Reuters - Turkey will push U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week to follow through on promises to help eradicate Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq but experts say the top U.S. diplomat’s hands are tied.
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Reuters - British Insurance and holiday company for the over-50s Saga has launched a social networking Web site for silver surfers in a bid to emulate the huge popularity of MySpace, Bebo and Facebook.
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Reuters - A pickup in consumer spending and strong exports powered economic growth ahead at its fastest rate during the third quarter since the beginning of 2006, according to a government report on Wednesday.
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Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich questioned President Bush’s mental stability on Tuesday following Bush’s comments about Iran and World War III.
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AP - A federal mediator was trying to help Hollywood writers and producers reach a last-minute deal Wednesday on a new contract, hoping to help them avert a strike that could slow production of new TV shows and films.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police are investigating alleged abuses at billionaire U.S. television magnate Oprah Winfrey’s all-girl leadership academy, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Bomb Blast in Russian City of Togliatti Kills at Least 8
Voice of America - By Peter Fedynsky At least eight people are dead and 56 have been injured following a bomb blast on a bus in the Russian city of Togliatti. Bomb on Russian Bus Kills at Least 8 Bus explosion kills 8 in central Russia |
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Intel Corp and Microsoft Corp are supplying Libya’s government with 150,000 rugged laptop computers that cost $200 to build and are designed to meet the needs of children in developing countries.
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Why do Unlocked iPhones Worry Apple?
Techtree.com - Recently, Apple Computer re-hashed rules applying to the purchase of its iPhone. No longer is cash acceptable (only credit/debit cards), and each person can buy only up to two iPhones. Apple Says No Thanks to Cash for iPhones A Two iPhone Limit |
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NASA/Ames will lead effort to send humans back to the moon
Nuevo Mundo - By Julie Sevrens Lyons Signaling its commitment to returning humans to the moon by 2020, NASA announced Tuesday it is creating a new Lunar Science Institute to be managed from the NASA/Ames Research Center at Moffett Field. Isles to get prime view of crash course on moon NASA Langley to prepare for life on the moon |
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