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Canadian Scientist Introduces the quot;Nose as Mouse quot;At long last, the noses of computer users have a purpose beyond holding up eyeglasses and balancing spoons. Thanks to a Canadian scientist, now you can use your nose to control your computer. | 3 |
About 260 air flights cancelled because of Typhoon TokageTOKYO, October 19 (Itar-Tass) - About 260 air flights have been cancelled in Japan on Tuesday because of Typhoon Tokage, which currently rages in the country #39;s south. | 0 |
Husky Energy signs seventh contract with China National Offshore Oil Corp. (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - Husky Energy Inc. has further strengthened its relationship with one of China's major oil companies by signing a new exploration agreement in the South China Sea. | 0 |
Australia #39;s Metcash Unveils A\$846M Bid For Foodland -2-SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian grocery and liquor wholesaler Metcash Trading Ltd. (MTT.AU) Monday launched aA\$846 million takeover bid for the Australian assets of Perth-based Foodland Associated Ltd. | 2 |
Ivory Coast appointment provokes rebels, FranceIvory Coast says 63 people have been killed in a week of clashes with French troops as it hands over military powers to a former head of its northern command, whose appointment is considered a provocation by both the rebels and France. | 0 |
Short but sweet for KewellSYDNEYSIDERS got a half portion of Harry Kewell last night when the rarely-sighted Socceroo star made a cameo appearance for his country, as they completed the formalities of qualifying for next year #39;s Confederations Cup. | 1 |
Four more for BuddleEdson Buddle scored a career-best and team-record four goals, and the host Columbus Crew beat the MetroStars, 4-2, last night, securing a playoff spot and extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games. | 1 |
Gunmen kill former Philippine rebel leaderSuspected communist rebels have shot dead the leader of a breakaway guerrilla group that entered into a peace agreement with the Philippine government, police say. | 0 |
Mellor strike gives Liverpool victoryA Neil Mellor strike in the 90th minute has condemned Arsenal to a 2-1 defeat at Anfield. The youngster struck in the second minute of injury time to pinch the three points off the champions after an absorbing contest. | 1 |
Orange Launches Talk NowOrange announced the commercial availability of Talk Now, Europes first advanced Push-To-Talk service. Over the last nine months, Orange has engaged in customer trials across Europe to develop and refine | 3 |
Leading Indicators, Jobless Claims FallNEW YORK Aug. 19, 2004 - Offering more evidence that the nation #39;s economic recovery is losing steam, a closely watched gauge of future business activity fell in July for the second consecutive month. | 2 |
Middle East ; Israeli airstrike wounds three Palestinians in GazaMiddle East News, Three Palestinian fighters were injured in an Israeli missile strike on their car in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and medics said on Thursday. | 0 |
Spring change slows Cup cars a bitIn yet another step to keep its Nextel Cup teams from getting too creative, NASCAR handed out rear springs Friday to be used in qualifying for the EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. | 1 |
TO gets another crack at LewisTHIS WEEK, there is no grudge match looming for Terrell Owens. But it isn #39;t too late to rekindle last week #39;s controversy. TO began yesterday #39;s weekly media session noting support he #39;d received | 1 |
Moscow weighs ruble prioritiesRussia is struggling to decide whether it should focus more on fighting inflation to keep goods affordable for consumers or on restraining the ruble to support local producers, the deputy prime minister, Alexander Zhukov, said Monday. | 2 |
Scientists given cloning go-aheadThe first request by British scientists to clone human embryos has been granted by experts. | 3 |
X-Prize winner says NASA needs another von BraunThe man who pierced the barrier of manned commercial spaceflight thinks the problem with space travel today is not so much technology but drive and inspiration. | 3 |
Penn St. Denies Paterno RumorPenn State University, responding to a rumor started by a Pittsburgh radio station that Coach Joe Paterno had resigned, issued a statement yesterday denying the report. | 1 |
RealNetworks Ends Download 49-Cent PromoRealNetworks Inc. is ending its 49 cent-per-song music download service but will keep the promotional prices in place for top 10 songs, the Internet media and software company said on Thursday. | 3 |
Irish ready for fired-up Mich. StateEAST LANSING, Mich. -- Notre Dame #39;s 28-20 victory over Michigan last Saturday set off a huge celebration as thousands of students joined the Irish players on field to form an impromptu mosh pit. | 1 |
All the new Media Center PCsBill Gates is giving his big speech right now at Microsofts big Digital Entertainment Anywhere event in Los Angeles. Well have a proper report for you soon, but in the meantime we figured wed | 3 |
UPDATE 1-Citigroup fined over risky fund recommendationsThe brokerage watchdog NASD on Tuesday censured Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) and fined the financial services company \$275,000 for violating rules regarding sales of risky investments. | 2 |
Toshiba Readies 60GB GigabeatUpcoming device will be the first audio player to use Toshiba's 60GB hard drive. | 3 |
Poll: Antiterror tech plans are flawedAmericans don #39;t believe the government is doing enough with technology to improve homeland security, according to a national survey conducted jointly by CNET News. | 3 |
Celtic goes top with road winDunfermline, Scotland (Sports Network) - Celtic re-gained its one point edge over rivals Rangers with a 2-0 win at East End Park Sunday. | 1 |
Celtics Still Waiting to Hear From Payton (AP)AP - Ten days after trading for Gary Payton, the Boston Celtics still have no idea if the nine-time All-Star will ever wear a Celtics' uniform. | 1 |
VORNADO MAKES BUNDLE ON SEARSThe real-estate investment trust recently bought an options position that equaled 4.3 percent of Sears, Roebuck shares - and announced that it had done so even though it wasn #39;t required by law. | 2 |
New species of monkey found in IndiaA species of monkey unknown to science has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society. | 3 |
Traders decrease yuan betsHONG KONG Traders on Monday decreased bets that the yuan would be allowed to strengthen after Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China said increasing speculation in the currency would delay an easing of its fixed exchange rate to the US dollar. | 2 |
UPDATE 1-Soft landing for China economy not yet assured-IMFA soft landing for China #39;s booming economy was not yet a sure thing, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, despite a raft of measures by Beijing to slow investment in overheated sectors. | 2 |
No Canadian interest rate hike expected TuesdayOTTAWA - Amid signs of a softening economy and a strengthening dollar, the Bank of Canada is expected to sit on the sidelines this week and wait to see what happens next. | 2 |
China and Cuba sign trade dealsChina and Cuba sign a multi-million dollar nickel deal as the communist nations seek closer ties. | 2 |
Kerry Links Iraq War, U.S. Economic WoesWASHINGTON - Democrat John Kerry sought to link the Iraq war to U.S. economic woes on Wednesday, calling President Bush's move against Baghdad a ""catastrophic choice"" that so far has drained \$200 billion in needed resources at home... | 0 |
Global warming #39;s big chillplummeted, ushering in a deep freeze that lasted a century or more, researchers have proposed. earth and environmental sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, says he has evidence that this happened. | 3 |
Suzuki advances to semisJapan #39;s world open-weight champion, aiming to make up for compatriot Kosei Inoue #39;s shock loss in a lighter men #39;s division, defeated Yury Rybak. | 1 |
Johnson Wins, Busch Gains in Title ChaseMARTINSVILLE, Va. - Jimmie Johnson #39;s series-high sixth victory of the season Sunday was overshadowed by word that a plane carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed on the way to Martinsville Speedway. | 1 |
In Texas, 28,000 Students Test an Electronic EyeHoping to prevent the loss of a child, a few schools have begun monitoring students' arrivals and departures using technology similar to that used to track livestock. | 0 |
U.S. Officials Raid Stores, Arrest 2 in Game Piracy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal authorities raided three Washington, D.C.-area video game stores and arrested two people for modifying video game consoles to play pirated video games, a video game industry group said on Wednesday. | 3 |
Casagrande and Golbano unfit for VueltaItalian cyclist Francesco Casagrande (Lampre) and Spaniard Carlos Romn Golbano (Costa de Almera-Paternina) have been declared unfit to start the Vuelta a Espaa, after blood tests on Wednesday evening revealed that they each had exceeded the | 1 |
LA City Council OKs tax relief packageLOS ANGELES -- The City Council unanimously passed a tax relief package aimed at keeping film companies and other businesses from leaving Los Angeles. | 2 |
Credit still a mystery to mostNEW YORK - Americans are woefully ignorant about credit scores, a consumer group found, even though these measures of credit risk affect everything from the interest people pay on mortgages to whether they qualify for insurance. | 2 |
Firefox becomes one todayTHE MAKERS of the free open source browser Firefox are expected to release version 1.0 today. Although it will technically be a preview release, with the full 1.0 version hitting the web in about a month #39;s | 3 |
Jikes and the Open Source Process\\Jikes is a great compiler but they could really benefit from better project\management.\\This bug has been open for greater than 3 years now with no resolution. One\of the developers sent me a *private* email (without commenting or closing the\bug) this this could be fixed by avoidi... | 3 |
FCC certifies Freescale ultrawideband technologyFreescale Semiconductor starts shipping its XS110 chip, which will help consumers to connect devices wirelessly. | 3 |
Screen glut cuts net 15 at LG.PhilipsSEOUL LG.Philips LCD said Monday that third-quarter net profit fell 15 percent as prices for flat screens for televisions and computers declined. | 2 |
It's a fancy move from ESPNBarely a year after an internal investigation into ESPN's boxing program led to the dismissal of its long-time boxing coordinator and a shakeup in its approach that left many small-time promoters losing money just to put a show on the network, ESPN has decided to fight for a niche in the spor... | 1 |
Sprint-Nextel Deal Talk Sparks Concern NEW YORK (Reuters) - The prospect of a deal between Sprint and Nextel Communications sparked concerns on Friday about a shrinking U.S. market for mobile network equipment, sending shares of Nextel's key supplier Motorola Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuo... | 2 |
Race Remains a Difficult Issue for Many Workers at KodakCraig A. Young, an African-American human resources manager, says that in 22 years at Eastman Kodak he has never faced discrimination. | 2 |
DESPERATE EXECUTIVESThe ABC television network is rightly being pilloried from all concerned - including FCC Chairman Michael Powell -or its tawdry quot;Monday Night Football quot; opening this week. | 1 |
IBM, Intel Offer Blade Specs quot;We are convinced that openness will expand the blade-server marketplace and bring more people on board with these types of servers, quot; says Tim Dougherty, director of BladeCenter marketing at IBM. | 3 |
EU Gives Oracle Green Light To Buy PeopleSoftIt looks like only relatively minor administrative tasks stand between the two companies becoming one. By TechWeb News. The European Union has approved Oracle #39;s takeover of PeopleSoft, bringing the deal closer to completion. | 2 |
Ranks of Poverty-Stricken, Uninsured RiseThe number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of the uninsured swelled by 1.4 million, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. | 2 |
Yen Eases Slightly After 'Tankan' Rally TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen eased against the dollar on Friday, failing to hold gains made on a stronger-than-expected reading for the Bank of Japan's ""tankan"" survey of business sentiment. | 2 |
Stocks up on positive consumer price reportNEW YORK (AP) - A drop in consumer prices and a decline in crude oil futures Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term, and they sent stocks modestly higher. | 2 |
Report casts doubt on IRS hacking-detection systemAn Internal Revenue Service system designed to protect the agency's modernized systems from hacking isn't working properly, according to a report by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. | 3 |
Pizza chief wants slice of insurance marketThe businessman, who has made his fortune through investing in pizzas and pubs, is at the head of a consortium buying four closed life insurance businesses, including Pearl Life, for 1 billion from HHG. | 2 |
Space shuttle Enterprise takes center stage, at lastCHANTILLY, VirginiaSpace shuttle Enterprise was born to be an astronautical bridesmaid, never a bride. Built in 1976 as one of the first trio of US shuttles, Enterprise never | 3 |
Palestinian Official Denies Arafat Lost Consciousness RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - An official from the Palestine Liberation Organization told Reuters on Wednesday that Yasser Arafat had not lost consciousness, denying media reports. | 0 |
Rape 'a weapon in Colombia war'Sexual violence is being used to terrorise entire communities caught in Colombia's conflict, Amnesty says. | 0 |
Ads to Back Schwarzenegger for President (AP)AP - Californians will soon see advertisements urging them to help give Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other foreign-born citizens the chance to run for president. | 0 |
PalmSource Introduces Cobalt 6.1 for SmartphonesPalmSource has introduced Palm OS Cobalt 6.1, an enhanced version of Palm OS Cobalt. Designed to accelerate the development of next-generation Palm Powered smartphones and wireless devices, Palm OS Cobalt | 3 |
Court orders ISPs to identify song-swappersThe British music industry has won a crucial High Court decision that forces Internet service providers to hand over the identity of people accused of using the Internet to swap free songs. | 3 |
Tropical Storm Earl Hits Caribbean IslesST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Tropical Storm Earl unleashed heavy rains and violent winds that felled trees and ripped off roofs Sunday in the eastern Caribbean, while hundreds of people sought refuge in shelters... | 0 |
Interbrew pumps 19.9 pct rise in first-half profit, holds targets (AFP)AFP - Interbrew said its first-half profit rose 19.9 percent and maintained its 2004 full-year targets, saying the diversity of its beer brands around the world helped smooth out bumpy markets. | 0 |
Registered Traveler extended indefinitelyA pilot test of a program to expedite passenger screening and increase airline security has been successful enough to be worth continuing for the foreseeable future at five airports, Transportation Security Administration officials said. | 3 |
Storm rallies around Jackson in first playoff winMINNEAPOLIS - Black strips of electrical tape adorned players #39; wrists, forearms and jerseys. Lauren Jackson wore hers around her left biceps. | 1 |
Oil Prices Rise Toward Record \$54 A BarrelNEW YORK -- Oil futures prices headed to a new high Monday as a strike began in Africa #39;s largest exporter of crude oil. Crude for November delivery rose 33 cents to \$53. | 2 |
Bears sack their way to winThe Chicago Bears have made a living out of winning ugly as of late, taking victories any way they can get them. On Sunday, Chicago invented another way to | 1 |
Intel, Clearwire Pair For WiMAXIntel scratches Craig McCaw #39;s back, while his Clearwire scratches Intel #39;s. In exchange for a #39;significant #39; investment by Intel Capital, Clearwire has agreed to use Intel silicon products in its deployment of WiMAX networks. | 3 |
Mountain-sized rock passes EarthThe giant Toutatis asteroid passes by the Earth on Wednesday at distance of less than 1.6 million km. This is roughly four times the distance from the Earth to the Moon and closer than this 4.6km-wide rock has come to us since at least the 12th century. | 3 |
Taking the charge out of lightning-fast wormsDuring the early morning of January 25, 2003, the Sapphire/Slammer worm ripped through 75,000 computers in less than half an hour. | 3 |
Bryant accuser publicly identifies herself in civil lawsuitThe woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape -- whose name has been widely published on the Internet despite her efforts to remain anonymous -- identified herself by name in a revised version of the lawsuit she filed against the NBA star | 1 |
Sudan defends forced relocationSudan #39;s government has defended the forcible relocation of refugees from camps in the western Darfur region. Humanitarian Affairs Minister Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid said it was the act of a responsible government to move them to a better location. | 0 |
Australia's plan for vast sea security zone angers neighbour New Zealand (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - WELLINGTON, N.Z. (AP) - Australia has angered its neighbour New Zealand, with a plan to impose an 1,850-kilometre security zone around the Australian coastline. | 0 |
Vijay Sings Yet Another Victory TuneFor the eighth time this year, Vijay Singh stepped up to the winners podium to accept the hardware following another PGA Tour victory. | 1 |
An investing slam-dunkLeslie Alexander has led the kind of life people in the investment world dream about. | 2 |
Today's scheduleAmateur baseball: Yawkey League playoffs -- Somerville vs. South Boston at Ronan Park, Dorchester, 7:30 p.m. | 1 |
quot;Bin Laden quot; tape slams Saudi govtBEIJING, Dec. 17 -- An Islamic Website has posted an audiotape message, attributed to terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, bitterly criticizing the Saudi government. | 0 |
Thailand Says Nine Farms Contaminated By Genetically Modified <b>...</b>Nine farms in Thailand have been found to be contaminated by genetically modified crops. The announcement comes after a scandal shut down a big part of the country #39;s program to test genetically modified crops. | 3 |
Dollar Recovers from Lows After Fed, Data TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar recovered from record lows against the euro and clung near two-week highs versus the yen on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it would press on with its tightening campaign. | 2 |
Bullets, Tears, Hopes of Peace After Arafat's Death LONDON (Reuters) - Firing bullets into the air and weeping, thousands of people streamed into Palestinian streets to mourn Yasser Arafat on Thursday while world leaders praised him as a symbol of his people's struggle for statehood. | 0 |
Kerry, Bush move focus to economy, jobs, taxesAs the presidential campaign enters its final month, Sen. John Kerry and President Bush on Saturday offered starkly different views of the economy in a deliberate shift from Iraq. | 2 |
Red Sox heading to the World SeriesThe Boston Red Sox have won the American League Championship Series and are heading to the World Series for the first time since 1986. | 1 |
ALH goes with Coles bidCOLES Myer yesterday waltzed in and trumped rival Woolworths in the battle for pubs group Australian Leisure amp; Hospitality. But Coles chief John Fletcher #39;s \$3. | 2 |
TSA Reconsiders Technology ContractThe Transportation Security Administration yesterday said it would resume plans to seek bids for a large technology maintenance contract, ending consideration of a proposal to give the | 2 |
Boston samplerCitizens Energy boss Joe Kennedy, like his famous uncle Ted, opposes the huge wind farm proposal in Nantucket Sound, his backyard. But the ""Call Joe-4-Oil"" Kennedy is working hard to also become ""Joe-4-Wind"" elsewhere. | 2 |
Kuwait Backs Quota Hike if Prices Stay Up (Reuters)Reuters - Major Gulf oil producer Kuwait will\back a hike of 1 million barrels per day in OPEC's output\ceiling if crude prices remain at record levels, a move that\would bring the cartel's formal production limits in line with\actual supplies. | 2 |
Casey Defends Decision to Fire Caddie BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup debutant Paul Casey has defended his decision to sack his caddie five days before the start of the biggest team event in the sport. | 1 |
Snow and ice: Olympic mascot for Turin OlympicsTwo cartoon characters named Neve and Gliz, representing a ball of snow and block of ice, are the mascot for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics. | 1 |
Shiite Clergy Push VoteAs Iraq's nationwide elections near, the clergy has led an unprecedented mobilization of the Shiite majority population. The momentum they have created has made a delay in the ballot difficult, if not impossible. | 0 |
Mancini Clashes With Milan FanA curious incident occurred on Thursday which had Roberto Mancini and a Milan fan involved. Apparently a quarrel between the Inter coach and a rossonero fan nearly degenerated into a fight. | 1 |
Barrichello continues his Interlagos missionRubens Barrichello continued his domination of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend by recording a new lap record in pre-qualifying. The Brazilian Ferrari star stopped the clock in just 1:09. | 1 |
Sat Radio Recording Moves AheadOnce seen as the embodiment of evil, devices that record satellite radio are making inroads without much fight from the recording industry. By John Gartner. | 3 |
iPod to go 80GB?Toshiba, whose tiny hard drives power Apple #39;s hit iPod music players, announced that it has produced an 80GB model. The company said in a statement late on Monday that it will begin mass production in mid-2005 | 3 |
Report: Delta to Slash Fares NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">DAL.N</A>, the No. 3 U.S. carrier which has been restructuring in efforts to avoid a bankruptcy filing, is expected to slash far... | 2 |
Martha Stewart strikes deal for new showMUMBAI: She may be about to serve a five month jail sentence for having indulged in insider trading but that is not stopping Amercian media icon Martha Stewart from innovating for the future. | 2 |
IPC President Phil CRAVEN A few moments of his lifeATHENS, 18 September - At the Opening Ceremony of the 12th Paralympic Games, Phil CRAVEN, MBE, congratulated Athens and all its citizens that have contributed to getting the city ready for the Paralympic Games. | 1 |
AOL Parent Sets Up \$500 Million ReserveTime Warner Inc. said yesterday that it is creating a \$500 million reserve in response to the federal investigations of its America Online unit and that it also will restate AOL Europe #39;s financial results for 2000 and 2001. | 2 |
US sees China pressing NKorea for quick resumption of nuclear talks (AFP)AFP - China signalled to US Secretary of State Colin Powell it will press North Korea to return quickly to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons program, a senior State Department official said. | 0 |
Bryans Lead U.S. Into Final, Spain Leads France LONDON (Reuters) - The United States swept past Belarus Saturday to clinch their first Davis Cup final appearance since 1997. | 1 |
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