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Muslims, Buddhists Clash in Thailand Description: Violence continues in southern Thailand, where some say Islamic separatists are bent on splitting off the largely Muslim south from the Buddhist north. | 0 |
Canadian general elected to head NATO military committee (AFP) AFP - The Canadian armed forces chief of staff on was elected to take over as head of NATO's Military Committee, the alliance's highest military authority, military and diplomatic sources said. | 0 |
French Government Says Arafat Was Not Poisoned PARIS (Reuters) - The French government insisted on Wednesday that Yasser Arafat was not poisoned and Le Monde newspaper quoted doctors as saying he suffered from an unusual blood disease and a liver problem. | 0 |
Pope Health Seen Stable, Eyes N.Ireland Trip VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul's health has stabilized recently, so much so that the Pontiff has expressed a desire to make at least two major trips abroad next year, including one to Northern Ireland. | 0 |
British grocer J Sainsbury rings up first ever loss J Sainsbury reported its first ever pretax loss after investing heavily in restructuring aimed at arresting a decline in its fortunes. | 2 |
Creative Plans MP3 Marketing Blitz Against iPod Creative Technology will spend US\$100 million next year to market its portable media devices in a worldwide campaign to grab market share from Apple Computer and its popular iPod player. | 3 |
Ruddock calls on Llewellyn to rise to challenge MIKE RUDDOCK last night explained why he is banking upon the experience of Gareth Llewellyn and the try-scoring exploits of Tom Shanklin to help Wales #39; quot;class of 2004 quot; stamp their mark in the history books. | 1 |
Kashmir withdrawal: Your views The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is visiting Kashmir for the first time since taking office, as some of its troops withdraw from Indian-administered Kashmir. | 0 |
No sex, drink or smokes, we #39;re British BRITISH Health Secretary John Reid has emerged as Britain #39;s nanny-in-chief, with an extraordinary plan for state intervention in people #39;s personal lives. | 0 |
Epiphany's New CRM Apps Offer Instant Analysis (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Epiphany's new applications, which sit atop rival apps, don't delay in getting customer information into sales reps' hands. IBM weighs in with its support. | 3 |
Putin Says Russia Working on New Nuclear Systems MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on new nuclear missile systems that other powers do not have in order to protect itself against future security threats, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. | 0 |
Woman #39;blessed by the holy toast #39; A half-eaten slice of cheese on toast purportedly showing the image of the Virgin Mary has got online bargain-hunters licking their lips. | 3 |
Should You Use Margin? Before you get a loaner to buy stocks, consider the consequences if your position should fall flat. | 2 |
British hostage feared dead in Iraq as rebels attacked in Mosul BAGHDAD (AFP) - British officials said they believed Margaret Hassan, a British-Irish aid worker kidnapped in Iraq last month, had been killed by her captors after a video was issued apparently showing her murder. | 0 |
Singh: We will Withdraw more Soldiers from Kashmir Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh has said that India will withdraw more soldiers from Kashmir provided that the violence decreases. | 0 |
Environment: World On Alert As Over 15,000 Species Face Extinction Global biodiversity is shrinking at an unprecedented rate and the prognosis given by one of the world #39;s leading conservation bodies, at the opening of a major environment conference here, is alarming. | 0 |
The Matrix: Reworded THE MATRIX: A HAIKU INTERPRETAION BY KITTEN EXT. HEART O' THE CITY HOTEL Police cruisers flash Sirens lighting up the night Black sedan pulls up | 3 |
US consumer prices surge 0.6 percent (AFP) AFP - US consumer prices surged 0.6 percent in October, with higher energy costs fuelling fears of renewed inflation. | 2 |
Whitney Matheson:Pop Candy - What makes a great greatest-hits CD? (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - If it weren't for the Columbia House record and tape club, I'd own far fewer greatest-hits albums. | 3 |
Pitcher Pedro Meets 'Daddy' Steinbrenner Pedro Martinez visited the enemy Tuesday, meeting with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner at New York's spring training complex in Tampa, Fla. | 1 |
Putin vows Russian weapons boost President Putin promises Russia pioneering new weaponry - amid continuing crisis in the armed forces. | 0 |
No. 10 Va. Tech Wins ACC Championship (AP) AP - Virginia Tech can now proclaim itself the Atlantic Coast Conference's best team #151; and no one can argue. | 1 |
UPDATE 5-Oil extends retreat ahead of US stock data Oil prices extended recent heavy losses on Wednesday ahead of weekly US data expected to show fuel stocks rising in time for peak winter demand. | 2 |
Consumer Price Index up 0.6 in Oct. (Washington-AP) Nov. 17, 2004 - The Labor Department #39;s Consumer Price Index shows a larger-than-expected gain, but combined with Thursday #39;s reading on wholesale inflation, analysts say the picture is one where | 2 |
SBC to sell cable-like TV service WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- SBC Communications on Wednesday became the second major local phone carrier to unveil plans to offer cable-like television services. | 2 |
Technology ; MPAA launches first lawsuits against movie sharers Technology News, A trade group representing seven major movie studios filed a first wave of lawsuits against individuals they say are offering pirated copies of films using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs. | 3 |
Disney, NFL look bad after racy MNF intro Prepared statements were flying like tickertape Tuesday, in the wake of ABC #39;s racy introductory skit on Monday Night Football. | 1 |
Confidence in Casey Though Paul Casey and Luke Donald, England #39;s duo in this week #39;s World Cup, were both members of the winning Ryder Cup side at Oakland Hills, the last time they were partners was in the 1999 Walker Cup at Nairn. | 1 |
NBA Roundup: Clippers slice through Raptors That other Los Angeles team is off to its best start in nine years at 5-3. LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Clippers are off to a winning start. | 1 |
Blair defends ID cards for Britain (AFP) AFP - Prime Minister Tony Blair defended controversial plans to introduce identity cards in Britain, arguing they would help protect the nation from law-breakers. | 0 |
US #39; Snow cites quot;shared responsibility quot; to fight economic <b>...</b> LONDON (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary John Snow cited a quot;shared responsibility quot; to fight global economic imbalances while acknowledging that big US deficits need to be tackled. | 2 |
Dress Barn Posts Lower 1Q Profit Women #39;s discount clothing retailer Dress Barn Inc. said Wednesday that first-quarter earnings declined due to weak fall merchandise sales as a result of warmer weather and hurricanes that affected stores in the southeastern United States. | 2 |
Kmart Buying Sears in \$11.5 Billion Deal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KMRT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">KMRT.O</A> will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=S.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">S.N</A> in a \$11.5 billion deal unveiled on Wednesday that will create the third-largest U.S. retailer. | 2 |
Stocks Up 1 Pct. on Kmart, Sears Merger NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday lifted by a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears, better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard and data showing a slight rise in core inflation. | 2 |
AOL at 50,000 Feet AOL is looking to take off with its online travel site but it may be in for a bumpy landing instead. | 2 |
Mourners honour Iraq aid worker A memorial service is held in Ireland for Margaret Hassan, as the EU warns of effects for relief workers in Iraq. | 0 |
Jet zooms into record books - at 7000mph A TINY unmanned jet has soared above the Pacific Ocean at nearly ten times the speed of sound - almost 7000mph - in a record-breaking demonstration of a radical new engine technology. | 3 |
US signs \$53M deal to control methane gas WASHINGTON - Seeking to bolster its credentials on global warming, the United States signed an agreement yesterday with 13 other nations that calls for investing up to \$53 million in companies that could profitably control emissions of methane, a | 3 |
Beckenbauer warns about youth vs experience MUNICH - Former German football great Franz Beckenbauer has warned national team coach Juergen Klinsmann against fielding too many young players at the expense of experience. | 1 |
India ; No division of Kashmir on basis of religion: Manmohan He was reacting to a question on Musharraf #39;s proposal to divide Jammu and Kashmir into seven zones and demilitarize them to be administered by India, Pakistan or the UN. | 0 |
Female hostage likely executed by militants BAGHDAD, Iraq - British and Irish leaders today condemned the apparent slaying of a British aid worker who would be the first foreign woman killed in the wave of kidnappings that have beset Iraq. | 0 |
Putin Says Russia Working on New Nuclear Systems Russia is working on new nuclear missile systems that other powers do not have in order to protect itself against future security threats, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. | 0 |
UN powers #39;arming Sudan #39; The report, by Amnesty International, came as the United Nations Security Council prepared for an extraordinary meeting today aimed at securing peace in the strife-torn African country. | 0 |
Will you be fuming? Tough anti-smoking measures were introduced yesterday in the publication of the Government #39;s Public Health White Paper. Jamie Diffley takes a look at who it affects. | 0 |
New Vote of Confidence in European Parliament Tomorrow The European Parliament (EP) will hold a vote of confidence in the new members of the European Union (EU) Commission led by Jose Manuel Barroso tomorrow. | 0 |
SBC Gives Microsoft \$400 Mln Internet TV Deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SBC Communications <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=SBC.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">SBC.N</A> will pay Microsoft Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=MSFT.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">MSFT.O</A> at least \$400 million over 10 years for technology to help SBC sell video services over its upgraded broadband lines, the companies said Wednesday. | 3 |
Explosions rock Argentine banks A series of blasts rocks bank branches in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, killing a security guard. | 2 |
Polanski court appeal with Lords Lawyers for director Roman Polanski say he should be allowed to fight a libel case in the UK from France. | 0 |
Hollywood's One Strike Policy The motion picture industry is setting a new standard for toughness in its legal assault on online piracy. Will it work? <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT> | 3 |
SBC Gives Microsoft #36;400 Mln Internet TV Deal (Reuters) Reuters - SBC Communications will pay\Microsoft Corp. at least #36;400 million over 10 years\for technology to help SBC sell video services over its\upgraded broadband lines, the companies said Wednesday. | 3 |
Thirsty for learning, seniors fill college programs At Harvard University, a 63-year-old retiree -- trained in philosophy, but retired from real estate investing -- teaches a classroom of her peers about postmodernism. | 2 |
The Higher Price of Economic Growth Last month, wholesale prices posted their biggest increase in 14 years, the Labor Dept. reported on Nov. 16. The Producer Price Index, a gauge of prices received by farms, factories, and refineries, rose 1.7, nearly twice as high as forecasted. | 2 |
Developing countries to expand by 6.1 percent this year The World Bank released its annual report on global economic prospects saying developing countries will register growth of 6.1 this year and just above 5 in 2005 and 2006. | 2 |
Historic hypersonic flight for NASA #39;scramjet #39; made in Tennessee LOS ANGELES An unmanned NASA jet that set a speed record of almost seven-thousand miles per hour was built by a Tennessee company. | 3 |
NTT DoCoMo Ships Wi-Fi/Cellular Phone MANHASSET, NY - NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Tuesday (Nov. 16) started selling what one analyst called the quot;world #39;s first commercially available quot; combination Wi-Fi/cellular phone. | 3 |
PC hard drive expands size and speed The increasing popularity of PC-based multimedia applications, particularly home video editing and downloading of films and TV shows from peer-to-peer networks, is driving demand for bigger hard-disc drives. | 3 |
GLAZER HOUNDED WHERE EVER HE GOES Yesterday Deutsche bank were reported to be involved in talks on Monday with the Glazer camp about the possibility of replacing JP Morgan - not any more they ain #39;t. | 1 |
India pulls 1,000 troops from Kashmir About 1,000 Indian army troops began withdrawing from the embattled Kashmir district Wednesday as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for peace. | 0 |
Fury As Straw Admits to Knowing of Coup Plot BRITISH Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has disclosed that his government knew about the alleged plot to overthrow Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Nguema at least five weeks before mercenaries were arrested in March for planning the coup. | 0 |
Authorities Raid Head Office of Yukos Oil (AP) AP - Law enforcement agencies raided the head office of Russian oil giant OAO Yukos and the company's most important subsidiary, a Russian news agency reported Wednesday. | 0 |
Hollywood's One Strike Policy (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Say what you want about the recording industry's take-no-prisoners approach to combating online piracy. At least when the music czars go after someone, they target persons suspected of trading hundreds or thousands of copyrighted songs over the Internet. | 3 |
Japan's Docomo Unveils 3G Phones with 3D Sound (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT\DoCoMo Inc. (9437.T), unveiled on Wednesday a new line of\advanced mobile phones with stereo-quality surround sound,\high-resolution digital cameras, and a special chip that allows\owners to use their phones as a debit card. | 3 |
Swedes Beam Poetry Into Outer Space (Reuters) Reuters - Swedish poets have broadcast their\work into outer space by radio to give alien life forms -- if\they exist -- a taste of earthling literature. | 3 |
Venezuelan Beach-Goers Get 'Croc' Shock (Reuters) Reuters - Swimmers and surfers on a\popular Venezuelan beach got a shock when a nearly 10-foot\(three-meter) fresh-water crocodile surfaced in the Caribbean\sea off the coast near Caracas, officials said on Wednesday. | 3 |
Palestinians Head to Paris to Probe Arafat's Death RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders plan to dispatch a delegation to Paris to seek details on what caused the death of President Yasser Arafat last week at a French hospital, officials said on Wednesday. | 0 |
US consumer prices increase 0.6 percent in October Consumer prices in the United States increased by 0.6 percent in October, the biggest gain in five months, the US Labor Department reported on Wednesday. | 2 |
SBC Gives Microsoft \$400 Mln Internet TV Deal SBC Communications SBC.N will pay Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O at least \$400 million over 10 years for technology to help SBC sell video services over its upgraded broadband lines, the companies said Wednesday. | 2 |
NASA #39;Scramjet #39; Beats Air Speed Record Again Researchers are working on scramjets as a low-cost alternative to rockets in weapons such as cruise missiles. Unlike rockets, scramjets do not need to carry their quot;combuster quot; with them, potentially a huge savings in weight and cost. | 3 |
Casey takes back US #39;hate #39; jibe England #39;s Paul Casey has been busy repairing Anglo-American relations as he prepares for this week #39;s World Cup. Casey told a Sunday newspaper he quot;hated Americans quot; but claims it was a part tongue-in-cheek reference to Europe #39;s Ryder Cup motivation methods. | 1 |
MAC adds third bowl tie-in, strikes deal with Silicon Valley For the first time, the Mid-American Conference will field three teams in bowl games this season after reaching a deal with the Silicon Valley Football Classic, the Toledo Blade reported. | 1 |
Iraqis Angry, Distraught at Aid Worker #39;s Murder Iraqis reacted with anger and disbelief on Wednesday to news that British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan, who worked in Iraq for decades before being kidnapped a month ago, had been killed by her captors. | 0 |
Iran warns nuclear suspension subject to progress in talks TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran warned Wednesday that its agreement to suspend sensitive nuclear activities was subject to rapid progress being made in a new round of negotiations due to begin next month. | 0 |
No. 7 Louisville Pummels Tulane, 55-7 (AP) AP - Stefan LeFors, who played high school ball in nearby Baton Rouge, threw for one touchdown and ran for another to lead No. 7 Louisville to a 55-7 victory over Tulane on Saturday. | 1 |
Brazil Official Eyes Secret Military Files (AP) AP - A Brazilian government party official on Wednesday urged the opening of sealed records that could contain details of citizens tortured and killed by the former 21-year military dictatorship. | 0 |
Dole Picked to Head 2006 Senate Campaigns (AP) AP - Senate Republicans on Wednesday narrowly chose North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole to lead their campaign operations for 2006. | 0 |
U.S. Catholic Bishops Join Alliance (AP) AP - The nation's Roman Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to join a new alliance that would be the broadest Christian group ever formed in the United States, linking American evangelicals and Catholics in an ecumenical organization for the first time. | 0 |
Palestinians Head to Paris to Probe Arafat's Death RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders plan to send a delegation to Paris to seek details on what caused the death of President Yasser Arafat last week at a French hospital, officials said on Wednesday. | 0 |
Pink Locusts from North Africa Swarm Through Cairo CAIRO (Reuters) - Swarms of pink locusts swept through the Egyptian capital on Wednesday, evoking the biblical description of the plagues which struck in the time of Moses. | 0 |
Russian army off-duty deaths rise The Russian government says more servicemen died from suicide or in accidents than in the line of duty this year. | 0 |
Philips Electronics Takes \$750 Mln Charge AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Philips Electronics said it will write off \$753 million for its healthcare unit MedQuist, leaving analysts wondering if Philips will need to restate its earnings. | 2 |
Nokia Demos IPv6 Dual-Stack CDMA Handset, again Nokia yesterday demonstrated the quot;first quot; wireless IPv6 call by using the companys dual-stack CDMA handset. The dual-stack IPv6 technology was put to the test over a year ago in 2003 at the 3G World Congress in Bangkok. | 3 |
London organizers reveal Olympic marathon route LONDON (Ticker) - A new route for a London marathon is expected to be unveiled later this week, when details of the city #39;s bid for the 2012 Olympics are announced. | 1 |
Phoenix Suns Team Report - November 17 (Sports Network) - The much-improved Phoenix Suns visit the winless New Orleans Hornets tonight at New Orleans Arena. Phoenix put an end to a two-game losing streak on Tuesday, tallying a 107-101 victory over Dallas at the AmericanAirlines Arena. | 1 |
Indian PM offers Kashmir five billion dollar peace boost as troops <b>...</b> SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dangled a multi-billion-dollar plan for peace before Kashmiris as he pulled an army battalion out of the insurgency-hit state and hinted at further troop cuts. | 0 |
BTC launches Bulgaria's third GSM network (AFP) AFP - The Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) launched the country's third GSM mobile phone network, ringing in the new service by phoning from Sofia to a landline in Bourgas on the Black Sea. | 0 |
Global health suffering because of toilet taboo, hygiene experts say (AFP) AFP - Long-held silence over the taboo subject of toilets is taking its toll on global health and holding back developing countries, hygiene experts warned at a world toilet summit here. | 0 |
Nepal police killed by landmine Eight policemen die when their vehicle hits a landmine laid by Maoists in western Nepal, authorities say. | 0 |
Japan's Docomo Unveils 3G Phones with 3D Sound TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=9437.T qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">9437.T</A>, unveiled on Wednesday a new line of advanced mobile phones with stereo-quality surround sound, high-resolution digital cameras, and a special chip that allows owners to use their phones as a debit card. | 3 |
Tech, Media, Telecoms Chiefs Brace for Slow 2005 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Technology, media and telecoms chiefs are expected to be cautious about 2005 when they gather in Barcelona this week at Morgan Stanley's annual TMT investor conference. | 3 |
Microsoft, Dassault Systemes in Strategic Alliance PARIS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, and France's Dassault Systemes have forged a global, 5-year strategic alliance to deliver Dassault's 3D software to firms using the Microsoft software platform. | 3 |
Economy Expands Despite Rising Oil Prices WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Surging energy costs drove up U.S. consumer prices a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent last month, while industrial output grew strongly after rebounding from hurricanes and housing starts leapt, government reports showed on Wednesday. | 2 |
Oil Prices Retreat as U.S. Supplies Build LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices extended heavy recent losses on Wednesday as U.S. government data showed crude stocks building for an eighth straight week ahead of winter. | 2 |
Abbas Fails to Win Palestinian Militant Truce Pledge GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas failed at talks with militants on Wednesday to win a commitment to end attacks on Israelis in the run-up to Jan. 9 elections for a replacement to Yasser Arafat, political sources said. | 0 |
Brazil Official Eyes Secret Military Files A Brazilian government party official on Wednesday urged the opening of sealed records that could contain details of citizens tortured and killed by the former 21-year military dictatorship. | 0 |
Bombings at Two Buenos Aires Banks Kill 1 Homemade bombs exploded in two Buenos Aires banks Wednesday, killing a security guard and shattering windows, police said. | 0 |
Bombings at Two Buenos Aires Banks Kill 1 Homemade bombs exploded in two Buenos Aires banks Wednesday, killing a security guard, police said. | 0 |
Bombs Hit Three Argentine Bank Branches, One Dead <p></p><p> BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Bombs exploded at threebanks in the Argentine capital on Wednesday, including twobranches of U.S. giant Citibank, killing one security guard andinjuring one other person, police said.</p> | 0 |
Microsoft to spread software through U.N. Software maker teams up with UNESCO to boost the number of languages in which its applications are offered. | 3 |
Abbas Fails to Win Palestinian Militant Truce Pledge (Reuters) Reuters - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas failed at\talks with militants on Wednesday to win a commitment to end\attacks on Israelis in the run-up to Jan. 9 elections for a\replacement to Yasser Arafat, political sources said. | 0 |
Hyper Growth = Hot IPO InPhonic finally made its public debut amid insatiable investor demand for IPOs. | 2 |
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