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Sun Upgrades JSE, NetBeansSun Microsystems (Quote, Chart) announced the availability of two upgrades to its software development platforms on Tuesday. Java Studio Enterprise (JSE) 7, the Santa Clara, Calif. | 3 |
Central bank bumps rateThe Bank of Canada rate will hit four per cent by late next year, an economist predicts. OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada raised its key policy interest rate yesterday while hinting that this could be the start of a new upward trend in borrowing costs. | 2 |
Russia Proposes U.N. Terror Suspect List (AP)AP - Russia, which argues that its war in Chechnya is part of the global fight against terrorism, proposed Thursday that the U.N. Security Council establish a new blacklist of terror suspects that calls for the extradition of anyone on it. | 0 |
Greek Plane Diverted to Ireland After Bomb Threat DUBLIN (Reuters) - A Greek plane heading for New York from Athens made an emergency landing in Ireland on Tuesday after a bomb alert -- the second such incident in three days. | 0 |
Sudan Questions WHO Darfur Deaths Figures KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Saturday questioned U.N. estimates that up to 70,000 people had died from hunger and disease in its remote Darfur region since a rebellion began 20 months ago. | 0 |
McGrady Shocks SpursWith the Rockets seemingly headed to another tough home loss, Tracy McGrady puts them on his back by scoring 13 points in the final 35 seconds as Houston stuns the Spurs, 81-80. | 1 |
Lebanese Foreign Ministry says it is trying to secure release of 7 <b>...</b>The Lebanese Embassy in Baghdad is working with Iraqis to secure the release of a 7-year-old Lebanese boy taken by kidnappers demanding \$150,000, Foreign Ministry officials said Monday. | 0 |
Stocks rally, end above 10,000Stocks rose sharply yesterday, extending their rally for a second session as investors expressed relief over plummeting oil prices following a government report that showed an increase in crude inventories. The Dow Jones industrial average had its second straight triple-digit gain, pushing... | 2 |
Trump Hotels files for bankruptcyThe flagship company of flamboyant businessman Donald Trump has filed for voluntary bankruptcy in the US. Trump Hotels amp; Casino Resorts has gone into Chapter 11 protection as it tries to restructure \$1.8bn (969m) in debt. | 2 |
Chen defends arms packageTaiwan President Chen Shui-bian () said yesterday a controversial arms deal was part of the government #39;s attempts to deter any attempt by rival China to invade the island. | 2 |
Airbus strength boosts BAE profitsBAE Systems, Europe #39;s largest defence firm, has reported a 4.5 percent rise in underlying operating profit, buoyed by higher Airbus plane deliveries. | 2 |
Tyco Raises Dividend BOSTON (Reuters) - Tyco International Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TYC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">TYC.N</A> on Thursday raised its dividend for the first time in five years, the latest indication of change at the once scandal-... | 2 |
Militant Wanted in Pearl Abduction KilledAn Islamic militant wanted in the murder of American Journalist Daniel Pearl was discovered running a clothing shop near the Indian border and killed in a shootout with police, Pakistani authorities said Wednesday. | 0 |
Allianz Says Trade Center Ruling May Cost It Up to 80 Mln EurosAllianz AG, Europe #39;s largest insurer, said a New York court ruling that defined the World Trade Center terrorist attacks as two separate events may cost it as much as 80 million euros (\$107.6 million). | 2 |
Consumers pushed retail sales to a record \$29.1 billion in August <b>...</b>OTTAWA (CP) - Consumers pushed retail sales to a record \$29.1 billion in August, says Statistics Canada. That was up 0.8 per cent from July when sales rose 0.4 per cent and also set a record at \$28. | 2 |
Chechens #39; Basayev Takes Responsibility for Russian School SiegeChechen rebel Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for this month #39;s hostage-taking at a Russian school, in which at least 339 died, and for four other terrorist attacks in recent weeks, according to a rebel Web site. | 0 |
Jazz retiring Stockton #39;s numberJohn Stockton #39;s No. 12 will be retired by the Utah Jazz in November, honoring a point guard who spent his entire 19-year career with the team. | 1 |
Intel Takes on Gamers with #39;Extreme #39; ChipsetFollowing a similar chip announcement from AMD in mid-October, Intel this week has released a chip targeting the gamer segment. The Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading (HT) technology | 3 |
Raps coach wants team to believeTORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors have to believe. That was coach Sam Mitchell #39;s message after the Raptors held on to win their final NBA preseason game 100-92 over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night. | 1 |
Court leaves UK terror laws in tattersA scathing judgment from the UK #39;s highest court condemning the UK government #39;s indefinite detention of foreign terror suspects as a threat to the life of the nation, left anti-terrorist laws in the UK in tatters on Thursday. | 0 |
Fla. Urges New Evacuations As Ivan NearsKEY WEST, Fla. - All tourists and recreational vehicles were urged to evacuate the Florida Keys early Thursday because the powerful Hurricane Ivan could hit the island chain by Sunday... | 0 |
Music player market on a highAnalysts at IDC say the market could grow from the 12.5 million units shipped last year, predicting a compound growth rate of 20 per cent each year. | 3 |
Firefox Toolbar: A set of search toolbars for Mozilla usersFirefox Toolbar: A set of search toolbars for Mozilla users\\Yet another search toolbar! But fortunately unlike most Internet Explorer only toolbars it is for the users of the alternate open source browser Firefox and Mozilla. Firefox Toolbar is a set of free t... | 3 |
NFL: Minnesota 38, New Orleans 31Daunte Culpepper passed for 425 yards and five touchdowns Sunday night to lead the Minnesota Vikings to a 38-31 victory over the New Orleans Saints. | 1 |
Ready to Get StartedCavaliers coach Pete Gillen believes his team is better than last season, but the improvement may not be enough to help Virginia contend in the Atlantic Coast Conference. | 1 |
NFL: Away from lair, Lions claim Giants as latest victimAfter going three years without winning on the road, the Detroit Lions are unbeatable away from the Motor City. Joey Harrington threw two touchdown passes, and Chris Cash made a diving interception in the | 1 |
Cairo hosting Arafat funeralA military funeral for the Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, will be held in the Egyptian capital, Cairo this morning. After the funeral President Arafat #39;s coffin will be flown by helicopter to Ramallah for burial. | 0 |
Skins Cough one up for TomOne more loss and the Giants would set a franchise record with 10 straight. One more fine by Tom Coughlin before he even picked up his first victory and the Giants would be on the verge of revolt. | 1 |
Pfizer #39;s Vioxx ProblemNEW YORK - The withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx two weeks ago was a disaster for Merck. But it also put rival Pfizer in a fix. | 2 |
American Beasley scores in PSV winEindhoven, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - American winger DaMarcus Beasley scored his second Eredivisie goal during PSV Eindhoven #39;s 3-0 win over FC Groningen on Saturday. | 1 |
Oil prices raise cost of gasolineLOS ANGELES - Gasoline prices have climbed nearly 8 cents a gallon in the last two weeks because of record-high crude oil prices, and they are likely to continue rising, an industry analyst said Sunday. | 2 |
Iraqi Police Enter Najaf Shrine, Arrest Militiamen NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi police took control of the Imam Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf on Friday after entering the shrine and arrested some hundreds of militiamen, Interior Ministry and an Iraqi government source said. | 0 |
Bush, Kerry Talk Tough Before Last DebateDENVER - In a last-minute flurry of accusations before their final debate, John Kerry tried to tie President Bush to record oil prices while the president charged that his Democratic opponent has totally misunderstood the war on terror. On the way to the debate that will rang... | 0 |
U.S. Judge Approves Citigroup Settlement NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday approved Citigroup Inc.'s \$2.6 billion settlement with WorldCom Inc. investors who lost billions when an accounting scandal plunged the telecommunications company into bankruptcy protection. | 2 |
Oil Bubbles Over \$55 a Barrel LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices forged to a record high above \$55 a barrel on Friday on rising fears of a winter fuel supply crunch and robust economic growth in China, the world's number two user. | 2 |
Gators, Zook Never QuitAfter Ron Zook was fired Monday as the University of Florida #39;s football coach, he agreed to stay on until the end of the season. | 1 |
Canadian Navy say stricken sub was seaworthyThe Canadian Navy says it is absolutely convinced the submarine Chicoutimi was seaworthy when they took possession of it. It comes as they prepare to give further details of the devastating fire which crippled the vessel. | 0 |
Vodafone Launches 3G Services in Europe (AP)AP - Cell phone giant Vodafone Group PLC, which has spent years struggling to recoup billions spent on 3G licences, finally launched the cutting-edge service Wednesday in much of Europe and introduced or beefed up its operation in a dozen other countries. | 3 |
Robinhos mother released unharmedSAO PAULO: The mother of Santos striker Robinho was released unharmed yesterday, 40 days after she was kidnapped at a family gathering. | 1 |
Citigroup ousts three after banking scandalCitigroup Inc. , the financial services giant, said yesterday that it was removing three senior executives in the wake of a banking scandal in Japan. | 2 |
Bangladesh Hangs Two Ex-Policemen for Rape, Murder DHAKA (Reuters) - Two former policemen convicted of the rape and killing of a teenager were executed by hanging in a north Bangladesh jail early on Thursday. | 0 |
UF gets lesson in growing upGAINESVILLE -- The young Florida Gators needed to grow up all at once here Saturday night. They weren #39;t ready to. They didn #39;t know how. | 1 |
Microsoft to charge for WebDAV Hotmail accessTo curb spam, getting your Hotmail via Outlook/Express won #39;t be free much longer ... posted 12:49pm EST Tue Sep 28 2004 - submitted by Christopher R. Anderson. | 3 |
Ex-Boeing executive admits guiltALEXANDRIA, Virginia The revolving door between the Pentagon and its biggest contractors was described in detail this week when the former chief financial officer of Boeing pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conflict of interest. | 2 |
Americans take the lead in the UBS CupFred Couples and Tom Watson led the comeback, and the American team moved out to a 61/2-51/2 lead over an international team after Saturday #39;s best-ball competition at the \$3 million UBS Cup. | 1 |
Blair faces Labour wrath over IraqPrime Minister Tony Blair was set to face the anger of rank and file members of his Labour Party over the Iraq war on Thursday, as party officials tried to head off a motion calling for British troops to quit the country. | 0 |
Afghan woman takes on presidential politicsShell have to move a mountain of cultural, religious and sexual prejudice to achieve this in a country where, only a few years ago, women could not work or walk the streets on their own, and | 0 |
Abbas says intifada was mistakeMahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader campaigning to succeed Yasser Arafat in elections next month, said the four-year-old armed uprising against Israel was a mistake and must end. | 0 |
Government panel says cybersecurity mandates not neededDespite real threats and little sense of urgency by many company executives, now is not the time for the U.S. government to mandate cybersecurity standards to private industry, a panel of of government officials said. | 3 |
Yen Back Under Pressure; Oil, Tankan Eyed TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen was back under pressure on Thursday from oil prices and as market players awaited the Bank of Japan's quarterly survey of corporate sentiment. | 2 |
Troops to Iraq may be cutUS Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday the number of troops in Iraq could be cut after the January elections in that country. | 0 |
Sox Prepare For Game 3 In St. LouisST. LOUIS -- Red Sox Nation is ready to rally behind its team again as the Red Sox take a 2-0 lead to St. Louis tonight in Game 3 of the World Series. | 1 |
Sprint bid to acquire Nextel on tapSprint and Nextel Communications could unveil their \$36 billion merger within a few days, but speculation has intensified about the emergence of a rival bid. | 2 |
Judge Orders Parmalat Auditors to Trial MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian judge opened preliminary hearings on Tuesday into the 14-billion-euro collapse of Parmalat and immediately ruled that two former auditors of the food group should stand trial in one of Europe's biggest fraud cases. | 2 |
Election-Year Rate Hike Puzzles SomeWASHINGTON - Going against conventional wisdom, the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates in an election year. And it is Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, a Republican, who is leading the charge even though an incumbent Republican in the White House is facing voter unrest about the st... | 0 |
Range of new missiles said to top 1,200 milesTEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday its missiles now have a range of more than 1,200 miles, a substantial extension of their previously declared range. The old version of Iran's Shahab-3 missile had a range of 810 miles, capable of reaching Israel and various US military bases in ... | 0 |
Biotech Grass Breeding Raises Concerns (AP)AP - Pollen from genetically engineered grass floated more than 12 miles from experimental plots and bred with conventional plants, raising concerns that the biotechnology industry can't control the ""gene flow"" of its creations. | 3 |
Red Sox Cast Off Bad Memories by Blasting OffThe Boston Red Sox beat Anaheim, 9-3, and have the look of a team intent on making things easier for themselves this year. | 1 |
First impressions of Firefox 1.0 preview releaseFirefox is my second choice for a web browser. Opera comes first. No doubts about that. But Firefox in itself is a pretty decent browser. | 3 |
NY Heads for Flat Start; Oil Supportive LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street was headed for a flat start on Friday as the slowing earnings season and tamer crude oil prices allow investors to turn their attention to economic growth figures for the third quarter. | 2 |
Today's scheduleCollege hockey: MEN -- Worcester St. at Wentworth, 8 p.m.; WOMEN -- Rensselaer at MIT, 7 p.m. | 1 |
Many Churches Installing Cell Phone JammersThe jarring polychromatic din of ringing cell phones is increasingly being thwarted - from religious sanctuaries to India's parliament to Tokyo theaters and commuter trains - by devices originally developed to help security forces avert eavesdropping and thwart phone-triggered... | 3 |
Taiwan launches another bid to join UN (AFP)AFP - Taiwan launched its latest bid to join the United Nations in dramatic fashion -- not with a knock on UN doors but in a message beamed through outer space. | 0 |
WASPS HIT BACK AT WOODWARDLawrence Dallaglio and Wasps rugby chief Warren Gatland tonight defended the double champions from criticism by Sir Clive Woodward. | 1 |
Detainee cites abuse at Guantanamo BayUNITED STATES SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Prisoners at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been beaten while blindfolded and handcuffed, terrorized by attack dogs, and forced to take drugs, an Australian detainee said in an affidavit released yesterday. David Hicks, ... | 0 |
IBM Dominates Top Supercomputer ListSilicon Graphics comes in second for ""fast computer"" bragging rights. | 3 |
Antarctic Glaciers Melting Faster -StudyGlaciers once held up by a floating ice shelf off Antarctica are now sliding off into the sea -- and they are going fast, scientists said on Tuesday. | 3 |
Giants' Coughlin Gets Win Over RedskinsLinebacker Barrett Green scored on a 16-yard fumble return and the Giants forced seven turnovers, handing Tom Coughlin his first win as the team's head coach. | 1 |
Sprint to Buy Nextel in #36;36 Billion Deal (Reuters)Reuters - Sprint Corp. said Wednesday\it would buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications\Inc. for about #36;36 billion, creating a U.S. wireless carrier\with nearly 40 million subscribers. | 2 |
Internet health advice can bring on 'cyberchondria', study shows (AFP)AFP - Browsing medical sites on the Internet can bring on a condition dubbed quot;cyberchondria quot;, in which patients diagnose themselves incorrectly and seek treatment they do not need, a British study said. | 3 |
Sex Scandal Rocks Hong Kong Politics HONG KONG (Reuters) - The arrest in south China of a Hong Kong pro-democracy politician for hiring a prostitute has eroded support for his party and hurt its chance of victory in the city's legislative elections next month. | 0 |
Verizon Wireless debuts new Internet serviceThe service, called BroadbandAccess, allows Verizon Wireless customers to download data to mobile devices at the same speed provided by a broadband connection at a work or home computer. | 2 |
Tiffany #39;s Net Falls 26; Shares Drop on Forecast Cut (Update5)Tiffany amp; Co., the largest US luxury jewelry retailer, said fiscal third-quarter earnings fell 26 percent on higher costs and declining Japanese sales. | 2 |
Late surge lifts SonicsThis is the 10th game, after all, and their start had nothing to do with their 101-94 victory over the Raptors in Toronto last night at Air Canada Centre. | 1 |
'Mock executions' for UK hostageThe British journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq says he faced mock executions and tried to escape his captors. | 0 |
Gators get bootedKNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- James Wilhoit kicked a 50-yard field goal with six seconds to go to lift No. 13 Tennessee to a wild 30-28 victory over 11th-ranked Florida last night. | 1 |
Oil prices climb in London, New York shutLONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose over worries about a possible supply shortage of US heating oil stocks during the northern hemisphere winter. | 2 |
Microsoft security updatesMicrosoft has released fresh security updates for Office, and an update to its MSN messenger application. The MSN Messenger update brings the product to version 4.0. | 3 |
Musharraf opposes India #39;s claim for UNSC membershipUnited Nations, Sep 22 (UNI) Even as he refrained from launching a tirade against New Delhi, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today strongly opposed any proposal to include India in an enlarged United Nations Security Council and asserted that a | 0 |
White pays for harsh wordsTHERE are times when the game is truly worth the candle, when you are in the stadium and conscious of the privilege. It was like that at Lansdowne Road yesterday as Ireland produced one of their great performances | 1 |
Lycos Europe anti-spam Screensaver bites the dust!Although close on 100,000 people downloaded the free screensaver, it received a great deal of criticism. Many believed it lowered itself to the tactics of the spammers themselves and could have caused more problems than it solved. | 3 |
Future Uncertain for Rare Hawaiian Bird (AP)AP - One of Earth's rarest birds might have gone into extinction following the death of one of the last known po'ouli. | 3 |
Bitter foes, investment bedfellowsIt may be the only thing Dick Cheney and John F. Kerry have in common: One elite Boston investment firm controls large slices of their family fortunes. | 2 |
AOL Releases Netscape Browser UpdateAmerica Online Inc. on Tuesday opened the curtain on its update to the Netscape Web browser. Netscape 7.2 became available for download from the Netscape site. As previously reported, AOL had planned to unveil its first browser update in a year by the ... | 3 |
Sun, Gingell Part CompanyRob Gingell, until recently Sun Microsystems Inc. #39;s chief engineer and also a Sun fellow and vice president of the company, has severed his ties with Sun to join former colleagues at an up-and-coming technology company. | 3 |
Pampling clings to lead at Australian OpenAustralia #39;s Rod Pampling recovered from a shaky start to Saturday #39;s third round of the centenary Australian Open to retain the outright lead going into the final day. | 1 |
You know the Bears got jobbed when Pac-10 rivals come to their <b>...</b> quot;Looks like you were right on about Cal getting passed over for the Rose Bowl bid. I don #39;t think it would have made a bit of difference if Cal had won by 110 points instead of just 10. | 1 |
No NHL? No NHL!!!For the second time in 10 years, the National Hockey League has closed its doors. In 1994, we were a nation unprepared -- how do you fill the void of turning the TV on once or twice a winter for five minutes or so to watch a game? -- but, this time around, I'm taking a different tack: | 1 |
Clashes Erupt in Najaf Despite Peace PlanNAJAF, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire and explosions boomed through Najaf on Thursday despite a peace deal in which radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed to disarm his militiamen and pull them out of a revered Shiite shrine they've been taking refuge in. As clashes in Najaf continue... | 0 |
Another Chapter in the Extermination PolicyWhen Israel sends its agents to commit a crime in Syria, would it be implementing an American policy? The course of American pressure, which is now focused on Syria, supposes this; this is what might happen | 0 |
NAIC Conference Call Places State Insurance Investigations On HoldState insurance commissioners in the southeast and across the US consulted with each other during a conference call and will soon form a steering committee to coordinate a multi-state effort to investigate whether or not rigged bids and price fixing are ... | 2 |
Yen Eases Against Dollar as Stocks Sag TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen edged down against the dollar on Wednesday as Japanese stock prices slid, but it remained within striking distance of three-month highs on persistent concerns about the health of the U.S. economy. | 2 |
Soccer: U.S. Overcomes El Salvador After Bad-Tempered Battle FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Brian Ching and Landon Donovan scored well-taken goals as the United States beat 10-man El Salvador 2-0 in an ill-tempered CONCACAF zone Group A World Cup qualifier on Saturday. | 1 |
O'Reilly Case Settled Out of CourtFox News Channel commentator Bill O'Reilly and a co-worker who had accused him of sexual harassment have agreed to settle and dropped all allegations against each other, lawyers for Fox said. | 2 |
Twins Exhaust Nathan With 49 Pitches (AP)AP - Forty-nine pitches. Joe Nathan hadn't thrown that many in more than four years. | 1 |
Microsoft takes down SP2 sharersMicrosoft is stopping people getting hold of a key security update via net-based file- sharing systems. | 3 |
Texas School to Offer Women's Gaming Scholarship LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As part of a drive to attract more women into the male-dominated video game industry, a program for aspiring game developers at Southern Methodist University will offer a women-only scholarship, organizers said on Thursday. | 3 |
Update 3: EU Head Office Challenges German LawThe European Union #39;s head office took Germany to court Wednesday to challenge a German law that effectively protects Volkswagen AG, one of the country #39;s biggest employers, from hostile takeovers. | 0 |
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Pass 1,000 (AP)AP - U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 milestone Tuesday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared after the Americans brought down Saddam Hussein and President Bush declared major combat over. | 0 |
Smucker Spreads It On ThickThe latest earnings report from jam specialist JM Smucker (NYSE: SJM) heralds quot;Record First Quarter Results. quot; Read carefully, though. | 2 |
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