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Mobile Phone Firms Link for New High-Speed Standard (Reuters) Reuters - Leading wireless carriers and telecoms\equipment makers have agreed to develop an advanced mobile\phone standard capable of sending high-resolution video in an\instant, Japan's NTT DoCoMo said on Friday. | 3 |
Dexia formally abandon #39;s merger plans with Italy #39;s Sanpaolo BRUSSELS : French-Belgian bank Dexia said that it has decided to terminate its plans to form an alliance with Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI. | 2 |
Crime Spurs South Africa's Inventors to Action (Reuters) Reuters - Want a computer that screams when\a thief strikes? Or a personal tracking unit in case you get\kidnapped? | 3 |
Yahoo, Google Stocks Up on Upbeat Analyst Forecast (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Internet search companies\Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. rose on Monday\after Goldman Sachs raised its fourth-quarter estimates for\both companies. | 3 |
England: Terry paces Chelsea Defender John Terry scored twice in three minutes as Chelsea beat Charlton 4-0 Saturday to open up a five-point lead at the top of the English Premier League. | 1 |
Seoul cautious about anti-US tariffs November 29, 2004 Seoul said yesterday it would be cautious about levying retaliatory tariffs on US products, after the World Trade Organization on Friday gave Korea and six other economies the green light to enact such tariffs in response to a US | 2 |
Dexia calls off talks with Italian bank Dexia, the French-Belgian bank, on Sunday called off merger talks with Italy #39;s Sanpaolo IMI, ending the prospect of Europe #39;s biggest cross-border banking deal. | 2 |
NASA will smash comet to see what #39;s inside You can learn something about a rock by looking at it. But what most geologists really want is to smack it with a hammer. And that #39;s just what planetary scientists will do July 4 when | 3 |
Bad Defense Spells Doom for Chiefs' Year (AP) AP - The Kansas City Chiefs have proved once more that no matter how high any offense might soar, all is lost when the defense can't stop anything. | 1 |
Fleming walks in and out of debate CRICKET has its walkers and its stayers and now New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has declared himself as the Kiwi in the middle. | 1 |
Juve Lead Is Cut AC Milan closed the gap on leaders Juventus to four points after receiving a helping hand from city-rivals Inter. Having already won their game at Chievo earlier in the day thanks to on-loan Chelsea striker | 1 |
Dollar Rebounds But Tone Is Wary on Jobs NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rebounded on Monday after last week's heavy sell-off but analysts were uncertain if the rally would hold after fresh economic data suggested the December U.S. jobs report due Friday might not live up to market expectations. | 2 |
Iraqi politician calls for elections delay Iraqi politician Adnan Pachachi has called for a six-month delay before elections originally scheduled for 30 January. Citing the tense security situation and the need to ensure thet greatest number of Iraqis | 0 |
Scandal-shocked Israelis ask if the army has lost its way JERUSALEM: Israel #39;s once-unshakable faith in the morality of the army has been put to the test by a series of recent scandals, one of which saw a soldier empty his weapon into | 0 |
Powerful quake rocks northern Japan, sparks tsunami warning TOKYO (AFP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked the northern Japan island of Hokkaido, said the Kyodo news agency. | 0 |
Panthers 21 Buccaneers 14 CHARLOTTE, NC Jake Delhomme (del-OHM #39;) threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to rookie Keary Colbert with 20 seconds remaining to give Carolina a 21-to-14 victory over Tampa Bay. | 1 |
USC Retains Top Spot in AP Football Poll (AP) AP - A week after losing some support as the No. 1 team, Southern California got it right back. Top-ranked USC received 52 first-place votes, four more than last week, and 1,610 points in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday. In the previous poll, Southern Cal lost three first-place votes. | 1 |
Bush Urges Northern Ireland Peace Efforts (AP) AP - Intervening for the second time in three days, President Bush on Sunday telephoned Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in an effort to advance negotiations toward a power-sharing agreement between Northern Ireland's Catholics and Protestants. | 0 |
Actress Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins-Report (Reuters) Reuters - Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to\twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday,\People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous\source. | 3 |
Powerful Earthquake Hits Northern Japan (AP) AP - A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, swaying buildings, throwing objects off shelves and triggering a tiny tsunami wave that reached the shore. | 0 |
Texans Top Titans, Break Losing Streak (AP) AP - David Carr put together a huge comeback of his own after Brett Favre showed him how to do it last week. Carr threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns and Domanick Davis rushed for a season-high 129 yards and a score to help the Houston Texans rally from an 18-point deficit in a 31-21 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. | 1 |
Patriots Set NFL Record for Scoring First (AP) AP - Adam Vinatieri's 28-yard field goal early in the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens put New England up 3-0 and gave them an NFL record with 16 consecutive regular-season games in which they've scored first. | 1 |
Greek PM meets Mubarak (AFP) AFP - Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, the first Greek premier to visit Egypt in 12 years, held talks in Cairo with President Hosni Mubarak. | 0 |
Taiwan Celluar chief voices 3G doubts (FT.com) FT.com - Taiwan's telecommunications industry will need another two years before third-generation mobile services generate substantial revenue, according to Harvey Chang, president and CEO of Taiwan Cellular, the island's second-largest mobile phone operator. | 3 |
Pakistan's Musharraf starts Brazil visit (AFP) AFP - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf travels to the Brazilian capital for talks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he seeks to strengthen his country's international ties and open new markets. | 0 |
No. 1 Tennessee Edges Temple, 52-48 (AP) AP - Shanna Zolman scored five of her 10 points in the final minutes and Shyra Ely made two free throws with 11.9 seconds left, helping top-ranked Tennessee beat Temple 52-48 Sunday. | 1 |
Eagles Clinch N.F.C. East Title Brian Westbrook scored two touchdowns and the Eagles' defense made life miserable for Eli Manning and frustrating for Barrett Green. | 1 |
Bid builds to delay Iraq vote Violence and a lack of preparedness spur calls to postpone the Jan. 30 election. | 0 |
US smooths way in Fallujah for Muslim relief agency The fluid security environment has convinced the Red Crescent that it must coordinate its relief efforts with US forces. | 0 |
Religious Leaders Clash on 'Meet the Press' Four religious leaders illustrated in a TV appearance today just how passionate and difficult such dialogues can be. | 0 |
Anti-terrorism, security issues likely to be key agenda items in Bush visit (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - For George W. Bush, who has defined his presidency in terms of fighting terror, national security is a must which trumps almost all other issues. | 0 |
Juventus denied by Inter fightback Juventus blew a two goal lead in the second half to be held to a 2-2 draw Inter Milan in the San Siro on Sunday. Ironically, Inter #39;s heroics helped arch-rivals and Serie A champions AC | 1 |
Liga Wrap: Barca Storm Nine Points Clear Barcelona opened up a nine-point lead at the top of La Liga on Saturday night with a 2-1 win at Getafe. Rafael Marquez and Deco scored early on to give the Catalan giants a two-goal lead after just 22 minutes. | 1 |
Efforts to remove fear of China among Asean Even as smaller countries of the 10-member Asean grouping have expressed reservations about the proposed Free Trade Area (FTA) with China as it will put them at a great disadvantage, efforts are on to remove their misgivings. | 0 |
Swiss Voters Endorse Limits on Stem Cell Research Swiss voters endorsed restrictive legislation on stem cell research Sunday that forbids the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with some other continental European countries. | 0 |
Earthquake hits Japan northern island A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has hit a wide area of Japan #39;s northern most main island of Hokkaido. Public broadcaster NHK says several people, including an elderly woman and a 13 | 0 |
Bengals Top Browns in Near-Record Shootout (AP) AP - Kelly Holcomb threw for 400 yards and five touchdowns #151; and lost. Cincinnati and Cleveland played the most remarkable game in their intrastate rivalry Sunday, a wacky 58-48 Bengals victory that turned into the second-highest scoring game in NFL history. | 1 |
ASEAN links push free trade VIENTIANE, Laos: China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to make substantial progress in advancing the free trade area (FTA) at their summit to be held here today. | 0 |
Jordans King strips his half-brother of royal title King Abdullah of Jordan has stripped his half-brother and heir apparent of his title as crown prince on Sunday. King Abdullah announced at the state television on Sunday that the move was aimed at allowing | 0 |
Syracuse Slams the Door on B.C.'s Big East Finale The floundering Orange were supposed to roll over Saturday, allowing Boston College to earn its first spot in a B.C.S. game. | 1 |
Iowa State Misses a Chance To Play for the Big 12 Title Gerald Riggs ran 12 yards for a touchdown with 38 seconds remaining and No. 15 Tennessee defeated Kentucky, 37-31, Saturday. | 1 |
Ebersol Survives Crash NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol survives a plane crash in southwestern Colorado on Sunday. | 1 |
New Pokemon For Cube November 26, 2004 - Pokemon Colosseum and Pokemon Channel may already be making many a GameCube-owning Poke-fan happy, but Pokemon isn #39;t done with GameCube yet. | 3 |
American wins super-G AMERICAN Bode Miller won a men #39;s World Cup super-G here today, capturing his second race in as many days and his third in three starts so far this season. | 1 |
NFL: Philadelphia 27, NY Giants 6 The Philadelphia Eagles clinched their fourth straight NFL East title Sunday with a 27-6 win over the New York Giants. Donovan McNabb passed for 244 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score for Philadelphia, 10-1. | 1 |
Swiss voters approve stem cell research using human embryos GENEVA (AFP) - Two-thirds of Swiss voters approved a new law that allows medical research on stem cells taken from human embryos but bars cloning, official results from a referendum showed. | 0 |
Sarkozy charts course as new party leader PARIS In a move that could change the face of French politics, Nicolas Sarkozy, the popular finance minister whose personal and ideological differences with President Jacques Chirac are well known, took over the helm of the governing center-right party on | 0 |
Briefs: Dexia drops Sanpaolo talks Dexia said Sunday that it had decided to formally terminate its plans to form an alliance with the Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI. The board of the French-Belgian bank quot;has noted unanimously that the conditions | 2 |
Clippers Defeat Warriors, 103-91 (AP) AP - Elton Brand scored six of his 25 points in the final four minutes and finished with 13 rebounds, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 103-91 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. | 1 |
Summary Box: Iran Vows to Stop Enrichment (AP) AP - THE NEWS: Iran agreed Sunday not to test any centrifuges as part of a total suspension of nuclear activities that can yield uranium for atomic weapons. | 0 |
No. 23 La. Tech Defeats Ark. St., 67-50 (AP) AP - Shan Moore had 14 points and eight rebounds to help No. 23 Louisiana Tech beat Arkansas State 67-50 on Sunday. | 1 |
Pakistan's Musharraf takes in Rio's sites in historic trip (AFP) AFP - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf visited tourist spots here before heading to the capital Brasilia for talks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first trip to Latin America by a Pakistani leader. | 0 |
Carsley rescues point for Everton against Newcastle Lee Carsley #39;s curling free-kick earned high-flying Everton a point in manager David Moyes #39; 100th Premiership game. Craig Bellamy burst through to make it 1-0 before Jermaine Jenas #39; volley hit the bar and Alan | 1 |
Real Madrid Wins in Spain; Juventus Draws in Italy (Update1) Brazilian striker Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid, winless in its previous two games, beat Levante 5-0 in Spain. AC Milan gained ground in Italy after leader Juventus blew a late | 1 |
USC routs Notre Dame; BC and Iowa State blow chances Saturday BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - Two years ago, Carson Palmer won the Heisman Trophy after a fantastic outing against Notre Dame. Matt Leinart may have earned himself the same piece of hardware after his performance Saturday. | 1 |
Spain: Real Madrid crush Levante Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid ended a two-game winless slide with a 5-0 Spanish league victory over seventh-placed Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. | 1 |
Swiss approve stem-cell research law GENEVA Swiss voters have backed a law allowing stem-cell research in the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States. | 0 |
Magnitude 4.6 Quake Jolts Japan #39;s Northern Island of Hokkaido An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7 hit Japan #39;s northern island of Hokkaido early this morning, causing injuries and triggering a tsunami warning. | 0 |
Kazaa offers unlimited free Internet calls Sharman Networks Ltd., distributor of the Kazaa file-sharing software, has launched its latest version which enables users to make free online calls anywhere in the world. | 3 |
Bus reaches century mark again in Staley #39;s absence Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Duce Staley missed his fourth straight game Sunday with a bruised hamstring, but Jerome quot;The Bus quot; Bettis ran for 100 yards and a score in Pittsburgh #39;s 16-7 victory over Washington. | 1 |
Economical Agenda Boastful Brown may yet come unstuck WHEN Gordon Brown gets to his feet in the Commons this Thursday to deliver his Pre-Budget Report, the nation can look forward to a stream of boasting over Britains economic performance. | 2 |
Mellor the hero for Liverpool THERE WERE THREE WONDERFUL goals at Anfield yesterday, but only one was a winner. Few were predicting that it would come from Liverpool and no one but his closest relatives (and even they | 1 |
Everton spirit earns a point A CENTURY REACHED IN THE style of Michael Atherton; cussed, scruffy, with a minimum of graceful shots, blessed by good fortune, bloody-minded and bloody impressive. | 1 |
Ronaldo leads Real in rout Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid #39;s #39;galacticos #39; dominated Sunday at the Bernabeu in a 5-0 demolition of Levante. | 1 |
Shorthanded Clippers fight off Warriors LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Even without leading scorer Corey Maggette, the Los Angeles Clippers were able to complete a sweep. Elton Brand scored 25 points and Bobby Simmons added 22 to lift the Clippers to a | 1 |
Hughes brews a little magic against Raptors CBC SPORTS ONLINE - No matter how hard the Toronto Raptors fought or well they shot, the Washington Wizards always found a way to rally back. | 1 |
GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: Are the Eagles good, or is everyone else bad <b>...</b> The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East again. Big deal. They did that before the season started. The Eagles have played four games in the division and have outscored the Redskins, Cowboys and Giants by a combined 135-50. | 1 |
ARCHBISHOPS CALL TO END GAY SLURS The Archbishop of Canterbury has written to conservatives in the Anglican Communion, asking them to refrain from using hostile words about homosexuals. | 0 |
Eagles Continue to Dominate NFC East (AP) AP - The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East again. Big deal #151; they did that before the season started. | 1 |
On a Day of Relative Calm in Iraq, Debate on Election Delay Continues Iraqi political figures continued on Sunday to react to a movement by Sunni Arabs to delay elections by six months. | 0 |
Plane Carrying NBC President Ebersol Crashes in Colorado N.B.C. Sports Chairman and President Dick Ebersol survived a charter plane crash that killed at least two people, NBC said in a statement. | 0 |
Insurance chief says she #39;s heard no complaints in wake of scandal HARTFORD, Conn. -- Despite charges of bid-rigging and conflicts of interest against the insurance industry, Connecticut insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell said she has not found corruption in Connecticut. | 2 |
American Miller wins men #39;s World Cup giant-slalom ski competition LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - American Bode Miller won his first World Cup super-giant slalom race Sunday, giving him his third consecutive victory of the season and moving him into an exclusive club. | 1 |
James Becomes Youngest to Score 2,000 LeBron James scored 26 points to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 in a career, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 96-74 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. | 1 |
Capello scolds Juve, Mancini takes hope Juventus coach Fabio Capello scolded his side for easing off and allowing rivals Inter Milan two late goals which gave them a 2-2 draw at the San Siro on Sunday. | 1 |
UPDATE 2-Real crush Levante with second half goal salvo Real Madrid gave a stunning exhibition of finishing power to crush Levante 5-0 at the Bernabeu in the Primera Liga on Sunday. The home side had struggled to impose | 1 |
Barca on Cloud Nine Barcelona powered nine points clear at the top of the Primera Liga with a 2-1 win at Getafe. The damage was done early on with Rafael Marquez and Deco firing home goals in quick succession to give Barca a 2-0 lead by the 22nd minute. | 1 |
Clippers 103 Warriors 91 LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Clippers are assured of finishing November with a winning record for the first time since 1992. They #39;re 8-and-6 with one game left this month after beating Golden State 103-to-91. | 1 |
Wade Boggs Leads Hall of Fame Candidates (AP) AP - Wade Boggs might have to get used to a new routine Tuesday: life as a Hall of Famer. The five-time AL batting champion, known for his array of pre- and postgame rituals, is the top newcomer on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, joining holdovers Ryne Sandberg and Bruce Sutter. | 1 |
US, European Officials Await Decision on Iranian Nuclear Program The International Atomic Energy Agency could act to resolve a dispute over Iran #39;s nuclear program Monday. European negotiators and Tehran have been working behind closed doors to strike a deal. | 0 |
Minn. to Play in Music City Bowl in Tenn. (AP) AP - Minnesota will play in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31, the Golden Gophers' third straight postseason appearance. | 1 |
Clippers Climb in West Elton Brand scores 25 points to lift the Clippers over the Warriors, 103-91, and can finish November with a winning record for just the second time in 30 years. | 1 |
Weak dollar leaves central banks in a bind The story of the last week has been the fall and fall of the dollar with the currency touching daily record lows against the euro. | 2 |
No travel problems reported during Turnpike strike PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania Turnpike officials reported no significant backups at toll plazas on Sunday, one of the busiest travel days of the year, despite the absence of hundreds of unionized toll collectors who have been on strike since Wednesday. | 2 |
Overseas Investors May Purchase \$15 Billion of China #39;s Bad Debt International investors may buy as much as \$15 billion in bad loans in China in the next three years, said PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the world #39;s third-biggest accounting firm. | 2 |
Canada Post says possible strike won #39;t stop holiday mail OTTAWA - Canada Post is promising that holiday mail will move as usual whether or not their is a mail strike. The post office is reassuring Canadians their Christmas mail won #39;t be affected if administrative, clerical and technical workers go on strike. | 2 |
New Airbus craft to heat up rivalry The announcement of its new mid-sized plane will heat up rivalry between Airbus and Boeing. The board of EADS, parent company of Airbus, is on Monday expected to approve plans for the long-awaited, \$4bn-launch of a new mid-sized aircraft, the A350. | 2 |
Notre Dame Accepts Insight Bowl Invite Notre Dame Accepts Invitation to Play in Insight Bowl in Arizona Against Pac-10 Team on Dec. 28. Notre Dame #39;s quarterback Brady Quinn gets a pass off under pressure from Southern California #39;s Mike Patterson | 1 |
Brees, big-play Chargers too much for Chiefs Strip away the great plays and the wild action and San Diego #39;s 34-31 victory over Kansas City is reduced to a simple fact: big plays. | 1 |
Randle El, Bettis, lead Steelers to 16-7 win over struggling <b>...</b> The Washington Redskins only wish they were getting as much offence from their starters as the streaking Pittsburgh Steelers are from their backups. | 1 |
Panthers beat Buccaneers Martin Gramatica lined up for the go-ahead field goal and the Carolina Panthers assumed they would have to come from behind to beat Tampa Bay. | 1 |
Cards vs. Jets quarter-by-quarter Carter returned, but it was running back Curtis Martin and the offensive line that put the Jets ahead. Martin rushed for all but 10 yards of a 45-yard drive that stalled at the Cardinals 10. | 1 |
Governing party leads in Romania Romania #39;s former communists looked likely to retain power last night when exit polls put them comfortably ahead in elections for both parliament and president. | 0 |
King Hussein #39;s favoured son loses claim to Jordan #39;s throne The King of Jordan announced an abrupt change to his succession plans yesterday, stripping his half-brother, Hamza bin Hussein, of the title crown prince. | 0 |
Ono eyes Iraq exit in December 2005 Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono raised the possibility Sunday that the Self-Defense Forces #39; mission in Iraq will end in late 2005. | 0 |
Broncos Face Tough Rematch With Colts (AP) AP - The point spread #151; "Indianapolis -10" #151; pretty much says it all. | 1 |
Flying right The Boeing Co. will face competition to supply tankers to the Air Force, which could be good for the company. Most certainly, US taxpayers should win from having a deal decided competitively rather than through | 2 |
China ZTE Expects Sales Abroad To Bring 40 Rev In 2006 HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China #39;s No. 2 telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. (0763.HK) said Sunday it expects overseas sales to rise to contribute around 40 of its total revenue in 2006, compared with 13.4 posted in the first half of 2004. | 2 |
Fratello: No Deal Yet to Coach Grizzlies (AP) AP - Mike Fratello had "a nice conversation" with the Memphis Grizzlies about the team's vacant coaching position, but said no deal was in place for him to take over the club Sunday. | 1 |
Kazaa file-swapping trial begins Lawyers for Australia #39;s recording industry were launching a trial Monday against the owners of the popular file-swapping network Kazaa -- in the latest battle between copyright holders and computer users accused of music piracy. | 3 |
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