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EU Farm Ministers to Take on Sugar Reform | European Union farm ministers meet Monday to discuss urgently needed reform of their sugar sector, which has been criticized for impeding fair trade and hurting the economies of developing nations while providing poor service for European consumers. |
NASA's 'Scramjet' makes hypersonic flight, 10 times at that : | World News > Washington, Nov 17 : NASA's hypersonic experimental scramjet X-43A has broken the aircraft speed record by clocking 7000 miles per hour which is nearly 10 times the speed of sound. |
French navy finds bodies floating off Malta | A French navy ship found at least 18 bodies floating off the coast of Malta on Friday, French and Maltese authorities said. |
German business confidence drops | Business confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy, falls to its lowest level in more than a year. |
Roma, 15:42 - CICLISMO, ACQUA&SAPONE: BIENNALE PER GARZELLI | L'Acqua&Sapone ha ingaggiato Stefano Garzelli. Il varesino, in questa stagione alla Liquigas, ha fir... |
Pakistan court orders repatriation of Scottish custody fight girl | A Scottish schoolgirl at the centre of an international custody fight must return to Britain, a Pakistani court has ruled after upholding an appeal by her mother. |
Settling for a split | The plan was to force the Florida Marlins to use their bullpen extensively in Game 1, thus weakening the pitching staff for Game 2, when veteran David Weathers would make his first start since 1998. |
Giant Soweto shopping mall opens | Southern Africa's largest shopping mall opens in Soweto township, a centre in the struggle against apartheid. |
Israeli Spy Working in Pentagon: Report | The FBI reportedly has evidence that a person who has been working at high levels in the Pentagon may be a spy for Israel. Senior Officials say the suspect could have been in a position to influence Bush administration policy toward Iran and Iraq. |
Don't Swallow the Poison Pill | Corporate takeovers are often profitable for investors, so why stop them? |
2005 Shaping Up As Hectic for High Court | The Supreme Court returns Monday with an ailing leader, pressure to rule quickly on the constitutionality of federal prison sentences and a slew of contentious issues to decide, from medical marijuana to Ten Commandment displays. |
Williams nets 2 as 'Canes beat Thrashers | Justin Williams thinks the Carolina Hurricanes are beginning to look like defending Stanley Cup champions. Williams scored twice and Rod Brind'Amour had two assists to help Carolina beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 on Saturday night. |
Big moment for Journey at `Sopranos' end | The songwriters of Journey's power ballad "Don't Stop Believin'" were "jumping up and down" when they learned a few weeks ago it had been licensed for use in the final episode of "The Sopranos." |
Friendly fire deaths were 'avoidable' | Coroner criticises British army officer over deaths of two soldiers in Iraq. |
Documents Show CIA Knew of Venezuela Coup | The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency knew dissident military officers were planning a coup in 2002 against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to purported U.S. intelligence documents posted on the Internet. |
Canada Sees US Beef Market Opening Soon | US feedlots and packers could import Canadian cattle within months now that new US rules aimed at guarding against mad cow disease are up for approval, Canadian Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell said on Saturday. |
BHP Billiton 'preparing hostile bid for Rio Tinto' | BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, is preparing a hostile bid for peer Rio Tinto whose board has turned down a friendly approach worth billions of US dollars, British newspapers said Sunday. |
US Airways Tries to Reorganize for a Second Time | US Airways filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday for a second time after workers refused to grant $800 million in cuts it had sought to reduce its costs to the level of low-fare airlines. |
Sloan: Why Did Stocks Drop Last Week? | Except when it's your enemy. A look at the sharp decline in world stock markets. |
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guardare Cristo, aprire il cuore e donare amoreÂ: le Pontificie Opere Missionarie dellÂAustria salutano Papa Benedetto XVI e rilanciano in questa occasione i programmi di aiuto per gli ex bambini soldato dellÂUganda Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Con un rinnovato sito (www.missio.at), un breve video-clip che sarà trasmesso venerdì 7 settembre nella cornice della visita del Papa e una campagna di manifesti, di cui 400 sono affissi dal 30 agosto in tutta la capitale aus... |
Putin believes Iran not trying to develop nuclear weapons | Iran must comply with demands from UN nuclear inspectors seeking to verify that Tehran is not trying to develop nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. |
Study Finds Less Youth Antidepressant Use | While the FDA contends otherwise, new data show that sales of the antidepressants known as SSRIÂs have declined. |
British hostage in Iraq executed, family says | BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British national abducted along with two Americans was beheaded, his family said yesterday, ending hopes that the family's relentless fight for his release would work. |
British domestic intelligence chief resigns | The head of Britain's domestic intelligence service MI5 announced she was resigning after holding the post for four years. |
Giuliani explains unconventional travels | Republican Rudy Giuliani offered a baseball analogy Wednesday to explain his political geography. |
Jolie and new baby doing well in Namibia | It looks like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt got what every parent wants — a healthy baby. |
Venezuela's Chavez storms to re-election victory | CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday's vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge Washington's influence in Latin America. |
Beirut car bomb kills police intelligence officer | A car bomb killed a police intelligence officer involved in the investigation of assassinations in Lebanon, in an attack in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday. |
Collins slapped with 8-year ban Sprinter, 33, faces end of her ... | If Michelle Collins were a Major League Baseball player, she would have received a slap on the wrist for using banned performance-enhancing drugs. |
Tropical medicine expert knighted | A leading figure in the effort to minimise the impact of disease in developing countries has been knighted. |
Microsoft, Amazon Take A Phishing Trip | Microsoft and Amazon.com are taking action against e-mail spammers and phishing scam perpetrators, but even two of the most powerful Internet companies on earth will find this fight to be tough going. -washingtonpost.com |
Iraq: Several Hundred Tons of Explosives Disappear | Description: The International Atomic Energy Agency says hundreds of tons of Iraqi high explosives it had placed under seal have disappeared. |
'Carter' Holds Lead at Holiday Box Office | Samuel L. Jackson's basketball picture extended its lead at the North American box office on Monday as word of mouth drove business during the Martin Luther King, Jr. U.S. holiday weekend. |
Support hose helps the heart | NEW ORLEANS - A polyester mesh stocking pulled over the bottom of a weak heart can help it pump better, according a new study. "It is sort of breakthrough technology," said Dr. |
Isle of Man Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More | ULSTER BANK CLOSES Ulster Bank is to close its Isle of Man operation a ' a move which will affect 11 of its staff. |
Shrek musical bound for Broadway | American Beauty director Sam Mendes is to oversee a Broadway musical version of Shrek. |
New Reason Not To Overdo Vitamin E | (CBS) For years, it was thought that megadoses of Vitamin E were good for you. "Even many cardiologists took high doses of Vitamin E," The Early Show medical correspondent Dr. |
Video threatens beheading of Japanese hostage | CAIRO - A video on a militant Islamic web site threatens to kill a kidnapped Japanese man, unless Japan pulls its troops out of Iraq. |
Moroccan charged with helping al-Qaida | Prosecutors said Thursday that they have filed terrorism charges against a Moroccan man accused of helping recruit foreign fighters for al-Qaida in Iraq. |
Camera phones threat to privacy | A watchdog group has suggested a mandatory flash on camera mobiles to avoid illicit photographs. |
Milano, 17:29 - CALCIO, ARBITRI: RANIERI PROPONE FOGLIO DOGLIANZE | Imitando l'esempio inglese, l'allenatore della Juventus Claudio Ranieri, un passato in Premier Leagu... |
Cheney, Edwards Take Center Stage in Debate | Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards take center stage in the White House campaign on Tuesday in a televised debate that gained new significance after a series of polls showed the race tightening. |
Microsoft offers $1.2 billion for Fast | Software maker makes a grab for Norway's Fast Search & Transfer, a leader at the high end of the business search market. |
Tennis: Venus sees off Ivanovic | Venus Williams beats fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in the US Open fourth round while sister Serena also wins. |
Hong Kong's Democrats Hope Elections Will Demonstrate Yearning for ... | With Beijing attempting to influence the outcome from the sidelines, Hong Kong voters will go to the polls on Sunday for legislative elections. |
Scientists Uncover How Bee Venom Eases Arthritis | NEW YORK - Bee stings have long been known to relieve some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but only now has the reason for this been clarified. |
Marine who went missing in Iraq charged | A Marine who was reported abducted in Iraq last summer and later turned up in his native Lebanon was charged Thursday with desertion. |
Aragones Apology for Racist Remark | Spain coach Luis Aragones has issued an apology for his racist slur towards Arsenalâs French international Thierry Henry. Aragones claims he was trying to motivate Henryâs Arsenal team-mate Jose Antonio |
Scientists to Study N.Y. Organic Farmers | Cornell researchers will watch five upstate New York dairy herds to learn about the problems and challenges of converting from conventional to organic farming. |
Veltroni: Berlusconi collabori | Segretario Pd, accordo di Lisbona e' equo |
Taleban 'not a long-term threat' | The Taleban are not a threat to Afghanistan's future, despite ongoing violence, President Karzai says. |
Siebel Systems Posts Profit | Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit, after a year-earlier net loss, helped by sales of new software. |
Rebel group wants Darfur region under international protection | A main rebel group in Darfur has called for the war-torn region of west Sudan to be placed under international protection, in a letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a copy of which was faxed to AFP. |
Search startup ready to challenge Google | The dozens of entrepreneurs gathered for an exclusive high-tech conference here Monday all hope to dazzle the crowd with their ingenuity. |
Trauma: Clues in a Bent Steering Wheel | The more bent the steering wheel after a car crash, the more likely the patient is to have a thoracic injury, a new study reports. |
Virtual realities: all the world on a Mac | Virtualization on the Mac is a fairly new phenomenon, and getting here took some doing. Columnist Richard Hoffman explains. |
Video Envisions Theoretical Hacker Attack Against U.S. | An industrial turbine overheating and crippling the power supply is one highlight on a Homeland Security video that deals with the possible outcome of a concentrated hacker attack on the American infrastructure. |
SEC forms office to pay back wronged investors | The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it has created a new office in the agency to quickly distribute financial penalties to wronged investors. |
US row over Iraq army break-up | Ex-US Iraq envoy Paul Bremer insists President Bush backed his plan to dissolve Iraq's army in 2003. |
Security tight for Pope blessing | Security is tightened in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first appearance since making comments angering Muslims. |
US to lower terror threat alert for financial institutions | The US government will lower the heightened terror threat level for financial institutions in New York City, New Jersey and Washington, administration officials said Wednesday. |
In Health Debate, Clinton Remains Vague on Penalties | What might seem a mundane debate over health policy has taken on outsized importance because it is one of the few substantive differences between the two leading Democratic candidates. |
Shortfalls hinder flu pandemic readiness | Federal investigators said Monday that the nation's preparedness for a potential influenza pandemic is hindered by a lack of training and testing. |
Whatâs Offline: In Corporations They Donât Trust | There is a âtrust gap between consumers and global corporations,â The McKinsey Quarterly finds. |
ConocoPhillips wins LUKoil auction | US oil major ConocoPhillips bought a 7.6 per cent government stake in Russia's second-largest producer LUKoil for nearly $US2 billion on Wednesday in the nation's largest post-Soviet privatisation deal. |
Sanz Sweeps Latin Grammys | Spanish heartthrob Alejandro Sanz, one of the few well-known musicians vying for a Latin Grammy on Wednesday, swept the awards show, taking home trophies for best song, best record and best album. |
Vital Signs: Safety: In Stun Gun Training, Officerâs Spine Is Fractured | Advocates for the use of stun guns by police departments point to evidence that they are generally safe. But a recent demonstration shows otherwise. |
Father's pain over Dinah's death | The father of Dinah McNicol, whose body was found in Margate, says he does not want to know how she died. |
Cardinals optimistic as camp opens | They've had just one winning season since they moved to the desert in 1988. They've won two playoff games since they were founded in 1920. |
Kodak restructuring could cut 7,000 jobs | (InfoWorld) - As part of a four-year turnaround plan, Eastman Kodak expects to cut 5,000 to 7,000 jobs by the end of 2007 in an effort to reduce its administrative overhead and boost profits from digital photography instead of standard film, the company told investors Thursday. Kodak leaders had already cut 1,200 jobs during the fourth quarter of 2006, bringing the total jobs lost to 23,400 since the company first announced its restructuring plan in January 2004. By the end of this year, that total could reach 30,000, nearly half of the company's size in 2003. The company has already cut excess jobs from its manufacturing division, and will trim the remaining jobs from its selling, general and administrative unit, Kodak Chief Financial Officer Frank Sklarsky said in a release. The move will reduce administrative overhead from Kodak's current level of 18 percent of revenue to just 14 percent to 15 percent. The company has also slashed costs by announcing Jan. 10 it would sell its 8,100-person medical imaging and health-care IT division to the Canadian firm Onex for $2.55 billion. That deal is expected to close in the first half of 2007. On the revenue side of its books, Kodak hopes to boost income through new products like its consumer inkjet printers, image sensors and picture kiosks, said CEO Antonio Perez. The company will also draw $250 million in revenue by licensing its intellectual-property patents this year, he said. Kodak introduced a line of inkjet printers this week to compete with Hewlett-Packard and Xerox. Kodak will target consumers and home-office users by selling replacement ink cartridges at about half the price of its competitors -- just $9.99 for black ink and $14.99 for five-color ink. Likewise, Kodak will sell a range of printers priced below $200. Also on Thursday, Kodak announced it would partner with Mozilla to improve Kodak's online photo gallery by allowing users to access it from Mozilla's Firefox Web browser. The companies hope to generate more income from the 83 million U.S. users who are predicted to upload, share and print their photographs by 2010. Users can now download the new tool.  |
Arts, Briefly: Speechless Actors Roam London Stage | In a new play at the National Theater in London, 27 actors perform for 90 minutes without uttering a word. |
Wangari Muta Maathai receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo | A distinctly African setting framed the award of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the first woman from that continent to receive the prestigious honor. |
Danish sailor allowed to compete | (CNN) -- Danish sailor Niklas Holm, who was involved in a fatal traffic accident in Athens on Sunday night, will be allowed to compete if he is mentally fit, the Danish Olympic team's spokesman said. |
Flu will kill millions unless vaccine pushed through: WHO | TORONTO - Not enough work is being done to create a vaccine to fight a pandemic influenza that could kill millions of people, the World Health Organization warns. |
NFL suspends Bengals' Henry for 2 games | Bengals receiver Chris Henry received a two-game suspension Friday from the NFL for violating its conduct and substance abuse policies, making him the second Cincinnati player suspended this season for misconduct. |
Enel: Moody's abbassa outlook | Da 'stabile' a 'negativo' dopo investimenti in Endesa |
Wyeth raises outlook, sees new blockbusters | Wyeth on Thursday raised its 2006 profit forecast and said its recently approved Tygacil antibiotic and three experimental medicines all could post annual sales in the billions of dollars. |
Accused leader of NY airport plot pleads innocent | A former cargo handler at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he plotted to blow up the airport's fuel tanks and a supply pipeline that runs through New York City. |
Missing From Internet: Avid Shoppers Sharp Elbows | How do you get to be first in line when there is no line? That flummoxed many hopeful buyers at Amazon.com over the weekend. |
Afghanistan: D'Alema, impegno ampio | Ministro, erogato importante contributo a sostegno programmi |
Nokia finds Romania's hidden labor force | CLUJ, Romania - The tiny village of Jucu in northwestern Romania, which will host a new factory making Nokia mobile phones, currently earns its livelihood from farming vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplants. |
Phoenix victims view suspects in court | Two men accused in the region's "Serial Shooter" case appeared briefly in court Monday, giving victims a chance to see the duo in person for the first time. |
Attack claim is latest from feared group | The Army of Ansar al-Sunnah, which claimed to be behind yesterday's deadly rocket attack on a US-Iraqi base near Mosul, is one of the most feared extremist groups operating in Iraq, having taken responsibility for several major attacks and the killings of foreign hostages. |
Four dead as Jeanne moves through Florida | Hurricane Jeanne's winds had dropped to 50 mph by early Monday, further weakening the fourth hurricane to batter Florida in six weeks to a low-level tropical storm as it moved toward southern Georgia. |
Microsoft Buys Stake in Facebook | The investment ends two months of jockeying among Microsoft, Google and Yahoo for the right to invest in and forge close ties with the fast-growing social networking Web site. |
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Berlusconi: con Bush buon incontro | Presto sara' mio ospite, cortei di protesta inconcepibili |
Tsunami TV Fund-Raiser in U.S. Runs Into Controversy | A television benefit show for victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities has run into controversy in the United States before a note has been played or a dollar pledged. |
U.N. Council urges more support for AU in Somalia | The U.N. Security Council called on Wednesday for more funds for a hard-pressed African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia and asked the U.N. secretary-general to keep planning for a U.N. force there. |
Yahoo! Building Desktop Search, More Personalization | Portal player Yahoo! will compete with Google and MSN in the desktop search arena, CEO Terry Semel told an audience at a Morgan Stanley investor conference. |
Iran president says Israel's days are numbered | TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday told delegates at an international conference questioning the Holocaust that Israel's days were numbered.Ahmadinejad, who has sparked ...Comment |
Unbeaten Villa frustrate Chelsea | Chelsea captain John Terry congratulates Didier Drogba after the striker scored against Aston Villa during the Premiership match at Stamford Bridge.Comment |
Vivendi Blasts iTunes Contract Terms as "Indecent" | Universal music renegotiates its deal with Apple's dominant music service. |
Senate postpones consideration of spy bill | Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Monday abruptly postponed until next month consideration of a measure to give immunity to telephone companies that participated in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program. |
Study: Acupuncture May Boost Pregnancy | -- It sounds far-fetched _ sticking needles in women to help them become pregnant _ but a scientific review suggests that acupuncture might improve the odds of conceiving if done right before or after embryos are placed in the womb. |
In retrospect, Storm had all the right moves | When all the talk in the WNBA during the preseason centered on how the college draft was the strongest, deepest ever, the Seattle Storm opted to trade its top pick and Amanda Lassiter to Minnesota in exchange for forward Sheri Sam and center Janell Burse. |
Hindus protest over cow slaughter | Hundreds of Hindus in Hertfordshire are to protest over allegations the RSPCA killed their sacred cow. |
Battle over EU, Kosovo paralyses Serbian government | Serbia was politically paralyzed on Wednesday over an invitation from the European Union to sign a pact that nationalists say is simply a trap to get the government to concede the independence of Kosovo. |
Senate panel backs Negroponte | A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of John Negroponte, the outgoing director of national intelligence, to become deputy secretary of state, sending the nomination to the full Senate. |
Donald Wilson, 82, Pioneer of a Database, Dies | H. Donald Wilson prepared the original business plan for what became Mead Data Central and its pioneering Lexis-Nexis database. |