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PSA seen as leading race to buy CSX port assets Singapore-based PSA International is leading a pack of shipping giants, which includes tycoon Li Ka-shing #39;s flagship Hutchison Whampoa, that are prepared to shell out upward of US\$1 billion (HK\$7.8 billion) to buy CSX World Terminals #39; port assets | 2 |
France's Renault to invest 570 million dollars in South Korea (AFP) AFP - French auto giant Renault SA said it will invest some 570 million dollars in South Korea over the next three years as part of its global strategy to become a key player in Asia. | 0 |
Ntini strikes early for Proteas Kolkata - Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have consolidated the Indian innings after South Africa #39;s Makhaya Ntini claimed the wicket of Virender Sehwag (88) on the third day of the second Test at Eden Gardens on Tuesday. | 1 |
Bhopal activists accuse Indian govt of failing to bring main accused to book (AFP) AFP - Activists fighting for victims of the world's worst industrial accident in 1984 have accused the Indian government of dragging its feet on the extradition of the main accused in the case, US industrialist Warren Anderson. | 0 |
Florida A M Coach Joe Won't Get Extension (AP) AP - Florida A amp;M won't extend the contract of football coach Billy Joe beyond the 2005-06 season. | 1 |
Italy Faces Strike Day Against Tax Cuts 'For Rich' ROME (Reuters) - Italy's factories, trains, banks and planes will come to a standstill for hours Tuesday as unions stage a general strike to protest at plans for tax cuts they say will help the rich and cost the public sector. | 0 |
Olympics, Elections Boost US Ad Sales - Study The Athens Olympics and the US elections boosted total US advertising spending in the third quarter, leaving 2004-to-date spending levels 10.3 above the year-ago level, according to a study released Monday. | 2 |
Motorola Finalizes Freescale Split The Schaumburg, Ill., tech giant set final plans in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday to distribute to shareholders its remaining stake in the Austin, Texas, chip company. | 2 |
#39;There Goes the WOLFPACK!... #39; Delivering a little payback for a loss last season, Kansas defeats Nevada 85-52 in Allen Fieldhouse. Links and images inside. Kansas forward Wayne Simien (23) looks for the basket after getting past Nevada | 1 |
Officials Stumped by Australia, NZ Whale Beachings Scientists and wildlife officials continued to search Tuesday for what may have caused a series of mass strandings which left 168 whales and dolphins dead on Australian and New Zealand beaches in the past three days. | 0 |
Thousands of observers quit Romanian election BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania #39;s main civil rights group said Monday it was pulling thousands of observers out of the Romanian presidential election after being submerged by an avalanche of fraud allegations. | 0 |
College Basketball: Kansas, Oklahoma State Win LAWRENCE, Kan. (Sports Network) - Wayne Simien scored 14 points with 10 rebounds to lead No. 2 Kansas over Nevada, 85-52, at Allen Fieldhouse. | 1 |
France #39;s Renault to invest 570 million dollars in South Korea SEOUL (AFP) - French auto giant Renault SA said it will invest some 570 million dollars in South Korea over the next three years as part of its global strategy to become a key player in Asia. | 2 |
Internet Users Left Stranded After Intelsat Satellite Fails (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Commercial satellite operator Intelsat Ltd. lost use of one of its satellites Sunday -- a mishap that left some Internet customers stranded and could jeopardize a proposed #36;5 billion deal to sell the company to a group of four venture capital firms. | 3 |
Screen saver to go on offensive against spam web sites Internet users fed up with spam can go on the offensive by downloading a screen saver aimed at hitting junkmailers in the pocket, according to Net portal Lycos. | 3 |
Sony Takes on iPod with New Hard Disk Walkman (Reuters) Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) unveiled its first\MP3-compatible, hard disk Walkman music player on Tuesday in an\attempt to recover ground lost to Apple Computer's \iPod. | 3 |
NBA Wrap: Boykins Helps Nuggets Down Lowly Hornets (Reuters) Reuters - Earl Boykins contributed 22 points to\help the Denver Nuggets overcome the absence of top scorer\Carmelo Anthony to defeat the New Orleans Hornets 76-67 Monday. | 1 |
Brett Favre Shines as Green Bay Mauls St. Louis Brett Favre celebrated his 200th consecutive start by throwing three touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers destroyed the St. Louis Rams 45-17 at Lambeau Field Monday. | 1 |
Time for coach to practice patience One door opened and another shut Monday. In the hallway separating the two, a place better known as Cardinals purgatory, Josh McCown watched his career flash before his eyes. | 1 |
Sybase Partners with IBM to Sell Database Software (Reuters) Reuters - Sybase Inc. said on Tuesday\that it will partner with hardware vendor IBM to market\its Linux database software, potentially dealing a blow to Sun\Microsystems, another long-standing partner. | 3 |
Officials Stumped by Australia, NZ Whale Beachings (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists and wildlife officials\continued to search Tuesday for what may have caused a series\of mass strandings which left 168 whales and dolphins dead on\Australian and New Zealand beaches in the past three days. | 3 |
UN Panel Proposes New Criteria for Using Force (Reuters) Reuters - A report by a high-level panel\on reforming the United Nations proposes expanding the criteria\for U.N. military action but maintains the need for Security\Council approval, U.N. diplomats said. | 0 |
Diana video tape screened in US A video of Princess Diana talking about her life is aired on American television. | 0 |
Annan 'Disappointed' in Son's Lack of Disclosure U.N. Secretary-General Kofi\Annan said on Monday he was "disappointed" his son did not tell him the full story of his ties to a firm involved\in the U.N. oil-for-food program, now under investigation. | 0 |
Sybase Partners with IBM to Sell Database Software NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sybase Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=SY.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">SY.N</A> said on Tuesday that it will partner with hardware vendor IBM <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=IBM.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">IBM.N</A> to market its Linux database software, potentially dealing a blow to Sun Microsystems, another long-standing partner. | 3 |
US Plane in Afghanistan Presumed Crashed -- Sources KABUL (Reuters) - An aircraft that went missing in central Afghanistan at the weekend is presumed to have crashed with three U.S. military passengers and three U.S. civilian crew aboard, military and security sources said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Pedestrians and Drivers Beware! Motoboys Are in a Hurry Daring motorcycle messengers seem immune to delays in South America's largest city. | 0 |
Sony, IBM, Toshiba offer details on upcoming 'Cell' chip The three companies are investing billions of dollars to develop and prepare for mass production of Cell, a multicore semiconductor composed of several processors that work together to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. | 3 |
Some retailers had luxurious weekend quot;I think the start was very mixed, quot; said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz amp; Associates, a national retail consulting and investment banking firm in New York. | 2 |
Government claims collusion for the first time Investigators looking into price manipulation in the natural gas industry charged five former traders Monday, and for the first time accused workers from different companies of colluding to move the market. | 2 |
Intelsat sale could fall through Intelsat lost a satellite during the weekend, and that could put its \$5 billion sale to private investors in jeopardy. Intelsat says a sudden and unexpected electrical-distribution anomaly caused the permanent loss of the spacecraft. | 2 |
California company offers workers #39;hot deal #39; for purchasing a <b>...</b> An environmentally minded California software firm says it will give \$5,000 to every one of its 1,500 US workers who buys a gas-electric hybrid vehicle rated 45 miles per gallon or more in highway driving. | 2 |
Halliburton says way clear for units to exit bankruptcy An order signed Monday by a federal bankruptcy judge in Pennsylvania clears the way for Halliburton #39;s KBR unit to emerge from bankruptcy by year #39;s end, according to the Houston company. | 2 |
Reliant plans debt sale of \$4 billion Reliant Energy, a producer of power in 12 US states, plans to sell about \$4 billion in new debt in a refinancing that may cut the company #39;s interest costs. | 2 |
US movie studios back HD DVD format Four US movie studios have announced their intention to release next-generation DVDs in the Toshiba-backed HD DVD format, the technology firm announced on Monday. | 3 |
Microsoft Order Pulled by Beijing Amid Focus on Local Products Beijing #39;s municipal government canceled an order for Microsoft Corp. computer software following official complaints that local governments aren #39;t buying enough domestically-developed software. | 3 |
Favre, Packers pummel Rams CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Quarterback Brett Favre celebrated his 200th straight start with three touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers defeated the St. | 1 |
Stanford dismisses coach quot;It was an extremely difficult decision, quot; Athletic Director Ted Leland said, quot;but I simply felt that the program was in need of new direction and leadership. | 1 |
Agency OK #39;s plan to monitor Iran #39;s nuclear programs The UN nuclear agency agreed yesterday on a plan for policing Iran #39;s nuclear programs designed to avoid a showdown at the United Nations. | 0 |
Sharon says early elections are a political and economic danger <b>...</b> After losing two no-confidence motions, PM vows he will do everything in his power to expand Coalition and avoid elections, but stressed, If we are forced to declare elections, we shall. | 0 |
Four Studios Give Backing to a Format for DVD's Four Hollywood studios announced that they would release films in a new high-definition DVD format by the end of next year, an advance in the effort to define a new DVD standard. | 3 |
Dollar Recovers Against Euro, Yen TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar recovered against the euro and the yen on Tuesday following poor Japanese output figures, although many traders suspect the U.S. currency's two-day reprieve from weeks of heavy selling won't last long. | 2 |
Harmony puts brave face on 11 Harmony Gold, which has managed to acquire only 10,8 of Gold Fields in the first stage of its hostile take-over bid, put a brave face on its offer yesterday, saying it would immediately launch the second part of its offer for the remaining shares. | 2 |
Willis Group hires top Marsh broker SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Willis Group said Monday that it hired a top broker from larger rival Marsh amp; McLennan, one of the first signs talent is on the move as a result of Eliot Spitzer #39;s probe of the industry. | 2 |
Martha Stewart Eyeing Reality TV Comeback Martha Stewart is making big plans to return to the small screen next year following her five-month gig in a West Virginia prison. | 2 |
quot;Twelve Days of Christmas quot; True Love Gifts Have you ever considered giving your quot;true love quot; everything offered in the traditional timeless song, Twelve Days of Christmas? | 2 |
TOSHIBA IN A DVD WIN Four Hollywood studios promised to support Toshiba #39;s next generation of DVD technology, due in stores next fall. The technology, called HD-DVD, is doing battle with Sony | 3 |
Cell Phones New Targets For Hackers Since the Skulls virus hit, people are starting to become aware of the fact that cell phones are just as vulnerable to attacks as computers. | 3 |
Celtics enjoy laugher When Doc Rivers has dinner with Orlando coach Johnny Davis and Magic players Pat Garrity and Grant Hill sometime next summer, there should be some interesting conversation. | 1 |
Early success for South Africa Rahul Dravid completed a solid half-century as India reached 198 for three at lunch on the third day of the second and final Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens on Tuesday. | 1 |
China, Asean eye biggest free trade zone VIENTIANE - China and 10 South-east Asian countries signed historic trade pacts to pave the way for the world #39;s biggest free-trade zone by 2010, with a total population of nearly two billion people. | 0 |
Ukraine president wants new election KIEV, Ukraine -- Facing a relentless tide of opposition protests, embattled President Leonid Kuchma said Monday that a new election might be the only way out of a spiraling crisis that threatens to break up this former Soviet republic between the pro | 0 |
Australia accused of double standards as anti-proliferation meeting starts (AFP) AFP - Australia may have "innocently" exported nuclear technology to parties with weapons of mass destruction programs, Defence Minister Robert Hill said on the sidelines of an anti-proliferation forum. | 0 |
Efforts Made to OK Foreign Born Presidents (AP) AP - The nation's forefathers envisioned a president born in the good ol' U.S. of A.; a red, white and true-blue chief executive for when the band strikes up "Hail to the Chief." | 0 |
Taking flight in N.H. Manchester Airport is the only one of the three major airports serving the Boston area that has increased its market share since 2001, according to a Boston Globe analysis of passenger data. | 2 |
A revolution grows up Is the revolution over already? I'm talking about the Internet retailing revolution, which over the past six years has changed the way much of America shops. | 2 |
Cambridge Heart hits a snag Cambridge Heart Inc. , a small, publicly traded company based in Bedford, has suffered a setback in its bid to persuade Medicare to mandate its tests for a registry of implantable defibrillator patients. | 2 |
LinuxWorld to visit Hub for 1st time LinuxWorld Conference amp; Expo will come to Boston for the first time in February, underscoring the area's standing as a hub for the open-source software being adopted by thousands of businesses. | 2 |
Adapting to shift in tech landscape Research firms rode high during the high-tech boom, advising businesses to use technology to cut costs and boost efficiency. | 2 |
Short-term T-bill rates up Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities rose in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold \$19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 2.20 percent, up from 2.16 percent last week. An additional \$17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 2.40 percent, up from 2.37 percent. | 2 |
Crude nears \$50 a barrel Crude oil futures rose to within a quarter of \$50 a barrel yesterday after a gas leak shut down a North Sea oil production platform, and as traders weighed concerns about heating oil supplies against the fact that temperatures have been mild in recent weeks. | 2 |
Merck moves to retain key staff Merck amp; Co. has adopted a severance plan that offers some executives one-time payments of up to triple their salary plus other perks if the troubled pharmaceutical giant is acquired and they lose their jobs. | 2 |
EU calls dollar's weakness 'unwelcome' The euro's growing strength against the US dollar is quot;unwelcome, quot; the European Central Bank chief said yesterday as the 12-nation European currency hovered just below a record high. | 2 |
Gold passes \$450 per ounce for the 1st time since 1988 Gold futures hit a 16-year high yesterday, continuing a bull run that has gold companies quot;living the dream, quot; according to one industry analyst. | 2 |
Former owner to operate WBIX-AM Former owner Alex Langer is poised to resume operations of WBIX-AM this week amid signs the station is about to significantly cut back on its signature business news and information programs. Langer sold WBIX to accused embezzler Bradford Bleidt in 2002 for \$10 million, but was still owed \$7 million when Bleidt was arrested and charged this month with stealing ... | 2 |
Vioxx study's publication derailed by FDA queries Government questions about ''basic data integrity quot; derailed publication of a report raising safety concerns about arthritis drug Vioxx on the eve of a contentious congressional hearing, according to an e-mail exchange. | 2 |
Studios choose sides in format battle to succeed DVDs Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs. | 2 |
Dollar Recovers Against Euro, Yen (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar recovered against the euro and\the yen on Tuesday following poor Japanese output figures,\although many traders suspect the U.S. currency's two-day\reprieve from weeks of heavy selling won't last long. | 2 |
Think tanks see no eurozone rate change Nine leading think tanks in the eurozone have predicted that interest rates will stay unchanged for six months. The forecast comes from a new quot;Euroframe quot; outlook, in which Ireland #39;s Economic and Social Research Institute is one of the institutes involved. | 2 |
WILLIS SNAGS MARSH STARS Embattled Marsh amp; McLennan Cos. has lost more than a dozen brokers in the past six weeks, since Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged them with bid-rigging and the stock price fell by 40 percent. | 2 |
Qatar Sees #36;30 as Fair Price for Oil (Reuters) Reuters - Qatari Energy Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah\said on Tuesday that #36;30 a barrel was a fair price for oil -- a\level nearly #36;20 below U.S. crude futures. | 2 |
#39;Skulls #39; Mobile Security Threat Seen Low-McAfee A computer program known as quot;Skulls quot; with potentially destructive capability aimed at advanced mobile devices was seen as a low threat because it had not targeted consumers, security software maker McAfee Inc. | 3 |
Oates: Favre delivers on hype GREEN BAY - It was clear from the non-stop Brett Favre hype that aired on ABC and its little brother, ESPN, all weekend the television network had pulled some strings with the NFL to get Favre #39;s 200th consecutive start on quot;ABC #39;s Monday Night Football. | 1 |
Mets offer reportedly 3 years, \$38M After reportedly having dinner with right-hander Pedro Martinez last Thursday, Mets general manager Omar Minaya has made an offer that tops the one the Red Sox submitted, The New York Times reported. | 1 |
The BCS shuffle University of Texas head coach Mack Brown didn #39;t have long to savor his team #39;s 26-13 victory over in-state rival Texas A amp;M. | 1 |
Pakistan #39;s Musharraf sees chance for #39;peaceful coexistence #39; with <b>...</b> Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said here Monday that he looks forward to quot;a peaceful coexistence quot; with India as the nuclear-armed neighbors seek to push their peace process forward. | 0 |
Qatar Sees \$30 as Fair Price for Oil DOHA (Reuters) - Qatari Energy Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah said on Tuesday that \$30 a barrel was a fair price for oil -- a level nearly \$20 below U.S. crude futures. | 2 |
Japan's Nikkei Average Closes Lower TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average closed 0.72 percent lower on Tuesday after weak industrial output data sapped investor appetite for technology issues, but declines were limited as the dollar firmed against the yen for a second day. | 2 |
Film studios snub Sony DVD format Three Hollywood studios choose to use next-generation DVD technology backed by Toshiba, snubbing a rival product promoted by Sony. | 2 |
Oracle Takes Over PeopleSoft (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) finally has won control of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) after an 18-month takeover battle, making the Redwood Shores, California-based company the world's second-largest vendor of business management applications software. | 3 |
Russian Buddhists trudge through snow to see Dalai Lama (AFP) AFP - Hundreds of Buddhists in southern Russia marched through snow to see and hear the Dalai Lama as he continued a long-awaited visit to the country in spite of Chinese protests. | 0 |
Technology NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Slower growth and reduced profits will likely squeeze three of the nation #39;s top 10 personal computer manufacturers out of the market by 2007, a research firm predicted Monday. | 3 |
Kazaa owners launch defence in file-swap copyright infringement <b>...</b> The owners of file-swapping giant Kazaa claimed Tuesday their software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music and movies online, is no different from video recorders as they launched their defence in a landmark music | 3 |
Rescued whales head out to sea as scientists blame weather for beachings (AFP) AFP - Rescuers succeeded in saving most of the whales still stranded on beaches in Australia and New Zealand as scientists pinpointed cyclical weather patterns as a likely cause of increased beachings. | 0 |
China forges free trade area VIENTIANE, LAOS -- Rising power China moved yesterday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian countries aimed at creating the world #39;s largest free trade area by 2010 -- a sprawling | 0 |
White House Awaits Proof on Iran Promises (AP) AP - The United States is taking a time out from browbeating Iran about its nuclear weapons, giving way #151; for now, at least #151; while the Europeans try to sweet-talk Iran's uranium enrichment to a halt. | 0 |
Nuclear Freeze Talks Must Not Last Too Long - Iran TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is prepared to keep uranium enrichment activities frozen as long as nuclear negotiations continue with the EU, but those talks should not last too long, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said Tuesday. | 0 |
Mirabelli signs for two years Hard as they tried, the Red Sox were unable to dissuade Gabe Kapler from bolting to Japan. But they made sure another key bench player will return next season when they enticed Doug Mirabelli to sign a two-year contract worth \$3 million, the richest deal of his career. | 1 |
Browns linebacker Davis out for season The Patriots will meet yet another team that has a key player missing because of injury, this time on defense. | 1 |
Hardly cavalier about Cleveland For the Patriots this weekend, it's back to Cleveland, where Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli first got together years ago. | 1 |
Trojans seeking top of the heap One game into Bridgewater-Raynham's league schedule, the Trojans' season appeared to be over. After losing to Marshfield to open Old Colony League play Oct. 30, the Trojans figured their chances at surviving beyond Thanksgiving were as good as a turkey's. With only four teams in the league, Marshfield seemed a safe bet to garner its playoff berth. | 1 |
It took a while, but Lions are roaring now For a team coming off back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, Chelmsford sure found itself flying under the radar coming into this season. | 1 |
It's hardly a weighty issue for Colonials Density may be important in physics, but Acton-Boxboro thinks the concept is overrated -- especially when it comes to its football team. | 1 |
Fear of ethnic conflict charges Mosul unrest MOSUL, Iraq -- After Saddam Hussein was ousted and his security apparatus collapsed, many Iraqis predicted ethnic war. They feared ethnic militias like the Kurdish Peshmerga would fill the security vacuum and engage in a bloody power struggle. | 0 |
Ukraine president eyes new vote KIEV -- Facing a relentless tide of opposition protests, embattled President Leonid Kuchma said yesterday that a new election might be the only way out of a spiraling crisis that threatens to break up this former Soviet republic between the pro-Russia east and the Western-leaning rest of Ukraine. | 0 |
Agency OK's plan to monitor Iran's nuclear programs VIENNA -- The UN nuclear agency agreed yesterday on a plan for policing Iran's nuclear programs designed to avoid a showdown at the United Nations. | 0 |
Blair urges dialogue with US on climate LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday urged a new international dialogue with the United States on climate change, weeks before Britain takes over the presidency of the G8 group of industrialized nations. quot;The most important thing is to try to get a dialogue with America on how we recognize both the scale of the problem on greenhouse gas emissions ... | 0 |
A brief history of Iran's nuclear program 2002 Jan. President Bush describes Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as an quot;axis of evil. quot; | 0 |
A leader indicates Hamas holding off JERUSALEM -- A local Hamas leader indicated yesterday the militant group would not attack Israelis during the Palestinian presidential campaign and would consider a formal truce with Israel in the latest signs of hope for renewed peace efforts in the region. | 0 |
Sinn Fein leaders, police chief meet in bid for peace accord LONDON -- Leaders of the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party talked with Northern Ireland's police commander for the first time ever yesterday in pursuit of a new peace agreement between Catholics and Protestants. | 0 |
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