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Large Asteroid Will Make Its Closest Approach to Earth Wednesday quot;This is the closest Toutatis will come for another 500 years, and its orbit is very well known, quot; said Dr. Don Yeomans of NASA #39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif. | 3 |
PalmSource Introduces Cobalt 6.1 for Smartphones PalmSource has introduced Palm OS Cobalt 6.1, an enhanced version of Palm OS Cobalt. Designed to accelerate the development of next-generation Palm Powered smartphones and wireless devices, Palm OS Cobalt | 3 |
44 Apparent N. Korean Asylum Seekers Enter Canadian Embassy in <b>...</b> Diplomats in Beijing say at least 44 people claiming to be North Koreans have stormed the Canadian embassy in an apparent bid for asylum. | 0 |
IBM Says Blue Gene Breaks Speed Record By ELLEN SIMON NEW YORK (AP) -- IBM Corp. claimed unofficial bragging rights Tuesday as owner of the world's fastest supercomputer... | 3 |
Microsoft Unveils Windows XP Operating System for India By RAJESH MAHAPATRA NEW DELHI (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced Wednesday that it would offer a low-cost, localized version of its Windows XP operating system in India to tap the large market potential in this country of 1 billion people, most of whom do... | 3 |
Arsenal faces must-win game against Rosenborg to reach knockout <b>...</b> The Gunners have one more chance to prove they can cut it in Europe. Arsenal needs to beat Norway #39;s Rosenborg at Highbury on Tuesday to guarantee a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League. | 1 |
British Hostage in Iraq Begs for Release (AP) AP - The Arab news network Al-Jazeera on Wednesday broadcast footage of British hostage Kenneth Bigley pleading to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to work for his release. | 0 |
John Kerry Explains War Funding Vote (AP) AP - On the eve of a foreign policy debate with President Bush, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said in an interview that his explanation of why he voted in favor of additional funding for the war in Iraq before voting against it was "one of those inarticulate mome... | 0 |
Families of Iraq War Dead Target Bush in Ads (Reuters) Reuters - Angered by President Bush's policy\in Iraq, a group of military families whose relatives died\there is targeting the president in new television ads to be\aired ahead of the Nov. 2 election. | 0 |
Typhoon Meari Hits South Japan, Triggers Floods TOKYO (Reuters) - A record eighth typhoon swept through southern Japan on Wednesday, killing at least two people, triggering floods and strong winds that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands. | 0 |
Microsoft Set to Ask Judge to Suspend Penalties BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is ready to ask a judge on Thursday to suspend penalties imposed on it for violating antitrust law by using the monopoly of its Windows operating system to hurt competitors. | 3 |
World bank urges poor countries to improve investment climates The World Bank wants the governments of poor countries to do more to improve their investment climates, action it described as central to economic growth and poverty reduction. | 2 |
Cendant to buy Orbitz for \$1.25B Travel and real estate conglomerate Cendant Corp. said Wednesday it will buy travel Web site Orbitz Inc. for about \$1.25 billion, making it the No. | 2 |
IBM says supercomputer breaks speed record NEW YORK - IBM is claiming unofficial bragging rights as owner of the world #39;s fastest supercomputer. IBM says its still-unfinished quot;BlueGene System quot; can sustain speeds of 36 teraflops. | 2 |
US economy grew faster than estimated A slowdown in US economic growth during the second quarter was not as sharp as previously thought, the Commerce Department reported today. | 2 |
Delta to chop pay 10 percent Workers at struggling Delta Air Lines will see their pay cut by 10 percent, their health care premiums go up and their vacation time trimmed under a cost-saving plan announced Tuesday. | 2 |
Tuning in to Digital Radio The proposed merger of GWR and Capital comes at a pivotal point for the radio industry as the digital revolution gathers pace. Broadcasters have frequently stated how | 2 |
Disney president says deal with Pixar unlikely NEW YORK A Walt Disney executive says it #39;s quot;unlikely quot; the company will strike a new distribution deal with Pixar Animation Studios. | 2 |
US Air may slash exec payroll US Airways plans to cut its executive payroll by 20 percent, reducing pay and benefits for its 3,000 managers and eliminating positions, said a newspaper report Wednesday. | 2 |
Munich to press on with Linux switch More than a year after the German city of Munich declared its landmark intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of upstart rival Linux, its councilors are finally ready to go ahead with the plan. | 3 |
Typhoon Meari Hits South Japan, Triggers Floods A record eighth typhoon swept through southern Japan on Wednesday, killing at least two people, triggering floods and strong winds that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands. | 0 |
Garang confirms he is not supporting rebelling;Khartoum denies <b>...</b> The Sudanese minister of state for foreign affairs, Najib al- Kheir Abdul Wahab, denied the consent of his government to give self rule to Darfur; noting that it will ask for explanations from the UN Higher Commissioner for Refugees o... | 0 |
Microsoft brings XP starter software to India The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant on Wednesday announced a year-long pilot program to start shipping the Windows XP Starter Edition to India in early 2005. | 3 |
Will JpegOfDeath Help Slay Microsoft? A patch has been issued for the JpegOfDeath hole. But so what? No one believes every single user of Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer is going to apply it, and this means the door is wide open for hackers. | 3 |
Report: Russia to OK Kyoto Ratification (AP) AP - The Russian Cabinet will approve ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday. | 3 |
Cendant to Buy Orbitz for #36;1.25 Billion (Reuters) Reuters - Travel and real estate heavyweight\Cendant Corp. said on Wednesday it will buy travel Web\site Orbitz Inc. for about #36;1.25 billion, making it\the No. 2 online travel agency. | 2 |
Economic Growth Reported Above Forecast WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth during the second quarter of the year was stronger than previously thought, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday, partly because businesses built up inventories at the strongest rate in four years. | 2 |
Global Markets: Shares Rise, Bonds Fall LONDON (Reuters) - European stock markets rose, bonds fell and the dollar gained moderately against the euro after revised data showed the second quarter slowdown in the U.S. economy was less abrupt than initially thought. | 2 |
Agere to Cut 500 Jobs, Book Charges NEW YORK (Reuters) - Communications chip maker Agere Systems Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AGRa.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AGRa.N</A> on Wednesday said it will cut 500 jobs and sell or close a plant in Florida that emplo... | 2 |
US growth figures revised upwards The US economy grew more quickly than previously thought in the three months to June, official figures suggest. | 2 |
Private Rocketship Launches Today Michael Melvill, who earned commercial astronaut's wings by piloting SpaceShipOne's history-making flight earlier this year, was selected to fly the first X Prize flight Wednesday. | 3 |
ConocoPhillips Buys Stake in Lukoil MOSCOW Sept. 29, 2004 - In a deal paving the way for future joint ventures, US oil giant ConocoPhillips on Wednesday won an auction with a bid of nearly \$2 billion for the Russian government #39;s 7.6 percent stake in Russia #39;s Lukoil the world #39;s No. | 2 |
Crude prices stay above \$50 for second day SINGAPORE -- Oil lingered above the \$50 per barrel threshold in Asian trade today, breaching the mark for the second straight day ahead of key US crude stockpile data. | 2 |
Regulators Question Fannie Mae Accounting Description: Fannie Mae, the nation #39;s largest source of financing for home mortgages, faces accusations of pervasive accounting problems. | 2 |
IBM #39;s BlueGene Now World #39;s Fastest Computer 36.01 Teraflops. Yeah, that #39;ll just about do it. What quot;it quot; is, I don #39;t know, but I #39;m sure the well dressed geeks at IBM are blue with pride after their BlueGene/L computer surpassed the speed of NEC #39;s Earth Simulator. | 2 |
New Toshiba notebooks highlight long-running trend Toshiba #39;s new desktop-replacement multimedia notebooks, introduced on Tuesday, are further evidence that US consumers still have yet to embrace the mobility offered by Intel #39;s newer mobile processors. | 3 |
New ETFs on the Block More exchange-traded funds gives your itchy trading finger more reasons to scratch. | 2 |
Microsoft brings XP starter software to India Hindi version of Windows XP costs just \$36, as the software giant aims for gains in the populous nation. | 3 |
IBM claims supercomputer speed crown An IBM supercomputer still under development has set an unofficial new world speed record during testing, the company announced on Wednesday. | 2 |
Computer Associates to Fire 800, Trim Product Line (Update3) Computer Associates International Inc., the software maker operating under government oversight after an accounting scandal, will fire 800 workers, or 5 percent of its employees, as the company trims its product line. | 2 |
Capital and GWR agree on terms of 711m merger deal LONDON - Capital Radio and GWR have agreed the terms of their proposed 711 merger, which will create the UK #39;s biggest radio company controlling 40 of the radio advertising market. | 2 |
Germany #39;s Deutsche Post takes 38 per cent stake in Unipost of <b>...</b> German mail giant Deutsche Post said Tuesday it is taking a 38 per cent stake in Spanish postal company Unipost. Deutsche Post did not disclose the price of the stake in Barcelona-based Unipost | 2 |
India to get Windows XP Starter Edition ANOTHER COUNTRY is to be offered Microsoft #39;s Windows XP Starter Edition, according to Associated Press. India - a country of over one billion souls - will be offered the cut down version of Windows XP using one of its official languages, Hindi. | 3 |
Yahoo pages to get touch-up Yahoo on Thursday plans to let visitors test-drive its new home page and My Yahoo personalization site in preparation for a full relaunch this fall. | 3 |
New Toshiba notebooks highlight long-running trend Toshiba Corp. #39;s new desktop-replacement multimedia notebooks, introduced on Tuesday, are further evidence that US consumers still have yet to embrace the mobility offered by Intel Corp. | 3 |
Former BEA executives launch open source company Three former BEA Systems executives who left earlier this year have resurfaced as founders of a Seattle start-up that plans to begin integrating and supporting a variety of open source server software next year. | 3 |
Nintendo share price rises as DS impresses markets Shares in Nintendo rose on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the start of this week, as continued uncertainty about certain key aspects of Sony #39;s PSP plans tipped analysts in favour of the forthcoming DS handheld. | 3 |
Arsenal #39;s Gilberto out for month with back injury Arsenal #39;s Brazilian midfielder Gilberto will be out for at least a month with a back injury, the English champions said on Tuesday. | 1 |
DC scores the Expos; Norfolk mayor praises local bid Major League Baseball officials will announce today that the Montreal Expos are relocating to Washington, Mayor Paul D. Fraim said Tuesday night. | 1 |
Candlestick looms, maybe, as a real Monster Park Bee Staff Writer. SANTA CLARA - The 49ers have struck a deal to transform Candlestick Park into quot;The Monster, quot; but San Francisco voters might have the final say on whether the beastly moniker sticks. | 1 |
Typhoon strikes Kyushu, injuring 13; 3 missing TOKYO - Typhoon Meari landed on Kyushu on Wednesday morning and was moving northeast in Miyazaki Prefecture at 4 pm, bringing heavy rains and strong wind to southern and western Japan and causing the evacuation of residents and some injuries. | 0 |
Defectors in Beijing swamp embassy quot;Forty five people made an attempt in the afternoon, quot; a South Korean diplomat in Beijing said. quot;We have sent staff to the Canadian Embassy to find out their identities and purposes of entry. | 0 |
Network Physics adds to management line Network Physics has introduced a new distributed architecture for its network management and performance line aimed at helping enterprises ensure the integrity and security of the entire applications infrastructure. | 3 |
Mmo2, Lucent to launch 3G mobile network in summer #39;05 HONG KONG (CBS.MW) -- UK wireless operator Mmo2 (OOM) (UK:OOM) said it will launch Europe #39;s first quot;super-fast quot; third-generation (3G) mobile broadband data network in the summer of 2005 at mmO2 #39;s subsidiary, Manx Telecom on the UK #39;s Isle of... | 3 |
Yahoo #39;s Redesign Embraces RSS As part of its site revamp launched on Tuesday, Yahoo Inc. further embraced XML syndication technology by mixing feeds from Weblogs and other sites more prominently into its My Yahoo service. | 3 |
Survey Shows Musicians Are All For Selling Music Over The Internet A new survey has found that more musicians are embracing the internet as a way of reaching new fans. A study by an American research company, Pew Internet, suggests that some musicians do not agree with the | 3 |
Chinese computer science major sentenced for Internet porn (AFP) AFP - A Chinese university student in eastern Zhejiang province was sentenced to a year in jail for selling pornography on the Internet. | 3 |
Egypt to Host Summit on Iraqi Elections (AP) AP - Iraq's government is planning a conference in late November to promote political stability and seek support for upcoming elections, but U.N. officials say they're worried about the timing and lack of a clear agenda. | 0 |
U.N. Wants African Monitors in Darfur Camps (Reuters) Reuters - African monitors should deploy in\camps for the almost 1.5 million displaced by the conflict in\Darfur and should also monitor police to help build trust with\the local community, the United Nations said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Homicide rate fell to lowest level in more than 30 years last year: StatsCan (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The national homicide rate dropped to its lowest level in more than 30 years last year, says Statistics Canada. | 0 |
Kerry-Bush rules of engagement leave little room for debate (AFP) AFP - Officially the US presidential election is not a war, but Republicans and Democrats have drawn up what looks suspiciously like rules of engagement for the televised debates between George W. Bush and John Kerry. | 0 |
Lycos Europe shuts down quot;the love quot;. Lycos Europe has taken down their quot;Make Love Not Spam quot; campaign. After a short but popular campaign the company decided to stop their mission. | 3 |
Israel Kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza, W.Bank Raids JABALYA, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed six Palestinians including three teenagers on Wednesday as they thrust deep into Gaza to quell rocket fire into Israel and raided two West Bank cities in search of wanted militants. | 0 |
Nigerian Oil Delta Rebel Awaits 11th Hour Talks ABUJA (Reuters) - A rebel fighting for autonomy in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta arrived in the capital for talks with President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday on terms to end violence that helped to push crude prices to record highs. | 0 |
Cisco to sell high-end routers with Fujitsu The deal comes as Cisco pushes to develop a market for CRS-1, a new line of routers aimed at telephone, wireless and cable companies. | 3 |
Microsoft, Amazon Take A Phishing Trip Microsoft and Amazon.com are taking action against e-mail spammers and phishing scam perpetrators, but even two of the most powerful Internet companies on earth will find this fight to be tough going. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"... | 3 |
Hostage Bigley shown in new video Al-Jazeera screens a video showing British hostage Kenneth Bigley accusing Tony Blair of ignoring his plight. | 0 |
WHO bid to cut maternal deaths The World Health Organization is spearheading a campaign to reduce the numbers of women who die in childbirth. | 0 |
Golf: Woods reveals Cup ambition Tiger Woods wants to be a playing vice-captain in the next US Ryder Cup team. | 0 |
After Dark, the Stuffed Animals Turn Creepy Overnight guards and scientists at the American Museum of Natural History often feel glassy eyes on them. | 0 |
Neiman Marcus Selling Zeppelin for \$10M DALLAS - What do you get for that special someone who has just about everything? How about a personal zeppelin? The 12-seater could be yours for a mere \$10 million from the 2004 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. Other gifts in the book include a \$1.7 million winged submarine, j... | 0 |
British Hostage Pleads to Tony Blair BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Arab news network Al-Jazeera on Wednesday broadcast footage of British hostage Kenneth Bigley pleading to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to work for his release. The footage showed a sobbing Bigley talking from behind bars of what appeared to be a prison ce... | 0 |
Fox Orders Pilot Starring Barenaked Ladies LOS ANGELES - Fox Broadcasting Co. has ordered a pilot for a variety show starring the Barenaked Ladies that will feature the playful rock group performing music and comedy skits along with guest actors... | 0 |
Neimen Marcus Selling Zeppelin for \$10M DALLAS - What do you get for that special someone who has just about everything? How about a personal zeppelin? The 12-seater could be yours for a mere \$10 million from the 2004 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. Other gifts in the book include a \$1.7 million winged submarine, j... | 0 |
Cendant-Orbitz Link Seen As Online Powerhouse The deal, if consummated, would give Cendant the technology it needs to shed its dependence on an aging system and business model that it #39;s relied upon to distribute airfares and hotel reservations. | 2 |
Mourinho keeps low profile on return to Porto Jose Mourinho, worried at threats from Porto fans who still resent his departure, is keeping a low profile for Chelsea #39;s final Champions League Group H match against his former side on Tuesday. | 1 |
Woods Unsure About Tee Time With Injury (AP) AP - Defending champion Tiger Woods said Wednesday he injured his back sleeping on a plane last week and will not know until before his tee time whether he can play in the American Express Championship. | 1 |
Better Browser Now The Best Except for times when I use one online database that supports Microsoft #39;s (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) dismal excuse for a browser, I never have much use for the blue lower-case quot;e quot; on my desktop. | 3 |
AT amp;T Launches The Messaging OGO Bluetooth based Personal Mobile Gateway (PMG) devices developed by IXI Mobile are not exactly new, having been on the Italian market for some time as the NeoFone and NeoChat devices, but with AT amp;T Wireless #39; roll out of a new PMG device named OGO, you | 3 |
Federer Survives Shaky Outing, Roddick On Tap Today at ATP Bangkok Roger Federer didn #39;t have his best in his first outing since his win at the US Open, but survived into the second round at Bangkok Tuesday, defeating France #39;s Nicolas Thomann 6-4, 7-6(4) in the quest for his 10th title of 2004. | 1 |
Tendulkar bats, but hopes look slim Sachin Tendulkar, left, has a friendly chat with Shane Warne during yesterday #39;s practice session at Mumbai #39;s Brabourne Stadium. | 1 |
Latham stuck between rock and a higher place It was an ebullient Mark Latham who leapt to the stage and yelled out quot;love you, babe! quot; to his wife Janine Lacy. Classic Latham. | 0 |
DNA tests identify embassy suicide bomber Indonesian police said yesterday that DNA tests had identified a suicide bomber involved in a deadly attack this month on the Australian embassy in Jakarta. | 0 |
Economic Growth Reported Above Forecast (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. economic growth during the\second quarter of the year was stronger than previously\thought, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday, partly\because businesses built up inventories at the strongest rate\in four years. | 2 |
Germany Boosts Borrowing to New Record (AP) AP - The German government will take on an extra 14 billion euros ( #36;17.23 billion) in debt this year because the country's economic upturn so far has failed to boost tax revenue, taking new borrowing to a record level, the finance minister said Wednesday. | 2 |
Conoco Wins \$2 Bln Russian LUKOIL Stake MOSCOW (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday it was seeking 20 percent of Russia's LUKOIL in a far-reaching alliance that opens the way for the oil majors to tap vast reserves in northern Russia and Iraq. | 2 |
Oil Holds at \$50 LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held at \$50 a barrel Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. inventory data that is expected to show a decline in crude stocks after Hurricane Ivan hit Gulf of Mexico production. | 2 |
Blue Chips Flat on GDP, Oil Remains Focus NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips were unchanged on Wednesday, as investors were little swayed by a positive government report on economic growth and worried that higher oil prices will dampen corporate profits. | 2 |
Conoco forges alliance with Lukoil MOSCOW ConocoPhillips won 7.59 percent of the Russian oil giant Lukoil for \$1.988 billion on Wednesday in a largely symbolic auction that still ranks as the Russian government #39;s most lucrative post-Soviet privatization. | 2 |
Nikon to get 145 million in patent case Nikon, the world #39;s biggest maker of equipment used to etch computer-chip circuits onto silicon wafers, said on Wednesday that it would get \$87 million from its European rival ASML Holding to settle a patent suit dating back to 2001. | 2 |
After a skeptical greeting, Google shares climb NEW YORK Wall Street, which forced Google, the Internet search engine, to sharply lower the price of its shares in its initial public offering in August, has now decided that the company is worth a lot more today than it was then. | 2 |
Mortgage lending hits 12-month low The chances of another rise in interest rates faded today as mortgage lending slowed to its lowest level for a year during August. | 2 |
Microsoft, Amazon Take a Phishing Trip Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp., the twin peaks of the Seattle area #39;s technology community, are joining forces to attack the tide of spam and fraudulent e-mail messages that clog in-boxes | 3 |
Asteroid to make closest pass in 651 years A giant asteroid will make a close brush by Earth Wednesday -- at least close by asteroid standards. The 4.6-kilometre-long Toutatis will come within 1.5 million kilometres of Earth. | 3 |
S3 ramps GammaChrome 3D production VIA #39;s graphics chip subsidiary, S3, will see its GammaChrome 3D part appear in retail boards in the Far East in Q4, the company #39;s CFO said today. | 3 |
Popular Games end on sombre note The lights at Athens #39; Olympic stadium turn red to signify the handover of the Paralympic Games to the host city, Beijing. Photo: AFP. | 1 |
Sachin gifted me a bat: Pagnis MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar #39;s 204 for Mumbai against Australia in 1998 is now a Brabourne legend, but it was Amit Pagnis who began the assault on the Aussie attack in the game, especially Shane Warne. | 1 |
A #39;s are fit to be tied Hudson lit by M #39;s, Angels pull even The A #39;s fell from sole possession of first place and have five games to reassume exclusive control of the American League West. | 1 |
Usual favorites picked in CCHA; WMU 7th In what is becoming as predictable as Groundhog #39;s Day, Michigan and Michigan State again topped the preseason polls at the Central Collegiate Hockey Association #39;s media day Tuesday at Joe Louis Arena. | 1 |
Celebrations after release of Italian aid workers taken hostage in <b>...</b> DAVID HARDAKER: Celebrations have continued in Italy overnight following the homecoming of the two Italian aid workers who were taken hostage in Iraq three weeks ago. | 0 |
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