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Billboard awards honour hitmakers R B stars Usher and Alicia Key dominate the Billboard Awards in Las Vegas. | 0 |
Attacks Sabotage Iraq Reconstruction While attacks on U.S. soldiers remain fairly random and opportunistic, insurgent fighters are targeting places that Iraqis rely on for assistance, frustrating politicians, police and U.S. Army officers. | 0 |
Powell Urges Europe To Reconcile With U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell urged Europeans on Wednesday to put aside their differences with the United States over the Iraq war, arguing that Americans and Europeans have common values and face similar threats that should outweigh the controversies of recent years. | 0 |
A Rousing Comeback For Home of the Beatles Two decades ago, when this seaport city was mired in a deep and seemingly endless recession, Mike Byrne, a local musician and businessman, sought public funds to help build an exhibition dedicated to Liverpool's most famous native sons, the Beatles. | 0 |
Gunfire Wounds 14 as Venezuela Street Vendors Riot <p></p><p> CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan police firingtear gas and shotgun pellets clashed with rioting streetvendors in Caracas on Wednesday and 14 people were treated forgunshot wounds, officials and witnesses said.</p> | 0 |
Halliburton Focuses on Brazil Project Halliburton Co. has finalized an agreement to resolve outstanding issues with a troublesome project off the coast of Brazil, the company announced Wednesday. | 0 |
Halliburton Settles Brazil Oil Project <p></p><p> HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oilfield services company HalliburtonCo. <HAL.N> on Wednesday said its KBR unit had settled alloutstanding issues with state-owned Brazilian oil companyPetrobras over the Barracuda-Caratinga project, which has beenplagued by delays and cost overruns.</p> | 0 |
Oil chief held over \$550m trading loss China Aviation Oil (Singapore) chief executive Chen Jiulin, who was suspended last week after the company lost about \$550 million (R3.16 billion) trading derivatives, was arrested on his return to Singapore from China, police said yesterday. | 2 |
Brown to press for #39;Marshall Plan for Africa #39; Gordon Brown has declared that the creation of a quot;Marshall Plan for Africa quot; is at the heart of the government #39;s agenda for its presidency of the Group of Eight in 2005, seeking | 0 |
Oil Prices Rise for Second Day in a Row (Reuters) Reuters - Oil prices rose for the second day in\a row on Thursday with an Arctic blast forecast to hit the\United States next week, ramping up demand for heating fuels. | 2 |
Nikkei Falls as Xilinx Hits Tech Shares (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell to a\one-week low by midsession on Thursday after some tech issues\were hit by a bearish outlook from U.S. chip maker Xilinx Inc. | 2 |
Oil Prices Rise for Second Day in a Row SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for the second day in a row on Thursday with an Arctic blast forecast to hit the United States next week, ramping up demand for heating fuels. | 2 |
Nikkei Falls as Xilinx Hits Tech Shares TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell to a one-week low by midsession on Thursday after some tech issues were hit by a bearish outlook from U.S. chip maker Xilinx Inc. | 2 |
Dollar Extends Recovery Against Euro, Yen TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar rebounded for a second session on Thursday as traders and investors took profits on bets against the U.S. currency before the year draws to a close. | 2 |
Fannie Mae Settles Case in Mortgage Scam Fannie Mae yesterday agreed to pay the government \$7.5 million to settle a case in which the Justice Department alleged that the giant housing-finance company knowingly accepted proceeds of a mortgage scam. | 2 |
New DVD Has Dual-Layered Surface (AP) AP - Two Japanese companies said Tuesday they have developed a DVD that can play on both existing machines and the upcoming high-definition players, raising hopes for a smooth transition as more people dump old TV sets for better screens. | 3 |
Scientists decode chicken DNA The latest creature to have its DNA fully decoded is the chicken. Scientists from 49 countries announce the completion of the International Chicken Genome Sequencing Project today in the science journal Nature. | 3 |
Oracle, Dell, Intel, and EMC join to develop Megagrid SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Oracle, Dell, Intel, and EMC are joining forces on a project aimed at combining their core technologies and technical resources to develop an enterprise grid computing | 3 |
REVIEW: Waterproof IPod Housing All Wet (AP) AP - After you've joined the music revolution and plunked down #36;250 for an Apple iPod mini, it's easy to become quite protective of the little gizmo. | 3 |
U.K., Irish Leaders Unveil Peace Package (AP) AP - The British and Irish prime ministers unveiled a sweeping new Northern Ireland peace plan Wednesday that offered solutions to issues #151; particularly Irish Republican Army disarmament #151; that have bedeviled negotiations for a decade. | 0 |
Congress Votes to Free Up E-Rate Funds (Reuters) Reuters - Legislation to free hundreds of\millions of dollars in subsidies for school Internet\connections that had been frozen by a change in accounting\rules won final approval on Wednesday from the U.S. Congress. | 3 |
UN members give Annan standing ovation in first appearance after <b>...</b> UNITED NATIONS - Secretary General Kofi Annan received a standing ovation Wednesday from diplomats representing the 191 UN member states, a rare public display of support for the beleaguered UN chief following recent calls for his resignation from | 0 |
Karzai turns attention to Afghanistans drug trade KABUL - Only two days after his inauguration, President Hamid Karzai is already trying to get the message out -- Afghanistan needs to stem its booming drugs trade if the country is going to move forward. | 0 |
N-capable Hatf-IV test-fired ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Pakistan successfully test-fired Hatf-IV (Shaheen-I), a nuclear-capable medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, it was officially announced here on Wednesday. | 0 |
Palestinian presidential candidate says Israeli soldiers beat him RAMALLAH - Palestinian presidential candidate Mustafa Barghouti said on Wednesday that Israeli soldiers had beat him at an army checkpoint south of Jenin in the West Bank. | 0 |
Worldwide PC Market Is Expected to Grow (AP) AP - The global personal computer market is expected to grow at a modest pace in 2005 as the economic recovery slows, according to a report Wednesday by a market research firm. | 3 |
Alamosa to Buy AirGate for #36;392 Million (Reuters) Reuters - Alamosa Holdings Inc. will\acquire AirGate PCS Inc. for #36;392 million in stock\creating the largest Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate,\the companies said on Wednesday. | 3 |
McNealy: Sun still strong on Oracle (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - SAN FRANCISCO -- Despite Oracle #8217;s strategic push for Linux- and Intel-based deployments, Sun Microsystems retains its position as the leading platform for Oracle, Sun Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy said Wednesday at the Oracle OpenWorld conference here. | 3 |
Oracle's Ellison Confident in PeopleSoft (AP) AP - Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison reiterated his determination to prevail in a long-running takeover battle with rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc., predicting the proposed deal will create a more competitive company with improved customer service. | 3 |
HP Pressured to Sell PC Business After IBM Deal (Reuters) Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co. will be\under pressure to sell its personal computer business after\IBM's decision to sell its PC operations to China's top PC\manufacturer, but analysts said the No. 2 computer maker would\hold on to its #36;25 billion PC division for now. | 3 |
Apple pitches music industry on U2-style promos (MacCentral) MacCentral - U2 has been a familiar sight to iTunes Music Store visitors in recent weeks, with the online music store featuring everything from a U2-themed iPod to a digital boxed set of the Irish rock band's recordings. And if Apple has its way, other musical acts will enjoy a similar promotional push as part of an effort to bolster business at the online store, the director of iTunes product marketing told a gathering of music industry executives Wednesday. | 3 |
Blair Seeks New Global Climate Pact with Bush -Paper (Reuters) Reuters - British Prime Minister Tony Blair is\trying to involve the United States in an new international\treaty on global warming, The Times newspaper said on Thursday. | 3 |
Pygmy Chimpanzees on Brink of Extinction -WWF (Reuters) Reuters - Pygmy chimpanzees, one of\humanity's closest living relatives, have been pushed to the\brink of extinction in the war-battered Democratic Republic of\Congo, conservation group WWF International said on Thursday. | 3 |
Astronauts, Not Robots Should Upgrade Hubble-Panel (Reuters) Reuters - Shuttle astronauts would do a better\job of upgrading NASA's aging Hubble Space Telescope than\space-faring robots -- with less risk, astronautical experts\reported on Wednesday. | 3 |
NASA Urged to Scrap Hubble Robot Rescue (AP) AP - NASA should use astronauts, not a robot, to carry out a crucial life-prolonging mission to the acclaimed Hubble Space Telescope one last time, a National Academy of Sciences panel concluded Wednesday. | 3 |
Pygmy Chimpanzee May Be Near Extinction (AP) AP - One of man's closest relatives, the pygmy chimpanzee, may be much closer to extinction than previously thought, a conservation group said Thursday. | 3 |
Chicken Genome Should Boost DNA Research (AP) AP - In their first detailed and comprehensive look at the DNA of chickens, scientists have found that 60 percent of the bird's genes have close cousins in humans. They say such analysis should prove valuable in learning more about the human genome. | 3 |
Summary: New Drug Fights Breast Cancer (AP) AP - THE REPORT: Doctors are reporting that a new breast cancer drug, Arimidex, and others in its class outperform the tried-and-true tamoxifen at preventing recurrence in older women. | 3 |
Sox Meet With Martinez Pedro Martinez briefly meets with Red Sox owner John Henry and president Larry Lucchino while passing through the airport. | 1 |
Alomar Signs With Texas Six-time All-Star catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. agrees to a one-year contract with the Rangers to be a part-time player next season. | 1 |
The Season's Seesaw of Sales Shoppers expecting big, across-the-board price cuts in the run-up to Christmas may be in for an unpleasant surprise. | 2 |
Chiron's Suspension Extended British regulators have extended their suspension of Chiron Corp.'s license to manufacture flu vaccine, jeopardizing the company's ability to sell millions of flu shots in the United States next flu season. | 2 |
Job Provision Born of Riggs Scandal Congress's newly passed intelligence bill contains a provision adopted in response to the Riggs Bank scandal: It requires senior federal bank examiners to wait a year before accepting private-sector jobs with financial institutions they regulated as government employees. | 2 |
'Retired' Rapper Finds a Job Atop Def Jam Proving yet again that he is the hardest-working retiree in music, the rap megastar Jay-Z has agreed to become the president of Universal Music Group's Def Jam Recordings label. | 2 |
NBC Gives Martha Stewart an After-Prison Show Martha Stewart will host an hour-long, daily syndicated show with a live audience when she gets out of prison, her company said today. | 2 |
Top Russian Mobile Operator VimpelCom Handed \$157M Tax Bill Russias Federal Tax Service has presented the countrys second largest mobile operator VimpelCom with tax claims for 2001. The total amount of claims including fines and penalties is 4.4 billion rubles (\$157 million). | 2 |
NBA Wrap: Timberwolves Rout Sixers by 35 Points (Reuters) Reuters - Eddie Griffin scored a career-high 27\points and Latrell Sprewell returned from suspension to score\24 as Minnesota clobbered the Philadelphia 76ers 119-84 in | 1 |
Georgias Pollack wins Lombardi Award The schools all-time leader in sacks with 33, the senior defensive end added something even more prestigious to his legacy Wednesday as he was named winner of the Lombardi Award by the Rotary Club of Houston. | 1 |
Grizzlies 97, Hawks 89 ATLANTA The Memphis Grizzlies beat Atlanta 97-to-89 tonight for their third win in four games under new coach Mike Fratello. Mike Miller and Stromile Swift added 13 points, and Lorenzen Wright and Earl Watson each had eleven for the Grizzlies. | 1 |
BLAIR PEACE HOPES A HISTORIC deal to end IRA violence forever will be struck, Tony Blair insisted yesterday. The PM remained optimistic after Ulster #39;s politicians failed to come to a landmark agreement. | 0 |
Nato Holds Key Talks with Israel and Arab States Nato has held unprecedented ministerial talks with Israel and six Arab nations aiming to strengthen ties with friends on the alliances volatile southern and south-eastern flanks. | 0 |
Soccer: Real, Liverpool Advance in Champions League LONDON (Reuters) - Former European champions Real Madrid and Liverpool scored vastly contrasting victories to reach the knockout round of the Champions League Wednesday. | 1 |
Search Engine Optimization For Blogs Search Engine Optimization For Blogs \\Blogging software is really a simple Content Management System (CMS) that easily adds new pages and integrates them into your site's navigational structure and linkage. Blogs and blog posts are naturally search engine friendly because they are text-rich, link-rich, frequently-updated webpages that use stylesheets ... | 3 |
Campina, Arla agree to merge to form largest dairy cooperative LONDON, December 8 (newratings.com) - European dairy firms, Arla Foods AmbA (ARU.ISE) and Campina BV, have agreed to merge and form the worlds largest farmer owned dairy cooperative. | 2 |
Sophos declares Netsky-P worst virus of 2004 com December 8, 2004, 9:37 AM PT. Netsky-P tops the list of the worst virus outbreaks in 2004--a year marked with nearly a 52 percent increase in new viruses, according to a report | 3 |
Ajax make point to grab UEFA slot AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Ajax Amsterdam qualified for the UEFA Cup after finishing third in Champions League Group C with a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. | 1 |
Carter injured in Raptors OT loss CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Toronto Raptors extended the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons to overtime but to little avail, losing 90-86 and Vince Carter to injury. | 1 |
No. 16 Minnesota 60, Wis-Green Bay 51 GREEN BAY, Wis. - Janel McCarville had her usual double-double down low, but it was two big outside shots from the guards that made the difference for No. | 1 |
Differences on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus minor hiccup: Tarigami New Delhi, Dec. 8 (PTI): Terming the differences between India and Pakistan regarding the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service a quot;minor hiccup quot;, CPI(M) leader from Jammu and Kashmir Yusuf Tarigami, said he was hopeful of the bus link starting soon. | 0 |
Shares of PC maker Lenovo slump after IBM deal HONG KONG : Shares in China #39;s largest personal computer-maker Lenovo fell in Hong Kong trade, as they resumed trading after the company #39;s purchase of American IBM #39;s PC-making business. | 2 |
Colgate-Palmolive cuts back Colgate-Palmolive, the consumer products company, said yesterday that it would close about a third of its factories and cut more than 4,400 jobs over the next four years as part | 2 |
High Court decants controversial cases over direct shipment of <b>...</b> On Dec. 7, wine became an issue in the halls of the US Supreme Court. Oral arguments were heard in two cases that challenge bans on interstate, direct-to-consumer wine shipments in Michigan and New York, meaning | 2 |
Oh, Christmas Tree For the past five years, Margaret and Phillip Moore have been making the three-hour drive up from Atlanta to choose and cut their own Christmas tree from Ds Trees, a farm located on Cane Creek in Cullowhee. | 2 |
South America Eyes EU-Style Integration (Reuters) Reuters - South American leaders on Wednesday\launched a regional integration pact they said would go beyond\rhetoric and usher in European-style unity, but only half the\future bloc's 12 presidents turned up to sign it. | 0 |
US Special Forces Punished for Iraq Prisoner Abuse (Reuters) Reuters - Four U.S. troops serving on an elite\special operations task force have been disciplined for abusing\prisoners in Iraq, including unauthorized use of Taser\electric-shock weapons, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Benitez Laughing All the Way to the Bank Rafael Benitez won a prized reputation in Spain as a lucky manager...and hes certainly brought all that good fortune with him to Liverpool. | 1 |
Woods give up number one to Vijay Fame is nice. Fame gets you money, women and if you just so happen to be an athlete, your name in video games. Thousands of professional and college athletes around the country participate in these video games | 1 |
Car Bomb Blast Near Allawi HQ in Baghdad Kills 2 BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber targeted a police checkpoint on a road leading to the headquarters of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in western Baghdad on Monday, killing at least two people, officials and witnesses said. | 0 |
Tsunami Aid Faces Destruction and Possibly Pirates BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters) - The massive Asian tsunami relief operation faces absolute chaos and "a wall of devastation" in Indonesia as well as the threat of pirates plundering aid, relief groups struggling to help thousands in camps said on Monday. | 0 |
Missile test will not affect dialogue process with India: Pak : Islamabad, Dec 8 : Pakistan said today #39;s test-firing of its nuclear-capable ballistic missile, having a range of 700 km, will not affect the ongoing dialogue process with India and create a tense atmosphere between the two countries. | 0 |
British court orders release of files in Britain-Indonesia probe (AFP) AFP - A British court has ordered the release of files disclosing payments by a leading British arms company to the daughter of former Indonesian president Suharto, the Guardian newspaper reports. | 0 |
Australian government offers Aborigines petrol if they wash their children (AFP) AFP - Australia's conservative government has offered to supply a remote Aboriginal township with fuel if parents agreed to wash their children, under a controversial plan to end health problems plaguing indigenous communities. | 0 |
US Special Forces Punished for Iraq Prisoner Abuse WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. troops serving on an elite special operations task force have been disciplined for abusing prisoners in Iraq, including unauthorized use of Taser electric-shock weapons, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Twenty Filipinos Found Alive in Rubble After Storm MANILA (Reuters) - About 20 survivors were found on Thursday in a building that collapsed 10 days earlier during a fierce storm and landslides that devastated Real town in the northern Philippines, a radio station quoted rescuers as saying. | 0 |
US and EU hail Ukrainian reforms The US and the EU welcome reforms approved by Ukraine's parliament which pave the way for a new election | 0 |
Sale of IBM unit doesn #39;t mean ThinkPads will cease to exist This week, IBM said it is selling off most of its PC division to Lenovo, China #39;s No. 1 PC maker. The news is likely to rattle IBM customers - but it may end up benefiting them long term. | 2 |
Saudi Arabia questions need for Opec action on cutting oil supply CAIRO - Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali Al Naimi said yesterday that world oil stocks were not building too fast and questioned the need for Opec to act on supply with prices still above the groups formal target. | 2 |
Don #39;t Stop Dealmaking It has been a long and tortured courtship. For years, health-care giant Johnson amp; Johnson (JNJ ) has held on-again, off-again acquisition talks with medical-device maker Guidant (GDT ). Now Wall Street sources say the companies are talking again. | 2 |
Campina merger forms largest diary co-operative AMSTERDAM - Dutch diary company Campina announced on Wednesday it would merge with Danish-Swedish firm Arla Foods to create the world #39;s largest farmer-owned diary corporation with an annual turnover of EUR 10 billion. | 2 |
DreamWorks postpones #39;Shrek 3 #39; SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- DreamWorks Animation SKG said after the bell Wednesday that it has decided to postpone the release of quot;Shrek 3 quot; to May 2007 from the original target date of November 2006. | 2 |
Congress to back aid for Internet schools WASHINGTON -- Congress guaranteed the flow of Internet aid to schools and libraries and provided federal funds to upgrade emergency 911 services for calls from mobile phones in a communications bill approved Wednesday and sent to the president for his | 2 |
Fannie Mae to forfeit millions WASHINGTON -- In a deal with the government, the mortgage company Fannie Mae has agreed to forfeit \$7.5 million after being accused of accepting money it knew had been lost by a federal agency in a fraud scheme. | 2 |
South Korea to curb hostile foreign takeover bids (AFP) AFP - South Korea has introduced new rules to help domestic firms protect themselves from hostile takeover bids by foreign investors. | 0 |
Disney Sides With The Blu-ray Disc Assocation The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced that The Walt Disney Company will become a member of the Board of Directors of the BDA, and will begin releasing content non-exclusively in the Blu-ray Disc format when Blu-ray hardware launches in North | 3 |
Panel questions hubble mission A leading panel of experts handed NASA #39;s leadership a sharp reproof Wednesday, concluding that the space shuttle should be used to service the Hubble Space Telescope and | 3 |
The chicken and the genome Scientists have analyzed the genetic makeup of chickens, and it is providing valuable information about how human genes work. Washington University Genome Sequencing Center led a group of international researchers | 3 |
Enigmatic deep-space object may have a hot secret A giant rock spotted on the fringes of the Solar System has frozen water crystals on its surface, an intriguing discovery that suggests it may harbour volcanic activity, a study says. | 3 |
Nintendo is shipping more DS game units Nintendo Co. said it is boosting holiday shipments of its new Nintendo DS dual-screen hand-held gaming device to 1.4 million in North America, from the previously announced 1 million, to help alleviate shortages and meet consumer demand for the device. | 3 |
Cat gets MBA degree in US online scam In an expanding worldwide market of e-learning, an online university in the United States is being sued for allegedly selling bogus degrees, including an MBA degree awarded to a cat. | 3 |
Mantei #39;s up in bullpen The Red Sox stats, schedule #39; starting rotation still has two significant spots to be addressed, but the bullpen is near completion with the addition of veteran Matt Mantei. | 1 |
UNDATED: LSU (708). Janel McCarville had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead Minnesota over previously unbeaten Wisconsin-Green Bay. It was the sixth straight victory for Minnesota (7-1), which got 12 points | 1 |
Annan gets ovation at UN despite US attack The whiff of scandal has been swirling around the UN for months. But now Kofi Annan himself, the man handpicked by the Americans to lead the organisation seven years ago, is on the ropes. | 0 |
Japan Extends Iraq Troop Deployment One Year TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan approved an extension of its troop deployment in Iraq Thursday for up to a year, a decision opposed by most voters, who want to end the nation's riskiest military mission since World War II. | 0 |
Sooners Come Through Kevin Bookout scores all 12 of his points in the second half to lead Oklahoma to a 66-48 victory over Purdue. | 1 |
Merck Gets a Breather -- for Now The beleaguered drug giant #39;s lowered forecast isn #39;t as bad as Wall Street expected. But investors still await the long-term prognosis. | 2 |
Orioles Sign Utilityman Gomez to Bolster Bench The Baltimore Orioles strengthened their bench yesterday, signing veteran infielder Chris Gomez to a one-year minor league deal. Gomez, who hit .282 with three home runs last season as a reserve for the Toronto | 1 |
Three survive 11 days under collapsed building Two adults and a three-year-old girl have been pulled out alive after 11 days buried under a collapsed two-storey building in the Philippines #39; storm-hit town of Real, the local military commander said. | 0 |
Nikkei at 5-Week Closing Low TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 1.51 percent to a five-week closing low on Thursday as poor machinery orders data followed sluggish growth figures that undermined confidence in the economy a day earlier. | 2 |
Infineon to build a fab in Malaysia to build chips for cars and <b>...</b> Infineon Technologies will build a fab in Kulim High Tech Park, Malaysia, to produce power supply and logic chips used in cars and industrial power applications, the firm announced on December 8. Infineon | 2 |
Technology ; Oracle to #39;oversupport #39; PeopleSoft customer - Ellison quot;(A merged company) will invest more in (business software) applications than Oracle and PeopleSoft could do independently and we #39;ll give SAP a good run, quot; Ellison said. | 2 |
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