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Putin signs law sharply restricting beer ad Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that imposes severe restrictions on beer advertising across the country, the presidential website said Tuesday.	0Business
Menchov takes lead of Tour of Spain, Piepoli wins stage CERLER, Spain (Reuters) - Russian Denis Menchov of the Rabobank squad took the overall lead of the Tour of Spain after finishing second to Italian Leonardo Piepoli on Sunday's mountainous ninth stage.	8Sports
EU to Resume Sharing Airline Passenger Data with US Albeit several days after an official deadline had already passed, negotiators for law enforcement officials in the US and Europe have agreed to resume a controversial program in which the personal data of European airline passengers traveling into the US may now be shared with US officials.	7Software and Developement
Kodiak missile goes up, but interceptor fails A target missile successfully blasted off from the Kodiak Launch Complex at 8:45 pm Tuesday, but the interceptor it was meant to test failed to launch from the Kwajalein Atoll in the central	1Entertainment
Humes Rushes to Start Finally healthy, Virginia Tech running back Cedric Humes is set to start for the Hokies in their opener against the top-ranked Trojans.	8Sports
Q & A: Adding Up Drive Capacity Why is there a discrepancy between the advertised capacity of an external hard drive and what the computer reports?	6Sci/Tech
BlackBerry Makerâs Profit More Than Doubles Third-quarter profit for Research in Motion more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.	0Business
Edwards: Kerry Will Enable The Crippled To 'Get Up Out Of That <b>...</b> Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on Tuesday, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards declared if his running mate Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA) is elected president, then they "will	1Entertainment
Souness delighted: Newcastle in fantastic position Newcastle United trounced Sochaux 4-0 to stay on course for the next phase of the UEFA Cup. After weathering an early storm, Newcastle ran riot as Lee Bowyer, Shola Ameobi, Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert all struck for the Magpies.	8Sports
In New Hampshire, Bill Clinton Is Finding Less Spark Campaigning for his wife, Bill Clinton has been drawing sleepy and sometimes smallish crowds in the state that revived his 1992 presidential bid.	13World
Shipman hospital deaths probed The Shipman Inquiry investigated the deaths in the early 1970s of 137 hospital patients, it has been revealed.	2Europe
Alitalia: Spinetta, 1.750 esuberi In trattativa si discutera' di ammortizzatori sociali	4Italia
Stocks Fall, FOMC Ignites Rate-Hike Worry (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq closing at a one-month low, after the Federal Reserve said in minutes from a December meeting that interest rates remained too low to contain inflation.	0Business
Hooray for Blu-Ray! If there was ever a time to feel sorry for a corporate titan like Sony (NYSE: SNE) it may have been last month when rival movie studios announced that they would be supporting Toshiba's HD-DVD technology in upcoming releases over the promising Blu-ray	6Sci/Tech
Byrd retains heavyweight title AMERICAN Chris Byrd retained his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title in New York today with a 12-round split decision over compatriot Jameel McCline.	1Entertainment
'American Taliban' Seeks Commuted Sentence John Walker Lindh asked President Bush on Tuesday to commute his 20-year prison sentence for aiding the Taliban. His lawyer, James Brosnahan, said that Lindh was fighting	11Top Stories
Major powers nudge Serbs, Kosovo towards partition (Reuters) Reuters - Major powers enmeshed in a diplomatic tangle over the future of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province are trying to free themselves by prompting either the Serbs or the Kosovo Albanians to propose partition.	2Europe
Indonesian President Apologizes for Failings of Her Administration Indonesia's president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, appears soundly beaten as vote counting continues from last Monday's presidential elections.	11Top Stories
Japan minister commits suicide, adds to PM's woes TOKYO (Reuters) - A scandal-tainted minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet committed suicide on Monday, compounding problems for the Japanese leader whose support has slumped ahead of a July election.	10Top News
EarthLink rocks, J.D. Power says Broadband provider ranks No. 1 in marketing research firm's 2007 customer satisfaction study published Wednesday.	6Sci/Tech
Hurricane Ivan Drenches Western Cuba PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - Hurricane Ivan slammed into Cuba's sparsely populated western tip with the worst of its 160-mph eyewall, growing to a storm of catastrophic strength after it smashed giant waves onto Grand Cayman island and readied to strike the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. oil interests...	13World
Politicians in Iraq call for delay to elections Leading Iraqi political parties have called for forthcoming elections to be delayed because of mounting violence in the country. Fifteen political parties - including two Kurdish groups	11Top Stories
Digium debuts new Asterisk software, hardware appliance Additions to the new Asterisk Version 1.4 include support for GoogleTalk and Cisco's IP phone protocol, as well as several other protocol and application support upgrades.	6Sci/Tech
A welcome relief In tense times, any moves to reduce military tensions provide the world some relief. China and Taiwan seem to be turning down the heat.	13World
Former WaSP Interoperability Advocate Hired by Microsoft The lady who in September 2005 called Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's claim in a BusinessWeek article that his company would eventually "win the Web" "deplorable in the light of what the Web means to the world, to users, to designers and developers and to put it into Microsoft parlance, customers," now finds herself working for him.	7Software and Developement
French thinker Baudrillard dies The French post-modernist sociologist and philosopher, Jean Baudrillard, dies in Paris aged 77.	2Europe
Macheads alive and reading Mac fans, known for their devotion to buying the latest and greatest from Apple Computer, are also apparently interested in themselves as well.	6Sci/Tech
FTC Cracks Down on Scams By Christopher S. Rugaber Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Scams playing off the well-known brand names of online retailers such as Amazon.com and Overstock.com are among the latest get-rich-quick schemes bilking consumers of millions of dollars, federal regulators warned Tuesday.	6Sci/Tech
Merck: accordo per acquisto Serono Per 10,6 miliardi di euro acquisita la quota di Bertarelli	4Italia
Removing Mugabe won't mean democracy: opposition (Reuters) Reuters - Removing Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe would not automatically deliver democracy to the troubled African nation, said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.	13World
In defeat, Beckett is lone star Even though he pitched one of his best games of the season yesterday, allowing just two runs and seven hits, it went down as a loss for Josh Beckett.	8Sports
Archbishop under pressure to quit Dr Rowan Williams remains under pressure to resign despite efforts to clarify his Sharia law comments.	2Europe
In quotes: Witness accounts Witness accounts after huge waves triggered by an earthquake devastated Asia.	2Europe
Russia minister praises new U.N. draft on Iran MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised a revised draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran, which Britain and France plan to introduce on Monday.	10Top News
INFLUENZA, SIRCHIA, RIDURREMO COSTO VACCINO (AGI) - Roma, 19 nov. - Vaccinarsi contro l'influenza costera' meno: il prezzo del vaccino, infatti, per anziani e bambini, sara' ridotto. Lo ha annunciato il ministro della Salute Girolamo Sirchia a conclusione	4Italia
Tell It to the Dust - Anders Parker Tell It to the Dust by Anders Parker	5Music Feeds
Moda:Milano, Pitti con nuovo Touch! In passerella il tocco piu' aggiornato della moda femminile	4Italia
Martha Stewart's 'Jail Me' Request Granted Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum in New York granted Martha Stewart's request to be assigned to a prison camp in Danbury, Connecticut.	0Business
Aruba back on case of missing Alabama teen Read full story for latest details.	10Top News
Emilia Romagna, crisi sistema moda -4.9% secondo indagine congiunturale Camera di Commercio	4Italia
Shooting at Afghan army base kills 4: official HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An exchange of small arms fire at an army base in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Monday killed four Afghan soldiers, a spokeswoman for the provincial governor said.	13World
Hey, There's a Gem in My Grease Slog through the gunk of Darling the grease processor, and you'll find a gem of an investment.	0Business
Get some steak and kidney pie down you, monsieur In the three years she has lived in Paris as the wife of the British ambassador, Lady Penny Holmes has been on the receiving end of Gallic suspicion towards British food.	2Europe
Sorenstam ends 10-year wait for Open title (AP) AP - Annika Sorenstam gets pep talks from Tiger Woods and awe from her opponents. When she was done with Pat Hurst in their U.S. Women's Open playoff, there was nothing for the runner-up to do but ask for an autograph.	8Sports
De la Hoya losesdate with destiny OSCAR de la Hoyaâs dreams of becoming the world middleweight champion were ended in Las Vegas on Saturday night by two bodyshots from Bernard Hopkins, as his step up in weight proved too much.	11Top Stories
Br, Prodi ottimista: "Inferto un colpo fatale" La Fiom in piazza contro il terrorismo Il premier elogia l'azione degli inquirenti e si dice certo della sconfitta dell'organizzazione Il sindacato, ancora sotto shock per le infiltrazioni brigatiste, manifesta a Milano Br, Prodi ottimista: "Inferto un colpo fatale" La Fiom in piazza contro il terrorismo Dal centrosinistra inviti a non abbassare la guardia e a restare compatti Ma Forza Italia e Lega attaccano: "Ipocriti, avete sempre demonizzato gli avversari" (18:33 13/02/2007)	4Italia
Will the Delivery Companies Deliver? FedEx and UPS are being hit by fuel costs and a soft economy. Is it time to shelve them?	0Business
Trachsel wins again as Mets down Cubs (AP) AP - Steve Trachsel won his seventh straight start, and the New York Mets used a four-run fourth inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Friday.	8Sports
A Biotech Company's Aggressive Move Backfires The suspension of Chiron's flu vaccine has not only cost it three-quarters in expected profits, but also some credibility.	6Sci/Tech
Marvell paying $600M for Intel unit (AP) AP - Intel Corp., facing slowing demand for personal computers and stiffer competition, is selling its division that makes processors for handheld devices in a $600 million deal announced Tuesday with Marvell Technology Group Ltd.	6Sci/Tech
Montana keeps tradition going despite youth No players are pictured on the front or back covers of the Montana football media guide. Displayed instead are images of the two NCAA championship trophies the Grizzlies have won	8Sports
Dell slams expected IBM-Lenovo deal IBMÂ executives looking for a buyer for their company's PC business most likely did not spend time in Round Rock, Texas. Speaking at a press conference at OpenWorld on Tuesday, Dell founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said that his company's U.S. facilities give them an edge against other North American vendors.	0Business
US torture at Guantanamo 'increasingly repressive' The Red Cross has accused President George Bush's administration of overseeing the intentional physical and psychological torture of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay.	11Top Stories
Virtual Worlds Let Advertisers Mingle (AdWeek.com) AdWeek.com - Over the weekend, BBC Radio 1 kicked off the U.K. festival season with "The Big Weekend" in Dundee, Scotland, featuring acts like Pink, Snow Patrol and Mylo. But not all fans who caught the show did so in the real world. Instead, the BBC simulcast the concert on an island it created in Second Life, an online virtual world, where fans could listen to the music, mingle, dance, even dive down a mudslide—all with no lines for the bathroom.	1Entertainment
The Best Place for Your Money If you want your money to grow, don't leave it in the 17th best place.	0Business
Guasto a velivolo blocca Linate Ingorgo in pista sullo scalo milanese risolto dopo un'ora	4Italia
Red Sox heading to the World Series The Boston Red Sox have won the American League Championship Series and are heading to the World Series for the first time since 1986.	11Top Stories
Nigerian Oil Delta Rebels Say 'War' Starts Oct 1 Nigerian rebels fighting for sovereignty of the oil-producing Niger delta told oil companies in the world's seventh largest exporter to shut production before they begin an "all-out war" on Oct. 1.	11Top Stories
Bush hints at troop reductions during Iraq visit Some US troops could be sent home if security conditions improve, president says.	10Top News
Oil rose on Nigeria strike-call Oil rose as Nigeria, the world top oil exporter, sees the call for a strike later this month. December crude oil lifted 24 cents to $52.	0Business
Low glucose most likely in early diabetic pregnancy (Reuters) Reuters - Among pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, the incidence of mild or severe declines in blood glucose (hypoglycemia) is highest in early pregnancy, and metabolic control tends to be tighter in the last part of pregnancy, according to results of a study published in the journal Diabetes Care.	3Health
Aid workers flee after renewed fighting in Darfur NAIROBI (dpa) - Around 30 relief workers from a British charity have been forced to flee renewed fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region, the organisation said Tuesday.	13World
Lauer not interested in night anchor job (AP) AP - Don't look for Katie Couric's former "Today" show partner Matt Lauer to be following her into the night. Lauer said Thursday he has no ambition to become an evening news anchor like Couric, who started this week at the "CBS Evening News" after 15 years at "Today."	1Entertainment
Un pentito: grandi chef baschi finanziano l'Eta MADRID - Lâalta cucina basca, famosa in tutto il mondo finanzia il separatismo dellâEta? Eâ quanto sostiene Jose Luis Beotegui un membro dellâorganizzazione indipendentista secondo il quale quattro	4Italia
Judge Rules Part of PATRIOT Act Unconstitutional A federal judge has ruled that a provision of the USA PATRIOT Act is an unconstitutional breach of the first and fourth amendments... US District Judge Victor Marrero, saying "democracy abhors undue secrecy	11Top Stories
Zimbabwe unveils new notes as it battles hyper-inflation (AFP) AFP - Zimbabwe's central bank introduced two new bank notes on Thursday as it battles a four figure rate of inflation that is rapidly eroding the value of the local currency.	13World
'Survivor' Winner Now Tax Evader Richard Hatch , winner of the first season of the TV show âSurvivorâ in 2000, has been charged with tax evasion. He is accused of not declaring and paying taxes on the $1 million he received as the winner of the reality show. On top of the winni...	1Entertainment
Disney's $200 million Ovitz trial streams online Hollywood's latest trial of the century, starring Mickey Mouse and the Tinseltown power broker who briefly helped run the Disney empire, will find a home on the Web on Wednesday.	0Business
US law promises help to N Koreans President Bush signs a law offering support for human rights groups in North Korea and refugees who leave.	13World
At least 66 killed in India-Pakistan train blast DEEWANA, India (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday, an apparent attempt to derail a peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.	10Top News
American intelligence expects the correctness of Bin Laden tape Officials in the American intelligence expect that Osama Bin Laden is behind the new voice tape which recognized Abu Mudab al-Zarqawi a "prince" for al-Qaida in Iraq and called for boycotting the Iraqi elections.	11Top Stories
Missing Magritte painting located A painting by surrealist artist Rene Magritte - valued at Â£350,000 - is recovered after being stolen.	10Top News
Packers' Ferguson Makes Progress From Hit (AP) AP - There's a slight chance that Packers wide receiver Robert Ferguson could play Sunday, just three weeks after a clothesline hit by Jacksonville's Donovin Darius left him temporarily paralyzed.	8Sports
First minister backs holiday call Jack McConnell says he will support moves to mark St Andrew's Day with a holiday on 30 November.	2Europe
'Emperor' Adriano has Inter under his rule One match into the Italian league season and (Emperor) Adriano already has Inter Milan under his rule. The Brazilian striker has scored six goals in Inter's first four matches this season, including	8Sports
At least 55 die in more Iraqi violence (AP) AP - A new round of car bombings and other violence struck Iraq on Wednesday, with 55 people killed or found dead as the Iraqi government unveiled a plan to assume responsibility for security in Baghdad by early next year.	13World
Enter your e-mail: Last week, Microsoft posted a notice about a new kind of vulnerability in Windows machines. The MS04-028 announcement states that merely opening a JPEG image (one that had been tinkered with by a hacker, of	6Sci/Tech
Serra:Confindustria,punire tangenti Nuovo commissario anticorruzione spiega suoi programmi	4Italia
Rolling Stones Phone It In (E! Online) E! Online - The Rolling Stones are giving music lovers even a bigger bang for their buck and a bigger phone bill..	1Entertainment
Complete Coverage: The Business Of Love Passion, promises, profits.	0Business
No evidence of foreign financing of electoral campaigns in <b>...</b> KYIV. Dec 21 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Ukrainian Foreign Minister does not have at its disposal any information confirming that the electoral campaigns of presidential candidates Viktor Yushchenko or Viktor	1Entertainment
As oil passes $100, the question: will it stop? (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - Oil futures hit a record $100 a barrel in futures trading this week, after attacks in Nigeria, Africa's leading oil producer. But most analysts expect that prices will decline from the current spike. A Reuters poll of 37 energy analysts' expectations yielded an average prediction of $74 a barrel for this year, compared with about $70 a barrel this past year.	6Sci/Tech
Indian stocks jump to record high Shares on India's main stock exchange shoot to a record high on signs that a dispute at leading conglomerate Reliance is coming to an end.	2Europe
When the Senses Become Confused After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself. However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.	3Health
Snow slams China; tens of millions marooned Brutal winter weather that has battered China's central, eastern and southern sections prompted the China Meteorological Administration to issue a rare red alert Monday as the nation braced for more snow and bone-chilling temperatures.	10Top News
Bush looks to cabinet reshuffle George W Bush considers changes to his cabinet after winning a second term in office as US president.	10Top News
Despair and Anger in Small Russian Town After Siege (Reuters) Reuters - The killing of more than 320 children, parents and teachers during the bloody end to a 53-hour school siege left barely a family untouched in the small Russian town of Beslan.	13World
No. 21 Wisconsin beats Illinois 70-60 (AP) AP - Trevon Hughes scored 22 points and Brian Butch added 16 as No. 21 Wisconsin beat Illinois 70-60 on Thursday night to give the Illini their first four-game losing streak under coach Bruce Weber.	8Sports
Oggi niente spesa e auto I consumatori scioperano contro il <b>...</b> ROMA, 16 SETTEMBRE 2004 - E' arrivato il grande momento di protestare contro tutti i rincari di cui ci preoccupiamo ogni giorno. Ma la mobilitazione generale, tanto per cambiare, potrebbe portare concretamente	4Italia
After a bright start, holiday sales fade over Thanksgiving weekend NEW YORK - The first holiday-shopping weekend of the year may have started with a bang, but it ended with a whimper, according to evidence yesterday from two groups that track sales.	0Business
Narasimha Rao dies NEW DELHI, Dec 23: Former Indian prime minister and veteran politician PV Narasimha Rao died of cardiac arrest on Thursday afternoon.	13World
Rocket from Gaza wounds 35 Israeli soldiers ZIKKIM, Israel (Reuters) - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded at least 35 soldiers in an Israeli training camp for new conscripts.	10Top News
Sooners Survive Oklahoma wide receiver Mark Clayton scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Sooners' 31-21 come-from-behind win over Kansas State Saturday in Manhattan.	8Sports
Ailing Chinese Vice Premier And Jiang Ally Dies in Beijing BEIJING, June 2 -- Vice Premier Huang Ju, a reformer who helped guide China through a period of swift economic change, died in a Beijing hospital early Saturday after a long illness, the government announced. He was reported to be suffering from cancer and had largely disappeared from public view in...	13World
Cemex to buy RMC Group in $5.8bn deal NEW YORK, September 27 (newratings.com) - Mexican cement giant, Cemex SA (CX.NYS), has agreed to buy RMC Group Plc, a leading British ready-mix concrete company, in a deal valued at about $5.	11Top Stories
Diane Thatcher says goodbye to South Africa Sir Mark Thatcher's wife, Diane, and their children bade what seemed a tearful farewell to members of their Baptist church in Cape Town yesterday amid reports that they were leaving South Africa for good.	13World
In the Bag: Stella McCartney Designs for LeSportsac (Fashion Wire Daily) Fashion Wire Daily - Stella McCartney's new collaboration with LeSportsac, maker of lightweight, highly functional nylon totes and luggage, makes perfect sense.	1Entertainment
Roche net profit up 34 pct on cancer drug sales (Reuters) Reuters - Net profit at Roche Holding AG rose 34 percent to 9.17 billion Swiss francs ($7.33 billion) in 2006 due to strong sales of cancer treatments Herceptin and Avastin, just ahead of analysts' expectations.	0Business
No. 5 Syracuse to Play No. 24 Memphis (AP) AP - Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is known for his cutting wit, and even his star players can wind up on the receiving end. Preseason All-America Hakim Warrick scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half to lead the fifth-ranked Orange to a 71-58 victory over No. 12 Mississippi State on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.	8Sports
Cricket: Kaif, Dravid bolster India in Bangladesh one-dayer CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh : Mohammad Kaif and Rahul Dravid hit half-centuries as India overcame a shaky start to reach 245-8 in the first one-day international against Bangladesh.	8Sports

Putin signs law sharply restricting beer ad Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that imposes severe restrictions on beer advertising across the country, the presidential website said Tuesday.

0Business

Menchov takes lead of Tour of Spain, Piepoli wins stage CERLER, Spain (Reuters) - Russian Denis Menchov of the Rabobank squad took the overall lead of the Tour of Spain after finishing second to Italian Leonardo Piepoli on Sunday's mountainous ninth stage.

8Sports

EU to Resume Sharing Airline Passenger Data with US Albeit several days after an official deadline had already passed, negotiators for law enforcement officials in the US and Europe have agreed to resume a controversial program in which the personal data of European airline passengers traveling into the US may now be shared with US officials.

7Software and Developement

Kodiak missile goes up, but interceptor fails A target missile successfully blasted off from the Kodiak Launch Complex at 8:45 pm Tuesday, but the interceptor it was meant to test failed to launch from the Kwajalein Atoll in the central

1Entertainment

Humes Rushes to Start Finally healthy, Virginia Tech running back Cedric Humes is set to start for the Hokies in their opener against the top-ranked Trojans.

8Sports

Q & A: Adding Up Drive Capacity Why is there a discrepancy between the advertised capacity of an external hard drive and what the computer reports?

6Sci/Tech

BlackBerry Makerâs Profit More Than Doubles Third-quarter profit for Research in Motion more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.

0Business

Edwards: Kerry Will Enable The Crippled To 'Get Up Out Of That ... Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on Tuesday, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards declared if his running mate Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA) is elected president, then they "will

1Entertainment

Souness delighted: Newcastle in fantastic position Newcastle United trounced Sochaux 4-0 to stay on course for the next phase of the UEFA Cup. After weathering an early storm, Newcastle ran riot as Lee Bowyer, Shola Ameobi, Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert all struck for the Magpies.

8Sports

In New Hampshire, Bill Clinton Is Finding Less Spark Campaigning for his wife, Bill Clinton has been drawing sleepy and sometimes smallish crowds in the state that revived his 1992 presidential bid.

13World

Shipman hospital deaths probed The Shipman Inquiry investigated the deaths in the early 1970s of 137 hospital patients, it has been revealed.

2Europe

Alitalia: Spinetta, 1.750 esuberi In trattativa si discutera' di ammortizzatori sociali

4Italia

Stocks Fall, FOMC Ignites Rate-Hike Worry (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq closing at a one-month low, after the Federal Reserve said in minutes from a December meeting that interest rates remained too low to contain inflation.

0Business

Hooray for Blu-Ray! If there was ever a time to feel sorry for a corporate titan like Sony (NYSE: SNE) it may have been last month when rival movie studios announced that they would be supporting Toshiba's HD-DVD technology in upcoming releases over the promising Blu-ray

6Sci/Tech

Byrd retains heavyweight title AMERICAN Chris Byrd retained his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title in New York today with a 12-round split decision over compatriot Jameel McCline.

1Entertainment

'American Taliban' Seeks Commuted Sentence John Walker Lindh asked President Bush on Tuesday to commute his 20-year prison sentence for aiding the Taliban. His lawyer, James Brosnahan, said that Lindh was fighting

11Top Stories

Major powers nudge Serbs, Kosovo towards partition (Reuters) Reuters - Major powers enmeshed in a diplomatic tangle over the future of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province are trying to free themselves by prompting either the Serbs or the Kosovo Albanians to propose partition.

2Europe

Indonesian President Apologizes for Failings of Her Administration Indonesia's president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, appears soundly beaten as vote counting continues from last Monday's presidential elections.

11Top Stories

Japan minister commits suicide, adds to PM's woes TOKYO (Reuters) - A scandal-tainted minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet committed suicide on Monday, compounding problems for the Japanese leader whose support has slumped ahead of a July election.

10Top News

EarthLink rocks, J.D. Power says Broadband provider ranks No. 1 in marketing research firm's 2007 customer satisfaction study published Wednesday.

6Sci/Tech

Hurricane Ivan Drenches Western Cuba PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - Hurricane Ivan slammed into Cuba's sparsely populated western tip with the worst of its 160-mph eyewall, growing to a storm of catastrophic strength after it smashed giant waves onto Grand Cayman island and readied to strike the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. oil interests...

13World

Politicians in Iraq call for delay to elections Leading Iraqi political parties have called for forthcoming elections to be delayed because of mounting violence in the country. Fifteen political parties - including two Kurdish groups

11Top Stories

Digium debuts new Asterisk software, hardware appliance Additions to the new Asterisk Version 1.4 include support for GoogleTalk and Cisco's IP phone protocol, as well as several other protocol and application support upgrades.

6Sci/Tech

A welcome relief In tense times, any moves to reduce military tensions provide the world some relief. China and Taiwan seem to be turning down the heat.

13World

Former WaSP Interoperability Advocate Hired by Microsoft The lady who in September 2005 called Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's claim in a BusinessWeek article that his company would eventually "win the Web" "deplorable in the light of what the Web means to the world, to users, to designers and developers and to put it into Microsoft parlance, customers," now finds herself working for him.

7Software and Developement

French thinker Baudrillard dies The French post-modernist sociologist and philosopher, Jean Baudrillard, dies in Paris aged 77.

2Europe

Macheads alive and reading Mac fans, known for their devotion to buying the latest and greatest from Apple Computer, are also apparently interested in themselves as well.

6Sci/Tech

FTC Cracks Down on Scams By Christopher S. Rugaber Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Scams playing off the well-known brand names of online retailers such as Amazon.com and Overstock.com are among the latest get-rich-quick schemes bilking consumers of millions of dollars, federal regulators warned Tuesday.

6Sci/Tech

Merck: accordo per acquisto Serono Per 10,6 miliardi di euro acquisita la quota di Bertarelli

4Italia

Removing Mugabe won't mean democracy: opposition (Reuters) Reuters - Removing Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe would not automatically deliver democracy to the troubled African nation, said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

13World

In defeat, Beckett is lone star Even though he pitched one of his best games of the season yesterday, allowing just two runs and seven hits, it went down as a loss for Josh Beckett.

8Sports

Archbishop under pressure to quit Dr Rowan Williams remains under pressure to resign despite efforts to clarify his Sharia law comments.

2Europe

In quotes: Witness accounts Witness accounts after huge waves triggered by an earthquake devastated Asia.

2Europe

Russia minister praises new U.N. draft on Iran MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised a revised draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran, which Britain and France plan to introduce on Monday.

10Top News

INFLUENZA, SIRCHIA, RIDURREMO COSTO VACCINO (AGI) - Roma, 19 nov. - Vaccinarsi contro l'influenza costera' meno: il prezzo del vaccino, infatti, per anziani e bambini, sara' ridotto. Lo ha annunciato il ministro della Salute Girolamo Sirchia a conclusione

4Italia

Tell It to the Dust - Anders Parker Tell It to the Dust by Anders Parker

5Music Feeds

Moda:Milano, Pitti con nuovo Touch! In passerella il tocco piu' aggiornato della moda femminile

4Italia

Martha Stewart's 'Jail Me' Request Granted Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum in New York granted Martha Stewart's request to be assigned to a prison camp in Danbury, Connecticut.

0Business

Aruba back on case of missing Alabama teen Read full story for latest details.

10Top News

Emilia Romagna, crisi sistema moda -4.9% secondo indagine congiunturale Camera di Commercio

4Italia

Shooting at Afghan army base kills 4: official HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An exchange of small arms fire at an army base in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Monday killed four Afghan soldiers, a spokeswoman for the provincial governor said.

13World

Hey, There's a Gem in My Grease Slog through the gunk of Darling the grease processor, and you'll find a gem of an investment.

0Business

Get some steak and kidney pie down you, monsieur In the three years she has lived in Paris as the wife of the British ambassador, Lady Penny Holmes has been on the receiving end of Gallic suspicion towards British food.

2Europe

Sorenstam ends 10-year wait for Open title (AP) AP - Annika Sorenstam gets pep talks from Tiger Woods and awe from her opponents. When she was done with Pat Hurst in their U.S. Women's Open playoff, there was nothing for the runner-up to do but ask for an autograph.

8Sports

De la Hoya losesdate with destiny OSCAR de la Hoyaâs dreams of becoming the world middleweight champion were ended in Las Vegas on Saturday night by two bodyshots from Bernard Hopkins, as his step up in weight proved too much.

11Top Stories

Br, Prodi ottimista: "Inferto un colpo fatale" La Fiom in piazza contro il terrorismo Il premier elogia l'azione degli inquirenti e si dice certo della sconfitta dell'organizzazione Il sindacato, ancora sotto shock per le infiltrazioni brigatiste, manifesta a Milano Br, Prodi ottimista: "Inferto un colpo fatale" La Fiom in piazza contro il terrorismo Dal centrosinistra inviti a non abbassare la guardia e a restare compatti Ma Forza Italia e Lega attaccano: "Ipocriti, avete sempre demonizzato gli avversari" (18:33 13/02/2007)

4Italia

Will the Delivery Companies Deliver? FedEx and UPS are being hit by fuel costs and a soft economy. Is it time to shelve them?

0Business

Trachsel wins again as Mets down Cubs (AP) AP - Steve Trachsel won his seventh straight start, and the New York Mets used a four-run fourth inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Friday.

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A Biotech Company's Aggressive Move Backfires The suspension of Chiron's flu vaccine has not only cost it three-quarters in expected profits, but also some credibility.

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Marvell paying $600M for Intel unit (AP) AP - Intel Corp., facing slowing demand for personal computers and stiffer competition, is selling its division that makes processors for handheld devices in a $600 million deal announced Tuesday with Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

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Montana keeps tradition going despite youth No players are pictured on the front or back covers of the Montana football media guide. Displayed instead are images of the two NCAA championship trophies the Grizzlies have won

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Dell slams expected IBM-Lenovo deal IBMÂ executives looking for a buyer for their company's PC business most likely did not spend time in Round Rock, Texas. Speaking at a press conference at OpenWorld on Tuesday, Dell founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said that his company's U.S. facilities give them an edge against other North American vendors.

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US torture at Guantanamo 'increasingly repressive' The Red Cross has accused President George Bush's administration of overseeing the intentional physical and psychological torture of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay.

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Virtual Worlds Let Advertisers Mingle (AdWeek.com) AdWeek.com - Over the weekend, BBC Radio 1 kicked off the U.K. festival season with "The Big Weekend" in Dundee, Scotland, featuring acts like Pink, Snow Patrol and Mylo. But not all fans who caught the show did so in the real world. Instead, the BBC simulcast the concert on an island it created in Second Life, an online virtual world, where fans could listen to the music, mingle, dance, even dive down a mudslide—all with no lines for the bathroom.

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The Best Place for Your Money If you want your money to grow, don't leave it in the 17th best place.

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Guasto a velivolo blocca Linate Ingorgo in pista sullo scalo milanese risolto dopo un'ora

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Red Sox heading to the World Series The Boston Red Sox have won the American League Championship Series and are heading to the World Series for the first time since 1986.

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Nigerian Oil Delta Rebels Say 'War' Starts Oct 1 Nigerian rebels fighting for sovereignty of the oil-producing Niger delta told oil companies in the world's seventh largest exporter to shut production before they begin an "all-out war" on Oct. 1.

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Bush hints at troop reductions during Iraq visit Some US troops could be sent home if security conditions improve, president says.

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Oil rose on Nigeria strike-call Oil rose as Nigeria, the world top oil exporter, sees the call for a strike later this month. December crude oil lifted 24 cents to $52.

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Low glucose most likely in early diabetic pregnancy (Reuters) Reuters - Among pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, the incidence of mild or severe declines in blood glucose (hypoglycemia) is highest in early pregnancy, and metabolic control tends to be tighter in the last part of pregnancy, according to results of a study published in the journal Diabetes Care.

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Aid workers flee after renewed fighting in Darfur NAIROBI (dpa) - Around 30 relief workers from a British charity have been forced to flee renewed fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region, the organisation said Tuesday.

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Lauer not interested in night anchor job (AP) AP - Don't look for Katie Couric's former "Today" show partner Matt Lauer to be following her into the night. Lauer said Thursday he has no ambition to become an evening news anchor like Couric, who started this week at the "CBS Evening News" after 15 years at "Today."

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Un pentito: grandi chef baschi finanziano l'Eta MADRID - Lâalta cucina basca, famosa in tutto il mondo finanzia il separatismo dellâEta? Eâ quanto sostiene Jose Luis Beotegui un membro dellâorganizzazione indipendentista secondo il quale quattro

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Judge Rules Part of PATRIOT Act Unconstitutional A federal judge has ruled that a provision of the USA PATRIOT Act is an unconstitutional breach of the first and fourth amendments... US District Judge Victor Marrero, saying "democracy abhors undue secrecy

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Zimbabwe unveils new notes as it battles hyper-inflation (AFP) AFP - Zimbabwe's central bank introduced two new bank notes on Thursday as it battles a four figure rate of inflation that is rapidly eroding the value of the local currency.

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'Survivor' Winner Now Tax Evader Richard Hatch , winner of the first season of the TV show âSurvivorâ in 2000, has been charged with tax evasion. He is accused of not declaring and paying taxes on the $1 million he received as the winner of the reality show. On top of the winni...

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Disney's $200 million Ovitz trial streams online Hollywood's latest trial of the century, starring Mickey Mouse and the Tinseltown power broker who briefly helped run the Disney empire, will find a home on the Web on Wednesday.

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US law promises help to N Koreans President Bush signs a law offering support for human rights groups in North Korea and refugees who leave.

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At least 66 killed in India-Pakistan train blast DEEWANA, India (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday, an apparent attempt to derail a peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.

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American intelligence expects the correctness of Bin Laden tape Officials in the American intelligence expect that Osama Bin Laden is behind the new voice tape which recognized Abu Mudab al-Zarqawi a "prince" for al-Qaida in Iraq and called for boycotting the Iraqi elections.

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Missing Magritte painting located A painting by surrealist artist Rene Magritte - valued at Â£350,000 - is recovered after being stolen.

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Packers' Ferguson Makes Progress From Hit (AP) AP - There's a slight chance that Packers wide receiver Robert Ferguson could play Sunday, just three weeks after a clothesline hit by Jacksonville's Donovin Darius left him temporarily paralyzed.

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First minister backs holiday call Jack McConnell says he will support moves to mark St Andrew's Day with a holiday on 30 November.

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'Emperor' Adriano has Inter under his rule One match into the Italian league season and (Emperor) Adriano already has Inter Milan under his rule. The Brazilian striker has scored six goals in Inter's first four matches this season, including

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At least 55 die in more Iraqi violence (AP) AP - A new round of car bombings and other violence struck Iraq on Wednesday, with 55 people killed or found dead as the Iraqi government unveiled a plan to assume responsibility for security in Baghdad by early next year.

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Enter your e-mail: Last week, Microsoft posted a notice about a new kind of vulnerability in Windows machines. The MS04-028 announcement states that merely opening a JPEG image (one that had been tinkered with by a hacker, of

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Serra:Confindustria,punire tangenti Nuovo commissario anticorruzione spiega suoi programmi

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Rolling Stones Phone It In (E! Online) E! Online - The Rolling Stones are giving music lovers even a bigger bang for their buck and a bigger phone bill..

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Complete Coverage: The Business Of Love Passion, promises, profits.

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No evidence of foreign financing of electoral campaigns in ... KYIV. Dec 21 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Ukrainian Foreign Minister does not have at its disposal any information confirming that the electoral campaigns of presidential candidates Viktor Yushchenko or Viktor

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As oil passes $100, the question: will it stop? (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - Oil futures hit a record $100 a barrel in futures trading this week, after attacks in Nigeria, Africa's leading oil producer. But most analysts expect that prices will decline from the current spike. A Reuters poll of 37 energy analysts' expectations yielded an average prediction of $74 a barrel for this year, compared with about $70 a barrel this past year.

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Indian stocks jump to record high Shares on India's main stock exchange shoot to a record high on signs that a dispute at leading conglomerate Reliance is coming to an end.

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When the Senses Become Confused After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself. However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.

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Snow slams China; tens of millions marooned Brutal winter weather that has battered China's central, eastern and southern sections prompted the China Meteorological Administration to issue a rare red alert Monday as the nation braced for more snow and bone-chilling temperatures.

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Bush looks to cabinet reshuffle George W Bush considers changes to his cabinet after winning a second term in office as US president.

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Despair and Anger in Small Russian Town After Siege (Reuters) Reuters - The killing of more than 320 children, parents and teachers during the bloody end to a 53-hour school siege left barely a family untouched in the small Russian town of Beslan.

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No. 21 Wisconsin beats Illinois 70-60 (AP) AP - Trevon Hughes scored 22 points and Brian Butch added 16 as No. 21 Wisconsin beat Illinois 70-60 on Thursday night to give the Illini their first four-game losing streak under coach Bruce Weber.

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Oggi niente spesa e auto I consumatori scioperano contro il ... ROMA, 16 SETTEMBRE 2004 - E' arrivato il grande momento di protestare contro tutti i rincari di cui ci preoccupiamo ogni giorno. Ma la mobilitazione generale, tanto per cambiare, potrebbe portare concretamente

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After a bright start, holiday sales fade over Thanksgiving weekend NEW YORK - The first holiday-shopping weekend of the year may have started with a bang, but it ended with a whimper, according to evidence yesterday from two groups that track sales.

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Narasimha Rao dies NEW DELHI, Dec 23: Former Indian prime minister and veteran politician PV Narasimha Rao died of cardiac arrest on Thursday afternoon.

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Rocket from Gaza wounds 35 Israeli soldiers ZIKKIM, Israel (Reuters) - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded at least 35 soldiers in an Israeli training camp for new conscripts.

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Sooners Survive Oklahoma wide receiver Mark Clayton scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Sooners' 31-21 come-from-behind win over Kansas State Saturday in Manhattan.

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Ailing Chinese Vice Premier And Jiang Ally Dies in Beijing BEIJING, June 2 -- Vice Premier Huang Ju, a reformer who helped guide China through a period of swift economic change, died in a Beijing hospital early Saturday after a long illness, the government announced. He was reported to be suffering from cancer and had largely disappeared from public view in...

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Cemex to buy RMC Group in $5.8bn deal NEW YORK, September 27 (newratings.com) - Mexican cement giant, Cemex SA (CX.NYS), has agreed to buy RMC Group Plc, a leading British ready-mix concrete company, in a deal valued at about $5.

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Diane Thatcher says goodbye to South Africa Sir Mark Thatcher's wife, Diane, and their children bade what seemed a tearful farewell to members of their Baptist church in Cape Town yesterday amid reports that they were leaving South Africa for good.

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In the Bag: Stella McCartney Designs for LeSportsac (Fashion Wire Daily) Fashion Wire Daily - Stella McCartney's new collaboration with LeSportsac, maker of lightweight, highly functional nylon totes and luggage, makes perfect sense.

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Roche net profit up 34 pct on cancer drug sales (Reuters) Reuters - Net profit at Roche Holding AG rose 34 percent to 9.17 billion Swiss francs ($7.33 billion) in 2006 due to strong sales of cancer treatments Herceptin and Avastin, just ahead of analysts' expectations.

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No. 5 Syracuse to Play No. 24 Memphis (AP) AP - Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is known for his cutting wit, and even his star players can wind up on the receiving end. Preseason All-America Hakim Warrick scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half to lead the fifth-ranked Orange to a 71-58 victory over No. 12 Mississippi State on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.

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Cricket: Kaif, Dravid bolster India in Bangladesh one-dayer CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh : Mohammad Kaif and Rahul Dravid hit half-centuries as India overcame a shaky start to reach 245-8 in the first one-day international against Bangladesh.

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