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Shares fall nearly a fifth as microchip designer struggles to <b>...</b> ARM Holdings, the microchip designer, unveiled its biggest acquisition so far when it agreed yesterday to buy the American company Artisan for \$913m (504m).	2	Business
Toys #39;R #39; Us still selling toys Retailer posts wider operating loss; revenue slips from year earlier, as US same-store sales fall. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Beleaguered toy retailer Toys #39;R #39; Us, in the midst of a major restructuring of its	2	Business
Court Approves Air Canada Restructuring A Canadian court approved Air Canada #39;s plan of arrangement with its creditors on Monday, clearing the way for the airline to emerge from bankruptcy protection at the end of September.	2	Business
Vote set on tentative deal between BFGoodrich, labour Union members at four BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing plants will vote this week on a tentative contract that would avoid a strike by about 3,400 US workers and end a walkout about 1,100 more employees in Canada.	2	Business
GM #39;marathon #39; mice break distance records Mice which can run almost twice the distance of normal mice have been genetically engineered by US scientists. quot;This is the first animal engineered for increased endurance, quot; says Ronald Evans of the Salk Institute	3	Sci/Tech
VoIP Discovers SPIT (Spam over Internet Telephony) Internet telephony, or Voice over IP (define), is picking up steam, as telcos get wise to the benefits of turning speech into packets to be delivered via the Internet.	3	Sci/Tech
Franchitti peaks in Colorado DARIO Franchitti won his second Indy Racing League event of the season in Colorado on a day of dominance by British drivers. The Scot was the man to beat all day in the Indy 225 at Pikes Peak, and only Mexican	1	Sports
United States upsets Germany to move to soccer semifinals Deep into overtime, and maybe the last time for the Fab Five of US women #39;s soccer, the breaks were going against them. A last-gasp goal that stole victory in regulation, a wide-open shot that bounced off the goal post.	1	Sports
Davenport wins fourth straight title Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport won her fourth consecutive championship on Sunday, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-4 in the Western and Southern Women #39;s Open finals.	1	Sports
Beach Volleyball: US Unbeaten, Brazil Chase Double Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh continued their unbeaten streak to win their Olympics women #39;s beach volleyball semi-final on Monday and will face an experienced Brazilian team in the gold medal match.	1	Sports
New atrocities in Sudan as UN deadline looms DAMNING new evidence of fresh atrocities in Sudan has emerged with less than a week to go until the United Nations deadline for a halt to the killing.	0	World
Pakistan says kills militants as Karzai visits Pakistan said its forces killed four foreign militants in a border area on Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic	0	World
Volkswagen rules out pay rises for two years Volkswagen demanded a two-year wage freeze for the 170,000-strong workforce at Europe #39;s biggest car maker yesterday, provoking union warnings of imminent conflict at key pay and conditions negotiations.	0	World
Dozens dead in Chechnya GROZNY: Dozens of people were killed in a weekend Chechen rebel offensive on the eve of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials said on Monday.	0	World
Guantanamo hearings to give only restricted view of Bin Laden <b>...</b> GUANTANAMO: Only a sanitised glimpse of Australian David Hicks life as a Taliban fighter or what it was like for Salim Hamdan to be Osama Bin Ladens personal driver and bodyguard will be given when their military trials open on Tuesday.	0	World
Mexican Judge Halts Extradition of ETA Suspects (Reuters) Reuters - A Mexican judge has temporarily\halted the extradition of six Spaniards arrested a year ago on\suspicion of having links with the Basque separatist group ETA,\their lawyer said on Monday.	0	World
Oil Won't Derail U.S. Expansion -Bernanke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S. economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.	2	Business
Key Alaska Senate Initiative Placed on Ballot (Reuters) Reuters - Alaska's Supreme Court has\resurrected a ballot initiative that would allow voters to\abolish the governor's power to appoint a U.S. senator, a\high-profile issue in Alaska ever since Republican Gov. Frank\Murkowski named his daughter Lisa to the post in 2002.	0	World
HP readies TVs, media hub products Hewlett-Packard executive promises "very cool" media hardware--with Hollywood-friendly copyright protection built in.	3	Sci/Tech
HBoS fires broadside at Spanish galleon Banking group HBoS has been given access to Abbey National #39;s books it emerged yesterday as the owner of the Halifax said it would complain to the European Commission about Banco Santander #39;s bid for Abbey.	2	Business
The Investment Column: Chief goes but S amp;F remains a buy John Hodson, the chief executive of Singer amp; Friedlander, yesterday announced his retirement from the banking and fund management group after 35 years with the company.	2	Business
Best Buy plans to sell AT amp;T VoIP service Best Buy, the technology chain store, starting this fall will retail AT amp;Ts residential VoIP service through 628 stores nationwide and online.	3	Sci/Tech
Micro Center to sell Gateway products PC maker Gateway Inc. announced on Sunday that its recent line of laptop computers, desktop computers, and monitors will be available to customers at Micro Center.	3	Sci/Tech
Canon launches 8.2megapixel SLR digital camera Canon has unveiled its latest digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, the semi-professional EOS 20D, claiming that it gives better picture quality than traditional film-based cameras.	3	Sci/Tech
On red planet of life, blue screens of death The presence of a particular type of hematite, a mineral mostly associated with water, along with large, sandy areas, indicates that the red planet once had water, said Robert Denise, a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a member of the flight	3	Sci/Tech
Lowe is ruthless and clueless The more English football sees of Rupert Lowe, the less appealing he becomes. Southampton #39;s chairman has made himself look utterly foolish over his handling of the demise	1	Sports
North Korea Nuclear Talks Still Planned, US Government Says The US is working with China and other nations to hold another round of talks with North Korea on dismantling the communist country #39;s nuclear program, the State Department said.	0	World
Focus on Asian bird flu outbreaks, not pigs: WHO BEIJING - International health experts are downplaying reports that a strain of bird flu has been found in pigs, saying outbreaks among poultry in Thailand and Malaysia are more worrisome.	0	World
Abortion ship sails for Portugal Pro-choice Dutch medics set sail for Portugal, where they hope to provide women with advice on abortion.	0	World
Woolworths H2 earnings jump 12 on cost savings SYDNEY: Australian supermarket group Woolworths Ltd reported a better-than-expected 12 gain in second-half profit on cost savings, and forecast a rise of up to 15 in 2005 earnings despite increased competition.	2	Business
Cisco, Microsoft Target SMBs with CRM Tool Cisco has rolled out the first product to result from its collaboration with Microsoft, targeting the SMB market. The new CRM Communications Connector ties Cisco #39;s IP contact-center applications	3	Sci/Tech
Canon #39;s digital delight Almost a year old, the Canon Powershot A80 is due to hit the stock-clearance bins soon, offering great value for a 4.0 Megapixel top-name digital camera.	3	Sci/Tech
Mars Odyssey to voyage into future NASA #39;s Mars Odyssey mission, originally scheduled to end on Tuesday, has been granted a stay of execution until at least September 2006, reveal NASA scientists.	3	Sci/Tech
Event of the Day -- Women #39;s beach volleyball Why you should watch: The athletes are impossibly tanned and fit, the setting couldn #39;t be more beautiful and the competition will be fierce.	1	Sports
Rangers hit as Rae loses out Rangers go into tomorrow night #39;s Champions League qualifier against CSKA Moscow at Ibrox without vice-captain Alex Rae, whose appeal against a five-match ban was dismissed by UEFA #39;s appeals tribunal yesterday.	1	Sports
Slater tumbles in beam final Australia #39;s Allana Slater finished last as the women #39;s gymnastics beam final was won by Romania #39;s Catalina Ponor this morning.	1	Sports
People and Politics / How to win the Jewish vote When Yitzhak Rabin coined the phrase quot;political settlements quot; (the opposite of quot;security settlements quot;), he was referring to settlements outside the settlement blocs that more or less abut the Green Line.	0	World
Hong Kong passion for mobile phones could end dating woes (AFP) AFP - Hong Kongers famously told a survey last year they were too busy with work for relationships; now a new technology will enable them to go dating using their famous passion for mobile phones.	3	Sci/Tech
US stocks mostly lower on disappointing Wal-Mart sales forecasts Wall Street stocks moved mostly lower Monday on a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as investors worried that oil prices would cut consumer spending and hurt companies #39; third-quarter profits.	2	Business
Helping or Hurting Workers? Paychecks all over the country could be going up or shrinking as a result of new changes to the nation #39;s overtime pay rules. The new laws took effect August 23.	2	Business
New computer virus for voyeurs the malicious program is capable of switching on webcams, allowing the author to literally peek into victims #39; lives.	3	Sci/Tech
#39;I felt I #39;d let everyone down. But nobody was hurting inside as <b>...</b> The search for the reasons behind Paula Radcliffe #39;s disastrous performance in the Olympic marathon moved yesterday to a medical laboratory in Athens, where blood samples taken from the 30-year-old athlete were being analysed in the hope of discovering	1	Sports
Holmes grabs gold in nick of time Kelly Holmes came from the back of the pack to take Olympic gold last night in a thrilling 800 metres final. Holmes was second to last going into the second of the two laps.	1	Sports
American women win softball gold then look human If they could have made the shutout last just one more inning, the unbeatable American softball team would have wound up with not only a third straight gold medal, but a feat that years from now will seem mythological.	1	Sports
Conner Sounds Off On Hamm Medal Dispute OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma Olympic legend spoke out Monday on the controversy surrounding the gold medal won last week by American gymnast Paul Hamm.	1	Sports
Ructions in Australian rowing eight Members of the Australian women #39;s rowing eight face disciplinary action after publicly criticising team-mate Sally Robbins for her failure to complete the Olympic final.	1	Sports
Darfur crisis: Will new peace talks succeed? Rebel groups and Sudan #39;s government are attending talks to try to end the conflict in the troubled Darfur region. Delegates from both sides are in the Nigerian capital Abuja for the discussions, which will	0	World
Suspected mercenaries on trial in Equatorial Guinea A trial is underway for 14 suspected mercenaries accused of plotting to topple the Government of Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich country in west Africa.	0	World
Australian Terrorist Suspect Hicks Faces US Military Tribunal David Hicks, an Australian charged with training with al-Qaeda, becomes one of the first Guantanamo Bay detainees to face a US military tribunal when he appears before a panel tomorrow, his military lawyer said.	0	World
Army commandos launch operation against militants MIR ALI: Helicopters dropped Pakistani commandos into North Waziristan on Monday, to launch an operation near the Afghan border against suspected Taliban forces that were chased into Pakistan	0	World
Briefly: AOL signs up for Omniture traffic tool roundup Plus: Friendster hires ex-AOL ad exec...HP inks deal with energy firm...Holiday Inn welcomes Priceline.	3	Sci/Tech
AOL signs up for Omniture traffic tool The three-year, \$15 million deal is for Omniture's SiteCatalyst traffic analysis service.	3	Sci/Tech
On Mars, no life yet, but plenty blue screens of death Evidence from busy rovers suggests one-time presence of water, but system reboots almost dried up the sea of data.	3	Sci/Tech
Mud the New Menace at Diana Fountain (AP) AP - Just when tourists thought it was safe to go back to the Princess Diana memorial fountain, the mud has struck.	0	World
Ogunleye Joins Bears With Eye Toward Sacks (AP) AP - With recorders and cameras rolling, Adewale Ogunleye gave the obligatory pronunciation of his name on his first day with the Chicago Bears.	1	Sports
Olympics: 'People Power' Stops Games Event, Holmes Wins ATHENS (Reuters) - "People's power" stopped a gymnastics final when judges' scoring destroyed Russian Alexei Nemov's Olympic medal hopes on Monday, while Briton Kelly Holmes shattered Maria Mutola's dream of consecutive 800 meters titles.	1	Sports
Oil Won't Derail U.S. Expansion -Bernanke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S. economic growth, but the increases seen so far will not derail the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.	2	Business
Nikkei Opens Higher on Lower Oil Prices TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.29 percent at the opening on Tuesday, with a second day of falls in oil prices easing fears about the global economy and prompting buying in exporters such as Sony Corp.	2	Business
Oil Won't Derail U.S. Expansion -Bernanke (Reuters) Reuters - Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S.\economic growth, but the increases seen so far will not derail\the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal\Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.	2	Business
Nikkei Opens Higher on Lower Oil Prices (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.29\percent at the opening on Tuesday, with a second day of falls\in oil prices easing fears about the global economy and\prompting buying in exporters such as Sony Corp.	2	Business
Judge Urges U.S. to Speed Abu Ghraib Case (AP) AP - An Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Monday he will plead guilty to some offenses, acknowledging he broke the law and saying he accepts responsibility for his actions.	0	World
Group Creates Engineered 'Marathon Mice' (AP) AP - Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the "genetic doping" of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.	3	Sci/Tech
More Troops Leave El Salvador for Iraq Amid Threats SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Reuters) - El Salvador has sent the last 80 soldiers of a new contingent of troops to join the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, the army said on Monday, despite repeated retaliation threats from Islamic militants.	0	World
NBA Today: Jefferson, Kidd Rock Raptors EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ --Richard Jefferson scored 26 points and hit a go-ahead jumper with seven seconds left to lift the New Jersey Nets to an 88-86 win over the Toronto Raptors at Continental Airlines Arena.	1	Sports
Yukos Forced to Slash Production Russia #39;s troubled Yukos oil company says it is being forced to slash production and expenditures because the government has frozen its assets.	2	Business
UPDATE 1-Court clears Air Canada restructuring plan A Canadian court approved Air Canada #39;s (AC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) plan of arrangement with its creditors on Monday, clearing the way for the world #39;s 11th largest airline to emerge from bankruptcy protection at the end	2	Business
Wigley replaces Sturrock at Saints SOUTHAMPTON, England: English Premiership side Southampton announced yesterday the resignation of their manager Paul Sturrock - the first managerial casualty of the new season.	1	Sports
Everton Rejects Newcastle #39;s 20 Million Pound Offer for Rooney Everton rejected a bid of 20 million pounds (\$36 million) from English Premiership soccer rival Newcastle United for teenage striker Wayne Rooney.	1	Sports
Overtime cut undermines workers Yesterday, the biggest pay cut in American history took effect: The Bush administration #39;s overtime pay cut became official. It #39;s a new federal rule that could strip up to 6 million workers of overtime pay	2	Business
AT amp;T Wireless name to disappear Cingular Wireless will drop the AT amp;T brand six months after it acquires Redmond-based AT amp;T Wireless Services Inc., the telecommunications companies announced Monday.	2	Business
Fastest man! ATHENS: The true worth of Justin Gatlins stunning Olympic 100m victory could be measured by who was left in his considerable wake.	1	Sports
Cink wins NEC Invitational AKRON, OHIO - Stewart Cink led all the way in winning the NEC Invitational by four shots. He #39;s the first player on the PGA Tour to win wire to wire this year.	1	Sports
Hewitt in 5th gear LLEYTON Hewitt stepped up his preparation for the US Open with a convincing 6-3 6-4 win over Gilles Muller in the final of the Washington Open yesterday.	1	Sports
Equatoguinean quot;mercenary quot; trial starts without Zimbabweans afrol News, 23 August - The trial against 14 foreigners, allegedly plotting a quot;mercenary invasion to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, quot; started today in Equatorial Guinea #39;s capital Malabo.	0	World
Oil Won't Derail Expansion -Fed Officials (Reuters) Reuters - Near-record oil prices will slow\U.S. economic growth but won't be enough to derail a\self-sustaining expansion, U.S. Federal Reserve officials said\on Monday.	2	Business
Dollar Holds Gains, Fed Comments Help (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar held on to the previous day's\gain on Tuesday, supported by a retreat in oil prices and\upbeat comments on the U.S. economy from Federal Reserve\officials.	2	Business
Tokyo Stocks Higher; Dollar Up Against Yen (AP) AP - Tokyo stocks inched up Tuesday morning, nudging aside Wall Street's broader losses and taking encouragement from a rise in U.S. technology stocks. The dollar was trading higher against the Japanese yen.	0	World
Oil Won't Derail Expansion -Fed Officials WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Near-record oil prices will slow U.S. economic growth but won't be enough to derail a self-sustaining expansion, U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Monday.	2	Business
Documentary Focuses on Kerry in Vietnam (AP) AP - John Kerry's former crew mates vouch for his Vietnam war heroics in a documentary being released in the midst of a campaign debate about his actions as a swift boat skipper.	0	World
Scientists to Study the Genes of Soybeans (AP) AP - Indiana University has received a three-year, #36;2.6 million grant to study genes that make soybean plants resist disease.	3	Sci/Tech
Oil Won #39;t Derail Expansion -Fed Officials Near-record oil prices will slow US economic growth but won #39;t be enough to derail a self-sustaining expansion, US Federal Reserve officials said on Monday.	2	Business
Athletics: 800m winner urges fellow Brit Radcliffe to try again ATHENS - Kelly Holmes was not meant to win an Olympic title in Athens and Paula Radcliffe was. Holmes, try as she might, could still not grasp the way things had turned out on Monday for the two British team mates.	1	Sports
Women grapple with cultural shift The first woman ever to win gold in Olympic wrestling screamed with delight, subsided into floods of tears and leapt into the arms of an astonished referee.	1	Sports
All roads to Nepal #39;s capital end here KATHMANDU: The Maoist blockade, which entered its sixth day on Monday, has effectively closed all roads linking the hill-ringed capital city of Kathmandu with the rest of Nepal.	0	World
Web Site Helps Compare Gasoline Prices (AP) AP - Hate it when you fill 'er up and, five minutes later, spot another station selling gas for a nickel a gallon cheaper?	3	Sci/Tech
Calif. Lawmakers Vote to Switch Primary (AP) AP - Lawmakers have agreed to return California's primary to its traditional date of June, ending the state's eight-year experiment with a March primary.	0	World
Paul Hamm Waits Out Boos, Then Wins Silver ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- For 10 minutes, the crowd booed and whistled, creating a deafening roar. Paul Hamm sat around and waited to start his routine. A week's worth of controversy in gymnastics boiled over into the stands Monday during a bizarre, extraordinary evening. Hamm was able to block out the noise and win a silver medal on high bar, and four-time Olympic gold medalist Alexei Nemov finished fifth, much to the chagrin of the crowd.	0	World
Arm shares fall 18pc after US acquisition Arm Holdings shares slumped 18pc yesterday after the semiconductor designer unveiled a surprise cash and shares deal to buy US technology firm Artisan Components.	2	Business
Coeur makes tender offer for all Wheaton River shares Coeur d #39;Alene Mines Corp. on Monday formally launched a \$2.1 billion effort to buy all the outstanding common shares of rival Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.	2	Business
Netgear, Vonage gear up for VoIP over Wi-Fi Vonage and Netgear have teamed up to develop broadband telephony products due in time for the holidays, according to sources familiar with the deal.	3	Sci/Tech
Ethiopia #39;s Defar wins women #39;s 5,000m gold Ethiopia #39;s Meseret Defar won the women #39;s 5,000 meters gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens on August 23. The 20-year-old, women #39;s 3,000m winner in this year #39;s world indoor championships in Budapest, clocked 14 minutes 45.	1	Sports
North Korea denounces #39;tyrant #39; Bush North Korea yesterday called President Bush an quot;imbecile quot; and quot;a tyrant that puts Hitler into the shade quot; in a stream of insults that seemed to rule out any progress on nuclear disarmament talks before the US presidential elections.	0	World
ARM falls 18 on US deal Chip designer ARM Holdings yesterday made its biggest ever acquisition, buying US rival Artisan Components for \$913m (502m). But investors balked at the high price and sent its shares crashing more than 18.	2	Business
US Airways pilot talks collapse The pressure on US Airways mounted last night after talks with its pilots aimed at cutting nearly \$300m (163m) in costs broke down.	2	Business
IBM eyes Web hosting as growth engine IBM widened its lead last year in the US market for Internet hosting services as it won a greater share of the midsize-business market, according to data recently published by market researcher IDC.	2	Business
I don #39;t know why I stopped, says Radcliffe The torment engulfing Paula Radcliffe after her failure to finish the Olympic marathon was plain yesterday as she tried to explain what went so horribly wrong in the burning heat of Athens.	1	Sports
US women power to final American pair Misty May and Kerri Walsh continued their unbeaten streak to reach the final of the women #39;s beach volleyball competition.	1	Sports
Nikkei Flat in Nervous Trade (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Nikkei average was flat by late\morning trade on Tuesday as falls in oil-related stocks offset\gains in some exporters including auto makers after a retreat\in oil prices eased fears about the global economy.	0	World
Winning Iraqi Soccer Team Rare Cause for Joy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - When Iraq's Olympic soccer side beat Costa Rica nine days ago en route to their semi-final clash with Paraguay later on Tuesday, Hussein Allawi jumped so high with joy he cut his hand in the ceiling fan.	1	Sports
Dollar Holds Gains, Fed Comments Help The dollar held on to the previous day #39;s gain on Tuesday, supported by a retreat in oil prices and upbeat comments on the US economy from Federal Reserve officials.	2	Business

Shares fall nearly a fifth as microchip designer struggles to ... ARM Holdings, the microchip designer, unveiled its biggest acquisition so far when it agreed yesterday to buy the American company Artisan for \$913m (504m).

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Toys #39;R #39; Us still selling toys Retailer posts wider operating loss; revenue slips from year earlier, as US same-store sales fall. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Beleaguered toy retailer Toys #39;R #39; Us, in the midst of a major restructuring of its

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Court Approves Air Canada Restructuring A Canadian court approved Air Canada #39;s plan of arrangement with its creditors on Monday, clearing the way for the airline to emerge from bankruptcy protection at the end of September.

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Vote set on tentative deal between BFGoodrich, labour Union members at four BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing plants will vote this week on a tentative contract that would avoid a strike by about 3,400 US workers and end a walkout about 1,100 more employees in Canada.

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GM #39;marathon #39; mice break distance records Mice which can run almost twice the distance of normal mice have been genetically engineered by US scientists. quot;This is the first animal engineered for increased endurance, quot; says Ronald Evans of the Salk Institute

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VoIP Discovers SPIT (Spam over Internet Telephony) Internet telephony, or Voice over IP (define), is picking up steam, as telcos get wise to the benefits of turning speech into packets to be delivered via the Internet.

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Franchitti peaks in Colorado DARIO Franchitti won his second Indy Racing League event of the season in Colorado on a day of dominance by British drivers. The Scot was the man to beat all day in the Indy 225 at Pikes Peak, and only Mexican

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United States upsets Germany to move to soccer semifinals Deep into overtime, and maybe the last time for the Fab Five of US women #39;s soccer, the breaks were going against them. A last-gasp goal that stole victory in regulation, a wide-open shot that bounced off the goal post.

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Davenport wins fourth straight title Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport won her fourth consecutive championship on Sunday, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-4 in the Western and Southern Women #39;s Open finals.

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Beach Volleyball: US Unbeaten, Brazil Chase Double Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh continued their unbeaten streak to win their Olympics women #39;s beach volleyball semi-final on Monday and will face an experienced Brazilian team in the gold medal match.

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New atrocities in Sudan as UN deadline looms DAMNING new evidence of fresh atrocities in Sudan has emerged with less than a week to go until the United Nations deadline for a halt to the killing.

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Pakistan says kills militants as Karzai visits Pakistan said its forces killed four foreign militants in a border area on Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic

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Volkswagen rules out pay rises for two years Volkswagen demanded a two-year wage freeze for the 170,000-strong workforce at Europe #39;s biggest car maker yesterday, provoking union warnings of imminent conflict at key pay and conditions negotiations.

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Dozens dead in Chechnya GROZNY: Dozens of people were killed in a weekend Chechen rebel offensive on the eve of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials said on Monday.

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Guantanamo hearings to give only restricted view of Bin Laden ... GUANTANAMO: Only a sanitised glimpse of Australian David Hicks life as a Taliban fighter or what it was like for Salim Hamdan to be Osama Bin Ladens personal driver and bodyguard will be given when their military trials open on Tuesday.

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Mexican Judge Halts Extradition of ETA Suspects (Reuters) Reuters - A Mexican judge has temporarily\halted the extradition of six Spaniards arrested a year ago on\suspicion of having links with the Basque separatist group ETA,\their lawyer said on Monday.

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Oil Won't Derail U.S. Expansion -Bernanke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S. economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.

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Key Alaska Senate Initiative Placed on Ballot (Reuters) Reuters - Alaska's Supreme Court has\resurrected a ballot initiative that would allow voters to\abolish the governor's power to appoint a U.S. senator, a\high-profile issue in Alaska ever since Republican Gov. Frank\Murkowski named his daughter Lisa to the post in 2002.

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HP readies TVs, media hub products Hewlett-Packard executive promises "very cool" media hardware--with Hollywood-friendly copyright protection built in.

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HBoS fires broadside at Spanish galleon Banking group HBoS has been given access to Abbey National #39;s books it emerged yesterday as the owner of the Halifax said it would complain to the European Commission about Banco Santander #39;s bid for Abbey.

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The Investment Column: Chief goes but S amp;F remains a buy John Hodson, the chief executive of Singer amp; Friedlander, yesterday announced his retirement from the banking and fund management group after 35 years with the company.

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Best Buy plans to sell AT amp;T VoIP service Best Buy, the technology chain store, starting this fall will retail AT amp;Ts residential VoIP service through 628 stores nationwide and online.

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Micro Center to sell Gateway products PC maker Gateway Inc. announced on Sunday that its recent line of laptop computers, desktop computers, and monitors will be available to customers at Micro Center.

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Canon launches 8.2megapixel SLR digital camera Canon has unveiled its latest digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, the semi-professional EOS 20D, claiming that it gives better picture quality than traditional film-based cameras.

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On red planet of life, blue screens of death The presence of a particular type of hematite, a mineral mostly associated with water, along with large, sandy areas, indicates that the red planet once had water, said Robert Denise, a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a member of the flight

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Lowe is ruthless and clueless The more English football sees of Rupert Lowe, the less appealing he becomes. Southampton #39;s chairman has made himself look utterly foolish over his handling of the demise

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North Korea Nuclear Talks Still Planned, US Government Says The US is working with China and other nations to hold another round of talks with North Korea on dismantling the communist country #39;s nuclear program, the State Department said.

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Focus on Asian bird flu outbreaks, not pigs: WHO BEIJING - International health experts are downplaying reports that a strain of bird flu has been found in pigs, saying outbreaks among poultry in Thailand and Malaysia are more worrisome.

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Abortion ship sails for Portugal Pro-choice Dutch medics set sail for Portugal, where they hope to provide women with advice on abortion.

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Woolworths H2 earnings jump 12 on cost savings SYDNEY: Australian supermarket group Woolworths Ltd reported a better-than-expected 12 gain in second-half profit on cost savings, and forecast a rise of up to 15 in 2005 earnings despite increased competition.

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Cisco, Microsoft Target SMBs with CRM Tool Cisco has rolled out the first product to result from its collaboration with Microsoft, targeting the SMB market. The new CRM Communications Connector ties Cisco #39;s IP contact-center applications

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Canon #39;s digital delight Almost a year old, the Canon Powershot A80 is due to hit the stock-clearance bins soon, offering great value for a 4.0 Megapixel top-name digital camera.

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Mars Odyssey to voyage into future NASA #39;s Mars Odyssey mission, originally scheduled to end on Tuesday, has been granted a stay of execution until at least September 2006, reveal NASA scientists.

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Event of the Day -- Women #39;s beach volleyball Why you should watch: The athletes are impossibly tanned and fit, the setting couldn #39;t be more beautiful and the competition will be fierce.

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Rangers hit as Rae loses out Rangers go into tomorrow night #39;s Champions League qualifier against CSKA Moscow at Ibrox without vice-captain Alex Rae, whose appeal against a five-match ban was dismissed by UEFA #39;s appeals tribunal yesterday.

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Slater tumbles in beam final Australia #39;s Allana Slater finished last as the women #39;s gymnastics beam final was won by Romania #39;s Catalina Ponor this morning.

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People and Politics / How to win the Jewish vote When Yitzhak Rabin coined the phrase quot;political settlements quot; (the opposite of quot;security settlements quot;), he was referring to settlements outside the settlement blocs that more or less abut the Green Line.

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Hong Kong passion for mobile phones could end dating woes (AFP) AFP - Hong Kongers famously told a survey last year they were too busy with work for relationships; now a new technology will enable them to go dating using their famous passion for mobile phones.

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US stocks mostly lower on disappointing Wal-Mart sales forecasts Wall Street stocks moved mostly lower Monday on a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as investors worried that oil prices would cut consumer spending and hurt companies #39; third-quarter profits.

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Helping or Hurting Workers? Paychecks all over the country could be going up or shrinking as a result of new changes to the nation #39;s overtime pay rules. The new laws took effect August 23.

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New computer virus for voyeurs the malicious program is capable of switching on webcams, allowing the author to literally peek into victims #39; lives.

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#39;I felt I #39;d let everyone down. But nobody was hurting inside as ... The search for the reasons behind Paula Radcliffe #39;s disastrous performance in the Olympic marathon moved yesterday to a medical laboratory in Athens, where blood samples taken from the 30-year-old athlete were being analysed in the hope of discovering

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Holmes grabs gold in nick of time Kelly Holmes came from the back of the pack to take Olympic gold last night in a thrilling 800 metres final. Holmes was second to last going into the second of the two laps.

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American women win softball gold then look human If they could have made the shutout last just one more inning, the unbeatable American softball team would have wound up with not only a third straight gold medal, but a feat that years from now will seem mythological.

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Conner Sounds Off On Hamm Medal Dispute OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma Olympic legend spoke out Monday on the controversy surrounding the gold medal won last week by American gymnast Paul Hamm.

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Ructions in Australian rowing eight Members of the Australian women #39;s rowing eight face disciplinary action after publicly criticising team-mate Sally Robbins for her failure to complete the Olympic final.

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Darfur crisis: Will new peace talks succeed? Rebel groups and Sudan #39;s government are attending talks to try to end the conflict in the troubled Darfur region. Delegates from both sides are in the Nigerian capital Abuja for the discussions, which will

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Suspected mercenaries on trial in Equatorial Guinea A trial is underway for 14 suspected mercenaries accused of plotting to topple the Government of Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich country in west Africa.

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Australian Terrorist Suspect Hicks Faces US Military Tribunal David Hicks, an Australian charged with training with al-Qaeda, becomes one of the first Guantanamo Bay detainees to face a US military tribunal when he appears before a panel tomorrow, his military lawyer said.

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Army commandos launch operation against militants MIR ALI: Helicopters dropped Pakistani commandos into North Waziristan on Monday, to launch an operation near the Afghan border against suspected Taliban forces that were chased into Pakistan

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Briefly: AOL signs up for Omniture traffic tool roundup Plus: Friendster hires ex-AOL ad exec...HP inks deal with energy firm...Holiday Inn welcomes Priceline.

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AOL signs up for Omniture traffic tool The three-year, \$15 million deal is for Omniture's SiteCatalyst traffic analysis service.

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On Mars, no life yet, but plenty blue screens of death Evidence from busy rovers suggests one-time presence of water, but system reboots almost dried up the sea of data.

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Mud the New Menace at Diana Fountain (AP) AP - Just when tourists thought it was safe to go back to the Princess Diana memorial fountain, the mud has struck.

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Ogunleye Joins Bears With Eye Toward Sacks (AP) AP - With recorders and cameras rolling, Adewale Ogunleye gave the obligatory pronunciation of his name on his first day with the Chicago Bears.

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Olympics: 'People Power' Stops Games Event, Holmes Wins ATHENS (Reuters) - "People's power" stopped a gymnastics final when judges' scoring destroyed Russian Alexei Nemov's Olympic medal hopes on Monday, while Briton Kelly Holmes shattered Maria Mutola's dream of consecutive 800 meters titles.

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Oil Won't Derail U.S. Expansion -Bernanke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S. economic growth, but the increases seen so far will not derail the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.

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Nikkei Opens Higher on Lower Oil Prices TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.29 percent at the opening on Tuesday, with a second day of falls in oil prices easing fears about the global economy and prompting buying in exporters such as Sony Corp.

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Oil Won't Derail U.S. Expansion -Bernanke (Reuters) Reuters - Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S.\economic growth, but the increases seen so far will not derail\the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal\Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.

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Nikkei Opens Higher on Lower Oil Prices (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.29\percent at the opening on Tuesday, with a second day of falls\in oil prices easing fears about the global economy and\prompting buying in exporters such as Sony Corp.

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Judge Urges U.S. to Speed Abu Ghraib Case (AP) AP - An Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Monday he will plead guilty to some offenses, acknowledging he broke the law and saying he accepts responsibility for his actions.

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Group Creates Engineered 'Marathon Mice' (AP) AP - Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the "genetic doping" of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.

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More Troops Leave El Salvador for Iraq Amid Threats SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Reuters) - El Salvador has sent the last 80 soldiers of a new contingent of troops to join the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, the army said on Monday, despite repeated retaliation threats from Islamic militants.

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NBA Today: Jefferson, Kidd Rock Raptors EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ --Richard Jefferson scored 26 points and hit a go-ahead jumper with seven seconds left to lift the New Jersey Nets to an 88-86 win over the Toronto Raptors at Continental Airlines Arena.

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Yukos Forced to Slash Production Russia #39;s troubled Yukos oil company says it is being forced to slash production and expenditures because the government has frozen its assets.

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UPDATE 1-Court clears Air Canada restructuring plan A Canadian court approved Air Canada #39;s (AC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) plan of arrangement with its creditors on Monday, clearing the way for the world #39;s 11th largest airline to emerge from bankruptcy protection at the end

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Wigley replaces Sturrock at Saints SOUTHAMPTON, England: English Premiership side Southampton announced yesterday the resignation of their manager Paul Sturrock - the first managerial casualty of the new season.

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Everton Rejects Newcastle #39;s 20 Million Pound Offer for Rooney Everton rejected a bid of 20 million pounds (\$36 million) from English Premiership soccer rival Newcastle United for teenage striker Wayne Rooney.

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Overtime cut undermines workers Yesterday, the biggest pay cut in American history took effect: The Bush administration #39;s overtime pay cut became official. It #39;s a new federal rule that could strip up to 6 million workers of overtime pay

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AT amp;T Wireless name to disappear Cingular Wireless will drop the AT amp;T brand six months after it acquires Redmond-based AT amp;T Wireless Services Inc., the telecommunications companies announced Monday.

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Fastest man! ATHENS: The true worth of Justin Gatlins stunning Olympic 100m victory could be measured by who was left in his considerable wake.

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Cink wins NEC Invitational AKRON, OHIO - Stewart Cink led all the way in winning the NEC Invitational by four shots. He #39;s the first player on the PGA Tour to win wire to wire this year.

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Hewitt in 5th gear LLEYTON Hewitt stepped up his preparation for the US Open with a convincing 6-3 6-4 win over Gilles Muller in the final of the Washington Open yesterday.

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Equatoguinean quot;mercenary quot; trial starts without Zimbabweans afrol News, 23 August - The trial against 14 foreigners, allegedly plotting a quot;mercenary invasion to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, quot; started today in Equatorial Guinea #39;s capital Malabo.

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Oil Won't Derail Expansion -Fed Officials (Reuters) Reuters - Near-record oil prices will slow\U.S. economic growth but won't be enough to derail a\self-sustaining expansion, U.S. Federal Reserve officials said\on Monday.

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Dollar Holds Gains, Fed Comments Help (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar held on to the previous day's\gain on Tuesday, supported by a retreat in oil prices and\upbeat comments on the U.S. economy from Federal Reserve\officials.

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Tokyo Stocks Higher; Dollar Up Against Yen (AP) AP - Tokyo stocks inched up Tuesday morning, nudging aside Wall Street's broader losses and taking encouragement from a rise in U.S. technology stocks. The dollar was trading higher against the Japanese yen.

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Oil Won't Derail Expansion -Fed Officials WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Near-record oil prices will slow U.S. economic growth but won't be enough to derail a self-sustaining expansion, U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Monday.

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Documentary Focuses on Kerry in Vietnam (AP) AP - John Kerry's former crew mates vouch for his Vietnam war heroics in a documentary being released in the midst of a campaign debate about his actions as a swift boat skipper.

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Scientists to Study the Genes of Soybeans (AP) AP - Indiana University has received a three-year, #36;2.6 million grant to study genes that make soybean plants resist disease.

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Oil Won #39;t Derail Expansion -Fed Officials Near-record oil prices will slow US economic growth but won #39;t be enough to derail a self-sustaining expansion, US Federal Reserve officials said on Monday.

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Athletics: 800m winner urges fellow Brit Radcliffe to try again ATHENS - Kelly Holmes was not meant to win an Olympic title in Athens and Paula Radcliffe was. Holmes, try as she might, could still not grasp the way things had turned out on Monday for the two British team mates.

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Women grapple with cultural shift The first woman ever to win gold in Olympic wrestling screamed with delight, subsided into floods of tears and leapt into the arms of an astonished referee.

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All roads to Nepal #39;s capital end here KATHMANDU: The Maoist blockade, which entered its sixth day on Monday, has effectively closed all roads linking the hill-ringed capital city of Kathmandu with the rest of Nepal.

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Web Site Helps Compare Gasoline Prices (AP) AP - Hate it when you fill 'er up and, five minutes later, spot another station selling gas for a nickel a gallon cheaper?

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Calif. Lawmakers Vote to Switch Primary (AP) AP - Lawmakers have agreed to return California's primary to its traditional date of June, ending the state's eight-year experiment with a March primary.

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Paul Hamm Waits Out Boos, Then Wins Silver ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- For 10 minutes, the crowd booed and whistled, creating a deafening roar. Paul Hamm sat around and waited to start his routine. A week's worth of controversy in gymnastics boiled over into the stands Monday during a bizarre, extraordinary evening. Hamm was able to block out the noise and win a silver medal on high bar, and four-time Olympic gold medalist Alexei Nemov finished fifth, much to the chagrin of the crowd.

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Arm shares fall 18pc after US acquisition Arm Holdings shares slumped 18pc yesterday after the semiconductor designer unveiled a surprise cash and shares deal to buy US technology firm Artisan Components.

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Coeur makes tender offer for all Wheaton River shares Coeur d #39;Alene Mines Corp. on Monday formally launched a \$2.1 billion effort to buy all the outstanding common shares of rival Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.

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Netgear, Vonage gear up for VoIP over Wi-Fi Vonage and Netgear have teamed up to develop broadband telephony products due in time for the holidays, according to sources familiar with the deal.

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Ethiopia #39;s Defar wins women #39;s 5,000m gold Ethiopia #39;s Meseret Defar won the women #39;s 5,000 meters gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens on August 23. The 20-year-old, women #39;s 3,000m winner in this year #39;s world indoor championships in Budapest, clocked 14 minutes 45.

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North Korea denounces #39;tyrant #39; Bush North Korea yesterday called President Bush an quot;imbecile quot; and quot;a tyrant that puts Hitler into the shade quot; in a stream of insults that seemed to rule out any progress on nuclear disarmament talks before the US presidential elections.

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ARM falls 18 on US deal Chip designer ARM Holdings yesterday made its biggest ever acquisition, buying US rival Artisan Components for \$913m (502m). But investors balked at the high price and sent its shares crashing more than 18.

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US Airways pilot talks collapse The pressure on US Airways mounted last night after talks with its pilots aimed at cutting nearly \$300m (163m) in costs broke down.

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IBM eyes Web hosting as growth engine IBM widened its lead last year in the US market for Internet hosting services as it won a greater share of the midsize-business market, according to data recently published by market researcher IDC.

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I don #39;t know why I stopped, says Radcliffe The torment engulfing Paula Radcliffe after her failure to finish the Olympic marathon was plain yesterday as she tried to explain what went so horribly wrong in the burning heat of Athens.

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US women power to final American pair Misty May and Kerri Walsh continued their unbeaten streak to reach the final of the women #39;s beach volleyball competition.

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Nikkei Flat in Nervous Trade (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's Nikkei average was flat by late\morning trade on Tuesday as falls in oil-related stocks offset\gains in some exporters including auto makers after a retreat\in oil prices eased fears about the global economy.

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Winning Iraqi Soccer Team Rare Cause for Joy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - When Iraq's Olympic soccer side beat Costa Rica nine days ago en route to their semi-final clash with Paraguay later on Tuesday, Hussein Allawi jumped so high with joy he cut his hand in the ceiling fan.

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Dollar Holds Gains, Fed Comments Help The dollar held on to the previous day #39;s gain on Tuesday, supported by a retreat in oil prices and upbeat comments on the US economy from Federal Reserve officials.

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