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CRM Buyer
Japan's UFJ Says It Is Examining SMFG Offer, But No Change to MTFG <b>...</b>
Earlier, SMFG said it offered the one-for-one share exchange ratio to UFJ Holdings as part of its bid to win the support of UFJ for its merger proposal over a rival offer from MTFG. | 11Top Stories |
Wired Tech
Synthetic Biology: It's Not What You Learned, But What You Made
Scientists trying to create life are more like engineers than biologists. They want to make stuff rather than learn about life. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters Top News
Mortars kill 15 in Baghdad after deadly truck bomb
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Mortar bombs killed 15 people in a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad on Sunday in fresh violence after a truck bomb killed 135 people in a Shi'ite area in the worst single bombing since the U.S.-led 2003 invasion. | 10Top News |
Guardian
Comair Begins Recovery From Holiday Snafu
Comair put some of its passenger planes back in the air Sunday after canceling all 1,100 flights systemwide a day earlier, and the airline hoped to be operating a full schedule by the end of the week, a spokesman said. | 0Business |
CNN/SI
New Orleans Saints
Aaron Brooks threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Donte' Stallworth with 61 seconds remaining as the New Orleans Saints escaped with a 30-27 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. | 8Sports |
Channel News Asia
Japanese official arrives in Kuwait to repatriate Koda's body
KUWAIT CITY : Japan's Senior Vice Foreign Minister Shuzen Tanigawa arrived in Kuwait to supervise arrangements for the repatriation of the body of Japanese tourist Shosei Koda who was beheaded by militants in Iraq. | 13World |
NFL News
Bears have edge in Ogunleye trade
(Aug. 22, 2004) -- The Miami Dolphins desperately needed a receiver. The Chicago Bears desperately needed a defensive end. But take a closer look, and it seems clear that the Bears came out on top in the deal -- by a lot. | 8Sports |
New York Times Business
Not in the Real World Anymore
Upstaged by MySpace, MTV will introduce Virtual Laguna Beach, where fans can immerse themselves in virtual versions of the showÂs hangouts. | 0Business |
The Motley Fool
HD-DVD Meets Betamax
Blu-ray triumphs in the hi-def war. Did you choose wisely? | 0Business |
RedNova science
Study of How Much Waste Bayous Can Handle is Done After Four Years; Next Step Could Be Cleanup
By Dee Dixon, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Sep. 24--ORANGE -- Adams Bayou, an estuary that runs through Pinehurst, Orange and West Orange, often goes unnoticed by motorists driving along Park Street, Interstate 10 or Texas 105. | 6Sci/Tech |
Computerworld news
Security advances not keeping pace with technology
Despite vendor claims to the contrary, security scanners and source-code analysis tools are generally speaking not up to the job of protecting your company's network, says one McAfee VP. | 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters Business
KKR, Texas Pacific-led group to buy TXU Corp
(Reuters) - TXU Corp. said it agreed to be acquired by a group led by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group for about $45 billion including debt. | 0Business |
Reuters Health
Analysts Bet Pfizer's Celebrex Won't Be Withdrawn
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some analysts are betting Pfizer Inc. won't have to withdraw its arthritis drug Celebrex but they do expect sales to fall after a study of the drug in cancer patients showed it increased the risk of heart attacks. | 3Health |
Forbes
Shakedown Street
Super-lawyer William Lerach is headed for prison, but the class-action racket is still going strong. | 0Business |
Reuters Top News
Three killed as Myanmar troops battle protests
YANGON (Reuters) - Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years. | 10Top News |
Ottawa Post
SUDAN: EU welcomes Security Council resolution on Darfur
NAIROBI, - The European Union (EU) has welcomed last week's adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a resolution that warns Sudan of punitive measures, including sanctions, if it failed to protect civilians in the strife-torn western region of | 13World |
Ansa Economia
Greggio: Aie rialza stime domanda
Sia nel 2006 che nel 2007 a causa forti consumi Cina | 4Italia |
New York Times world
On Stand, Terrorist's Lawyer Denies Aiding Violent Cause
Portrayed as an accomplice to her clients, Lynne F. Stewart testified that she was an adversarial lawyer but had never aided violence. | 13World |
Telegraph.co.uk
Arrests show Taliban a spent force
Security forces have now picked up 19 Taliban militants since Saturday, including the brother of the former Taliban governor of Kandahar, the religious dictatorship's stronghold during its years in power. | 13World |
BBC UK
Funeral held for murdered Amelie
Family and friends attend the funeral in France of murdered student Amelie Delagrange. | 2Europe |
Yahoo Science
Space shuttle crew prepares for Wednesday landing
(Reuters)
Reuters - Shuttle Atlantis crew
members prepared on Tuesday for their planned touchdown at the
Kennedy Space Center in central Florida after delivering
Europe's first permanent orbital laboratory to the
International Space Station. | 6Sci/Tech |
Ansa Moda
Burani acquista Facco Corporation
Societa' gioielleria da 11,6 mln di fatturato nel 2005 | 4Italia |
Al-Jazeera
Karzai declared winner of Afghan election
US-backed Hamid Karzai has been officially declared the winner of Afghanistan's first presidential election. Wednesday's announcement came almost a month after eight million Afghans defied threats of violence to vote in the elections. | 1Entertainment |
The Washington Post sports
Agassi in Semifinals
Top-seeded Andre Agassi beat Spain's Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (4), 6-2 Friday to reach the Stockholm Open semifinals for the first time. | 8Sports |
Health Talk
Vioxx Recall Draws Attention To Pfizer's Celebrex
The recall of Merck's arthritis drug Vioxx has drawn attention to drug overall safety, more specifically, a similar drug known as Celebrex, by the drug maker Pfizer. | 11Top Stories |
The Union Leader
Mosque remains in control of militia
Supporters of rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr remained in control of the Imam Ali Mosque on Saturday as negotiations continued over terms for handing the shrine | 11Top Stories |
BBC - Front Page
ITV halts shows from Queen firm
ITV says it will not commission any new shows from RDF Media until a probe into a misleading trailer about the Queen is completed. | 10Top News |
Arabic News
Four security men injured in Saudi Arabia, seven gunmen killed <b>...</b>
The Saudi security forces killed seven gunmen in Riyadh city suspected to be involved in the explosions which targeted the Ministry Of Interior and a headquarters for the special forces in Riyadh. | 11Top Stories |
New York Times Movies
Abandoned Children Stow Away at Home
Hirokazu Kore-eda's harrowing, tender film was inspired by a real event in which four children were left alone by their mother in a small Tokyo apartment. | 1Entertainment |
The Washington Post sports
Baseball's New Plan
Baseball players and owners have reached a new agreement on steroid testing and plan to announce it Thursday, according to the AP. | 8Sports |
BBC UK
Doctors' therapy 'slows ageing'
Two doctors believe they have the cure for wrinkles - infra-red light therapy. | 2Europe |
Ansa
Polonio: Scaramella dimesso lunedi'
Sta bene anche secondo esperti ministero Salute a Londra | 4Italia |
Ansa
WS: indici negativi in apertura
Dow Jones -0,06%, SP 500 -0,07%, Nasdaq -0,18% | 4Italia |
Yahoo Politics
Justice says waterboarding not legal
(AP)
AP - A senior Justice Department official says laws and other limits enacted since three terrorism suspects were waterboarded has eliminated the technique from what is now legally allowed, going a step beyond what CIA Director Michael Hayden has said. | 13World |
Kataweb Calcio
Barcellona, 13:03 - CALCIO, REAL: CALDERON IMBUCATO A ROLAND GARROS, E' POLEMICA
Ramon Calderon, presidente del Real Madrid, si 'imbuca' nel palco d'onore del Roland Garros e fa inf... | 4Italia |
The Register
Dell's SEC deadline looms
File by 16 July or risk de-listing
Dell has said its conditional listing on Nasdaq will come to end on 16 July, effectively forcing the computer maker to file its late financial reports with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
Reuters Top News
Saddam trial judge brother-in-law killed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a brother-in-law of the new judge trying Saddam Hussein and badly wounded the man's wife and son, in what the Iraqi government said on Friday was a direct attack on the court by Saddam's followers. | 10Top News |
Yahoo! Italia Notizie
Golden Globe, 'Sideways' in testa alle candidature
Los Angeles, 13 dic. - (Adnkronos) - 'Sideways', la commedia diretta da Alexander Payne, guida le candidature ai Golden Globe, i premi assegnati dalla stampa straniera a Hollywood. Per il film sono state sette | 4Italia |
Reuters Business
Indexes pare gains as energy shares fall
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pared their gains and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was nearly flat on Friday, as investors sold energy shares, taking profits after several days of gains. | 0Business |
ANSA
ALITALIA: IN MOBILITA' SOLO LAVORATORI IN VIA PENSIONAMENTO
ROMA - Il criterio ''unico'' per individuare, il personale da collocare in mobilita', sara' ''l'avvenuta maturazione, ovvero la maturazione nel corso del periodo di fruizione del trattamento di mobilita', dei requisiti di eta' oo di contribuzione utili | 4Italia |
CNN Top News
Branson: $3B to fight global warming
Read full story for latest details. | 10Top News |
Kataweb Sport
Misano, 11:43 - MOTO, GP SAN MARINO: STONER VOLA NELLE LIBERE
Casey Stoner è stato il più veloce nelle seconde prove libere MotoGp del Gp di San Marino. I... | 4Italia |
The Register
Security watchers lambast Vista
Malware blocking credentials questioned
Windows Vista has only just left the starting blocks but security watchers have wasted no time in challenging claims that it provides improved security defences.⊠| 7Software and Developement |
RedNova technology
Biz Scene: Unusual
Bamboo laptop Laptop surfaces are generally made of metal or plastic. | 6Sci/Tech |
Kataweb Sport
Pechino, 14:56 - TENNIS, ATP PECHINO: BAGHDATIS IN SEMIFINALE
Il cipriota Marcos Baghdatis continua a fare molto bene nel circuito internazionale di tennis. Oggi,... | 4Italia |
The Register
iTunes battles Amazon with DRM-free price drop
Not in the UK, still more expensive. Whodathunkit?
Apple has responded to the launch of Amazon's DRM-free music download store with a price cut to its own iTunes Plus.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
BBC - Front Page
Concern over rare duck's decline
One of the UK's rarest breeding ducks almost halves in the past decade, a new survey reveals. | 10Top News |
Yahoo World
Conditions Worsen in Darfur, U.N. Agencies Say (Reuters)
Reuters - Conditions for 1.2 million Sudanese
displaced in Darfur continue to worsen amid violent attacks,
spreading disease, and heavy rains which wreak havoc with aid
convoys, United Nations agencies said on Tuesday. | 13World |
The Washington Post sports
Padres Acquire Edmonds, Cash From Cardnials
In a move that may lead to the trade of another star - Scott Rolen - the Cardinals send outfielder Jim Edmonds to San Diego for a minor league third baseman and cash. | 8Sports |
Yahoo World
Putin: Russia shouldn't be U.S. opponent
(AP)
AP - President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia's role should not be to counter the United States, adding that Washington was "our principal partner," with close positions on issues such as global security, nonproliferation and disarmament. | 13World |
Reuters Top News
Imelda Marcos may run for mayor of Manila in 2007
MANILA (Reuters) - Imelda Marcos, the Philippines' former first lady, may return to politics next year and run for mayor of the capital Manila, her eldest daughter Imee said on Monday. | 10Top News |
Yahoo Business
Saudi vows to create 'pro-business environment', foster investment (AFP)
AFP - Saudi Arabia will seek to create a "pro-business environment" and foster investment opportunities in energy and other sectors, the oil-rich kingdom's investment chief said. | 0Business |
PHPDeveloper.org
Zend Developer Zone: Zend Core update for PHP 5.2.3
AS per this announcement on the Zend Developer Zone, Zend has released the latest version of their Zend Core product updating it for PHP 5.2.3.
The Zend Core team has just released PHP 5.2.3 as an automatic update, so you should be able to upgrade your Zend Core environment with the latest PHP Â in one easy step. (Zend Core 2.0.3 Windows packages are also available).
Updates in the latest release include improved Windows performance and reliability, a bundled Zend Framework and universal database support. You can download the latest version from the Zend Core page on the Zend website. | 7Software and Developement |
Reuters Entertainment
Gucci Floats Into New, Feminine Age
MILAN (Reuters) - Gucci floated into a new era of femininity Thursday as the house known for its high-octane sex appeal showed its first women's collection since the departure of star designer Tom Ford. | 1Entertainment |
Topix.Net Europe
Weak Dollar Boosts Some Corporate Growth
American company Tupperware Corp. is rooting for the dollar to stay weak, while Irish crystal maker Waterford Wedgwood PLC wants the opposite. | 2Europe |
Ansa Economia
Francia: manifestazioni per 35 ore
Il premier vorrebbe rendere meno rigida la legge | 4Italia |
Washington Post Nation
Genetically Engineered Rice Wins USDA Approval
The Department of Agriculture declared safe for human consumption yesterday an experimental variety of genetically engineered rice found to have contaminated the U.S. rice supply this summer. | 12U.S. |
Yahoo Europe
At least one killed, scores hurt when train hits car in England (AFP)
AFP - A high-speed train derailed after colliding with a car at a crossing in rural southern England, leaving at least one person dead, scores injured and several trapped inside the wreckage. | 2Europe |
Guardian Top News
Child health fears over high salt levels in sweets
Many sweet foods popular with children contain potentially dangerous levels of salt which are putting their health at risk, a campaign group warns today | 10Top News |
Yahoo Elections
Barack Obama bio box
(AP)
AP - NAME — Barack Obama. | 12U.S. |
Reuters Health
Biomarker measures severity of prostate disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with severe symptoms of prostate enlargement, so-called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH, have low blood levels of a protein dubbed JM-27, according to a new report. | 3Health |
BetaNews.Com
HD TiVos Can Now Share Content
As expected, TiVo Series3 and HD units are beginning to see support for the DVR's TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing features with the arrival of software update 9.2. The capabilities had been disabled due to concerns about sharing copy-protected HD content. | 7Software and Developement |
New York Times Business
Hershey Expects Lower Earnings This Year
CHICAGO (Reuters) â The Hershey Company, which is losing market share to rivals like Mars Inc. as it battles rising costs, forecast on Thursday a drop in 2008 earnings. | 0Business |
Local Tech Wire
Bank of America Begins Deployment of Cisco VoIP Phones
CHARLOTTE - Bank of America is deploying some 180,000 Cisco Internet Protocol-based telephones across its 5,800 branches and enterprise centers in a major deployment of Voice over IP technology from Cisco. | 6Sci/Tech |
Yahoo Politics
Dayton Defends Capitol Hill Office Closure (AP)
AP - Sen. Mark Dayton on Wednesday defended his much-maligned decision to close his Washington office until Election Day, saying several pieces of intelligence led him to believe the Capitol was at risk of an attack. | 13World |
St. Petersburg Times
Solution to fit vs. fat debate: Exercise more
Two medical studies stress an active lifestyle, as well as eating right, is vital for good health. By LISA GREENE, Times Staff Writer. | 3Health |
Yahoo Health
First-Pregnancy Factors Tied to Breast Cancer Risk (Reuters)
Reuters - New research provides more
evidence that childbearing factors, especially those related to
a first pregnancy, influence a woman's risk of breast cancer. | 3Health |
Reuters World
Islamists battle Lebanon army at second camp
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon (Reuters) - Islamist militants attacked Lebanese troops at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Monday, killing two soldiers and threatening to plunge the country into long-term instability. | 13World |
New York Times world
Caution: Angry Artists at Work
Political fervor stemming from the Republican National Convention is being translated into art in mediums that range from painting and sculpture to Web art to political ephemera. | 13World |
Yahoo Sports
2004 AP All-America Team (AP)
AP - Quarterback — Matt Leinart, Southern California, junior. | 8Sports |
Reuters Business
Viacom and Microsoft sign advertising and content deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp. as its Internet advertising partner in a five-year agreement initially valued at an estimated $500 million that involves online games, shows and movies. | 0Business |
Reuters Sports
Miller Tops Dream Giant Slalom Podium
VAL D'ISERE, France (Reuters) - Bode Miller made his ambitions clear when he won his fifth World Cup race of the season in a giant slalom on Sunday ahead of the best two skiers of recent years. | 8Sports |
Yahoo Sports
NBA Wrap: Spurs Squeeze Past Pistons (Reuters)
Reuters - Tony Parker scored 20 points and Brent
Barry made two free throws in the final seconds to give the San
Antonio Spurs an 80-77 win over the Detroit Pistons Friday. | 8Sports |
Yahoo Entertainment
'Fahrenheit,' 'Passion' Win People's Choice Awards (Reuters)
Reuters - Two hit films that have been
snubbed this awards season in Hollywood snared top People's
Choice honors on Sunday as anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit
9/11" was named best film and "The Passion of The Christ" best
film drama. | 1Entertainment |
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Challenge draws Saban to Dolphins
LSU coach Nick Saban, courted repeatedly by the NFL in recent years, agreed to become the Miami Dolphins' new coach after three days of deliberations. | 11Top Stories |
Yahoo U.S.
Marine Corps settles rape lawsuit
(AP)
AP - The Marine Corps agreed Thursday to revamp its recruiting practices in Northern California and pay $200,000 to two young women who claimed they were raped during a slumber party at a Ukiah recruiting office. | 12U.S. |
Yahoo Entertainment
Satirist Jon Stewart's Book Named Year's Best (Reuters)
Reuters - Political satirist Jon Stewart's
mock look at a political science college textbook "America (the
Book), a Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction," was named on
Sunday the book of the year by Publishers Weekly, the trade
publication of the book industry. | 1Entertainment |
RedNova Oddities
Watch Lost in WWI Returned to Grandsons
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - A World War I veteran's watch lost nearly 90 years ago, has stood the test of time. William B. Gill lost his watch in France, where he served in the U.S. Army. Another man, Carl Grothaus, won it in a poker game and brought it back to South Dakota. | 1Entertainment |
Kataweb Calcio
Viareggio, 12:44 - CALCIO, SI TORNA A GIOCARE: DOMANI VIA A TORNEO VIAREGGIO
Partirà domani la 59/a edizione della Coppa Carnevale torneo di Viareggio. Lo ha comunicato l... | 4Italia |
Channel News Asia
SingTel signs deal with Samsung Networks to tap S. Korean market
SINGAPORE : SingTel has teamed up with the South Korean conglomerate, Samsung, to tap the Korean market. Both companies have signed an agreement to distribute Internet Protocol for Virtual Private Networks services in Korea. | 6Sci/Tech |
iNews
BOLZANO - In piscina con il chador, bagnino le fa uscire
La regola Ú chiara: per fare il bagno occorre indossare il costume. Per questo due donne musulmane entrate nella piscina del Lido di Bolzano vestite - con tanto di tunica e velo nel rispetto della loro religione | 4Italia |
Guardian Top News
The political choice facing London could not be clearer
Comment is free: Seumas Milne: The current onslaught on Ken Livingstone is driven by a neocon agenda, but the fallout could have a far wider social impact | 10Top News |
The Motley Fool
How to Take Your Pension
If you've got a pension, you're in the minority of workers today. Here are some tailor-made tips for you. | 0Business |
ZDNet.com
Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies at 77
Bob Evans, an IBM computer scientist who helped to develop the modern mainframe computer, died Thursday. He was 77. Evans died of heart failure at his at his home in the San Francisco suburb of Hillsborough, his son Evan told the Associated Press. | 1Entertainment |
Guardian Top News
Simon Jenkins: Blair is blinded by a belief that big is always beautiful
Simon Jenkins: New Labour fails to see the cost of closing hospitals and post offices. And the Tories don't get it, either. | 10Top News |
KESQ
Two 2005 Rhodes Scholars have Bay Area ties
SAN FRANCISCO Two students with ties to the San Francisco Bay area will head to Oxford University next year as Rhodes scholars. 22-year old Jennifer Howitt of Orinda and Stanford University senior Sarah Schulman | 1Entertainment |
The Register
Warcraft gamers locked out after Trojan attack
Keylog catastrophe
Keylogging scammers are once again laying siege to World of Warcraft gamers.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
kuro5hin
Is Brazil quietly building up?
While North Korea and Iraq are the hotspots in the media today, regarding WMD, Brazil has quietly launched a rocket from Alcântara to space and has built an uranium enrichment facility in Rezende. Does it mean an ICBM is on the way? | 6Sci/Tech |
New York Times
P.& G. Profit Up 14% on Sales; Shares Fall
By Reuters. Procter & Gamble, the maker of Crest toothpaste, Tide laundry detergent and other well-known brands, said yesterday that quarterly profit rose 14 percent on strong sales in all regions | 0Business |
Reuters Business
FDIC sees some progress on modifying subprime loans
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (Reuters) - Some progress is being made to modify home loans to borrowers with poor credit histories but more work by regulators and industry is needed, a senior U.S. banking regulator said on Thursday. | 0Business |
Yahoo Business
Dollar strikes 2002 peak against yen
(AFP)
AFP - The dollar hit the highest level against the yen for four and a half years on Tuesday amid growing worries about higher US interest rates and before US retail sales data, dealers said. | 0Business |
Reuters Top News
Red Cross: Guantanamo Tactics 'Tantamount to Torture'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has accused the U.S. military of using tactics "tantamount to torture" on prisoners at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. | 10Top News |
Kataweb Sport
Aosta, 13:34 - RUGBY, ITALIA; BERBIZIER: SPIRITO E' QUELLO GIUSTO
Un allenamento mattutino in palestra, subito seguito da una sessione sul campo di Morgex protrattasi... | 4Italia |
Reuters Top News
Negroponte sees Iraq success without Iran, Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A democratic Iraq can still emerge from sectarian violence, but the United States does not plan to open talks with Syria and Iran on stabilizing the country, President George W. Bush's pick for deputy secretary of state said on Tuesday. | 10Top News |
Al-Jazeera
Storm kills dozens in Haiti
At least 50 people have died and 150 are missing in Haiti after tropical storm Jeanne swept across the island of Hispaniola, a UN spokesman says . | 1Entertainment |
BBC - Front Page
Afghan MPs support death sentence
The Afghan parliament supports a death sentence issued against a journalist for blasphemy. | 10Top News |
Reuters Top News
Iran says may cut more IAEA ties if sanctions worsen
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran warned on Thursday it may reconsider basic cooperation with United Nations nuclear inspectors if it was hit with harsher U.N. sanctions over its expanding atomic program. | 10Top News |
Reuters
Kerry and Bush Tangle on Explosives, Character
Democratic Sen. John Kerry attacked President Bush's "shifting explanations" on missing explosives in Iraq on Thursday, but Bush said Kerry | 11Top Stories |
News Is Free Top News
Washington solves oldest cold case
On CNN | 10Top News |
BBC Europe
Eurozone confidence sags
Eurozone economic confidence sinks to a near two-year low as orders weaken and inflation stays high. | 2Europe |
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