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Lucky 13 for Schumacher as he breezes to victory
Even by Michael Schumacher's standards, qualifying on pole and then winning his 13th grand prix of the season in one day is a super-human effort. | 1Entertainment |
Balkans' only blind cinema puts movies in the mind
(Reuters)
Reuters - "From a bird's eye view, the camera
zooms in on an ordinary American provincial town, small houses
come in closer and get bigger until we swoop into one of them,
where a girl lies on her bed." | 2Europe |
Evacuations begin at drilling rigs in Gulf
NEW YORK - Energy companies today were taking more than 3,000 workers off drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Ivan, a powerful Category 5 storm, and were shutting much more oil production in the Gulf than had been shut by a pair of | 0Business |
Roma, 19:57 - F1, STAMPA SVIZZERA: PER RAIKKONEN IN FERRARI INGAGGIO DI 38 MLN
Kimi Raikkonen guadagnerà alla Ferrari 38 milioni di euro all'anno. Lo scrive il quotidiano s... | 4Italia |
Napoli, 18:23 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: SAVINI VERSO IL FORFAIT
Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli a Castelvolturno. Lavoro di scarico in avvio e successivamente alle... | 4Italia |
Mourners pay tribute to Rape of Nanking author (AFP)
AFP - The acclaimed Chinese-American author Iris Chang was eulogized in simultaneous ceremonies in northern California, Washington and Nanjing, China, after her apparent suicide earlier this month. | 1Entertainment |
Ichiro talks about his 'greatest moment'
SEATTLE -- Achieving the Major League record for the most hits in a single year was "the best moment of my career," Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki said after Friday's game. | 1Entertainment |
Marine Major Guilty in Prison Abuse Death
A military jury acquitted a Marine major of assault and battery Wednesday in connection with the death of an Iraqi prisoner, but found him guilty of two lesser counts. | 11Top Stories |
Web Gaming Changes Social Interactions (AP)
AP - Not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Chip Collier was on a mission. "I really gotta stop bleeding and dying," the 24-year old said as he slouched in front of his computer in his ninth-floor Chicago apartment. "I'm really horrible about not paying attention to m... | 6Sci/Tech |
Belgian TV shocks country with fake news
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Belgian public television station
RTBF shocked viewers late on Wednesday with a dramatic -- but
fake -- news report that the Dutch-speaking half of the nation
had declared independence. | 1Entertainment |
Collisione con una nave mercantile peschereccio a picco a Porto Torres
In salvo i tre membri dell'equipaggio del "Number One" che hanno atteso su una zattera l'arrivo dei soccorsi
Collisione con una nave mercantile peschereccio a picco a Porto Torres
(09:59 25/11/2006) | 4Italia |
Stallone's mother on Big Brother
Sylvester Stallone's mother joins her former daughter-in-law Brigitte Nielsen in the Celebrity Big Brother house. | 10Top News |
Monaco di Baviera, 23:22 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: SPERO DI EVITARE IL CHELSEA
Questo il commento di Roberto Mancini dopo il pari con il Bayern Monaco (1-1) e la qualificazione ag... | 4Italia |
Weight debate casts shadow over London Fashion Week
LONDON (Reuters) - London opened its spring/summer fashion week on Monday, but there was more attention on the body size of its models than on what clothes they were wearing. | 3Health |
EU battles over stability pact reform
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union wrestled with proposals to overhaul its ineffective budget rules but put off concrete action until January at the earliest in the face of big divisions. | 0Business |
Arizona guardsmen head to Mexico border
(AP)
AP - About 50 Arizona National Guard troops were sent to the U.S.-Mexican border Sunday as part of President Bush's plan to assist immigration agents, officials said. | 12U.S. |
Vincent: Gumbel criticism out of bounds
(AP)
AP - Troy Vincent would have preferred Bryant Gumbel kept his views to himself rather than using his TV show as a forum to harshly criticize the NFL's relationship with its players' union. | 8Sports |
Shots Fired at Saudi Expatriate Compound
RIYADH (Reuters) - An attacker armed with a machine gun fired at an expatriate housing compound in eastern Riyadh on Friday night but caused no injuries or damage, a Saudi security official said Sunday. | 13World |
Judge Hopes to Act Fast on Civil Suit;
By Russ Keen, American News, Aberdeen, S.D. Feb. | 6Sci/Tech |
Argentine junta pardons revoked
A judge in Argentina lifts a pardon on former dictator Jorge Videla, a day after two of his ministers lost immunity. | 10Top News |
Roma, 13:10 - CALCIO VIOLENTO, TOTTI: RIPORTATE FAMIGLIE ALLO STADIO
"La cosa fondamentale è riportare le famiglie allo stadio". Lo ha detto il capitano della Rom... | 4Italia |
Morales defends Bolivian reforms
Bolivian President Evo Morales defends his first two years in office, saying his reforms are irreversible | 2Europe |
Drug combo beneficial to blacks with heart illness
A new drug treatment for a debilitating heart problem affecting millions has been shown to improve survival rates and reduce hospitalizations in black Americans, the first study to discover a beneficial effect for one race. | 11Top Stories |
Clubhouses Halted in Holden Beach: New Permits Put on Hold for 90 Days While Ordinances Are Tweaked
By Steve Jones, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Sep. 13--HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. | 6Sci/Tech |
Israel's Sharon government is paying Jews living in Gaza to move <b>...</b>
Families that agree to vacate the Gaza strip are being compensated and move back into Israel proper. Sharon is seeking to remove Jewish settlers from Gaza and four West Bank enclaves - the settlers have been | 1Entertainment |
Milano, 18:53 - CALCIO, DONADONI: DEL PIERO? NON E' INDISPENSABILE PER I 7 GOL
Nessuna bocciatura da parte di Donadoni per Alessandro Del Piero. "Non sono sette gol a rendere indi... | 4Italia |
Jiang backs Hu, chants military unity mantra
: Chinaâs freshly retired military leader Jiang Zemin threw his weight behind his successor Hu Jintao today and advised the armed forces never to renounce the use of force to reclaim Taiwan. | 13World |
ADV: Do You Hate Filing?
Find anything in your office in five seconds or less - guaranteed! Revolutionary new software lets you solve your problems with filing and managing paper. Free 30-day trial. | 10Top News |
Voli Cia: nessuna prova su scali Gb
Conclusa inchiesta polizia dopo accuse associazione Liberty | 4Italia |
A âBoldâ Step to Capture an Elusive Gas Falters
The Bush administrationâs plan to build a commercial-scale coal-fire plant that would emit no carbon dioxide â also known as the FutureGen project â was scratched. | 6Sci/Tech |
Krispy Kreme in Denial
Failing to admit its problems in a timely manner is making the company's situation worse. | 0Business |
Mississippi State's Conner out with knee injury
Starkville, MS (Sports Network) - Mississippi State quarterback Omarr Conner is expected to miss at least three weeks after spraining a ligament in his right knee during Saturday's 51-0 drubbing to LSU. | 8Sports |
Horror movie tops North America box office
Horror thriller "Exorcist: The Beginning," which took a twisted route to the theater, debuted in first place at the weekend's North America box office, final studio figures showed Monday. | 11Top Stories |
Police suspended over porn claims
Two police officers are suspended after claims they took part in a "sex act" with two porn actresses while on duty. | 10Top News |
Iran says U.S. accusations on Iraq "not true"
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran rejected on Wednesday U.S. accusations it was fomenting instability in Iraq, a day after President George W. Bush said Tehran's atomic ambitions could put the Middle East "under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust." | 13World |
Kofi Annan to visit China, Ireland, UK
A spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is heading off to Asia and Europe this weekend for wide-ranging talks. | 2Europe |
Chinese tiger cubs found dead in refrigerator
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two dead Bengal tiger cubs have been found in a refrigerator at a zoo in China, where the animal's body parts are prized as medicines, in the second such incident within a week. | 13World |
N. Korea Boasts About Nukes, Nixes Talks (AP)
AP - North Korea boasted publicly for the first time Thursday that it has nuclear weapons and said it will stay away from disarmament talks, dramatically raising the stakes in the 2-year-old dispute. The Bush administration called on Pyongyang to give up its atomic aspirat... | 13World |
Taliban growing stronger in Afghanistan: report
LONDON (Reuters) - NATO countries are not giving the international force securing Afghanistan enough support and there are worrying signs that the Taliban are growing stronger, a detailed study by Britain's parliament has found. | 10Top News |
'Phantom' Film Puts Stage Musical in New Spotlight
It may be hard to believe that anybody has not seen "The Phantom of the Opera" after more than 65,000 performances in 18 countries since 1988, but on Wednesday the | 1Entertainment |
Alitalia seeks job cut support
Alitalia meets unions today to reveal the number of job cuts it wants in a restructuring to avert collapse. Approval of the plan is crucial to the company's survival as it would allow Alitalia to access a | 1Entertainment |
Frontier justice won't stop the spam
Sure, most of it reads like filthy gibberish. But the authors of this dreck are not semi-literate perverts. They're cool, rational business folk who have found a sleazy but effective way to make a buck. | 6Sci/Tech |
Barroso heading for victory in commission vote
The new European commission will start work on Monday after its incoming president, José Manuel Barroso, won the guarantee of substantial support for his team last night by making further concessions to the European parliament. | 13World |
Verizon's fiber-optic payoff
Investors squawked a few years ago when Verizon said it would spend billions to take fiber to the doorstep. Now they're cheering. | 6Sci/Tech |
117 incendi, 1000 chiamate a Cfs
Il numero piu' alto di roghi in Calabria | 4Italia |
Anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" available on Satellite TV <b>...</b>
The controversial anti-war documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" was available Monday on a Satellite TV and on the Internet on the eve of the US presidential elections. | 11Top Stories |
At a glance: Northeastern
Coach : Rocky Hager (7-15, third year). 2005 record: 2-9, 2-6 (tied for fifth in North Div.). Players to watch: RB Maurice Murray (222 carries, 998 yards, 10 TDs); QB Anthony Orio (1,198 yards, 8 TDs, 9 INTs); LB Jamil Young (95 tackles). Key New Englanders: WR Ron Conway, Norton; G Art Dias,... | 8Sports |
Taiwan to axe "China" from name of Mandarin Chinese
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan plans to change the name of its official Mandarin Chinese language in public schools to a term that avoids referring to China, a curriculum planner said on Thursday, another move to distance the self-ruled island from Beijing. | 1Entertainment |
Bryan Ferry would like to set record straight
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bryan Ferry, who has fronted Roxy
Music on and off for 35 years, says he's quite lazy about
writing songs these days but would like to write a memoir to
set the record straight about his life. | 1Entertainment |
Scientists: Chernobyl caused cancer spike
Scientists said Saturday more than 800 Sweden citizens may have developed cancer resulting from the fallout of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident. | 3Health |
YTL Offers to Clean Up Polluted Rivers
By Rupa Damodaran YTL Corp Bhd, a diversified group, has submitted a proposal to the Government to clean up polluted rivers at an estimated cost of RM400 million each. Managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh said that this is one- fifth of the cost that has already been proposed... | 6Sci/Tech |
Application Problems in Windows XP SP2
Now that Windows XP Serviced Pack 2 (SP2) is available at Windows Update for online update of both the XP Home Edition and XP Professional Edition platforms, you need to be prepared for the changes youâll see as a result of the security controls XP SP2 | 6Sci/Tech |
Hammond crash car goes for sale
The jet-powered car Richard Hammond was driving when he crashed in North Yorkshire has been put up for sale. | 2Europe |
Oil rebounds above $47
Oil prices rebounded quickly from a brief fall late last week as fierce fighting in the Iraqi city of Najaf overshadowed Iraq's resumption of full exports following a two-week disruption. | 0Business |
A New Script for Searching Texts Written by Hand
Search technology for images may lead to a way to search handwritten manuscripts. | 6Sci/Tech |
Nokia picks up good vibrations license deal
All a-buzz for Immersion's haptics
Nokia has obtained a worldwide licence for the use of Immersion's VibeTonz feedback technology, bringing interaction-through-vibration to Nokia handsets.⊠| 6Sci/Tech |
ADV: Mortgage Rates Drop to 6-month Low
Lock in the lowest rates of the summer. Get up to 4 free quotes from trusted lenders. Apply now - bad credit OK. | 10Top News |
Beppe Grillo a Deejay, sfogatevi con il V-day
Il comico genovese spiega l'iniziativa dell'8 settembre: una petizione popolare che conta già 160mila iscritti per 'ripulire' il parlamento e a favore dell'elezione diretta dei deputati | 4Italia |
Santa Cited for Marijuana Possession
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. - A man who visited a middle school dressed as Santa Claus on Thursday left with a citation for misdemeanor marijuana possession. | 1Entertainment |
Amnesty International monitoring Darfur
(AP)
AP - Human-rights activists are using high-resolution satellites to keep watch over imperiled villages in the Darfur region of Sudan and posting the images online to enlist help preventing violence. | 6Sci/Tech |
3rd youth arrested in UK boy's killing
(AP)
AP - Police arrested a third teenager Friday in the shooting of an 11-year-old boy whose death has confronted a shocked Britain with the problem of youth violence and gang culture. | 13World |
'ET' Won't Run Ledger Party Video
"Entertainment Tonight" says it won't air a video it has acquired that shows the late Heath Ledger at a Hollywood party where drugs were apparently being taken.
The syndicated magazine's sister show, "The Insider," aired a "preview" of the video Wed... | 1Entertainment |
Firefox share up again in Europe
The average usage share of Mozilla's browser among European nations rose to 28 percent in December, up .7 percent from the month previous, XiTi Monitor finds. | 7Software and Developement |
Moto: caos su novita' per scooter
In due su 50 con nuove targhe, Codacons chiede proroga | 4Italia |
Six first-timers among NBA All-Star reserves (AFP)
AFP - San Antonio's Manu Ginobili and Washington's Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison were among six first-time selections when reserves for the National Basketball Association All-Star Game were named. | 8Sports |
White, Peterson make strong closing Heisman arguments
Jason White came back to Oklahoma because he wanted to win a championship. As a bonus, the Sooners' sixth-year senior quarterback just might become only the second player to win the Heisman Trophy twice. | 8Sports |
Google acquires ImageAmerica to boost mapping
Blog: Google has acquired a company that specializes in aerial photography, including its own digital camera system and aircraft to house it. | 6Sci/Tech |
Ferrovie: 10mila esuberi in 3 anni
Il risanamento e' partito, scrive il settimanale 'Economy' | 4Italia |
Yankees close in on Red Sox
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Pettitte won his 200th career game to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, closing the gap on American League East leaders Boston to a game and a half. | 8Sports |
Morgan Stanley acquires China's Nan Tung Bank
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said on Monday it has acquired Nan Tung Bank, a Zhuhai-based foreign funded bank formerly owned by a full subsidiary of Bank of China . | 0Business |
European equities higher despite credit concerns
(AFP)
AFP - Europe's main stock exchanges advanced on Thursday, with the auto sector in the driving seat in Germany despite widespread credit market concerns, dealers said. | 2Europe |
Kashmir solution hinges on Pak crackdown: Natwar
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan can make progress on resolving dispute over Kashmir only if Islamabad delivers on its promise to act against Kashmiri militants on its soil, Indiaâs foreign minister says. | 13World |
Meatpacker: Immigration raids were show
(AP)
AP - The head of meatpacker Swift & Co. said federal officials wanted a high-profile example of an immigration crackdown when they staged raids at its plants in six states in an identity theft investigation late last year. | 12U.S. |
Diamonds robbed from Louvre
Two diamonds worth over $14 million were robbed mid-afternoon from an antique dealers' show at the Paris Louvre museum yesterday. | 13World |
What is Microsoft planning with Fast's 'behavioral' search technology?
In a teleconference that appeared to get cut short, Microsoft today focused on how technology from Fast Search & Transfer. But it seemed to brush aside some other questions related to how Fast's technology might be used in Web advertising. | 7Software and Developement |
Sun patches Java patching
Coordinate, coordinate, coordinate
Microsoft's security practices seem to be rubbing off on Sun Microsystems as the company is changing the way it updates and secures Java.⊠| 7Software and Developement |
Indian politician freed from jail
Hindu nationalist Uma Bharti walks free from an Indian jail after a court orders her release. | 13World |
We won't Give into Kidnappers' Demands, Vows Iraq
Iraq today ruled out concessions to kidnappers threatening to murder British hostage Kenneth Bigley and two American colleagues within 24 hours. | 1Entertainment |
China rejects U.S. criticism of military build-up
BEIJING (Reuters) - China dismissed U.S. criticism of its military build-up on Tuesday, saying the world's most populous country was an important force for world peace. | 10Top News |
Usa: nuove case, a maggio -2,1%
Il dato e' superiore alle previsioni degli analisti | 4Italia |
Starbucks Corporation
Don't mess with my SBUX... | 0Business |
Fannie Mae's shortsightedness
The answer, according to a report by the US government-sponsored housing finance agency's newly invigorated regulator, is that it was as profitable as it wanted to be. | 0Business |
Turkey moved from UK 'was safe'
Cooked turkey products exported from the UK presented no risk, the government says. | 6Sci/Tech |
Ask Jeeves personalises Web searches
Ask Jeeves, the third-biggest US Web search provider, has unveiled MyJeeves, a new product that helps users personalise their Internet searches. | 6Sci/Tech |
Ukraine Court Throws Out Last Election Complaint
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Supreme Court threw out the last of four complaints on Thursday lodged by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, dealing a blow to his dogged bid to overturn his liberal rival's victory. | 13World |
Yahoo's stock sinks as turnaround stalls
(AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc.'s sagging stock drooped to a four-year low Wednesday as impatient investors expressed their exasperation with a turnaround strategy that seems to be progressing at the stuttering speed of a dial-up Internet connection. | 6Sci/Tech |
Critics 'trashing RUC reputation'
The RUC's reputation is being trashed as part of a political conspiracy, Northern Ireland's police union claims. | 2Europe |
Allawi blames massacre on US
Iraq's interim Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, has said that 'major neglect' by US-led forces led to the killing of 49 Iraqi army recruits by insurgents at the weekend. | 13World |
Sudan Fails to Curb Darfur Abuse, Annan's Draft Report Says
Sudan's government hasn't met United Nations demands to disarm the Janjaweed militia that drove 1.2 million black Africans from their homes in the Darfur region of western Sudan, a draft | 13World |
Il padre poliziotto dell'ultrà fermato "Che vergogna, era tra delinquenti"
Venerdì sera era nella sala operativa quando ha saputo della morte del collega e dell'arresto del figlio
Il padre poliziotto dell'ultrà fermato "Che vergogna, era tra delinquenti"
Si Ú messo in licenza: "Ho dato tutto a questo lavoro il ... | 4Italia |
.Net development gets new tools, code initiative
Avanade on Monday is partnering with Microsoft to release Enterprise Library, which features reusable code, tools, and guidance intended to make it easier to develop in the .Net environment. | 6Sci/Tech |
More Bad News From Dow Jones
The Wall Street Journal parent reports a 19% drop in Q4 income and provides lower guidance. | 0Business |
Bear guzzles 36 beers, passes out
On CNN | 10Top News |
UN Iran Report Held Up as Nuke Freeze Talks Stall
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has held up a new report on inspections in Iran while Tehran and the EU's "big three" try to break a deadlock in talks aimed at freezing Iran's uranium enrichment program, diplomats said on Friday. | 13World |
Iraq: autobomba in mercato, vittime
Rapimento Mezzaluna Rossa, rilasciati 15 ostaggi | 4Italia |
A pitch for presents of peace
With only 30 shopping days till Christmas, there's no time to lose. So here are some nifty gift ideas for the youngsters on your list: - JFK Reloaded. | 1Entertainment |
NFL Suspends Seattle Receiver Four Games (AP)
AP - Seattle receiver Koren Robinson was suspended without pay Monday for the next four games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy. | 8Sports |
Seattle Employment Lawsuit Settled By Calence, LLC and Dimension Data North America, Inc.
SEATTLE, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Calence, LLC and Dimension Data North America, Inc. jointly announced today the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Calence arising out of Dimension Data's hiring of certain employees in Calence's S... | 6Sci/Tech |
Turismo: calo presenze in Italia
Per il Codacons tariffe troppo alte per alberghi e strutture | 4Italia |
No New Closures of Japan Nuclear Reactors Needed (Reuters)
Reuters - No more Japanese nuclear reactors need to
be closed for inspections, electric power companies said on
Wednesday after submitting reports ordered by the government
following a reactor accident that killed four workers last
week. | 13World |
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