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New York Times Business
Glaxo Profit Slips
The company reported a 5.8 percent drop in third-quarter net profit on strong generic competition and falling sales of its diabetes drug in the United States. | 0Business |
Ansa Economia
Borsa: Wall Street apre contrastata
Dow Jones +0,11%, Nasdaq -0,08% | 4Italia |
Telegraph.co.uk
Putin uses war on terrorism to tighten grip on democracy
President Vladimir Putin announced radical changes to Russia's democratic institutions yesterday that will give the Kremlin greater power than at any time since the fall of the Soviet Union. | 1Entertainment |
The Register
<em>Guitar Hero</em> gets true air axe
Spank a really virtual plank
CES on Video Who needs a fancy electronic axe to slam out power chords? Guitar Hero the way it's really meant to be played...⊠| 7Software and Developement |
Repubblica
Stefania Rocca: un figlio in Italia cellule staminali a San Marino
Il caso. L'attrice si Ú rivolta alla Mangiagalli, una delle poche cliniche che consentono di spedire all'estero, riservandolo a se stessi, il proprio cordone
Stefania Rocca: un figlio in Italia cellule staminali a San Marino
di ZITA DAZZI
(08:46 20/10/2007) | 4Italia |
Yahoo Politics
Hawaiians head to polls for primary
(AP)
AP - Sen. Daniel Akaka faces a challenge in Saturday's Democratic primary from a congressman who wants voters to dump the 82-year-old lawmaker in favor of younger blood. | 13World |
New Zealand Herald
Cricket: McCullum's century exorcises Lord's demons
DHAKA - Bangabandhu National Stadium maybe a world away from the spiritual home of cricket at Lord's in London, but for Brendon McCullum the Dhaka venue felt like heaven yesterday. | 8Sports |
Kataweb Calcio
Empoli, 17:51 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: VINTO DA GRANDE SQUADRA
Inter sempre più prima, Mancini sorridi. ''La mia Inter come la Juve di Capello? Non lo so - dice il... | 4Italia |
Reuters
UPDATE 1-Mutu banned for seven months for drugs test
Romanian striker Adrian Mutu was banned from soccer for seven months on Thursday after being found guilty of taking a banned substance by the English Football Association. | 8Sports |
BBC Europe
Police quiz Deutsche Post boss
The chief executive of DHL-owner Deutsche Post is quizzed on suspicion of a 1m-euro tax evasion. | 2Europe |
Yahoo Entertainment
Cooder sings, plays on new "Buddy" album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Guitarist Ry Cooder will follow his
2005 album "Chavez Ravine" with "My Name Is Buddy," due March 6
via Nonesuch, sources told Billboard.com. On it, Cooder
narrates from the perspective of Buddy Red Cat, a fictional
feline who sees the world. | 1Entertainment |
New York Times sports
Stonehill turns to a pro
Paula Sullivan wasn't looking to make school history. When the Stonehill College athletic director and the rest of the search committee went looking for a head football coach in January, one applicant who stood out was Robert Talley. It was his résumé that earned him the job. The fact that he was the first African-American hired for the ... | 8Sports |
Ansa Italia
Damiano, il 'tesoretto' c'e'
'Molto soddisfatto' per avvio incontri su modello contratti | 4Italia |
BBC News world
Suu Kyi's house arrest 'extended'
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has had her period of house arrest extended, her party says. | 13World |
Yahoo Politics
India says new WTO formula good basis for deal: report
(AFP)
AFP - India believes a new formula proposed for a deal on agriculture and industry tariffs is a good basis for negotiations to resume in the stalled Doha round of global trade talks, a report said. | 13World |
New York Times world
Woods Adjusting to His New Role: Helping Rookies
While most of the attention will be placed on Tiger Woods and other powerhouse stars at the Ryder Cup, it could be the performances of four rookies that determine the success of the United States. | 13World |
Washington Post Nation
Town Used to Deaths at Sea Fears There Will Be More
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 21 -- Even by the hard-bitten standard of the livelihood they chose, it was a cruel time and place to be lost at sea, tossed in the heaving, frigid swells, a few days before Christmas. | 12U.S. |
Yahoo World
French voter head to the polls to elect new parliament
(AFP)
AFP - The French are heading back to the polls for parliamentary elections Sunday, less than a month after electing a new president. | 13World |
New York Times world
Al Jazeera Airs Videotape Said to Be of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden said for the first time that he ordered the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a tape made public today. | 13World |
Guardian Top News
DNA pioneer publishes own genome
Science & environment: Nearly 3 billion pairs of letters that spell out Craig Venter's genetic code are mapped for research paper. | 10Top News |
Reuters Tech
Online gaming firms look east after U.S. ban
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's online gambling firms switched their sights away from the United States to look for new growth areas on Tuesday after the U.S. Congress passed legislation to end Internet gaming in their biggest market. | 6Sci/Tech |
ic Teesside.co.uk
Sergio eyes another win
Sergio Garcia could be three rounds away from once again becoming the top European in the world rankings. On a day when Luke Donald was the only other member of Europe's Ryder Cup | 8Sports |
Yahoo Elections
Obama taking on rural challenges
(AP)
AP - Barack Obama wants to hear about the challenges facing rural communities. | 12U.S. |
Guardian
The Grudge won't budge from US top spot
The Grudge, which stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as a pensive student bedevilled by a wicked spirit, stuck firm at the top of the US box office over the Halloween weekend - earning $22. | 11Top Stories |
Guardian Top News
Plundering the pirates
Analysis: Is a government move to cut off broadband for illegal downloaders enforcable? | 10Top News |
Reuters Business
Microsoft CFO sees 13-15 pct rev growth in FY'07
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell on Wednesday said the world's largest software company still expected revenue to grow 13 percent to 15 percent for the current fiscal year. | 0Business |
Yahoo World
Myanmar Official: Democracy Plans on Track (AP)
AP - Military-ruled Myanmar will stick to its plans for gradual democratization despite the abrupt appointment of a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the country's political reform movement, Foreign Minister Nyan Win said Thursday. | 13World |
Topix.Net Europe
Ronaldinho wins FIFA World Player of the Year
Brazilian striker Ronaldinho won FIFA's World Player of the Year award Monday, beating out France's Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko. | 2Europe |
The Washington Post sports
Catcher Gets 2nd Chance With Braves
Veteran catched Javy López is back for his second go-around with the Atlanta Braves and looks as thoughe he never left. | 8Sports |
RedNova science
Editorial H20 Hypocrisy L.A. Needs to Do More to Protect Our Water Supply
LOS Angeles is a city that, its smog notwithstanding, prides itself on its green sensibilities. Our mayor is out planting 1 million trees, fighting global warming is our war cry, and our beloved DWP has spent millions on "green power" schemes of dubious value. | 6Sci/Tech |
New York Times Movies
Stopping at 10 Just Seems Wrong
I know itâs hard to believe, but during the past 12 months I sometimes went two or three weeks in a row without finding anything to mock, deflate or be disappointed by. | 1Entertainment |
Yahoo Europe
French defender Boumsong about to join Newcastle (AFP)
AFP - French defender Jean-Alain Boumsong was in Newcastle and about to complete an eight-million-pound (11.3-million euro) move from Rangers to the Magpies. | 2Europe |
Reuters Top News
Skip Chemo? That could come soon for more patients
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors are closer to predicting which cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side effects of that staple of cancer care, doctors at a major medical meeting said on Tuesday. | 10Top News |
Reuters Top News
Abbas, Olmert to meet in Egypt for talks on Gaza
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after the violent Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted each side to adopt a common approach to the enclave. | 10Top News |
Yahoo World
India's Congress seeks to block film on Sonia Gandhi
(AFP)
AFP - India's ruling Congress party has served a legal notice on film director Jagmohan Mundhra to stop him making a film on the party's Italian-born chief Sonia Gandhi, an official said. | 13World |
Yahoo World
Mugabe Urges Party Unity Amid Succession Struggle (Reuters)
Reuters - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe called
for unity on Thursday amid rare public jostling within his
ruling ZANU-PF party over who will eventually succeed the
controversial 80-year-old leader. | 13World |
Computerworld news
Data breaches start at the gas station, analyst says
Your credit card may be in significant danger at the gas pump, and not (just) from high fuel prices. According to a Gartner analyst, point-of-sale terminals are emerging as a substantial security problem. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters Business
ServiceMaster mulls putting itself up for sale
NEW YORK (Reuters) - ServiceMaster Co. , the lawn care and pest control company, said on Tuesday it was considering putting itself up for sale, sending shares up nearly 7 percent. | 0Business |
Yahoo Politics
Cheney warns against hasty Iraq pullout
(AP)
AP - A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could allow victorious Muslim extremists to fan out into other countries, with some militants going to Afghanistan to fight alongside a resurgent Taliban, Vice President Dick Cheney says. | 13World |
Yahoo World
Elderly woman unscathed after being run over by a train
(AFP)
AFP - An elderly woman has walked away without a scratch after being run over by a train in Portugal. | 13World |
Wired Business
Plant Hybrids to Drive Biofuels
The processes for growing crops as raw material for fuel and converting it to liquids are in their infancy, so expect ethanol and
biodiesel to become much more energy efficient. In Autopia. | 0Business |
International Herald Tribune
Foodland gets offer for Australian unit
SYDNEY Metcash Trading, Australia's biggest grocery wholesaler, said Monday that it had offered 846 million Australian dollars, or $660 million, in cash or stock for Foodland Associated's Australian business, to complete a nationwide distribution network. | 1Entertainment |
CSMonitor U.S.
Democrats flash steel on Gonzales
Their opposition, to the point of alienating Hispanics, offers a preview of the likely fight over judicial nominations. | 12U.S. |
BBC News world
Brazil's Lula sacks campaign boss
Brazil's President Lula sacks his re-election campaign manager amid ongoing allegations of dirty tricks. | 13World |
CNN Top News
ADV: iSendit - Low Cost Internet Fax Service
1/10 minute billing. Easy-to-use web-based, 24/7 access, quality and service. Also, email for 4 cents a message. | 10Top News |
MENAFN
Russian stocks lose $10 billion in value
Nearly $10 billion was wiped off Russian stocks Thursday, the Moscow Times reported. The huge fall was caused by investors' fears that a surprise $158 million tax claim against Russia's No. | 0Business |
AllSports.com
Dementieva meets Kuznetsova in all-Russian US Open final
Elena Dementieva hopes the second all-Russian women's final at a Grand Slam this year goes better than the first one when she faces compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova on "Super Saturday" at the US Open. | 8Sports |
Reuters Business
Stocks Headed for Weak Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wednesday, as investors take a breather after Tuesday's run-up, with a lightly staffed Wall Street awaiting oil inventory data for some direction. | 0Business |
Kataweb Calcio
Roma, 19:19 - CALCIO, PANCALLI: NON IMPORTABILE MODELLO STADIO INGLESE
"Nel nostro paese, in tema di
impianti per il calcio, non sono importabili modelli unici, quali que... | 4Italia |
New York Times Business
Looking Ahead: This Weekâs Economic Reports
A big week for economic news will be led off by the Federal Reserveâs announcement on interest rates on Wednesday. | 0Business |
Yahoo Europe
Unfinished Wong Kar-Wai film dropped from Edinburgh festival finale (AFP)
AFP - Hong Kong film-maker Wong Kar-Wai's new film "2046" will not be closing the Edinburgh International Film Festival as planned because it is not finished yet, festival organisers said. | 2Europe |
USA Today
Voluntary response key to BCA grading
The grade on the report card was "F." The University of Nevada was one of four colleges that failed to meet the standards for a football coaching search as outlined by the Black Coaches Association. | 8Sports |
Forbes
AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline Shares Fall
Shares in pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca PLC and GlaxoSmithKline PLC tumbled Friday after a US safety official raised concerns over key drugs sold by the companies. | 1Entertainment |
Yahoo Business
Prices, Output, Housing Take Off In Oct. As Economy Snaps Out Of A Summer Lull (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Inflation, factory output and the housing market all heated up in October as the U.S. economy recovered from summer hurricanes. | 0Business |
BBC Europe
US warning on Nato's Afghan role
Europe needs convincing that Nato's Afghan mission is part of a wider war on terror, says the US defence secretary. | 2Europe |
Business Day, South Africa
Greek membership of eurozone not in doubt
BRUSSELS - Greece's membership of the eurozone is not in doubt despite a damaging review of its budget data stretching back five years, a European Commission official said Monday. | 0Business |
Yahoo Health
Folic Acid's Benefits Reduced in Obese Mothers (Reuters)
Reuters - Increasing a mother's intake of
folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been
shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube
defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse
properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is
much weaker in overweight and obese women. | 3Health |
BBC - Front Page
Officers injured in city trouble
Eleven police officers are injured during disturbances in the New Lodge areas of north Belfast, the police say. | 10Top News |
RedNova science
Industry Body Under Review
By JANES, Andrew Industry body Dairy InSight is fighting to defend its record in the face of a review that could threaten its existence. Formed in 2001, Dairy InSight receives more than $40 million a year through a compulsory levy on all dairy farmers. | 6Sci/Tech |
New York Times Movies
Just a Girl From Halifax
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea. | 1Entertainment |
Gwinnett Daily Post
Three âpopsâ and Thomson goes out
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Thomson, center, is pulled from the game against the Houston Astros during the first inning of Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Houston, on Saturday. | 11Top Stories |
Reuters U.S.
No signs of astronaut's distress in visit: newspaper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronaut Lisa Nowak returned to Maryland last autumn to visit her old schools and talk to children about her recent trip into space, showing no signs of distress, The Washington Post said on Thursday. | 12U.S. |
The Washington Post health
A Young Man Learns to 'Embrace' His HIV Status
Carl, a 19-year-old Prince George's County resident, spoke with reporter Susan Levine about finding out that he was HIV-positive -- and about his life after the diagnosis. Excerpts from that conversation: | 3Health |
San Francisco Business Times
California posts nation's biggest drop in weekly jobless claims
California posted the nation's largest drop in initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ended Dec. 25, the US Department of Labor reported Thursday. | 0Business |
Channel News Asia
Three killed, six wounded in US air raid on Fallujah: hospital
FALLUJAH, Iraq : Three people were killed and six wounded when US warplanes carried out a raid on Fallujah west of Baghdad, the hospital in the Sunni Muslim rebel town said. | 13World |
BBC Europe
Pope in hospital for second night
Pope John Paul II is said to be improving after a respiratory infection, as he spends a second night in hospital. | 2Europe |
Kentucky.com
With earnings up 12.7%, Wal-Mart shares drop
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reported a 12.7 percent increase in its third-quarter earnings. | 0Business |
Washington Blade
NJ governor praised by gay groups
After New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey told the world last week that he is gay, had an extramarital affair with another man and announced his resignation, many gay groups came to his defense, calling his proclamation that he is a gay American, ... | 11Top Stories |
BetaNews.Com
Up Close: Logitech's new diNovo Mini keyboard
We check out Logitech's new diNovo Mini keyboard, which fits into the palm of your hand. | 7Software and Developement |
News Is Free Top News
U.S. Sailor Dies After Nuke Sub Accident
On Foxnews: U.S. & World | 10Top News |
The Register
ISP finds pubic hair in keyboard
A novel way to sell 8Mb broadband | 6Sci/Tech |
BCC Technology
Fujitsu recalls laptop batteries
Computer maker Fujitsu is recalling 287,000 Sony laptop batteries because of a potential fire risk. | 6Sci/Tech |
Rediff Movies
First Look: Star Wars, animated
Lucasfilm Animation launches the trailer for The Clone Wars, releasing 2009. | 1Entertainment |
Reuters Health
Traumatized Tsunami Survivors to Take Years to Heal
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Millions of people may have survived the deadliest tsunami in living memory, but many are so deeply traumatized it will take years for them to heal, if ever, medical experts said Monday. | 3Health |
BBC Europe
Freed French hostages arrive home
Two French journalists kept hostage for four months in Iraq return home saying they had "a difficult experience". | 2Europe |
News-Medical.net
PSA test is now all but useless for predicting prostate cancer <b>...</b>
The PSA test, commonly used as a screening tool for detecting prostate cancer, is now all but useless for predicting prostate cancer risk, according to Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. | 3Health |
Yahoo Elections
MD 14: WynnâÂÂs In for Now, But Paper and Absentee Ballots Not Yet Counted
(CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Seven-term Maryland Democratic Rep. Albert R. Wynn, faced with by far the toughest challenge of his congressional career, maintained a 2,991-vote lead over lawyer Donna Edwards in TuesdayâÂÂs primary â 50 percent to 46 percent â as authorities in suburban WashingtonâÂÂs 4th Congressional District finally concluded a prolonged vote count late Wednesday. | 12U.S. |
Topix.Net Europe
Bosnia And Herzegovina: Ispat Holding Increases Ownership Share in JVC Global Ispat Coke
The government of Tuzla Canton allowed the increase of ISPAT Holding's ownership share in the JVC Global ISPAT Coke Industry Lukavac (GIKIL), established in 2003. | 2Europe |
Kalcio.net
Tutte le azioni salienti degli scontri del Mondiale
SERIE A - Si sarebbe potuto immaginare qualsiasi risultato, ma non questo. Tra Milan e Inter finisce 0-0, un pareggio a reti inviolate dopo una gara ben giocata, in cui le squadre hanno lottato a viso aperto | 4Italia |
Yahoo World
Iran leader softens his tone on Iraq
(AP)
AP - Iran's hard-line president, who has berated the United States and refused to compromise on his nuclear program, is now softening his tone, saying Monday he wants dialogue rather than confrontation in Iraq. Tehran also denied it gave sophisticated weapons to militants to attack U.S. forces. | 13World |
Medical News Today
Children with AIDS in developing countries die needlessly
Children with AIDS are dying needlessly because of a lack of suitable and adapted medicines. On World AIDS Day, December 1, MSF is calling on the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and national governments | 1Entertainment |
CSMonitor U.S.
The second term: hopes and hazards
As Bush begins four more years in office, he joins a lofty club with a history of political peril. | 12U.S. |
Yahoo U.S.
Graham leaves hospital after 2 weeks
(AP)
AP - Evangelist Billy Graham was released from a North Carolina hospital Thursday, nearly two weeks after he was admitted for intestinal bleeding, officials said. | 12U.S. |
Ansa Economia
Wellington Manag. al 3,026% di Bpu
Emerge dagli aggiornamenti rilevanti resi noti dalla Consob | 4Italia |
CBS Sportsline
USA has the stuff bad dreams are made of
The United States basketball team didn't just lose to Argentina and, with it, a chance to play for the Olympic gold medal. The high-priced roster of NBA players might have lost something even more precious than that: the world's respect. | 8Sports |
Yahoo Europe
Belgian newspapers win court action against Google
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Belgian court has ordered Google
Inc. to stop reproducing articles from French-speaking
newspapers in the news section of one of its Belgian websites,
a local press organization said. | 2Europe |
New York Times sports
Boston College capsule
Coach: Jeff Jagodzinski (first year). 2006 finish: 10-3, 5-3 (tied for second). | 8Sports |
Ansa Economia
Eurotunnel: fatturato 2007 +6%
A dati non costanti registra -6,6% | 4Italia |
Reuters Business
J.C. Penney to kick off brand campaign
ATLANTA (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co. Inc. said on Tuesday it is looking to drive sales with a new brand campaign focused on expanding relationships with consumers. | 0Business |
TMCnet
RNKVoIP Launches Lifetime Phone Service Plans for One-Time Fee
DEDHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 6, 2004 -- First-of-its-Kind Offer Liberates Consumers from a Lifetime of Phone Bills with One Payment of $999. | 0Business |
Guardian Top News
Revealed: spy's 'blackmail plot'
Alexander Litvinenko planned to make money by blackmailing senior Russian figures, it is claimed. | 10Top News |
Washington Times
Saks to close 11 stores
New York retailing group Saks said Friday it will close 11 stores and shed 700 jobs. The company said it will close down eight Saks Fifth Avenue stores and three Off 5th Avenue | 0Business |
Yahoo Europe
French paper says bin Laden died in Pakistan
(Reuters)
Reuters - A French regional newspaper quoted a
French secret service report on Saturday as saying that Saudi
Arabia is convinced that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden died
of typhoid in Pakistan last month. | 2Europe |
PCWorld news
Durandal Resurrected for Xbox 360
Durandal, Bungie's epic first person shooter, is seeing new life on the Xbox 360 thanks to Freeverse. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Europe
Graveney upbeat over Vaughan fitness
(AFP)
AFP - Chairman of selectors David Graveney said it was "my wish" that Michael Vaughan captained England after the injury-prone Yorkshire batsman was named to lead his country in a 15-man squad for next month's World Cup in the West Indies. | 2Europe |
PlanetOut
Author Susan Sontag dies at 71
Novelist, essayist, critic, filmmaker, political commentator and lesbian Susan Sontag -- one of America's leading intellectuals -- died Tuesday at Memorial Sloan-Kettring Cancer Center in Manhattan from leukemia complications. | 11Top Stories |
The Motley Fool
Be a Penny Stock Millionaire!
The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $21.5 million capitalization. | 0Business |
PCWorld news
Mattel Designs Handheld for Tots
Juice Box personal media player will use 3-D memory chips. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters Top News
Cheney reassures Japan on Iraq and North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney reassure ally Japan on Wednesday about U.S. strategy on Iraq despite growing doubts at home and abroad, and pledged to coordinate policies on North Korea's nuclear arms programs. | 10Top News |
Yahoo U.S.
`Superman' Star Christopher Reeve Dies (AP)
AP - Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52. | 12U.S. |
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