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Rowling says fan's book could endanger other authors - 17, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author J.K. Rowling said on Wednesday publication of an unofficial encyclopedic companion to her Harry Potter books would "open the floodgates" and threaten other authors.
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Leona Lewis tops U.S. album chart - 17, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New pop sensation Leona Lewis debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart this week, the first British woman to achieve this feat, her record label said on Wednesday.
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Ian Fleming's war spying helped inspire James Bond - 17, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - He may not have cheated death, seduced women at will and killed countless baddies, but James Bond creator Ian Fleming's experience of the shadowy world of wartime espionage helped inspire his bestselling novels.
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Tori Spelling relishes role as gay icon - 17, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Even in Hollywood where celebrity bashing is a standard practice, Tori Spelling has endured more than her share of mockery. But among one set of fans, the former "Beverly Hills 90210" star is adored.
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Throw the big ones back, fishing study suggests - 17, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commercial and sport fishing destabilizes fish populations by targeting the biggest, oldest fish and leaving younger fish to proliferate too wildly, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Cuba says reforms not an open door to U.S. subversion - 17, Apr 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Wednesday that a series of reforms ordered by new President Raul Castro will strengthen socialism and it will not tolerate attempts by the United States and local dissidents to subvert it.
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Iran nuclear talks in China fall short of agreement - 17, Apr 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Six-nation talks looking to revive nuclear negotiations with Iran fell short on Wednesday of agreeing on a new package to present Tehran, while Iran's president said he was open to talks within limits.
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U.S. forces release AP photographer in Iraq after 2 yrs - 17, Apr 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer working for the Associated Press in Iraq was freed from U.S. military custody on Wednesday after being held without charge for two years, the news agency said.
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French chief slams Gasquet after Davis Cup exit - 17, Apr 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - French tennis federation president Christian Bimes criticized Richard Gasquet on Wednesday for refusing to face Andy Roddick in a 4-1 Davis Cup quarter-final defeat by the United States at the weekend.
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First bookmaker opens in gambling-mad Spain - 17, Apr 2008
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's first sports betting shop opened for business on Wednesday, one of thousands that foreign bookmakers hope to launch in the football-crazy nation which already bets more than any other European country.
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Reuters cameraman killed in Gaza - 17, Apr 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - A Reuters cameraman was killed in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in what appeared to be an Israeli military strike.
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U.S. hopes Saudi Arabia, others to offer Iraq help - 17, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is hopeful Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations will offer diplomatic and financial help to Iraq at a conference of its neighbors next week, said a senior U.S. official on Wednesday.
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Bush urges halt of CO2 emission growth by 2025 - 17, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Wednesday called for halting the growth of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, but drew quick criticism for offering few ideas on how to do so before his term ends next year.
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Top court clears way for executions to resume - 17, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to the lethal three-drug cocktail used in most U.S. executions, clearing the way for a resumption of capital punishment halted since last September.
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Bush administration against retooling home program - 17, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration opposes a sweeping plan to refinance troubled home loans because a more modest one will achieve similar results without too much risk to taxpayers, a senior housing policy-maker told lawmakers on Wednesday.
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Pope meets Bush, urges more just society - 17, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, making only the second visit by a pontiff to the White House, on Wednesday urged Americans and their leaders to base social and political decisions on moral principles to create a more just society.
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Hedge fund managers set new payout records in 2007 - 17, Apr 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - A handful of the world's top hedge fund managers took home 10-figure paychecks last year that set records for the highest-ever payouts on Wall Street.
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Bank results soothe investors - 17, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo & Co posted first-quarter results that soothed investors who had counted on the giant banks to handle the U.S. housing and credit crises better than many rivals.
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AMR can compete whether it merges or not, CEO says - 17, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines doesn't need to take part in a big merger to stay competitive in an industry set to be transformed by consolidation, the chief executive its parent company said on Wednesday.
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Oil hits record on U.S. inventory draw, dollar - 17, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil hit a record high near $115 a barrel on Wednesday as the dollar crashed to new lows and U.S. crude and inventories fell sharply as the world's top consumer gears up for the summer driving season.
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Housing starts sag, prices rise modestly - 17, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home building skidded to a 17-year low last month while consumer prices rose slightly less than expected, leaving policy-makers room to cut benchmark interest rates further to ward off a housing-led slowdown.
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Wall St. rallies on comforting corporate profits - 17, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks vaulted higher on Wednesday after Intel Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co and other blue chips reported earnings that reassured investors worried that a weak economy would sap corporate profits.
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Fed officials see recession in all but name - 17, Apr 2008
ALAMEDA, California (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday described the U.S. economy as extremely weak -- whether or not technically in recession -- but also said inflation was a concern.
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EBay profit rises 22 pct, CFO cautious on economy - 17, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc posted a 22 percent rise in quarterly net profit, topping Wall Street's average estimate, as pricing changes increased online auction listings and pushed revenue above all forecasts.
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Fashion and music combine for Hilfiger's TommyTV - 17, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. fashion company Tommy Hilfiger and music group Sony BMG teamed up on Wednesday to launch a fashion and music online TV website, a latest sign of ever closer union of the world's of style and song.
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Japan aging suit puts car makers in senior circuit - 17, Apr 2008
ATSUGI, Japan (Reuters) - Planning for your old age? Designers in Japan are.
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Security experts split on "cyberterrorism" threat - 17, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - International experts called on Wednesday for greater cooperation to fight threats to computer networks but they differed on the definition of cyberterrorism, with a top British security official describing it as a "myth".
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New book saves Rushdie from "wrecked" private life - 16, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British author Salman Rushdie says writing a new novel saved him from the "wreckage" of his divorce last year from fourth wife Padma Lakshmi.
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Writer Fleming's war spying helped inspire Bond - 16, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - He may not have cheated death, seduced
women at will and killed countless baddies, but James Bond
creator Ian Fleming's experience of the shadowy world of
wartime espionage helped inspire his bestselling novels.
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Jane's Addiction to reunite for award - 16, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The four original members of pioneering alternative rock band Jane's Addiction will perform for the first time in almost 17 years next week, temporarily burying the hatchet so they can receive an award for career achievement.
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The Bird's Nest: a symbol of China's confidence - 16, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Envisioned as the iconic centerpiece for the Beijing Olympics, the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium is an architectural expression of China's pride and burgeoning confidence.
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Torch tours Pakistan amid tight security - 16, Apr 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Pakistani police and paramilitary soldiers were deployed in Islamabad on Wednesday for the Olympic torch relay, as Australia braced for clashes between pro-Tibet supporters and Chinese students.
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Turkish army says it strikes PKK in Northern Iraq - 16, Apr 2008
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes fired on a group of Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq on Tuesday as they tried to enter Turkey, the General Staff said on Wednesday.
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U.S. and North Korea envoys think key row cleared: sources - 16, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Negotiators from the United States and North Korea believe they have settled a thorny dispute over Washington's allegations that Pyongyang had a program to enrich uranium for weapons and proliferated nuclear technology to Syria, diplomat
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China economy slows a touch - 16, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China shrugged off atrocious winter weather and a global credit crunch to post surprisingly strong economic growth of 10.6 percent for the first quarter.
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Hamas says Carter will meet two of its leaders - 16, Apr 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas said on Wednesday former U.S. President Jimmy Carter would meet two of its leaders from Gaza in Egypt, in further defiance of Israeli leaders, who have shunned him over his contacts with the Islamist group.
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Iran nuclear talks end in China without resolution - 16, Apr 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Six-nation talks about Iran's nuclear program on Wednesday failed to secure full agreement on a new package aimed a restarting negotiations with Tehran, but the Iranian president said the country was open for discussions.
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Pope to meet Bush and bishops - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, on his first papal visit to the United States, meets President George W. Bush at the White House and U.S. Roman Catholic bishops at a Washington basilica on Wednesday, his 81st birthday.
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Abbott profit up on drugs sales - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Inc said on Wednesday first-quarter earnings increased 34 percent on higher sales of its prescription drugs and medical devices and favorable foreign exchange factors.
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BlackRock profit hit by market turmoil - 16, Apr 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Money manager BlackRock Inc reported higher first-quarter profit on Wednesday as assets under management grew, but earnings fell far short of Wall Street estimates, hurt by market turmoil.
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McCain even with Obama, leads Clinton: Reuters poll - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain runs even with Democratic rival Barack Obama and narrowly leads Hillary Clinton in potential match-ups in November, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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Wells Fargo net tops views - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co , the fifth-largest U.S. bank, said on Wednesday quarterly profit declined 11 percent, but results topped forecasts as solid revenue gains and lower expenses helped offset a big jump in bad loans.
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International sales boost Coca-Cola profit - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as favorable foreign currency translations boosted revenue, helping the world's largest soft drink maker offset the effect of a weak U.S. economy and flat sal
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Oil hits new high above $114, dollar supports - 16, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil struck a new record high above $114 a barrel on Wednesday, buoyed by the weak U.S. dollar, inflows of speculative money and long-term constraints on supply.
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Wall Street opens up sharply - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened higher on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as earnings from Intel Corp and other companies and inflation data reassured investors.
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JPMorgan Chase profit falls - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co , the third-largest U.S. bank, said on Wednesday quarterly profit fell 50 percent, hurt by writedowns for leveraged loans and mortgages and because it set aside more money for loan losses.
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American author Fowler explores crime in the blog era - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) -American writer Karen Joy Fowler found the interplay between fans, fictional characters and the Internet so fascinating that she made it a central part of her new crime novel, "Wit's End."
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Cyber bullying common in Japan school Web sites: study - 16, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has over 38,000 unofficial middle and high school Web sites that are not overseen by the schools, and harassment, sexual content, and violent slang are prevalent among them, an education ministry survey showed.
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JVC mulls scale back of Japan LCD TV ops: source - 16, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Struggling electronics maker JVC is considering drastically scaling back its home-use LCD TV operations in Japan, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, in a move to focus on faster-growing overseas markets.
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Samsung probe findings to be released Thurs: media - 16, Apr 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor's office probing allegations of corruption at the giant Samsung Group will release its findings on Thursday, local media reported.
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O2 and Carphone cut iPhone price in Britain - 16, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phone groups O2 and Carphone Warehouse have cut the price for the most basic version of Apple Inc's iPhone in Britain by 100 pounds ($197) ahead of the expected launch of a new model.
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Weekley set for Heritage defense after brutal Augusta - 16, Apr 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Although bruised and battered after tying for 20th on his U.S. Masters debut, Boo Weekley is in upbeat mood for his title defense at this week's Heritage Classic in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
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PGA Tour throws support behind Olympic push - 16, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The possibility of golf returning to the Olympic Games after an absence of more than a hundred years increased on Tuesday when PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem announced his support for the idea.
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Joe Calzaghe ready for Las Vegas bout with Hopkins - 16, Apr 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Joe Calzaghe said he would show America what he was made of when he makes his Las Vegas debut on Saturday against light-heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins.
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Washington Nats' Milledge still learning - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There are few grander stages for a baseball player to display his talents or failings than center field in a Major League park. The Washington Nationals' Lastings Milledge is learning this.
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Tiger Woods ruled out for up to six weeks after knee surgery - 16, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods is expected to be sidelined for between four and six weeks after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in Park City, Utah on Tuesday.
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Arizona victory spoils Giants' celebrations - 16, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Conor Jackson hit a homer for the second consecutive day and drove in three runs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.
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Canadiens blank Bruins to edge closer to series win - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens eked out a 1-0 road win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday to within a game of advancing to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
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China steps forward in new bid to end Iran dispute - 16, Apr 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China edges nearer the centre of contention over Iran's nuclear ambitions on Wednesday by hosting talks of diplomatic powers on whether to offer stronger incentives to Iran to curb atomic work.
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U.S. sees food aid on track despite high costs - 16, Apr 2008
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - An injection of wheat into U.S. food aid stocks may help keep donations on track this year, a top official said, but the future is precarious as world hunger grows and high crop prices eat into aid budgets.
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UK's Brown to urge credit crunch action on U.S. trip - 16, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Plagued by crumbling popularity and slumping house prices at home, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will tell Wall Street bankers on Wednesday to reveal their losses quickly to help end a global credit crunch.
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U.S. would only boycott Beijing over athlete safety - 16, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States would only consider boycotting the Beijing Olympics if China was unable to guarantee athlete safety, United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief Jim Scherr said on Tuesday.
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Pope to meet Bush, bishops - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, on his first papal visit to the United States, meets President George W. Bush at the White House and U.S. Roman Catholic bishops at a Washington basilica on Wednesday, his 81st birthday.
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"Faith vote" big in Pennsylvania primary - 16, Apr 2008
MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Darwin McAfee is a white evangelical Protestant who is opposed to abortion and likes the great outdoors.
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Energy and banks lift Wall St. - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks gained on Tuesday as record oil prices lifted energy shares and stronger-than-expected quarterly results at several U.S. regional banks boosted shares of financial companies.
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Oil hovers below highs as dollar gains on data - 16, Apr 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices hovered below record highs on Wednesday, after the U.S. dollar rose on surprisingly robust U.S. economic data that moved supply concerns to the back of investors' minds for now.
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Asian shares climb, cheered by U.S. banks, Intel - 16, Apr 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks scored solid gains on Wednesday, with high-tech exporters buoyed by a reassuring outlook from industry leader Intel Corp and energy shares underpinned by record high oil prices.
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Motley Crue launching traveling rock festival - 16, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Motley Crue is taking a page from the Ozzy Osbourne playbook by launching its own touring hard-rock festival, the band said on Tuesday.
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Yahoo search ads grew in quarter vs. Google: report - 16, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New industry data out on Tuesday showed Yahoo Inc may have started gaining share in the Web search ad market against Google Inc even as Google's share of search audience inched up.
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Jaxtr offers free texting between 38 countries - 16, Apr 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Jaxtr, a Silicon Valley startup that lets users bypass a carrier's international phone charges via the Web, said on Wednesday it is offering free mobile phone text messages between 38 countries.
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Japan ageing suit puts car makers in senior circuit - 16, Apr 2008
ATSUGI, Japan (Reuters) - Planning for your old age? Designers in Japan are.
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Plastic bottle chemical may be harmful: agency - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A chemical in some plastic food and drink packaging including baby bottles may be tied to early puberty and prostate and breast cancer, the U.S. government said on Tuesday.
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Misleading medical research common: journal editor - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Misleading research is often published in major medical journals and doctors are lending their names to it, the editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association said on Tuesday.
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Larger hippocampus may ward off Alzheimer's: study - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists may have learned why some people retain sharp minds and clear memories despite having the so-called brain plaques and tangles that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.
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Gibraltar to kill "molesting" monkeys - 16, Apr 2008
GIBRALTAR (Reuters) - A pack of at least 25 of Gibraltar's famous monkeys are being killed because they are threatening human health in one of The Rock's popular tourism areas, a government minister said on Tuesday.
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Brigitte Bardot on trial for Muslim slur - 16, Apr 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - French former film star Brigitte Bardot went on trial on Tuesday for insulting Muslims, the fifth time she has faced the charge of "inciting racial hatred" over her controversial remarks about Islam and its followers.
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Nanny countersues Rob Lowe for sex harassment - 16, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 24-year-old nanny, who was sued by actor Rob Lowe and his wife for allegedly violating a confidentiality agreement, filed a counter-suit against the couple on Tuesday, claiming that the "Brothers and Sisters" star groped and sexu
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Chan and Li team up in "Forbidden Kingdom" - 16, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a rare moment of candor in Hollywood, Jackie Chan admitted he was unimpressed with the script of his new movie, "The Forbidden Kingdom" but the chance to work with fellow martial arts star Jet Li for the first time lured him to
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Campbell adds voice, not blood, to Rio dengue fight - 16, Apr 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Supermodel Naomi Campbell visited a Rio de Janeiro blood donor center on Tuesday to support the fight against a dengue fever epidemic but her offer to give blood was rejected.
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Author of rival Harry Potter book cries in court - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The author of a Harry Potter encyclopedia cried on Tuesday as he told a New York court about his devotion to the series of books about the boy wizard and denied accusations by J.K. Rowling that he plagiarized her work.
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Federer recovers from early fright in Estoril - 16, Apr 2008
ESTORIL, Portugal (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer recovered from an early fright to beat Belgian Olivier Rochus 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the first round of the Estoril Open claycourt event on Tuesday.
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U.S. and Britain shift the blame for high oil prices - 16, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the United States blame OPEC for record high oil prices that have exacerbated a global economic slowdown, but some analysts believe the cause for oil's run-up may lie closer to home.
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Revamped U.S. basketball squad to focus on the team - 16, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Olympic basketball team will go to Beijing with familiar faces but a new attitude in the hope of ending a series of humbling international defeats, coaches said on Tuesday.
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London mayor Livingstone admits Olympic torch mistake - 16, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - London's mayor Ken Livingstone said on Tuesday it was a mistake to allow Chinese secret police officers to guard the Olympic torch when it was paraded through London earlier this month.
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McCain proposes consumer tax cuts to boost economy - 16, Apr 2008
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain proposed a summer gas tax reduction and other tax cuts on Tuesday in a bid to reassure voters he would help them navigate an ailing economy.
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Plane crashes in Congo, confusion over death toll - 16, Apr 2008
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - A Congolese airliner crashed into a market district in the eastern city of Goma on Thursday, killing at least 21 people on the ground, while the airline said most of the 79 passengers on board survived.
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Delta, Northwest seeking support for merger - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Executives of Delta Air Lines Inc hope to win over Northwest Airlines Corp pilots, who oppose Delta's bid to buy Northwest for more than $3 billion to create the world's biggest airline by traffic.
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Obama calls elitism attack "political silly season" - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama, accused of being elitist for remarks he made about small-town American voters, said on Tuesday the slap at his background is amusing and signals a nation in the midst of "political si
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Producer inflation mounts, fanned by energy - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices advanced sharply last month on higher energy costs, spelling more problems for the economy and lowering the prospects for another steep Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
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Pope makes first visit to U.S. - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pope Benedict arrived in Washington on his first papal visit to the United States on Tuesday, facing the sexual abuse scandal tarnishing the Roman Catholic Church's image here by declaring himself "deeply ashamed" even before he lan
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J&J profits beat estimates - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday as the weak dollar and cost cutting offset plunging sales of anemia drugs hit by safety concerns and medicines facing generic competition.
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Energy and banks lifts Wall St. - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks gained on Tuesday as record oil prices lifted energy shares and stronger-than-expected quarterly results at several U.S. regional banks boosted shares of financial companies.
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Seagate profit rises but forecast misses estimates - 16, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Seagate Technology , the world's largest computer disk-drive maker, posted a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday but gave a muted current-period outlook, saying it fell short of its expectations in the laptop-computer and retail m
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U.S. hedge fund oversight needs teeth, say critics - 16, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Critics blasted a Treasury Department call for the $1.8 trillion hedge fund industry to better police itself, saying voluntary guidelines did little to protect investors and regulate the pools of capital.
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Researchers charge Merck misrepresented Vioxx data - 16, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc suppressed evidence that its withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx could harm patients, U.S. researchers charged on Tuesday.
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Oil hits record $114, Britain calls for OPEC hike - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped to a new peak over $114 a barrel on Tuesday amid lingering supply worries and weakness in the U.S. dollar, deepening concern in world consumer nations that a spike in energy costs could cause severe economic damage.
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Delta/Northwest may spark more airline mergers - 16, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The proposed merger of Delta Air Lines Inc and Northwest Airlines Corp is likely to spur other carriers to go after the cost savings and global brand recognition required to survive amid soaring fuel prices and a weak U.S. economy.
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WaMu changes executive bonuses, has $1.14 bln loss - 16, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc , under pressure from investors and governance experts, has reversed a decision to ignore mortgage losses in awarding performance bonuses to top executives, including Chief Executive Kerry Killinger.
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Intel firm on margin target for year, shares jump - 16, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Tuesday affirmed its profit-margin target for 2008, reassuring investors concerned about falling memory chip prices and the impact of a weak U.S. economy, sending its stock up 7.4 percent.
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Muslim states slam Dutch at U.N. on Islamophobia - 16, Apr 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Muslim countries led by Iran and Pakistan called on the Netherlands on Tuesday to combat what they called rising Islamophobia and discrimination against immigrants in Dutch society.
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