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African virus threatens European birds
A mosquito-borne virus from Africa has been decimating Austria's blackbirds for the last three years and is threatening to spread to bird populations in central Europe, Austrian scientists have warned. | 2 |
Swiss Air Lines Posts 1st Quarterly Profit (AP)
AP - Switzerland's struggling national airline reported a second-quarter profit of 45 million Swiss francs ($35.6 million) Tuesday, although its figures were boosted by a legal settlement in France. | 2 |
'Scrap university targets' call
Business leaders say the government should scrap its target for 50% of all young people to go to university. | 2 |
'Scrap university targets' call
Business leaders say the government should scrap its target for 50% of all young people to go to university. | 10 |
Alien and Predator, Together Forever?
It's scary, scary, scary stuff. | 0 |
N.Y. Atty General Announces Drug-Price Web Site (Reuters)
Reuters - New York Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer on Tuesday said his office has created an interactive
Web site to help New Yorkers comparison shop for prescription
drugs, following a statewide survey showing widely varying
prices at pharmacies. | 6 |
Real Slashes Online Song Prices
Digital music battle continues, as Real undercuts ITunes' prices. | 6 |
Germany's Schroeder adopts Russian toddler (AFP)
AFP - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife have made a new addition to their family, adopting a three-year-old Russian girl from a children's home in St. Petersburg, sources said. | 2 |
Two critical after road crash
Two men are critically ill in hospital and seven others injured after a crash in County Down. | 2 |
Swiss slashes first-half net loss but fuel costs hamper turnaround (AFP)
AFP - The airline Swiss said it had managed to cut its first-half net loss by about 90 percent but warned that spiralling fuel costs were hampering a turnaround despite increasing passenger travel. | 13 |
Wyeth: FDA Puts Cancer Drug on Fast Track (AP)
AP - Pharmaceutical firm Wyeth said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration granted fast-track status to its experimental cancer drug temsirolimus as an initial treatment for patients with advanced kidney cancer. | 3 |
Army Won't Pay 15 Pct of Halliburton Bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will withhold payment on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton Co.'s <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAl.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HAl.N</A> logistics deal in Iraq due to an ongoing billing dispute, the company and the U.S. military said on Tuesday. | 10 |
Two critical after road crash
Two men are critically ill in hospital and seven others injured after a crash in County Down. | 10 |
Eight terror suspects charged
Eight men arrested during anti-terrorism raids have been charged with conspiring to commit murder. | 10 |
Critics slam U.S. troops pullout
On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 10 |
Google IPO Under Threat Due to Shortage of Bids
Google has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to make its registration statement effective at 4 pm Eastern time on Tuesday. If the company follows the usual IPO pattern, the share price would be set and the offering ... | 0 |
Halliburton Says Army Can Withold Payments
Halliburton Co. on Tuesday blamed politics for a US Army decision to not grant the company more time to resolve a billing dispute in which the Pentagon contends the company did not adequately account for some $1.8 billion of work done in the Middle East. | 0 |
Home Depot Likes High Oil
Rising fuel prices, a bugbear for most of the retail sector, are helping Home Depot (HD:NYSE - news - research), the remodeling giant that reported a surge in second-quarter earnings Tuesday and guided the rest of the year higher. | 0 |
Cantor Fitzgerald spinning off business
Manhattan-based financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald said Tuesday it is spinning off its inter-dealer voice brokerage business and will concentrate on sales and trading, investment banking, asset management and other institutional services. | 0 |
Housing starts jump 8.3 percent
Washington, DC, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The US Commerce Department said Tuesday a dip in mortgage rates helped boost home-building activity in July 8.3 percent after falling 7.7 percent in June. | 0 |
Trial date set for ex-HealthSouth CEO Scrushy
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Fired HealthSouth chief executive Richard Scrushy will go on trial January 5th. | 0 |
Diane Lane and Josh Brolin Wed
Hollywood stars Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have married at a secret ceremony on the west coast. The Oscar nominated Unfaithful actress, 39, and her 36-year-old Hollow Man star beau exchanged marital vows at an undisclosed location over the weekend. | 1 |
Mark Spitz defeats acid reflux disease
Instead of worrying that Michael Phelps might break his Olympic record of seven gold medals, you might be surprised to learn that Mark Spitz has been rooting for Phelps to re-energize the sport of swimming. What really gives Spitz heartburn is acid ... | 3 |
"Ingenerosi gli attacchi ai nostri militari"
Dalla sua villa-fortezza in Sardegna, Berlusconi parla di Iraq con Blair: "Solidarietà ai nostri carabinieri che sono lì in missione di pace". I due leader cercano una posizione comune sulla crisi: "Basta con la violenza, il governo di Baghdad deve ... | 4 |
DELITTO COGNE - La procura di Aosta nomina tre nuovi periti
Rischia di diventare un'indagine senza fine quella per la morte del piccolo Samuele Lorenzi, morte di cui è accusata la madre Annamaria Franzoni (foto). La procura di Aosta ha infatti nominato tre nuovi periti che dovranno occuparsi della denuncia ... | 4 |
"L'Italia non sarà esclusa dalla riforma dell'Onu"
MILANO - Il ministro degli Esteri Franco Frattini annuncia battaglia. «La riforma delle Nazioni Unite è una questione di interesse nazionale e come tale sarà portata avanti. Spero di avere al mio fianco tutto il Paese, il Parlamento, la società ... | 4 |
Enipower, nuovi nomi nell'inchiesta
MILANO (8 ago. 2004) - Continua l'inchiesta, a Milano, sulle presunte tangenti per alcune commesse di Enipower, da cui si attendono nuovi imminenti sviluppi. Dal lungo interrogatorio di Mauro Cartei, l'ingegnere arrestato venerdì, emergono altri dettagli ... | 4 |
"Ho trascorso gli ultimi sette anni allenandomi dalla mattina alla sera"
Giornata storica alle Olimpiadi di Atene: gli Emirati Arabi Uniti hanno conquistato il primo oro olimpico della loro storia. Lo sceicco del Dubai, Ahmed Al-Maktoum, ha vinto la prova del double-trap (tiro a volo), sbaragliando la concorrenza con 189 ... | 4 |
CALCIO COPPA ITALIA - La Figc sospende le partite di Bari e Pescara
Dopo il decreto del tribunale civile di Napoli che aveva bloccato serie Be Coppa Italia dopo il ricorso del curatore fallimentare del Napoli, la Figc ha deciso la sospensione delle partite di Coppa Italia Pescara-Rimini (18 agosto), Crotone-Bari e ... | 4 |
WWiSE group proposes 540 Mbps Wi-Fi
A consortium of companies is pushing a new proposal to the IEEE for 802.11n. 135 Mbps in standard mode, 540 Mbps maximum throughput. Fast enough? ... | 6 |
PalmOne unveils Wi-Fi SD Card
It appears the rumours of Palm creating a Wi-Fi card are true, however before you rush to your local electronics store take note that it won't work on any PDA you can find. | 6 |
IBM seeks dismissal of SCO claims
IBM has filed a 100-page motion with a US district court in an attempt to have some of the claims made against it by The SCO Group dismissed. | 6 |
China cracks down on "phone sex" services
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- China is carrying out a nationwide campaign to crack down on "phone sex" services, paralleling another sweeping operation against Internet pornography, Minister of Information Industry Wang Xudong said here Tuesday. | 6 |
The 'i' in 'Internet'
It's not exactly an earth-shaking development but I expect that Wired News' very public announcement that it would no longer capitalize "Internet," "Web" or "Net" will provoke some discussion and debate in online publishing circles. | 6 |
Medical Examiner Finds No Injuries on Thanou-Source
ATHENS (Reuters) - A medical examiner has found that Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou, who was in hospital with fellow athlete Costas Kenteris, had no injuries, a judicial source said on Tuesday. | 8 |
After historic victory, Puerto Rico lose to Lithuania
August 17, 2004 -- Two days after a historic victory over the United States Olympic Basketball Team (Team USA), Puerto Rico suffered their first loss at the 2004 Olympics to Lithuania, 98-90 on Tuesday. | 8 |
Silver medal shines bright for gymnasts
ATHENS, Greece Their own country has a hard time celebrating a silver medal. If it isn't gold, it's symbolic of second place or third place, and that's just not the American way when it comes to the Olympic Games. | 8 |
Athens ticket sales 'improving'
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Olympic organizers announced that more than half of available tickets (3.1 million) to the Games have been sold, almost reaching the budget for purchases. | 8 |
Greek wins gold in judo
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Ilias Iliadis captured Greece's second gold medal of the 2004 Olympics with a thrilling victory over Roman Gontyuk of the Ukraine in the men's under 81kg category in judo on Tuesday. | 8 |
Boston Red Sox Team Report - August 17
(Sports Network) - Pedro Martinez will try to win his fourth consecutive decision, as he takes the hill for the Boston Red Sox in the middle test of a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. | 8 |
Venter back for Boks
ABRASIVE Springbok flanker AJ Venter returns to the field on Saturday for South Africa's crunch encounter against Australia, the only change to the team announced by coach Jake White today. | 8 |
San Francisco Giants Team Report - August 17
(Sports Network) - Jason Schmidt, leading contender for this year's NL Cy Young Award, gets the call for the San Francisco Giants tonight in the second contest of a four-game series against the visiting Montreal Expos. | 8 |
NCAA's final decision ends 3-year argument
Jeremy Bloom got the bad news Monday night while in Chile, where he is in training with the United States ski team. | 8 |
Iraq Conference Delegation Tries to End Najaf Uprising
A delegation from Iraq's national conference has gone to the holy city of Najaf to try to end a bloody Shia uprising. Security concerns delayed the group's departure and reduced the number of representatives who went. | 11 |
Burundi: Grief And Anger At Mass Burial of Massacre Victims
At a mass burial in Burundi on Monday, thousands of people lamented the death of hundreds of Tutsis from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) known as Banyamulenge who had fled fighting across the border to Burundi in June. They were slaughtered on ... | 11 |
Hurricane Charley victims sweat through long lines
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Federal disaster assistance money started flowing to Hurricane Charley's victims and postal workers handed out mail Tuesday outside their damaged building, but hundreds of thousands still had no phones, no running ... | 11 |
Rumsfeld Cautions on New Intel Director
WASHINGTON Aug. 17, 2004 Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld struck a cautious tone Tuesday on the need for a national intelligence director, saying any changes should not create new barriers between war fighters and agencies that collect ... | 11 |
Google IPO Under Threat Due to Shortage of Bids
Google has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to make its registration statement effective at 4 pm Eastern time on Tuesday. If the company follows the usual IPO pattern, the share price would be set and the offering ... | 11 |
Medical Examiner Finds No Injuries on Thanou-Source
ATHENS (Reuters) - A medical examiner has found that Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou, who was in hospital with fellow athlete Costas Kenteris, had no injuries, a judicial source said on Tuesday. | 11 |
After historic victory, Puerto Rico lose to Lithuania
August 17, 2004 -- Two days after a historic victory over the United States Olympic Basketball Team (Team USA), Puerto Rico suffered their first loss at the 2004 Olympics to Lithuania, 98-90 on Tuesday. | 11 |
Mark Spitz defeats acid reflux disease
Instead of worrying that Michael Phelps might break his Olympic record of seven gold medals, you might be surprised to learn that Mark Spitz has been rooting for Phelps to re-energize the sport of swimming. What really gives Spitz heartburn is acid ... | 11 |
Suspect Linked to Terror Alert Charged
LONDON Aug. 17, 2004 British police charged eight men Tuesday with terrorist offenses, including one suspected al-Qaida operative accused of having surveillance plans of financial institutions in New York, Washington and New Jersey that were at the ... | 11 |
Cease-Fire Halts Afghan Infighting
KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 17, 2004 An Afghan warlord abandoned his gains in the country's latest burst of factional fighting Tuesday, after the United States brokered a cease-fire and sent warplanes circling overhead. | 11 |
Chavez, the Poor Man's Survivor
The leftist president of Venezuela, backed by 58 percent of voters, easily rebuffed a recall referendum on Sunday. In the course of his political career, the 48-year-old former military officer has endured jail time and overcome two ... | 11 |
Hurricane Charley victims sweat through long lines
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Federal disaster assistance money started flowing to Hurricane Charley's victims and postal workers handed out mail Tuesday outside their damaged building, but hundreds of thousands still had no phones, no running ... | 12 |
Rumsfeld Cautions on New Intel Director
WASHINGTON Aug. 17, 2004 Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld struck a cautious tone Tuesday on the need for a national intelligence director, saying any changes should not create new barriers between war fighters and agencies that collect ... | 12 |
Kerry bolsters staff as Bush stumps
While a vacationing John Kerry added some of the Democratic Party's most experienced strategists to his team, President Bush was stumping in the Rust Belt for a second straight day as he sought to counter fears the economic recovery could be faltering. | 12 |
Fort Hood soldiers killed in Iraq
WASHINGTON - One of two soldiers who died Sunday in an attack in Najaf, Iraq, was a high school valedictorian from Bonner Springs, Kan., who was "born to be a soldier," his father said. | 12 |
Ks device to treat stroke victims
'Not many years ago, we couldn't do much for people with strokes -- except try to prevent the next one.' ... | 12 |
Iraq Conference Delegation Tries to End Najaf Uprising
A delegation from Iraq's national conference has gone to the holy city of Najaf to try to end a bloody Shia uprising. Security concerns delayed the group's departure and reduced the number of representatives who went. | 13 |
Burundi: Grief And Anger At Mass Burial of Massacre Victims
At a mass burial in Burundi on Monday, thousands of people lamented the death of hundreds of Tutsis from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) known as Banyamulenge who had fled fighting across the border to Burundi in June. They were slaughtered on ... | 13 |
Malaria adds to Darfur's woes - UN
SISI, Chad, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Marauding Arab militias in Sudan's Darfur region continue to prey on refugees and are crossing into Chad to steal cattle and kill civilians, UN officials and Chadian villagers said on Tuesday. | 13 |
Cease-Fire Halts Afghan Infighting
KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 17, 2004 An Afghan warlord abandoned his gains in the country's latest burst of factional fighting Tuesday, after the United States brokered a cease-fire and sent warplanes circling overhead. | 13 |
Schroeder adopts Russian toddler
The Schroeders adopted Victoria from a children's home in St. Petersburg and picked her up several weeks ago, Bild and ... | 13 |
Army Won't Pay 15 Pct of Halliburton Bill (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Army will withhold payment
on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton Co.'s (HAl.N)
logistics deal in Iraq due to an ongoing billing dispute, the
company and the U.S. military said on Tuesday. | 0 |
Army Won't Pay 15 Pct of Halliburton Bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will withhold payment on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton Co.'s <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAl.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HAl.N</A> logistics deal in Iraq due to an ongoing billing dispute, the company and the U.S. military said on Tuesday. | 0 |
J.C. Penney Posts Operating Profit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Department store operator J.C. Penney Co. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JCP.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">JCP.N</A> on Tuesday posted a quarterly operating profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on inventory controls and strong sales of jeans, home furnishings and career clothes. | 0 |
Stocks Up on Earnings, Data; Oil Weighs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday, boosted by strong earnings from Home Depot Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HD.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HD.N</A> and two separate economic reports that showed inflationary pressure was held in check and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in July. | 0 |
Surviving Biotech's Downturns
Charly Travers offers advice on withstanding the volatility of the biotech sector. | 0 |
IBM expands into Danish IT services market
Continuing its assault on the European IT outsourcing market, IBM Corp. has signed agreements to buy two Danish IT services companies and another to provide IT services to one of the country's largest banks. | 0 |
Briefly: Business Objects to bundle IBM tools
roundup Plus: Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat...Sprint to bake in BlackBerry for businesses...Microsoft ships updated Works...FaceTime pulls in $16 million. | 6 |
Army Won't Pay 15 Pct of Halliburton Bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will withhold payment on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton Co.'s <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HAl.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">HAl.N</A> logistics deal in Iraq due to an ongoing billing dispute, the company and the U.S. military said on Tuesday. | 12 |
Welsh ban strippers in limousines (Reuters)
Reuters - Strippers and pole dancers should be banned from performing in stretch limousines, according to a
British report. | 2 |
Kremlin and Russian military authorize film on Kalashnikov (AFP)
AFP - The Russian government and the military have given their approval for the filming of a documentary on the life of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the world-famous AK-47 assault rifle, the Russian studio Tsar-Pictures said. | 2 |
Student ploy to beat park entry fees triggers French police alert (AFP)
AFP - A plan by a group of French students to save a few euros on entry fees to an animal park by hiding one of their number in the boot of their car triggered a full-scale police alert this week after witnesses thought they were seeing a kidnapping. | 2 |
Sharon backs new settlement homes
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon gives the green light to 1,000 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank. | 2 |
Reform needed for A-level best
Universities and businesses need more information to select the best candidates, the government has admitted. | 2 |
Kremlin and Russian military authorize film on Kalashnikov (AFP)
AFP - The Russian government and the military have given their approval for the filming of a documentary on the life of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the world-famous AK-47 assault rifle, the Russian studio Tsar-Pictures said. | 13 |
State Dept. Presses Case Against Iran (AP)
AP - The Bush administration will keep using diplomacy to try to end Iran's drive for nuclear weapons, but there is no sign yet that Iran — or North Korea — has decided to follow Libya's lead and abandon its dangerous goal, a senior Bush administration official said Tuesday. | 13 |
Developing states to seek voice in fighting terror (Reuters)
Reuters - Developing nations on Tuesday urged the United States and other powerful countries to consult them on tackling terror and resolving the Middle East conflict. | 13 |
New Cooperation and New Tensions in Terrorist Hunt
The apprehension of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan was wrapped up with almost no notice, but it would have enormous global repercussions. | 13 |
Front-Porch Chat: Birth of a Kerry Campaign Tactic
John Kerry has held 10 "front porch visit" events  an actual front porch is optional  where perhaps 100 people ask questions in a low-key campaigning style. | 13 |
Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 17, 2004 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: | 3 |
Parents Overlook Most Important Asthma Steps-Study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Parents of children with asthma try hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most important measures, including banning smoking in the house and shutting windows to keep pollen out, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. | 3 |
Sharon backs new settlement homes
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon gives the green light to 1,000 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank. | 10 |
Reform needed for A-level best
Universities and businesses need more information to select the best candidates, the government has admitted. | 10 |
Microsoft Details SP2 Conflicts
Nearly 50 programs may be disrupted by XP's Service Pack. | 6 |
Games Business Needs Mergers, Price Cuts-Report (Reuters)
Reuters - Video game executives believe
consolidation will be crucial to their future, but they also
want further cuts to hardware prices to boost short-term
growth, according to a report set for release this week. | 1 |
Book on Divine Comedy Does Dante Differently
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - What's a nice Jewish girl from New Jersey whose first language was Yiddish doing writing a book about history's greatest Catholic poet, Dante? | 1 |
Tourists Urged to 'Rediscover Lebanon'
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Web site instructs tourists to "Rediscover Lebanon." It promises beaches, ski slopes, ruins, nightlife -- something for everyone packaged in a tiny country more often remembered for war and kidnappings. | 1 |
Argentine Falkland Vets Plagued by Suicide, Woes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Falklands war veteran Marcelo Torres was so desperate to escape the battlefield horrors that still plagued his dreams two decades after the conflict that he put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. | 1 |
Celebrating Feast, Iraq's Yezidis Fear for Future
SHEIKH ADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Worshippers sacrifice fowl and offer dawn prayers to the angel Malak Taus as hundreds of members Iraq's obscure Yezidi sect gather at their Lalish temple to celebrate the summer feast. | 1 |
States Face Lawsuits on Funding Cash-Poor Schools
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Reuters) - The Spanish teachers are gone along with the guidance counselors and intramural basketball games. Teachers have been fired and classrooms closed. | 1 |
Iverson Fractures Thumb But Aims to Play
ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. point guard Allen Iverson has a fractured thumb on his shooting hand but is expected to play on Tuesday night against Greece, a U.S. basketball spokesman said. | 8 |
Beach Volleyball: Brazilians Aim for Podium Again
ATHENS (Reuters) - Brazil have had two women's teams on the beach volleyball podium at the last two Olympics and moved a step closer to a hat-trick Tuesday. | 8 |
Examiner Reports No Visible Thanou Injuries
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou came out of hospital after a mysterious motorcycle crash which left Kenteris with scratches and Thanou with no visible injuries, according to a medical report. | 8 |
Pool stunt triggers Athens alert
Olympics organisers order tighter security after a man leaps into the pool during a synchronised diving final. | 2 |
Britain Charges 8 With Terrorist Offenses
British police charged eight men Tuesday with terrorist offenses, including one suspected al-Qaida operative accused of having surveillance plans of financial institutions in New York, Washington and New Jersey ... | 2 |
Hackers Plan to Attack Bush Campaign's Site During Convention
Two men accused of aiding a Romanian man charged with hacking into the online ordering system of the world's largest computer equipment distributor pleaded not guilty to charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to ... | 2 |
Welsh to ban strippers in limousines (Reuters)
Reuters - Strippers and pole dancers should be banned from performing in stretch limousines, according to a
British report. | 13 |
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