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Incendiary device found on Sydney jet SYDNEY - Australia promised swift action to plug gaps in its air security yesterday after an incendiary device was found on a jet operated by domestic airline Virgin Blue. | 0 |
Montenegro quits Hague panel in protest LJUBLJANA, Slovenia The Montenegrin members of a Yugoslav government panel set up to improve relations with The Hague resigned Thursday to protest what they described as Serbia #39;s failure to hand over suspected war criminals to the international war crimes | 0 |
Musharraf Snubs Pleas for Pakistani Troops in Iraq UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday ruled out sending troops to help restore stability in Iraq, rebuffing pleas from the Iraqi interim government and the United States. | 0 |
Russian Ministries Move to Approve Kyoto Treaty MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least one Russian ministry has signed letters agreeing to Moscow's approval of the Kyoto Protocol, a spokesman said on Thursday in what could be a final step on the long road to bringing the global pact into force. | 0 |
Dogs 'sniff out' bladder cancer Dogs can be trained to sniff out bladder cancer, scientists say they have proven for the first time. | 0 |
Dreamworks trio in US wealth list Founders of Dreamworks film studio feature on Forbes' 2004 list of the richest 400 people in America. | 0 |
AL Wrap: Texas Completes Sweep of Oakland (Reuters) Reuters - David Dellucci's two-run double in the\bottom of the ninth inning helped the Texas Rangers complete a\three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 win in the\American League at Arlington Thursday. | 1 |
Rongen Named Coach of MLS Expansion Team (AP) AP - Thomas Rongen, who guided D.C. United to the 1999 Major League Soccer championship, was hired Thursday as coach of Club Deportivo Chivas USA, an expansion team set to begin play in April. | 1 |
AL Wrap: Texas Completes Sweep of Oakland NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Dellucci's two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning helped the Texas Rangers complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 win in the American League at Arlington Thursday. | 1 |
U.S. to Support Limiting Shark Trade (AP) AP - The United States will join with Australia and Madagascar in arguing that great white sharks need to be protected through new global trade restrictions. | 3 |
New UN Talks Bid to Save Fish, Plants and Timber (Reuters) Reuters - Long a forum for protecting endangered\species like whales or tigers, a U.N. meeting in Bangkok next\month will seek a wider role in regulating the billion-dollar\trade in timber, fish and medicinal plants. | 3 |
California Curbs Cruise Ship Pollution Near Shore (Reuters) Reuters - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed\legislation on Thursday that would ban cruise ships from\incinerating trash or dumping used shower and sink water within\three miles of the California coast. | 3 |
Russian Ministries Move to Approve Kyoto Treaty (Reuters) Reuters - At least one Russian ministry has signed\letters agreeing to Moscow's approval of the Kyoto Protocol, a\spokesman said on Thursday in what could be a final step on the\long road to bringing the global pact into force. | 3 |
Woman Gives Birth After Tissue Transplant (AP) AP - The first baby conceived after an ovarian tissue transplant was born Thursday in Belgium in a procedure that could one day allow women to delay motherhood beyond menopause. | 3 |
Yankees Clinch 10th Straight Playoff Spot NEW YORK - Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their 10th consecutive trip to the postseason with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday. John Flaherty also homered for the Yankees (96-57), who are assured of no worse than a wild-card berth... | 0 |
Forbes List Has Most Billionaires Ever NEW YORK - It looks like the U.S. billionaire's club isn't quite as exclusive as it once was... | 0 |
US frees up emergency oil supply The US government is to let oil refineries borrow crude from its emergency stockpile to make up for supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan. | 2 |
Woman Gives Birth After Tissue Transplant LONDON - The first baby conceived after an ovarian tissue transplant was born Thursday in Belgium in a procedure that could one day allow women to delay motherhood beyond menopause. The birth, announced by The Lancet medical journal, which is to publish the results of the procedure Friday, marks the first time fertility has been restored to a woman after doctors cut out and froze some of her ovarian tissue and transplanted it back into her body years later... | 0 |
Hurricanes Lead to Spike in Jobless Claims WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, mostly reflecting the impact of hurricanes that recently ripped through Florida. | 2 |
The Forbes 400 richest Americans The economy #39;s recovery may be a little shaky, but you wouldn #39;t know it from looking at this year #39;s Forbes 400. In this, Forbes #39; 23rd annual ranking of the 400 richest people in America, the combined net worth | 2 |
Sony on collision course with music majors over mp3 format Sony has embarked on a potential collision course with music groups, including its own Sony BMG joint venture, over MP3 digital song files. | 3 |
Nokia Announces 6670 Smartphone, GPS Receiver Nokia today announced its latest addition to its collection of megapixel imaging smartphones. It also announced its first Bluetooth GPS receiver. | 3 |
Protorosaur which came out of the gloom By the time its prey knew it was coming, it was probably far too late. Cruising murky coastal waters in search of food, the creature made magnificent use of its slender neck, nearly twice the length of its | 3 |
Ovary transplant woman has baby A woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a live baby following an ovarian transplant in a breakthrough that could allow doctors to reverse the menopause and restore fertility to women in middle age. | 3 |
Google Goes on Hiring Spree (Article Central) Google has started spending some of the \$1.67 billion it made in last month #39;s initial public offering, recruiting a half-dozen of the brightest minds from Microsoft and other tech giants. | 3 |
Exploit Code Appears for MS Graphics Flaw Just a week after Microsoft released a patch to plug a security flaw in the way at least 13 of its programs handle the JPEG imaging format, code appeared on the Internet on Wednesday showing how to exploit those holes. | 3 |
Verizon, Covad Reach Line-Sharing Pact Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday said it reached an interim line-sharing agreement with Internet service provider Covad Communications Group Inc. | 3 |
PeopleSoft Rolls Out Upgrade Incentive Program PeopleSoft wants its customers to get quot;aggressive quot; with software upgrades to increase efficiency and cost benefits. In the context of current corporate maneuvering in the enterprise-software world, the word takes on some extra flavor. | 3 |
Qualcomm licenses Microsoft audio, video codecs WAYNE, NJ - Qualcomm has inked a licensing agreement with Microsoft, under which Qualcomm will integrate Microsoft #39;s Windows Media Audio and Video codecs into its Qtv video decoder solution. | 3 |
Barcelona hit four to go joint top BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona produced a sparkling display at the Nou Camp to come from a goal down to roar to a 4-1 win over Real Zaragoza in the Primera Liga on Thursday. | 1 |
Players not greedy, Goodenow tells fans quot;Please solve this because I don #39;t want to be watching Trading Places on Saturday night. quot;. That was from David Whittle, a hockey fan out of Hamilton, adding a personal touch of levity - and we think he meant | 1 |
Sports: Rangers 5 Athletics 4 ARLINGTON, Texas Texas has roared back into the American League West division race by completing a three-game sweep of Oakland. The Rangers rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the A #39;s | 1 |
Britain Rules Out Talks as Bigley Pleads for Life BAGHDAD, 24 September 2004 - The British government yesterday ruled out negotiations with the kidnappers of Kenneth Bigley in Iraq despite a personal appeal from the captive to Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life. | 0 |
Flick exhibit stuns and irritates Just two days after New York #39;s Museum of Modern Art closed its spectacularly successful temporary exhibit in Berlin, the spotlight turned to another attention-grabbing art display in the German | 0 |
US exporters fume over delay of corporate tax bill While record trade deficits and lost manufacturing jobs are election-year campaign issues, US exporters are fuming because Congress has yet to change corporate tax laws that threaten their sales in Europe, America #39;s biggest foreign market. | 2 |
Ireland first country to crack down on modem hijacking Ireland has become the first country to cut off direct-dialled calls to entire countries in a bid to crack down on Internet-based fraud. | 3 |
Xavi - netted Barca #39;s third. (Getty Images) Barcelona came from a goal down to thrash Real Zaragoza in a one-sided Primera Liga match at the Nou Camp on Thursday and go level on points with champions Valencia at the top. | 1 |
No. 23 Boise State #39;s streak on line Friday BOISE, Idaho - No. 23 Boise State attempts to stretch the longest winning steak in Division I to 15 games Friday when it hosts Brigham Young of the Mountain West Conference. | 1 |
Musharraf confused by army post PAKISTAN President Pervez Musharraf admitted today to being slightly quot;confused quot; as to whether he should fulfill an earlier pledge to step down as army chief by the end of the year. | 0 |
Computer problem cancels Lufthansa flights FRANKFURT Lufthansa canceled about 60 European flights and its services around the world were delayed on Thursday after a computer fault in its check-in system, the German airline said. | 0 |
Fat Students Sap School Finances By BEN FELLER WASHINGTON (AP) -- Expanding waistlines are squeezing the bottom line of the nation's schools, as poor eating and exercise subtly strip money from education, a new study suggests. "It's too risky not to call attention to this," said Dr... | 3 |
U.S. to Support Shark Protection By JOHN HEILPRIN WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States will join with Australia and Madagascar in arguing that great white sharks need to be protected through new global trade restrictions. The Bush administration supports protecting the sharks, which are listed as endangered in many parts of the world, said Assistant Interior Secretary Craig Manson... | 3 |
Health Highlights: Sept. 23, 2004 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: ----- Top Florida Court Strikes Down Tube-Feeding Law The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that a law requiring a brain-dead woman to be connected to a feeding tube was illegal. "We recognize that the tragic circumstances underlying this case make it difficult to put emotions aside and focus solely on the legal issue presented," the court said in its ruling... | 3 |
Briefly: MLB sells game clips for 99 cents roundup Plus: TiVo hires marketing chief...Jail time for California swappers?...Microsoft updates home PC package...LookSmart buys Furl.net. | 3 |
Fiorina: HP's ordering problem now fixed CEO Carly Fiorina says problem that dented last quarter's financial results is a thing of the past. | 3 |
MIT Researchers Work to Power Computers With Spinach Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have used spinach to harness a plant's ability to convert sunlight into energy for the first time, creating a device that may one day power laptops, mobile phones and more. | 3 |
Former Dot-Com Hero Faces Closure By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Commerce One Inc. (CMRC), an Internet software maker valued at \$20 billion at the peak of dot-com mania, is poised to go out of business as a pauper... | 3 |
More Authors Are Blogging By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) -- Jennifer Weiner, author of the best-selling novels "Good in Bed" and "In Her Shoes," likes to spend three to four hours a day working on fiction. When she's done, time and family permitting, she updates her online journal... | 3 |
Sony-led deal for MGM set A group of companies led by Sony Corp of America which includes cable television #39;s Comcast Corp. on Thursday said it has signed a definite agreement to acquire film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. | 2 |
Calif. Air Board Prepares to Vote on Car Emissions The California Air Resources Board on Thursday reviewed a proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and prepared to vote on the plan on Friday. | 2 |
Caterpillar, UAW Resume Contract Talks Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. (CAT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) came away empty-handed on Thursday after meeting face-to-face with the United Auto Workers for the first time since workers rejected a company offer in August. | 2 |
PassAlong jump-starts eBay music effort Online auction giant eBay is entering the music download business with a service that will market content from major record labels. | 3 |
NL Wrap: Maddux Hits 15-Win Mark as Cubs Top Bucs Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Thursday. | 1 |
Indonesia #39;s Yudhoyono on Brink of Victory to Become President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is close to victory with almost 90 percent of votes counted in Indonesia #39;s presidential election that took place on Monday, the General Election Commission said. | 0 |
Top Shiite cleric insists vote be held on time even if America <b>...</b> US warplanes blasted insurgent positions in Sadr City, and American ground troops pushed into the sprawling Baghdad slum Thursday in a | 0 |
#36;12 Million Fine Against Cingular Upheld (Reuters) Reuters - The California Public Utilities\Commission on Thursday upheld a #36;12.1 million fine against\Cingular Wireless, related to a two-year investigation into the\cellular telephone company's business practices. | 3 |
Medtronic Recalls Software (AP) AP - Medtronic Inc. on Thursday recalled the software used to program some SynchroMed implantable pumps because it was susceptible to errors that have led to two deaths and seven serious injuries. | 3 |
Tech Titans (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Steve Ballmer\ #36;12.6 billion\Microsoft. Redmond, Wash.\48. Married, 2 children\"I'm confident we have some of the greatest dollar growth prospects in front of us of any company in the world, full stop, period--without question, it's there." So said Microsoft's chief executive and boisterous booster in July. Cites corporate servers and America's living room, where Xbox commands a growing share of U.S. gaming market. ... | 3 |
Oracle sets new deadline on PeopleSoft bid Oracle has again pushed back the expiration date on its offer for PeopleSoft stock. | 3 |
Haiti Copes With Storm Devastation; Deaths Pass 1,000 (Update1) Aid workers struggled to deliver food and supplies to survivors as the death toll in Haiti caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne reached at least 1,013, with 1,200 people missing, according to the United Nations. | 0 |
Oracle further extends PeopleSoft offer Oracle Corp. has again extended its \$7.7 billion cash offer for PeopleSoft Inc. Shareholders now have until Oct. 8 to tender their shares, Oracle said Thursday. | 3 |
Oracle attracting MySQL users Oracle is now seeing the MySQL database user base as an opportunity, unlike two years ago, when Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said users of the open source product are not the people who would buy Oracle because they did not have any money. | 3 |
Barclays in talks to acquire Absa Barclays said on Thursday it was in talks with Absa, South Africa #39;s largest retail bank, about a possible recommended partial offer for a majority stake. | 2 |
US economic barometer points to sluggish trend WASHINGTON : A closely watched index of future economic activity fell for a third straight month, suggesting a tepid pace of growth for the world #39;s largest economy, analysts said. | 2 |
Back To The Table Talks between Caterpillar and the United Auto Workers resumed Thursday. The only decision made was to meet again at a future date. | 2 |
Barclays targets South Africa bank By Julia Kollewe in London and Renee Bonorchis in Johannesburg. Barclays, the bank that pulled out of South Africa in 1986 after protests during the apartheid era, said yesterday it was in talks to buy a majority | 2 |
Microsoft sues Web site hoster over spam SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. filed nine new lawsuits against spammers who send unsolicited e-mail, including an e-mail marketing Web hosting company, the world #39;s largest software maker said Thursday. | 3 |
DHS official: safer software is everyone #39;s responsibility Imposing government security standards on software companies is not the answer to improving the security of the country #39;s computer networks, a US Department of Homeland Security official said Thursday. | 3 |
Japan fears North Korea about to launch ballistic missile Japan has reportedly dispatched surveillance ships to the Sea of Japan, believing that North Korea may be preparing to launch a ballistic missile. | 0 |
Protester attacks Berlin exhibition of art #39;bought with Nazi blood <b>...</b> Security will be tightened at a Berlin art show which is alleged to have been funded by Nazi quot;blood money quot; after a woman protester overwhelmed wardens and vandalised two works at the exhibition yesterday. | 0 |
Pyongyang threatens nuclear fire for Japan North Korea threatened yesterday to turn Japan into a quot;nuclear sea of fire quot; if it comes under attack from the United States. | 0 |
News: House drops plans to move cybersecurity role to White House The Associated Press By Ted Bridis | 3 |
SHOPTALK: Don't Tread On Me (AdWeek.com) AdWeek.com - What do you do when you evoke the ire of the ad industry's largest trade organization? You launch an editorial-cartoon contest about it, of course. That's what Talent Zoo, the Atlanta-based job-recruitment and -placement specialist for the ad business, did last week after that nasty spat with the 4A's over a column on the Talent Zoo Web site criticizing Advertising Week. | 3 |
IBM's T-Rex Still Preserves Plenty Of Bite (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Though pundits have long dismissed mainframe computers as throwbacks to a long-gone era, the big, brawny machines are very much alive. | 3 |
Barclays in talks to buy South Africa #39;s biggest retail bank Barclays is on the verge of buying control of South Africa #39;s biggest retail bank, marking its return to the country where it infamously operated during the apartheid era. | 2 |
Sony Group Locks Up MGM Acquisition A group of companies led by Sony Corp. of America put a lock on its acquisition of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. for about \$2. | 2 |
Clues may point to Google browser The Google franchise could be coming to a Web browser near you; that is, if all the recent clues add up. Evidence is growing that may support rumors that the preeminent search company plans to introduce a Google-branded Web browser down the road. | 3 |
Microsoft Changes Its Tune on Porting SP2 Fixes Microsoft has been reticent to commit publicly on how, when and whether it would make the browser-specific security fixes that it delivered as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2 available to users of older versions of Windows. | 3 |
Oracle extends deadline on PeopleSoft bid Oracle has extended the deadline for PeopleSoft investors to tender their shares in its hostile bid to acquire its business software rival--the 11th extension of the offer since Oracle launched the bid more than 15 months ago. | 3 |
Life without the net #39;not possible #39; Nearly half of US internet users say they could not go without the web for more than two weeks, with many suffering quot;withdrawal quot; symptoms while offline, according to a recent survey. | 3 |
Dougherty puts clubbing first Nick Dougherty was once a Walker Cup star and, on leaving the unpaid ranks, proved a very promising young professional. Now the Ryder Cup beckons, and why not, given that he shared the Walker Cup experience with Luke Donald? | 1 |
Fit Rusedski could prove key With Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski still Great Britain #39;s leading players by some distance, even though Rusedski is currently No80 in the world, it might be argued that Jeremy Bates #39;s role as Davis Cup captain is less taxing than that of the official who | 1 |
On the Couch / The US needs to show some respect Who #39;s the sports figure one most wanted to feel sorry for this past week, but simply couldn #39;t? Who turned us off most? He #39;s one and the same - Hal Sutton, the US Ryder Cup captain whose team was almost obliterated | 1 |
SportsNetwork Game Preview (Sports Network) - The Dodgers have been alone in first place in the National League West every day since July 8. That could change tonight, as Los Angeles tries to avoid being swept in a three-game series by the surging San Diego Padres at Petco Park. | 1 |
A mother #39;s plea for mercy The 86-year-old mother of the Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared in public for the first time to beg for his release yesterday as the desperate waiting game entered its second week. | 0 |
North Korea may test-fire missile: spy satellite data Japanese and US reconnaissance information indicates that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire either a Nodong or Taepodong ballistic missile, Japanese government sources said Thursday. | 0 |
Sudan #39;s other humanitarian crisis The country #39;s peace envoy says that negotiations will resume next month to end the north-south civil war. By Mike Pflanz Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor. | 0 |
NBC Times 'Seinfeld' Special with DVD Release (Reuters) Reuters - Jerry Seinfeld is returning to NBC,\along with TV pals Elaine, George and Kramer, for a special\Thanksgiving Day retrospective on the smash hit "show about\nothing," the network said on Thursday. | 3 |
Halliburton to Restructure KBR Unit (Reuters) Reuters - Halliburton Co. said on\Thursday it would restructure its KBR unit and may shed the\business if the oil services company's stock performance keeps\lagging its peers. | 2 |
Halliburton to Restructure KBR Unit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HAL.N</A> said on Thursday it would restructure its KBR unit and may shed the business if the oil services company's stock performance keeps lagging its peers. | 2 |
Nikkei Average Fall 1 Percent at Opening TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 1 percent at the opening on Friday, with investors taking a cue from the U.S. Dow Jones average, which fell to its lowest close in five weeks on concern about high oil prices. | 2 |
PeopleSoft woos through its woes Don't say the O word at PeopleSoft's conference, where the company tries to entice customers to stick around and upgrade. | 3 |
Briefly: Oracle extends deadline on PeopleSoft bid roundup Plus: MLB sells game clips for 99 cents...TiVo hires marketing chief...Jail time for California swappers?...Microsoft updates home PC package. | 3 |
Australia Village: Weak Catwoman Results To Hurt Pft -2- SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Village Roadshow Ltd. (VRL.AU) said Friday that results for its movie Catwoman were below expectations and will hurt film profits for the 2005 financial year. | 2 |
The Friday File: First shots fired in new browser war? You #39;ve made your Web browser a part of the operating system, and you #39;ve effectively vanquished every other Web browser in the world to minimal importance. | 3 |
And they #39;re ready ... After years of preparation and US\$325 million of investment, Shanghai is ready to host the Formula One Grand Prix for the first time this weekend, on September 26. | 1 |
Giants #39; Carter Is Showing He Can Stretch a Defense Apparently, that was more than just a 38-yard touchdown pass Giants receiver Tim Carter caught Sunday. The first touchdown reception of Carter #39;s National Football | 1 |
Singh leads again VIJAY Singh shot an 8-under 64, including an eagle and six birdies, to take a three-shot lead in the first round of the 84 Lumber Classic golf tournament. | 1 |
UN must lead fight against terror: PM Dr Manmohan Singh said international networks of terror appear to cooperate more effectively between themselves than the nations they target. | 0 |
End the Genocide Now Seldom has the gulf between diplomatic talk and effective action been as stark as it was this week at the United Nations. Yesterday President Bush, speaking before the | 0 |
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