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Brewer, Howard work on Pride movie (AP) AP - "Hustle & Flow" director Craig Brewer says he and Terrence Howard are working on a movie biography of country singer Charley Pride.	1Entertainment
UN extends Ivory Coast mandate The UN renews the mandate for peacekeeping forces in Ivory Coast, which has been split in two since 2002.	13World
Incendi: fiamme nel Levante ligure Canadair e elicottero in azione nelle alture di Chiavari	4Italia
Digital - EP - The Draft Digital - EP by The Draft	5Music Feeds
Yanukovych allowed final appeal Ukraine's Supreme Court agrees to hear a final appeal by Viktor Yanukovych over the re-run presidential poll.	10Top News
Share prices slide again in Asia Stocks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong continue to fall, after two days of heavy world losses.	10Top News
Three arrested in Damilola inquiry Police arrest three people in connection with the November 2000 murder of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor.	2Europe
Jaguar demise result of high costs-Ecclestone Jaguar did not have the financial clout to be major Formula One players and they should have quit last year, according to the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.	8Sports
Karzai pleads with Canada: Don't pull out troops OTTAWA (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai pleaded with Canada on Tuesday not to withdraw its 2,500 troops when their mission ends in early 2009, saying to do so would only help deliver his country back to the Taliban, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported.	13World
Oil Rises as Hurricane Moves Toward Platforms in Gulf of Mexico Crude oil futures rose on concern Hurricane Ivan may disrupt production, refining and the arrival of shipments as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.	0Business
Islamaphobia on rise, especially in Europe: U.N. envoy (Reuters) Reuters - The United Nations investigator on racism on Friday condemned a rising trend of Islamaphobia, especially in Europe, where he said it was being exploited by some right-wing political parties.	13World
Israel Kills Hamas 'Father of the Qassam' in Gaza GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas vowed on Friday to hit back hard for Israel's assassination of the "Father of the Qassam" rocket, a weapon symbolizing Palestinian militants' defiance of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his plan to quit Gaza.	10Top News
Brazil Pushes Christ Statue as World Wonder As the international voting to name the new seven wonders of the world draws to a close, Brazilians are doing their part to see Rio's famous Christ statue on the list.	10Top News
Famed Brazilian Music Producer Killed in LA Crash LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Brazilian music producer who was a leading nominee at the Latin Grammy awards was killed in a motorcycle crash in Los Angeles early on Thursday, hours after leaving the show, police and his record label said.	1Entertainment
Warne ruled out for final Test after injuring right thumb during <b>...</b> Australia's ace spinner Shane Warne on Tuesday was ruled out of the fourth and final Test match against India after fracturing his right thumb during batting practice.	8Sports
Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards reach divorce pact (Reuters) Reuters - Estranged Hollywood couple Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, whose bitter divorce battle titillated the tabloids for months, have amicably settled most of their differences, their lawyers said.	1Entertainment
A Break in Yahoo's China Clouds? Now that he has taken over as chief executive officer of the company he co-founded, Jerry Yang has plenty of problems to fix. The new CEO of Yahoo! (YHOO) isn't going to find any quick Google-(GOOG)slayer.	6Sci/Tech
Fuel Costs Blight BA Profits Soaring fuel costs continued to cast a shadow over British Airways today, despite better-than-expected half-year results from the airline.	0Business
Aruba targets wired network security Grid architecture aims to protect corporate networks from interior security threats.	6Sci/Tech
Marbury Powers U.S. Over Spain, Coaches Square Off ATHENS (Reuters) - Officials had to separate the U.S. and Spanish coaches when an argument erupted at the end of the game as the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men's basketball quarter-finals Thursday.	8Sports
Bollywood battle: Bachchan vs. Khan (AP) AP - Who's bigger in Bollywood, icon Amitabh Bachchan or younger rival Shah Rukh Khan?	1Entertainment
Seven Afghan policemen killed in blast: police KABUL (Reuters) - Seven Afghan policemen were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle outside the southern city of Kandahar on Monday, police said.	13World
Altadis accetta offerta Imperial Al colosso spagnolo 12,8 miliardi di euro	4Italia
Roma, 10:20 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, AMATO: RESISTERE A PRESSIONI MONDO CALCIO Dal mondo del calcio ''verrà una pressione perchÃ© lo spettacolo continui, perchÃ© le entrate d...	4Italia
DANCE ; Flamenco Road By THEODORE BALE "The Barber of Seville" was a hot new opera nearly 200 years ago. In the 21st century, what's hot is contemporary flamenco from Seville.	6Sci/Tech
Verizon Wireless will buy NextWave licenses TRENTON, NJ - Verizon Wireless is buying wireless-spectrum licenses covering 23 US markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for $3 billion.	0Business
Opposition rallies in Venezuela Hundreds of thousands turn out to back the main opposition candidate for the Venezuelan presidency.	13World
Devastating Toll of HIV/Aids: Participants at a day's seminar organized by the Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre have blamed the high numbers of women living with HIV/AIDS on gender inequities and the lack of adequate legislations on women's rights.	11Top Stories
Volunteers Gear Up to Tackle S.J. Waterways: Coastal Cleanup Set for Saturday By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Sep. 15--STOCKTON -- Army 1st Sgt. Ray Wheat still has the prosthetic leg that one of his ROTC students plucked out of a dry ditch in Old Mormon Slough last year.	6Sci/Tech
Vivendi to buy BMG, settles Napster claims LONDON (Reuters) - Vivendi's Universal Music, the world's largest seller of recorded music, is vaulting to the top spot in music publishing, too, after agreeing to buy BMG Music Publishing for 1.63 billion euros ($2.1 billion).	0Business
Patricia Frances Anderson SEVEN LAKES ---- Patricia Frances Anderson, 77, passed away Monday, February 19, 2007. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, RI. Arrangements by Boles Funeral Home, Seven Lakes.	6Sci/Tech
Donna romana salva giovane trentino Con la web-cam vede amico star male e chiama carabinieri	4Italia
Petraeus: Iran Trying to Bolster Influence in Iraq Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, accused Iran today of seeking to "create a Hezbollah-like force" in Iraq to exert Tehran's influence there, but denied that he was preparing the ground for a U.S. attack on Iran.	13World
14 states need cash for children health plans NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourteen U.S. states need $745 million of federal aid for children's health insurance by October or they might have to stop coverage, starting with families who are the least impoverished, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said Wednesday.	3Health
Five tries childbirth live on TV TV channel Five is following several expectant mothers in the hope that one of them will give birth live on-air.	1Entertainment
Kone Taps Nokia Executive As CEO Elevator and escalator manufacturer Kone Corp. said Monday that a Nokia executive was appointed as its new chief executive.	2Europe
Names in the Game Ski champion Anja Paerson was honored Monday as Sweden's Female Athlete of the Year, beating out golfer Annika Sorenstam.	2Europe
Coke Enterprises Cuts Earnings Forecast CHICAGO (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. CCE.N , the world's largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, on Wednesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year, citing lower-than expected volume in North America and Europe.	0Business
DNA Pioneer Maurice Wilkins Dies at 88 LONDON Oct. 6, 2004 - Maurice Wilkins, a Nobel Prize-winning pioneer of DNA research, has died. He was 88. Wilkins was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 along with the two scientists credited	1Entertainment
Ires: possibile calo di 6 punti Tecnici aumentano di un punto la possibile riduzione	4Italia
Spears is barred from seeing sons A court denies singer Britney Spears' latest bid to regain the right to visit her two children.	2Europe
Noise Pollution Takes Toll on Health and Happiness In the beginning there was silence, and it was good.	3Health
Iraq, Imam emette fatwa: liberate i giornalisti francesi Un imam salafista ha emesso oggi una fatwa (editto religioso) in cui chiede ai rapitori dei due giornalisti francesi sequestrati in Iraq di liberarli immediatamente. "Abbiamo emesso una fatwa che chiede allEsercito	4Italia
From Amin to Lennon: reality-based movies star at London Film Festival (AFP) AFP - From the murderous rule of Idi Amin to Beatle John Lennon's 1960s peacenik stunts, the line-up for London's annual film fest was unveiled with reality-based movies providing many of the highlights.	2Europe
Cossiga: dimesso perche' non utile Bertinotti e Chiti dispiaciuti chiedono di ripensarci	4Italia
Canada's new year party city Travel: 2008 marks Quebec City's 400th anniversary and New Year's Eve will kick off a whole year of celebrations, says Vicky Baker	10Top News
Spanish woman arrested for allegedly throwing her newborn baby out the window A Spanish woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her newborn son by throwing him out the window of a third-storey apartment, police said Monday.	2Europe
Romney gets extension on report (AP) AP - Republican Mitt Romney, the wealthiest candidate in the presidential field, won't have to reveal details of his financial holdings until mid-August, under an extension obtained from the Office of Government Ethics.	12U.S.
Britney Spears shears hair off WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pop star Britney Spears got ready for the weekend by shearing all her hair off and dropping by a Los Angeles tattoo parlor, where she quickly drew a crowd.	12U.S.
Bernard Matthews staff 'laid off' Around 130 Bernard Matthews workers face being temporarily laid off in the wake of the bird flu outbreak, a union says.	2Europe
In Antipsychotics, Newer Isn't Better Schizophrenia patients do as well, or perhaps even better, on older psychiatric drugs compared with newer and far costlier medications, according to a study published yesterday that overturns conventional wisdom about antipsychotic drugs, which cost the United States $10 billion a year.	3Health
Roma, 22:14 - CALCIO, LAZIO: GUAI ALLA SCHIENA PER PANDEV, INFERMERIA PIENA La Lazio ha sostenuto oggi una doppia seduta di allenamento in vista della partita di domenica contr...	4Italia
Statali, stop a prepensionamenti Chiesto stanziamento di risorse per contratti in Finanziaria	4Italia
House Dems call for DeLay to step down The senior leadership of House Democrats, citing three rebukes of Rep. Tom DeLay by the House ethics committee in a week, called Thursday for him to be ousted as majority leader.	11Top Stories
A Glimpse into Past Top Winners By Jia Hepeng Ten scientists have won the top award, of 5 million yuan ($649,350) 4.5 million yuan ($584,400) for research and 500,000 yuan ($64,900) as personal reward for their efforts, since China started giving the National Supreme Scientific and Technological Award since 1999.	6Sci/Tech
Telecom Italia 'in TIM buyout' Telecom Italia will use cash for a larger-than-expected chunk of a 20 billion-euro ($26.69 billion) buyout of mobile unit TIM it is likely to announce on Tuesday, a source close to the deal told Reuters.	0Business
Flurry of activity greets Election Day One of the longest and most vicious presidential campaigns in the annals of the republic finally lurches to a close Tuesday as Americans head to the polls, perhaps in record numbers, to choose the next leader of a deeply divided country.	1Entertainment
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.	8Sports
First hands-on: AOL's BlueString AOL's new photo sharing and storage site, BlueString, borrows a lot of its technology from XDrive. That's a good thing.	6Sci/Tech
Hilton 'doing well' in LA prison US socialite Paris Hilton is doing well after her first night in a Los Angeles prison, according to her lawyer.	1Entertainment
Roma, 19:48 - CALCIO, LAZIO; PANDEV: KEEGAN MI VUOLE AL NEWCASTLE "Alcuni dirigenti della mia attuale squadra mi hanno fatto sapere che il Newcastle è intere...	4Italia
Powell starts new Middle East peace efforts Outgoing US Secretary of State Collin Powell arrived in Israel late Sunday as part of the international efforts to revive the stalled Middle East peace process amid continued violence in the region.	13World
Edizione Holding cede Autogrill Azioni conferite a Schematrentaquattro	4Italia
L'Italia del basket sfiora l'impresa con la Serbia. Male Judo e scherma Rabbia e talento: la Serbia campione del mondo strappa con i denti la seconda gara del torneo olimpico all'Italia. Una partita alla quale l'Italia si presentava dopo la vittoria sulla Nuova Zelanda, i serbi dopo una sconfitta con l'Argentina. Alla ...	4Italia
Lennon killer denied parole John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, has been denied parole for the third time. In explaining their decision to Chapman on Tuesday, the New York State Division of Parole wrote that it "was based	1Entertainment
Coppie di fatto:accordo maggioranza Marini, giusto dare piu' tempo al dibattito	4Italia
Leniency for Libby and the '08 presidential race Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of Cheney's former aide could pose a challenge for GOP candidates.	12U.S.
Intel Shelves Plan to Turn Desktop Into Wi-Fi Hub SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An ambitious plan to turn millions of desktop computers into hubs of wireless Internet access has been shelved after PC makers balked at the price of the feature, Intel Corp. INTC.O said on Monday.	6Sci/Tech
SAP Acquires Software Maintenance Firm Software maker SAP AG announced Wednesday that it had acquired a Texas-based maintenance firm for PeopleSoft platforms in a move to attract customers from its main competitor, Oracle Corp.	6Sci/Tech
Mike Naberezny's Blog: Easier XML-RPC for PHP 5 In a new post today, Mike Naberezny talks about some updates that have been made to the XML-RPC client included with the Zend Framework, spotlighting three items in particular. A few weeks ago, I rewrote the Zend XML-RPC client as part of a customer project at Maintainable . After fixing a fair number of bugs and writing a test suite, I made some enhancements and usability improvements. You can learn more about the new XML-RPC client from its documentation . The three new updates to the package deal with: Calling remote methods (a new call() method) Server proxy objects have been added Faults are thrown as PHP exceptions Get more details on this package from its page on the Zend Framework's website.	7Software and Developement
Disagreement Over '0-Day' Word Worm Last weekend's disclosure of an alleged security vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, exploited by a new version of an old worm, is raising questions over what constitutes the severity of an exploit. Is it the degree to which we know about it, or the number of systems out there it could possibly hurt?	7Software and Developement
AFRICA/COSTA D'AVORIO - L'Unione Africana favorevole al referendum sulla Costituzione ivoriana. "I ribelli sono perÃ² contrari e non sembrano intenzionati a unificare il paese" dicono fonti di Fides AFRICA/COSTA D'AVORIO - L'Unione Africana favorevole al referendum sulla Costituzione ivoriana. "I ribelli sono perÃ² contrari e non sembrano intenzionati a unificare il paese" dicono fonti di Fides	4Italia
Trajectory Maneuver Brings Genesis Spacecraft Closer to Home Jet Propulsion Lab -- Thirty days before its historic return to Earth with NASA's first samples from space since the Apollo missions, the Genesis spacecraft successfully completed its twentieth trajectory maneuver. At 12:00 Universal Time (5:00 a.m...	6Sci/Tech
Diet Plan Stops Short of Urging Less Sugar WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. panel of nutrition experts on Friday proposed new federal dietary guidelines that acknowledged a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of recommending that overweight Americans eat less sugar.	3Health
Ivan Roars Toward Caymans in Caribbean Rampage GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - Hurricane Ivan lashed the tiny Cayman Islands with ferocious winds and driving rain on Sunday after devastating Jamaica and Grenada in a deadly trek through the Caribbean.	10Top News
Oak Hollow Mall Hosts District Science Fair By Katisha Hayes, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Feb. 6--GUILFORD COUNTY -- The school system's best science projects will be on display this week in High Point, highlighting the work of some of the district's youngest scientists.	6Sci/Tech
Computer industry reboots The immediate future of the computer industry -- and its biggest players -- took center stage Tuesday after IBM announced it is selling its PC business to a Chinese technology giant.	11Top Stories
Gaza: carri Israele nella Striscia Lo riferiscono fonti locali, soldati entrati in un villaggio	4Italia
Regional Kurdish govt says it's not seen Iraq oil law BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The local government in Iraq's northern region of Kurdistan said it had yet to see a draft hydrocarbon law approved by the cabinet in Baghdad, possibly complicating passage of the landmark legislation.	10Top News
Rosneft Said to Buy Yukos Production Unit Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft has acquired the mysterious buyer of Yukos' most important production unit, Russian news agencies reported.	0Business
IAAF says Gatlin's coach could face ban (AP) AP - Justin Gatlin's coach could face a two-year ban if the Olympic and world champion sprinter is found guilty of a second doping violation, the sport's international governing body said Monday.	8Sports
Rugby: England hope for revival against France England host France at Twickenham on Sunday hoping to bounce back from their record Six Nations defeat to Ireland.	13World
Blair predicts a tough poll fight Tony Blair says the next election will be a "tough, tough fight" adding he does not know when it will be.	10Top News
Caraibi, Felix diventa uragano Tempesta tropicale minaccia isole Antille olandesi	4Italia
ADV: Find A Career School Near You Find the perfect career school in your area. Search our listings for business, culinary, computer, health, technology, art, and many other degree programs near you.	10Top News
Microsoft Sings a New Tune With Windows Media Player 10 (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - It's amazing to see what an entrenched monopolist will do when it finally meets real competition.	6Sci/Tech
Venezuela rejects U.S. official's remarks (AP) AP - The Venezuelan government rejected comments by a senior U.S. official who called President Hugo Chavez a threat to democracy, saying they revealed that Washington's overtures for rapprochement were insincere.	13World
EU citizens are officially happy: poll (Reuters) Reuters - European Union citizens are overwhelmingly happy with life -- and that's official.	2Europe
Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Inspires Trojan Even though it's been withdrawn, the Lycos anti-spam screensaver is not forgotten. Rollie Hawk writes "And with this, the 'What's Good for the Goose...' award goes to all those people trying to install that	6Sci/Tech
Indian Court Grants Bail in Online Sex Video Case An Indian court granted bail on Tuesday to the head of a popular online auction site who was arrested in connection with the sale of a video showing a girl and boy having oral sex.	0Business
ADV: Refinance Rates Just Got Lower Lock in the lowest rates of the summer. Get up to 4 free quotes from trusted lenders. Apply now - bad credit OK.	10Top News
Disney Reports Chiefâs Compensation LOS ANGELES (AP) â Robert A. Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, received a compensation package in the 2007 fiscal year valued by the company at $27.7 million, according to an analysis of documents filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.	0Business
Chinese defence policy aims to crush Taiwan independence attempts China has issued a national defence policy to crush "the vicious rise" of Taiwan independence forces at its core. It is the first time such a policy has been issued since President Hu Jintao became military chief.	1Entertainment
GPL upgrade set for Friday (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - A controversial update to the GNU GPL (General Public License) is set to be released Friday by the Free Software Foundation, a representative of the organization said on Tuesday.	6Sci/Tech
ISS computer woes concern Europe The same computer systems that crashed on space station are also incorporated into Europe's Columbus laboratory and its new cargo ship.	10Top News
Live - Australia v England Australia struggle chasing a target of 211 from 33 overs in the second one-day final.	13World
Stocks up on demand for defensives NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, as investors snapped up shares in sectors seen likely to withstand a slowdown in growth following reports pointing to further weakness in housing.	0Business
GREECE: Mobile Operators Break the Law ATHENS, Sep 7 (IPS) - The small black device that Panagiotis Vovos holds in his hands can measure the voltage produced by mobile phone network transmission antennas. It can detect voltages up to 7(Volt/metre).	2Europe
Eurofly: nuove rotte per crescere Primo volo diretto Roma-New Delhi, titolo sospeso per rialzo	4Italia
India's Tata Steel keeps quiet on Corus intentions (AFP) AFP - India's Tata Steel would not comment on whether it was staying in the race for Corus Group after investors allied to Brazilian steelmaker CSN were reported to have scaled up their combined stake in the Anglo-Dutch company to more than 15 percent.	2Europe

Brewer, Howard work on Pride movie (AP) AP - "Hustle & Flow" director Craig Brewer says he and Terrence Howard are working on a movie biography of country singer Charley Pride.

1Entertainment

UN extends Ivory Coast mandate The UN renews the mandate for peacekeeping forces in Ivory Coast, which has been split in two since 2002.

13World

Incendi: fiamme nel Levante ligure Canadair e elicottero in azione nelle alture di Chiavari

4Italia

Digital - EP - The Draft Digital - EP by The Draft

5Music Feeds

Yanukovych allowed final appeal Ukraine's Supreme Court agrees to hear a final appeal by Viktor Yanukovych over the re-run presidential poll.

10Top News

Share prices slide again in Asia Stocks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong continue to fall, after two days of heavy world losses.

10Top News

Three arrested in Damilola inquiry Police arrest three people in connection with the November 2000 murder of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor.

2Europe

Jaguar demise result of high costs-Ecclestone Jaguar did not have the financial clout to be major Formula One players and they should have quit last year, according to the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

8Sports

Karzai pleads with Canada: Don't pull out troops OTTAWA (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai pleaded with Canada on Tuesday not to withdraw its 2,500 troops when their mission ends in early 2009, saying to do so would only help deliver his country back to the Taliban, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported.

13World

Oil Rises as Hurricane Moves Toward Platforms in Gulf of Mexico Crude oil futures rose on concern Hurricane Ivan may disrupt production, refining and the arrival of shipments as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.

0Business

Islamaphobia on rise, especially in Europe: U.N. envoy (Reuters) Reuters - The United Nations investigator on racism on Friday condemned a rising trend of Islamaphobia, especially in Europe, where he said it was being exploited by some right-wing political parties.

13World

Israel Kills Hamas 'Father of the Qassam' in Gaza GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas vowed on Friday to hit back hard for Israel's assassination of the "Father of the Qassam" rocket, a weapon symbolizing Palestinian militants' defiance of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his plan to quit Gaza.

10Top News

Brazil Pushes Christ Statue as World Wonder As the international voting to name the new seven wonders of the world draws to a close, Brazilians are doing their part to see Rio's famous Christ statue on the list.

10Top News

Famed Brazilian Music Producer Killed in LA Crash LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Brazilian music producer who was a leading nominee at the Latin Grammy awards was killed in a motorcycle crash in Los Angeles early on Thursday, hours after leaving the show, police and his record label said.

1Entertainment

Warne ruled out for final Test after injuring right thumb during <b>...</b> Australia's ace spinner Shane Warne on Tuesday was ruled out of the fourth and final Test match against India after fracturing his right thumb during batting practice.

8Sports

Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards reach divorce pact (Reuters) Reuters - Estranged Hollywood couple Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, whose bitter divorce battle titillated the tabloids for months, have amicably settled most of their differences, their lawyers said.

1Entertainment

A Break in Yahoo's China Clouds? Now that he has taken over as chief executive officer of the company he co-founded, Jerry Yang has plenty of problems to fix. The new CEO of Yahoo! (YHOO) isn't going to find any quick Google-(GOOG)slayer.

6Sci/Tech

Fuel Costs Blight BA Profits Soaring fuel costs continued to cast a shadow over British Airways today, despite better-than-expected half-year results from the airline.

0Business

Aruba targets wired network security Grid architecture aims to protect corporate networks from interior security threats.

6Sci/Tech

Marbury Powers U.S. Over Spain, Coaches Square Off ATHENS (Reuters) - Officials had to separate the U.S. and Spanish coaches when an argument erupted at the end of the game as the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men's basketball quarter-finals Thursday.

8Sports

Bollywood battle: Bachchan vs. Khan (AP) AP - Who's bigger in Bollywood, icon Amitabh Bachchan or younger rival Shah Rukh Khan?

1Entertainment

Seven Afghan policemen killed in blast: police KABUL (Reuters) - Seven Afghan policemen were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle outside the southern city of Kandahar on Monday, police said.

13World

Altadis accetta offerta Imperial Al colosso spagnolo 12,8 miliardi di euro

4Italia

Roma, 10:20 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, AMATO: RESISTERE A PRESSIONI MONDO CALCIO Dal mondo del calcio ''verrà una pressione perchÃ© lo spettacolo continui, perchÃ© le entrate d...

4Italia

DANCE ; Flamenco Road By THEODORE BALE "The Barber of Seville" was a hot new opera nearly 200 years ago. In the 21st century, what's hot is contemporary flamenco from Seville.

6Sci/Tech

Verizon Wireless will buy NextWave licenses TRENTON, NJ - Verizon Wireless is buying wireless-spectrum licenses covering 23 US markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for $3 billion.

0Business

Opposition rallies in Venezuela Hundreds of thousands turn out to back the main opposition candidate for the Venezuelan presidency.

13World

Devastating Toll of HIV/Aids: Participants at a day's seminar organized by the Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre have blamed the high numbers of women living with HIV/AIDS on gender inequities and the lack of adequate legislations on women's rights.

11Top Stories

Volunteers Gear Up to Tackle S.J. Waterways: Coastal Cleanup Set for Saturday By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Sep. 15--STOCKTON -- Army 1st Sgt. Ray Wheat still has the prosthetic leg that one of his ROTC students plucked out of a dry ditch in Old Mormon Slough last year.

6Sci/Tech

Vivendi to buy BMG, settles Napster claims LONDON (Reuters) - Vivendi's Universal Music, the world's largest seller of recorded music, is vaulting to the top spot in music publishing, too, after agreeing to buy BMG Music Publishing for 1.63 billion euros ($2.1 billion).

0Business

Patricia Frances Anderson SEVEN LAKES ---- Patricia Frances Anderson, 77, passed away Monday, February 19, 2007. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, RI. Arrangements by Boles Funeral Home, Seven Lakes.

6Sci/Tech

Donna romana salva giovane trentino Con la web-cam vede amico star male e chiama carabinieri

4Italia

Petraeus: Iran Trying to Bolster Influence in Iraq Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, accused Iran today of seeking to "create a Hezbollah-like force" in Iraq to exert Tehran's influence there, but denied that he was preparing the ground for a U.S. attack on Iran.

13World

14 states need cash for children health plans NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourteen U.S. states need $745 million of federal aid for children's health insurance by October or they might have to stop coverage, starting with families who are the least impoverished, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said Wednesday.

3Health

Five tries childbirth live on TV TV channel Five is following several expectant mothers in the hope that one of them will give birth live on-air.

1Entertainment

Kone Taps Nokia Executive As CEO Elevator and escalator manufacturer Kone Corp. said Monday that a Nokia executive was appointed as its new chief executive.

2Europe

Names in the Game Ski champion Anja Paerson was honored Monday as Sweden's Female Athlete of the Year, beating out golfer Annika Sorenstam.

2Europe

Coke Enterprises Cuts Earnings Forecast CHICAGO (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. CCE.N , the world's largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, on Wednesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year, citing lower-than expected volume in North America and Europe.

0Business

DNA Pioneer Maurice Wilkins Dies at 88 LONDON Oct. 6, 2004 - Maurice Wilkins, a Nobel Prize-winning pioneer of DNA research, has died. He was 88. Wilkins was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 along with the two scientists credited

1Entertainment

Ires: possibile calo di 6 punti Tecnici aumentano di un punto la possibile riduzione

4Italia

Spears is barred from seeing sons A court denies singer Britney Spears' latest bid to regain the right to visit her two children.

2Europe

Noise Pollution Takes Toll on Health and Happiness In the beginning there was silence, and it was good.

3Health

Iraq, Imam emette fatwa: liberate i giornalisti francesi Un imam salafista ha emesso oggi una fatwa (editto religioso) in cui chiede ai rapitori dei due giornalisti francesi sequestrati in Iraq di liberarli immediatamente. "Abbiamo emesso una fatwa che chiede allEsercito

4Italia

From Amin to Lennon: reality-based movies star at London Film Festival (AFP) AFP - From the murderous rule of Idi Amin to Beatle John Lennon's 1960s peacenik stunts, the line-up for London's annual film fest was unveiled with reality-based movies providing many of the highlights.

2Europe

Cossiga: dimesso perche' non utile Bertinotti e Chiti dispiaciuti chiedono di ripensarci

4Italia

Canada's new year party city Travel: 2008 marks Quebec City's 400th anniversary and New Year's Eve will kick off a whole year of celebrations, says Vicky Baker

10Top News

Spanish woman arrested for allegedly throwing her newborn baby out the window A Spanish woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her newborn son by throwing him out the window of a third-storey apartment, police said Monday.

2Europe

Romney gets extension on report (AP) AP - Republican Mitt Romney, the wealthiest candidate in the presidential field, won't have to reveal details of his financial holdings until mid-August, under an extension obtained from the Office of Government Ethics.

12U.S.

Britney Spears shears hair off WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pop star Britney Spears got ready for the weekend by shearing all her hair off and dropping by a Los Angeles tattoo parlor, where she quickly drew a crowd.

12U.S.

Bernard Matthews staff 'laid off' Around 130 Bernard Matthews workers face being temporarily laid off in the wake of the bird flu outbreak, a union says.

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In Antipsychotics, Newer Isn't Better Schizophrenia patients do as well, or perhaps even better, on older psychiatric drugs compared with newer and far costlier medications, according to a study published yesterday that overturns conventional wisdom about antipsychotic drugs, which cost the United States $10 billion a year.

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Roma, 22:14 - CALCIO, LAZIO: GUAI ALLA SCHIENA PER PANDEV, INFERMERIA PIENA La Lazio ha sostenuto oggi una doppia seduta di allenamento in vista della partita di domenica contr...

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Statali, stop a prepensionamenti Chiesto stanziamento di risorse per contratti in Finanziaria

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House Dems call for DeLay to step down The senior leadership of House Democrats, citing three rebukes of Rep. Tom DeLay by the House ethics committee in a week, called Thursday for him to be ousted as majority leader.

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A Glimpse into Past Top Winners By Jia Hepeng Ten scientists have won the top award, of 5 million yuan ($649,350) 4.5 million yuan ($584,400) for research and 500,000 yuan ($64,900) as personal reward for their efforts, since China started giving the National Supreme Scientific and Technological Award since 1999.

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Telecom Italia 'in TIM buyout' Telecom Italia will use cash for a larger-than-expected chunk of a 20 billion-euro ($26.69 billion) buyout of mobile unit TIM it is likely to announce on Tuesday, a source close to the deal told Reuters.

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Flurry of activity greets Election Day One of the longest and most vicious presidential campaigns in the annals of the republic finally lurches to a close Tuesday as Americans head to the polls, perhaps in record numbers, to choose the next leader of a deeply divided country.

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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.

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First hands-on: AOL's BlueString AOL's new photo sharing and storage site, BlueString, borrows a lot of its technology from XDrive. That's a good thing.

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Hilton 'doing well' in LA prison US socialite Paris Hilton is doing well after her first night in a Los Angeles prison, according to her lawyer.

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Roma, 19:48 - CALCIO, LAZIO; PANDEV: KEEGAN MI VUOLE AL NEWCASTLE "Alcuni dirigenti della mia attuale squadra mi hanno fatto sapere che il Newcastle è intere...

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Powell starts new Middle East peace efforts Outgoing US Secretary of State Collin Powell arrived in Israel late Sunday as part of the international efforts to revive the stalled Middle East peace process amid continued violence in the region.

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Edizione Holding cede Autogrill Azioni conferite a Schematrentaquattro

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L'Italia del basket sfiora l'impresa con la Serbia. Male Judo e scherma Rabbia e talento: la Serbia campione del mondo strappa con i denti la seconda gara del torneo olimpico all'Italia. Una partita alla quale l'Italia si presentava dopo la vittoria sulla Nuova Zelanda, i serbi dopo una sconfitta con l'Argentina. Alla ...

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Lennon killer denied parole John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, has been denied parole for the third time. In explaining their decision to Chapman on Tuesday, the New York State Division of Parole wrote that it "was based

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Coppie di fatto:accordo maggioranza Marini, giusto dare piu' tempo al dibattito

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Leniency for Libby and the '08 presidential race Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of Cheney's former aide could pose a challenge for GOP candidates.

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Intel Shelves Plan to Turn Desktop Into Wi-Fi Hub SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An ambitious plan to turn millions of desktop computers into hubs of wireless Internet access has been shelved after PC makers balked at the price of the feature, Intel Corp. INTC.O said on Monday.

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SAP Acquires Software Maintenance Firm Software maker SAP AG announced Wednesday that it had acquired a Texas-based maintenance firm for PeopleSoft platforms in a move to attract customers from its main competitor, Oracle Corp.

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Mike Naberezny's Blog: Easier XML-RPC for PHP 5 In a new post today, Mike Naberezny talks about some updates that have been made to the XML-RPC client included with the Zend Framework, spotlighting three items in particular. A few weeks ago, I rewrote the Zend XML-RPC client as part of a customer project at Maintainable . After fixing a fair number of bugs and writing a test suite, I made some enhancements and usability improvements. You can learn more about the new XML-RPC client from its documentation . The three new updates to the package deal with: Calling remote methods (a new call() method) Server proxy objects have been added Faults are thrown as PHP exceptions Get more details on this package from its page on the Zend Framework's website.

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Disagreement Over '0-Day' Word Worm Last weekend's disclosure of an alleged security vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000, exploited by a new version of an old worm, is raising questions over what constitutes the severity of an exploit. Is it the degree to which we know about it, or the number of systems out there it could possibly hurt?

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AFRICA/COSTA D'AVORIO - L'Unione Africana favorevole al referendum sulla Costituzione ivoriana. "I ribelli sono perÃ² contrari e non sembrano intenzionati a unificare il paese" dicono fonti di Fides AFRICA/COSTA D'AVORIO - L'Unione Africana favorevole al referendum sulla Costituzione ivoriana. "I ribelli sono perÃ² contrari e non sembrano intenzionati a unificare il paese" dicono fonti di Fides

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Trajectory Maneuver Brings Genesis Spacecraft Closer to Home Jet Propulsion Lab -- Thirty days before its historic return to Earth with NASA's first samples from space since the Apollo missions, the Genesis spacecraft successfully completed its twentieth trajectory maneuver. At 12:00 Universal Time (5:00 a.m...

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Diet Plan Stops Short of Urging Less Sugar WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. panel of nutrition experts on Friday proposed new federal dietary guidelines that acknowledged a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of recommending that overweight Americans eat less sugar.

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Ivan Roars Toward Caymans in Caribbean Rampage GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - Hurricane Ivan lashed the tiny Cayman Islands with ferocious winds and driving rain on Sunday after devastating Jamaica and Grenada in a deadly trek through the Caribbean.

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Oak Hollow Mall Hosts District Science Fair By Katisha Hayes, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Feb. 6--GUILFORD COUNTY -- The school system's best science projects will be on display this week in High Point, highlighting the work of some of the district's youngest scientists.

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Computer industry reboots The immediate future of the computer industry -- and its biggest players -- took center stage Tuesday after IBM announced it is selling its PC business to a Chinese technology giant.

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Gaza: carri Israele nella Striscia Lo riferiscono fonti locali, soldati entrati in un villaggio

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Regional Kurdish govt says it's not seen Iraq oil law BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The local government in Iraq's northern region of Kurdistan said it had yet to see a draft hydrocarbon law approved by the cabinet in Baghdad, possibly complicating passage of the landmark legislation.

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Rosneft Said to Buy Yukos Production Unit Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft has acquired the mysterious buyer of Yukos' most important production unit, Russian news agencies reported.

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IAAF says Gatlin's coach could face ban (AP) AP - Justin Gatlin's coach could face a two-year ban if the Olympic and world champion sprinter is found guilty of a second doping violation, the sport's international governing body said Monday.

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Rugby: England hope for revival against France England host France at Twickenham on Sunday hoping to bounce back from their record Six Nations defeat to Ireland.

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Blair predicts a tough poll fight Tony Blair says the next election will be a "tough, tough fight" adding he does not know when it will be.

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Caraibi, Felix diventa uragano Tempesta tropicale minaccia isole Antille olandesi

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Microsoft Sings a New Tune With Windows Media Player 10 (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - It's amazing to see what an entrenched monopolist will do when it finally meets real competition.

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Venezuela rejects U.S. official's remarks (AP) AP - The Venezuelan government rejected comments by a senior U.S. official who called President Hugo Chavez a threat to democracy, saying they revealed that Washington's overtures for rapprochement were insincere.

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EU citizens are officially happy: poll (Reuters) Reuters - European Union citizens are overwhelmingly happy with life -- and that's official.

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Lycos Anti-Spam Screensaver Inspires Trojan Even though it's been withdrawn, the Lycos anti-spam screensaver is not forgotten. Rollie Hawk writes "And with this, the 'What's Good for the Goose...' award goes to all those people trying to install that

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Indian Court Grants Bail in Online Sex Video Case An Indian court granted bail on Tuesday to the head of a popular online auction site who was arrested in connection with the sale of a video showing a girl and boy having oral sex.

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Disney Reports Chiefâs Compensation LOS ANGELES (AP) â Robert A. Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, received a compensation package in the 2007 fiscal year valued by the company at $27.7 million, according to an analysis of documents filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Chinese defence policy aims to crush Taiwan independence attempts China has issued a national defence policy to crush "the vicious rise" of Taiwan independence forces at its core. It is the first time such a policy has been issued since President Hu Jintao became military chief.

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GPL upgrade set for Friday (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - A controversial update to the GNU GPL (General Public License) is set to be released Friday by the Free Software Foundation, a representative of the organization said on Tuesday.

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ISS computer woes concern Europe The same computer systems that crashed on space station are also incorporated into Europe's Columbus laboratory and its new cargo ship.

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Live - Australia v England Australia struggle chasing a target of 211 from 33 overs in the second one-day final.

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Stocks up on demand for defensives NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, as investors snapped up shares in sectors seen likely to withstand a slowdown in growth following reports pointing to further weakness in housing.

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GREECE: Mobile Operators Break the Law ATHENS, Sep 7 (IPS) - The small black device that Panagiotis Vovos holds in his hands can measure the voltage produced by mobile phone network transmission antennas. It can detect voltages up to 7(Volt/metre).

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Eurofly: nuove rotte per crescere Primo volo diretto Roma-New Delhi, titolo sospeso per rialzo

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India's Tata Steel keeps quiet on Corus intentions (AFP) AFP - India's Tata Steel would not comment on whether it was staying in the race for Corus Group after investors allied to Brazilian steelmaker CSN were reported to have scaled up their combined stake in the Anglo-Dutch company to more than 15 percent.

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