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SEC begins formal investigation of Newton biotech company The Securities and Exchange Commission has upgraded its investigation of Pro-Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Newton from an informal inquiry to a formal probe, according to the firm's most recent quarterly report to investors. The federal securities watchdog is looking at whether false or misleading statements were made about Pro-Pharmaceuticals, possibly by the company itself. | 2 |
Record labels sue Kazaa firm Major record labels are suing the firm behind Kazaa, the internet #39;s most-used file-swapping software. Sharman Networks, a firm based in Australia but registered in the Pacific island state of Vanuatu, is being | 3 |
NVIDIA SLI on two GeForce 6800 Ultras quot;NVIDIA #39;s SLI tech is about as cool as it gets, and I wanted to see what happens when you pair up a couple of GeForce 6800 Ultra cards for a PC graphics solution | 3 |
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) Japan and South Korea joined the rush to court Southeast Asia, agreeing Tuesday to launch free trade talks with the region #39;s leaders hours after they clinched a momentous market-opening deal with booming China. | 0 |
Whale beachings stump officials have left 169 whales and dolphins dead on Australian and New Zealand beaches in the past three days. By Tuesday, 96 long-finned pilot whales and bottle-nosed dolphins had died after the first beaching on Sunday at King Island, midway. | 0 |
Kellogg chooses experience for CEO President Bush #39;s choice of Kellogg chief executive Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary leaves the cereal and snack giant without the dynamic leader who has guided its remarkable turnaround. | 2 |
ECB #39;S Trichet calls on US to reduce budget deficit FRANKFURT (AFX) - European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet has called on the US to reduce its budget deficit, saying this will help facilitate a quot;gradual and smooth correction quot; of the ballooning US current account deficit. | 2 |
Hong Kong Shares Close Marginally Lower The blue-chip Hang Seng Index slipped 6.86 points, or 0.04 percent, to 14,060.05. On Monday, the index had gained 171.88 points, or 1.22 percent. | 2 |
Royal Group dismisses founder Vic De Zen as chairman, fires two <b>...</b> A special committee of independent directors at building products manufacturer Royal Group Technologies Ltd. (Woodbridge, ON) has fired president and CEO Douglas Dunsmuir and senior vice-president and CFO | 2 |
Diouf set for ban following spit fury ON-LOAN Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf is facing a three-match ban after his latest spitting controversy drew widespread disgust from the football world. | 1 |
** For the latest news, please refresh this page regularly ** Jesus Chavez: quot;I am getting ready to vamp up for this coming year. I #39;m going to take a fight in February. Not sure when in February but sometime in February and then I #39;m looking to get my title back. | 1 |
Gold Drops From 16-Year High in London as Dollar Climbs vs Euro Gold fell from a 16-year closing high in London, the first drop in five days, as the dollar rose against the euro, decreasing the appeal of the dollar-denominated metal as an alternative investment to US assets. | 2 |
Walgreen Profit Rises 30.5 Pct, Shares Up CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walgreen Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WAG.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WAG.N</A> on Monday posted a 30.5 percent rise in quarterly profit, boosted by sales of generic drugs and digital photo processing, sending its shares to a nearly three-year high. | 2 |
4 studios back new DVD format A new high-definition DVD format aimed at replacing current DVDs got a huge boost Monday when NBC Universal and three other heavyweight Hollywood studios endorsed electronics giant Toshiba #39;s new HD DVD. | 3 |
The power behind PlayStation 3? Some details of the highly-anticipated advanced microprocessor, code-named Cell, which is expected to power the PlayStation 3, have been released by the three firms responsible for the chip #39;s development - IBM, Sony and Toshiba. | 3 |
In Brief: Product Pipeline The speedy GeForce Go 6800 mobile graphics chip from NVidia helps power high-end, wide-screen notebooks. Plus: new Microsoft accounting software. | 3 |
SMITH #39;S SCOT IT IN THE BAG NOW WALTER SMITH will be unveiled as the new Scotland manager on Thursday after being offered the job last night. The former Rangers and Everton boss will sign a deal that will see him take charge until the 2008 European Championship. | 1 |
Russian gas giant plans Yukos bid Gazprom, Russia's gas monopoly, says it will bid in the \$8.65bn government sale of the main production arm of embattled oil firm Yukos. | 2 |
Spam Law Test A year after Congress enacted the CAN-SPAM legislation, our tests show that unsubscribing from marketing e-mail can still be hard. | 3 |
News In Brief The speedy GeForce Go 6800 mobile graphics chip from NVidia helps power high-end, wide-screen notebooks. Plus: new Microsoft accounting software. | 3 |
Bush taps top Latino exec WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday nominated Carlos Gutierrez, among the most prominent Hispanic business executives in the United States, to be his new Commerce secretary, as the president continued with what Republicans said would be a broad overhaul | 2 |
Russias Gas Monopoly Gazprom to Take Part in Yuganskneftegaz <b>...</b> On Tuesday, November 30, the Board of Directors of Russias natural gas monopoly Gazprom has approved the decision to take part in the auction for the sale of 76.8 percent of shares of Yuganskneftegaz, the main production asset of embattled Yukos Oil | 2 |
Dalai Lama Arrives in Southern Russia (AP) AP - The Dalai Lama arrived Monday for his first visit to Russia in 10 years after Moscow abruptly reversed its refusal to grant the Tibetan spiritual leader entry. | 0 |
Summary: Cuba Frees Three Dissidents (AP) AP - THE FREED: Cuba unexpectedly releases for health reasons three political dissidents: economics writer Oscar Espinosa Chepe, who has a liver ailment, Marcelo Lopez, who has a neurological disorder, and Margarito Broche, who suffered a heart attack in prison. | 0 |
US moves closer to harnessing hydrogen power US scientists say they have made a breakthrough in their quest to make low-cost hydrogen, possibly a step toward finding new sources of energy to end US dependence on foreign oil. | 3 |
Sharon contacts Labor on govt coalition Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approached the opposition Labor party with a tentative offer to join his coalition in hopes of avoiding early elections and saving his Gaza withdrawal plan. | 0 |
Dalai Lama Visits Russia Despite Chinese Objections The Russian government has allowed the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to visit the country despite longstanding opposition from China. | 0 |
Rebels Again Say Rwanda Troops Enter Congo Congo-based Rwandan rebels, under threat of imminent attack by Rwanda, repeated an allegation Tuesday that Rwandan troops had crossed the border in recent days to seize the vast country #39;s mineral-rich east. | 0 |
ANC seeks to calm war of words South Africa's ruling party tries to soothe the tempers of President Thabo Mbeki and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. | 0 |
Dow, GM to take fuel cell project to next stage A hydrogen fuel cell being tested since February at Dow Chemical Co. #39;s complex in Freeport has successfully generated electricity using hydrogen that is less than 100 percent pure, which is prompting an expanded test. | 2 |
Sharman begins defense in Kazaa case Sharman Networks, the company behind the Kazaa peer-to-peer file sharing software, began its defence in a Sydney court room on Tuesday against charges by members of the music industry that the company aided music piracy and copyright infringement. | 3 |
Sun to extend Multi-Platform Managed Services Sun Microsystems Inc. announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a small IT outsourcing company - SevenSpace. | 3 |
Arsenal striker on shortlist for FIFA award Arsenal Football Club forward Thierry Henry is one of three players nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award. The Frenchman enjoyed another successful year with the Highbury club, his goals leading them to the Premiership title last season. | 1 |
OECD sees Japanese growth slower at just above 2.0 pct in 2005 (AFP) AFP - The Japanese economy is expected to grow just above 2.0 percent in 2005 and 2006, losing some steam on slower exports after an estimated robust 4.0-percent expansion this year, according to the OECD. | 2 |
Govt quot;may need to raise taxes quot; Public borrowing is set to rise and the government will need to raise taxes or reduce spending to decisively cut the deficit, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says. | 2 |
Rentokil warns of lower earnings Services firm Rentokil Initial has warned of a likely deterioration in trading into the first-half of 2005 and earmarked some asset sales, as it continues to suffer from shrinking margins. | 2 |
Computer makers face slowdown, firm predicts Three of the nation #39;s top 10 personal computer manufacturers will likely leave the market by 2007 because of slower growth and reduced profits in the industry, a research firm predicted Monday. | 2 |
Putin to Respect New Ukraine Election -- Germany (Reuters) Reuters - Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed\in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard\Schroeder to respect the results of any new election in\Ukraine, the German government said on Tuesday in a statement. | 0 |
Hollywood backs HD DVD Hollywood film studios have pledged support for one of the competing formats battling for primacy in the DVD market. The group supporting the HD DVD optical disc format for high-definition video is vying with the rival Blu-ray Disc format . | 3 |
Screensaver hits back at spammers INTERNET users fed up with spam can go on the offensive by downloading a screensaver aimed at hitting junkmailers in the pocket, net portal Lycos said. | 3 |
Smith expected to be unveiled by Scotland The SFA have tried to play down speculation Smith (right) had been offered the job on Monday but his appointment would come as little surprise. | 1 |
Button admits to Williams mistake Jenson Button has admitted he was quot;misguided quot; in his attempts to switch to Williams for next season. The 24-year-old declared his intention to leave BAR in August but team boss David Richards prevented the move on legal grounds. | 1 |
Celts give Rivers victory vs. Magic Paul Pierce scored 24 points and Marcus Banks a season-high 20, and the visiting Boston Celtics put seven players in double figures en route to a 117-101 victory Monday against the Orlando Magic. | 1 |
Stanford cans classy Teevens #39; #39;It was an extremely difficult decision, but I simply felt that the program was in need of new direction and leadership, #39; #39; athletic director Ted Leland said Monday. | 1 |
Kazaa Launches Defense in Copyright Case (AP) AP - The owners of file-swapping giant Kazaa claimed Tuesday their software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music and movies online, doesn't differ from video recorders, as they launched their defense in a landmark music piracy case in Australia. | 3 |
Secretary-General Voices Hope for Access to Safe Drinking Water <b>...</b> United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced his hope to an international meeting on water, sanitation and hygiene that one day the world will no longer have to face the dire consequences of inadequate access to safe drinking water and basic | 0 |
Putin to Respect New Ukraine Election -- Germany BERLIN (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to respect the results of any new election in Ukraine, the German government said on Tuesday in a statement. | 0 |
Kagame: Army Will Deal With Congo Rebels (AP) AP - Rwanda's president on Tuesday warned that his forces will deal with rebels based in Congo and suggested they may already be doing so, a day after reports emerged that Rwandan troops had crossed in neighboring Congo. | 0 |
U.S. President Bush aims to avoid missteps on official visit to Canada (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush's trip north of the border will be akin to a polite dance where he'll try to avoid missteps that could create more anti-Americanism in Canada. For his part, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin will want to avoid looking as if he's bending to U.S. will on trade and security issues. | 0 |
OECD cuts growth outlook for US, Japan, Europe on oil LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development cut its 2005 economic growth forecasts for the US, Japan and the eurozone, citing a period of sustained high oil prices. | 2 |
Nationwide predicts house price freeze House prices across the UK will come to a virtual standstill in 2005, the Nationwide Building Society predicted today. The lender said that property prices in Britain look set to rise by just 2 across the year, compared to a rise of 13 in 2004. | 2 |
Chairman says weak dollar, one-off costs have hit group HONG KONG (CBS.MW) -- British pest control and office services group Rentokil warned investors Tuesday to expect weaker results next year and said 2004 profit would be hurt by the soft US dollar and one-off costs. | 2 |
Hardware slump predicted MORE TIN makers are going to crash and burn with three of the top 10 PC makers being squeezed out of the market by 2007, Gartner has repeated for the third time so far this month. | 2 |
Screenscraper here to fight spam AN ISP CALLED Lycos has come up with a way of fighting spam that attacks the spammers servers. All you have to do is load a screensaver - quot;Make Love Not Spam quot; - available from Lycos Europe and it will requests | 3 |
BAR #39;s Button regrets bid to join Williams British Formula One driver Jenson Button has admitted he was quot;misguided quot; in seeking to move from BAR to Williams. The 24-year-old announced his intention in August to drive for Williams | 1 |
Iran #39;s top nuclear official says Tehran has not abandoned uranium <b>...</b> Iran has not abandoned its right to enrich uranium, as the suspension it agreed to with the UN nuclear agency is for several months, Iran #39;s top nuclear official, Hassan Rowhani, said Tuesday. | 0 |
Annan Disappointed in Son #39;s Link to Corruption Probe Company UN Secretary-General Kofi Annans son was paid more than 16,000 a year for five years by a company under investigation in the UNs Iraq oil-for-food programme corruption probe. | 0 |
Shopping Search Update 2004, Part 1 Here's a look at new and interesting developments at the major shopping search and comparision sites during 2004. Today: BizRate/Shopzilla, Froogle, and MSN Shopping. | 3 |
Global economy to hit headwinds next year: OECD PARIS (AFP) - China, Japan and North America will pull the global economy forward over the next two years despite headwinds thrown up by high oil prices and tenacious deficits, the OECD predicted. | 2 |
Rentokil warns of tough outlook Hygiene-to-security group Rentokil Initial has warned of further tough trading next year and announced plans to sell part of its hygiene division. | 2 |
Sun buys IT services company to help HP/IBM fight Sun Microsystems is buying IT services company SevenSpace for an undisclosed amount of cash, helping to expand its support for operating systems outside of Solaris. | 3 |
The Firefox Surge NEW YORK - A sudden, measurable decline in market share in any product over the course of a few months says something, even if that product is one whose producer still holds about 90 of the market in question. | 3 |
FIFA Player of Year finalists announced Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Arsenal #39;s Thierry Henry, AC Milan #39;s Andriy Shevchenko, and Barcelona #39;s Ronaldinho are the three finalists for FIFA #39;s 2004 World Player of the Year award. | 1 |
Oil Prices Briefly Climb Back Over \$50 LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices briefly climbed back over \$50 on Tuesday, pushed higher by supply outages in the North Sea and fears about low stocks of winter heating fuels. | 2 |
Battling the Copyright Big Boys A new political action committee supports candidates who speak for the consumer when it comes to copyright law. The group doesn't have the big bucks of the entertainment companies, but it's just getting started. By Katie Dean. | 3 |
Sleep Disorders Traced to Genes Can't wake up before lunchtime? Blame your ancestors. Researchers now suspect that night owls inherit their sleeping patterns and are launching a study that could lead to new gene therapy for sleep disorders. By Randy Dotinga. | 3 |
Searching Smarter, Not Harder When it comes to searching, more is not always better. Data experts are honing topic maps to better classify the information that's out there. By John Gartner. | 3 |
To Hell and Back Bill Stone has invented diving gear and roving robots to explore the deepest -- and deadliest -- caves on Earth. In the icy water 4,500 feet below Mexico, he had to figure out how to bring his dead friend home. By Jeffrey M. O'Brien from Wired magazine. | 3 |
Trial to Unmask Kazaa Owners In a copyright-infringement trial under way this week in an Australian federal court, music industry representatives say they plan to make public the secretive ownership structure of the Kazaa file-trading network. By Patrick Gray. | 3 |
Lying Makes Brain Work Harder Researchers expose differences in brain activity between people who fib and those who don't. Brain scans reveal that it really is easier to tell the truth. | 3 |
Hundreds die in Philippines storm More than 300 people are feared dead after a storm triggers flash floods in the Philippines, officials say. | 0 |
A New Push to Loosen New York's Divorce Law Lawyers and judges are pushing to have New York's divorce law changed, saying it is archaic and heightens hostilities between spouses. | 0 |
TSA Reconsiders Technology Contract The Transportation Security Administration yesterday said it would resume plans to seek bids for a large technology maintenance contract, ending consideration of a proposal to give the work to an Alaska Native Corporation without competition. | 3 |
Maryland's Technology Future Julie Coons, the president of the Technology Council of Maryland, discusses the organization and the region's technology community. | 3 |
Gazprom board may discuss YUKOS bid The executive board of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom may discuss making a bid for the main production unit of oil major YUKOS at a meeting today, a Gazprom source says. | 2 |
Citibank Japan CEO, TSE chief summoned to appear at Diet TOKYO - The House of Councillors Financial Affairs Committee said Monday it has summoned Citibank Japan CEO Douglas Peterson and Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc President Takuo Tsurushima to give unsworn testimony at its meeting Tuesday. | 2 |
Harmony seeks leave to appeal competition ruling Harmony said today it would seek leave from the Competition Appeal Court to appeal the ruling allowing it to acquire Gold Fields #39; shares, but not to exercise the shares #39; voting rights. | 2 |
FIs set to discuss RIL board representation MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 28: Admitting that the Reliance boardroom feud involving the Ambani brothers was totally unexpected and had caught them off-guard, domestic financial institutions (FIs) are now expected to discuss the crucial issue of | 2 |
London seen higher but bourses unchanged London is seen starting slightly higher on Tuesday after a late recovery on Wall Street, but the continents bourses are seen opening flat. | 2 |
Novartis withdraws application for EU approval of new arthritis <b>...</b> The Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis withdrew on Tuesday an application for EU approval of a new arthritis drug called Prexige to await a review of such treatments next year. | 2 |
Market Report A flurry of corporate updates failed to inspire investors today as the FTSE 100 Index slipped back towards the 4700 barrier. Catering group Compass and Rentokil | 2 |
Song-swap service hits back in piracy case The company behind the internet song-swapping service Kazaa today claimed it was merely the musical equivalent of a video recorder as it began its defence in a landmark court case in Australia. | 3 |
O2 AND NTT DoCoMo ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT for i-mode in the UK O2 plc, a leading European mobile operator, and NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Japan #39;s largest mobile communications provider, today signed a long-term strategic agreement under which O2 will launch the i-mode mobile internet service in the UK, Germany and Ireland. | 3 |
Sun Microsystems to acquire technology services firm NEW YORK, November 30 (newratings.com) - Sun Microsystems (SUNW.NAS) has agreed to acquire SevenSpace Inc, a closely held technology services company, for an undisclosed amount. | 3 |
Beijing cancels purchase of Microsoft software The Beijing municipal government has canceled an order for Microsoft computer software following official complaints that local governments are not buying enough software developed domestically. | 3 |
Apple #39;s iPod is a hot item on holiday wish lists this year One of the hottest holiday gifts this year is the Apple iPod, the digital-age equivalent of the Sony Walkman. The iPod, which stores music files downloaded | 3 |
Nokia to Further Expand Henan GSM Network Nokia Corp. will further expand a digital GSM mobile network for Chinese Henan Mobile Communications Corporation Ltd., in a deal valued at \$200 million (euro150 million). | 3 |
New phone Trojan surfaces Johannesburg, 30 November 2004 - A variant of the Skulls Trojan horse has surfaced and now carries the Cabir.B cellphone worm. Once a user is infected with the Skulls. | 3 |
Half-life shoots up Sierra VALVE, the makers of Half-Life, have won a court battle against their distributors Sierra Studios over the rights for pay as you play games. | 3 |
SCO website defaced by hacker Unix vendor SCO Group Inc became the victim of a hacker over the Thanksgiving weekend, in an apparent response to the company #39;s claims against the Linux operating system. | 3 |
IBM sets up hands-on user test centre IBM has established a new technology centre in the Washingon DC to help IT departments to better define their Tivoli-based infrastructure management strategies. | 3 |
Moon dance on Saturn #39;s canvas The Cassini space probe has captured an incredible image of Saturn #39;s tiny moon Mimas, suspended against the grey-blue backdrop of Saturn #39;s rings. | 3 |
Tedford is Coach of the Year Eight Bears receive All-Pac-10 honors Cal coach Jeff Tedford, who has his team ranked No. 4 in the nation and close to claiming a berth in the Rose Bowl, has been named Pac-10 Coach of the Year. | 1 |
Cycling Union rejects Phonak licence appeal Doping scandals have cost the Swiss cycling team, Phonak, a place on next years ProTour circuit, which includes the world #39;s biggest cycling events. | 1 |
Rivers Has No Regrets In Return to Orlando Doc Rivers plays the part an unfortunate victim in The Grant Hill Story. But it #39;s still a good story, according to the former Magic coach. | 1 |
quot;My Body Was Done quot;, Says Retiring Pinsent Four-time Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent this morning announced his retirement from rowing three months after his final triumph in Athens in the coxless fours. | 1 |
Gough lands top job at Livingston Gough emerged as the leading candidate for the post after captaining Rangers, Scotland and Everton, though this will be his first managerial appointment. | 1 |
Kmart Shows Operational Progress The same-store sales decline slows in November and December, and net income increases. | 2 |
Walgreen Seeing Green Rivals CVS and Rite Aid have a bitter pill to swallow as Walgreen stays strong. | 2 |
Intel Brings N.Mexico Pollution Concerns LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 15-year tax break that secured Intel Corp.'s ongoing investment in the state of New Mexico has rekindled a heated debate over the ability of a poor U.S. state to regulate the world's largest chip maker. | 2 |
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