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Tech Briefs The United Kingdom #39;s Advertising Standards Authority, a self-regulating agency for the advertising industry, upheld complaints alleging that a Microsoft Corp.
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RealNetworks to offer paid online content NEW YORK -- RealNetworks Inc. survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft Corp. Now it #39;s trying to remake itself into a provider of paid Internet content.
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Robot rescuer for Hubble? NEW YORK The American space agency is becoming increasingly optimistic that the failing Hubble Space Telescope can be revived and rejuvenated by a robot rescuer.
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Determined Jones jumps into finals The spotlight returned to Marion Jones last night, dimmer but harsher than four years ago. The warming glow is gone, the celebrity tarnished by
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Accepting the silver would make Hamm golden HE PULLED OFF an amazing feat at the Olympics last week, overcoming a stumble to become the first US man to win the gymnastics all-around gold medal.
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Angels #39; Jeff DaVanon hits for the cycle Jeff DaVanon became the fourth player in Anaheim Angels history -nd first in more than 13 years -hit for the cycle, accomplishing the feat Wednesday night against the Kansas City Royals.
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Williams contacts Dolphins but says he #39;s headed for India Retired running back Ricky Williams says he contacted the Miami Dolphins this week at the request of his agent but has no plans to rejoin the team anytime soon.
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Dominating Dirrell dispatches Despaigne Leon Lawson was watching over Andre Dirrell #39;s shoulder last night, literally and figuratively, as the US middleweight tried to box his way into the medal rounds at the Olympic Games.
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Thatcher #39;s son denies role in coup attempt JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - The son of Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister, was arrested Wednesday by South African police and charged with illegally helping to finance a failed coup in March against Equatorial Guinea #39;s authoritarian
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Aid workers get more access to Darfur Sudan has eased access to its troubled Darfur region for relief workers and supplies but hasn #39;t disbanded the marauding militia that caused 1.5 million people to flee their homes
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Zimbabwean Opposition to boycott election The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is calling on the Government to introduce electoral reform. The MDC says it will not take part in Zimbabwe #39;s 2005 general election because the poll will not be free and fair.
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Australia to buy long range missiles for air force The Australian government announced on Thursday a project worth 350-450 million dollars (245-315 million US dollars) to equip air force aircraft with long range missiles capable of destroying land and sea targets.
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DaVanon hits for cycle On a ridiculous night of achievement for the Angels #39; offense, Jeff DaVanon somehow managed to stand out. The outfielder doubled in the third inning of Wednesday night #39;s
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Mugabe Higher Than Tsvangirai In Zimbabwe (CPOD) Aug. 26, 2004 - Adults in Zimbabwe are divided over the performance of Robert Mugabe, according to the Afrobarometer conducted by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Ghanas Centre for
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Abbas, Assad Pledge Consultations, Future Coordination PLO <b>...</b> Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas held talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad on the first official Palestinian visit to Syria since 1996 and said that inter-Palestinian dialogue has started and will continue internally
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China Hints Row with Singapore Over, Warns Japan BEIJING (Reuters) - China signaled on Thursday its row with Singapore over a visit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Taiwan last month may have blown over, but warned Japan over an unscheduled stop by Taiwan's premier blamed on a typhoon.
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Eyetech Pins Its Hopes (and Shares) on New Drug An experimental eye disease drug has been a boon to Eyetech Pharmaceuticals. But as the drug nears approval, many doctors are questioning its effectiveness.
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Drop in Oil Nudges Shares Higher on a Quiet Trading Day Stocks rallied in quiet trading, as oil prices fell for a fourth consecutive day and a pair of government reports gave a mixed picture of the economy.
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Tabcorp Second-Half Profit Rises 28 on Jupiters Acquisition Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. #39;s second-half net profit rose 28 percent on increased betting on horse races and slot machines, and after extracting more savings from last year #39;s A\$1.
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Traders who had bet on a rise are bailing out Crude oil and gasoline prices fell Wednesday as speculators seemed to lose hope that futures prices would continue ever upward. Crude oil dropped \$1.
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Microsoft #39;s MOM goes out the door Microsoft #39;s main Windows server administration console is slated for release by the beginning of October and will be in a planned management suite next year.
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Sound of success: Israel strikes gold For many Israelis, the Olympics evoke memories of a terrorist massacre and political boycotts, but windsurfer
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Agony and ecstasy in women #39;s triathlon There was the Aussie leading the race. There was the American with the Aussie-themed daughter named Sydney hanging tough in second.
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United wait for Everton response on Rooney bid MANCHESTER United last night confirmed they have made a bid for Everton striker Wayne Rooney. The offer is believed to be 20m, which would match Newcastle #39;s bid for the 18-year-old England striker.
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An American Fights, and Wins, to Make His Grandfather Happy From the center of the ring, Andre Dirrell heard voices screaming at his back, warning him to circle away from the boxer closing in.
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National League Roundup: Marlins rout Giants, 9-1 The Florida Marlins started a big series against the San Francisco Giants with a big inning. Alex Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to cap a seven-run first inning, and Mike Lowell drove
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Mariners Notebook: Madritsch reaches out Bobby Madritsch never lived on a reservation, but every time he sets foot on one, it feels a bit like home. When the Mariners right-hander showed up on the Tulalip reservation yesterday to speak to children
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Indonesian cleric faces charges Indonesian police have passed on to prosecutors their investigative file on militant cleric Abu Bakar Ba #39;asyir - a first step to getting him into court.
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Oil price plunges to less than \$44 US NEW YORKOil prices fell nearly \$2 (US) a barrel yesterday, dragged down by heavy losses in gasoline futures after summer driving demand in the United States failed to meet expectations.
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Currency Flexibility Is in China #39;s Best Interest, IMF Says Greater flexibility in China #39;s exchange rate is in the nation #39;s best interest to help the central bank better manage the effects of inflation and should be pursued without undue delay
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Windows XP SP2 update installation not an easy ride Citadel Security Software Inc., a security management and policy enforcement solutions provider, said its automated vulnerability remediation (AVR) solution, Hercules, is designed to assist with managing the rollout of Microsofts XP Service Pack 2 update
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FBI makes file-sharing roundup WASHINGTON - The FBI seized computers, software and equipment, including items at a Houston-area home in Bellaire, as part of an investigation into illegal sharing of copyright movies, music and games over an Internet peer-to-peer network, Attorney
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Price cuts boost Real sales One week after the announcement of significant price reductions, the Real Networks is already able to show impressive results. Since they began selling music for US\$0.
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Italy prepared to pull troops out of Iraq if Baghdad government asks: FM (AFP) AFP - Italy is prepared to pull its troops out of Iraq if the interim government in Baghdad requests it, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on the Al-Jazeera television news channel.
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Japan's trade surplus jumps 44.2 percent in July on Asian demand (AFP) AFP - Japan's trade surplus in July rose a sharper-than-expected 44.2 percent on the back of record Asia-bound exports but some economists warned exports may slow later this year as China's economy cools.
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Mitsubishi Motors to scale back ties with DaimlerChrysler (AFP) AFP - Troubled Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has decided to reduce the scope of its business cooperation with DaimlerChrysler AG.
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Parties Seek Advantage in Vietnam Debate (AP) AP - The events may be 35 years old, but the heated discussion hasn't stopped because Republicans and Democrats alike sense a political advantage in keeping the debate over John Kerry's service in Vietnam on voters' minds.
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With Pieces in Place, the Yankees Slip Up Tom Gordon surrendered the tying and winning runs in the eighth, spoiling the night for Orlando Hernndez and the Yankees.
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Microsoft SP2s blind date software THE SOFTWARE giant which brings nations together, Microsoft, has issued a blind date kit for those who are thinking of installing its mega patch SP2 for Windows XP.
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Tunes, a Hard Drive and (Just Maybe) a Brain The "shuffle" command on music players like the iPod is supposed to be a truly random way of making your way through a vast music collection. But some owners are wondering whether the iPod has a mind of its own.
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To Market, to Market, Without the Drive A preoccupied parent revisits the world of grocery shopping on the Web and finds that a lot has changed.
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Computer People Reopen Art History Dispute David Hockney's controversial theory that early Renaissance painters used cameralike devices has been challenged by researchers using digital techniques.
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Singtel's Optus, Vodafone Australia plan shared 3G network (AFP) AFP - Singapore Telecommunications' Australian unit Optus and Vodafone announced an agreement on rolling out a shared third-generation (3G) mobile phone network in Australia.
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Northwest sues travel network Northwest Airlines filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Sabre Travel Network, intensifying a dispute between the airline and the nations largest provider of airline booking information to travel agents.
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Business briefs, August 26 US mortgage applications fell 6.3 percent last week, the biggest decline in more than a month, as fewer people filed to buy a home or refinance.
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IMF says soft landing in China not yet assured China has lowered the risk of economic overheating but a quot;soft landing quot; is not yet assured, International Monetary Fund chiefs have warned.
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Accord in Home Depot case Home Depot has agreed to pay \$5.5 million to resolve a government lawsuit accusing the retailer of fostering a hostile workplace based on gender, race and national origin at its Colorado stores.
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Indian ship freed after internet cable fiasco Colombo, Aug. 26 (PTI): Sri Lanka has released a seized Indian cargo ship after it found no evidence linking the vessel to the damage caused to the island #39;s main submarine cable, the Navy said today.
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Astronomers find possible rocky planet Earth-like orb spins too <b>...</b> What might be the first known quot;Earth-like quot; planet orbiting a star like our own sun has been reported by European astronomers.
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The lengths some women will go to Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia took the gold and broke the world record on Tuesday but the question on many minds was: how long was her pole?
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Dirrell assured medal Flint middleweight Andre Dirrell dashed Cubas dreams of another boxing gold rush and moved into the Olympic medal round himself Wednesday.
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ADB warns of increasing inequality in Asia (AFP) AFP - High economic growth helped Asia reduce poverty greatly in the past decade but the increasingly unfair distribution of income could hamper future improvement, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned.
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Stocks Flat to Higher on Oil, Mixed Data SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares traded flat to higher on Thursday as investors picked through conflicting signals on economic growth and pondered whether oil prices would fall further after a steep slide overnight.
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Rentokil rules out break-up Security-to-pest-control firm Rentokil Initial has ruled out a break-up as it reports back from a strategic review amid rumours the embattled company is in the sights of buyout firms.
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Olympics: Halkia New Greek Goddess, Faces Down Questions Fani Halkia, hailed by one Greek tabloid as a quot;Winged Goddess, quot; stormed to Olympic victory in the 400 meter hurdles, sparking nationwide jubilation and much probing of her startlingly improved form.
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Bomb rocks southern Thailand on eve of PM visit, 19 wounded A bomb ripped through a food market in Thailand #39;s troubled Muslim south injuring at least 19 people, including police and soldiers, on the eve of a visit by the prime minister, said the police.
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A bloody war for power leaves Nepal powerless GORKHA, Nepal : Trekking his way up one of the steep forested hills of central Nepal, schoolteacher Lumnath Lamichanne was pounced on by five men with knives and hammers who slashed his body and left him for dead.
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San Jose State Faces Difficult Task (AP) AP - Fitz Hill caught a glimpse of SEC media day on television last month and got another harsh reminder of how different things are where he coaches at San Jose State.
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Tom Watson Set to Defend Tradition Title (AP) AP - Tom Watson's victory in the inaugural Tradition is all the more memorable because it was his last win with the man who was by his side for some 30 years, caddie Bruce Edwards.
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Singapore makes big 777 order, holds off on 7E7s Boeing #39;s happy confirmation of a \$4 billion order from Singapore Airlines for 18 777s yesterday was tempered by the disappointing news that the prestigious carrier will not be among the first customers for the all-new 7E7.
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Bank confirms merger talks Maine firm seen seeking partner to aid <b>...</b> Banknorth Group of Maine confirmed yesterday that it was in merger talks with TD Bank Financial Group of Canada, a move that would end Banknorth #39;s short reign as New England #39;s largest independent bank.
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Northwest and Sabre may fight in court over ticket selling Northwest Airlines has sued Sabre Holdings Co., which runs the world #39;s biggest computerized reservation system, in a high-stakes dispute that could determine the future of third-party ticket portals like Galileo, Travelocity and Expedia.
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Rentokil May Say Profit Declined 8; McGowan Explores Overhaul Rentokil Initial Plc, the British owner of businesses ranging from pest control to parcel delivery, tomorrow may report an 8 percent drop in first-half profit as heightening competition for contracts put pressure on prices.
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Fortis earnings beat forecasts Financial group Fortis has reported a bigger-than-expected rise in earnings and says it is growing more upbeat about 2004, with both its banking and insurance units posting strong gains.
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Sen. Cantwell seeks relief for utility customers Enron hindered federal attempts to ease the 2000-01 West Coast energy crisis by selling government electricity slated for California to Southwestern states, new evidence indicates.
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GM ends Corvette ad after protest Complaints: A television commercial featuring a wild-driving youngster at the wheel angers auto-safety advocates. DETROIT - General Motors Corp.
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Analyst sees sweetened bid for MEC Frank Stronach #39;s MI Developments Inc. will likely sweeten its \$286-million (US) bid to buy out racetrack operator Magna Entertainment Corp.
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Breakthrough could provide chips with everything One of the last frontiers of semiconductor technology - environments where electronic devices have to run at high power, in fierce heat or at lethal doses of radiation - may be about to fall.
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US cracks down on computer file sharing, spam WASHINGTON -- The US Justice Department yesterday shut down a network allegedly used to illegally share copyrighted music, movies, software and games and, separately, has embarked a nationwide campaign against purveyors of e-mail quot;spam.
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A Digital Divide veryone covets a piece of Apple Computer #39;s iPod. And for good reason. It essentially defines what consumers want in a digital music player: capacity, style, seamless integration with personal computers and
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US arrests dozens in quot;spam quot; crackdown -source US law enforcers have arrested dozens in a crackdown on quot;spam quot; e-mail, identity theft and other fraudulent online activity, a person involved in the investigation says.
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Intel injects cash into WiMAX firm THE CAPITAL division of Intel has invested in a Seattle firm in bid to promote the WiMAX wireless standard. Speakeasy, based in Seattle, is a beneficiary from the Intel Communications Fund but it #39;s not clear
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S.Africa Police Say Thatcher Was Ready to Leave CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's son was planning to leave South Africa before his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, police said on Thursday.
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Marion Jones advances in long jump, will run relay ATHENS, Greece Marion Jones began her Olympics on Wednesday, the 13th day of the Games, and got two pieces of good news: She easily advanced to the long jump final and she was chosen to
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Israel mines first Olympics gold The Israeli national anthem sounded over an Olympic podium Wednesday for the first time in the Jewish state #39;s 56-year history after a young man whose father named him for the sea took the gold medal in windsurfing.
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Gardner #39;s storied career ends with a thud Rulon Gardner #39;s bid for a second consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling #39;s super heavyweight division fell to the mat with a resounding thud yesterday along with the big man himself.
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Mad dash for triathlon gold Australia #39;s Loretta Harrop dominated and lost. Susan Williams, of Littleton, wasn #39;t supposed to be there but left with the bronze, the only American medal.
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Everton to Respond to United #39;s Rooney Offer Everton were today expected to respond to Manchester Uniteds offer for Wayne Rooney after the Old Trafford club joined Newcastle in the bidding war for the England striker.
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Walks Send Giants to a Victory in 10 udy Seanez intentionally walked Barry Bonds to load the bases in the 10th inning, then could not throw a strike when he tried. Pinch-hitter AJ Pierzynski walked on four pitches to force
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Palestinian legislators accept Arafat promise to fix government Yasser Arafat fended off another challenge to his authority yesterday when Palestinian legislators backed away from sweeping reform demands, instead approving a watered-down set of recommendations.
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The wife, a stranger, the bully and a bullet Marlene Brookes is a shirt-presser, a quiet, conscientious woman who has looked after Bay Street #39;s demanding clients for more than eight years.
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Opposition calls for another strike in Bangladesh Bangladesh #39;s opposition called on Thursday for another nationwide strike this weekend to protest against a deadly grenade attack on a political rally that killed 19 people and wounded over 150.
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Canberra plans #39;lethal #39; air force Australia is to spend up to A\$450m (US\$320m) on cruise missiles to give its military the quot;most lethal capacity quot; for air combat in the region.
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Decks cleared for Aziz Islamabad, Aug. 25: Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein today resigned as Prime Minister, paving the way for his successor, finance minister Shaukat Aziz, to lead the country for the next three years.
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Gyurcsny set to become Hungary #39;s new prime minister A 43 year-old millionaire, the charismatic Ferenc Gyurcsny is in line to become Hungary #39;s next prime minister. This was decided at a Hungarian Socialist Party congress on 25 August, convened to find a replacement for Pter Medgyessy.
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Rezazadeh wins gold Hossein Rezazadeh sets a new world record as he reclaimed his Olympic title in weightlifting's 105kg class.
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Nepal seeks help to free hostages Nepal has appealed to the Iraqi government for help in securing the release of 13 Nepalese hostages.
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Ex-official in Yemen implicated in Cole plot SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's former interior minister helped the alleged mastermind of the attack on the USS Cole to pass through security checkpoints in the months before the 2000 bombing, according to a document read out in court yesterday by a lawyer for five of the accused plotters.
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Scandal heats hot springs in Japan IKAHO, Japan -- For at least four centuries, the rust-colored waters that bubble out of the mountainside behind the Ikaho Shrine have been as good as gold to this little spa village. Shared by dozens of inns, the spring waters are among the most venerable in the country.
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EU is urged to reach out to Turkey THE HAGUE -- An influential Dutch advisory body said yesterday that Islam was not a bar to membership in the European Union and recommended the organization open talks with Turkey, while insisting Ankara do more to meet EU human rights standards.
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Russia probes 2 deadly air crashes MOSCOW -- Investigators searched through heaps of mangled bodies and metal strewn over dozens of miles of fields and birch groves in two Russian regions yesterday to try to determine why two passenger jets crashed almost simultaneously.
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3 countries sign pact to disarm rebel groups KAMPALA -- Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed yesterday to immediately disarm rebel groups who threaten peace and security in Africa's Great Lakes region. The agreement was signed following US-sponsored talks in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, between delegations led by Ugandan Defense Minister Amama Mbabazi, Rwanda's Foreign Minister Charles Murigande, and his Congolese counterpart, Raymond Ramazani Baya. ...
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Over half world's homes have running water, WHO report finds JOHANNESBURG -- For the first time, more than half of the world's population has water piped into their homes, according to a United Nations report released today, an accomplishment hailed as a quot;stunning success quot; by a senior World Health Organization official.
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Iraq a training ground for US 'Renaissance warriors' WASHINGTON -- On a sun-drenched morning in Sadr City, an Army officer and his patrol may first have to size up an Iraqi civilian bearing an automatic rifle: Is he friend or foe? A few hours later, the same patrol leader might shift his focus from the dangers of stealth enemies to the status of the town's new sewage project. ...
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Witness says Marine hit, kicked prisoner CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A Marine sergeant kicked an aging, overweight Iraqi in the chest out of anger and frustration when the handcuffed and hooded prisoner failed to follow orders, a guard at the same detention facility testified yesterday.
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US card deck omits key Iraqi militants WASHINGTON -- The Ace of Spades was captured. The Ace of Clubs and Ace of Hearts were killed. Of the most-wanted Iraqis included in a deck of playing cards distributed last year by the US military, all except 10 are in custody or dead.
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Mortar Shell Hits Mosque in Iraq Several people were killed and dozens were injured today in a mortar attack on the main mosque in Kufa, witnesses said.
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Mortar Attack Kills 25 at Kufa Mosque NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite cleric unexpectedly returned to Iraq from Britain on Wednesday armed with a new peace initiative and a call for Iraqis across the country to march on the holy city to demand an end to weeks of fighting in Najaf. But a mortar attack on the main mosque in the nearby city of Kufa killed 25 people and wounded 60 others Thursday, hospital officials and witnesses said, a blow to hopes that the crisis could be resolved peacefully...
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DaVanon hits for cycle as Angels rout Royals Jeff DaVanon walked to the plate in the seventh inning, fully aware that he was a home run away from history. quot;I #39;d be lying if I said I didn #39;t know, quot; the Anaheim Angels outfielder said.
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Employees lose jobs after NJ ballpark flap Greg Maiuro and Marco Cerino, public address announcer and scoreboard operator for minor league baseball #39;s Atlantic City Surf, lost their jobs Monday for poking fun at James E. McGreevey #39;s sexual orientation.
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