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Tight at the top as Parisian finale nears - 21, Jul 2008
CUNEO, Italy (Reuters) - With the three leading riders within eight seconds of each other, the Tour de France is even tighter than expected less than a week before the finish in Paris.
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Tropical Storm Dolly heads for Gulf of Mexico: NHC - 21, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dolly was about to emerge off the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula early Monday and move into the Gulf of Mexico where it could become a hurricane on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest
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Rice wants "serious answer" from Iran - 21, Jul 2008
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Monday that it faced more sanctions if it defied a two-week deadline to agree to curb its nuclear program.
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Mugabe, Tsvangirai sign Zimbabwe framework deal - 21, Jul 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday signed a deal laying down the framework for formal talks on forming a power sharing government to end a deep political crisis.
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U.S. farm support targeted as WTO talks begin - 21, Jul 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States faced pressure on Monday to make bigger cuts in trade-distorting farm subsidies at the start of a week of global trade negotiations.
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First Guantanamo war crimes trial under way - 21, Jul 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The first U.S. war crimes trial since World War Two began on Monday at the U.S. navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, nearly seven years after the September 11 attacks prompted President George W. Bush to decl
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Obama says has good talks with Maliki in Baghdad - 21, Jul 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met U.S. military commanders and Iraq's prime minister on Monday to assess security in the country, where there are more than 140,000 American troops.
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Citigroup vice chairman Michael Klein to leave - 21, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Monday that Vice Chairman Michael Klein would leave the largest U.S. bank by assets to pursue other opportunities.
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Hasbro profit tops view, costs remain challenging - 21, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc , the No. 2 U.S. toymaker, posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by sales of toys tied to movies such as the latest "Indiana Jones" release and by brands like G.I. Joe and Transformers.
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Economy may avoid recession but slow growth seen - 21, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy may have avoided a recession but will grow below trend for some time as firms face higher prices for a range of goods that will cut into profits, according to a panel of economists surveyed.
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Oil gives back gains despite Iran, tropical storm - 21, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil gave back most of its gains of more than $3 during trading on Monday, as worry over Iran and a storm in the Gulf of Mexico were not enough to sustain a price recovery after the biggest one-week slide on record.
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Bank of America profit falls 41 percent but tops views - 21, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp on Monday reported quarterly profit that fell less than expected, as improved investment banking and trading results offset a surge in bad loans, causing shares of the largest U.S. retail bank and mortgage lender
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Yahoo and Icahn settle, Microsoft deal seen adrift - 21, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will appoint activist investor Carl Icahn and two of his nominees to its board, settling a proxy battle and making an immediate transaction with Microsoft Corp less likely.
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Web star famed for silly dance eyes new gig: charity - 21, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Matt Harding has won cult celebrity status by filming himself dancing badly around the world to the amusement of millions of Internet viewers but now he wants to get serious -- raising money for laptops for the poor.
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Home servers may render CD racks obsolete - 21, Jul 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - Converting to a fully digitized entertainment library is a good way to cut down on clutter in the house. So what replaces the CD rack once you do?
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Big Facebook redesign to give users more control - 21, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc. is making sweeping changes to the world's largest social networking site, aiming to give users more control and to curb new forms of spam, company officials said late on Sunday.
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Batman director takes Hollywood by storm - 21, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - English filmmaker Christopher Nolan is now the toast of Hollywood, thanks to the record-breaking $155 million opening of "The Dark Knight."
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Drug restores speech in Alzheimer's; experts worry - 21, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Alzheimer's patients given a popular rheumatoid arthritis drug showed seemingly dramatic improvements in a small study, but some doctors worried that the early findings will raise premature hopes in patients and their families.
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Pakistani court upholds curbs on nuclear scientist - 21, Jul 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court upheld the detention of disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan on Monday and barred him from talking to the media about nuclear proliferation while he is under house arrest.
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Rossi wins to snap Stoner's winning streak - 21, Jul 2008
MONTEREY, California (Reuters) - Four-time world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi ended Australian Casey Stoner's winning streak on Sunday with victory at the U.S. MotoGP.
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Hollywood actors and studios face disconnect - 21, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Three weeks after the expiration of their contract, the Screen Actors Guild and the studios appear to be living on different planets.
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Canadian Wozniak wins Stanford title - 21, Jul 2008
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak captured her first career title by defeating sixth seed Marion Bartoli of France 7-5 6-3 in the final of the Stanford Classic on Sunday.
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Johnson wins in Milwaukee for first U.S. Tour win - 21, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sweden's Richard S. Johnson birdied three of the last four holes on Sunday to claim a one-shot victory in the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee for his first win on the PGA Tour.
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Dodgers score five runs in ninth to stun Diamondbacks - 21, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to stun the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday in Phoenix and move into a tie for first place in the National League West.
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U.S. doctor faces Australian manslaughter charges - 21, Jul 2008
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A U.S. surgeon faced an Australian court on Monday on 14 charges of manslaughter, negligence and fraud after arriving back in Australia from the United States.
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North Korea nuclear talks to take higher profile - 21, Jul 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Sputtering talks on ending North Korea's nuclear plans will gain a higher profile this week with an unprecedented meeting of ministers, but lingering questions on the North's ambitions threaten to drag the process down.
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Pope meets Australian victims of clergy sex abuse - 21, Jul 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict met four Australian victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Monday at a private Mass, an unscheduled meeting that underlined his weekend public apology and condemnation of sexual abuse in the Church.
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Rice: Iran must give "serious answer" or face sanctions - 21, Jul 2008
SHANNON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran on Monday of using stalling tactics and warned Tehran it faced more sanctions if it flouted a two-week deadline to curb its nuclear program.
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Trade ministers begin make-or-break WTO talks - 21, Jul 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Top trade officials begin a make-or-break session of world trade talks on Monday, haunted by failed efforts in 2006 and 2007 and concern over whether the United States can deliver on a deal.
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Barack Obama visits Iraq - 21, Jul 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama flew into Iraq on Monday, thrusting U.S. strategy in the country and troop levels to the centre-stage of the November election race.
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LG Elec posts strong Q2 profit on handsets, LCD - 21, Jul 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc increased quarterly earnings by 84 percent with strong results in mobile phones and at its LCD joint venture, but the South Korean firm faces a tougher second half amid a global economic downturn.
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HBOS gets 8 pct take-up for $8 billion rights issue - 21, Jul 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors in Britain's biggest home lender HBOS subscribed for just 8.3 percent of shares in its 4 billion pound ($8 billion) rights issue, leaving underwriters to try to sell almost 3.8 billion pounds of stock.
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Oil up over $1 on Iran talks, Mexico Gulf storm - 21, Jul 2008
PERTH (Reuters) - Oil rose towards $130 a barrel on Monday after its biggest one-week slide on record as inconclusive talks between Iran and world powers over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme dimmed prospects of ending the row.
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Asia stocks surge but financial fears linger - 21, Jul 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose by more than 3 percent on Monday, the most in four months, helped by results from Citigroup that reassured about the financial sector's stability, though the U.S. dollar slid ahead of more results from banks this we
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Roche offers to buy out Genentech for $43.7 billion - 21, Jul 2008
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG offered to acquire all outstanding shares in its U.S. partner Genentech Inc for $43.7 billion in cash to reinforce its position in cancer medicines.
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Musicians' unions stay out of digital debate - 21, Jul 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - Will the music industry ever get organized?
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"Dark Knight" tickets are hot sellers on eBay - 21, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It seems that 4,366 theaters weren't quite enough.
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Yahoo activist calls for board battle compromise - 21, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dissident shareholder will on Monday call on Yahoo Inc to compromise and accept a mixed board of directors drawn from among company nominees and a rival slate backed by Carl Icahn.
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Hi-def radio gets cool reception from consumers - 21, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Digital high-definition radio is hitting some key milestones in terms of pricing and features, but building enough momentum to spur broad consumer adoption remains a tall order.
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Home servers will render CD racks obsolete - 21, Jul 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - Converting to a fully digitized entertainment library is a good way to cut down on clutter in the house. So what replaces the CD rack once you do?
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New iPhone music to users' ears - 21, Jul 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - When it was unveiled in June, Apple's new iPhone didn't appear to offer anything new for music fans.
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Bartoli, Wozniak reach Stanford final - 21, Jul 2008
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Marion Bartoli overpowered Japan's Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-3 to move into the final of the Stanford Classic on Saturday.
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Batman breaks Spider-Man record at box office - 21, Jul 2008
The new Batman movie "The Dark Knight" smashed the weekend record set by "Spider-Man 3" last year, selling an estimated $155.3 million worth of tickets during its first three days of release across the United States and Canada, distributor Warner Bros. Pi
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Drug restores speech in Alzheimer's: experts worry - 21, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Alzheimer's patients given a popular rheumatoid arthritis drug showed seemingly dramatic improvements in a small study, but some doctors worried that the early findings will raise premature hopes in patients and their families.
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Mickelson praises R&A after one of his toughest tests - 21, Jul 2008
SOUTHPORT (Reuters) - World number two Phil Mickelson said his 16th British Open appearance had been one of the toughest of his career.
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German men book ticket to Beijing - 21, Jul 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki inspired Germany to a 96-82 win over Puerto Rico in the final game of the qualifying tournament on Sunday to book their place at the Beijing Olympics.
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Men's groups finalized for Beijing Games - 21, Jul 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - The International Basketball Federation on Sunday finalized the two groups for the Beijing Games men's tournament minutes after Germany won the final qualifying spot with a win over Puerto Rico.
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Schleck takes lead in crash-marred Alpine stage - 21, Jul 2008
PRATO NEVOSO, Italy (Reuters) - Frank Schleck of Luxembourg took the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey from Cadel Evans with a last-gap attack in a crash-marred first Alpine stage on Sunday.
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Padraig Harrington reigns supreme at blowy Birkdale - 21, Jul 2008
SOUTHPORT (Reuters) - Padraig Harrington, playing one of the best rounds of his life, defied strong gusting winds to complete a successful British Open title defense with a commanding four-shot victory on Sunday.
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Five blasts in northern Spain, ETA blamed - 21, Jul 2008
MADRID (Reuters) - Five small bombs exploded in northern Spain on Sunday, including four at popular seaside resorts in Cantabria which were claimed by the Basque separatist group ETA and sent thousands of people fleeing for cover.
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Zimbabwe's MDC holds out on signing memorandum - 21, Jul 2008
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party said it would not sign an accord paving the way for talks to end a political crisis until mediator South Africa addressed its concerns, but regional officials on Sunday appeared optimistic a breakt
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Foreign airstrike kills nine Afghan police - 21, Jul 2008
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A foreign airstrike killed nine Afghan policemen in western Afghanistan overnight after a clash in which both sides mistook the other for Taliban militants, Afghan officials said on Sunday.
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Iran says nuclear talks a step forward - 21, Jul 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's president described talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear program as a step forward on Sunday, official media said, even though the meeting in Geneva failed to produce any breakthrough in the standoff.
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Bin Laden driver faces first Guantanamo trial - 21, Jul 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's driver will face a controversial form of American justice on Monday in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, 6-1/2 years after the United States opened its prison camp in Cuba to jail fig
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Bush adviser says Iraq timeline "very dangerous" - 21, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's top military adviser said on Sunday setting an unconditional two-year timetable for getting U.S. troops out of Iraq in two years would be dangerous.
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Obama wants more troops in Afghanistan - 21, Jul 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama called the situation in Afghanistan "precarious and urgent" on Sunday and said Washington should start planning to transfer more troops there from Iraq.
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Economy not looking so bad, as viewed from the farm - 21, Jul 2008
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - The U.S. housing crisis looks pretty distant when viewed from the cornfields of middle America, although land values pushed up by record commodity prices also evoke past booms that ended in bust.
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Banks sound but economy to take time: Paulson - 21, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy needs months to recover from its slowdown, but the banking system remains sound despite a home mortgage crisis that could cause more problems, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.
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Web pioneer Gross revitalized by green energy - 21, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 1973, when Bill Gross was 15 and cars were lined up at every gas station in Southern California, the aspiring engineer wanted to do something about spiking energy prices.
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Music retailer thrives serving captive audience - 20, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - As music retailers struggle to stay in business, a Los Angeles firm is doing nicely targeting a demographic that gets bigger every year -- prisoners.
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"Hot" Mexican musical genre picks up steam in U.S. - 20, Jul 2008
MIAMI (Billboard) - Mexico's music from the hotlands -- better-known by its Spanish term, "musica de tierra caliente" -- has long played second fiddle to its more popular cousin, duranguense.
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UK pop star enjoys new life as hit songwriter - 20, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - UK Singer/songwriter Cathy Dennis stormed America at the beginning of the '90s with top 10 hits "C'mon and Get My Love," "Just Another Dream," "Touch Me (All Night Long)" and "Too Many Walls," and spent 67 weeks on the Billboard 200
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Enrique Iglesias unveils bold arena tour - 20, Jul 2008
MIAMI (Billboard) - Co-headliners of different genres are no longer an oddity in the U.S. Latin market.
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Brazilian director swaps Saramago for Shakespeare - 20, Jul 2008
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - After more than a year poring over Jose Saramago's book "Blindness" for the upcoming movie of the same name, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles is embarking on a new literary journey with William Shakespeare.
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Australians Coles and Flanagan share lead in Milwaukee - 20, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Australians Gavin Coles and Nick Flanagan, both gunning for a first U.S. PGA Tour win, shared the lead going into Sunday's final round of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
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Tursunov beats Blake to reach Indianapolis final - 20, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Defending champion Dmitry Tursunov fought back from a set down to upset top seed James Blake 4-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the final of the Indianapolis Championships on Saturday.
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Serena retires with knee injury against Wozniak - 20, Jul 2008
STANFORD, California (Reuters) - Top seed Serena Williams was forced to retire with a knee injury down 6-2 3-1 against Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak in the semi-finals of the Stanford Classic on Saturday.
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Guess who's not invited to the Olympics? - 20, Jul 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama may be the guest of honor of President George W. Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders, but you won't find Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on the Beijing Olympics guest list.
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Yankees beat A's 4-3 in 12th after Molina hit by pitch - 20, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Derek Jeter watched New York Yankees team mate Jose Molina get hit by a pitch and breathed a huge sigh of relief.
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Storm Cristobal forms off U.S., Bertha weakens - 20, Jul 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - The third tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Cristobal, formed off the U.S. East Coast on Saturday, with gale-force winds and heavy rains expected to lash the Carolinas as the storm grazes the shoreline on a northeaste
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Pope warns youth of materialist "spiritual desert" - 20, Jul 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, wrapping up his visit to Australia, on Sunday urged a huge crowd of young people to beware the spreading "spiritual desert" that often accompanied modern prosperity.
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Foreign airstrike kills 9 Afghan police: official - 20, Jul 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - A foreign airstrike killed nine Afghan policemen in western Afghanistan overnight after a clash in which both sides mistook the other for Taliban militants, Afghan officials said on Sunday.
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Thousands march for Nicaragua's Ortega after protest - 20, Jul 2008
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people filled Nicaragua's capital on Saturday to celebrate the country's 1979 leftist revolution, giving a lift to President Daniel Ortega as his government faces simmering protests.
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Obama breakfasts with U.S. troops in Afghan capital - 20, Jul 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama had breakfast with U.S. troops in the Afghan capital on Sunday and talked about their experiences in the country that has seen a sharp rise in violence this year.
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Bids for Chicago Cubs submitted - 20, Jul 2008
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first bids for the storied
Chicago Cubs and related assets were submitted on Friday in an
auction that could fetch more than $1 billion, according to a
source close to the process.
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Asia takes aim at Europe in luxury yacht building - 20, Jul 2008
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Fast-moving Asia is vying for a bigger share of the multi-billion-dollar luxury ship market serving the rich and famous.
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Wal-Mart's fashion show previews back-to-school - 20, Jul 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc presented a colorful, casual line of youthful looks for kids and teens on Saturday at a fashion show that previewed the mass-market chain's new low-cost offerings for back to school.
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"Dark Knight" sets opening day box office record - 20, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," raked in $66.4 million in its opening day to set the single-day box office record, according to its distributor Warner Bros.
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Beijing opens new subway lines for Olympics - 20, Jul 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing opened two new subway lines on Saturday, delayed from a planned late-June start but just in time to carry passengers banned from their cars as the capital tries to clean up its skies before next month's Olympics.
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Norman conquest on cards at blowy Birkdale - 20, Jul 2008
SOUTHPORT (Reuters) - Greg Norman stood on the verge of one of the most remarkable achievements in sport after overcoming howling, gale-force winds to grab the third-round lead at the British Open on Saturday.
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Freire shows sprinting prowess to win stage - 20, Jul 2008
DIGNE LES BAINS, France (Reuters) - Three-times world champion Oscar Freire honored his green jersey with victory in the 14th stage of the Tour de France, a 194.5-km trek from Nimes, on Saturday.
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Frenchman Simon reaches Indianapolis final - 20, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Top-seeded James Blake breezed into the semi-finals of the $525,000 Indianapolis Championships with a straight-set romp of Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu 6-2 6-0 on Friday.
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China arrests quake critic on secrets charge - 20, Jul 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police arrested a human rights campaigner in the country's southwest for "possession of state secrets" after he offered help to parents of children killed in the region's massive earthquake, his family said.
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Tropical storm forms off U.S. East Coast - 20, Jul 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - The third tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, Cristobal, formed off the U.S. East Coast on Saturday and gale-force winds and heavy rains were expected to lash the Carolinas as the storm grazed the shoreline on a northea
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Zimbabwe opposition may sign initial talks agreement - 20, Jul 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party could sign an agreement as early as Monday to begin substantive talks with President Robert Mugabe's party on ending a political impasse that has worsened the country's severe economic crisis, opposition
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Pope apologizes for Church sex abuse - 20, Jul 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Saturday apologized directly for the first time for sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy, but victims groups in Australia said they wanted action and not words.
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Powers wield sanction threat after Iran stalemate - 20, Jul 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Major powers gave Iran two weeks to answer calls to rein in its nuclear programme on Saturday or face tougher sanctions after talks ended in stalemate despite unprecedented U.S. participation.
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Obama meets U.S. commander in Afghanistan - 20, Jul 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met the commander of U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday to talk about the war he says is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration.
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Ex-SocGen trader Kerviel changes legal team - 20, Jul 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Jerome Kerviel, the banker blamed for the world's worst rogue trading scandal, has changed his legal team to focus on a more "aggressive" defense strategy, a spokeswoman for Kerviel said on Saturday.
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Architectural photographer enjoys revival at 97 - 19, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Julius Shulman took a photograph in 1960 that made millions dream of a perfect life: two women seated in a glass house seemingly suspended in mid air as the twinkling lights of Los Angeles beckon below.
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College accuses fusion scientist of misconduct - 19, Jul 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A scientist who claimed to have achieved nuclear fusion on a table top committed research misconduct, Purdue University said on Friday.
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Blake breezes into Indianapolis semis - 19, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Top-seeded James Blake breezed into the semi-finals of the $525,000 Indianapolis Championships with a straight-set romp of Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu 6-2 6-0 on Friday.
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New U.S. athletics chief vows to drive out doping cheats - 19, Jul 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States' new athletics chief Doug Logan pledged on Friday to drive doping cheats out of sport.
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"Dark Knight" breaks preview record - 19, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight," swooped into theaters to gross a record $18.5 million from midnight preview screenings ahead of its official opening on Friday, according to distributor Warner Bros.
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Rays beat Jays, end seven-game losing streak - 19, Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays end a seven-game losing streak, edging the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday.
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Flanagan, Johnson tied at the top in Milwaukee - 19, Jul 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Australian Nick Flanagan fired a seven-under-par 63 to surge into a tie for the lead with Sweden's Richard Johnson Friday after two rounds of the PGA Tour's U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.
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Bin Laden driver lawyers can interview witnesses - 19, Jul 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - On the eve of the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, defense lawyers on Friday won long-sought permission to question potential witnesses including the alleged September 11 mastermind after a military judge
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McCain says Obama trip to Iraq may be soon - 19, Jul 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain commented on Friday on the unannounced timing of a high-security trip by Barack Obama to Iraq, saying he believed his Democratic rival was going this weekend.
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World powers test Iran's will to end nuclear row - 19, Jul 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - World powers will sound out Iran's readiness to negotiate an end to the long dispute over its nuclear program on Saturday, and Tehran said more such meetings might be needed.
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Obama begins foreign tour in Afghanistan - 19, Jul 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, on the first leg of a trip aimed at proving his foreign policy credentials that will also take in the Middle East and Europe.
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