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Yahoo Europe
Mining town rounds up fake reporters
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Chinese city in a region notorious
for fatal coal mining accidents has rounded up 80 people
claiming to be "reporters" who extorted money from officials
and owners of illegal mines by threatening media exposure,
state media said on Friday. | 2Europe |
BBC News Business
US army 'to axe Halliburton deal'
The Pentagon is to end the contract Halliburton has to service US troops in Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reports. | 0Business |
Boston Globe business
Freddie Mac deal means tax will be paid
NEW YORK - Mortgage financier Freddie Mac said yesterday it settled a dispute with bankrupt loan servicer American Home Mortgage Corp., clearing the way to pay $2.4 million in delayed property taxes on behalf of thousands of homeowners. | 0Business |
The Scotsman
Lung Disease Fears at Car Plant
Workers at a car factory have been advised to wear face masks after an investigation was launched into a âlarge numberâ of occupational lung disease cases, it was learned today. | 3Health |
BBC UK
Extra protection for health staff
Ministers will unveil plans to give health workers are to be given more protection against attacks in communities. | 2Europe |
BBC News Business
Vodafone makes UK broadband move
Mobile phone firm Vodafone is to enter the UK fixed-line broadband market after striking a deal with BT Group. | 0Business |
New York Times Arts
Mixing Rednecks and Blue States
One of the year's weirdest and most exciting arena tours makes a scramble of the notion of red America versus blue America. | 1Entertainment |
Reuters Top News
Bethlehem Rings in More Hopeful Christmas
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership celebrated Christmas in the town of Jesus's birth Saturday with prayers for peace after the death of Yasser Arafat. | 10Top News |
Yahoo Politics
Summary Box: President to Seek Some Trims (AP)
AP - OVERVIEW: In his 2006 budget request of some $2.5 trillion going to Congress on Monday, President Bush will propose holding down growth in defense spending and cutting dollars for some domestic programs to cope with large deficits. | 13World |
BBC Europe
Russia poison scare women in US
Two Soviet-born US women return for treatment in Los Angeles for suspected thallium poisoning. | 2Europe |
BBC UK
Governments facing nuclear clash
Scottish ministers defend their opposition to new nuclear energy, ahead of a UK announcement on more power stations. | 2Europe |
News Is Free Top News
3 Georgians die in fierce fighting
On CNN International: Europe | 10Top News |
BBC - Front Page
Girl threatened in knife robbery
A robber holds a knife to the throat of a 16-year-old girl before stealing her handbag in west Belfast. | 10Top News |
Washington Post Business
Pet Projects' Veil Is Only Partly Lifted
Rep. Rahm Emanuel was extremely proud when the House passed a major spending bill early this year that contained not a single special-interest project. "This is an earmark-free bill," the Illinois Democrat jubilantly declared on Feb. 1. | 0Business |
Computerworld news
E-discovery Rules Send Message on Archiving
New federal e-discovery rules that took effect Dec. 1 are prompting some users to install e-mail archiving software or other tools that can make it easier to search through message directories. | 6Sci/Tech |
Boston Globe sports
(12) Notre Dame 35, Purdue 21: Notre Dame Offense Back in Top Form
Brady Quinn threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns and Darius Walker ran for 146 yards as Notre Dame played its best offensive game of the season. | 8Sports |
Motley Fool
Sony Should Say Sayonara
Reuters reported on Monday that Japanese electronics titan Sony (NYSE: SNE) may pull out of the market for plasma flat-panel television sets by as early as spring 2005. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters World
Mubarak says Mideast peace summit lacks framework
CAIRO (Reuters) - A Middle East peace conference called by U.S. President George W. Bush lacks a framework, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was quoted as saying on Saturday. | 13World |
Reuters Top News
Army secretary removed in veterans scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired Army Secretary Francis Harvey on Friday as the Bush administration scrambled to respond to an outcry over poor treatment for veterans at the Army's top hospital. | 10Top News |
BBC science
UK to invest long-term in science
Chancellor Gordon Brown announces a long-term plan for investment in science education and hi-tech industry. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters
India's Ranbaxy Pulls All AIDS Drugs from WHO List
Indian firm Ranbaxy took all its anti-AIDS drugs off the UN's approved list, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, dealing a blow to efforts to make cheaper medicines more widely available for the scourge. | 3Health |
Yahoo World
Japan eyes robots to support aging population
(Reuters)
Reuters - It looks like a washing machine on
wheels, but the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a
Tokyo high-rise is a robot. | 13World |
International Herald Tribune
China stays on track for best-ever haul of gold medals
ATHENS The remarkable Chinese surge up the Olympic medal table spread to the track Friday as Liu Xiang won the men's 110 meter hurdles and Xing Huina won the women's 10,000 meters. | 8Sports |
Guardian
Eight killed as Dubai airport wall collapses
At least eight people were killed after a wall collapsed at a building site at Dubai airport today. Workers said they saw up to 40 casualties being taken from the scene of the collapse, with some people reported to be trapped under the debris. | 1Entertainment |
BBC News Business
Northern Rock dividend cancelled
Northern Rock confirms that it will not pay its dividend and says it is in talks to sell some or all of the bank. | 0Business |
New York Times
Politics as Usual
t may seem outlandish to launch a campaign broadside by television ad and book flackery devoted to discrediting the respectable Vietnam War record of Senator John Kerry, who has five combat medals. But that is exactly what a Republican-financed group of ... | 11Top Stories |
USA Today
West Virginia's task: Climb over Maryland
An hour or so after West Virginia dispatched Central Florida on a steamy Saturday night in Orlando, West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez's thoughts turned to this weekend's opponent, No. | 8Sports |
New York Times health
Study Finds Broader Reach for Mad Cow Proteins
The research is based on experiments with mice, but if it is borne out in other species, it may suggest that no part of an infected animal is safe to eat. | 3Health |
New York Times Tech
Dell to Buy E-Mail Service to Better Compete With Rivals
The $155 million cash deal is the latest in a wave of acquisitions for the computer maker. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Politics
Today on the presidential campaign trail
(AP)
AP - McCain stumps in Michigan; Clinton reviews political roadmap after surprise win ... Obama wins endorsement of SEIU Nevada ... Thompson draws 'line in sand' in South Carolina | 13World |
BBC News world
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. | 13World |
Yahoo Health
Three more Kazakh children found with AIDS virus, 58 in total
(AFP)
AFP - Three more children infected with the AIDS virus due to medical negligence have been discovered in a growing scandal which has now led to 58 cases in southern Kazakhstan, health officials said. | 3Health |
Ansa
Alitalia: Cda rinvia scelta partner
Necessari ulteriori approfondimenti, nuovo incontro il 18 | 4Italia |
Seattle Times
Japanese prime minister reshuffles cabinet
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, replacing several top ministers in an effort to boost his popularity, consolidate political support and quicken the pace of reforms in the world's second-largest economy. | 13World |
iTunes Music
Distortion On the Dance Floor - Various Artists
Distortion On the Dance Floor by Various Artists | 5Music Feeds |
The Washington Post Top News
CORRECTIONS
÷ A July 13 A-section article misspelled the name of an Israeli city. It is Petah Tikva. | 10Top News |
RedNova science
Curtin Sarawak Awarded IChemE Macnab Medal
FOUR former chemical engineering students from Curtin University of Technology Sarawak (Curtin Sarawak) were recently awarded The Macnab Medal for excellence in design by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), United Kingdom. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Tech
Microsoft's FAST Bid Signals a Shift in Search
(PC World)
PC World - Enterprise search companies and analysts say Microsoft's deal to buy FASTshows the market has arrived. | 6Sci/Tech |
Soul Shine
Phil Spector to Stand Trial for Murder
When people are asked to name a music producer, the name that usually comes to a personâs lips is Phil Spector. When Spector was accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson last February his name cropped up a lot more often. | 1Entertainment |
CNET networking news
SAP deadline for TomorrowNow buyers to weigh in draws near
SAP's Tuesday deadline for interested buyers of its third-party enterprise applications software maintenance and support company TomorrowNow is drawing to a close. Prospective buyers need to move fast if they want a piece of the action. | 6Sci/Tech |
Kataweb Sport
Torino, 13:10 - CALCIO, JUVE; MONTEZEMOLO: FORSE LA FIAT TORNA SPONSOR
Il presidente del Gruppo Fiat, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, apre alla possibilità che la Fiat... | 4Italia |
Big News Network.com
Callas jewels on auction block
Diva Maria Callas' jewelry, including an 11.7-carat diamond ring, is being sold in Switzerland, the BBC reported Wednesday. Sotheby's says the ring, a ruby bracelet, large pearl-drop earrings, and eight other | 1Entertainment |
New York Times health
Debating the Evidence on Gulf War Illnesses
Some outside scientists wondered whether a Department of Veterans Affairs panel was stretching thin data to tell veterans what they wanted to hear in the committee's recent report. | 3Health |
Xinhua
US consumer prices increase 0.6 percent in October
Consumer prices in the United States increased by 0.6 percent in October, the biggest gain in five months, the US Labor Department reported on Wednesday. | 0Business |
Yahoo Entertainment
Emmys Clock into "24," "Office"
(E! Online)
E! Online - The 58th Annual Emmy Awards marked a very good night for
counterterrorism agents on a tight schedule, virginal British monarchs
and slackers with bad karma. Freakishly attractive medical types, on the
other hand, did not fare as well. | 1Entertainment |
Yahoo Science
Iran tests rocket, plans to launch satellite: TV
(Reuters)
Reuters - Iran launched a rocket on Monday
designed to send its first homemade research satellite into
orbit in the next year, state television said, a move likely to
add to Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear plans. | 6Sci/Tech |
Defenselink.mil
Fallujah Secure, But Not Yet Safe, Marine Commander Says
Although the Iraqi city of Fallujah is secure now that Marines there control the city, it is not yet safe for residents to return, the commander | 1Entertainment |
Repubblica Economia
Ciampi: "L'India grande occasione da cogliere senza più indugiare"
Il presidente della Repubblica Ú a capo della delegazione del governo in visita nel Paese asiatico per la Fiera nella capitale
Ciampi: "L'India grande occasione da cogliere senza più indugiare"
Montezemolo: "Vogliamo gli ingegneri indiani anche da noi"
(09:37 15/02/2005) | 4Italia |
Reuters Business
Children's Place to Buy Disney Stores
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. PLCE.O said on Wednesday it will buy 313 retail stores from Walt Disney Co., and its stock rose more than 14 percent in early morning trade. | 0Business |
iTunes Music
Warts & All, Vol. 5 (Live) - Moe.
Warts & All, Vol. 5 (Live) by Moe. | 5Music Feeds |
E-Commerce Times
Dell AC Adapters Recalled on Fire Risk
Dell has announced a recall of AC adapters used with laptop computers because they pose a risk of fire and electric shock. In all, Dell's recall covers 2.9 million adapters in the US and 4.4 million | 6Sci/Tech |
Kataweb Calcio
Milano, 18:32 - CALCIO, MILAN: CONVOCATI PER IL TORINO
Carlo Ancelotti, allenatore del Milan, ha convocato 23 giocatori per la gara in programma domani con... | 4Italia |
RedNova science
Include Fire Safety on Your Holiday Wish List
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- As the holiday season moves into full swing, the American Red Cross urges families to follow simple safety tips to keep the season merry and to prevent burnouts due to holiday fires. | 6Sci/Tech |
MSNBC
Pedro tries to put September behind him
Pedro Martinez can go a long way toward putting a dismal September behind him and give the Boston Red Sox a commanding lead in the AL division series when he faces the Anaheim Angels in Game 2. After watching | 1Entertainment |
USA Today
Pakistanis arrest four militant suspects
Security forces following up on a raid that killed a top al-Qaeda fugitive arrested four more suspected extremists Monday, and Pakistan's president predicted the investigation would lead to more high-profile militants. | 13World |
Reuters
Berlusconi says he won't get convicted
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he is confident a court will not convict him on charges of bribing judges. "I don't think there will be a conviction," he said at the presentation | 13World |
SecurityFocus news
News: U.S. Cybersecurity Office May Relocate to White House
The Associated Press By Ted Bridis | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Europe
Poland Opens Probe Into 1940 Massacre (AP)
AP - Polish war crimes prosecutors have opened an investigation into the 1940 massacre in the Katyn forest of more than 21,000 Polish officers and intellectuals by the Soviet secret police, authorities said Wednesday. | 2Europe |
Salt Lake Tribune
Earnhardt loses Cup lead
A post-race slip of the tongue has cost driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. the lead in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Chase for the Championship. Earnhardt used an obscenity during his post-race, televised interview | 11Top Stories |
Forbes
China Hikes Interest Rates
China on Thursday announced it would hike interest rates for most deposits and loans by 0.27 percentage points, the first rise in nine years. | 0Business |
Boston Globe sports
Players Union Adds Steroids to the Agenda
Donald Fehr, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, said its executive board planned to discuss steroids when it convenes this week. | 8Sports |
CNN
Bad translation used against missile-money defendants
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they used a mistaken translation of a key piece of evidence last week in a terror case against two Muslims from Albany, New York. | 12U.S. |
Reuters World
Gunmen Attack Mauritania Security Chief's Home
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the house of Mauritania's national security chief early on Sunday, police said, in an attack less than two months after the West African country said it had foiled an attempted coup. | 13World |
Boston Globe world
Ruling party out in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Battle-weary citizens chose an opposition leader as their next president, voting against the party that ushered the country out of a devastating war in 2002 and for the promise of less corruption and more jobs. | 13World |
Yahoo Politics
Top State Dept. Security Official Leaving (AP)
AP - John Bolton, the State Department's top international security official, will leave the post in the second Bush administration and be replaced by an arms control specialist at the National Security Council, a senior U.S. official said Friday. | 13World |
Xinhua
US expresses hope to move forward Mideast peace
The United States said on Mondaythat it looks forward to moving forward the Middle East peace process no matter what happens to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. | 1Entertainment |
CNET personal technology news
Microsoft releases initial code for IronRuby
Blog: The software giant follows through on better support for dynamic, or scripting, languages for Web development. | 6Sci/Tech |
New Kerala
Pfizer's new arthritis drug hit by negative reports:
[India News]: New York, Dec 20 : America's multibillion dollar pharmaceutical industry has been shaken by reports that Pfizer's high-profile arthritis drug, Celebrex, is said to cause an increased risk of heart attack. | 0Business |
Computerworld news
Bloggers say company tried to entrap movie downloaders on behalf of MPAA
Blogs that monitor file-sharing and antipiracy developments online find themselves this week in a kerfuffle with a company that sells antipiracy services to major studios and recording firms. The bloggers say the firm attempted to entrap potential downloaders; the head of Media Defender denies it. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Tech
Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Razr takes fat wallet, but cell phone's slim, sharp (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Come clean: Ever splurge on luxury goods just to one-up envious friends and neighbors? There's no shame admitting it; we're all human, after all. And surely you must take some pleasure from what folks might be whispering behind your back. "Wow, that son-of-a-gun must be doing really well. Did you see the gorgeous wristwatch he was wearing? Or the snazzy new sports car he was driving?" | 6Sci/Tech |
BBC Europe
UK film celebrates double triumph
Mike Leigh's controversial film Vera Drake scoops the Golden Lion prize for best film at the Venice Film Festival. | 2Europe |
Boston Globe sports
Late Free Throws Seal Victory for Georgetown
Jonathan Wallace, fouled in the backcourt by Corey Stokes with a tenth of a second remaining, made two free throws to give the No. 8 Hoyas a 55-53 victory Monday night over Villanova. | 8Sports |
The Scotsman
Idera Announces Emea Launch of Enterprise-Scale Backup and <b>...</b>
of management and administration solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, announced the general availability of Version 1.2 of its SQLsafe product for EMEA. | 6Sci/Tech |
BBC Sport
Rijkaard quiet over Larsson
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard is refusing to reveal to the Celtic support if their former hero Henrik Larsson will start Tuesday's match. | 8Sports |
Yahoo World
Collingwood leads England to glory
(AFP)
AFP - England produced a clinical team performance to win the seventh one-day international against India at Lord's here Saturday. | 13World |
Ansa Economia
Usa:scorte aziende,a dicembre +0,6%
Prestiti immobiliari, maxi perdita per colosso MGIC | 4Italia |
Wired Tech
A Brief History of Smell-O-Vision
Why has society shown such resistance to a technology that will allow them to smell their favorite Hollywood stars? The foul stench of
Smell-O-Vision's tragic history wafts from Table of Malcontents. | 6Sci/Tech |
Pravda
Philippines after two weeks of storms and typhoons
During the past two weeks heavy storms and typhoons have rocked the Philippines killing and injuring people. As a result at least 640 dead and about 400 people missing in the northern Philippines. | 13World |
Reuters U.S.
Wendy's seeking more meat from humane suppliers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wendy's International Inc., the world's third-largest hamburger chain, said on Thursday it would give preferential treatment to pork and chicken suppliers who improve animal welfare standards. | 12U.S. |
Reuters U.S.
Black found guilty of criminal fraud
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Friday found former media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice but acquitted him of racketeering and tax charges. | 12U.S. |
Yahoo World
Brazil Government Criticizes New York Times Report (Reuters)
Reuters - Less than four months after
causing an uproar by almost expelling a New York Times
reporter, the Brazilian government criticized the U.S.
newspaper on Monday for a report on a controversial proposal to
oversee the country's journalists. | 13World |
Time World
Is the Fragile Peace in Bosnia Crumbling?
Eleven years after the war ended, local political leaders are inflaming ethnic tensions and risking further instability -- or even possibly violence | 13World |
iTunes Music
Shoot 'Em Up (Music from the Motion Picture) - Various Artists
Shoot 'Em Up (Music from the Motion Picture) by Various Artists | 5Music Feeds |
Kataweb
Desperate Housewife al via la seconda serie
Tornano questa sera su Rai2 le casalinghe di Wisteria Lane. Nuovi personaggi e colpi di scena. Voi cosa vi aspettate? | 4Italia |
Out-Law.com
Kazaa owner in Australian copyright battle
Sharman Networks, distributor of the software behind popular peer-to-peer service Kazaa, went on trial in Australia today, in the latest copyright battle between the music industry and file-sharing service providers. | 6Sci/Tech |
Boston Globe sports
Sailing: Vuitton Ends Cup Sponsorship
The French luxury goods giant Louis Vuitton has ended its sponsorship of the Americaâs Cup after 24 years because of concerns that the event has become too commercial. The chief operating officer of Americaâs Cup Management, Michel Hodara, called the criticism an exaggeration. | 8Sports |
New York Times Fashion
All the Pretty Clothes. And Then, Calvin Klein.
Francisco Costa, designing for Calvin Klein, sent out the single best collection of the spring shows. Ralph Lauren's collection was as light as a marabou powder puff  light in the best sense. | 1Entertainment |
Kataweb Sport
Manchester, 11:02 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER CITY: INGAGGIATO NERY CASTILLO
Il Manchester City si è assicurato il prestito annuale dell'attaccante messicano Nery Castill... | 4Italia |
News24
Too much of a good thing
Washington - Dietary supplements of vitamin E, recommended by some doctors to reduce the risk of heart disease, can be dangerous in high doses, according to a study published on Wednesday. | 3Health |
Reuters Business
Earnings misses dent stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow and the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent, after bellwether stocks Caterpillar Inc. and Google Inc posted disappointing earnings. | 0Business |
New York Times world
Despite Doubts, Cancer Therapy Draws Patients
Americans with prostate cancer are traveling out of the country to receive a treatment that is not approved in the United States. | 13World |
The Register
Alex Tatham leaves Bell Micro
Off to pastures new
Brief Alex Tatham is leaving Bell Micro after 10 years.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
Topix.Net Europe
A sad joke: November 24th, 2004
On November 5th, 2004, during the press conference in Brussels, Verheugen the EU commissioner for enlargement, made a series of memorable statements having alongside him the head of Romanian government, Adrian ... | 2Europe |
Boston Globe sports
Baseball and Players Union Said to Outline Tougher Drug Policy
An official involved with negotiations said the new program would include more tests, tests in the off-season and harsher penalties. | 8Sports |
Yahoo Tech
Microsoft Claims Vista Is More Secure Than Linux
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - According to Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, the software giant's latest operating system is far more secure than competing platforms -- or even previous Windows iterations. | 6Sci/Tech |
CNET personal technology news
Disney unveils media players, movie cards
Easy-to-use players accommodate memory cards that increase storage capacity, play movies and music. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Health
Romney pans Clinton on health care
(AP)
AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney panned Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care plan sight unseen Saturday, eager to remind voters she failed at "socialized medicine" once before. | 3Health |
Yahoo World
Britain Say 'Miracle Baby' Was a Fraud (AP)
AP - An infertile Nigerian couple who believed a self-styled preacher's claim that their child was miraculously conceived were really the victim of greedy international child traffickers, a British judge ruled Friday. | 13World |
CSMonitor Arts
'License' should be revoked
'License to Wed' has a creepy subtext for a family comedy. | 1Entertainment |
Kiwibox
T.I. Out on $3 Million Bond
A federal judge ordered the rapper T.I. released on $3 million bond Friday, but he must remain in home confinement while he awaits trial on weapons charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman said the singer must remain under house arrest at a ... | 1Entertainment |
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