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Arroyo cheers on Philippine economy outlook Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Thursday expressed confidence in the country #39;s economy outlook and called all sectors not to be off the track in the major economic reforms. | 2 |
Indians Pitcher Kyle Denney Shot (AP) AP - A Cleveland Indians pitcher was shot in the right calf when a bullet pierced the team's bus and grazed another player late Wednesday night. | 1 |
Gunners misfire in Norway Arsenal could only manage a 1-1 draw away to Norwegian champions Rosenborg in the Champions League. While the Gunners have been unbeatable in the Premiership, they have struggled to make their mark in Europe and last night was another worrying evening. | 1 |
RANIERI: MISSED CHANCES COST US Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri conceded his side had not been ruthless enough after seeing them slip to a 2-1 defeat to Werder Bremen in the Champions League. | 1 |
PATRIOTS IN RECORD BID The New England Patriots will attempt to tie the NFL record of 18 straight wins - including play-offs - when they meet former hero Drew Bledsoe and the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. | 1 |
China urges Canada to hand over North Korean asylum seekers China on Thursday urged Canada to hand over 44 North Korean men, women and children, who stormed into the Canadian Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday to seek political asylum. | 0 |
Thailand to Change Farming Ways to End Bird Flu Hard-hit Thailand plans a campaign to change poultry farming methods as it seeks to stamp out the deadly bird flu virus before migrating wildfowl return during the | 0 |
Taiwan #39;s Formula Three If Vice President Annette Lu is the Margaret Thatcher of the feisty island of Taiwan _ unyielding, immensely quotable and never taking any intellectual prisoners _ then easygoing Chen | 0 |
Russia Moves On Global Warming The Russian Cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on combating global warming, clearing the way for parliament #39;s vote on the pact, which needs Russia #39;s support to take effect, the Interfax news agency reported. | 0 |
Oil Prices Waver, Eye on Nigeria Supply LONDON (Reuters) - Oil's rally wavered on Thursday, but worries over the security of Nigerian supply supported prices despite an easier U.S. crude inventory picture and news that Russia's YUKOS would resume full supply to China. | 2 |
Lehman in Talks to Buy UK Hedge Fund-WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a leading British hedge fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources. | 2 |
Bush Team Prepares Net Assault The Bush campaign is setting up an extensive war room to monitor Thursday's debate with John Kerry. The plan? Pounce on Kerry misstatements or exaggerations and send responses to thousands of partisan websites through a live feed. By Louise Witt. | 3 |
Diebold Rep Now Runs Elections A former sales rep for Diebold Election Systems becomes a county election official in California. She sold the state millions of dollars worth of untested machines, which led to a scandal. Critics are asking, 'What's wrong with this picture?' By Kim Zetter. | 3 |
Music Videos Tap Video Games MTV -- whose videos killed the radio star -- knows a threat when it sees one. To keep people from abandoning TV for video games, it's making music videos with popular game characters strutting their stuff to the latest tracks. By Daniel Terdiman. | 3 |
Stem Cell Debate Hits Senate A committee hears testimony on the possible usefulness of stem cells and current research restrictions, but it's an argument that boils down to when human life begins. By Kristen Philipkoski. | 3 |
We Know You Like Michael Bolton A proud nerd puts her prefrontal cortex on the line to discover whether she's really a closet cool cat. By Jennifer Kahn from Wired magazine. | 3 |
SpaceShipOne Rolls Toward Victory Despite a spectacular series of unplanned barrel rolls, SpaceShipOne completes the first of two compulsory flights that could net its developers the \$10 million Ansari X Prize. Dan Brekke reports from Mojave, California. | 3 |
MP3 Creator Warns on Format Wars The dizzying array of file formats and anti-piracy options will hobble the burgeoning digital music business, says one of the developers behind the format that sparked the download revolution. | 3 |
House prices continue to slow House price growth remained subdued in September, offering further proof of a slowdown in the property market, figures showed today. | 2 |
Lehman in Talks to Buy UK Hedge Fund -WSJ Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a large British hedge fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources. | 2 |
Hello Ogo : IM a-go-go In the week when rumours of the Oqo launch have been buzzing, it #39;s a bit confusing to have AT amp;T announce something called Ogo. | 3 |
Apple to open #39;borderless #39; Euro music store Apple yesterday confirmed that it will open the promised pan-European version of its iTunes Music Store in October 2004. Speaking at the Popkomm show in Germany, Apple #39;s online and apps chief, Eddie Cue, said | 3 |
Linksys inks Verizon VoIP deal, intros products Cisco Systems Inc #39;s Linksys home networking division yesterday said it has made a deal with Verizon Communications to have Linksys kit used in Verizon #39;s VoiceWing voice over IP service. | 3 |
Former Sun, BEA execs forge grid venture (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Former executives from companies such as Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems, and Oracle this week are formally launching a venture called Cassatt, which is endeavoring to automate IT operations, leverage commodity hardware and software, and govern network comp... | 3 |
Russias LUKoil and ConocoPhillips plan joint work in Iraq Moscow, 29 September: LUKoil and ConocoPhillips are to carry out joint work in Iraq, LUKoil vice-president Leonid Fedun told journalists today immediately after the sale at auction of the state package of shares in LUKoil. | 2 |
IBM claims most powerful supercomputer crown IBM has claimed that its Blue Gene/L supercomputer has edged out rival NEC #39;s Earth Simulator to become the world #39;s most powerful supercomputer. | 2 |
Kmarts to be converted into some kind of Sears Sears Roebuck and Co. probably will put a new spin on the Sears name for the 56 stores it is taking over from Kmart and Wal-Mart. quot;Sears will be in the name, but we #39;re reviewing whether the name will be something | 2 |
Pickets plan to walk 2 weeks About 1,400 San Francisco hotel workers are on strike at four of the city #39;s biggest hotels after their contract negotiations stalled over differences regarding wages, health care coverage, pensions and the length of a contract. | 2 |
Lehman in Talks to Buy UK Hedge Fund-WSJ Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a leading British hedge fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources. | 2 |
Disney and Pixar break off engagement The Walt Disney president, Robert Iger, has said it is quot;unlikely quot; his studio will renew its distribution deal with the Pixar animation studio. | 2 |
Former software officer indicted The former chief operating officer of a San Carlos software company has been indicted on charges of securities fraud for an alleged scheme to inflate the company #39;s revenue, authorities said Wednesday. | 2 |
Skoll urges valley to create local endowment (SiliconValley.com) SiliconValley.com - Former eBay President Jeff Skoll is challenging Silicon Valley to create an endowment to address local needs. | 3 |
In a national park, the call of the wild: Is it cellular? (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - At least 30 national parks now sport cell phone towers or other antennas, according to a newly released partial inventory by the National Park Service. This list, the first of its kind, is evidence that phone companies are targeting... | 3 |
IT firm Softbank aims to enter Japan's mobile sector as 3G grows (AFP) AFP - Japanese Internet firm Softbank said it aims to enter the mobile phone industry supplying third-generation (3G) services as more customers embrace the advanced technology. | 3 |
Microsoft compromises, prepares to offer player-free OS (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Microsoft was expected to show up at a closed-door hearing before Europe's Court of First Instance in Luxembourg today to push for suspension of an order requiring the software giant to alter its flagship product. | 3 |
337,500 FEET: Space ship takes victory roll After an unplanned quot;victory roll quot; as SpaceShipOne climbed to more than 63 miles above Earth, civilian astronaut Mike Melvill glided the rocket plane to a safe landing Wednesday, putting his team in the lead to capture the \$10 million Ansari X Prize | 3 |
Price at Issue With PlayStation Portable Sony Corp. #39;s PlayStation Portable, which goes on sale in Japan later this year and overseas next spring, boasts the superb image quality of its home-console counterpart. | 3 |
Van Nistelrooy, Ferguson, Daum, Giggs lead the praise for hat <b>...</b> Ruud van Nistelrooy and Alex Ferguson led the praise for Wayne Rooney #39;s three-goal debut performance for Manchester United. Van Nistelrooy, who set up the first of Rooney #39;s goals in Tuesday night #39;s | 1 |
Ponting ruled out of second Test as well SYDNEY, Sep 30: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting was also ruled out of the second Test against India, Cricket Australia said Thursday after receiving medical advice on his injured thumb. | 1 |
RedHawks fumble chance for fast start toward title Miami University head coach Terry Hoeppner hyped Wednesday night #39;s game against Marshall as a college football playoff. He had good reason, in five of the last six | 1 |
Nigerian oil flows, for now The threat of violence in petroleum-rich Nigeria this week, followed by a spike in oil prices, underscored yet again that country #39;s importance and danger to companies that work there. | 0 |
Blair ready to respond but not negotiate British Prime Minister Tony Blair says his Government is making every effort to secure the release of Ken Bigley, who is being held in Iraq. | 0 |
PepsiCo Profit Rises on Tax Benefits (Reuters) Reuters - PepsiCo Inc. , the world's No.\2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose\due to tax benefits. | 2 |
Offshoring Forces Tech-Job Seekers To Shift Strategy The frenzied rhetoric about technology jobs going overseas has quieted in recent months. While doomsday predictions for the domestic tech industry have subsided, there's clearly a trend toward exporting some jobs. <BR><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial... | 3 |
Key Part of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional A federal judge in New York ruled that a key component of the USA Patriot Act is unconstitutional because it allows the FBI to demand information from Internet service providers without judicial oversight or public review. | 3 |
A Caution on Kids, Technology Today's young people do not need the technology education they are receiving to be successful in the 21st century, and there are growing indications that the high-tech lifestyle promoted by government and business may be harmful to them, a new report scheduled for release today concludes. | 3 |
PepsiCo Profit Rises on Tax Benefits NEW YORK (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PEP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PEP.N</A>, the world's No. 2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits. | 2 |
Justice Dept. Opens Fannie Criminal Probe NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Justice Department has opened an investigation of possible accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, after a federal regulator said the mortgage giant may have manipulated its earnings targets. | 2 |
Lehman in Talks to Buy UK Hedge Fund LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a leading British hedge fund, according to a source familiar with the matter. | 2 |
Yen Gains Reprieve as Oil Backs Off Highs LONDON (Reuters) - The yen won respite from its recent beating on Thursday as oil prices eased off record highs and investors awaited data from the United States and Japan for clues on the health of the global economy. | 2 |
UK travel firms to shed 800 jobs TUI, Europe's largest travel firm, is cutting 800 jobs at its UK businesses - Thomson Holidays, Lunn Poly and Brittania Airways. | 2 |
Stocks to Watch Thursday The world's No. 2 soft drink company said on Thursday quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits. | 2 |
Fresh Del Monte Cuts 2004 Profit Forecast NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fresh Del Monte Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FDP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FDP.N</A> on Thursday cut its 2004 earnings forecast because of weak banana prices, high fuel costs and bad weather,... | 2 |
General Mills Cereals Going Whole Grain NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Mills Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GIS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GIS.N</A>, the No. 2 U.S. cereal maker behind Kellogg Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?tick... | 2 |
Microsoft Asks EU Court to Suspend Antitrust Ruling (Update1) Microsoft Corp., the world #39;s largest software maker, asked a European Union court to suspend an order by antitrust regulators forcing it to disclose information on the inner workings of its Windows product to competitors. | 2 |
Sears to double store sites here Sears, Roebuck amp; Co. said yesterday it will double the number of stores it operates in San Diego County by acquiring five Kmart locations and converting them to Sears units over the next 15 months. | 2 |
brewing giant InBev takes control of Lion Group #39;s beer activities <b>...</b> InBev, the world #39;s largest brewer by volume, said Thursday it had acquired total control of the Chinese beer business of Malaysia Lion Group. | 2 |
H amp;M turnover climbs 16 The UK was today on course to become the second largest market for clothing retailer Hennes amp; Mauritz after turnover climbed 16 over the summer. | 2 |
Planning to dump IE? Think again For many people, using a non-Microsoft browser such as Firefox is now a must for secure Web surfing--but most still keep a copy of Internet Explorer around just in case. | 3 |
Killer hamster ices owner A Japanese man died after a bite from his pet hamster caused anaphylactic shock, Mainichi Shimbun reports. Ther nameless forty-something succumbed after repeated bites from the animal sensitised his immune | 3 |
NASA boss reaches for stars during San Diego appearance America #39;s new vision to regain a foothold on the moon and launch humans to Mars will require revolutionary technologies and a national tolerance for risk, danger and failure, NASA #39;s chief administrator said yesterday. | 3 |
Bomb Blasts in Baghdad Kill at Least 35, Wound 120 Insurgents detonated three car bombs near a US military convoy in southern Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 35 people and wounding around 120, many of them children, officials and doctors said. | 1 |
Astros pass Cubs in wild-card race The Houston Astros pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning their club-record 15th straight home game by beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4, last night. | 1 |
As Burdens Mount, There Is Little Joy in Yankeeland N between Scott Brosius and Alex Rodriguez, the hallowed Yankee pinstripes morphed into hollowed worry lines. These days, the pensive Yankees stir inside a clubhouse with the unsettled quiet of a waiting room. | 1 |
China asks Canada to hand over asylum seekers China wants Canada to hand over the 44 people, believed to be North Korean asylum seekers, who scaled the spiked fence to break into the Canadian embassy in Beijing. | 0 |
Car bombings shake Baghdad A spate of car bombings rocked Baghdad on Thursday, killing more than 20 people, including a US soldier and two Iraqi police officers, according to Iraqi and US officials. | 0 |
Pilots land safely despite ax attack A man with an ax injured the two pilots on a Norwegian domestic flight Wednesday before being dragged screaming from the cockpit by fellow passengers. | 0 |
Thai PM declares one-month deadline for ending bird flu Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declared a war on bird flu, saying the disease must be eliminated by the end of next month, the state-run Thai News Agency reported on Thursday. | 0 |
Turning over a new leaf in New York Before Pakistan #39;s President General Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met last Friday in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly | 0 |
Arab network says ten new hostages seized in Iraq The Arab TV network Al-Jazeera is showing footage of six Iraqis, two Lebanese and two Indonesian women. The Islamic Army in Iraq is claiming responsibility. | 0 |
Gurkha Soldiers Win Right to British Citizenship LONDON (Reuters) - Gurkhas, who have served with British army for nearly 200 years, won a landmark battle on Thursday to be able to settle in the UK and gain British citizenship. | 0 |
Pitcairn Mayor 'Led Rape' on Island - Prosecutor SYDNEY (Reuters) - The trial of seven Pitcairn Island men, descendants of the 18th century Bounty mutineers, began Wednesday with the mayor the first to face charges of rape and underage sex, pool reports said. | 0 |
Vietnam official's son detained The son of a high-ranking trade official in Vietnam is arrested on fraud allegations. | 0 |
Russian Cabinet Approves Kyoto Protocol MOSCOW - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the document once the Russian parliament ratifies it as widely expected. The protocol must be ratified by no fewer than 55 countries that accounted ... | 0 |
Tribute Concert Held for Ray Charles BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - An eclectic lineup of musicians honored Ray Charles in a tribute concert, praising the late singer's rich life and his ability to transcend race and musical genres... | 0 |
Dozens Killed as Violence Escalates in Iraq Insurgents escalated the violence in Iraq Thursday morning as separate bombing incidents killed dozens of people, including three American soldiers. | 0 |
Universal McCann Ups Ad Spending Forecast NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media buyer Universal McCann on Monday raised its forecast for global advertising spending in 2005, citing growing marketing battles in industries such as autos and drugs, but slightly cut its outlook for U.S. ad spending. | 2 |
Boots shares dip on lacklustre outlook The health and beauty retailer Boots today warned of a difficult outlook for the crucial Christmas period, sending its shares down almost 5 in early trade. | 2 |
Imperial Oil moving HQ to Calgary from Toronto TORONTO - Imperial Oil is moving its corporate headquarters to Calgary from Toronto, a shift that could see up to 500 people relocated. | 2 |
Alternative fuel buses arrive in Smokies GATLINBURG, Tenn. - After months of planning, two alternative-fueled shuttle buses were added Tuesday to this Great Smoky Mountain tourist town #39;s transit fleet for a six-month demonstration. | 3 |
Massive Asteroid to Pass Earth Earth is about to gets its closest brush this century with a massive asteroid, a hurtling space rock astronomers say is big enough to cause global devastation if it were to collide with the planet. | 3 |
HP and Hitachi offer 300GB disk drives Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Hewlett Packard yesterday announced availability of what they claim are the industry #39;s first storage and server systems offering 300GB Fibre Channel and small computer system interface (SCSI) disk drive capacity. | 3 |
Man dies after pet hamster bites him A man died from asthma after being bitten several times by his pet hamster in a city north of Tokyo, the Mainichi Shimbun reported Tuesday. | 3 |
Rooney just one of Ferguson #39;s reasons to be cheerful While Wayne Rooney #39;s debut hat-trick against Fenerbahce made all the headlines, it was not the only reason for Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson to be cheerful. | 1 |
Baghdad blasts kills at least 16 Insurgents have detonated two bombs near a convoy of US military vehicles in southern Baghdad, killing at least 16 people, Iraqi police say. | 1 |
Bomb Blasts in Baghdad Kill at Least 16 -Police Insurgents detonated at least two bombs near a US military convoy in southern Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, while a suicide bomber killed two Iraqi police and a US soldier west of the capital. | 0 |
Pitcairn Mayor #39;Led Rape #39; on Island - Prosecutor The trial of seven Pitcairn Island men, descendants of the 18th century Bounty mutineers, began Wednesday with the mayor the first to face charges of rape and underage sex, pool reports said. | 0 |
Syria Agrees to Tighten Iraq Border US officials say Syria has agreed to tighten its border with Iraq to prevent insurgents from entering the country. The State Department says Syria agreed to coordinate with Iraqi and multinational forces. | 0 |
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women visits Sudan The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Yakin Erturk, is visiting Sudan to examine the situation of women in the conflict-ridden African country. | 0 |
Attack on US convoy kills 37 in Baghdad BAGHDAD - Multiple explosions rocked a western neighbourhood of the capital as a US convoy was passing today, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 50, hospital and military officials said. | 0 |
#39;Ten hostages #39; captured in Iraq The Arabic television channel al-Jazeera has broadcast footage of what it says is a militant group claiming to have seized 10 new hostages in Iraq. | 0 |
House Bill HR 10 permits sending certain suspects abroad for torture? Tucked away in Section 3032 and 3033 of H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004, is an "anti-terrorist" provision that was never recommended by the 9/11 Commission. Indeed, it is the very opposite of a Commission recommendation -... | 3 |
Microsoft starts EU legal defence Microsoft begins a legal bid to have a European Commission anti-monopoly ruling temporarily suspended. | 3 |
Britain becomes top data swapper More data now passes through the UK's key net hub in London than any other on the planet. | 3 |
Chip Sales Rise; Inventories Seen Down NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global semiconductor sales rose 1.1 percent to \$18.2 billion in August from the previous month and it appears as though chip inventories are declining, an industry trade group said on Thursday. | 3 |
Chip Sales Rise; Inventories Seen Down (Reuters) Reuters - Global semiconductor sales rose 1.1\percent to #36;18.2 billion in August from the previous month and\it appears as though chip inventories are declining, an\industry trade group said on Thursday. | 2 |
French unemployment rises in August (AFP) AFP - France's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent of the workforce in August from 9.8 percent in July, data from the Labour Ministry showed several. | 2 |
H M Posts Improved 3Q Profits, Sales (AP) AP - Europe's largest fashion retailer, Hennes amp; Mauritz AB, on Thursday posted better than expected third-quarter profits and said sales were up despite lowered prices and competition from rival companies, thanks in part to sales in the United States. | 2 |
PepsiCo Says Profit Rises on Tax Benefits NEW YORK (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PEP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PEP.N</A>, the world's No. 2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose due to \$221 million in tax benefits... | 2 |
Microsoft Asks Judge to Suspend Penalties Microsoft Corp told a judge on Thursday that the European Commission must be stopped from\ordering it to give up secret technology to competitors. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-Reuters</B></FONT> | 3 |
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