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Credit Suisse to Move to One Brand Name (Reuters) Reuters - Credit Suisse will eventually use one\brand name only and drop the First Boston moniker from its\Credit Suisse First Boston investment banking arm, the bank's\head said on Tuesday. | 2 |
Russia's Putin set for landmark visit to Turkey (AFP) AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives here this week for a landmark visit which Ankara hopes will help improve political ties in line with spectacular progress in economic relations between the two countries. | 0 |
Intel shows off next-generation chips SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Trying to get past its recent execution setbacks, Intel demonstrated a working chip using its next-generation manufacturing technology Monday, and also stated that it is on track to continue with Moore #39;s Law, doubling the number | 2 |
INTERVIEW: Gwalia Approached By Gold Ops Buyers -2- PERTH (Dow Jones)--Financially distressed Australian mining company Sons of Gwalia Ltd. (SGW.AU) said Monday that it has been approached by several parties interested in buying its gold business. | 2 |
Langer goes with experience, then youthful Donald for the <b>...</b> Bernhard Langer knew all along he had a loaded deck and an ace up his sleeve if he needed it. When the year-long process of selecting the European Ryder Cup team finally | 1 |
Chechnya president rules out talks with separatist leader MOSCOW , Russia -- Alu Alkhanov, set to become Chechnya #39;s president after Sunday #39;s election, on Monday ruled out any possibility of talks with Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov. | 0 |
As it turns out, the Greek way proved to be the right way A few US women #39;s soccer players scooped up small pieces of sod at Karaiskaki Stadium after their emotional gold-medal victory last week. | 1 |
Hey, Yankees here come the Red Sox BOSTON - Tim Wakefield finished off the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Now comes the real challenge for the streaking Boston Red Sox. Boston beat Detroit 6-1, ending a stretch of 26 games - 23 against teams below | 1 |
Hammer time Bonds belts 2 HRs as Aaron watches Giants win Atlanta -- Hammerin #39; Hank Aaron was at the game. Boomin #39; Barry Bonds was on his game. In the homers hub of the universe, the residence of the all-time champ, the past and future came together Sunday night | 1 |
Microsoft hit by monopoly suits Several California cities and counties have sued Microsoft, accusing the software giant of illegally charging inflated prices for its products because of monopoly control of the personal computer operating systems market. | 3 |
Keflezighi wins silver in marathon for last US medal ATHENS, Greece - Into the heart of the 2004 Olympics and the 1,000-year-old stadium symbolic of it ran a little touch of Jacksonville Sunday. | 1 |
Owen stars in Real Madrid debut Michael Owen made his debut for Real Madrid on Sunday, setting up a second-half goal by Ronaldo in a 1-0 victory at Mallorca in a Spanish league opener. | 1 |
Civil war scars Sudan villages Ahmed Arajah can #39;t help coming down from the hills to his crumbled house to rummage through its charred remains, the cracked plates, the girls #39; shoes and broken oil | 0 |
With Few Exceptions, the String Remains the Same Professional and recreational players are unlikely to see major developments in racket string technology any time soon. | 3 |
EBay Lends Hand to Dropoff Stores EBay dropoff stores, which list, package and ship eBay items for people who prefer not to do it themselves, have gotten a little help in their quest to find a market - from eBay itself. | 3 |
Nikkei slides MUMBAI: Japanese stocks fell due to telecommunications stocks which accounted for more than third of the index #39;s drop. Japan #39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 0.7 per cent to 11,131. | 2 |
Iranian military officer reiterates quot;deterrent policy quot; An Iranian officer Sunday reiterated Iran #39;s quot;deterrent policy quot;, saying it has enabled the country to impose its position on the enemies under any condition, the official IRNA news agency reported. | 2 |
Incident mars marathon as far as ugly incidents -t a 2004 Olympics that had opened with such anxiety. Until Sunday night. A defrocked Irish | 1 |
Streaking Astros climb back into playoff race Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman sparked a testy 10-3 victory Sunday over the Chicago Cubs, and Houston took three of four at Wrigley Field to move within four games of Chicago and San Diego for the NL wild-card lead. | 1 |
Andretti has one last memory Although there will be no more great memories of the little track in his hometown -- where they raced for the last time Sunday -- car owner Andretti has one that might not be topped anywhere for a while. | 1 |
Microsoft guts Longhorn However, because it is coming out earlier, Longhorn will be trimmed of some of the more innovative stuff that has been seen in earlier builds. | 3 |
Bizarre finish to men #39;s marathon overshadows American #39;s silver If legend is to be believed, the end of a victorious war was behind Pheidippides #39; trek from Marathon to Athens 2,500 years ago. | 1 |
Grappling grabs WWE flare Wrestling ATHENS -- The Ano Liossia Wrestling Hall looked more like Madison Square Garden yesterday when Olympic freestyle wrestling took on more of a WWE flavour. | 1 |
Stadler clinches second senior major ALOHA, ORE. -- Craig Stadler closed with four straight birdies in a five-under-par 67 for a one-shot victory yesterday at the Tradition and his second major on the Champions Tour. | 1 |
Israel proposes leaving Gaza settlement as hospital Israel is suggesting leaving a Gaza settlement intact after its planned pullout next year for Palestinian residents of Gaza to use as a hospital, as well as selling an industrial zone at a crossing point to international bodies, Israeli officials said. | 0 |
Baseball Today (AP) AP - Chicago at Montreal (7:05 p.m. EDT). Greg Maddux (12-8) starts for the Cubs. | 1 |
Kabul Bomb Death Toll Rises, Up to 12 Believed Dead KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The toll from Sunday's car bomb blast in Kabul rose Monday with different accounts from Western security forces and Afghan officials suggesting as many as a dozen people may have been killed. | 0 |
Orange 3G phones launched in UK Orange has unveiled its third-generation (3G) mobile phones in the UK after a long-delayed commercial launch. | 3 |
Athens Throws a Party to Celebrate Games ATHENS, Greece - If anyone deserved a party, it was the people of Athens. The flame went out on the Olympics during a closing ceremony Sunday night that honored the birthplace of the games with an ebullient display of Greek pride and symbolism, a relief-filled celebration of the ancient and the new... | 0 |
Philippine economy sees 6.2 pct growth in Q2 The Philippine economy registered a6.2 percent growth in the second quarter, higher than the 4.2 percent during the same period last year, National Statistical Coordinating Board | 2 |
Aluminium Ship Builder Austal Teams with Raytheon for Amphibious <b>...</b> Austal Limited today announced that it had teamed with Raytheon Australia to bid for the upcoming Australian Government tender to build two amphibious ships, which is due to be issued in early 2005. | 2 |
Public servants sacked for viewing internet porn at work LONDON - The British government has fired 19 civil servants and disciplined more than 200 in an unprecedented crackdown on viewing internet porn at work, officials say. | 3 |
Sinopec 1H net profit rises 51 China #39;s second-largest oil producer Sinopec says its first-half net profit rose 51 percent to 16 billion yuan or nearly 2 billion US dollars, on increased domestic demand and higher oil prices. | 2 |
Tokyo Stocks Dip, Focus on Data Japanese stocks edged lower by midday on Monday with confidence in the domestic economic outlook failing to offset profit-taking that hit recent gainers such as insurers and telecom stocks including KDDI Corp. | 2 |
Interbrew and AmBev combine to form InBev 30/08/2004 Interbrew and Companhia de Bebidas das Amricas (AmBev) have closed the transaction announced on March 3, 2004 to combine Interbrew and AmBev, creating InBev, the worlds premier brewer. | 2 |
Marathon marred by mugging In a bizarre and stunning conclusion to the Olympic Games, the leader of the men #39;s marathon was grabbed by a former Irish priest and pushed into the crowd about three miles from the finish. | 1 |
Miguel drives to victory in Open Munich, Germany - Spain #39;s Miguel Angel Jimenez won his fourth title on the European tour this season, recording three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine to claim the BMW International Open by two strokes. | 1 |
#39;Maria Mania #39; grips Big Apple New York - Manhattan is braced for an outbreak of quot;Maria Mania quot; this week as 17-year-old Maria Sharapova leads a Russian assault on the US Open. | 1 |
Kabul Bomb Death Toll Rises, Up to 12 Believed Dead The toll from Sunday #39;s car bomb blast in Kabul rose Monday with different accounts from Western security forces and Afghan officials suggesting as many as a dozen people may have been killed. | 0 |
Treason trial resumes in Equatorial Guinea MALABO : The trial of 19 people accused of seeking to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea was scheduled to resume after five days of hearings last week left the world little the wiser about the reality of their alleged putsch | 0 |
French foreign minister arrives in Egypt on hostage release mission (AFP) AFP - French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier arrived in Cairo on the first leg of an urgent Middle East mission for contacts with Egyptian officials over two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq, a diplomatic source told AFP. | 0 |
2 dead, 18 injured as powerful typhoon lashes southern Japan (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TOKYO (AP) - A powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan on Monday, toppling trees and telephone poles with strong winds and torrential rains. Two elderly men died after being knocked down by strong winds, while 18 people were injured and one was missing. | 0 |
More German reform protests due A fresh round of mass demonstrations over proposed cuts in welfare spending is set to take place. | 0 |
Intel Shifts To Next-Gen Strained Silicon Intel Corp. will shift to a second-generation strained-silicon technique within its forthcoming 65-nanometer process technology, the company will announce on Monday. | 2 |
Windows upgrade fixes security flaws, but it #39;s not perfect Microsoft is making a major push to get home and business customers to embrace the security-focused overhaul to its Windows XP computer operating system. | 3 |
Oracle re-extends PeopleSoft bid Oracle is offering US\$21 per share or about US\$7.7 billion for PeopleSoft, a leader in human resources management software and an applications rival of Oracle. | 3 |
Greece is winner at these Olympics ATHENS, Greece -- Capping its sports-hosting triumph, Greece ended the XXVIII Olympiad with a festive splash of ethnic folklore, music and dancing. | 1 |
Austin Wins Buick Invitational The Derby native rebounded from a bogey on the final hole of regulation Sunday to birdie the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Tim Herron and win the \$4. | 1 |
Bangladesh at standstill in fourth opposition strike in a week DHAKA : Bangladesh was brought to a standstill by the fourth general strike in a week called by the opposition, which has stepped up its campaign to oust the government since an assassination attempt on its leader. | 0 |
Last call for US pre-Xmas orders <strong>Cash'n'Carrion</strong> Get 'em in by Thursday 9 December | 3 |
The return of the atomic keyring <strong>Cash'n'Carrion</strong> Glowring back from the dead | 3 |
Philippine Flood Toll Hits 29, Survivors Hunt Rats (Reuters) Reuters - Philippine rescue teams\evacuated thousands of people from the worst flooding in the\central Luzon region since the 1970s as hungry victims hunted\rats and birds for food. | 0 |
U.S. Warns Its Citizens in Afghanistan (AP) AP - The U.S. government warned its citizens to keep a low profile Monday after a car bomb hit a private American security firm in the Afghan capital, killing at least seven people, including two Americans. | 0 |
Dollar Hits 3-Month High Against Pound TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a three-month high against the sterling Monday after U.S. economic data eased concerns that surging oil prices threatened growth, underpinning expectations of more rises in U.S. interest rates. | 2 |
More German reform protests due A fresh round of mass demonstrations over proposed cuts in welfare spending is set to take place in Germany. | 2 |
Karzai 'disturbed' at Kabul bomb The Afghan president expresses deep concern after a bomb attack which left at least seven people dead. | 0 |
Samsung anticipates aggressive chip kit spending Pre-emptive investment is critical to success, says chief | 3 |
Video games find their political voice The net and video games are becoming essential tools for political activists. | 3 |
UOB among 10 prospective Bank Permata bidders named by Indonesian <b>...</b> JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has identified Singapore #39;s United Overseas Bank as one of 10 prospective bidders for the sale of a 51 stake in PT Bank Permata. | 2 |
Brazilian racer to be honored Pierre de Coubertin Medal The International Olympic Committee has announced that Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil, will be presented with a sportsmanship medal. The International Olympic Committee has announced | 1 |
Woodhall backing for Khan Former Olympic bronze medallist Richie Woodhall believes Amir Khan will be quot;the Mario Kindelan of the next Games quot; if he is still an amateur in four years #39; time. | 1 |
Belarus wrestler brawls after defeat ATHENS -- The Ano Liossia Olympic Hall looked more like Madison Square Garden yesterday when Olympic freestyle wrestling took on more of a WWE flavour. | 1 |
To finish first, first be Finnish Miracles don #39;t happen in motor racing, but there is an exception to every rule. At the start of the 2004 season the McLaren-Mercedes was the joke of the paddock. | 1 |
Karzai #39;disturbed #39; at Kabul bomb Afghanistan #39;s President Hamid Karzai says he is deeply disturbed by a bomb attack in the capital Kabul in which at least seven people died. | 0 |
Alkhanov calls restoration of Chechen economy top priority GROZNY. Aug 30 (Interfax) - Alu Alkhanov, who according to initial vote counts is believed to have won Sunday #39;s Chechen presidential election, said he is going to concentrate on accelerating the restoration | 0 |
India Test-fires Guided Missile Agni-II BHUBANESHWAR (India): India test fired a long-range nuclear-capable Agni II missile off its eastern coast of Orissa on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman said. | 0 |
5 dead in house fires in Waterford and Detroit A police officer who had just finished working a long night shift. A wife who finally got to snuggle in bed next to her husband. A son who would have started fifth grade today. | 2 |
Santander accelerates Abbey bid Santander Central Hispano has said it aims to complete its takeover of High Street bank Abbey one month sooner than originally planned. | 2 |
Six-party Nuclear Talks Likely to be Held in September The South Korean ambassador to the United States says the next round of multilateral talks aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear impasse will likely happen in September. | 0 |
Dutchman held for 'Iraq genocide' Netherlands prosecutors plan to charge a Dutchman suspected of assisting genocide in Iraq in the 1980s. | 0 |
GOP to Bolster Bush Image As Strong Leader NEW YORK - Republicans marshaled their forces to bolster President Bush's image as a strong leader in treacherous times as they open their national convention in the city that felt the brunt of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history... | 0 |
Intel Updates on 65nm , 8/30/2004. With 90 nanometer chips now on the market, the race for the next node - 65nm -- is now underway. Intel is on track for initial production of chips based on 65-nanometer process | 2 |
SUSAN TOMPOR: Change the law, feel the bounce you know, writing a check a day or two before there #39;s enough cash to cover it -- will soon need to find new tricks for juggling the bills. | 2 |
Wall Street - 30 August 2004 New York - Investors may pack up and leave this week as the Republican national convention comes to New York and many on Wall Street take vacation, leaving stocks with little direction. | 2 |
China eager for its turn to host ATHENS - Xiao Tian delivered an impassioned lecture for 35 minutes, without taking a question or pausing for translation. Four days before the end of the Olympics, the assistant mission chief of the Chinese | 1 |
Montgomerie picked for Ryder Cup team Colin Montgomerie #39;s toughest year on and off the golf course took a turn for the better Sunday when he was chosen by European captain Bernhard Langer to play in his seventh Ryder Cup. | 1 |
Revitalized Henin-Hardenne eyes New York run Before she contracted a debilitating virus that took her off the tour for most of the past 4 1/2 months, defending US Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne was about a tightly wound person as you could find. | 1 |
Roundup: Austin wins Buick title in playoff Woody Austin is finally getting a grip on his nerves, and it is starting to pay off. Austin calmly made a 6-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole yesterday | 1 |
Detroit Rock City: Wakefield baffles What they continue to demonstrate, more than anything else, is an impeccable sense of timing. When to run. When to hit. When to start playing like a tried-and-true | 1 |
Warner Gets the Nod Ahead of Manning One dreadful preseason performance cost top overall draft choice Eli Manning the New York Giants #39; starting quarterback job, as Coach Tom Coughlin yesterday named veteran Kurt Warner his starter | 1 |
After delays, Intel points to chip-making advance Intel is on track to introduce the world #39;s most advanced chip production technology in its products next year, the largest semiconductor maker said Sunday. | 2 |
Battle brewing on the digital music front Apple Computer Inc. #39;s reign as king of the digital music business is about to meet its most serious challenge as software heavyweight Microsoft Corp. | 3 |
GAMES HERO AMIR TELLS OF HIS JOY HE may be one of boxing #39;s youngest ever silver medallists with a glorious future ahead of him but yesterday teenage sensation Amir Khan told how he had more pressing things on his mind - homework. | 1 |
FOOTBALL: D-DAY ON DEAL FOR ROONEY WAYNE ROONEY #39;S future will be decided today, with Everton chairman Bill Kenwright due to travel to Old Trafford for talks. He will meet Manchester United chief executive David Gill before | 1 |
AL notebook: Angels #39; Glaus returns early from surgery Troy Glaus was activated from the 60-day disabled list yesterday by the Anaheim Angels and was back in the lineup against the Minnesota Twins. | 1 |
France says it will not repeal head scarf law France will not revoke a law banning Muslim head scarves in public schools despite demands by a militant Islamic group holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq, the government spokesman said Monday. | 0 |
France sends FM to free hostages in Iraq The French government sent its foreign minister Sunday to the Middle East region to try to free two French journalists held hostage in Iraq as a truce was reached in Baghdad #39;s slum of Sadr City. | 0 |
DYKE TO BLAIR: YOU #39;RE INCOMPETENT OR A LIAR FORMER BBC chief Greg Dyke has accused Tony Blair of being quot;incompetent quot; or quot;a liar quot; over the Iraq War. Ex-Director General Mr Dyke revealed that the Prime Minister | 0 |
UBS to Buy Schwab Units - WSJ (Reuters) Reuters - UBS AG is expected to buy Charles\Schwab Corp.'s institutional research and trading unit for #36;265\million, the Wall Street Journal said Monday, citing unnamed\people familiar with the matter. | 2 |
France Will Not Repeal Head Scarf Law (AP) AP - France will not revoke a law banning Muslim head scarves in public schools despite demands by a militant Islamic group holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq, the government spokesman said Monday. | 0 |
Australia's Oct. 9 Election Marathon Begins (Reuters) Reuters - Australian politicians set\off on a marathon campaign Monday for an election that will\focus on the way forward for one of the world's strongest\economies, the credibility of candidates and support for the\Iraq war. | 0 |
Greece was game ATHENS -- Nobody wanted to leave. If they could have, everybody would have stayed inside the stadium all night dancing to bouzouki music under the full moon. | 1 |
Confident owner never hedged OK, class, a pop quiz before the start of school. Two months ago today, in the aftermath of an eight-run loss to the Yankees that had the Nation down in the mouth, one astute observer rendered the following opinion: | 1 |
Sprained ankle hampers Sheffield New York Yankees right fielder Gary Sheffield is listed as day to day after spraining his left ankle in the ninth inning Saturday night in Toronto. Sheffield, hitting .297 with 33 homers and 98 RBIs, hobbled off the field after jamming the ankle on third base. X-rays were negative. Although Sheffield said he could have played, Yankees manager Joe Torre ... | 1 |
Sea change: Curacao on top of the world SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Carlos Pineda looked shaky when he started with three consecutive balls and then hit California's leadoff batter. But he got a lot better in a hurry. | 1 |
NL Notables Albert Pujols of the Cardinals became the fourth player to start his major league career with four straight seasons with at least 100 RBIs, joining Hall of Famers Al Simmons , Joe DiMaggio , and Ted Williams . | 1 |
Ramirez a big hit in return to lineup The way things have turned their way in recent weeks, the Red Sox seemed strong enough to overcome even the loss of Manny Ramirez to an injury. But they were grateful just the same when the slugger returned yesterday after missing only one game with a left knee contusion. | 1 |
Coughlin goes with Warner Eli Manning remains the New York Giants' quarterback of the future. For now, the job belongs to Kurt Warner . Briefly citing Warner's experience and recent play, coach Tom Coughlin announced yesterday that the two-time MVP had beaten out the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft for the starting job in the season opener at Philadelphia Sept. 12. | 1 |
Close but no hurrah Taylor Twellman is experiencing his least-productive season with the Revolution, but the striker is displaying flashes of his former self. His scoring instincts and timing appear to have returned. | 1 |
USC looked out for No. 1 The trouble with preseason rankings in college football is that they are just that, preseason. It's not like the National Football League, where if last year's champion returns most of its players, one can make an assumption the team will be very good. But it's different in college. The cast of characters is always changing, as players graduate, leave, get ... | 1 |
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