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Hyderabad-based Hetero Drugs Ltd has become the second Indian pharmaceutical company after Ranbaxy to withdraw its anti-AIDS drugs from special World Health Organisation certification, saying it is not certain about their bioequivalence with patented
1Entertainment
Nigerian troops left for Sudan's Darfur province on Monday as part of an African Union force mandated for the conflict-torn region, military officials said.
1Entertainment
A TROJAN HORSE with a name that takes over a PC so that it sends SMS spam to mobile phones has been spotted in Russia. The Delf-HA Trojan contacts a Web site for details on which spam campaign to run and then
6Sci/Tech
Artie Shaw, the clarinetist and bandleader whose renditions of "Frenesi," "Begin the Beguine" and "Star Dust" helped define America's swing era, died yesterday in Los Angeles after a long illness.
1Entertainment
So long, Eryca. Here comes Darby. New Englanders who call Verizon Communications Inc.'s 411 directory assistance will start to hear a different voice over the next week, as the phone giant upgrades to a system that will handle more calls with automatic speech-recognition software instead using a human operator.
0Business
SAN FRANCISCO -- Layers on Mars are yielding history lessons revealed by instruments flying overhead and rolling across the surface.
6Sci/Tech
GAZA CITY, 12 November 2004 - The world will bid farewell to Abu Ammar, Yasser Arafat, as one of the towering figures of Arab politics embarks on his final journey with a state funeral in Cairo today followed by a solemn burial ceremony in Ramallah.
1Entertainment
The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its oversight of air carriers and passengers who bring hazardous materials onto airplanes, according to a report released yesterday
0Business
Viktor Yushchenko, who seeks Ukrainian membership of the European Union, won the Dec. 26 rerun presidential election defeating Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's Central Electoral Committee said, citing final results.
1Entertainment
MARAGUNDON, Philippines - Tens of thousands of people fled to high ground or crowded into schools and town halls on Thursday as yet another powerful typhoon battered the eastern Philippines, where rescuers are still struggling to find scores of missing
1Entertainment
MADRID (Reuters) - Holder Roger Federer crushed Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-0 6-3 to take his place in the Madrid Masters quarter-finals on Thursday.
8Sports
Three beheaded bodies were found Wednesday on a road north of Baghdad, authorities said. There were no documents on the bodies discovered on the road near Dijiel, about 25 miles north of Baghdad, said Col.
1Entertainment
AFP - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has assured towering striker Peter Crouch that he has a future at the club according to the player.
2Europe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Telecommunications equipment maker Avaya Inc. said it postponed an investor conference originally scheduled for May 31, although it did not specify why or whether it was related to buyout speculation.
0Business
Reuters - Despite success in suing people who download music illegally and in reaching deals with personal networking sites like YouTube, the music industry is still bleeding millions of dollars in sales to online piracy.
6Sci/Tech
TOKYO (Reuters) - Citigroup was poised on Tuesday to launch a takeover bid for scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp. in a deal worth more than $5 billion that would mark the U.S. bank's resurgence in Japan.
0Business
Bond basics and beyond.
0Business
Leonel Marshall, miglior giocatore, e Paolo Tofoli, statuetta alla carriera: sono loro i due 're' de...
4Italia
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film "In Bruges."
1Entertainment
AP - The House is taking a modest step to bring into the open special projects lawmakers slip into legislation, seemingly abandoning more ambitious plans to clean up lawmaker relations with lobbyists.
13World
Nepal's ruling coalition announces that elections to a special assembly which will write a new constitution will be held in November.
2Europe
An influential Catholic radio station symbolises the Church's power as Poles prepare to vote, Adam Easton reports.
2Europe
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
1Entertainment
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas kept up rocket fire into Israel on Monday in defiance of a ceasefire call by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli threats to escalate military strikes in the Gaza Strip.
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A set of tools for the eep virtual railroad simulation game to manage models and eep projects. Die neue Version bietet folgende Verbesserungen: 1.) "Landschaft FlÀche" Dialog: "Höhenskalierung" --- eingefÌgt - damit lassen sich --- Erhebungen / Senken um einen gegebenen Faktor --- verkleinern / vergröÃÅ...
7Software and Developement
MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday terrorists were behind one of the passenger-jet crashes as an Islamic group, which previously claimed an attack on prime minister-designate Shaukat Aziz, claimed responsibility for the twin plane crashes to avenge the killing
13World
AP - OAO Yukos, once Russia' biggest oil company, was declared bankrupt Tuesday after a three-year campaign by government tax authorities that critics called a politically motivated campaign against Yukos' founder.
13World
AP - Serbia pledged Monday to cooperate with the U.N. war crimes court, and rejected U.S. criticism that it is not meeting demands by the international tribunal to extradite suspects.
13World
AP - A Japanese quadriplegic on Monday partly realized his dream of ascending one of Switzerland's highest mountains, thanks to a friend who carried him up with the help of a high-tech robot suit.
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Lo ha stabilito tribunale Torino per comprendere loro errori
4Italia
Thousands of civilians flee heavy fighting between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in eastern Sri Lanka.
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AP - When Gerry Adams and the Rev. Ian Paisley first clashed, Northern Ireland was marching toward chaos.
2Europe
Canada cannot provide a quick fix to the flu vaccine shortage in the United States, even if has its own surplus of the medicine, top Canadian health officials said on Monday.
1Entertainment
Hong Kong, December 7: China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd, could announce as early as Tuesday that it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for up to US$2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.
1Entertainment
AP - A man opened fire Sunday morning at a church, fatally wounding four people before abducting his wife, whom he later shot to death at another location, authorities said.
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At least nine children and one adult have been killed when a blast ripped through a school in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia, a US military spokesperson says.
13World
More infants die in sub-Saharan Africa now than a decade ago, largely because HIV/Aids has reversed advances in public health, the UN children's agency Unicef reports today.
13World
Thailand's on-again off-again relationship with YouTube has taken another bad turn, as the government said it will go to court to have two videos blocked that it says were a threat to national security.
7Software and Developement
Buone notizie per il capitano del Milan Paolo Maldini, che ha effettuato una risonanza magnetica al ...
4Italia
Importante successo del Milan nell’anticipo pomeridiano della 9.a giornata di campionato. A Genova i rossoneri superano la Sampdoria con il punteggio di 1-0 con un gol di Shevchenko, neopapà, al 76’.
4Italia
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Europeans gave a revised draft resolution aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions to Russia and China and intend to circulate it to the full U.N. Security Council on Friday in hopes of a vote next week, two diplomats said.
13World
AP - Some Army National Guard units may have to deploy overseas without a chaplain if recruitment incentives, including $10,000 signing bonuses, don't work to fill hundreds of vacant positions.
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As “The Odd Couple,” Jack Klugman and Tony Randall infused their alter egos with plenty of endearing quirks.
1Entertainment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed a key interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest cut in more than 23 years, after a two-day global stocks rout sparked by fears of a U.S. recession.
10Top News
The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.
0Business
Maths graduate on a nice little earner
7Software and Developement
By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Dec. 11--OCEAN SPRINGS -- The surge-damaged home of Robert Wiygul and Julia Weaver will be dismantled in January and many of its parts distributed to Coast people who need building materials. It could start a trend.
6Sci/Tech
A spokeswoman said he was charged with two counts of illegally using his weapon, of obstruction of justice, conduct unbecoming an officer, and improper use of authority.
1Entertainment
Though uncertainty still surrounds prospects for a fourth session of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, the United States appears to be making greater efforts toward
13World
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp. DPHIQ.PK on Friday posted a $533 million net loss for August in a limited monthly report for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.
0Business
London: Pop diva Britney Spears and her brand new husband Kevin Federline reportedly spent a marathon 48 hours in bed after their wedding.
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America has regained bragging rights to the world's most powerful supercomputer, after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus.
0Business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The developer rebuilding New York's World Trade Center unveiled plans on Tuesday for an 80-story hotel a block away, saying he was unbowed by fears of a recession or a softening of New York's real estate market.
1Entertainment
AP - A year after New Jersey authorities busted a multi-million-dollar sports betting ring that implicated hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's wife as a bettor, the most high-profile suspect — former NHL star Rick Tocchet — remains in legal limbo.
8Sports
A 17-year- old will appear in court charged with the murder of Nassirudeen Osawe.
2Europe
AP - Former President Bill Clinton told 1,700 Harvard University seniors Wednesday that he had a suspicion why he was invited to their Class Day celebration.
12U.S.
The outlook for the holiday season dimmed Thursday as the nation's retailers reported disappointing sales for November following an uninspiring Thanksgiving weekend.
0Business
Ma la Cdl insiste, prima si insedi Commissione di Vigilanza
4Italia
CTIA organizers devote an entire panel session to a single product from a company brand-new to the mobile phone market that didn't even attend the show: Apple's iPhone.
6Sci/Tech
Musician intends to win back control of his copyright on the Web.
6Sci/Tech
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices rallied on Thursday, more than undoing losses posted earlier this week as a survey of Chicago-area manufacturing pointed to a slowdown in hiring.
0Business
Nigeria's ex-military ruler Gen Babangida, a top candidate in next year's polls, says he is proud of his time in office.
2Europe
The European Union, Japan and others will be able to impose heavy sanctions against US firms dumping goods from early next year.
0Business
The Dave Matthews Band is making amends after their tour bus dumped waste on a boatload of tourists.
1Entertainment
A British soldier from 63 Squadron of the Royal Air Force Regiment patrols the northern suburbs of the southern Iraqi city of Basra, January, 2007. Comment
2Europe
BASKETBALL Carmelo Anthony is going to the All-Star Game after all. The NBA's leading scorer was picked by commissioner David Stern yesterday as an injury replacement and will make his first All-Star appearance Feb. 18 in Las Vegas. Stern also added Dallas forward Josh Howard to the Western Conference team. He needed t...
8Sports
MATERA. Lo spostamento dell'asse terrestre riscontrato in seguito al violento sisma del 26 dicembre «non dovrebbe comunque comportare alcun cambiamento significativo dal punto di vista climatico». Lo dice
4Italia
Ripresi gli allenamenti per l'Empoli in vista della gara con il Catania: il tecnico Malesani ha impe...
4Italia
Reuters - Amelia James would consider it an insult to her grandmother to shop at the former Marshall Field's department store, a beloved Chicago institution renamed Macy's on Saturday to the dismay of many ardent shoppers.
0Business
A man is stabbed in the neck during a row at an office block in the centre of Belfast, police say.
10Top News
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Real gov network strike might be scarier than botnet DDoS When the presidents of the USA and Estonia met on Monday, cyber warfare was still very much on the Estonian agenda.

7Software and Developement
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday posted a 24 percent rise in its quarterly earnings as demand for its household goods remained strong.
0Business
Democrat leaders search for a mediator as race for party nomination threatens to drag on until August convention
10Top News
U.S. firms pushed online ad revenues to new heights for the fourth consecutive year.
6Sci/Tech
A new Nissan campaign that reaches younger consumers through MySpace, TiVo and video clips, is emblematic of an effort by marketers to remake their media choices.
0Business
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell nearly $2 to stand near $87 a barrel on Monday as financial markets tumbled on growing concerns over the health of the U.S. economy, triggering a correction from recent record highs.
0Business
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic stood toe-to-toe with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and soaked up everything the Muhammad Ali of tennis could throw at him before delivering a knock-out blow of his own to clinch the Australian Open title on Sunday.
8Sports
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday he might opt to dissolve the Hamas-led government and that unity talks with the Islamist group had broken down.
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Private equity IPOs could be another sign of skittishness in the U.S. junk bond market.
0Business
BOSTON -- Dunkin' Donuts, the food-on-the-go chain whose name celebrates a treat that's symbolic of unhealthy eating, is trying to refresh its image by largely eliminating trans fat across its menu.
0Business
AFP - Polls opened for national parliamentary elections in Lithuania, the first since the Baltic state joined the European Union and NATO, with a controversial Russian-born millionaire's party set to come out on top.
2Europe
AP - The lesbian couple whose lawsuit led to legal same-sex marriage in Massachusetts have announced they have separated.
12U.S.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The United Nations threatened overnight to suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after truce monitors accused the security forces of executing aid workers.
13World
Reuters - Washington Redskins rookie safety Sean Taylor was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and also refusing to take a breathalyzer test.
8Sports
The majority of employers in Hamilton and Fairfield don’t plan to hire over the next three months, according the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
0Business
Three former top US officers say attacking Iran would have "disastrous consequences" for the Middle East.
2Europe
Sept. 16, 2004 -- Taking a multivitamin containing folic acid is a daily routine for more young women than ever before. Forty percent of American women aged 18-45 take a daily multivitamin containing folic acid, according to the March of Dimes.
3Health
Excerpt from press release by Amman-based Arab
6Sci/Tech
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed above $63 a barrel on Friday as dense fog delayed crude shipments to refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast a day after OPEC agreed to cut output for a second time in two months.
0Business
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Participants at Darfur peace talks in Libya called on absent rebel chiefs on Sunday to abandon a boycott and join the gathering to help efforts to end violence in the Sudanese region.
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Lo afferma il capo economista dell'Ufficio statistico
4Italia
Greggio con consegna a marzo scambiato a 99,11 dollari
4Italia
France's Socialists want an alliance with centrists to prevent a crushing poll victory for the ruling UMP.
2Europe
Reuters - Blood vessel plaques and the heart's pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who've suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
3Health
Vodafone has confirmed that it will launch its 3G service in the UK in November. The announcement came hot on the heals of the operators announcement of the handsets it will be making available for the launch.
6Sci/Tech
An American citizen and former Iraqi electricity minister said he was abandoned by the U.S. after he was convicted on corruption charges.
13World
Russian ministers meet to tackle the problem of falling life expectancy, especially affecting men.
3Health
Pupils on a school trip are stranded miles from home and some events are cancelled because of more heavy rain.
2Europe
More than 60 North Africans are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the Tunisian coast. They were among a group of 75 Moroccans and Tunisians who were making their way to Italy to find work.
13World