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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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Lil Wayne: I'm Gonna Be A Daddy Soon
Looks like rapper Lil Wayne couldn't be happier: he nabbed the top honors at the BET Hip-Hop Awards...
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Iron Maiden singer flies stranded holidaymakers home
London - Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson traded his heavy metal garb for a pilot's uniform over...
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Metallica’s ‘Death Magnetic’ Arrives Earlier in UK
Metallica’s new album, “Death Magnetic,” has hit the shelves in the United Kingdom earlier than...
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50 Cent to See Son on Alternate Weekends
A temporary schedule has been established between rapper 50
Cent and former girlfriend Shaniqua...
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Dr. Dre's Family Devastated By 20-Year-Old Son's Death
The son of Hip Hop legend Dr. Dre, Andre Jr., was found dead over the weekend in circumstances yet...
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Jacob the Jeweler’s Company Sues Wyclef Jean for $300,000
The company founded and owned by the disgraced businessman popularly
known as Jacob the Jeweler is...
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Foxy Brown, Lil’ Kim Sued Over Promised Books
A New York publishing house, a unit of CBS Corp., is suing Foxy Brown, whose real name is Inga...
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50 Cent Sues Taco Bell Upset Over Ad Campaign Using His Name
Rapper 50 Cent is suing fast-food giant Taco Bell over the unauthorized
use of his name in an ad...
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50 Cent Allowed More Time with 11-Year-Old Son
Rapper 50 Cent was granted more time with his 11-year-old
son after passing a rapid drug test at...
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50 Cent Accuses His Ex-Girlfriend Of Defamation
Rapper 50 Cent filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit
against his ex-girlfriend, Shaniqua...
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Lil Wayne’s Album Reached 1 Million Copies Sold
Everything seemed to go wrong for the world of hip-hop
music, with sales declining about 25...
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50 Cent Ordered Not to Sell Property, Site of Fire
A New York judge has ordered rapper 50 Cent to
hold onto a property where a suspicious fire...
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50 Cent's Two Cents About Alicia's Statement
Last week, R&B singer Alicia Keys made
some rather disturbing statements in an interview for...
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50 Cent Sued for Promoting "Gangsta Lifestyle"
A 14-year-old boy and his mother sued 50 Cent, Universal Music Group and several of its record...
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50 Cent Sued by Ex Girlfriend, Mother of His Child
50 Cent’s former girlfriend, Shaniqua Tompkins, who is also
mother to the rapper’s 10-year-old son...
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Rapper The Game Ordered To 60 Days In Jail
After pleading no contest to a felony firearm charge, US rapper known as the Game, got sentenced to...
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Holiday Season with Medical Problems for Eminem
Holiday season was not a time of happiness for hip-hop star Eminem as he was rushed to hospital...
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Groban’s ‘Noel’ Still Tops Pop Album Chart for Fifth Straight Weeks
Josh Groban seems to like the No. 1 position in The
Billboard 200, as “Noel” becomes the...
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Radiohead's "It's Up to You" Scheme Doesn't Pay Off
English rock band Radiohead announced a month ago it will experiment by letting users pay what they...
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Radiohead Says: “It’s Up To You”
Radiohead is successful and
everybody knows it. But from all, they have acknowledged it the most...
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Reba McEntire Outsells Both Kanye and 50 Cent
Reba McEntire’s new album of duets cleaned up nicely the top of the U.S. Billboard 200,...
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Amazon Launches DRM-Free Music Store
Currently in the public beta phase, Amazon's "MP3 Store" wants to be the biggest...
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Kanye West Finally Wins
Rapper Kanye West was greatly frustrated when he didn’t win at the MTV Video Music Awards a...
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50 Cent To Bet His Solo Career On An Album Sale Race
September 11th promises to rock the US music
domain, with high expectations concerning album...
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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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U.S.
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US retail sales dip slightly; home foreclosure filings ease up
Washington - US retail sales dropped in April for the second straight month, the Commerce...
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US health industry promises to tackle spiralling costs
Washington - Representatives of the US healthcare industry on Monday pledged to find savings of...
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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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US jobless rate reaches 8.9 per cent, less than expected
Washington - The US unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 per cent in April, its highest level since...
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California wildfires spread, 30,000 forced to flee
Los Angeles - Fanned by strong winds, a raging spring wildfire near Santa Barbara, California, grew...
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Stress tests to show banks need cash; investors feared worse
Washington - Some of the United States' largest banks will be forced to raise...
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US swine flu cases increase to 642, likely to spread
Washington - The number of people sickened by swine influenza in the United States increased to 642...
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US: Drop in Iraq violence leads world terrorism decline
Washington - The number of terrorist attacks in Iraq dropped sharply in 2008, making up the bulk of...
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Climate envoys slightly more optimistic after top emitters meeting
Washington - Top climate officials declared themselves slightly more hopeful of reaching a global...
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President Obama enjoys 68-per-cent approval rating after 100 days
Washington - More than two thirds of Americans think Barack Obama is doing...
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US could take majority stake in GM in new survival bid
Washington - The US government could take a majority stake in General Motors Corp as part of a...
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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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Decade after Columbine, gun laws lax as ever
San Francisco - Ten years ago, two teenaged misfits walked into their high school in Columbine,...
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Ending flows of drugs, guns atop Obama's Mexico visit
Washington - As the death toll in Mexico's drug wars soars into the thousands, the United States...
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Obama sounds upbeat on economy, but warns "hard times" still ahead
Washington - President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the government's efforts to pull the US economy...
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Obama seeks 83.4 billion dollars for Iraq, Afghan missions
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Thursday asked Congress to authorize...
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Back in US, Obama turns to domestic issues
Washington - US President Barack Obama put the spotlight back on his domestic agenda Thursday after...
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US seeks restrictions on tourism to Arctic-Antarctic region
Washington - The United States will push for more restrictions on tourism to the North and South...
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US lost 663,000 jobs in March, unemployment 8.5 per cent
Washington - The United States shed 663,000 jobs in March, lifting the unemployment rate to 8.5 per...
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US, Mexico officials discuss crackdown on drug trade
Washington/Mexico City - US Attorney General Eric Holder, in Mexico Thursday to meet his Mexican...
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US Congress releases first draft of climate bill
Washington - US legislators on Tuesday unveiled far-reaching climate legislation that would boost...
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US ultimatum for carmakers: restructure or face bankruptcy
Washington - The struggling US car industry will be given one last chance to restructure...
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US economy down 6.3 per cent at end of 2008: revised data
The US economy shrank by 6.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2008, reflecting a drop in...
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Obama tackles US tax code, 300 billion dollars in savings
Washington - US President Barack Obama will name a task force to overhaul the country's 96-year-old...
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Carnival cruises reports first-quarter profits despite recession
Carnival Corp, the world's largest cruise-line operator, Tuesday reported first-quarter...
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Obama keeps promise on California visit
Los Angeles - US President Barack Obama visited the Southern California town of...
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US economic indicator fell in February
Washington - A key gauge of US economic performance fell in February after rising slightly in...
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US House backs 90-per-cent tax on bail-out bonuses
Washington - Spurred on by public ire over bonuses paid at firms that received government...
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US Congress to vote on 90 per cent tax on bail-out bonuses
Washington - Spurred on by public ire over bonuses paid at firms that received government...
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End in sight for US after six years in Iraq
Washington - Six years into the war in Iraq a weary American public finally has an end to the US...
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Sports
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Dirk keeps Mavs alive, Cavs sweep into Conference finals
Los Angeles - Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks weren't ready to go on vacation just...
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Madrid optimistic of hosting 2016 Olympics despite financial woes
Madrid - Madrid expressed again Thursday its confidence in being chosen to host the 2016...
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Formula One teams given new budget cap
Paris - Motorsport governing body FIA wants Formula One team to operate within a budget cap...
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Lakers close out Jazz, Nuggets rock Hornets, Hawks beat Heat
Los Angeles - Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers finished off the Utah Jazz, but wasn't the way...
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Williams lifts Jazz over Lakers, Mavs, Celtics roll
Los Angeles- Deron Williams turned a bad night into a great one. Williams nailed a fade-away jumper...
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FIA appeal court meets in Formula One diffuser row
Paris - Motorsport's governing body FIA convened in Paris on Tuesday to decide whether the...
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Nadal intends to tackle another demanding clay-season schedule
Monte Carlo - Rafael Nadal seems determined to play the most punishing clay schedule possible, with...
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Sore back shelves Iverson for rest of the season
Los Angeles - Unhappy with his recent demotion from a starter to a reserve, Allen...
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Ronaldo can be fit enough for 2010 World Cup, says team doctor
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Three-time world footballer of the year Ronaldo could be fit enough to...
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"King James" carries Cavs past Pistons, win streak at 13
Los Angeles - Though it was ugly, the Cleveland Cavaliers saw the beauty in their latest...
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Lakers end drought in Detroit, run past Pistons 92-77
Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Lakers didn't have much difficulty remembering...
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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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Talks to take place over Hockenheim's future as F1 circuit
Hockenheim, Germany - Hockenheim's regional council will discuss the future of the Hockenheim...
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Hamilton and Ferrari boss slam Formula One rule changes
Maranello, Italy - World champion Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo on...
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"King James," Cavs trim Trail Blazers in OT
Los Angeles - LeBron James took care of the offence, and the Cleveland Cavaliers...
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Marbury makes successful debut, Celtics edge Pacers
Los Angeles - Newly-acquired Stephon Marbury went back to work and it worked out well. ...
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Parker shines with 37 points, short-handed Spurs manhandle Mavs
Los Angeles - With two of their brightest stars sidelined by injuries, San Antonio Spurs' Tony...
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Spurs Turn Up Their Defense To Drop Heat
Los Angeles - The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back...
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Real Madrid And Sevilla Share Third Place In Spain
Madrid - Real Madrid and Sevilla now share third place in the Spanish Liga after Sunday's games....
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Grizzlies Put Bear Hug On Mavs' Dominance To Snap 13-Slide
Los Angeles - Tired of being bullied, the Memphis Grizzlies came out of hibernation and put a bear...
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LeBron, Varejao keep Cavs perfect at home
Los Angeles - With a little help from "Wild Thing," LeBron James and the Cleveland...
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Real Fans Pessimistic In Huntelaar, Diarra CL Saga
Madrid - The fans of Real Madrid appear pessimistic about the chances of newly-hired Klaas Jan...
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Cavs Rally To Beat Heat And Improve To 16-0 At Home
Los Angeles - LeBron James got the best of fellow-superstar Dwyane Wade, and the Cleveland...
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Cavs rally to beat Heat and improve to 16-0 at home
Los Angeles - LeBron James got the best of fellow-superstar Dwyane Wade, and the Cleveland...
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"Winter Champions" Barcelona Now With 10 Point Lead
Madrid - Barcelona are now 10 points clear at the top of the Spanish Liga after an impressive 2-1...
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Rondo, Celtics Run Over Knicks Into The Record Books
Los Angeles - Speedy Rajon Rondo and the Boston Celtics raced into the record...
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Catalan Papers Full Of Praise For Record-Breaking Barcelona
Madrid - The Catalan media have gone into overdrive on Monday in their praise for record-breaking...
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Roy Runs Up Career-High 50 Points As Blazers Shade Suns
Los Angeles - Brandon Roy had a night to remember.
Roy poured in a career-high 52 points,...
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McGrady's Triple-Double Launches Rockets Over Nuggets 108-96
Los Angeles - Tracy McGrady showed how good the Houston Rockets can be when he's...
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Rondo runs red-hot Celtics to 15th-straight win
Los Angeles - When the Utah Jazz visited the red-hot Boston Celtics, they were concerned with...
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Specials
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Study: End to Rise in Vehicle Emissions Possible by Next Decade
The rise in vehicle emissions could be halted by the next decade using an integrative approach...
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Sony Ericsson posts first-quarter loss
Stockholm (dpa) - Mobile telephone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a loss for first-quarter...
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Two more executives "boss-napped" in France
Paris (dpa) - Employees at a French factory belonging to the US auto equipment supplier Molex held...
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Fox blasted for turning layoffs into entertainment
Los Angeles - A new reality TV show by US network Fox will ask workers at small businesses to vote...
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Need a dog toilet, a knotless balloon? Meet the inventors
Geneva - What to do if you live next door to a veterinarian whose clients' dogs always leave behind...
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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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Most Americans Should Reduce Salt Intake, But Do They?
As rates for high blood pressure and implicitly for heart disease and stroke are dramatically...
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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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India launches world's cheapest car: The Nano
New Delhi - The Nano, the world's cheapest car, that has been billed by its manufacturers as having...
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IMF: Global economy to shrink in 2009
Washington - The global economy could shrink as much as 1 per cent this year, the International...
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Fresh water supply pressured by growing population, social demands
New York - The world's fresh water is a finite commodity, but growing demands for it are tearing...
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Barbie not bent out of shape over 50th birthday
Los Angeles - Uber-fashion doll Barbie turned 50 on Monday, celebrating her half century with a...
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"Only" lifetime Shakespeare portrait unveiled in London
London - A portrait of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), believed to be the only surviving painting...
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Barbie turns 50, looking better than many 20-year-olds
Even after living for five decades as an international jet-setter, Barbie still looks like a...
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Conjoined Twins Separated in Pittsburgh
A team of doctors in Pittsburgh managed to separate 2-year-old conjoined twin girls from...
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U.S. Court Denies Autism Case
Thursday, a United States special court denied a case that had been brought forth by three...
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Billy the Elephant is Staying at the Zoo!
The Los Angeles City Council voted on Wednesday to finish the Los Angeles Zoo's...
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Grim mood at US tech-fests
San Francisco/Las Vegas - With bad news shooting from every sector of the economy, the fact...
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Spain's Traffic has Improved Significantly
Madrid - According to the Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, the deaths related to traffic...
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Delta Electronics Delays Its Massive Investment For India
Bangkok - Delta Electronics (Thailand) announced today that the plans for its 50-million-dollar...
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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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British government plans ban on open display of cigarettes
London - The British government Tuesday announced a ban on the open display of cigarettes in shops...
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ANALYSIS: Bad tidings for news industry as Tribune goes bankrupt
Los Angeles - "Black Monday." That's how the trade magazine Editor & Publisher chose...
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In battle of the super-dolls, Barbie beats Bratz
Los Angeles - The battle of the super-dolls has been decided. Mattel, the world's largest toy...
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Local Legend Puts Jesus' Tomb In Japan
Shingo, Japan - A blue-and-white signpost on a snowy village street points the way. After a long...
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Bruni-Sarkozy to be ambassador in the fight against AIDS
Paris - France's First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is to be named later Monday a special ambassador...
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Christie's to host first wine auction in Hong Kong in seven years
Hong Kong - Christie's was preparing Friday to host its first wine auction in Hong Kong in seven...
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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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Blind Grandmother Threatened With Lien on Property Due to 1 Penny Debt
An old woman from Massachusetts was threatened with a lien on her home over a debt of 1 cent from...
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Japan's Economic Stimulus May Miss Those Most In Need
Tokyo - As the Japanese government hopes to encourage consumption by cash handouts as part of its...
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World
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Saudi Arabia will not bar pilgrims for fear of swine flu
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia will not bar pilgrims from countries that have reported cases of swine...
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Margot Wallstrom "Sweden's best EU proponent"
Stockholm - Outgoing Swedish EU Commissioner Margot Wallstrom is regarded as her country's best...
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Obama cuts 17 billion dollars from federal budget
Washington - US President Barack Obama said Thursday his administration has identified 17 billion...
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Vietnam golfers deny golf courses waste space
Hanoi - Vietnamese golf promoters Thursday rejected claims made at a recent...
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Moscow worried over Eastern Partnership
Moscow - Russia Wednesday criticized the impending formation of the Eastern Partnership, an...
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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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Mexico to inject over 2 billion dollars to combat effect of flu
Mexico City - Mexico launched Tuesday a plan to provide more than 1 billion dollars to help...
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FBI to assist in hunt for killers of Hungarian Roma
Budapest - Hungary's national chief of police said on Monday that the US Federal Bureau of...
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Brussels to recommend curbing managers' super-bonuses
Brussels - The European Commission was Wednesday set to unveil guidelines on curbing excessive...
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Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
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Japan logs first annual trade deficit in 28 years
Tokyo - Japan's trade balance for fiscal 2008 marked the first deficit in 28...
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New Zealand deficit spiralling out of control, minister warns
Wellington - New Zealand's budget deficit is spiralling out of control as the...
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Voting underway in South Africa's fourth democratic poll
Soweto, South Africa - Voting was under way Wednesday in South Africa's fourth general election...
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Economic slump a real headache for migraine sufferers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (dpa) - The economic slowdown has brought pain to Hong Kong in more ways than one with...
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Piracy cases almost double in first quarter of 2009, watchdog says
Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - An international piracy watchdog on Tuesday warned of increasing violent...
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Europol: Terrorist attacks in Europe down in 2008
The Hague - The number of terrorist attacks carried out in the European Union fell in 2008 compared...
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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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Appeals filed over kiss-and-tell book on Finnish premier
Helsinki - A kiss-and-tell book about Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the related issue...
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China announces human rights action plan
Beijing - China has published an action plan to protect the rights of its citizens, including...
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Japan fails to reach whale hunt target due to obstruction
Tokyo - Japanese whaling ships returned Monday after a so-called scientific...
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India's richest candidate worth 103 million dollars
New Delhi - A Mumbai-based businessman is the richest candidate in India's...
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More than a dozen men join Good Friday crucifixions in Philippines
Manila - More than a dozen men were expected to be nailed to wooden crosses in a...
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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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Early Easter pain for Ireland as tough extra budget announced
Dublin - The sufferings of Easter week began Tuesday in Ireland with the announcement of an...
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French Caterpillar workers take four managers hostage
Paris - Workers at a French factory of the US industrial equipment manufacturer Caterpillar have...
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Some 21 dead and over 200 missing in shipwreck off Libya
Rome - At least two boats carrying hundreds of African would-be immigrants have sank off the Libyan...
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Experts: Cyber spies continue to operate
Toronto - The international cyber spy network which has invaded some 1,295 computers in 103...
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Biden: US, Latin America msut cooperate in drug fight, economy
Vina del Mar, Chile - US Vice President Joe Biden, in Chile to discuss world economic issues as...
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Debate on royal succession re-ignited in Britain
London - The debate erupted anew in Britain Friday on whether to end centuries of discrimination...
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French bishop sparks new row on condoms and AIDS
Paris - The bishop of the French city of Orleans, Monsignor Andre Fort, rekindled a row...
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Science
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Shuttle Atlantis to launch on Hubble telescope repair mission
Washington - Seven astronauts boarded the space shuttle Atlantis on Monday ahead of their planned...
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NASA gets budget hike as Obama reviews manned space programme
Washington - NASA officials said Thursday that the Obama administration will increase funding for...
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Scientists say monster iceberg about to break loose
Berlin - The Wilkins Ice Shelf, a monster iceberg more than 100 kilometres across, is about...
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Scientists: Sea levels could rise 1 metre as Antarctic ice melts
Wellington - A large amount of permanent Antarctic ice could melt in the next 100...
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Dutch researchers discover sudden heart failure gene
Amsterdam - Researchers have discovered the gene responsible for sudden heart failure among young...
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Dutch to develop new European climate satellite
The Netherlands is to develop Europe's next climate satellite, it was announced by the European...
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India's moon impact probe lands on lunar surface
New Delhi - A moon impact probe launched from India's first lunar spacecraft successfully landed on...
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Earliest-known written Hebrew text found in Israel
Jerusalem - In what was said to be "the most significant archaeological discovery in Israel...
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Sea Levels to Rise a Metre This Century, German Experts Warn
Hamburg, Germany - Sea levels around the world will rise one metre this century, according to...
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Sea Level to Rise a Meter This Century, Scientists Warn
Berlin - Global warming will make sea level around the globe rise a
full meter this century, two...
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Messenger craft flies within 200 kilometres of Mercury
Washington - NASA's Messenger spacecraft came within just 200 kilometres of Mercury early Monday,...
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Global warming shrinks New Zealand glaciers to record small size
Wellington - New Zealand's glaciers have lost 2.2 billion tonnes of permanent ice in the last year...
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Forecasters Predict An Above-Average Hurricane Season
On Thursday the forecasters increased their predictions for
an unusually active Atlantic hurricane...
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Update 3: Total Solar Eclipse Limited To Lucky Audience
On Friday, August 1, sky-watchers will have an excellent day, as they will get the chance to...
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Pink Salmon under Threat of Extinction Due to Fish Farm Parasites
Wild pink salmon in northwestern Canada are at high risk of death
and could soon disappear because...
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Bones of 100+ Ft Herbivore Dinosaur Found in Argentina
Bones belonging to a dinosaur which was longer than 100 feet have been uncovered in Argentina by...
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Biofuels Pollute More than Fossil Fuels?
A new study to appear in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics has found that burning and especially...
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NOAA Forecasts An Above-Normal 2007 Hurricane Season
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on
Thursday forecast a 85-per-cent chance of...
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Indonesian Health Officials Still Alert Over Bird Flu Threat
Indonesian health officials say the country’s efforts to contain the deadly H5N1 virus have...
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New York Fights Global Warming With "Green" Taxis
The Big Apple is ready to fight global warming and climate change. One of the first measures in...
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Bush Requires His Cabinet To Draw Laws Against Global Warming
On Monday, US President George W Bush requested a draft of
federal rules in order to to cut petrol...
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Technology
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EU slaps record 1-billion-euro fine on Intel
Brussels - The European Commission, in a bid to provide computer buyers with more...
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Amazon's new electronic book aims at newspapers, textbooks
New York - Online retailer Amazon.com on Wednesday unveiled a new version of its Kindle electronic...
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SuperSpeed USB 3.0 - what's in store
Washington - Hook something up to your computer today, and chances are good that you'll be...
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Party that condones file-sharing could enter European Parliament
Stockholm - A Swedish party that condones file sharing and wants to change intellectual property...
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Study: Most Twitterers quit after first month
San Francisco - Twitter, we have a problem. The hit social networking and microblogging site that...
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Sun posts 201-million-dollar loss
San Francisco - Sun Microsystems posted a sharp drop in revenue alongside widening losses...
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Google Germany agrees to remove Street View images before release
Hamburg - Internet giant Google said Monday it would allow German householders to complain...
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Microsoft sales drop for first time since going public
San Francisco - Microsoft reported a drop in quarterly revenues Thursday for the first time in the...
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Yahoo to axe 5 percent of workforce
San Francisco - Internet portal Yahoo said Tuesday that it planned to cut 5 per cent of its...
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Report: Apple may take iPhone from AT&T
San Francisco - Apple's iPhone could see wider distribution in the US next year as the...
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Facebook reaches milestone: 200 million users
San Francisco - Five years after it was founded in a Harvard dorm room, the online social...
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IBM lowers Sun bid
San Francisco - Business technology giant IBM has lowered its bid for server and software company...
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Swedish internet traffic drops with new file sharing law
Stockholm - Swedish internet traffic dropped by a third on Wednesday, the first day a new file...
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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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Microsoft takes bite out of Apple
San Francisco - Can the tight US economy help Microsoft beat back the cavalry charge of its much...
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Google announces 200 layoffs
San Francisco - Internet giant Google said Thursday that it planned to cut 200 jobs in sales and...
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 hits snags
San Francisco - Despite some initial glowing reviews, Microsoft has been flooded with complaints...
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Life not worth living without internet, Hong Kong youngsters say
Hong Kong - Life would be meaningless and not worth living without the...
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Pricey US cellphone plans on chopping block for pressed consumers
Washington - An estimated 19 per cent of consumers with a cellphone in the US, or about 35 million...
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Large-display laptops offer energy-saving alternatives
Laptops have made leaps and bounds in speed and memory capacity in recent years, threatening the...
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Social networking beats email on the web
San Francisco - Social networking is a more popular online activity than email, according to a new...
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CeBIT trade fair ends; big drop in number of visitors
Hanover, Germany - One of the top annual fairs in the technology industry, CeBIT, drew to a close...
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New Unauthorized iPhone App Stores Emerge
Apple’s monopoly of the iPhone application market is beginning to fade away as numerous...
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Skype, moving onto phones, plans to charge for new services
Skype, the popular phone-like service that lets people talk free over the web, plans a set of new...
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Merkel and Schwarzenegger open CeBIT trade fair
Hanover, Germany - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and California Governor Arnold...
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Yahoo May Face Major Reorganization Next Week
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz could announce major management reorganization as early as...
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Cell Phones Worldwide Reunite Using the Same Type of Charger
Tuesday at Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Spain, several "leading mobile phone...
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Google Hopes to Cut Energy Waste With the Help of its Software
Consumers may some day get a detailed look at their energy consumption using a tool being developed...
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Could You Imagine Apple Without Steve Jobs?
The announcement made by Steve Jobs that he is leaving the company until June due to medical...
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Google Denies Accusations About CO2 Emissions
A recent research by Harvard University physicist, Alex Wissner-Gross, seemed to reveal...
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Business
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Chrysler to shed dealerships; Ford predicts 2011 profit
Washington - Insolvent US carmaker Chrysler LLC plans to cut ties with nearly one quarter of its...
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Pioneering off-shore wind farm projects gets go-ahead in Britain
London - The world's largest offshore wind farm, with a projected energy generation of 1 gigawatt,...
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GM posts quarterly net loss of 6 billion dollars
New York - Threatened US carmaker General Motors Corp posted a quarterly net loss of 6 billion...
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Potential Opel bidder Magna reports 200-million-dollar loss in Q1
Aurora, Canada/Vienna - Canadian-Austrian auto-parts supplier Magna International Inc on Wednesday...
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VW, Porsche announce aims for merger, structure to be decided
Stuttgart - Owners of the German sports car maker Porsche announced plans Wednesday for merging...
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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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McDonald's Hong Kong boss jailed for taking bribes
Hong Kong - The former managing director of McDonald's in Hong Kong was jailed...
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IMF, Bosnia agree 1.2-billion euro standby credit
Sarajevo - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Bosnia on Tuesday signed a letter of intent to...
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Sprint losses widen less than forecast
New York - Struggling mobile-phone service provider Sprint Nextel Corp posted a first quarter...
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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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Boston Globe closure on hold as unions give way
San Francisco - The Boston Globe pulled back from the brink of closure Monday as its owner The New...
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Chrysler's production lines stopped for bankruptcy
New York - Struggling Chrysler, forced into bankruptcy last week, had shut down all its North...
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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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US stocks mixed after Chrysler bankruptcy
New York - Two US stock indices retreated but a third was up after the White House announced...
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Sales and revenue are dialed down at Motorola
New York - Weak cell phone sales dialed down first quarter sales and revenue at Motorola, the...
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Lamy reaffirmed to head WTO
Geneva - Members of the World Trade Organization appointed Thursday Pascal Lamy to his second...
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Key US investor rejects takeover bid for Hypo Real Estate
Munich - A US private-equity investor, Christopher Flowers, rejected Thursday a takeover bid...
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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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Absent ads hit Viacom profits - but sales picking up
New York - Media conglomerate Viacom, the owner of MTV, Paramount Studios and the Rock Band...
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China Mobile buys 12 per cent stake in Taiwan's Far East Tone
Taipei - China Mobile, China's largest cellphone company, signed a strategic alliance agreement...
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Time Warner profit drops 14 per cent
New York - Profits at Time Warner media enterprise dropped 14 per cent in its fiscal first quarter...
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SAP shares fall as quarterly earnings slump
Frankfurt - The world's biggest business management software maker SAP AG said Wednesday...
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Siemens cuts forecast as economic crisis hits
Berlin - Europe's biggest engineering group global Siemens AG cut its profit forecast for the...
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Wall Street falls for second day on swine flu, banking fears
New York - Major US stock indices fell for a second straight day Tuesday as concerns over the...
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US consumer confidence jumps in April
Washington - Consumer confidence in the United States surged in April as governments have begun...
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Board member: Mercedes won't quit F1 over losses
Stuttgart - Mercedes has no intention to quit Formula One racing over big losses due to the global...
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Daimler unveils cuts as losses mount amid car crisis
Frankfurt - German car giant Daimler AG unveiled a tough cost-cutting program Tuesday after...
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Opel prospect Magna presents "interesting" concept
Berlin - The Canadian-Austrian car parts supplier Magna presented the German government Tuesday...
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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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Pioneer to raise 25 million dollars in fresh capital from Honda
Tokyo - Pioneer Corp plans to raise 2.5 billion yen (25.85 million dollars) in...
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Novartis says its new oral MS drug prevents relapses
Geneva - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said Wednesday that 80 to 83 per cent of patients in a year-long...
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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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Stem Cell Therapy May Reverse Symptoms of MS
Findings of a preliminary study give hope to people suffering from multiple sclerosis showing that...
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Tuberculosis Scare at Three Chicago-Area Hospitals
Hundreds of patients and staff at three Chicago-area hospitals may have been exposed to...
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Drinking coffee could lower stroke risk for women
Boston/Berlin - Women who enjoy drinking coffee may be lowering their risk of suffering a stroke,...
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China has long way to go on health reforms
Beijing - Chinese authorities released a long-awaited health reform action plan...
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WHO calls for disaster-resistant hospitals, health facilities
Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday urged Asian countries to...
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Intel and GE team up on telemedicine
New York - Going to the doctor could become a thing of the past for many people if the telemedicine...
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Diabetics at a higher risk of kidney and nerve damage
Hamburg (dpa) - Diabetics are not only at higher risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, they...
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Researchers blame genetics for sudden cardiac arrest in athletes
Hamburg, Germany - A team of German scientists say they have found a genetic cause for mysterious...
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Viral infections carry lingering heart risks
Exercise usually helps strengthen the heart but after a bout of flu or another viral...
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Diarrhoea kills two million children a year, disease on the rise
Geneva - Diarrheal diseases, responsible for about 20 per cent of child deaths worldwide, are on...
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Compound Found Effective against HIV Infection in Monkeys
Researchers have made a huge step forward in fighting AIDS virus by announcing that a cheap,...
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Obama nominates Sebelius as US health secretary
Washington - US President Barack Obama nominated Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as health...
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Swimmers Exposed to Drug-resistant Staph Bacteria
People who swim at crowded public beaches are exposed to antibiotic resistant staph bacteria...
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Court Finds No Link Between Vaccines And Autism
Three families who claimed vaccines caused their children’s autism were denied compensation...
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Is Preventive Mastectomy Necessary or Not?
According to findings published in the March 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a preventive procedure to...
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Conjoined Twin Dies in Hospital, Her Sister in Stable Condition after Surgery
A conjoined twin has died in hospital after
an operation to separate her from her sister. The...
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Generic Heart Drugs As Effective As Brand-Name Counterparts
Brand-name drugs used to treat heart
disease aren’t better than generics, a new analysis shows....
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Post-heart-attack angst can hurt your heart, German experts warn
Hamburg - A patient who receives an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICDs) after a heart attack...
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HIV Protection: Could Pills Work Wonders Against HIV?
New York /Bethesda, Maryland - Anti-HIV medicines have rescued tens of thousands or perhaps even...
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"AIDS cure" good for only 1 per cent of patients, say experts
Hamburg - Physicians in Germany who say they have "functionally cured" a patient with...
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Colour blindness incurable, but manageable
Heidelberg, Germany - Four-year-old Leo can clearly distinguish black, white, blue and yellow but...
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Condoms Help Heal Genital Infections
Munich - Condoms can help support the healing process of viral infections that affect the cervix,...
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Sleep Loss Produces False Memory, Caffeine Straightens Them Out
Hamburg, Germany - If you don't get enough sleep at night, be sure to drink a strong cup of coffee...
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Sex Trumps Sports as a Sleeping Aid
Kassel, Germany - Even though humans sleep away about one-third of their lives, sleep science is...
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Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements Don't Prevent Prostate Cancer
Selenium and vitamin E supplements failed
to prevent prostate cancer – this was the conclusion of...
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Many Nightly, Bathroom Visits Reduce Risk of Bladder Cancer
Heidelberg - Sleeping uninterruptedly through the night is considered healthy. But a new study...
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New Zealand Approves Pig Cell Transplants for Diabetes
Wellington - New Zealand has approved trials of pig cell transplants to patients with Type 1...
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Western Diet’s Harm Finally Revealed
Fried foods, salty snacks and meat, in other words the typical Western diet accounts for some 30...
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