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Precision clock traps atoms in light to keep time - 16, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. physicists have made a clock so accurate it will neither gain nor lose even a second in more than 200 million years, a finding sure to please even the most punctually minded.
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Yahoo big investors may back Microsoft - 16, Feb 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Most of Yahoo Inc's top institutional shareholders may be more interested in making sure Microsoft Corp does not overpay for the Web pioneer, because they have more money invested in the bigger software maker, a research report said on
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New Guitar Hero gives sweet emotion to Aerosmith fans - 16, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Inc on Friday unveiled a new "Guitar Hero" video game focusing on the rock band Aerosmith, taking the billion-dollar franchise in a new direction.
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Wal-Mart dumps HD DVDs to back Blu-ray - 16, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has decided to exclusively sell high-definition DVDs in the Blu-Ray format, dealing what could be a crippling blow to the rival HD DVD technology backed by Toshiba Corp.
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Experts cast doubt on Norway's thorium dreams - 15, Feb 2008
OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists told the Norwegian government on Friday that exploiting thorium, a radioactive metal, for nuclear power production is an interesting but far-away alternative with unknown economic potential.
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Two astronauts leave station for spacewalk - 15, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts resumed work outside the International Space Station on Friday to attach experiments to the hull of Europe's newly delivered research outpost.
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British Moon probe wins UK-NASA backing - 15, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A plan for the first British-led mission to the Moon won the backing of an Anglo-American space committee on Friday.
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Polish director Wajda bids farewell to war films - 15, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - Veteran director Andrzej Wajda said on Friday he had made enough films about war and his native Poland's past and would turn to modern themes instead.
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Author Steel knows Spears family mental illness pain - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Danielle Steel, who experienced the pain of seeing her mentally ill son commit suicide, is urging the parents of pop star Britney Spears to keep fighting for mental health treatment for their daughter.
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Hollywood epic and UK comedy vie for Berlin honors - 15, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - Dark Hollywood epic "There Will Be Blood", already awash with prizes and nominated for eight Oscars, takes on a light-hearted low-budget British comedy for top honors at the Berlin Film Festival this year.
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McCartney divorce fight looks set for second week - 15, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The divorce battle between Paul McCartney and former model Heather Mills looked set on Friday to run into a second week.
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Canes win but lose Brind'Amour with knee injury - 15, Feb 2008
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Ray Whitney scored the tie-breaking goal and assisted on two others to propel the Carolina Hurricanes back into first place in the Southeast Division with a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
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Suns use late charge to burn Mavs - 15, Feb 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Amare Stoudemire and Leandro Barbosa both scored 26 points and the Phoenix Suns used an 11-2 run late in the fourth quarter to defeat the depleted Dallas Mavericks 109-97 on Thursday.
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Athletes resist pressure to play politics in Beijing - 15, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain's climb-down last weekend looks to have ended attempts to gag athletes at the Beijing Olympics but there is growing resentment among top Olympians about pressure on them to speak out on political issues.
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Thousands protest against Philippines' Arroyo - 15, Feb 2008
MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied in Manila on Friday calling for the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over a corruption scandal.
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Hezbollah appoints successor to slain commander - 15, Feb 2008
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah has appointed a successor to its senior guerrilla commander Imad Moughniyah who was assassinated in Syria this week, a Lebanese security source said on Friday.
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Kenya parties agree to independent poll review - 15, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's feuding parties have agreed to an independent review of the country's disputed December 27 election, but have yet to agree terms for power-sharing, chief mediator Kofi Annan said on Friday.
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Serbian president Tadic vows to preserve Kosovo - 15, Feb 2008
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia swore in President Boris Tadic on Friday two days before Kosovo proclaims independence, in the country's most traumatic moment since it was bombed by NATO in 1999 to end ethnic cleansing in the province.
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Democrats in standoff over Florida - 15, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle to be the Democratic presidential nominee, the winner could be determined by primaries held weeks ago in Florida and Michigan, even though the party decided to ignore their results.
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Illinois college shooter said to be prison expert - 15, Feb 2008
DEKALB, Illinois (Reuters) - A man who killed six students and then himself during a shooting spree at an Illinois college was an expert on prisons whose work had drawn notice in academic circles, one report said on Friday.
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UBS write-downs could double - 15, Feb 2008
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS could face billions of dollars more in subprime-related write-downs in 2008, which could tip it into a second year of losses, analysts warned investors, sending its shares tumbling again.
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Best Buy cuts 2008 outlook - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc cut its fiscal 2008 profit outlook on Friday, saying it expects its fourth-quarter sales to miss its own target on lower-than-expected January sales growth, sending its shares down 4.5 percent.
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Filmmakers call for hot submissions to chick flick - 15, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - It could produce the ultimate "hot chick flick", or it may erupt as a boiling international rant against the threat of global warming.
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Street Fighter IV focuses on strategy, nostalgia - 15, Feb 2008
CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Lining up for an hour and a half is a long wait to pick a fight. But for those in the arcade and gaming industry, the global unveiling of Street Fighter IV, the first new version of the classic fighting game in nearly eight years,
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New "Guitar Hero" gives sweet emotion to Aerosmith fans - 15, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Inc on Friday unveiled a new "Guitar Hero" video game focusing on the rock band Aerosmith, taking the billion-dollar franchise in a new direction.
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Teen's interview with John Lennon yields Oscar nod - 15, Feb 2008
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - A 1969 encounter between a 14 year-old Beatles fan and John Lennon has inspired "I Met the Walrus," a five-minute Canadian film contending for an Oscar for best animated short.
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School fights to revive native Canadian language - 15, Feb 2008
OHSWEKEN, Ontario (Reuters) - In a grey, shed-like building on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in southern Ontario, Esenogwas Jacobs is getting her kindergarten students ready to head home for the day.
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NBC apologizes for Jane Fonda's offensive word - 15, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television network NBC apologized for itself and actress Jane Fonda on Thursday after she used an offensive word on the "Today Show."
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Toy time for movie industry - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Toys based on the upcoming
movies "Speed Racer," "The Dark Knight," "Indiana Jones and the
Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Hulk" are expected to be the
biggest hits at Toy Fair, which kicks off Sunday in Manhattan.
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Auction nets over $40 million for AIDS in Africa - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Contemporary art collectors opened their wallets on Thursday and shelled out $42.6 million at a Valentine's Day charity auction spearheaded by rocker Bono and British artist Damien Hirst to benefit the fight against AIDS in Africa.
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Director and editor chemistry key to a film's success - 15, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When Tony Gilroy's
mother heard that he was going to have his younger brother John
edit his directorial debut, "Michael Clayton," she was worried
her boys would clash.
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Full steam ahead for Oscar telecast - 15, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - With the threat of picketing writers having passed, Oscar organizers on Thursday unveiled presenters and performers for their upcoming telecast.
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Korean Choi sets early pace at blustery Riviera - 15, Feb 2008
PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - South Korea's K.J. Choi made the most of relatively calm morning conditions to grab a one-shot lead in the Northern Trust Open first round on Thursday.
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Court filing seeks to move Britney Spears case - 15, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The father of troubled pop star Britney Spears will retain control over her affairs for about three more weeks, a court ruled on Thursday, even as a new attorney sought to move the case to federal jurisdiction.
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Whitney sparks Hurricanes to win despite loss of captain - 15, Feb 2008
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Ray Whitney scored the tie-breaking goal and assisted on two others to propel the Carolina Hurricanes back into first place in the Southeast Division with a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
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Seles announces official retirement - 15, Feb 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Former world number one Monica Seles announced her official retirement from professional tennis at the age of 34 on Thursday, nearly five years since she last played.
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Genes that conquered cold blamed for fat - 15, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Genes that helped early humans adapt to cold climates may be driving metabolism-related diseases such as obesity or diabetes in many countries, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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U.S. says Bonds failed steroid test before record - 15, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Baseball home run king Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2000, months before his record breaking 73-home run season, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday.
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Marines charged with rape of Japanese woman - 15, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Four U.S. Marines based in southwest Japan have been charged with raping a Japanese woman last October, a U.S. military spokesman said on Friday, days after the arrest of another Marine for suspected rape of a schoolgirl on the southern
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Greenspan says U.S. "on the edge" of recession - 15, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Thursday said the U.S. economy is "clearly on the edge" of a recession.
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Gunman kills 5 and then himself at Illinois college - 15, Feb 2008
DEKALB, Illinois (Reuters) - A black-clad man fired into a lecture hall packed with students at an Illinois university on Thursday, killing five people and wounding 18 before shooting himself dead, police and college officials said.
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Bond insurer woes could become market tsunami: Spitzer - 15, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The bond insurer problem must be fixed, or else it could become a "financial tsunami" that wreaks havoc on the broader economy, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is due to tell the U.S. Congress on Thursday.
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January video game sales hit $1.18 billion - 15, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software were $1.18 billion, with Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii console keeping a slim edge over rivals amid ongoing supply constraints.
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Taylor promises brawl with Pavlik in rematch - 15, Feb 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - World middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik meets former holder Jermain Taylor on Saturday in a rematch of a September bout in which both men hit the canvas.
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Dolphins release former Pro Bowl linebacker Thomas - 15, Feb 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Dolphins took another step in their rebuilding process on Thursday by releasing seven-times Pro Bowl linebacker Zach Thomas, the NFL club said.
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China "regrets" Steven Spielberg's Darfur decision - 15, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China voiced its disappointment on Thursday over movie director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit his Beijing Olympics role because of China's policies in Sudan and said the Games would be a success regardless.
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Organizers say stars will shine on Oscar night - 15, Feb 2008
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Organizers on Thursday unveiled details of this year's Academy Awards, including Oscar-presenting roles for stars such as Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman whose presence was in doubt due to the Hollywood writers strike.
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Pamela Anderson campaigns for seals in Paris - 15, Feb 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson followed in the footsteps of French actress Brigitte Bardot on Thursday by campaigning in Paris for the protection of baby seals.
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Scientists and amateurs find new solar system - 15, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers and amateur stargazers have used an unusual technique to find a solar system that closely resembles our own and say it may be a new and more productive way to scour the universe for planets -- and life.
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NASA mission to install solar probe - 15, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts and ground control teams hustled to get Europe's newly delivered space laboratory prepared for science experiments on Thursday as NASA ironed out plans for a final spacewalk by the shuttle Atlantis crew.
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Government labs try non-animal testing - 15, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government labs will start moving to non-animal methods such as cells and computer models to test chemicals, drugs and toxins for safety, officials said on Thursday.
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Germany considers changing stem cell laws - 15, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers are considering changes to laws on stem cell research as pressure grows for an easing of restrictions that local scientists complain prevent them from keeping up with global advances.
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Pentagon plans to shoot down disabled satellite - 15, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled U.S. spy satellite before it enters the atmosphere to prevent a potentially deadly leak of toxic gas from the vehicle's fuel tank, officials said on Thursday.
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Risky chemical found in hurricane trailers - 15, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many of the government-supplied trailers housing thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina contain potentially dangerous levels of the chemical formaldehyde, U.S. federal health officials said on Thursday.
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Iran postpones Iraq security talks with U.S. - 15, Feb 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iran has postponed a fourth round of talks with the United States in Baghdad on improving security in Iraq, prompting U.S. officials on Thursday to question Tehran's commitment to the dialogue.
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Romney endorses Republican McCain in race - 15, Feb 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney, who dropped out of the U.S. presidential race a week ago, endorsed one-time rival John McCain on Thursday and asked his supporters to rally behind the Arizona senator.
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At least 15 shot in Illinois university class - 15, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A gunman wounded at least 15 people when he opened fire with a shotgun in a university classroom outside Chicago on Thursday, authorities said.
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White House appeals to top court on detainee data - 15, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday in an effort to limit the information it must provide when Guantanamo Bay prisoners challenge their continued captivity.
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Congress eyes bond insurers amid housing crisis - 15, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The widening U.S. housing finance
crisis prompted calls in Congress on Thursday for new scrutiny
of bond insurers and credit raters, while Senate Democrats
offered a rescue plan for troubled homeowners.
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Exxon claim is fraction of asset freeze: Venezuela - 15, Feb 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Thursday minimized the compensation it owes Exxon Mobil Corp for an oil project, the latest volley in hard-ball negotiations that have prompted a threat to stop sending America oil.
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Most consumers find imports best value - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most U.S. consumers think domestic manufacturers no longer offer the best quality or make the most innovative products, a survey released Thursday shows.
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Romney endorses McCain as Clinton raps Obama - 15, Feb 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney endorsed erstwhile rival John McCain on Thursday and urged Republicans to unite behind him in a gesture that could help McCain with disgruntled conservatives.
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Fed will act as needed to support growth: Bernanke - 15, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday held the door open to more interest rate cuts to help the struggling U.S. economy, but told Congress the central bank expects growth to pick up later in the year.
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Comcast resumes dividends as profit rises - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp said it would resume annual dividend payments and set a 2009 target to complete its $7 billion stock buyback program, addressing investors' demands to boost its beleaguered share price.
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Market falls sharply on credit market worry - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dropped on Thursday as the credit crunch surfaced unexpectedly in the municipal bond market and after the Federal Reserve chairman said that he sees sluggish economic growth ahead.
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Mobile ads take baby steps to reach consumers - 15, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Consumers may be receptive to advertisements on their mobile phones in exchange for free calls or content, but operators remain cautious about intruding on the intimate space of a customer's cell phone.
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Study shows women still face hurdles in high-tech careers - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Female scientists, engineers and product developers still face barriers in climbing the career ladder due to a lack of role models, mentors and access to networks, according to a new study.
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New York Times to cut 100 newsroom jobs - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Times said on Thursday it will eliminate 100 newsroom jobs as the newspaper girds for a weaker economy and an overall decline in print advertising and circulation revenues.
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Motorola's decline seen as cautionary tale - 15, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Motorola Inc's rapidly declining fortunes in the past few years have sent shock waves through the wireless industry, providing a stark reminder that what is cool one day may be deeply out of favor the next.
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Microsoft shakes up online team ahead of Yahoo - 15, Feb 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp announced a management shake-up at its loss-making online division on Thursday, thrusting an outsider into a prominent position ahead of a proposed merger with Yahoo Inc .
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"The Club", a game that shoots for style - 15, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Last year's bumper crop of shooter video games, such as "BioShock", "Halo 3" and "Call of Duty 4", were notable for coupling bone-jarring realism with finely crafted epic stories. "The Club", coming out next week from Seg
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Mobile industry sees new security risks - 15, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Security systems can now block the first computer viruses attack on cell phones, but the mobile industry sees new risks stemming from upcoming open software platforms such as Google's Android.
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From zero to hero, online dating pros offer tips - 15, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Long walks on the beach, a passion for music and movies" just isn't going to cut it anymore in the rough and tumble world of online dating.
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Quake rattles southern Greece, no casualties - 14, Feb 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - An earthquake shook southern Greece just after 12 p.m. (5 a.m. EST) on Thursday and was felt as far away as the Egyptian capital Cairo but there were no reports of casualties.
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Fresh earthquake shakes quake-hit eastern Congo - 14, Feb 2008
KINSHASA (Reuters) - An earthquake shook the Lake Kivu region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, further damaging buildings hit by quakes earlier this month, a U.N. and local officials said.
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Billy Ray Cyrus apologizes for seatbelt gaffe - 14, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus apologized on Wednesday for being filmed in the back seat of a car with his daughter Miley, who plays Hannah Montana in the hit Disney series, without wearing seat belts.
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Young Sydney elephant's pregnancy sparks protests - 14, Feb 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney's premier zoo is celebrating the news that its 9-year-old Asian elephant is pregnant, but animal rights groups are shocked that the zoo has let a juvenile elephant fall pregnant.
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Pepper may help disfiguring skin condition: study - 14, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Black pepper could lead to better treatments for a disfiguring skin condition that affects about 1 percent of the world's population, British researchers said on Thursday.
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China "regrets" Spielberg's Darfur decision - 14, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China voiced its disappointment on Thursday over movie director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit his Beijing Olympics role because of China's policies in Sudan and said the Games would be a success regardless.
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Director Madonna as good as actor Madonna: critics - 14, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - Critics damned Madonna's first feature film with faint praise on Thursday and suggested her career behind the camera might be as successful as her acting.
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Mortality rates as major Berlinale theme - 14, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - A filmgoer who comes to the Berlin International Film Festival directly from Sundance experiences culture shock. Sundance overflows with young writers and directors who have embarked on their first adventures in storytelling.
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Love in the air from Bondi to Bangkok to Beijing - 14, Feb 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians seeking love on Valentine's Day speed-dated in deckchairs on Bondi Beach, while Japanese trekked through snow in search of romance and Filipinos sang syrupy ballards.
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San Antonio makes winning return to Cleveland - 14, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs downed the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-105 on Wednesday, marking a successful return to the arena where they won the NBA title last season. Manu Ginobili scored a season-high 46 points, including a career-best eight
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China says U.S. spying allegations total fiction - 14, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is not running a spy network in the United States and Washington should cease its allegations of espionage, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, days after the U.S. Justice Department arrested four for spying.
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Angry Okinawa wants smaller U.S. military presence - 14, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Angry lawmakers on Japan's southern island of Okinawa called for progress on shrinking the U.S. military presence and tighter discipline among U.S. troops after the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of raping a schoolgirl.
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Africa bright spot in Bush foreign policy legacy - 14, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush travels this week to Africa, one of the few regions where he can claim globally recognized successes for efforts on AIDS and development in a foreign policy legacy dominated by the Iraq war.
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Hezbollah threatens Israel at slain commander funeral - 14, Feb 2008
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah's chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday threatened Israel with "open war" after accusing the Jewish state of killing one of its top commanders.
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Ingersoll net jumps on Bobcat gain - 14, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd's quarterly net profit jumped due to a large gain on the sale of its Bobcat machinery division, but results fell short of Wall Street forecasts.
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Softbank unlikely to derail Microsoft-Yahoo bid - 14, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Internet firm Softbank Corp, under pressure from both sides in Microsoft Corp's bid for Yahoo Inc, may hold out for more leverage but is unlikely to derail the bid.
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Bond insurer woes could become market "tsunami": Spitzer - 14, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The bond insurer problem must be fixed, or else it could become a "financial tsunami" that wreaks havoc on the broader economy, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is due to tell the Congress Thursday.
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UBS reveals new U.S. loans exposure - 14, Feb 2008
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS has revealed $26.6 billion in exposure to risky U.S. mortgages distinct from subprime loans, increasing its vulnerability to the global credit crisis and sending its shares sharply lower.
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Jobless claims fall, trade deficit narrows - 14, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in December as record exports remained one bright spot of a weakening economy, while claims for jobless benefits also fell last week, data showed on Thursday.
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BT, Carphone and Virgin Media agree ad exchange - 14, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Three of Britain's largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have signed up to use a new advertising platform that will give them a slice of the growing online targeted ad market.
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Comcast posts higher profit, sets dividend - 14, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp said on Thursday it will pay an annual dividend and set a 2009 target to complete a $7 billion stock buyback program, two actions aimed at addressing investor demands to boost its share price.
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Economy splits telcos, hardware makers - 14, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Mobile phone operators appeared unworried by the specter of a slowdown in the world economy at the wireless industry's leading trade show this week, even as some hardware makers signaled concern.
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Nokia, Qualcomm seek common ground in legal fights - 14, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Nokia and Qualcomm agreed to look for ways in which a U.S. court in Delaware could solve some wider, international issues in the major legal battle between the two technology heavyweights.
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Orthodox gays in Israel find support in Web site - 14, Feb 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An underground movement of gay Orthodox Jews in Israel has created a Web site to help homosexuals cope with living in a strict, religious community that is often hostile to their lifestyle.
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Google to enter China's online music sector - 14, Feb 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google plans to enter the online music market in China for the first time, as it steps up its battle with local incumbent Baidu.com Inc, media reported on Thursday. Google is expected to announce a joint venture with Top100.cn, to all
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NBC and MTV band together to promote "quarterlife" - 14, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television networks NBC and MTV unveiled an unusual plan on Thursday to promote a new TV show, "quarterlife," that will premiere on MTV, but air weekly on competitor NBC.
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African dinosaur duo ate like sharks - 14, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fossils from two newly discovered meat-eating dinosaurs that lived in the Sahara Desert 110 million years ago paint a fearsome picture of life in Africa's Cretaceous period, which appears to have been teeming with unusual carnivores.
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