’t anybody learn from their past mistakes? The
first movie ok, I get it ..he didn’t...
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Health
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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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Nicotine Replacement Therapy Might Help Smokers Quit After All
People who are not ready to quit smoking right now, but they want to reduce their smoking are twice...
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Drinking Hot Tea May Lead to Throat Cancer
Whether it’s warm or cold outside, there’s always room for a cup of hot tea. It is...
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British medical journal urges Pope to retract condom remarks
London - A top medical research journal Friday urged Pope Benedict XVI to retract his...
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Lose Weight! Live Longer!
We know for a fact that obese people have a high risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and...
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Lawyers: AstraZeneca Failed to Inform Patients on Seroquel Risks
AstraZeneca Plc failed to make public results of at least three clinical trials of its...
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Risks for Strokes Caused by Fast Food Joints
A new study found that the people who live in neighborhoods that are packed with fast-food...
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Drug Treating Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence
A drug commonly prescribed to treat menopausal symptoms appears to increase the risk of breast...
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Menopause Drug Strongly Linked to Breast Cancer Return
A large study of tibolone, a drug used to treat menopausal symptoms and to prevent osteoporosis,...
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Physical Activity May Cut Colon Cancer Risk
Many studies have shown that physical activity helps the body get rid of extra pounds, thus...
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Autism-Vaccine Debate Not Over Yet
Vaccines do not cause autism, a special court ruled Thursday in three cases...
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Vaccines Are Not Responsible For Autism Whatsoever
Thursday, the United State's Vaccine Court Omnibus Autism Proceeding delivered its ruling to three...
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Obesity Linked to Birth Defects
Tuesday, British researchers informed that obese women were more prone to giving birth to...
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Police Dog Keeps His Job Thanks To Stem Cells Therapy
A few weeks ago, the first human trials involving stem cell therapy were approved, but a growing...
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No Link Found Between Fertility Drugs and Ovarian Cancer
Women treated with common fertility drugs do not have an increased risk of ovarian cancer, a new...
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Study Finds Heart Rate At Rest Very Important For Heart Disease Evolution
A study of postmenopausal women has released some interesting conclusions. It looks like a...
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Women’s Heart Rate May Predict Heart Attack
Women’s pulse may be a good predictor of their risk of heart attack later in life,...
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Colors Red And Blue Can Really Make A Difference In One’s Way of Thinking
In a clever series of experiments, Ravi Mehta and Rui Zhu from the University of British Columbia...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
A UK and Canadian team of researchers have managed to put forward evidence of a link...
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Steroids Don’t Help Kids Wheezing from Colds, May Even Harm Them
Two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveal that giving steroids to...
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Low Blood Oxygen on Everest Proved Another Amazing Human Capability
British researchers have found that the established medical rules about the amount of oxygen needed...
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Radon Must Be Stopped – 1,100 People Die Annually
Even if nobody expected this, it looks like 95 percent of 1,100 deaths caused each year by radon...
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Watson Wins FDA Approval For Mint-Flavored Nicorette
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. said on Wednesday that its subsidiary Watson Laboratories, Inc. has...
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FDA Wants More Information on Seroquel XR
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday asked British pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca Plc ....
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Smoking News - More And More Bans, But What's The Effect?
The hi-tech smoking rooms may be allowed in Hong Kong bars when a total ban on cigarettes...
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Six Medical Myths Unsupported by Medical Research Explained so That We Can All Enjoy the Holidays
A few of the most common health myths are debunked in an analysis published December 17 in the...
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Holiday Health Myths Busted by Researchers
A recently-carried out study shows that most holiday health myths aren’t true at all. ...
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Zometa Lowers Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence
The drug Zometa (zoledronic acid) may help breast cancer sufferers by improving the effects of...
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Brain Swelling Linked to Many Deaths on Mount Everest
Not avalanches, falling ice or lung problems seem to be the reasons for which many climbers on...
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2 Diabetes Drugs Affect Women’s Bones
A new British analysis found that Avandia and Actos, two widely prescribed diabetes drugs, could...
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Video Games
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50 Cent Blood on the Sand
During a conference call Tuesday, the rapper 50 Cent announced his looking to develop the...
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Second Life: Virtual Reality Can End Real Marriages
Games used to be about entertainment, about blowing off some steam after a hard day at work or,...
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“Lord British”, A Tourist In Space
Richard Garriot, or “Lord British” as he is known in the gaming world, is the sixth person that...
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Update 1: Kazuo Hirai Hopes PS3 Will Eventually Outsell PS2
It seems like one good month in terms of sales was enough to raise the optimism of Sony’s officials...
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Rockstar Mum About GTA IV PC Version
While million gamers hope that Rockstar will release its GTA
IV for PC, the company seems to have...
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Chart Track: GTA IV Fastest Selling Game in UK
GTA IV, the latest game released by Rockstar, has already
registered its first record. According...
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Three FPS Games Win Top AIAS Awards
BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and The Orange Box won the most prizes, four each, at the...
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British thieves steal $30,000 worth of gaming rigs from GameStop
Some inventive British thieves, probably frustrated
for not being able to run Crysis or Unreal...
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ESRB and Manhunt 2 In Hot Waters Again
Rockstar, the developer of Manhunt 2, and ESRB could be in
trouble again as four U.S. senators...
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Aspyr Media To Publish Supreme Commander For Xbox 360
In late October Gas Powered
Games, the developer behind the PC real-time strategy game Supreme...
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Sony To Unveil A New PS2 In 2008?
According to the British gaming site MCV,
Sony may have a surprise for the PlayStation fans. No,...
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Manhunt 2 Still Haunted by BBFC
Rockstar Games’ ultra-violent third person survival-horror is still faced with the possibility of...
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Resistance FoM BAFTA Nomination Is a Disgrace: Church
The Church of England disapproves the nomination of Insomniac Games’ Resistance: Fall of Man at...
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EA Gets Bigger with SCI Acquisition
No, we’re not talking about the British publisher that owns Lara Croft’s assets from Eidos, we’re...
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Codemasters to Port the Ology Trilogy to the Wii and DS
British developer Codemasters has signed a deal with home ground publisher The Templar Company PLC...
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Wii Shatters Sales Record in UK
The Nintendo Wii is crushing its competitors in almost every territory where the console is...
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Manhunt 2 In A New Controversy
Last week ESRB announced that after the re-evaluation of
Manhunt 2 decided to re-rate the game....
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Rockstar: Manhunt 2 To Be Released in October In North America
Rockstar Games will finally release its long-awaited sequel “Manhunt
2” in North America after the...
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Sierra Reveals New TPS Franchise
Sierra Entertainment is aiming to regain its former glory as a top-notch publisher like it once...
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Alien vs. Predator Arrives on the PSP
British game developer Rebellion is working on a new exclusive title in the Alien vs. Predator...
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare To Be Released November 9?
The next installment of the widely acclaimed franchise Call
of Duty will be lunched on November 9,...
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Rockstar Appeals Manhunt 2 Ban In UK
Rockstar confirmed for MCV that it has appealed the ban of
Manhunt 2 in UK.
In June BBFC (British...
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Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 Launch Suspended
Take Two Interactive, the controversial publisher behind titles like GTA, Bully or Manhunt, has...
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After UK, Ireland Bans Also Manhunt 2
After yesterday BBFC (British Board of Film Classification)
banned Manhunt 2 in UK,
today...
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Manhunt 2 Too Violent For Brits
0Rockstar is making again headlines due to its controversial
titles. BBFC (British Board of Film...
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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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Did Google Earth Really Find Atlantis?
Many wonder whether Google Earth’s software could have possibly located the secret and...
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee to Attend Launch Ceremony for The Queen’s New Website
The British Monarchy announced the re-launch of its website, which will be marked by a reception...
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Sales Surge in ‘08, But Blu-ray Adoption Still Continues To Be Slow
Less than one year ago, Japanese corporation Toshiba gave up on the HD DVD format, and...
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Stealthy Electric Cars Are Set To Get Noisier
Stuttgart, Germany - It is a common scene wherever today's pioneering electric vehicles whirr...
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Banned Wikipedia Article Raises Questions over Censorship
After the Internet Watch Foundation banned a Wikipedia page
containing the image of a nude girl,...
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Shocking: Teen Streams Webcam Suicide As Viewers Encourage Him
Shocking news in the Web community, following the death of a Florida teenager who used a webcam to...
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Artificial Intelligence Entity Fools People Into Thinking It’s Human
Have we crossed the boundaries between humans and machines? This
is the question one might ask...
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Artificial Intelligence Has Yet To Learn
At the annual Turing Test held at University of Reading in the U.K., five artificial conversational...
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Microsoft to Announce ‘Windows Cloud’
Everyone wants a byte of the action these days with Cloud
Computing, from major players like...
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Timothy Berners-Lee Inaugurates World Wide Web Foundation
Sir Timothy Berners-Lee is the British computer scientist who
is largely credited with the...
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PA Semi Working On the Next CPU For iPhone?
A change in the LinkedIn’s profile of a PA Semi's senior
principle architect has lead to a new...
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Report: Confidential data again goes missing in Britain
London - A computer disk containing the personal data of around 5,000 prison workers in Britain has...
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European Court Rules That U.K. Hacker Can Be Extradited
The European Court of Human Rights has denied U.K. hacker Gary McKinnon's appeal against
demands...
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Branson’s Virgin Presented the White Knight
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by British entrepreneur
and adventurer Richard...
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UK Hacker To Be Extradited To US, Faces Life Sentence
A British hacker accused of accessing and damaging without authorization 92 computers belonging to...
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UK Hacker Loses Extradition Appeal As He Dreams About UFOs
Gary McKinnon, the British hacker accused of accessing and
damaging without authorization 92...
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Space Flying Soon To Be Available To Anyone: White Knight Two
On Monday, somewhere in the Mojave Desert, a grandiose project was presented; the first commercial...
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Map Maker Tele Atlas and Google Renew and Broaden Deal
Belgium-based digital maps company Tele Atlas and search engine leader Google have renewed their...
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Google Map Maker Encourages Users To Become Cartographers
I guess we all know by now that Google is constantly working
to update its products in order to...
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Microsoft To Give ODF The Key To Their Office
Microsoft Office users will be
given greater flexibility and freedom of choice, as the...
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British Agency Shows Concern Over Microsoft’s Interoperability
The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
(BECTA) has filed a complaint to the...
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Apple Buys Fabless Low-Power Chip Maker
Apple bought P.A. Semi of Santa Clara, Ca., a fabless semiconductor company which focuses on...
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Greedy ISPs Expose Users to Unsecure Websites
Greedy ISPs in the U.S. and other parts of the world are cashing in on their customers' mistyped...
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Rumors On Beatles – iTunes Deal Catalogued As False
Just days after several British
newspapers talked about an almost sure deal that was to make the...
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McCartney Reportedly Strikes Deal With iTunes
Rumors about Beatles’ music
catalogue becoming available in digital format have been circulating...
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BBC to Sell Television Shows via Apple’s iTunes
The British Broadcast Corp. plans to sell some of its
popular television shows in the United
...
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HD DVD Format: Game Over
According to various media reports from Japan, Toshiba
is planning to drop HD DVD format, ending...
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After Best Buy Decision, Game Over For HD DVD?
It seems like the Toshiba’s embattled format, HD DVD, has
lost another crucial battle. Today, Best...
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Third Data Cable Cut, Chaos in Middle East and Asia
A third undersea cable has been cut between Dubai and Oman yesterday morning, plunging the...
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Sports
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Big guns hope to strike back as F1 arrives in Europe
Barcelona - Early season dominators Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel are expected to feel the...
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Button expects F1 rivals to close the gap
Sakhir, Bahrain - Jenson Button's third victory in four races makes him the man to beat but the...
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Rosberg tops qualifying - big three at rear of pack
Sakhir, Bahrain - Nico Rosberg returned to the top of the timesheets on Friday when he dominated...
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Nadal strips off his strappings in Monte Carlo experiment
Monte Carlo - Rafael Nadal has begin his Monte Carlo Masters title defense without the knee...
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Ferrari rebound to top Sepang practice; McLaren sack Ryan
Sepang, Malaysia - Ferrari bounced back from last weekend's Australia disaster when Kimi Raikkonen...
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Button says there is more to come from Brawn GP
Melbourne - Jenson Button says there is more to come from his Brawn GP Formula One team in 2009...
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Formula One braced for diffuser protest ahead of season opener
Melbourne - A row was looming ahead of the start of the Formula One season with leading teams...
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As good as it gets: Rafael Nadal's 2009 is going perfect
Madrid - Fewer tournaments to maximize his performance: world number one Rafael Nadal's plan for...
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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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Study: testosterone doping test not suitable
London - The current doping test in sport for the steroid testosterone is not suitable...
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M. Phelps Suspended 3 Months, Loses Kellogg Sponsorship Deal
American already legendary swimmer Michael Phelps has been suspended for three months from...
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Whistler Stands Out Among North American Ski Areas
Whistler, British Columbia - In just over a year, the Olympic Winter Games will open in Vancouver,...
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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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Maradona out to win World Cup, avoid controversy
Glasgow - New Argentina coach Diego Maradona said in no uncertain terms Tuesday that his goal is to...
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Hamilton Writes Name into History Books
Sao Paulo - Lewis Hamilton needed to show experience beyond his years Sunday as the 23-year-old...
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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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Hamilton bests Massa in first Chinese Grand Prix practice
Shanghai - Lewis Hamilton, the leader in the Formula One world championship race, turned in the...
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Valencia Back on Top, Real Madrid Held to Draw
Madrid - Valencia are back on top of the Spanish Liga after a tight 1-0 win in Valladolid.
A...
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Mallorca Purchase Raises Eyebrows and Doubts in La Liga
Madrid - The purchase of Spanish Liga club Mallorca by British businessman Paul Davidson has raised...
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United Look for Victory with Fit-again Ronaldo
Hamburg - Holders Manchester United will be out to kick- start their Champions League title defence...
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FIA dismisses Hamilton appeal against Belgium penalty
Paris - The world motorsport body FIA on Tuesday dismissed an appeal from McLaren-Mercedes against...
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Bullfighting, Tennis in Unusual Spanish Davis Cup Formula
Madrid - The typical image of the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid is sand splattered with fresh...
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Hamilton Is Confident about Winning F1 Title
Lewis Hamilton is confident that he can win the Formula One world title, but admitted that he can...
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Hamilton Looking for Revenge in Ferrari's Backyard
Monza, Italy - Although Lewis Hamilton is still hoping that an appeal will reinstate him as the...
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The F1 Plot Thickens as McLaren Appeal Hamilton Ruling
Hamburg - The decision to strip Lewis Hamilton of his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix has been...
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The flame may be out but the memory will linger
Beijing - The Beijing Olympic Games ended just as they had began Sunday, with a glittering...
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Olympic attention now swings to London
Beijing - David Beckham kicked a football and three-time Beijing gold medallist Chris Hoy rode a...
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Massa in command to win in Valencia
Valencia, Spain - Ferrari's Felipe Massa kept McLaren rival Lewis Hamilton in check to clinch...
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Lomachenko destroys, Manus disappoints
Beijing - Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko stopped Khedafi Djelkhir in the first round to claim Olympic...
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IOC Looking into Issue of Age of Chinese Women Gymnasts
Beijing - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed Friday that it has requested...
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People
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Heroin reportedly found in Hong Kong pop star's Tokyo hotel room
Hong Kong - Heroin has been found by police in the hotel room of a Hong Kong pop...
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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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Ted Hughes' son commits suicide in US - London newspaper reports
London - The only son of late British poet Ted Hughes and his American wife, Sylvia Plath, has...
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Actress Natasha Richardson buried in New York
New York - Actress Natasha Richardson was buried Sunday at a small funeral service of family...
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British Big Brother star Jade Goody dies at 27 of cancer
London - The British reality TV star Jade Goody, made famous by the hit show Big Brother, has died...
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Natasha Richardson dies of head injury after skiing accident
New York - Actress Natasha Richardson died Wednesday in a New York hospital from head injuries...
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Richardson's family gathers for final vigil
New York - The family of Natasha Richardson gathered at her hospital bedside Wednesday for 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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Actress Natasha Richardson Seriously Injured in Ski Accident
Award winning actress Natasha Richardson is currently in a Montreal hospital after she suffered...
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Amy Winehouse charged with assault after return to Britain
London - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse, who has just returned from a two-month holiday in...
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Britney Spears’ Ex Charged with Felony Assault
It seems that Britney Spear’s ex-boyfriend could actually be taking photos behind...
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Rapper M.I.A. Is Mother to a Baby Boy
Saturday, rapper M.I.A announced on her MySpace blog that she had given birth to a baby...
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MIA Delivers A Baby Boy
Grammy- and Oscar-nominated rapper M.I.A has announced on her MySpace blog that she had...
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Peter Gabriel Not Performing at the Oscars
Recently, it has been announced that Academy Award-nominated singer Peter Gabriel would not...
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Prince Harry to Attend Equality and Diversity Course
Prince Harry has to study on those manners.
The British media reported on Thursday that the prince...
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Beautiful Couple Danes and Dancy Are Finally Enagaged!
Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy are engaged! People.com reports that a representative for the American...
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Stephen King Says ‘Twilight’ Author ‘Can’t Write Worth A Darn’
Renown U.S. writer Stephen King took aim at equally famous “Twilight” series author...
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Angelina Jolie Doesn’t Fit Lara Croft Anymore
There have been intense rumors about the production of a third sequel of “Tomb Raider”...
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Kelly Osbourne – Back to Rehab
Kelly Osbourne reportedly checked into Oregon's Hazelden Alcohol and Drug rehabilitation center...
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Heath Ledger Earns Posthumous Oscar Nomination
Thursday, Heath Ledger earned a posthumous Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for...
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Parminder Nagra Tied The knot This Saturday
Parminder Nagra, the "ER" star and her longtime boyfriend, photographer James Stenson,...
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Kelly Osbourne Arrested For Defending Boyfriend’s Honor
Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, is one tough gal. The singer and reality...
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Rumpole Creator Sir John Mortimer Dies
British dramatist and author Sir John Mortimer, who gave life to the famous character Rumpole of...
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Patrick McGoohan Passes Away At 80
Just after the glamorous Golden Globes award ceremony, Hollywood is again in mourning as another...
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Sharon Osbourne Is Victorious In Libel Battle With Tabloid
Sharon Osbourne accepted an apology and substantial libel damages from British tabloid the Sun,...
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Naomi Campbell Settles ‘Super Bigot’ Lawsuit
British-born supermodel Naomi Campbell is off the hook in the assault case brought against her by...
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Naomi Campbell Settles Lawsuit with Ex-Maid
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has reached a settlement with a former maid who had accused her of having...
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Harold Pinter, a Playwright Who Really Made a Difference, Died on Christmas Eve
Harold Pinter’s wife announced the Nobel Prize-winning playwright’s death after a long...
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Guy Ritchie Over Madonna Already
Newly divorced British director Guy Ritchie is no longer single. While Madonna has been rumored to...
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Kudos to Oprah Winfrey from PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has named entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey its...
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Music
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Depeche Mode cancels Athens concert after singer falls ill
Athens - British band Depeche Mode cancelled an Athens concert on Wednesday following the...
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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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Billy Elliot nabs 15 Tony nominations, ties record
New York - The British play Billy Elliot, about a coal-miner's son with a passion for ballet,...
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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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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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Madonna back in Britain after failed adoption bid in Malawi
Johannesburg/Lilongwe - US popstar Madonna has left Malawi after having failed in her bid to adopt...
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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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Rocker Rod Stewart stocks up on tight trousers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong - Veteran rock star Rod Stewart proved he is wearing well at 64 by...
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Michael Jackson shows a sell-out on first day
London - Tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour in Britain were sold out within...
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Michael Jackson gigs increased to 50 as tickets go on sale
London - Tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour in Britain this summer went...
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Hundreds of thousands register for Jackson's London concerts
London - Hundreds of thousands of Michael Jackson fans have registered for tickets before the...
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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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Oasis’ Concerts in China Canceled Due to Economic Matters
British rock band Oasis will not perform in China as a result of various economic issues and not...
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M.I.A. Talks About Her ‘Amazing’ Newborn Baby
From the Grammy Awards to the delivery room, British songwriter and vocalist Maya Arulpragasam, aka...
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Artists Getting Ready for the Grammy Honors
For the Grammy Awards on Sunday, it seems that former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and Alison...
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The Cramps’ Lead Singer Passed Away
Lux Interior, co-founder and lead singer of the pioneering horror-punk band the Cramps from New...
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The Day the Music...Didn’t Die
When Buddy Holly's plane went down in an Iowa cornfield a little past 1 a.m. on the 3rd of February...
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Sir Paul McCartney Gets Top Billing at Coachella
Sir Paul McCartney got the top billing at the 10th annual Coachella...
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Coldplay, Jonas Brothers and Katy Perry Will Perform at the Grammy Awards
The first performers that have been announced for the 51st annual Grammy Awards are nominees Jonas...
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British singer Amy Winehouse served summons to Norwegian court
Oslo - British singer Amy Winehouse has been served a summons to an appeals court hearing in Norway...
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Michael Jackson Could Die From Mysterious Genetic Disease
The life of Michael Jackson is reportedly hanging by a thread due to a series of serious health...
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Madonna and Guy Ritchie Deny $76 Million Figure
Estranged spouses Madonna and Guy Ritchie have issued a statement denying they settled...
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Madonna, Guy Ritchie Say Reports About Divorce Sum Are Inaccurate
Madonna and Guy Ritchie are rejecting recent reports with
regard to their divorce settlement. They...
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Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay Over "Viva La Vida" Copyright Infringement
Rock guitarist Joe Satriani accused British band Coldplay of plagiarizing one of his songs. The...
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Lil Wayne Collects Eight Grammy Nominations, Tops Contenders List
Following the outstanding success of his third album, “Tha Carter III,” rapper Lil Wayne is close...
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Because We Keep Asking: Madonna and A-Rod Are Just Friends
The relentless fascination the media has for the
relationship between star athlete Alex Rodriguez...
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Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay for Copyright Infringement
The band
Coldplay, which has recently earned 7 Grammy Awards nominations, is currently
being sued...
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Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay over Plagiarizing Claim
Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has filed a lawsuit against British
band Coldplay, accusing them of...
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Lil Wayne Gets Most Grammy Nominations
Lil Wayne's name came up a lot on Wednesday night when the nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy...
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Science
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Aboriginal remains returned to Australia from museum in Britain
London - The skull of an indigenous Australian taken from the country 100 years ago and kept by a...
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Nefertiti's "hidden face" proves Berlin bust is not Hitler's fake
Hamburg - Using 21st Century medical computer technology, German researchers have unveiled the...
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Update: Antarctic Bridge that Was Holding Wilkins Ice Shelf Ruptures
The rupture of the ice bridge that was holding Antarctica’s Wilkins Ice Shelf in place will...
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Antarctic Bridge that Was Holding Wilkins Ice Shelf Ruptures
An ice bridge that was holding an ice shelf (that has been disintegrating since the 1960s) in place...
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Huge Antarctic Ice Shelf May Break Away
A huge ice shelf is close to breaking away from part of the Antarctic Peninsula, according to...
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French physicist wins million-pound Templeton Prize
Paris - French physicist Bernard Espagnat was awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize, worth 1...
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British scientists trace early horse domestication to Kazakhstan
London - Horses were domesticated around 1,000 years earlier than previously believed and...
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Social Networking Sites: Pleasure, Addiction and… Messed-Up Brain?
The popularity of social networking sites has reached sky-high over the last years, but so have...
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The Discovery of Atlantis, Not On Google Ocean’s Resume Yet
The legendary island of Atlantis is one of the treasures of the Ancient world that has kept...
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Atlantis Not Discovered on Google Earth
A British aeronautical engineer has discovered what he thinks may be Atlantis at the bottom of the...
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Royal Mail Issues Stamps Celebrating Charles Darwin
On Thursday, the Royal Mail announced that it would issue ten stamps that commemorate the 200th...
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Colors Change Cognitive Performance, Study Says
A recent study revealed that colors have an important influence over people’s way to...
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Darwin’s 200th Birthday Restarts Controversy about Evolution Theory
If one thinks that people who lived in the middle of 18th century were conservative and that...
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Choose Blue Or Red Depending On What You Are Doing
A new study presented yesterday on the journal Science’s Web...
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Colors Enhance Brain Performance: Red for Details, Blue For Creativity
Colors can improve brain performance, but which one is most effective? Scientists at the...
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Antarctica Is Getting Warmer, Threatening More Animals
The creatures probably most affected by the global warming are those living in the cold,...
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Natural Cause For West Antarctica’s Warming?
There might be a possible natural explanation for West Antarctica’s warming. In 2008,...
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Our Trees Are Dying
Tree mortality doubled in just 17 years in the Pacific Northwest and 25 years in California....
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Holiday Myths Scrutinized By Researchers
Ah the holidays! Whether you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah, or Capitalism, one and all,...
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Arctic Meltdown Likely To Occur Sooner Than Predicted
The signs of global warming reflect the most in the Arctic ice
sheet that has been declining at...
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Ancient “British” Brain Found
British archaeologists have unveiled an ancient skull with a brain inside they consider to be the...
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Brain Swelling: The Cause Of Many Deaths On Mount Everest
Not avalanches, falling ice or lung problems seem to be the reasons for which many climbers on...
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A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises To Drastically Cut Infection Rates
Researchers reported on Monday that a revolutionary vaccine against
malaria protected up to 65...
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Upset? Call a Friend Near You!
Happiness seems to be transmitted through social networks, almost like a germ is spread through...
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Study Says Happiness Is Contagious
A study
published Friday in the British journal BMJ, authored by Dr. Nicholas A.
Christakis, a...
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First Stem Cells Trachea Transplant
An article in the British medical journal The Lancet
recently reported that physicians from four...
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Astronomers Take First Photos Of Planets Outside Solar System
The first photos of planets outside our Solar System have been taken by two teams of astronomers...
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NASA Set The Date For The Launch Of Its Endeavour Shuttle
NASA announced the date scheduled for the release of the United States space shuttle Endeavour,...
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Stephen Hawking to give up Cambridge chair
London - British theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking will retire from teaching next...
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World's longest insect named after Malaysian naturalist
Kuala Lumpur - Measuring over 30 centimetres in length, a new stick insect species found in a...
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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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Prince Harry to visit New York on first official engagement
London - Britain's Prince Harry will travel to New York on his first official overseas engagement...
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Somali pirates release British-owned tanker
Nairobi - Somali pirates have released the British-owned, Italian-operated Malaspina Castle and its...
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New image of "very ugly" man published in search for Madeleine
London - The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann Thursday released a new image of a...
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Richard Branson draws criticism for dressing up as a cleaner
London - British billionaire businessman Richard Branson has incurred the wrath of trade union...
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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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Prince Charles visits Nefertiti's new home during German trip
Berlin - Britain's Prince Charles visited Berlin's newly renovated New Museum on Thursday,...
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British troops mark end of Iraq campaign as new era looms
Baghdad/London - The British military lowered its flag over Basra headquarters Thursday to mark the...
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Prince Charles mixes sport with culture during Berlin visit
Berlin - Britain's Prince Charles watched a football match between different religious groups at...
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British court clears trio of helping July 7 suicide bombers
London - Three British Muslims who were friendly with the suicide bombers behind the July 2005...
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British queen sends first royal thank-you by e-mail to youngsters
London - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has sent her first royal thank-you by e-mail to 23 young...
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Austrian holocaust denier sentenced to five years in jail
Vienna - Notorious Austrian holocaust denier Gerd Honsik was sentenced to five years in prison...
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Pope and Prince Charles discuss environment at Vatican
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI and Britain's Prince Charles spent 15 minutes talking about the...
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Nine suspects from April 8 raids released
London - Nine suspects among 12 arrested in anti-terrorism raids on April 8 were released overnight...
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II turns 83
London (dpa) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II marked her 83rd birthday Tuesday with low-key private...
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Queen tops British trust survey
London - Queen Elizabeth II enjoys greater trust than any other public figure or politician in...
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Castro accuses Brown of treating Obama with disdain
Havana - Historic Cuban leader Fidel Castro accused British Prime Minister Gordon Brown of treating...
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British premier writes to victims in smear row
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday wrote personal letters to opposition...
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Security forces quell prison riot in Britain
London - Security forces have regained control of a prison in Britain some 20 hours after a riot by...
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Brown hails police action as anti-terrorism chief resigns
London - A major anti-terrorism raid in Britain prematurely exposed by a security blunder was...
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French "boss-napping" succeeds, workers to get more redundancy pay
Paris - French workers for a British adhesives maker who held their managers hostage were granted...
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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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Two British youngsters charged after "sickening" attack
London - Two brothers, as young as 10 and 11, appeared in court in Britain Tuesday charged with the...
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Italian earthquake toll at 211 after students found dead
L'Aquila, Italy - The bodies of four students located Tuesday under rubble brought to 211 the death...
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Italian earthquake death toll now at 207
Rome - By midday Tuesday the death toll from an earthquake that struck central Italy early the...
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Nigerian militants kidnap British oil worker
Nairobi/Abuja - Nigerian militants have kidnapped a British oil worker,...
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British royals "furious" about bonfire in Windsor Castle grounds
London - Britain's Prince Philip was Tuesday reported to be furious with forestry workers at...
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British foreign secretary arrives in Basra
Baghdad - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Basra on Monday leading a delegation...
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Prince Charles and Camilla to visit Berlin on German trip
London - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will pay a visit...
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Pirates seize more ships off Somalia
Nairobi/Berlin - Somali pirates on Monday seized a British-owned cargo ship and a Taiwanese vessel,...
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Business
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Transfer of Lockerbie bomber to Libya under consideration
London - The Libyan authorities have applied for the transfer of the man convicted of the 1988...
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EasyJet deficit grows as high fuel costs hit in first half of 08/09
London - British low-cost airline easyJet said Wednesday that its half-yearly losses in the...
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Britain to act on Libyan bid for Lockerbie bomber transfer
London - More than 20 years after the Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people and soured Libya's...
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Tata Motors to launch Jaguar, Land Rover brands in India this year
New Delhi - Indian carmaker Tata Motors Ltd announced Friday that it would...
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Britain to subsidize electric car purchases
London - The British government said Thursday it will offer cash incentives to motorists who buy...
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Mobile data use surges 14-fold in two years in hi-tech Hong Kong
Hong Kong - Hong Kong people sent 14 times as much mobile data in January than...
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Reports: Telecoms giant BT to shed further 10,000 jobs
London - British telecoms giant BT is planning to shed a further 10,000 posts from its workforce,...
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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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New Zealand backs down on copyright law
Wellington - The New Zealand cabinet on Monday abandoned a controversial...
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EU pledges more funds to financial bailout systems
Brussels - European Union leaders Friday pledged to provide some 100 billion dollars in extra loans...
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British regulator orders airports sale to break monopoly
London - Britain's Competition Commission confirmed Thursday that two of London's airports must be...
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Unemployment in Britain rises to over 2 million
London - Unemployment in Britain passed the two-million mark in the three months to the end of...
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Bank of England cuts interest rates to all-time low
London - The Bank of England Thursday slashed interest rates to an historic low of 1.5 per cent in...
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Nissan carmaker announces drastic job cuts at British plant
London - Japanese carmaker Nissan Thursday announced major job cuts at a plant in north-east...
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Watson’s Nicorette Mint Gum Approved
Wednesday, Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that United States health regulators had...
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Wine Experts Say Bordeaux Is Safe Port In Economic Storm
Hong Kong - Wine experts may disagree on most things, but one thing they all appear to agree...
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Infinity Storage Media Releases The First Hybrid Disc
Infinity Storage Media announced the release of its hybrid disc which presents both Blu-ray and DVD...
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No More Exclusive Deals For Apple In France
The French Competition Council announced that the agreement between Apple Inc. and France Telecom...
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Bank of England governor urges banks to start lending again
London - The governor of the Bank of England indicated Tuesday that further nationalizations in...
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No VAT cuts for France, Germany, say Sarkozy, Merkel
Paris - France and Germany agree that lowering the Value Added Tax (VAT) is not an effective...
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Britain to cut VAT in Christmas stimulus spree
London - The government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to give nervous British consumers an...
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Half of Hong Kong businessmen expect recession to last two years
Hong Kong - Half of Hong Kong businesses expect the city's recession to drag on for at least two...
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“Quantum Of Solace” Earns Less Than Previously Reported
James Bond was not as efficient as one had initially
thought, but the superspy still scored big at...
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Porsche downplays plans for four-cylinder Boxter
Stuttgart - Porsche is said to be downplaying plans to build a special economical four-cylinder...
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Jaguar XJ epitomizes some highlights of British motoring
Coventry, England - The Jaguar XJ, which celebrates its 40th birthday this year, in a sense...
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Britain's BT Announces 10,000 Job-cuts
London - British Telecom (BT) announced today that in order to ensure its survival, the company...
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Super luxury carmakers buck the credit crunch
As the credit crisis slices into global car sales, some of the world's most exclusive automobile...
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BP Reports Huge Profit Rise in 3rd Quarter of 2008
London - Oil giant British Petroleum (BP) Tuesday reported third-quarter profits of 6.4 billion...
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