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Indian inflation falls to 7.81 pct (Reuters) Reuters - India's annual wholesale price inflation rate fell to 7.81 percent in the year to Sept. 4 due to lower prices of oilseeds and poultry and a higher base effect, data showed on Friday. | 0 |
US Treasuries Up, Cement Overnight Gains LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries were higher on Friday, after cementing in Asia their New York data-driven gains Thursday and awaiting the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index later in the session. | 2 |
U.S. Says Kills 60 Foreign Fighters in Iraq Strike FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes launched fresh air strikes overnight around the rebel-held city of Falluja, killing about 60 foreign fighters loyal to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the U.S. military said on Friday. | 0 |
Afghans Hold Taliban Suspects for Karzai Attack KABUL (Reuters) - Three suspected Taliban members have been arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election campaign trip outside Kabul, officials said on Friday. | 0 |
This weekend on TV, radio TODAY AUTO RACING 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup Sylvania 300 qualifying at N.H. International Speedway, Loudon, N.H., TNT PRO BASEBALL 7 p.m. -- Red Sox at New York Yankees, Ch. 38, WEEI (850) (on cable systems where Ch. 38 is not available, the game will air on NESN); Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, ESPN 6 p.m. -- Eastern League finals: ... | 1 |
Bid to avert new S Africa strikes South African unions and government officials meet to try and thrash out a pay deal, as more strikes loom next week. | 0 |
No shortcuts for staying safe As boating goes, it may be summer's version of snowshoeing -- inexpensive and easy to learn. For those reasons, not to mention the beauty and exercise factors, the number of sea kayakers grows by great leaps every season as these little boats -- some costing under \$500 -- proliferate on every New England shore. | 1 |
It's time to cut to Chase at NHIS Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway (TNT, green flag shortly after 1 p.m.) is going to take some serious 'splainin, especially for those who fall into the category of casual NASCAR viewers. | 1 |
Johnny Cash auction closes at \$4m Johnny Cash's instruments and possessions raise almost \$4m (2.2) after a three-day auction in New York. | 0 |
Philippine shares down Friday Philippine shares finished lower Friday for the fourth straight session, led by losses in blue chip Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | 2 |
Simulating life, love and the Universe As a boy, Will Wright liked to fiddle with models. The man behind The Sims phenomenon liked to make ships, planes, and most things mechanical. | 3 |
Japan Orders Citigroup to Close 4 Offices TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's financial regulator on Friday ordered the Japanese commercial banking unit of Citigroup Inc. to close four offices for violating banking laws. | 2 |
IBM Settles Part of Giant Pension Lawsuit NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IBM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">IBM.N</A> has settled for an undisclosed sum part of a potentially multi-billion-dollar lawsuit over its pension plan, a Wednesday court filing shows. | 2 |
Australian Stocks Rise; Metcash Has Biggest Gain Since 2001 Australian stocks rose as Metcash Trading Ltd. had its biggest gain in almost four years after Citigroup Inc. raised the stock #39;s rating, citing an offer to buy Foodland Associated Ltd. | 2 |
US blue chips fall as oil prices rise, but Apple lifts Nasdaq NEW YORK : US blue chips ended lower on Monday on higher oil prices and an analyst downgrade of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer; but techs managed a small gain, helped by an upgrade for Apple Computer. | 2 |
Leader Says Rebels Were Responsible for Siege in Russia Radical Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev purportedly took responsibility Friday for a recent series of terrorist attacks in Russia. | 0 |
Talks with Boeing on Airbus subsidies deadlocked TALKS between the United States and the European Union over subsidies for rival aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing ended last night without agreement. | 2 |
Reason to beware The death and destruction inflicted by Hurricane Ivan confirms that Southwest Floridians #39; fears of the powerful hurricane were well justified. | 2 |
Boeker #39;s a wreck - even before he #39;s ousted Delray Beach Matias Boeker learned a couple of valuable lessons at his first ATP event this week. First, he #39;s done driving himself to tournaments after being involved in a multiple | 1 |
Chase for the Cup underway These are some of the questions waiting to be answered heading into this weekend #39;s first race of NASCAR #39;s inaugural Chase for the Championship. | 1 |
Rio says he owes Sir Alex RIO FERDINAND plans to repay Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for standing by him when he returns against Liverpool on Monday after an eight-month ban for missing a drugs test. | 1 |
Chechen Warlord Threatens More Attacks After Beslan Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and | 0 |
Bid to avert new S Africa strikes Unions and government officials are meeting in South Africa on Friday in an attempt to thrash out a pay deal to avert a new wave of strikes next week. | 0 |
US Says Kills 60 Foreign Fighters in Iraq Strike US forces launched fresh attacks in and near the restive Iraqi city of Falluja overnight, killing about 60 foreign fighters, the US military said on Friday. | 0 |
Bonds Heads Home Still Looking for No. 700 (AP) AP - Barry Bonds left Milwaukee without No. 700. Aramis Ramirez left the Cincinnati Reds in awe. | 1 |
Car Bomb Blast in Central Baghdad - Police (Reuters) Reuters - A car bomb exploded near a police\station in central Baghdad on Friday, and a thick column of\smoke was seen rising from the east side of the Tigris river,\Iraqi police and witnesses said. | 0 |
IBM Settles Part of Giant Pension Lawsuit (Reuters) Reuters - International Business Machines Corp.\ has settled for an undisclosed sum part of a\potentially multi-billion-dollar lawsuit over its pension plan,\a Wednesday court filing shows. | 3 |
Miners Help European Stocks Turn Around PARIS (Reuters) - Basic producers helped European shares turn positive on Friday, but telecoms firm Cable Wireless bucked the firmer trend after unveiling a hefty investment and volatile oil prices kept investors cautious. | 2 |
Ford to decide UK Jaguar plant #39;s fate LONDON (CBS.MW) - Ford Motor Co. on Friday is expected to announce its plans for its main Jaguar factory in the UK, which could include closing the factory. | 2 |
UK ITunes Prices Questioned LONDON -- Apple Computer #39;s three-month-old European iTunes service came under attack Wednesday from Britain #39;s Consumers #39; Association, which asked the Office of Fair Trading, a business watchdog, to investigate why the service #39;s prices are higher than | 3 |
AOL dumps Microsoft #39;s Sender ID America Online (AOL) has ditched Microsoft #39;s Sender ID technology in favour of Sender Policy Framework (SPF). The move follows concerns over Sender ID voiced by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) earlier this week. | 3 |
Cops seize weapons from home of teenager Police thought it was a case of boneheaded teen bragging when the tip came in. But then they found homemade bombs, school blueprints, an assault rifle and shotguns stashed in his basement and attic. | 3 |
Symantec backpedals over mislabelled Trojan Symantec has revoked its decision to blacklist a program that allows Web surfers in China to browse government-blocked Web sites. The move follows reports that the firm labelled the Freegate program, which | 3 |
Greg sails into last eight Greg Rusedski brushed aside American Matias Boeker in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Millennium International tournament in Florida. | 1 |
Hopkins has done things his way For the fight of his life, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins chose some music that says something about his life. When he enters the ring Saturday to face Oscar De La Hoya, it won #39;t be to pulsating rap. | 1 |
AUTO RACING: Fighting-mad Mayfield fired up for the Chase Talk about a roller-coaster ride for the 35-year-old racer from Owensboro, Ky., who made the drive of his life last Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. | 1 |
Bonds on hold, Giants on roll MILWAUKEE -- Despite all the spotlight and all the hype -- how often does ESPN put a weekday afternoon baseball game on TV? -- Barry Bonds didn #39;t hit his 700th home run Thursday. | 1 |
Rossi misses provisional pole AMERICAN rider John Hopkins upset pre-race favourites, including world champion Valentino Rossi, to take provisional pole today for the weekend Japan Grand Prix with a record lap time on the first practice day. | 1 |
First arrest over Jakarta bombing Indonesian police have made their first arrest in connection with last week #39;s bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta. Police chief Da #39;i Bachtiar said a man had been arrested for carrying explosives for | 0 |
Car bomb explodes in Baghdad A car bomb has exploded near a police station in central Baghdad and a thick column of smoke was seen rising from the east side of the Tigris river, Iraqi police and witnesses say. | 0 |
U.S. Deserter Leaves Army Base for New Life in Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - A former U.S. army sergeant who deserted to North Korea nearly four decades ago left a U.S. military base near Tokyo on Tuesday for a new life with his family in his Japanese wife's home town. | 0 |
Iraq findings: Plans, but no stockpiles WASHINGTON -- The draft of a report from the top US inspector in Iraq concludes that Saddam Hussein had no weapons stockpiles, but there were signs of dormant programs he hoped to revive at a later time, according to people familiar with the findings. | 0 |
UN, Iran said in talks on military sites VIENNA -- UN nuclear inspectors are negotiating with Iran for access to as many as four military sites that have programs or equipment that could be diverted to development of nuclear weapons, diplomats at the International Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday. | 0 |
Dominican Republic battered SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Tropical Storm Jeanne brought heavy rain and winds to the Dominican Republic yesterday after killing two people in Puerto Rico, as the latest in a stream of Atlantic storms crossed the Caribbean toward the United States. | 0 |
Party Leader Hopeful on Ulster Talks A deal to dismantle the IRA and revive Northern Irelands power-sharing administration is taking shape, SDLP leader Mark Durkan claimed today. | 0 |
Indonesian polls point to change Election-eve opinion polls in Indonesia suggest the country is headed for a change of president. Ahead of Monday #39;s vote, incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri is well behind her former security minister Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, polls suggest. | 0 |
Miners Help European Stocks Turn Around (Reuters) Reuters - Basic producers helped European shares\turn positive on Friday, but telecoms firm Cable Wireless\bucked the firmer trend after unveiling a hefty investment and\volatile oil prices kept investors cautious. | 3 |
Oil Rises as Storms Threaten Supply LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices rose on Friday on worries that the ongoing storm season in the U.S. Gulf would continue to hamper energy production and imports, delaying vital pre-winter stock building. | 2 |
U.S. Treasuries on Firm Footing LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices were higher on Friday, cementing gains made the previous day, in the face of growing speculation that the pace of U.S. interest rate hikes could slow. | 2 |
People on Mars Possible in 20 to 30 Years (Reuters) Reuters - People could land on Mars in the\next 20 to 30 years provided scientists can find water on the\red planet, the head of NASA's surface exploration mission said\on Wednesday. | 3 |
CHRONOLOGY-Events Since North Korean Blast First Reported SEOUL (Reuters) - A cloud of confusion surrounded a widely reported explosion in North Korea last week with South Korea saying on Friday its latest assessment was that no blast at all occurred at the suspected site. | 0 |
Jacques Villeneuve: The team and I share a common goal As his position with Renault for the final three races of 2004 was announced today, Jacques Villeneuve spoke positively about the future. | 1 |
TOM WALSH: Message-free at the tee Peck, golf marketing manager for General Motors Corp. #39;s Buick division, helped remove Woods #39; clubs from his regular golf bag, which features Buick logos and crests on the strap, front, sides and even on the golf umbrella tucked into the bag. | 1 |
Unions and Car Chiefs in Talks on Jaguar Plant Union leaders today arrived at luxury car-maker Jaguar for crucial talks over the future of the Coventry Browns Lane plant. The factory, which opened in 1951 and currently employs | 2 |
New format becomes a game of survival The Chase for the Nextel Cup will begin in earnest Sunday with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. It will be the first event of NASCAR #39;s inaugural 10 | 1 |
MLB: Anaheim 6, Seattle 1 Anaheim got help from Seattle errors and scored four runs in the eighth inning Thursday in a 6-1 win over the Mariners. The Angels stayed two games behind first-place Oakland in the American League West. | 1 |
U.S. Treasuries on Firm Footing (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices were higher on\Friday, cementing gains made the previous day, in the face of\growing speculation that the pace of U.S. interest rate hikes\could slow. | 2 |
Wall Street Seen Flat; TI Buyback to Buoy (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks were set for a steady start\on Friday with a billion dollar share buyback plan at Texas\Instruments lending some backbone to the technology\sector. | 2 |
EIA Says Heating Oil Bills to Rise (Reuters) Reuters - The United States has plenty of fuel in\storage for winter heating thanks to near full-throttle\refinery production, but household energy bills are still\likely to be up sharply, the head of the U.S. Energy\Information Administration (EIA) said on Friday. | 2 |
HSBC, Shanxi Trust to form joint venture in China (AFP) AFP - British-based banking giant HSBC Holdings is to team up with Shanxi Trust and Investment Corp to form a joint venture fund management company in China, HSBC announced. | 0 |
Alcatel Bolsters U.S. Presence (Reuters) Reuters - Alcatel has expanded its\foothold in the key North American market with the acquisition\of a mobile software provider and a conference technology\business for #36;277 million. | 3 |
Australia investigating if Iraq body could be rumored hostage (AFP) AFP - Australia was investigating whether a foreigner found dead in central Iraq could be one of two Australians allegedly kidnapped in the country earlier this week. | 0 |
Wall Street Seen Flat; TI Buyback to Buoy LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were set for a steady start on Friday with a billion dollar share buyback plan at Texas Instruments <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TXN.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TXN.N</A> lending some backbone to the technology sector. | 2 |
EIA Says Heating Oil Bills to Rise VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States has plenty of fuel in storage for winter heating thanks to near full-throttle refinery production, but household energy bills are still likely to be up sharply, the head of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Friday. | 2 |
Alcatel Bolsters U.S. Presence PARIS (Reuters) - Alcatel <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CGEP.PA target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CGEP.PA</A> has expanded its foothold in the key North American market with the acquisition of a mobile software provider and a conference technology business for \$277 million. | 2 |
UNLV Names Sanford Head Football Coach LAS VEGAS (Sports Network) - Mike Sanford has been hired as the ninth head football coach at UNLV. The former Utah offensive coach takes over for the retired John Robinson. | 1 |
Baghdad Car Bomb Death Toll Rises to 13 - Ministry BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 13 Iraqis were killed in a suicide car bomb attack on a major police checkpoint in central Baghdad on Friday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. | 0 |
Indonesia Police Make First Embassy Bombing Arrest JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have made their first arrest over a car bombing outside the Australian embassy last week, detaining a man they said on Friday had helped their top suspect prepare the attack. | 0 |
Jaguar's Coventry plant to close Jaguar's historic Brown's Lane factory in Coventry is to close, Ford has confirmed, with 400 jobs expected to be lost. | 0 |
Woods, Mickelson to Start in Ryder Cup BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Always rivals, barely friends, finally partners... | 0 |
Mobiles track down wi-fi hotspots Fans of wireless internet access can now find their nearest wi-fi hotspot using their mobile phone. | 3 |
Jaguar workers resigned to closure Business leaders in the West Midlands are bracing themselves for the potentially disastrous impact of any decision to close the local Jaguar factory. | 2 |
Wall Street Seen Flat; TI Buyback to Buoy US stocks were set for a steady start on Friday with a billion dollar share buyback plan at Texas Instruments (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) lending some backbone to the technology sector. | 2 |
NeoPharm regains control of cancer drugs from Pfizer NeoPharm Inc., a biotechnology company developing cancer treatments, said it regained ownership of two cancer compounds after Pfizer Inc. | 2 |
Choose Your Camera Shopping for a digital camera is stressful. Most stores carry a fraction of the 200-plus cameras on the market, and except at specialty stores, salespeople aren #39;t much help. | 3 |
Cricket-Cricket Australia keeps fingers crossed over India TV <b>...</b> MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) - Cricket Australia said it is powerless to intervene in the wrangle over television rights for the much-awaited tour of India later this month. | 1 |
Israeli Arab team enter big league An Israeli football team which includes both Arab and Jewish players is to kick off its first big international match on Thursday evening in the UEFA cup. | 1 |
Cubs Keep Pace: Ramirez fuels 5-4 victory CINCINNATI, Ohio - While there were 32 active players on the Chicago Cubs roster Thursday night at Great American Ball Park, it was the Aramis Ramirez show with which folks were treated to in the Queen City. | 1 |
5 EU states sign declaration on gendarmerie force Five European Union (EU) member states signed a declaration of intent here Friday for a European gendarmerie force, marking a new milestone in the bloc #39;s road to independent defense building. | 0 |
Consumer Prices Inch Up; Inflation Fears Continue to Fade September 17, 2004 -- Consumer prices rose only 0.1 percent in August, led by a decline in gas and car prices, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. | 2 |
Chip tool orders fall in August SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Orders for chip-equipment placed with North American manufacturers declined in August and could decline further in coming months, an industry trade group said late Thursday. | 2 |
Attack of the Radio Clones Microsoft's new internet streaming service attempts to replicate terrestrial stations, without all the annoying chatter -- and without permission. By Randy Dotinga. | 3 |
Farewell to Gravity What once was the exclusive state of astronauts -- weightlessness -- is now available to anyone with a few grand to spare. Xeni Jardin goes for a ride on a commercial zero-gravity flight. | 3 |
Bush, Lawmakers Discuss Social Security (AP) AP - President Bush sought support from congressional leaders of both parties Monday for his proposal to overhaul Social Security, which promises to be a hotly contested political issue during his second term. | 0 |
Sky Captain Barely Stays Aloft The first film to be shot entirely against a blue screen boasts a striking visual style and deft references to adventure classics. But ultimately it's a bland tale. Jason Silverman reviews Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. | 3 |
Twist a Pen, Open a Lock Kryptonite's near-indestructible bike locks can be opened in seconds with a cheap plastic pen. This is pretty bad for Kryptonite: The same lock is widely used in vending machines, security panels and vehicle security products. By Leander Kahney. | 3 |
Freak Rock to Buzz Earth An asteroid with a wild orbit is about to zoom by our planet. Plus: Solving the mystery of the Pioneer anomaly could take decades.... A biologist finds a chunk of space shuttle Columbia. By Amit Asaravala. | 3 |
U.K. ITunes Prices Questioned A watchdog group asks a consumer-protection agency to look into the higher price of songs on Apple's British version of its iTunes service. Wendy M. Grossman reports from London. | 3 |
Spam-Busting Plan Can't Buy a Pal Microsoft's antispam Sender ID technology continues to get the cold shoulder. Now AOL adds its voice to a growing chorus of businesses and organizations shunning the proprietary e-mail authentication system. | 3 |
Ford to end Jaguar production at plant in Coventry (AFP) AFP - Jaguar car production is to end at a plant in Coventry, Warwickshire, with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs because of weak demand for the luxury brand, US parent company Ford announced. | 0 |
XP price cut may be just the beginning (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - A tiny yet important crack has opened, with little notice, in the great Windows monopoly that surrounds personal computing. | 3 |
Villeneuve to Race for Renault to End of Season LONDON (Reuters) - Canadian Jacques Villeneuve will race the last three grands prix of the season for Renault, the Formula One team said on Friday. | 1 |
Chechen Warlord Threatens More Attacks After Beslan MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and threatened more attacks by any means he saw fit. | 0 |
Pakistan Army Pounds Militants' Mountain Hideouts WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani army fired mortar bombs and artillery shells at suspected mountain hideouts of al Qaeda-linked militants in a remote tribal region on Friday, but there were no details of casualties, witnesses said. | 0 |
Pipeline blast kills 12 in Lagos At least 12 people die in an explosion at a fuel pipeline on the outskirts of Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos. | 0 |
India withdraws anti-terror law The Indian cabinet agrees to repeal a controversial anti-terrorism law which it says has been misused. | 0 |
'Water factory' aims to filter tensions The solution to one of the thorniest problems in the Middle East may be taking shape on an anonymous-looking building site in south-west Israel. | 3 |
EDS hit by US Airways #39; Chapter 11 EDS (Electronic Data Systems) warned yesterday that its third quarter earnings would take a significant hit from US Airways #39; Chapter 11 filing on Sunday. | 2 |
Canada #39;s Top Central Banker Says Economy Looking Best in Years Canadian central bank chief David Dodge told Finance Minister Ralph Goodale in July the country #39;s chances of steady economic and job growth are the best in years, a rosier assessment than his public statements on the matter. | 2 |
Kodak, IBM See Eye to Eye on New Image Sensors Eastman Kodak Company and IBM will work together to develop and manufacture image sensors used in such consumer products as digital still cameras and camera phones. | 2 |
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