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Venezuela Minister Opposes Increase in OPEC Production QuotasVenezuela, OPEC #39;s third-largest oil producer, said the group shouldn #39;t raise its output targets at this week #39;s meeting in Vienna. | 2 |
Afghanistan #39;s Karzai in Pakistan for terror talksAfghan President Hamid Karzai began a visit to neighbouring Pakistan on Monday to discuss cooperation in the battle against Islamic militants ahead of his October re-election bid. | 0 |
Labor Web Site Tracks Jobs Sent OverseasOrganized labor is starting to track companies that ship U.S. jobs overseas and will make the information available to the public in a database. | 3 |
OPEC Eyes Caution, Supply Weighs on Price (Reuters)Reuters - OPEC may resist calls to raise oil\output quotas much, if at all, when it meets this week for fear\of turning a decline from record prices into a rout. | 2 |
AFP Interview: Afghan minister says attacks on NGOs inevitable (AFP)AFP - Attacks on aid organisations in Afghanistan are inevitable, according to a government minister, who said the widespread perception that aid workers were wasting money that should be spent on Afghans was fuelling the violence. | 0 |
Sharon offers calm in absence of Palestinian attacksIsraeli PM says his country Israel will #39;maintain calm #39; in absence of Palestinian militants attacks. JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Israel would quot;maintain the calm quot; in the absence of attacks | 0 |
Union Appeals, Pacers Protest and 2 Fans SueThe N.B.A. Players Association filed an appeal to Commissioner David Stern over the suspensions of the Pacers' Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal. | 1 |
Carter Out for Season for Seminoles (AP)AP - Florida State tight end Donnie Carter will miss the upcoming season with a torn right knee ligament, coach Bobby Bowden said Saturday. | 1 |
AP Reporter Recalls Deng for His Humor (AP)AP - Many Americans remember the late Deng Xiaoping as a little man with big ideas at a Houston, Texas, barbecue grinning up at the cameras from under a ten-gallon hat. | 0 |
New Iraqi prison photos investigatedIRAQ:The photos found on a Web site show Navy SEALs sitting on prisoners, some with blood dripping from their heads. BY SETH HETTENA. | 0 |
Rains bring new misery to Sri Lanka tsunami victims (Reuters)Reuters - Torrential rains brought fresh hardship to tsunami survivors in eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday, flooding refugee camps, forcing the evacuation of at least one and leaving others dotted with stagnant pools. | 0 |
Crowd Demands Services, Not StadiumAn angry and frustrated crowd in Southwest Washington last night denounced Mayor Anthony A. Williams #39;s proposal to build a baseball stadium in their community, saying they feared being displaced | 1 |
Shujaat says Aziz will make Pakistan an economic powerISLAMABAD: Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, former prime minister and president of the Pakistan Muslim League, on Thursday said optimistically that after becoming the countrys prime minister Shaukat Aziz would turn Pakistan into a robust economic power. | 0 |
Italy readies for Berlusconi trialThe prosecution and defense in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi #39;s four-year-long bribery trial have one last chance Thursday to make their case before a panel of three judges begins deliberations. | 0 |
Work on Halo 2 game 'finished'The sequel to the best-selling Xbox game, Halo, is finished, say its makers. | 3 |
Northwest Air Says Cancels New Ticket Fee SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Northwest Airlines Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NWAC.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">NWAC.O</A> said on Thursday it canceled a new fee it charged travel agencies for a round-trip domestic ti... | 2 |
AOL backs away from Microsoft antispam planAmerica Online Inc. (AOL) has decided not to fully support Microsoft Corp. #39;s Sender ID spam-fighting plan after the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the open- source | 3 |
Moroccan bus crash kills 29At least 29 people have been killed and 30 injured, when a bus crashed into a truck and a taxi cab on a highway linking two of Morocco #39;s popular tourist destinations. | 0 |
Leiter talks crawl as pitcher closer to free agencyNow that Willie Randolph has been hired as manager, the Mets have plenty of other business to keep them occupied as they prepare for next week #39;s general manager meetings, and another issue | 1 |
Indian Scientists Discover New Primate SpeciesThere are 19 macaque species in Asia and one in Africa, and they are said to be second only to human beings in their wide geographical distribution. | 3 |
Stocks Off on Microsoft; Dow at Year Low NEW YORK (Reuters) - The blue-chip Dow average fell to a new intraday low for the year on Friday as oil prices climbed to another record and Microsoft Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MSFT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">MSFT.O... | 2 |
Nokia embraces SD memory cardsUsers accustomed to removing the memory card from one of their consumer electronic devices and plugging it into another will soon be able to do the same with mobile phones from Nokia Corp. | 3 |
Urchin Industry a Skeleton of Former Self (AP)AP - Maine's urchin season has barely begun #151; and it's already almost over. | 3 |
Oracle wins PeopleSoft battle, but war not at endOracle won a key legal victory in its quest to buy PeopleSoft last week, but the grueling war for control of its software rival is far from over, industry analysts say. | 2 |
Yankees are left with double visionJohn Buck hit a three-run homer and Angel Berroa had two hits and scored twice in a 10-run fifth inning that carried the Kansas City Royals to a 17-8 rout of the New York Yankees last night. | 1 |
Va. Senate Leader Opposes Baseball Plan (AP)AP - As baseball officials met Wednesday with backers hoping to lure the Montreal Expos to Northern Virginia, a second key lawmaker said he opposes a plan to finance a ballpark with bonds backed by the ""moral obligation"" of the state. | 1 |
Dell's third quarter results break company recordsSAN FRANCISCO - Dell Inc. continued to outpace the rest of the IT industry in the company's third quarter with sizzling growth in shipments, revenue, and net income adding up to the best quarter yet for the hardware vendor, the company said Thursday. | 3 |
Utah Jazz Team Report - November 6(Sports Network) - The Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets play the first of a home- and-home set tonight, as the squad meet at the Pepsi Center. | 1 |
British Airways Averts Strike, Agrees Pay With Unions (Update2)British Airways Plc, Europe #39;s second- biggest airline, reached a pay accord with unions, averting a strike planned for the Aug. 27-30 holiday weekend by 11,000 baggage handlers and check-in staff. | 2 |
Raiders #39; revamped defense still needs tinkeringAn online scouting service recently rated the Dallas Cowboys in a tie with the 49ers as the second least-talented offense in the NFL. | 1 |
Sehwag century lifts India towards safetyOpener Virender Sehwag hit his eighth test century with an unbeaten 108 to guide India to 235 for one in their first innings at lunch on day four of the first test against South Africa on Tuesday. | 1 |
Profits at steelmaker Arcelor soar sixfoldPARIS, Nov 15 (AFP) - European steelmaker Arcelor said Monday that net profit in the third quarter surged by more than sixfold and forecast a strong fourth quarter amid #39;healthy #39; growth in the global steel market, driven by Chinese demand. | 2 |
Prep Banned From IACGeorgetown Prep's football team will not be allowed to play in the Interstate Athletic Conference, not because the Little Hoyas broke any rules, but because they're too good. | 1 |
Japan Airlines Returns to ProfitJapan Airlines Corp. reported Friday that it returned to earning profits in first half of the fiscal year as international travel picked up from a decline a year ago caused by the war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak in Asia. | 2 |
Korea to lodge appealSouth Korea confirmed yesterday they will lodge an appeal with sport #39;s supreme legal body over scoring errors at the Olympic gymnastics tournament which robbed them of a gold medal. | 1 |
Chile: Pinochet stripped of immunityThis has revived the hopes of his foes who want him to stand trial on charges of human rights abuses for atrocities under his 1973-1990 regime. | 0 |
Straw to press Sudan on violenceForeign Secretary Jack Straw will seek to intensify the pressure on the government of Sudan to tackle the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Darfur region. | 0 |
Besieging holy sites: past lessonsThe standoff at one of Islam's holiest shrines parallels one at the Church of the Nativity in 2002. | 0 |
Weekend Bundesliga PreviewThe autumn championship is on the line as Bayern Munich host title challengers VfB Stuttgart needing a win to be declared Herbstmeister. | 1 |
Cassini radar shows diversity on Saturn #39;s moon TitanThis radar image of the surface of Saturn #39;s moon Titan was acquired on October 26, 2004, when the Cassini spacecraft flew approximately 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) above the surface and acquired radar data for the first time. | 3 |
Fannie Mae Crisis Raises Concerns on LeadershipFannie Maes chief, Franklin Raines, once seen as a rising star and possible future Treasury secretary, may have to reassess his ambitions. | 2 |
Family Confirms Body Found Is HostageMARIETTA, Ga. Sept. 22, 2004 - The family of hostage Jack Hensley received confirmation of his death Wednesday, on what would have been his 49th birthday, a family spokesman said. | 0 |
Former native residential school students can sue as a class: appeal court (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Ontario's highest court has given the go-ahead for the first class-action lawsuit by former students of a native residential school. | 0 |
Greenspan: U.S. Can Weather Oil Cost Rise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Record oil prices are unlikely to inflict the economic pain they did in the 1970s, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday, adding that he thought the world could adjust to higher-priced oil. | 2 |
Rabbis anger Israeli military leadersIsrael #39;s chief of military staff has denounced leading rabbis for urging soldiers to defy orders to forcibly remove settlers from Gaza, The Telegraph reported. | 0 |
Practice Rink Plans SetA \$42.8 million training facility for the Capitals receives approval from the Arlington County Board on Tuesday and will be built at the Ballston Common Mall. | 1 |
Israeli Officer Arrested Over Killing of Gaza Girl JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli military police on Tuesday arrested a commander accused by comrades of riddling the body of a Palestinian schoolgirl with bullets after fellow soldiers killed her. | 0 |
Scientists watch man-made flood of Grand CanyonMore than 135 years after explorer John Wesley Powell first surveyed this ancient canyon, his writings seemed to echo last week as water roared down the Colorado River. | 3 |
China rejects Chen #39;s #39;insincere #39; call for peaceSHANGHAI - China #39;s state-controlled media on Monday rejected the Taiwanese President #39;s National Day call for peace talks with Beijing, saying it was #39;too insincere and vague to be treated seriously #39;. | 0 |
Manning and James Lead Colts to Another Rout CHICAGO (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes and Edgerrin James ran for 204 yards with a score, as the Indianapolis Colts rolled to a 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. | 1 |
2004 US Senate OutlookWith all the hoopla over Bush and Kerry, some of you may not have been paying close attention to the other races going on in this loaded US political season. I've read a good dozen or so Senate outlooks, and my blurry eyes and spinning brain kept getting lost in all the numbers and losing track of... | 3 |
NVIDIA Partners With SonyNVIDIA, graphics card manufacturer, has reported that it #39;s partnering up with Sony on the graphics hardware for PlayStation 3. The companies have been developing a custom graphics processing unit (GPU) incorporating next-generation GeForce technology | 3 |
Bahrain boils in summer power cutBahrainis swelter in 50-degree temperatures without air conditioning as a fault cuts electricity across the island. | 0 |
The 6670, Nokia #39;s new smartphoneLaunching the latest addition to a now-extensive line of smartphones, Nokia has unveiled the megapixel-enabled 6670 - better described as the serious cousin of the 7610. | 3 |
Stocks Surge on Energy Inventory BuildupStocks soared Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials rising more than 120 points, as a large buildup in the nation #39;s energy inventories and increased consumer spending sent stock buyers back to the market. | 2 |
Many killed as GIs fight Shiite rebels in BaghdadBAGHDAD US forces battled insurgents loyal to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday, in clashes that killed at least 34 people, including an American soldier, and wounded almost 200, US and Iraqi authorities | 0 |
BUZZ: New privacy concernsPeople who use public or workplace computers for e-mail, instant messaging and Web searching have a new privacy risk to worry about: Google #39;s free tool that indexes a PC #39;s contents for quickly locating data. | 1 |
Ground game carries Plymouth NorthRecent history was repeated in yesterday's cross-town matchup between the Plymouth North Blue Eagles and the Plymouth South Panthers at Mario J. Romano Field. | 1 |
The Visual World of Michel GondryA month ago I was introduced to the works of Michel Gondry. In short, I was amazed and tantalized by his short films and music videos. Even if you haven't heard of him, you've probably seen his many works in Gap commercials, various music videos, and the recent movie Eternal Sunshine ... | 3 |
Calpers tenders PeopleSoft shares to OracleThe California Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) is tendering its 1.5 million PeopleSoft shares to Oracle, giving the hostile suitor a boost in the final days of its takeover bid. | 3 |
Australian authorities OK Qantas mergerSYDNEY, Australia -- Australian authorities Tuesday approved a proposed alliance between Qantas and Air New Zealand - but the decision came too late for the airlines as the New Zealand High Court last month rejected the tie-up. | 2 |
EUs turn to respond to Irans goodwillTEHRAN (MNA) -- Hassan Rowhani, the secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and top nuclear negotiator, said on Monday that all Irans nuclear red lines and principles were specified in the recent Paris agreement. | 0 |
Pakistanis want me in uniform: MusharrafIn yet another indication that he may renege on his pledge to step down as army chief by the end of the year, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that #39;the vast majority #39; of his countrymen want him in uniform as they fear that he would be | 0 |
Buttiglione resigns to ease EU crisisROME: Calling himself an innocent victim, Italys Rocco Buttiglione withdrew as a candidate for the incoming European Commission on Saturday to help ease an unprecedented crisis for the executive. | 0 |
Vodafone misses out on lucky 3G phoneTHE SELECTIONS MADE by Vodafone for its 3G handset range due for launch in November have been announced. Surprisingly LG (formerly Lucky Goldstar) isn #39;t included as one of the six chosen suppliers. | 3 |
PUC delays decision to shift power costs hereSan Diego Gas amp; Electric Co. customers won a reprieve yesterday when the state utilities commission delayed a decision that could shift \$1 billion in crisis-related power costs to local consumers and cause a major rate increase. | 2 |
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.3.7 UpdateAs expected, Apple Computer today released Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update, a maintenance release for its Mac OS X 10.3 quot;Panther quot; operating system. | 3 |
Court to sentence #39;mercenaries #39;A court in Zimbabwe is expected to pass sentence on some 70 alleged mercenaries accused of plotting a coup in the West African state of Equatorial Guinea. | 0 |
Intel to Invest \$40 Million in BangaloreIntel Corp., the world #39;s largest computer chip maker, said it would spend \$40 million to expand in the southern Indian city of Bangalore over the next two years, maintaining its spending rate since the start of 2003. | 2 |
Burns puts himself in Scotland frameTIMING is everything in football. The job that Tommy Burns wanted more than anything came far too soon for him. Now, one that he probably never considered may be just the right fit. | 1 |
Presse Economique / TechnologiqueSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2004--AMD (NYSE:AMD) a clbr aujourd #39;hui le premier anniversaire de son alliance stratgique avec Sun Microsystems, Inc. | 3 |
Microsoft Uses Halo 2 to Catch Xbox PiratesWith Halo 2 racking up record sales and eager fans rushing to Microsoft #39;s Xbox Live online gaming service to compete with other gamers from around the world, it should be an exciting time for Xbox enthusiasts. | 3 |
Brazil Reacts Angrily to Report on Nukes (AP)AP - Brazil on Friday denounced a U.S. magazine report saying Brazil's uranium enrichment plant will give it the potential to build nuclear warheads. | 0 |
Glazer #39;s bid #39;close to collapse #39;MALCOLM Glazers bid to takeover Manchester United was rumoured to be close to collapse following a dramatic fall in the club #39;s share prices. | 1 |
RP, Thailand to be worst affected by oil price surge ADBAsia will be able to weather the rising prices of oil but economic growth will slow down, with Thailand and the Philippines being the worst affected in a group of 10 countries, a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said . | 2 |
European Shares at 2-Month HighEuropean shares inched up to fresh two-month highs on Monday as optimism grew that the US economy was doing well, helping to lift beaten-down sectors such as technology and insurers. | 2 |
Hokies crush Terps, maintain ACC leadBLACKSBURG, Va. Virginia Tech scored 24 points off four first-half turnovers and coasted to a 55-6 wipeout of Maryland on Thursday. | 1 |
Doubts Persist About Election Results (AP)AP - As the Electoral College prepares to certify President Bush's re-election on Monday, concerns persist about the integrity of the nation's voting system #151; particularly in Ohio, where details continue to emerge of technology failures, voter confusion and overcrowded pol... | 0 |
Climate change already affecting the global environment, two <b>...</b>Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, DC Politicians in the nation #39;s capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide | 3 |
Google Wins Trademark Victory Over GEICO (Reuters)Reuters - A federal judge on Wednesday\handed online search engine Google Inc. a victory in a\trademark infringement case on Wednesday, ruling that when\users searched for insurer GEICO, Google could display rivals\as well. | 3 |
N.C. State's Hodge Puts Self Among Elite (AP)AP - Julius Hodge drove to the basket and scored, then turned to run back on defense. On the way, for a brief moment, he held the Heisman Trophy pose. It was the North Carolina State guard's not-so-subtle way of letting everyone know where he thinks he ranks among the elite ... | 1 |
Yukos may cut after \$2.6B funds seizedEmbattled Russian oil company warns that it may scale back oil output after more funds seized. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major Yukos again warned on Thursday that it may be forced to cut output after | 2 |
U.S., Iraqi Forces Take Key Samarra Buildings WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi troops took control of government and police buildings in Samarra early on Friday after insurgents had undermined security in the Iraqi city, the U.S. military said. | 0 |
Row over Arafat #39;s medical fileParis - A family tug-of-war over whether to reveal Yasser Arafat #39;s cause of death bubbled over in public on Saturday, with a brother of the late leader insisting the Palestinian people are entitled to know. | 0 |
Thus shares plunge after warningShares in telecoms group Thus drop nearly 25 as worries about stiff competition force the company to issue a profit warning. | 3 |
New Kazaa version to feature online callingMoving beyond media downloads, leading peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing company Kazaa, is now offering free, Internet-based telephone service via the Skype voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) application. | 3 |
Torch goes outThe Olympics closed with praise for the athletes and relief that the event was safe from terrorism. BY RICK MAESE / ORLANDO SENTINEL. | 1 |
Egyptians mummified their dead cats as lovingly as their kin!A recent chemical analysis of preserved mummies has revealed that when it came to mummification, ancient Egyptians treated animals every bit as well as humans. | 3 |
Vodafone doubles dividendVodafone, the world #39;s largest mobile phone company, today gave shareholders an early Christmas present by doubling its half-year dividend to 1.91p and extending a share buy-back programme. | 2 |
New Home Sales Climb 9.4 Percent in AugustMortgage interest rates remained at low enough levels, it seemed, to continue enticing buyers worried about future rate hikes. | 2 |
Cisco Source Code Offered for Salean anonymous group of hackers -- has surfaced on the Internet once again. This time, the SCC is selling source code for a Cisco security application in another blatant violation of copyright regulations. | 3 |
Sponsors to Return to Masters Next YearAugusta National Golf Club will restore commercials to the Masters next year, lifting the ban on advertising it imposed in 2003. | 1 |
IBM buys content integration providerIBM Corp. #39;s software division notched up its 18th acquisition in three years yesterday, announcing the purchase of content integration specialist Venetica Corp. | 3 |
HP drops Itanium workstationsHP has stopped selling workstations based on Intel #39;s Itanium 2 microprocessor, a company spokeswoman confirmed Friday. Citing market conditions, the company ceased selling workstations based on the 64-bit processors on Sept. | 3 |
Two US marines killed in Iraq #39;s FallujahTwo US marines were killed on Thursday in the flashpoint city of Fallujah, where US marines are fighting pockets of insurgents, a US military spokesman said in a statement Saturday. | 0 |
Lowe's Profit Rises But Trails Estimates ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos. <LOW.N>, the No. 2 home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc., on Monday reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit, but results trailed estimates as sales weakened in June. | 2 |
Verizon Wireless to Expand ProfileThe carrier, which sells phones and service plans through 1,200 of its own stores, has signed an exclusive deal to place Verizon Wireless stores within 570 Circuit City Superstores nationwide. | 2 |
Phishing attacks powered by #39;just five #39; zombie networksAll phishing attacks launched across the Internet come from one of just five networks of zombie PCs, according to research published by security firm CipherTrust this week. | 3 |
PalmSource: Give or TakePalmSource cuts its losses in the first quarter, but lost business from Sony leaves the outlook uncertain. | 2 |
US Sighs with Relief But Basketball Concerns LingerATHENS (Reuters) - The United States men #39;s basketball team could breathe a sigh of relief on Wednesday after its first win but lingering concerns over a lack of outside shooting and team defense have coach Larry Brown scrambling for ... | 1 |
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