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New Yahoo tool gathers favorite Web places on mobiles - 04, Mar 2008
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Yahoo, still fending off a $42 billion takeover bid by Microsoft, unveiled a bookmarking tool on Tuesday that lets users keep track of favorite Web topics on their cell phones.
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Device helps fat kids cut TV time - 04, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A monitoring device that cut TV and computer time in half helped young, overweight children eat less and lose weight, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Pentagon worried by China in space and cyberspace - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is developing weapons that would disable its enemies' space technology such as satellites in a conflict, the Pentagon said in a report released on Monday.
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"Away From Her" dominates Canada's Genie Awards - 04, Mar 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The film "Away from Her" was the big winner on Monday night at Canada's Genie Awards, winning seven statuettes, including best picture, best actor, best actress and best director for first-time filmmaker Sarah Polley.
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Widow to produce Bob Marley movie - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Rita Marley is executive producing the first-ever biopic of her late husband Bob Marley, and if she has it her way, the reggae icon's daughter-in-law R&B singer Lauryn Hill will portray her onscreen.
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This year will be easier, says Lewis Hamilton - 04, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton expects to have an easier time fighting for the Formula One title this season than in his extraordinary 2007 rookie year.
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India looks to Eddie Jordan as role model - 04, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Eddie Jordan had fun in Formula One and now Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya intends to bring back the good times after buying the team founded by the Irish entrepreneur.
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Evgeni Malkin has Penguins on march after Sidney Crosby injury - 04, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have missed Sidney Crosby but not as much as they might have done thanks to the form of Evgeni Malkin.
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Peja Stojakovich shooting for playoffs with healthy Hornets - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peja Stojakovich is back and the sharp-shooting Serb is helping the New Orleans Hornets make a strong run for the NBA playoffs.
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Hewitt crushes Safin in Las Vegas - 04, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Defending champion and second seed Lleyton Hewitt of Australia crushed Russian Marat Safin 6-2 6-1 in the Las Vegas Open first round on Monday.
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Ovechkin leads Capitals rout of Bruins - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alex Ovechkin scored three times in a six-goal first period when the Washington Capitals routed the Boston Bruins 10-2 on Monday.
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Wide receiver Randy Moss re-signs with Patriots - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wide receiver and four-times All-Pro Randy Moss was re-signed by the New England Patriots on Monday, ending speculation about his possible departure.
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UK reveals its spies had astrologer in World War Two - 04, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British spies hired an astrologer during World War Two, although many thought he was a fraud, and even sent him to the United States on a propaganda mission, secret documents released on Tuesday revealed.
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First North American primate trekked from Siberia - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He was the Albert Einstein of his time -- aside from the fact that this long-extinct critter weighed about an ounce (28 grams), measured three inches long and munched on bugs and berries.
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Venezuela, Ecuador break Colombia ties over raid - 04, Mar 2008
CARACAS/QUITO (Reuters) - Leftist allies Venezuela and Ecuador escalated a crisis with Colombia on Monday, cutting diplomatic ties after their neighbor raided inside Ecuador in an attack that sparked troop deployments and warnings of war.
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Clinton gains steam in tight Ohio and Texas races - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton gained ground on rival Barack Obama to take a slim lead in Texas and pull even in Ohio before their crucial Democratic presidential showdowns, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released on Tuesday.
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U.S. retail gasoline price nears record: government - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail gasoline prices rose closer to record levels last week, up 3.2 cents from the previous week due to higher crude oil costs, the government said on Monday.
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GM to idle 6 plants, Axle strike impact widens - 04, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp said on Monday two more assembly plants were running out of parts and would have to be idled as the impact from a week-long strike against supplier American Axle & Manufacturing widened for the No. 1 U.S. auto
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February auto sales tumble, Detroit hit hardest - 04, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales tumbled in February in the face of a slumping economy and high gas prices with double-digit declines by all three struggling Detroit-based automakers.
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Samsung, Sony likely to spend $1.9 bln on LCD: source - 04, Mar 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Sony Corp are likely to invest about $1.9 billion jointly in a new flat screen production line, a source at Samsung said on Tuesday.
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Pioneer to end plasma panel output, source says - 04, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Pioneer Corp is finalizing plans to stop all production of plasma display panels in a bid to turn around its loss-making flat TV operations, an industry source briefed on the plan said on Tuesday.
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Branson's online charter plane service launches - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Richard Branson's first charter plane experience gave him the idea to start commercial airline company Virgin Atlantic Airways.
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Device helps fat kids cut screen time, and weight - 04, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A monitoring device that cut TV and computer time in half helped young, overweight children eat less and lose weight, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Drew Barrymore donates $1 million to feed Kenyan kids - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Drew Barrymore donated $1 million of her own money on Monday to the World Food Programme that the U.N. agency said would be used to feed thousands of schoolchildren in Kenya.
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Iraq bombs kill 19 despite Iran visit security - 04, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two bomb blasts killed 19 people in Baghdad on Monday, police and Iraqi security forces said, despite increased security across the capital for a historic visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Roger Federer not impressed by Andy Murray - 04, Mar 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - Roger Federer was beaten by Andy Murray on Monday but believes the Briton's game has not really changed since they first met on the ATP Tour in 2005.
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Roethlisberger signs eight year deal with Steelers - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Steelers rewarded Ben Roethlisberger for his 2007 Pro Bowl season by signing the quarterback to an eight-year contract on Monday.
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Ahmadinejad in Baghdad tells U.S. to quit Iraq - 04, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a historic visit to Baghdad on Monday to tell the United States to get out of Iraq and the region, saying its presence there had brought only destruction and division.
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Criticism and protests mar Medvedev's election win - 04, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin candidate Dmitry Medvedev swept to an easy victory as Russia's next president but Western criticism of the vote and scattered street protests took some of the shine off his win.
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Canada says didn't misrepresent Obama over NAFTA - 04, Mar 2008
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Monday denied it had tried to sway the U.S. presidential election by misrepresenting Democratic candidate Barack Obama with the suggestion that he didn't really believe his criticisms of the North American Free Trade Agreement
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Colombia says Chavez funds rebels as tensions rise - 04, Mar 2008
SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Colombia accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday of funding Marxist rebels on its soil, intensifying a dispute that has prompted Chavez to send tanks and troops to the border.
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U.N. council imposes new sanctions on defiant Iran - 04, Mar 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council ratcheted up sanctions on Iran on Monday for refusing to suspend nuclear enrichment and other sensitive activities, but Tehran dismissed the decision as illegal.
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Fannie, Freddie agree to new appraisal standards - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two largest sources of U.S. mortgage financing agreed on Monday to sponsor a new home appraisal watchdog to prevent inflated home values.
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Clinton in Ohio, Texas: End of the road? - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, the prohibitive favorite in the Democratic presidential race just months ago, faces the possible end of her White House road on Tuesday in Ohio and Texas.
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Manufacturing and construction spending slump - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing slumped to its weakest in nearly five years in February, reinforcing worries the world's largest economy is headed for recession, while a fall U.S. construction spending in January added to the gloom.
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Thornburg Mortgage plunges on bankruptcy worry - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thornburg Mortgage Inc said on Monday it has failed to meet a surge in margin calls, raising concern the jumbo mortgage lender might file for bankruptcy and causing its shares to fall by more than half.
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U.S. retail gasoline price nears record -government - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail gasoline prices rose closer to record levels last week, up 3.2 cents from the previous week due to higher crude oil costs, the government said on Monday.
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Former press baron Black begins U.S. prison term - 04, Mar 2008
COLEMAN, Florida (Reuters) - Former press baron Conrad Black surrendered at a Florida prison on Monday to begin serving his 6-and-1/2 year sentence for fraud and obstructing justice.
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Fed's Plosser: take back ease once markets calm - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. financial turmoil has warranted aggressive Federal Reserve rate cuts but inflation is also a concern and the policy easing should be withdrawn as markets calm, a senior Fed policymaker said on Monday.
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Stocks flat as Alcoa, Exxon rise; Nasdaq falls - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 ended little changed on Monday as soaring commodity prices
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GM, Ford Feb auto sales fall double digits - 04, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. automakers General Motors Corp , Ford Motor Co and Chrysler LLC on Monday reported double-digit U.S. sales declines in February in the face of a slumping economy and high gas prices.
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French court tells Web site not to mark teachers - 04, Mar 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court ruled on Monday that a popular Web site can no longer let pupils name and shame their own teachers.
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Emergency care can equal 1,000 X-rays: study - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trauma patients treated in U.S. emergency rooms on average are exposed to radiation equivalent to 1,005 chest X-rays each, enough to raise their risk of cancer, researchers reported on Monday.
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Microsoft CEO says Yahoo bid makes sense as is - 04, Mar 2008
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp still considers its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc, currently valued at about $40.9 billion, to be reasonable despite Yahoo's rejection of the bid, Microsoft's chief executive said.
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"Quarterlife" never stood a chance on broadcast TV - 03, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Leave it to a program about twentysomethings adrift to bounce around the media ecosystem like a shiftless slacker. And so it was for "quarterlife," which stumbled from the Internet to broadcast TV to cable in the course
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Britain can be amateur boxing's "new Cuba", says Edwards - 03, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain have earned a seventh slot in the Beijing Olympic boxing program after Billy Joe Saunders qualified for the welterweight division over the weekend.
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Chinese filmmaker says Spielberg withdrawal "regrettable" - 03, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top filmmaker Zhang Yimou said Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's resignation as an adviser to the Beijing Olympics was "quite regrettable", but would not affect the Games, the China News Service said.
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Massa hopes to be Raikkonen's biggest rival - 03, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Even if Ferrari's drivers start the Formula One season on equal terms, it is Kimi Raikkonen who has the number one on his car and Brazilian Felipe Massa the number two.
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Williams sisters aim to win doubles title in Bangalore - 03, Mar 2008
BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - The Williams sisters, denied an opportunity of meeting in the Bangalore Open singles final by the draw, plan to compensate by winning the doubles title in their first tournament appearance in India.
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IAEA to push Iran "arms" probe, Tehran says innocent - 03, Mar 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday he would pursue an investigation into intelligence reports that say Iran secretly studied how to make atom bombs.
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U.S. launches missile strike in Somalia - 03, Mar 2008
KISMAYU, Somalia (Reuters) - Two U.S. missiles hit a house in southern Somalia on Monday, according to local officials, in an attack Washington said was directed at "known terrorists".
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Kenyan rivals see speedy resolution to crisis issues - 03, Mar 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's political rivals on Monday vowed to hasten talks to resolve longstanding disputes over land and wealth behind a post-election crisis that ruined the country's image as one of Africa's most stable democracies.
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Ahmadinejad tells United States to quit region - 03, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a visit to Baghdad on Monday to tell the United States to get out of Iraq and the region, saying its presence there had brought only destruction and division.
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Iraq bombs kill 16 despite Iran visit security - 03, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two bomb blasts killed at least 16 people in Baghdad on Monday, police said, despite increased security across the capital for a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Hamas claims Gaza "victory" as Israel pulls back - 03, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops pulled out of the Gaza Strip on Monday after a U.S. appeal to end days of fighting that killed more than 100 Palestinians and rescue peace talks.
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Russia's Medvedev vows to uphold Putin legacy - 03, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's next president, Dmitry Medvedev, vowed on Monday to uphold his mentor Vladimir Putin's policies after an easy win in an election criticized by Western observers as not fully fair and democratic.
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Oil falls on OPEC and weak dollar support - 03, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than a dollar on Monday, pressured by concerns over the ailing U.S. economy, but supported by a weak dollar and expectations OPEC will not change oil output when it meets this week in Vienna.
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Libya says Tamoil deal off - 03, Mar 2008
ALGIERS (Reuters) - U.S. based private investment firm Colony Capital LLC's deal to buy a controlling stake in Libya's European refiner Tamoil is off, the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) chairman said on Monday.
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VW buys Scania stake - 03, Mar 2008
GENEVA/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volkswagen will take majority control of Swedish truckmaker Scania in a $4 billion deal that brings it a major step closer to its goal of creating Europe's truck market leader.
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Xstrata profit up 13 percent, still in Vale talks - 03, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Miner Xstrata posted a 13 percent rise in annual net profit on Monday on strong output and said it was still scouting for other acquisitions during takeover talks with suitor Vale of Brazil.
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HSBC profits up 10 percent, bad debts hit $17 bln - 03, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC's profits rose 10 percent last year as buoyant growth in Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia helped Europe's biggest bank absorb $17.2 billion in bad debts as the U.S. housing crisis deepened.
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Buffett says U.S. in recession - 03, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Monday the U.S. economy is in recession and "stocks are not cheap."
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Mitsubishi Electric to exit mobile phone ops - 03, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp said it planned to exit its loss-making mobile phone business, becoming the latest Japanese electronics maker to withdraw from a market dominated by overseas giants such as Nokia .
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Facebook lets its users translate site into German - 03, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook, the social network site that has enjoyed spectacular international growth in the past year, despite being published only in English until recently, said on Monday it was offering a German version.
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Ernie Els ends long U.S. victory drought - 03, Mar 2008
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - South African Ernie Els shot a final-round 67 to win the Honda Classic on Sunday, his first victory on U.S. soil for nearly four years.
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Alonso has his work cut out at Renault - 03, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso has fought for the Formula One championship three times in three years, winning the title twice before losing out by a single point in last season's final race.
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Housing crisis puts off first-time buyers - 03, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - For decades, buying a home was a key step on the path to financial security for the American middle class.
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Bryant's 52 points lift Lakers past Mavericks - 03, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant scored 30 of his season-high 52 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 108-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
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Penguins beat Thrashers to take share of top spot - 03, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rookie Kris Letang's shootout goal lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday and into a tie for the points lead in the Eastern Conference.
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North Korea says war games threaten nuclear deal - 03, Mar 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Monday said U.S. and South Korean war games that started at the weekend could halt an international deal designed to end the secretive state's nuclear arms programme.
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U.N. council set to approve new Iran sanctions - 03, Mar 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is expected to adopt a third round of sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program on Monday, but diplomats said this might be the first round that is not approved unanimously.
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Medvedev vows to uphold Putin's legacy - 03, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's next president Dmitry Medvedev pledged to uphold Vladimir Putin's policies on Monday after a big election win that critics said was stage-managed to let the outgoing Kremlin leader keep his grip on power.
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Hamas claims Gaza "victory" as troops pull back - 03, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops pulled out of the Gaza Strip on Monday after days of fighting that killed more than 100 people and drew an appeal from Washington to end violence and rescue peace talks with the Palestinians.
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Obama and Clinton neck and neck in Ohio, Texas - 03, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton and rival Barack Obama are running neck-and-neck in Ohio and Texas one day before their crucial Democratic presidential showdowns, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released on Monday.
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Oil hovers at $102, weak dollar and OPEC support - 03, Mar 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oil prices were steady on Monday, finding support from a sharp decline in the U.S. dollar and expectations oil cartel OPEC would leave its output unchanged.
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Gold hits 4th straight record, silver at 27-year high - 03, Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold edged closer to the $1,000 an ounce mark on Monday, setting a record high for the fourth straight day after the dollar tumbled and crude oil held near an all-time high.
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Oxiana launches $5.6 billion agreed bid for Zinifex - 03, Mar 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian miner Oxiana Ltd launched an agreed A$6 billion ($5.6 billion) takeover offer for Zinifex Ltd on Monday, as they look to diversify to benefit from booming global minerals demand.
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Dollar slide shocks stocks as gold shines again - 03, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Fears of a U.S. recession sent the dollar to a 3-year low against the yen on Monday, driving Japanese shares down more than 4 percent and fuelling a rush for gold, silver and safe-haven government bonds.
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Subprime, debt still largest econ threat: poll - 03, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The combined punch of subprime mortgage defaults and heavy debt remains the biggest risk to the health of the U.S. economy, a panel of business economists said on Monday.
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Intel picks "Atom" as name for new chip family - 03, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp has picked "Atom" as the new brand name for its latest microprocessor, the world's largest semiconductor company said.
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Microsoft to expand its Web services for businesses - 03, Mar 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp, faced with Web rivals looking to poach its business customers, said on Sunday it plans to broaden the availability of its online services for e-mail and collaboration software.
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U.S. study shows why winter is "flu season" - 03, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Influenza viruses coat themselves in fatty material that hardens and protects them in colder temperatures -- a finding that could explain why winter is the flu season, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
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Bad grades? Faulty memory could be to blame - 03, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Defects in working memory -- the brain's temporary storage bin -- may explain why one child cannot read her history book and another gets lost in algebra, new research suggests.
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Ferrell basketball comedy bombs at box office - 03, Mar 2008
Will Ferrell stumbled at the North American box office on Sunday with his latest sports comedy, "Semi-Pro."
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New film explores fate of Nazi Germany's "Titanic" - 03, Mar 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - A new television film about the sinking of a Nazi ship carrying thousands of German refugees at the end of World War Two has lifted the lid on one of Germany's most painful memories.
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Army warns protesters after eight die in Armenia - 03, Mar 2008
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's military said on Sunday it would confront opposition protests with force, a day after riots killed eight people in the ex-Soviet state.
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Mexican Ochoa enjoys Singapore stroll - 03, Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The $2 million Women's Champions tournament became a stroll in Singapore for Lorena Ochoa but the world number one said she had not been complacent despite starting the final round eight shots clear.
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UK military chiefs wary of Harry frontline return - 03, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry is keen to return to the frontline in Afghanistan "very, very soon" but military chiefs fear that could pose a major security headache.
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Top U.S. Democrat: accord near on spy bill, immunity - 03, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives may soon resolve a stalemate that has blocked efforts to renew an anti-terrorism spy law and shield phone companies from lawsuits, a key Democrat said on Sunday.
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Ahmadinejad takes swipe at Bush, hails Iraq ties - 03, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq and took a jab at the United States over its policies in the Middle East during a landmark visit to Baghdad on Sunday.
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Abbas suspends talks but Israel presses on in Gaza - 03, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspended peace negotiations with Israel on Sunday, demanding it end an offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 100 Palestinians, many of them civilians.
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Russia's Medvedev vows to pursue Putin policies - 03, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev was elected as Russia's next president after a vote on Sunday that will preserve the power of his mentor Vladimir Putin but which opponents said was unfair.
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Ohio becomes campaign central for Clinton, Obama - 03, Mar 2008
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama waged a tight campaign fight across Ohio on Sunday two days before crucial voting that could virtually nail down the Democratic nomination or prolong the party battle i
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Israeli army gives rocket safety tips on Internet - 03, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Avi B. wanted to know if he could receive a warning via a text message on his cell phone of an impending rocket attack on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip.
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Williams sisters drawn in same half at Bangalore Open - 02, Mar 2008
BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, have been drawn in the same half of the WTA Bangalore Open which begins on Monday.
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Canadiens soar into top spot with win over Devils - 02, Mar 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The surging Montreal Canadiens took over top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
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Ochoa steamrolls rivals to win in Singapore - 02, Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - World number one Lorena Ochoa cruised to an 11-stroke win at the $2 million HSBC Women's Champions tournament on Sunday on her season debut.
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Suicide bomber kills 39 in Pakistan - 02, Mar 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - At least 39 people were killed and scores more injured when a suicide bomber attacked a traditional tribal meeting in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said.
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Eight killed in Armenian protests - 02, Mar 2008
YEREVAN (Reuters) - The United States urged Armenia's warring political forces to start talking after a night of rioting in which eight people were killed and dozens more injured.
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Iraq war hits U.S. economy: Nobel winner - 02, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Iraq war has contributed to the U.S. economic slowdown and is impeding an economic recovery, Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says.
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