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Halliburton not notified on contract ban in Nigeria: spokeswoman (AFP) AFP - US company Halliburton said Nigeria has not notified it about its decision to place an embargo on awarding government contracts to the oil services giant's subsidiary in the west African country. | 0 | World |
Woman Moves in With 6,000 Scorpions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian woman is trying to reclaim the world record for the longest stay in a room full of scorpions, news reports said Sunday. Nur Malena Hassan, 27, moved Saturday into a locked glass box where she plans to live for 36 consecutive days with more than... | 0 | World |
Open Season College basketball teams around the nation, and several local schools will get the madness started Friday. | 1 | Sports |
Panel: Astronauts Should Rescue Hubble This image taken by NASA #39;s Hubble Space telescope, and released Thursday Aug. 12, 2004, shows nebula N44F, which, at left, is being inflated by a stellar wind, creating an interstellar bubble. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
HP buys British services company Synstar Hewlett-Packard completes its \$293 million bid for the company, in a move to better compete against IBM. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Mets Going with Randolph FLUSHING, NY, (Sports Network) - The New York Mets are bringing Willie Randolph across town from the Bronx to be their 18th manager. | 1 | Sports |
Ontario Finance Minister Says Deficit Is Unchanged at C\$2.2 Bln Ontario Finance Minister Greg Sorbara said government spending and revenue rose almost equally in the first six months of the fiscal year, leaving the provincial budget deficit unchanged | 2 | Business |
Fallujah assault brings no Zarqawi lead The Fallujah assault has failed to secure any information leading to the possible arrest of key insurgent Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a US major has admitted. | 0 | World |
Ranks of uninsured grow to highest since #39;98 A stagnant economy and rising health care costs helped push the percentage of people in the USA without health insurance last year to 15. | 2 | Business |
BMC directs BSM onto Batch Windows BMC Software Inc. will today launch software that it says will provide a clear picture of the status of those batch processes that underpin the delivery of key business services so that failing jobs can be | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Villanova snaps Penn's winning streak Marvin Burroughs and Terry Butler each scored touchdowns and Villanova held off a late Penn rally last night to defeat the Quakers, 16-13, in Philadelphia. | 1 | Sports |
Dennis Tankersley (left) and Terrence Long should play key roles <b>...</b> KANSAS CITY -- Moving quickly to deepen a corner outfield spot, the Royals obtained Terrence Long from the San Diego Padres in a four-player trade Monday. | 1 | Sports |
US: Zarqawi #39;associate #39; killed An early morning US air strike has killed a quot;known associate quot; of Islamic militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq #39;s restive Sunni Triangle region, the military said. | 0 | World |
Phishing on the increase, group says Online phishing schemes increased significantly in October as financial institutions struggled to combat attempts to steal private account information from online consumers, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). | 3 | Sci/Tech |
McCULLUM LEADS NEW ZEALAND CHARGE Brendon McCullum produced an outstanding 143 as New Zealand moved into a commanding position on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka. | 1 | Sports |
Turkish Captives in Iraq Executed, Videotape Shows A militant group run by a Jordanian-born insurgent released a videotape showing its members killing three men identified as Turkish hostages, according to al-Jazeera television. | 0 | World |
Japan Issues Order to Deport Ex-Chess Champ Fischer Japan issued a deportation order on Tuesday against former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, who is wanted in the United States for defying sanctions, but his lawyer immediately filed an appeal, blocking the move. | 0 | World |
Still No Movement in N.H.L. labor Talks The N.H.L. and the players association moved no closer to a collective bargaining agreement during a five-hour meeting Tuesday. | 1 | Sports |
Genetic map to help curb ivory poaching Scientists have unveiled a new hi-tech weapon to help combat the illegal trade of ivory in Africa: a map. The map describes how the genetic profiles of African elephants vary across the continent, from the | 3 | Sci/Tech |
No More '1918' Taunts for Lowe to Hear (AP) AP - Derek Lowe stood in the boisterous Boston clubhouse, a bottle of champagne in one hand, a cigar in the other. | 1 | Sports |
#39;Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas #39;: one wild ride It #39;s been copied by rivals, disparaged by social critics, attacked by politicians and snapped up - check the sales numbers after just one week on the shelves -y gamers. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Did Humans Jog to Their Destiny? The emergence of modern humans may be tied to the evolution of running, a new study suggests, a new study suggests. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
UNDATED: 10 assists. Alana Beard had 23 points and nine rebounds to help Washington lock up a playoff spot. Washington (17-16) overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to win its fifth in a row and seventh in 10 games without Chamique Holdsclaw. | 1 | Sports |
Golden goal for NBA stars as they face formidable challengers (AFP) AFP - Winning a gold medal would ease the sting of two Olympic qualifying defeats for the United States team of National Basketball Association stars. | 1 | Sports |
Sybase links back office to mobile devices Company debuts new products that let businesspeople shuttle data from databases to mobile gadgets. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Alaska to slash 900 jobs Alaska Airlines announced major expense-reduction surgery Thursday, trimming 900 workers from its payroll and closing its maintenance base. | 2 | Business |
U.S. Spy Plane Crashes Near Base in Pakistan (Reuters) Reuters - A pilotless U.S. spy plane\crashed near its military base in southern Pakistan on Sunday\but there were no casualties or damage, police said. | 0 | World |
Going after Iraq's most wanted man US airstrikes in Fallujah are targeting Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his followers. Is he the mastermind of the insurgency? | 0 | World |
No travel problems reported during Turnpike strike PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania Turnpike officials reported no significant backups at toll plazas on Sunday, one of the busiest travel days of the year, despite the absence of hundreds of unionized toll collectors who have been on strike since Wednesday. | 2 | Business |
Sudan Delays Expulsion of British Aid Agency Heads KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan decided to postpone a decision to expel the country heads of two British aid agencies on Monday, citing administrative difficulties and humanitarian grounds, the state minister for humanitarian affairs said. | 0 | World |
US plans new resolution on Darfur The US says it is preparing a new UN resolution to deal with the crisis in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan. | 0 | World |
Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft leads flurry of deals NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks closed higher Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending at its best level in more than nine months amid better-than-expected economic data and merger-related optimism. | 2 | Business |
Sudan Talks in Nigeria Said Deadlocked (Reuters) Reuters - After two weeks of talks to end the\crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, government and rebel\negotiators remain far apart on key security issues, including\disarming warring factions, rebels and diplomats said on\Monday. | 0 | World |
Slide of the Yankees: Pinstripes Punished George Steinbrenner watched from his box as his Yankees suffered the most one-sided loss in the franchise's long history. | 1 | Sports |
Middle East ; Twenty Filipinos found alive in rubble after storm Middle East News, MANILA, About 20 Filipinos have been found alive in the rubble of a collapsed building, 10 days after a fierce storm and landslides devastated several eastern and northern provinces, a radio station has reported. | 0 | World |
Microsoft launches Windows-based hosting solution 3.0 US software maker Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Microsoft Solution for Windows-based Hosting version 3.0. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
\$50-plus Oil Drags on Economy Oil prices above \$50 a barrel -nd rising - now starting to adversely affect the economy and consumers in ways that had not been happening only a few months ago. | 2 | Business |
IBM Opens Up Design of Its Blade Servers International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it is making the design of its quot;blade quot; computer servers widely available, in a move designed to gain wider | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Rutan Collects \$10 Million Ansari X Prize Led by Burt Rutan, the designers of SpaceShipOne -- the first privately manned rocket to enter outer space -- received a 150-pound trophy along with a check for \$10 million Saturday. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
US bishop 'regret' over gay split The head of the US Episcopal Church expresses 'regret' over the appointment of a gay Anglican bishop. | 0 | World |
Organizers shun wireless for GOP convention network Verizon Communications ran thousands of miles of cable to build a VoIP network in Madison Square Garden, while Cisco supplied the networking equipment, IBM donated PCs and servers, and Microsoft provided desktop and systems software. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Study: Apple, Dell lead PC customer satisfaction index The PC industry is doing a better job of satisfying its US customers than in recent years, and improvements to technical support seem to have done the trick, according to the | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Yankees 7, Blue Jays 4 Alex Rodriguez finally came through in the clutch, hitting a go-ahead single in the ninth inning to help the New York Yankees rally past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 Thursday night. | 1 | Sports |
Jets #39; failing #39;O #39; is a sore spot The Jets have big problems on offense. The quarterback has a sore throwing shoulder and some of his teammates have sore feelings. Chad Pennington, who returned two weeks ago from a strained | 1 | Sports |
College Fight For Influence Gets a Little Nasty The serene world of higher education looks distinctly different when viewed from Capitol Hill. | 2 | Business |
AT T Wireless Sells Dedicated Messaging Device NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT T Wireless Services Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=AWE.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">AWE.N</A> launches a mobile e-mail and messaging device without voice service on Monday, aiming to use... | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Nepal asks Maoists for talks With the Maoist blockade of Kathmandu completing its second day, the Nepal government on Thursday asked the rebels to resume peace talks. | 0 | World |
HK walks out of 68-month deflation cycle The latest composite consumer price index will be released later Monday, Tang said at the Hong Kong Economic Summit which was opened Monday morning. | 2 | Business |
Nongame studies: Whales to warblers Bowhead whales and boreal owls are among the wide range of research projects proposed for the upcoming year through the Alaska Department of Fish and Game #39;s nongame program. | 3 | Sci/Tech |
Baseball: Bonds wins seventh MVP award NEW YORK : San Francisco #39;s Barry Bonds, whose Major League Baseball feats have been dogged by unproven steroid suspicions, became the oldest player to win the National League Most Valuable Player award. | 1 | Sports |
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