25/07/2008

Olympic ticket sale in Beijing starts stampede(AP)

AP - Thousands of eager fans who had waited for up to two days swarmed sales windows Friday for the final batch of tickets to next month's Olympic Games, knocking people to the ground and bending metal barricades in the chaotic crush.

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25/07/2008

47 dead, 100 missing in Congo boat accident(AP)

AP - At least 47 people died when a motorized boat sank on a river in Congo, and more than 100 people are missing, a district official said Friday.

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25/07/2008

Obama to visit with Sarkozy in France today(AP)

AP - Friday was France's turn to greet Barack Obama who was to visit Paris just long enough for talks with the French president and a joint news conference, but no rousing speech like the one he delivered in Berlin despite his solid French fan club.

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25/07/2008

Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage(AP)

AP - A Qantas jumbo jet carrying 345 passengers made an emergency landing Friday with a gaping hole in its fuselage after a mysterious"explosive decompression,"officials said.

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25/07/2008

Two die as seven bombs explode in Bangalore(AFP)

AFP - India's high-technology capital Bangalore was rocked by a string of seven bomb blasts Friday with at least two people killed and a dozen more wounded, police said.

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25/07/2008

Scrabble -- a national passion for Senegalese(AFP)

AFP - Senegal is Scrabble-mad. Street vendors all over Dakar hawk the board game and now the West African nation is the proud host of the French language Scrabble world championships.

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25/07/2008

US strengthening Zimbabwe sanctions(AP)

AP - The U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe says the United States is in the process of strengthening sanctions against individual Zimbabweans blamed for deadly electoral violence.

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25/07/2008

Rice: Pakistan should do more to end violence(AP)

AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory.

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25/07/2008

Police: Lebanon fighting leaves 1 civilian dead(AP)

AP - Lebanese police say sectarian fighting in the northern city of Tripoli has killed one person and wounded 10.

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25/07/2008

US, Australia press Pakistan on Afghan border security(AFP)

AFP - The United States and Australia on Friday urged Pakistan to do more to control militant activity in its border areas to stem the growing insurgency in Afghanistan.

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24/07/2008

Southern Copper 2Q profit falls 24 pct(AP)

AP - Peru's Southern Copper Corp. on Thursday said second-quarter profit fell 24 percent from the year-ago period amid strikes and higher fuel and production costs.

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17/07/2008

Prosecutor looks at 3rd war crimes case - The Associated Press

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Prosecutor looks at 3rd war crimes case
The Associated Press -23 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - With an arrest warrant pending against Sudan's president, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday he was focusing on another war crime case in Darfur involving two suspected rebel commanders allegedly...
Prosecutor to Pursue Rebels in Next Case on Darfur CrisisNew York Times
Plan to send Mideast refugees to Sudan draws protestCNN
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17/07/2008

Iannetta homers to lead Rockies over Pirates - The Associated Press

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Iannetta homers to lead Rockies over Pirates
The Associated Press -23 minutes ago
DENVER (AP) - Chris Iannetta homered and drove in three runs and Ubaldo Jimenez pitched seven strong innings to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.
Pirates not good enough in 5-3 loss to RockiesPittsburgh Post Gazette
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17/07/2008

CDC report: US obesity rate continues to grow - Newsday

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CDC report: US obesity rate continues to grow
Newsday -29 minutes ago
Forty-five US states lost ground in an ongoing push to reduce obesity to 15 percent of the population by 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mississippi Remains Most Obese State, CDC ReportsABC News
Georgians loom large on obesity listAtlanta Journal Constitution
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17/07/2008

A Cast of 300 Advises Obama on Foreign Policy - New York Times

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A Cast of 300 Advises Obama on Foreign Policy
New York Times -32 minutes ago
By ELISABETH BUMILLER WASHINGTON - Every day around 8 am, foreign policy aides at Senator Barack Obama’s Chicago campaign headquarters send him two e-mails: a briefing on major world developments over the previous 24 hours and a set of questions,...
McCain says he's glad Obama going to Iraq, sort ofThe Associated Press
All the World's Obama Stage: Will He Shine?ABC News
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17/07/2008

Mets 10, Reds 8 With Late Push, Mets Pull Even With the Phillies - New York Times

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Mets 10, Reds 8 With Late Push, Mets Pull Even With the Phillies
New York Times -36 minutes ago
By JOSHUA ROBINSON CINCINNATI - Until recently, Johana Santana’s starts had been the Mets’ cue to look hapless at the plate. Before Thursday night’s game, they had lost six of his last seven games and failed to produce more than two runs in five of...
Relentless Mets rally for 10th straightMLB.com
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17/07/2008

Pope denounces'insatiable consumption' - CNN International

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Pope denounces'insatiable consumption'
CNN International -47 minutes ago
(CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI recalled the natural beauty he observed during his 20-hour flight to Sydney, saying he felt"a profound sense of awe," and denounced"insatiable consumption" as threatening to the world's environment.
Pope calls on religions to unite against terrorismReuters
Sydney Re-enacts Crucifixion for Pope Benedict XVI, PilgrimsBloomberg
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17/07/2008

Gore challenges US to ditch oil - BBC News

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Gore challenges US to ditch oil
BBC News -51 minutes ago
The Nobel laureate and former US vice president, Al Gore, has urged Americans to abandon electricity generated by fossil fuels within a decade.
Gore Urges Change to Dodge an Energy CrisisNew York Times
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17/07/2008

Deal Seeks to Offer Drug for Malaria at Low Price - New York Times

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Deal Seeks to Offer Drug for Malaria at Low Price
New York Times -54 minutes ago
By DONALD G. MCNEIL JR The Clinton Foundation announced Thursday that it had brokered an agreement among several drug makers that it hoped would ensure a steady supply of a crucial malaria medicine at reasonable prices for the world’s poor.
Bill Clinton Foundation Aims To Stabilize Malaria Drug PricesWall Street Journal
China, India drug makers agree to cut malaria drug price: ClintonAFP
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17/07/2008

Meet Batman's best buds: Nolan and Bale - USA Today

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Meet Batman's best buds: Nolan and Bale
USA Today -1 hour ago
By Larsen and Talbert for USA TODAY By Scott Bowles, USA TODAY Call them the new face of comic-book films. Or hitmakers. Or, if they were to decide, two guys who have worked on three movies together.
Holy Villians Batman!!ABC News
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17/07/2008

Cable Series in Running for Emmys - New York Times

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Cable Series in Running for Emmys
New York Times -1 hour ago
By BILL CARTER LOS ANGELES - The nominations for television’s biggest award, the Emmy, were released on Thursday morning, adding more fuel to the argument that much of the best creative work in the medium is now being done on cable,...
"Weeds,""Battlestar Galactica" and other Emmy snubs. Really?San Francisco Chronicle
Critics picks dominate mixVariety
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17/07/2008

US Considers Opening a Diplomatic Post in Iran - New York Times

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US Considers Opening a Diplomatic Post in Iran
New York Times -1 hour ago
By ELAINE SCIOLINO and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG PARIS - The Bush administration is considering establishing an American diplomatic presence in Iran for the first time since relations were severed during the 444-day occupation of the American Embassy in...
Bush Eases Up on Iran as Envoy Heads to Nuclear Talks in GenevaBloomberg
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17/07/2008

GameSpot News Blog - GameSpot

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GameSpot News Blog
GameSpot -1 hour ago
E3 2008 moved back to the Los Angeles Convention Center from Santa Monica this year, and it apparently brought the Barker Hangar show floor with it.
Wii shines, Xbox 360 tanksTG Daily
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17/07/2008

Merrill Lynch reports $4.9 billion loss - CNNMoney.com

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Merrill Lynch reports $4.9 billion loss
CNNMoney.com -2 hours ago
Nation's largest brokerage suffers its fourth-straight quarterly loss, confirms plans to sell Bloomberg stake for $4.43 billion.
Merrill posts $4.9 billion loss, sells Bloomberg stakeReuters
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17/07/2008

Bush Views Fire Devastation in N. Calif. - Washington Post

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Bush Views Fire Devastation in N. Calif.
Washington Post -2 hours ago
By Dan Eggen REDDING, Calif., July 17 -- President Bush joined Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday for a helicopter tour over the charred landscape of Shasta-Trinity National Forest, surveying a small part of the devastation left behind by the...
Bush surveys record-breaking California wildfiresThe Associated Press
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17/07/2008

'Mamma Mia' - Los Angeles Times

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'Mamma Mia'
Los Angeles Times -2 hours ago
More like: Oh, no! The stage-to-screen adaptation is loaded with excess. But, hey, Meryl Streep comes off well. By Zip Code: By Kenneth Turan, Times Movie Critic Couldn't they have just let"Mamma Mia!
Movie review:'Mamma Mia!' a musical vacationSan Francisco Chronicle
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17/07/2008

Feds cancel test of experimental AIDS vaccine - San Francisco Chronicle

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17/07/2008

Dimebon Shows Improvements in Brain Function and Memory - ABC News

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Dimebon Shows Improvements in Brain Function and Memory
ABC News -2 hours ago
By RYAN OWENS Alzheimer's disease can be heartbreaking to watch and frustrating to treat. Most medicines on the market do little more than delay the inevitable mental decline.
Alzheimer's drug trial'promise'BBC News
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17/07/2008

A Mixed Take by McCain Camp on Obama’s Trip to War Zones - New York Times