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U.S. Deaths in Iraq Top 1,000; Aid Groups Eye Exit BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Dozens of international aid agencies considered quitting Iraq Wednesday following the abduction of two Italian women, and as the U.S. military death toll rose above 1,000. | 0 |
U.N. Wants Stronger Mandate for AU Monitors in Darfur KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - African Union (AU) monitors of a shaky cease-fire in Sudan's remote Darfur region should have an expanded mandate but stop short of peacekeeping, a United Nations official in Sudan said Wednesday. | 0 |
N.Ireland Peace Deal Revival Far Off - Adams DUBLIN/BELFAST (Reuters) - One week before top-level talks to salvage a deal for sharing power between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, there is still no framework for accord, the leader of the main Catholic party said Wednesday. | 0 |
One in Five Germans Wants the Berlin Wall Back BERLIN (Reuters) - Fourteen years and a trillion euros after reunification one in five Germans would like to see the barrier that split the country during the Cold War put back, a survey found Wednesday. | 0 |
Delta announces job cuts Indianapolis, Sept. 8 - The news hit an already suffering industry hard. Delta Airline #39;s restructuring calls for a reduction of ten percent of its workforce, or about 7,000 people. | 2 |
Lexmark recalls 39,431 printers The potentially faulty machines were sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brands. The company has recalled these products because they could short circuit and potentially give users an electric shock. | 3 |
Relentless Hewitt in quarters LLEYTON HEWITT continued his red-hot run to reach his fifth straight US Open quarter-final at Flushing Meadows today. Australia #39;s 2001 champion obliterated unseeded Slovak Karol Beck 6-4 6-2 6-2 in 1hr 40min | 1 |
Winning ways back for Lions? There was a glow to every face in Beaver Stadium, a look of relief dissolving any despair that might have remained. Those happy expressions of players and fans carried an optimistic belief -- that this was | 1 |
Golfing Roundup: Singh ends Tiger #39;s run of 5 in row Vijay Singh won the PGA Tour player of the year award yesterday for the first time, ending Tiger Woods #39; five-year hold on the honor with a season that left no debate about who was No. | 1 |
Palestinian PM threatens to quit PALESTINIAN prime minister Ahmed Qurie has again threatened to resign over differences with leader Yasser Arafat ahead of a meeting of donor countries who help fund the Palestinian Authority, officials said today. | 0 |
Bush laments loss of life in Iraq US President George Bush pays tribute to US soldiers killed in Iraq as the death toll tops 1,000. | 0 |
Delta plans to cut 10 of staff Delta Air Lines is planning to cut 7,000 jobs, or about 10 of its workforce, as the US carrier fights to avoid bankruptcy. | 0 |
Africa #39;s Health Worker Exodus: Who #39;s at Fault? African health workers aren #39;t just being lured away by better salaries in rich countries. They are fleeing squalid and unsafe workplaces and staggering workloads. | 2 |
Roddick having a real blast From his very first service game of this US Open, defending champion Andy Roddick announced that he had his throttle on full power and wasn #39;t going to back off. | 1 |
NL race tightens; Bonds homers The Chicago Cubs are just a half-game ahead of the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros in the NL wild-card race after falling to the visiting Montreal Expos, 7-6, on Brian Schneider #39;s go-ahead single in the 12th inning. | 1 |
PROBLEMS INCREASE FOR TOPPMOLLER Hamburg manager Klaus Toppmoller has been dealt a second blow in 24 hours as he clings to his job. Toppmoller is widely tipped to be the first managerial casualty of the Bundesliga season and his squad have | 1 |
Kerry, Keeping Up Criticism of Bush, Lists Costs of Iraq War John Kerry argued today that the president left a trail of broken promises on the path to war and has squandered billions. | 0 |
BA to offload Qantas stake BRITISH Airways today announced plans to sell its 425 million stake in Australias Qantas Airways to cut debt and take advantage of consolidation in Europe. | 2 |
Northwest Backs Down: Following Backlash, Carrier Rescinds GDS <b>...</b> Northwest Airlines late last week rescinded a policy to levy fees on travel agent bookings made through global distribution systems. | 2 |
Mylan exec blasts financier #39;s plan to block King merger PITTSBURGH The chief executive of Mylan Laboratories says a move by Wall Street financier Carl Icahn (EYE #39;-kahn) to halt Mylan #39;s acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals is wrongheaded. | 2 |
Accor Hotels Group Reports Drop in Profit PARIS - French hotels group Accor SA on Wednesday reported a 24 percent drop in first-half net profit as its brands such as Sofitel and Motel 6 suffered from the uneven recovery in the global travel market. | 2 |
Space Capsule Crashes in Utah The Genesis space capsule, which promised scientists potential clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth today. | 0 |
Group Franz Ferdinand Wins Mercury Prize LONDON - Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, whose debut album has been hailed by critics as a masterpiece of pop, won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. The Glasgow-based quartet were the favorites among the 12-strong shortlist to take home the award for their self-titled album... | 0 |
Jets Lose Cornerback Mickens to Torn ACL HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Jets cornerback Ray Mickens was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, while Terrell Buckley was signed to take his place... | 0 |
New Technology Estimates Fast-Food Demand PITTSBURGH - Do you want fries with that? Never mind, we already know. A Pittsburgh startup, HyperActive Technologies Inc., is testing technology at area fast-food restaurants designed to give kitchen workers a good indication of what customers want before the hungry souls even get close enough to place an order... | 0 |
Stocks Mixed on Greenspan's Assessment NEW YORK - Investors were unmoved by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy, and stocks remained mixed Wednesday in light trading. While Greenspan said the economy has "regained some traction" after the summer's slowdown, he echoed Wall Street's concerns over energy prices, which have fallen from record highs in recent weeks but stubbornly remain above \$40 per barrel... | 0 |
Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs in 18 Months ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines will cut up to 7,000 jobs, reduce wages and pull back at its Dallas-Fort Worth airport hub as part of a sweeping restructuring plan that could still leave it vulnerable to bankruptcy. The job cuts representing about 10 percent of its overall work force will come over the next 18 months, Delta chief executive Gerald Grinstein said Wednesday during a meeting with 300 of the company's middle managers... | 0 |
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Pass 1,000 BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes hammered suspected militant strongholds in Fallujah on Wednesday after a suicide bombing there and a series of attacks in Baghdad pushed the number of U.S... | 0 |
Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs in 18 Months ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines will cut up to 7,000 jobs, reduce wages and pull back at its Dallas-Fort Worth airport hub as part of a sweeping restructuring plan that could still leave it vulnerable to bankruptcy, company CEO Gerald Grinstein said Wednesday. The job cuts representing about 10 percent of its overall work force will come over the next 18 months, Grinstein said during a meeting with 300 of the company's middle managers... | 0 |
Stocks Mixed Ahead of Greenspan Testimony NEW YORK - Stocks were little changed early Wednesday as investors awaited testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan before a House budget panel. In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.08 at 10,342.71... | 0 |
Hurricane Ivan Devastates Grenada ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada, killing at least three people as it turned concrete homes into piles of rubble and hurled the island's landmark red zinc roofs through the air... | 0 |
North Korea Warns of 'Nuclear Arms Race' North Korea on Wednesday warned of a "nuclear arms race" in Northeast Asia following the recent revelation that South Korean scientists enriched a tiny amount of uranium four years ago, a news report said. | 0 |
Hyundai Motor to set up commercial JV in China SEOUL - Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea #39;s largest carmaker, said Wednesday it will build a commercial vehicle joint venture in China by 2010. | 3 |
Game on for wireless data Although set to remain a niche market, mobile gaming will continue its rise as a generator of wireless data usage and revenue, new research has claimed. | 3 |
Woolworths to take on Apple #39;s iTunes UK High Street retailer Woolworths will this year launch a digital music download service, the company #39;s parent revealed today. | 3 |
Red Hat Packs More Punch Into RHEL 3.0 With Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 lined up for release next year, the open source solutions vendor has released a power pack to ensure that customers using the existing version 3.0 have access to the latest enhancements in Linux. | 3 |
Penn State heading in right direction After a spring in which Joe Paterno went from bad cop to really bad cop, the Nittany Lions responded with their finest season-opening performance in five years. | 1 |
Boston offense sox A #39;s again The 7-1 loss cuts Oakland #39;s AL West lead to 1 1/2 games and thrills the Red Sox faithful. By Tim Casey -- Bee Staff Writer. It #39;s not too late to get into a Fantasy Sports League. | 1 |
Turkish mine fire toll rises EIGHT bodies were pulled from an underground tunnel in a copper mine in northern Turkey where a massive fire broke out today, local officials said. | 0 |
Palestinian PM Renews Threat to Resign Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie has renewed a threat to resign in a tussle for power with Yasser Arafat just six weeks after retracting his previous resignation, officials said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Feds go for hypothetical defence in airline ID case Rule might or might not exist. But then it'd be secret | 3 |
1,000 workers rally behind Swansea IT strikers Council claims union 'holding people of Swansea to ransom' | 3 |
Wi-Fi Alliance unveils media streaming quality tech WMM to 'kick start' wireless consumer electronics | 3 |
Interview with the pornogami Grand Master <strong>Exclusive</strong> Zen and the art of paper-based sex | 3 |
Greenspan: Economy Regaining Traction WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy has escaped a recent soft patch and seems to be picking up steam, Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday in remarks economists saw as cementing a September rate rise. | 2 |
Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs ATLANTA (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DAL.N</A> on Wednesday said it will cut 6,000 to 7,000 jobs, or about 10 percent of its work force, over the next 18 months and drop Dallas/Fort Worth as a hub as it tries to avert bankruptcy. | 2 |
JetBlue Profit to Be Hurt by Hurricanes NEW YORK (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JBLU.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">JBLU.O</A> on Wednesday lowered its estimate for third-quarter earnings, citing disruptions from Hurricanes Charley and Frances. | 2 |
ING Reveals Improper Trading Case Details NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. unit of Dutch financial services group ING Groep NV said on Wednesday a review of improper trading in its mutual funds showed only isolated incidents of impropriety. | 2 |
Spammers given boot by net host A campaign by anti-spam groups has persuaded a large US net service provider to ban spammers using its network. | 3 |
GM Hikes Incentives After Weak Sales DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GM.N</A> on Wednesday raised its cash incentives by between \$500 and \$1,000 on most of its 2005 model year vehicles, a week after company officials expressed disappointment with August sales. | 2 |
Job Openings Rise, Hires Fall in July WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More U.S. jobs were available in July though fewer people were hired, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Hurricane Ivan Devastates Grenada MIAMI (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Ivan charged west through the Caribbean on Wednesday after killing at least four people and smashing homes in a devastating punch to the tiny spice island of Grenada and glancing blows to nearby islands. | 2 |
Greenspan Economic Forecast Upbeat Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today that U.S. economic growth has picked up since slowing sharply in the late spring. | 2 |
Delta Announces 7,000 Job Cuts Delta Air Lines will cut up to 7,000 jobs, or 10 percent of its overall work force, during the next 18 months, company CEO Gerald Grinstein said Wednesday. | 2 |
Continental Airlines Adds Service Fee Continental Airlines Inc. on Wednesday joined a string of major carriers in charging service fees for airline tickets booked at reservations centers or airport ticket counters in the United States. | 2 |
Accor hotel chain sees first-half profit jump PARIS, Sept 8 (AFP) - The French hotel chain Accor said Wednesday that pre-tax first-half profit had jumped 25 percent to EUR 225 million (USD 270 million) as business picked up in high-end hotels abroad. | 2 |
Lexmark #39;s Laser-Quick Response Before you click the print icon on your computer screen again, you may want to check the serial number of your printer. Lexmark (NYSE: LXK), a leading manufacturer of | 3 |
Italian politicians set aside squabbles to work for release of two <b>...</b> Squabbling Italian politicians pledged Wednesday to put aside their differences over the Iraq war and work together to free two female aid workers | 0 |
Eagles Extend Reid's Contract Through 2010 (AP) AP - Andy Reid received a four-year contract extension from the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday that will take him through the 2010 season. | 1 |
Greenspan: Economy Regaining Traction (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. economy has escaped a\recent soft patch and seems to be picking up steam, Federal\Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday in remarks\economists saw as cementing a September rate rise. | 2 |
Cisco Plans to Accelerate New Product Offerings (Reuters) Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. , the\world's largest maker of gear for directing Internet traffic,\plans to offer twice as many new products this year as ever in\its history, its chief executive said on Wednesday. | 3 |
ING Reveals Improper Trading Case Details (Reuters) Reuters - A U.S. unit of Dutch financial\services group ING Groep NV said on Wednesday a review of\improper trading in its mutual funds showed only isolated\incidents of impropriety. | 2 |
Zombie PCs spam, phish, harass on the sly (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Criminals deploy zombies herded into netwoks of a few hundred to more than half a million compromised PCs. Uses vary from the simply annoying (spam attacks) to the unsavory and criminal. | 3 |
Attacks on Disney #39;s Eisner Abate Each day in a Delaware courtroom, the inner workings of the old Walt Disney Co. are on display. A shareholder lawsuit over the eye-popping severance received by former president Michael S. Ovitz | 2 |
Greenspan: Economy Regaining Some Traction (AP) AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday the economy has "regained some traction" after a late spring slowdown that was triggered by a sharp spike in oil prices. | 2 |
Livewire: Web Aids Search for the Right -- or Left -- Mate (Reuters) Reuters - The run-up to the U.S.\presidential election is casting the spotlight on a new crop of\Web sites for political-minded singles who are seeking Mr. or\Ms. Right ... or Left. | 3 |
Two Programs Rescue Damaged Discs (AP) AP - You know it's bound to happen: One of the CDs you've burned is going to stop working #151; be it from scratches, aging, poor manufacturing or the fact that it was made with old software. | 3 |
Japan crush India while South Korea and China struggle (AFP) AFP - Newly-crowned Asian champions Japan stayed on course for the 2006 World Cup in convincing fashion while 10-man South Korea as well as China were made to struggle in qualifying matches. | 0 |
Auditor general weaves tale of sponsorship abuses (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Auditor General Sheila Fraser continued to weave a tale of financial mismanagement Wednesday, singling out the Public Works Department, Via Rail and a variety of private ad agencies for criticism at the federal sponsorship inquiry. | 0 |
Nokia Goes Hollywood (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - To coin a phrase: It was the best of product placements. It was the worst of product placements. On Sept. 10, Finnish cell-phone handset maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News) will become a major Hollywood action movie star opposite Kim Basinger. Its new Nokia 6600 videophone will get the title role in the film "Cellular," distributed by Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX - News) New Line Cinema, as the heroic phone used by a police officer to track down a kidnapped Ms. Basinger. | 3 |
Lawsuits Propel Wal-Mart Changes - CEO (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. can no\longer remain sheltered in its Bentonville, Arkansas,\headquarters while potentially costly lawsuits pile up, Chief\Executive Officer Lee Scott said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Bill Clinton Helps Launch Search Engine NEW YORK - Former president Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc. | 2 |
Mickelson Switches to Callaway Equipment (AP) AP - It didn't take Masters champion Phil Mickelson long to find a new equipment deal, signing an endorsement contract with Callaway Golf on Tuesday just one week after he left Titleist. | 1 |
Intel Silent on Jayhawk Replacement (PC World) PC World - Chip maker offers few details about its plans for dual-core server processors. | 3 |
Jury rules 9/11 was two attacks Attaching victory to a string of defeats, a jury yesterday agreed with World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein #39;s claim that the planes that struck the Twin Towers represented two separate, insurable events. | 2 |
EU Considers Appeal of WTO Sugar Ruling The European Union said Wednesday it would consider appealing a World Trade Organization ruling that found its subsidies to European sugar producers violate global trade rules. | 2 |
Football: England v Poland Sven-Goran Eriksson may gamble by playing goalkeeper Paul Robinson and striker Jermain Defoe in Poland. | 0 |
Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs Delta will cut up to 10 percent of its work force over the next 18 months as part of a restructuring plan that the airline said would save \$5 billion a year in costs by 2006. | 2 |
Greenspan Says Economic Expansion Was Slowed by Oil Prices Greenspan's moderately upbeat forecast today is likely to cement expectations that the central bank will raise interest rates for a third time in two weeks. | 2 |
Stocks Are Mixed on Greenspan's Testimony Investors were unmoved by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy, and stocks remained mixed today in light trading. | 2 |
Genesis Space Capsule Crashes Into Desert DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to find clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy. It wasn't immediately known whether cosmic samples it was carrying back as part of a six-year, \$260 million project had been destroyed... | 0 |
Intern MD Injects Patient With Olive Oil STEYR, Austria - A medical intern at a western Austria hospital mistakenly injected an elderly patient with olive oil instead of antibiotics after mixing up bedside vials, officials said Wednesday. The patient, a 79-year-old woman in the hospital for an appendectomy, was not in life-threatening condition, hospital director Harald Geck told the Austria Press Agency... | 0 |
Russia Threatens to Strike Terror Bases MOSCOW - A top Russian general on Wednesday warned the military will strike "terrorist bases in any region of the world," while authorities offered a \$10 million reward for information leading to two Chechen rebel leaders blamed for last week's deadly raid on a school. In a nationally televised meeting, Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov also briefed President Vladimir Putin on the investigation into the taking of more than 1,200 hostages in a school last week in the southern Russian town of Beslan... | 0 |
Stocks Fall After Greenspan Testimony NEW YORK - Investors were unmoved by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy, with stocks falling modestly Wednesday in light trading. While Greenspan said the economy has "regained some traction" after the summer's slowdown, he echoed Wall Street's concerns over energy prices, which have fallen from record highs in recent weeks but stubbornly remain above \$40 per barrel... | 0 |
Woodward Confirmed As Lions Coach Sir Clive Woodward has been confirmed as coach of the British Lions #39; tour of New Zealand next year with a special meeting of the Lions committee on Wednesday fully backing his appointment. | 1 |
National League Preview from The Sports Network (Sports Network) - Barry Bonds can equal two huge baseball milestones tonight. However, aside from personal achievements, the San Francisco slugger is more focused on his team #39;s drive to the playoffs, and | 1 |
Russian vow #39;a threat to everyone #39; Russia #39;s threat to target quot;terrorists anywhere quot; is a danger to Britain, Europe and the rest of the world, a top Chechen separatist based in the UK has warned. | 0 |
US soldier among 7 killed: Deputy governor in Iraq kidnapped Gunmen abducted the US-appointed deputy governor of Anbar province on Wednesday, relatives of the official said. Several masked gunmen stormed the house of Bassem Mohammad Munajed in the | 0 |
India, Pakistan report progress on Kashmir, other disputes India and Pakistan said Wednesday they were considering scaling back thousands of troops from the Siachen Glacier, the world #39;s highest battlefield, and reported other progress | 0 |
Cisco Plans to Accelerate New Product Offerings NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=CSCO.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">CSCO.O</A>, the world's largest maker of gear for directing Internet traffic, plans to offer twice as many new products this year as ever in its history, its chief executive said on Wednesday. | 3 |
Cramming Features Into Phones The cell phone industry is banking on cell phone that seem more like personal assistants --dialing numbers, zapping text messages from fancy keyboards, taking pictures and serving as digital Rolodexes.\<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
Sasser Worm Creator Charged With Sabotage A German teenager who created the Sasser worm that disrupted computers around the world in May has been charged with computer sabotage, prosecutors said Wednesday. | 3 |
PBS: The Video Game Revolution Documentary filmmaker and host Greg Palmer takes your questions about the PBS documentary, "The Video Game Revolution." | 3 |
Solar capsule crashes into Earth The Genesis sample-return capsule hits the ground at high speed after its drogue parachute fails to open. | 3 |
UK 'green energy' centre created Four organisations join forces to create a UK centre for marine renewable energy. | 3 |
Genesis Space Capsule Crashes In Utah Desert The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to find clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy. | 3 |
Unusual Number of Storms Hit Land in Florida An unusual number of storms have made landfall in Florida in the last month, and the hurricane season is only halfway through. But experts say there is no easy answer for the run of bad luck other than the fact that the law of averages may be catching up with the state after several relatively calm hurricane seasons. | 3 |
Newly Identified Gene May Link Alcoholism and Depression By CHERYL WITTENAUER ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Scientists say they've identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that may one day help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments... | 3 |
Briefly: AOL updates instant messenger roundup Plus: Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list...Tellabs scales back AFC buy...Top McAfee exec to step down...IDC says external disk storage up. | 3 |
Microsoft extends block to SP2 auto update Corporate customers now have until early 2005 to tinker with things before ingesting XP's Service Pack 2. | 3 |
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