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Polish Holocaust Victims Remembered (AP) AP - Holocaust survivors and their families gathered at one of Europe's largest Jewish cemeteries Sunday to remember more than 200,000 Jews from this city killed by the Nazis, a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the last transports from the Lodz ghetto to Hitler's death camps.
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Chiefs' Boerigter May Be Gone for Year (AP) AP - Marc Boerigter will undergo knee surgery on Monday and might be lost for the year, throwing Kansas City's tattered wide receiver corps into even greater disarray.
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Peoria nurse coordinator gets honor Cindy Staggs, the Peoria Unified School District #39;s nurse coordinator and a nurse at Raymond S. Kellis High School, has been named School Nurse Administrator of the Year by the School Nurse Organization of Arizona.
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European Ryder Cup team finalized Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald Sunday were named to the European Ryder Cup team by captain Bernhard Langer. That completes the team that will face the United States at
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Federer seeks third crown Top seed Roger Federer will have to break new ground if he wants to claim a third Grand Slam title at the US Open in Flushing Meadow this week.
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Soccer: Ronaldo poaches the points as Owen tastes first Real <b>...</b> MADRID: Michael Owen made a telling contribution as he came off the bench on Sunday for his first taste of life in the Spanish league to provide the spadework for a Ronaldo finish as Real Madrid opened their season by poaching a 1-0 win at Mallorca.
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Lawyers spent weekend scouring questionnaires EAGLE, Colo. -- Jury selection in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case begins in earnest Monday, with attorneys and the judge questioning potential jurors individually behind closed doors.
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Austin Wins Buick Championship in Playoff (AP) AP - Woody Austin made a 6-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Tim Herron and win the Buick Championship on Sunday.
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NHS GPs 'to offer online booking' Many NHS patients could soon be able to make an appointment to see their GP over the internet.
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YUKOS seen getting respite despite tax deadline MOSCOW: Russian oil major YUKOS is poised to lose its core Siberian units, but the state will postpone its final move to dismantle the giant firm beyond next weeks tax deadline, analysts predicted on Friday.
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Australia #39;s Challenger Reports Loss Of A\$235.4M -2- SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd. (CGF.AU) on Monday reported a net loss of A\$235.4 million for the period Nov. 6 to June 30.
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Australia #39;s Alinta: ACCC Won #39;t Oppose Dampier Pipe Bid-2- SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian energy company Alinta Ltd. (ALN.AU) said Monday that Australia #39;s competition regulator won #39;t oppose its joint bid for the Dampier to Bunbury gas pipeline in Western Australia state.
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China Southern Airlines joins SkyTeam China Southern Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding to become the first Chinese mainland #39;s air company to join a global airline alliance, according to Saturday #39;s China Radio International.
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Feds search for 127 firearms missing from Millbrae locker MILLBRAE, Calif. Federal authorities are investigating one of the region #39;s largest gun heists in years after a gun dealer reported dozens of firearms missing from a Millbrae storage locker.
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Australian Prime Minister Admits Funding Pre-Election #39;Spam #39; <b>...</b> Prime Minister John Howard came under fire Friday for bankrolling a pre-election e-mail campaign carried out by a company run by his son.
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Baldini triumph eclipsed by De Lima attack Britain #39;s Jon Brown nearly found himself benefiting from the attack on Brazil #39;s Vanderlei de Lima but had to instead settle for finishing fourth for the second consecutive Olympic games last night.
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Khan meets his master in bold finale In the end the old man simply knew too much for the boy, which was hardly a surprise. Amir Khan, a 17-year-old student of sports development and fitness, sat an examination in the sweet science yesterday and
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Athens Asides HAMMER champion Adrian Annus of Hungary will be stripped of his gold after refusing to go for an out-of-competition doping test. The International Olympic Council wanted a further test after it believed he
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Sprinters turn base metal into pure gold Gold medals are rare enough commodities but they become even more precious when won as unexpectedly as those by Britain #39;s 4x100 metres relay team on Saturday.
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Winless PSG draws Saint-Etienne 2-2 Paris Saint-Germain, still without a league victory this season, managed just a 2-2 draw Sunday with lowly Saint-Etienne in the French First Division.
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Sudanese govt must approve additional AU force in Darfur: al <b>...</b> ABUJA, Aug 29 (AFP) -- The Sudanese government said here Sunday that it must approve any increase in the number of African Union troops to crisis-ridden Darfur above the 300 soldiers agreed last month with the AU.
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China sees better ties with Aziz BEIJING: China hopes that its decades old partnership with Pakistan will grow, particularly in the economic field, now that Shaukat Aziz is Prime Minister, said a Chinese Foreign Office spokesman.
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Allawi Talks to Iraqi Insurgents on Amnesty -Report (Reuters) Reuters - Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad\Allawi has held private meetings with Iraqi insurgents in an\effort to persuade them to accept a government amnesty offer,\The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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AP: Ex-Guatemala Leader Living in Mexico (AP) AP - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo #151; suspected of corruption at home #151; is living and working part-time in the same Mexican city he fled two decades ago to avoid arrest on murder charges, his close associates told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Austin Wins Buick Championship in Sudden Death CROMWELL, Connecticut (Reuters) - Woody Austin birdied the first hole of a sudden-death playoff against fellow American Tim Herron to win the \$4.2 million Buick Championship on Sunday.
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Libyan takes Mid-East pop crown Libyan singer Ayman al-Aathar wins the Middle East's pop contest, beating Palestinian Ammar Hassan.
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Microsoft plays down SP2 security glitches Glitches between Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and critical applications continue to emerge, with McAfee admitting its flagship VirusScan product prior to version 7.1 requires a customised patch to be operational with Windows Security Center, part of SP2
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Mars Odyssey Begins Overtime After Successful Mission Image: This map shows the estimated lower limit of the water content of the upper meter of Martian soil. quot;Odyssey has accomplished all of its mission-success criteria, quot; said Dr.
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BA chief to probe delays British Airways Plc Chief Executive Rod Eddington has launched an investigation into last week #39;s flight delays and cancellations that stranded thousands of passengers, the Observer
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Mexico #39;s Lorena Ochoa wins LPGA Wachovia Classic with sparkling 65 The problem was, the tournament was being shown on tape delay in Guadalajara, Mexico, and her mother couldn #39;t understand why she was so giddy.
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Putin ally #39;is winner #39; of Chechen election A pro-Kremlin former policeman has become president of Chechnya, according to partial results last night of an election held after a week of rebel attacks made a mockery of Moscow #39;s claim to have pacified the republic.
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Date set for Australian election Australia will hold a general election on Oct 9 with John Howard, the prime minister, seeking an unprecedented fourth term in office.
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Typhoon set to hit southern Japan A powerful typhoon was poised to strike the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu on Monday, threatening large areas of the country with strong winds and heavy rain.
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U.S., Shiites Meet After Deadly Clashes (AP) AP - U.S. military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a day after clashes there killed 10 people, officials said. British forces in the southern city of Basra, also the site of recent fighting, held similar talks with al-Sadr officials there.
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AL Wrap: Wakefield Three-Hitter Helps Red Sox Tame Tigers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the American League Sunday.
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Powerful Typhoon Chaba Hits Southern Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - High winds and torrential rain battered the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu on Monday as powerful typhoon Chaba hit the coast on its way north.
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Olympics: Gold Medal for Athens' Security-With-A-Smile ATHENS (Reuters) - They worried about security for seven years and it turned out to be the least of their problems.
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China Sinopec 1H Net Rises 51 To CNY16.15 Billion HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China Petroleum amp; Chemical Corp. (SNP), China #39;s second-largest oil producer, said its first-half net profit rose 51, on increased domestic demand and higher oil prices.
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Eddington to open inquest into BA debacle Rod Eddington, the chief executive of British Airways, will tomorrow begin a review of last week #39;s staff shortages at the national flag carrier that left thousands stranded and more than 100 flights cancelled.
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The Party Of Blind Hatred, Hypocrisy And Hysteria A generation ago or more, the Democratic Party was considered the Party of the little guy, promoting issues that directly impacted, and were supported by the average American, the majority.
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Oracle Extends Offer for PeopleSoft SAN FRANCISCO -- Business software maker Oracle Corp. said on Thursday it extended again its \$7.7 billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft Inc.
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Baldini joins legends of Marathon They followed in the footsteps of Pheidippides and Spiridon Louis on the road from Marathon to Athens last night and by the time they reached the magnificent marble-stepped Panathinaiko Stadium
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China begins to exert strength Basketball superstar Yao Ming marched singularly as he carried China #39;s flag into the Athens Olympics opening ceremony, several steps ahead of the Chinese delegation, his 7-foot-5 frame towering above the scene.
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Stunning triumph vindicates relay team Four British athletes sat together on the poolside terrace of the Politia Tennis Club yesterday, the realisation of what they had done the previous evening soaking into them like
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SI.com CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- For the second time in a week, the Chicago White Sox have fallen victim to a pitcher #39;s first major league shutout.
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Gandhi #39;s grandson ends visit to W. Bank Arun Gandhi, grandson of late Indian Prime Minister Mahatma Gandhi, ended a solidarity trip to the West Bank on Sunday, saying the only option for the Palestinians is non-violent resistance.
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Dollar Keeps Gains, Market Wary TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar kept its gains versus other major currencies early on Monday after U.S. economic data eased concerns that surging oil prices may have hurt growth, keeping expectations alive for more rises in interest rates.
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Sinopec Profit Jumps on China Oil Demand HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia's top oil refiner, state-run Sinopec Corp., said on Monday its second-quarter net profit almost doubled as China's fast-growing economy consumed more fuel and crude oil prices climbed.
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At Last, Microsoft Starts the Music Never shy about entering a market late, Microsoft Corp. is planning to open the virtual doors of its long-planned Internet music store next week.
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Australia #39;s Sons Of Gwalia Appoints Administrator -2- MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian gold and tantalum producer Sons of Gwalia Ltd. (SGW.AU) on Monday said it had moved into voluntary administration after being unable to reach agreement with its creditors.
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Five dead, three injured in weekend house fires in Detroit area WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. Two fatal home fires today in the Detroit area have left five people dead, including three children. In Waterford Township, 35 miles northwest of Detroit, fire killed a police officer, his wife and their ten-year-old son.
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Iran says it has achieved effective deterrent power Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said Saturday that Iran has achieved an amp;quoteffective deterrent power quot; to confront its enemies in the region, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Govt denies spam campaign breaks law The Federal Government has rejected Opposition calls for an inquiry into the Prime Minister #39;s use of his son #39;s computer software company to spam voters with Liberal Party election material.
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China opens up for an Olympian effort FOR most spectators in the Olympic stadium, the lavish closing ceremony in Athens last night was a chance to revel in the self-congratulation and relief that traditionally comprise end-of-games euphoria.
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Bolton win shown live A 38TH-MINUTE Kevin Davies strike was enough for Bolton to upset Liverpool 1-0 in an English Premiership match last night at Reebok Stadium.
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AL Wrap: Wakefield Three-Hitter Helps Red Sox Tame Tigers Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the American League Sunday.
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Australia election date set Australians will vote on October 9 in an election pitting the conservative government against centre-left Labor, with national security and the economy as major issues.
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Alleged coup leader Mann #39;tortured #39; BRITISH soldier of fortune and former Scots Guard officer Simon Mann, the alleged leader of a failed African coup dtat, has been specially targeted for systematic torture by guards in Zimbabwes notorious Chikurubi Prison, according to two
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Marathoner Finishes Third After Attack (AP) AP - A defrocked Irish priest bolted from the crowd and grabbed the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday. The Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima wound up with the bronze #151; and a special award for sportsmanship #151; and the former priest was arrested.
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Stars Arrive by Yacht at MTV Video Awards MIAMI - An already broiling Miami had even more sizzle on Sunday as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards' 21-year history. The change of scenery for the awards, typically held in New York or Los Angeles, helped raise the decadence level at the already raucous, celebrity-soaked affair...
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U.S., Shiites Meet After Deadly Clashes BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a day after clashes there killed 10 people, officials said...
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Pension plans raise concerns NEW YORK -- The corporate pension crisis seems to be going from bad to worse. First, companies struggled to come up with the money to cover their benefit obligations, and now they want to ditch their plans altogether.
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Intel to make 70-megabit chip Intel Corp. will announce today that it has reached a significant milestone in manufacturing computer chips at ever-smaller levels.
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Political spam from Aussie PM #39;s son Australia Prime Minister John Howard is spamming the Australian electorate ahead of the coming October 9 election -- and he #39;s using his son #39;s firm to do it.
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Australian campaign gets underway Australia #39;s political leaders have hit the hustings with a blitz of the airwaves to set the tone for the country #39;s longest election campaign in 20 years -- who do voters trust?
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Sudan cease-fire violation investigated African Union ceasefire monitors are investigating claims that the Sudanese military bombarded a village from helicopter gunships, driving terrified farmers from their homes, only days before the expiry of a UN deadline to end the violence in Darfur.
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Powerful Typhoon Chaba Hits Southern Japan High winds and torrential rain battered the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu on Monday as powerful typhoon Chaba hit the coast on its way north.
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Hewitt runs hot LLEYTON Hewitt is in hot form and a determined Mark Philippoussis declared yesterday he was ready to reverse his form slump and quot;do some damage quot; at the US Open beginning tonight.
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Schumacher clinches 7th title SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AFP) - World champion Michael Schumacher added another stripe to his well-decorated cap after clocking up his seventh world title here yesterday.
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USC loses 1 first-place vote in coaches poll MCLEAN, Va. - Top-ranked Southern California won its season opener Saturday night, but lost a first-place vote in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll released Sunday.
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Afghanistan Bomb Attacks Kill 16 At least 16 people, many of them children, were killed in explosions at the office of a US security contractor in Afghanistans capital and a school in the south east as the country moves towards its first post-Taliban election.
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Tibetan culture falters under Chinese influx ZHANG JUN says his two-storey frosted glass and chrome beauty salon near the Tibetan capitals imposing Potala Palace is the biggest in town.
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Warner Beats Out Manning As Giants Starter (AP) AP - Eli Manning remains the New York Giants' quarterback of the future. For now, the job belongs to Kurt Warner.
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Red Sox Sweep Tigers for 6th Straight Win (AP) AP - Tim Wakefield allowed three hits in eight innings and the Boston Red Sox won their sixth straight game with a 6-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Wakefield (11-7) gave up only Nook Logan's double in the third, Craig Monroe's 10th homer in the fifth and Logan's single in the eighth.
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Bush Says Kerry Uses 'Upside-Down' Logic (AP) AP - President Bush said Sunday that Democrat John Kerry is using "upside-down" logic when he says terrorists' recruiting efforts are getting a boost from the war on terrorism.
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Congress Works to Pass Intelligence Bills (AP) AP - Congressional leaders on Sunday would not guarantee passage of an overhaul of the nation's intelligence agencies by the November election but pledged to try to make it happen.
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East Timor marks historic vote East Timor celebrates the fifth anniversary of a historic vote to break away from Indonesia's rule.
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7 Killed in Kabul as Bombing Rips U.S. Security Firm Two Americans were among the dead when a bomb exploded outside the compound of an American contractor helping to train the Afghan police.
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G.I.'s in Talks With Rebels of Sadr Stronghold in Baghdad The thorniest issue left unresolved by a settlement in Najaf is the disarmament of the Mahdi Army militia.
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Fires at homes in Waterford Township, Detroit leave 5 dead A police officer in this Detroit suburb died with his wife and son in a Sunday morning house fire about the same time that two young children died in a blaze in Detroit, police and fire officials said.
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Spanish grab initiative in bidding war for Abbey Banco Santander is making an attempt to seize back the initiative in its 8.3bn takeover of Abbey National, speeding up its bid timetable while rival bidders continue to circle the UK bank.
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British scientists oppose clone ban British scientists were backing Sunday a campaign to stop the United States from creating a worldwide ban on all types of human cloning.
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Fishing Just for Fun Damages Stocks, Study Finds WASHINGTON - People fishing for sport are doing far more damage to US marine fish stocks than anyone thought, accounting for nearly a quarter of the catch from overfished species, researchers said.
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Human rights shadow over Beijing games At the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic games last night Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, issued the traditional invitation to quot;the youth of the world quot; to reassemble in four years #39; time.
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Tim Wendel quot;Better in Beijing? quot; NBC #39;s Bob Costas asked American swimmer Michael Phelps after the last of his astounding 17 races at Athens.
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Austin ends drought, earns first win since #39;95 Cromwell, CT (Sports Network) - Woody Austin birdied the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Tim Herron and win the Buick Championship.
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7 Killed in Kabul as Bombing Rips US Security Firm At least seven people, including at least two Americans, were killed Sunday when a powerful bomb exploded outside the compound of an American contractor helping to train the Afghan police.
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Thatcher inquiry to question freed men Two South Africans acquitted by a Zimbabwean court of charges related to the alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea are to be questioned today by the South African authorities.
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India tests missile before talks India test-launched an Agni II surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons yesterday. The trial, on the testing range on Wheeler Island off eastern Orissa state, was the third trial of the
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Santander ready to give up RBS board role SPANISH bank Santander has offered to cut back its ties with Royal Bank of Scotland in an attempt to avoid a competition inquiry into its bid for Abbey.
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Santander moves to speed Abbey acquisition SPAIN #39;S Banco Santander Central Hispano yesterday revealed plans to speed up its 8.4bn bid for Abbey in an apparent effort to thwart interest from other possible bidders.
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Man's HIV Diagnosis Reversed 8 Years Later SAN FRANCISCO - A California man who once tested positive for HIV has learned the diagnosis made eight years ago was mistaken and he never had the virus that causes AIDS. Jim Malone spent years battling depression and losing weight, expecting to die at any time...
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Kremlin Choice Appears to Win in Chechnya GROZNY, Russia - The Russian government's choice for president of war-ravaged Chechnya appeared to be the victor Sunday in an election tainted by charges of fraud and shadowed by last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners. Little more than two hours after polls closed, acting Chechen president Sergei Abramov said preliminary results showed Maj...
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Santander Aims to Complete Abbey Purchase by November, FT Says Santander Central Hispano SA aims to complete its 8.3 billion pounds (\$15 billion) purchase of Abbey National Plc by November, the Financial Times said, citing Juan Inciarte, Santander #39;s director for Europe and consumer finance.
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Alkhanov Wins Presidential Election in Chechnya (Update1) Russia #39;s republic of Chechnya elected Alu Alkhanov president in a poll held to replace Akhamad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May.
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Darfur rebels put forward peace plan at talks in Nigeria : Rebel groups proposed a new peace agreement at talks aimed at restoring calm to Sudan #39;s Darfur region, calling for international peacekeepers and full access for aid groups to all of Darfur.
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Iraq oil exports below normal as pipeline hit BAGHDAD: Iraq #39;s southern oil exports were still below normal yesterday as firefighters battled to put out a new blaze at a sabotaged pipeline, industry officials said.
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Tales of the City, Revisited This year, for the first time since the towers crumbled, New York City #39;s economy outperformed the nation #39;s. The average price for a Manhattan condo or co-op broke the \$1 million mark, a new record.
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China Southern joins SkyTeam SkyTeam was founded in June 2000 by Aeromxico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air. Since then the group has grown to include Czech Airlines and Alitalia.
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VeriSign dealt another legal blow in ICANN suit VeriSignlost another round in its battle against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) last week when a US federal judge dismissed the company #39;s antitrust claims, filed in an amended complaint.
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