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Productivity rises as labor costs growth muted - 07, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. productivity rose at a solid clip in the fourth quarter as employers sharply cut the number of hours worked, restraining growth in labor costs, according to a report on Wednesday that may ease lingering concerns on inflation at
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BHP may have to sweeten Rio bid: fund manager - 07, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BHP Billiton's might have to sweeten its $147.4 billion bid for rival miner Rio Tinto to win over shareholders, one fund manager said on Wednesday.
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Fed wrestles with growth and inflation worries - 07, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday expressed concern about a possible U.S. recession but warned that the central bank cannot let down its guard when it comes to fighting inflation.
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Rich-poor "digital divide" still broad, says UNCTAD - 07, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The digital divide between rich and poor countries is narrowing as mobile phones and Internet use become more available, but the developing world still lags far behind, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.
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Stewart drops out of black-tie event - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Jon Stewart has pulled out
of an entertainment gala -- only it's not the Oscars. The
comedian has withdrawn from a hosting gig at a Paley Center
fundraiser honoring Viacom chieftain Sumner Redstone under
circumstances t
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Ecuador volcano spews rock, hundreds evacuated - 06, Feb 2008
BANOS, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spewed molten rock, gas and ash on Wednesday, increasing its activity and prompting authorities to evacuate hundreds of villagers living on the shadow of the mountain.
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Amy Winehouse quizzed by police over drug claim - 06, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Soul singer Amy Winehouse has been questioned by police over an allegation of drug possession, a police source said on Wednesday.
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Murphy enters "Hall"; eyed for Lohan role in "Poor" - 06, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Brittany Murphy is beginning work on the indie feature "Across the Hall," is eyeing a role in the dark comedy "Poor Things," on which she would replace Lindsay Lohan.
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France sends defense minister to Chad - 06, Feb 2008
N'DJAMEMA (Reuters) - France's defense minister flew to Chad on Wednesday in a show of support for President Idriss Deby who survived a weekend assault on the capital N'Djamena by rebels.
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Gasol shines on debut in Lakers win over Nets - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pau Gasol marked a successful debut for the Los Angeles Lakers by scoring 24 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 105-90 road victory over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday.
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China says power being restored - 06, Feb 2008
TONGREN, China (Reuters) - Power supplies knocked out by fierce winter weather were being restored for millions of Chinese at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday on Wednesday, state media said, but residents in one city were skeptical.
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G7 to mull economic gloom but joint action unlikely - 06, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Any hopes for a global policy response to U.S. recession fears, global market turmoil and exchange rates will likely go unanswered when Group of Seven finance heads meet in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Kenya's political rivals resume crisis talks - 06, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's political rivals resumed crisis talks on Wednesday despite preparations for a meeting of east African foreign ministers which has angered opposition leaders.
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Allies urged to share Afghan combat burden - 06, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain, the foreign countries with the most troops in Afghanistan, called on reluctant NATO allies on Wednesday to share the burden of combat against hardline Taliban guerrillas.
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Italy calls April election with Berlusconi in lead - 06, Feb 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Italy called a snap election for mid-April on Wednesday, heralding the possible return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi who has a solid poll lead over the collapsed centre-left coalition.
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Tornadoes sweep U.S. South, at least 45 dead - 06, Feb 2008
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms ravaged the U.S. South overnight, killing at least 45 people and injuring more than 150 as it caused destruction across several states, authorities said.
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Clinton, Obama draw; McCain ahead - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton faced a protracted battle while John McCain took charge of the Republican race after the "Super Tuesday" presidential nominating contests in 24 U.S. states.
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Chinese astrologers offer Year of the Rat stock tips - 06, Feb 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Forget about graphs, charts and economic forecasts. Wary investors in Asia are turning to feng shui masters to tell them which way the markets will head in the Chinese Year of the Rat.
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Oil steady above $88 ahead of U.S. inventory data - 06, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied above $88 on Wednesday ahead of U.S. inventory data expected to show an increase in domestic crude supplies.
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Toll Brothers sees fall in home-building revenue - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toll Brothers Inc , the largest U.S. luxury home builder, said on Wednesday that it expects to report a 22 percent drop in fiscal first-quarter home-building revenue amid a dire housing market.
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Wall Street settles in for protracted election - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wall Street sized up its options on Wednesday in a drawn-out U.S. presidential election campaign likely to pit a Republican with a history of breaking party ranks against one of two Democrats clamoring for change.
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New bid talk lifts SocGen shares - 06, Feb 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Speculation of a British bid for Societe Generale, in the face of French opposition to a foreign takeover, pushed shares in SocGen up sharply on Wednesday nearly two weeks after it was plunged into a rogue trading scandal.
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Time Warner sets lower 2008 profit growth target - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc said on Wednesday it expects profit growth to slow in 2008 but possibly exceed Wall Street estimates after it reported quarterly earnings that reflected increases in broadband and phone subscribers and sales of "Harry
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Beatles' Indian guru Maharishi Yogi dies - 06, Feb 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The guru to the Beatles who introduced transcendental meditation to the West, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, died at his Dutch home overnight, aides said on Wednesday. He was said to be 91.
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Beijing's Olympic makeover runs only skin deep - 06, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Liu Jielian isn't exactly impressed with the facelift the government recently gave her home in central Beijing as it seeks to spruce up the city for the Olympic Games in August.
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Striking writers to debate labor deal on Saturday - 06, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Writers Guild of America plans to brief its members this weekend on a deal taking shape to end their 3-month-old strike, using the meetings to gauge rank-and-file support for the labor plan, union leaders said on Tuesday.
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Kashmir's hills alive with sound of Bollywood - 06, Feb 2008
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - In a sure sign that separatist violence is waning in Kashmir, Bollywood actors are once again being spotted singing, dancing and coyly flirting in the region's idyllic Himalayan countryside.
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Mickelson bids to regain winning habit at Pebble - 06, Feb 2008
PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - Three-times champion Phil Mickelson is eager to convert a strong start on the 2008 PGA Tour into victory at this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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Selanne's return helps Ducks end losing streak - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, boosted by the return of Teemu Selanne, ended a six-game losing streak with a 3-0 road win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
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Mirza stays a top brand: advertisers - 06, Feb 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Asia's top tennis player Sania Mirza will retain her strong brand value despite her decision to shun Indian tournaments in protest at being dragged into needless controversies, Indian advertisers say.
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Urban renewal on "to do" list of next U.S. leader - 06, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - No matter who wins the U.S. presidential election in November, their "to do" list will probably include urban renewal.
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Rice urges allies to share Afghan combat burden - 06, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday only a small number of NATO nations had troops in the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan and urged reluctant allies to share the combat burden.
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Thirteen reported dead as storms rake U.S. south - 06, Feb 2008
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Thirteen people were reported killed and dozens injured as tornadoes and lethal thunderstorms tore through areas of the U.S. South on Tuesday, causing widespread damage.
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Clinton, Obama draw; McCain takes control - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama and rival Hillary Clinton battled to a draw on "Super Tuesday" and John McCain seized command of the Republican race in presidential nominating contests in 24 U.S. states.
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Wachovia accused of aiding telemarketing fraud - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wachovia Corp , the fourth-largest U.S. bank, is fighting a lawsuit accusing it of letting fraudulent telemarketers use its accounts to bilk millions of dollars from the bank's customers, court papers show.
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Recovery for SIVs unlikely given Basel II rules-panel - 06, Feb 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The troubled market for so-called structured investment vehicles (SIVs) is effectively dead and likely to stay that way given new international rules for matching banks' reserves to their risks, panelists at a bond industry conferenc
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Microsoft could raise Yahoo bid, some analysts say - 06, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Skeptical investors are trading Yahoo Inc shares at a 6.5 percent discount to Microsoft Corp's unofficial offer price, but some Wall Streeters expect the software giant to raise its bid.
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BHP raises Rio bid; no immediate Chinese riposte - 06, Feb 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc launched a hostile $147.4 billion bid for mining rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc in a move that could trigger a Chinese-led counterbid in the world's second biggest corporate takeover.
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China defends new Web video and audio rules - 06, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new rules on online video and audio content banning violent, pornographic and fake material are aimed at promoting the Internet's "healthy" development, according to a government statement.
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Bidding stalls again on key U.S. wireless airwaves - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bidding stalled on Tuesday in the closely watched auction of a piece of wireless airwaves that the U.S. government is selling, according to data released by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Celine Dion nabs 6 Juno nominations to lead field - 06, Feb 2008
TORONTO (Billboard) - Celine Dion leads the Juno Award nominations, announced Tuesday, with six nods, while punk pop queen Avril Lavigne, crooner Michael Buble and the eclectic Feist each received five shots at awards.
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New York gallery sues for return of stolen Warhol - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Andy Warhol painting stolen from a Manhattan art gallery a decade ago has resurfaced at Christie's auction house, and on Tuesday the gallery sued to have it returned.
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Vladimir Putin stars in tale of Kremlin romance - 06, Feb 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A young KGB spy falls in love with an air hostess called Lyudmila and then conquers the Kremlin.
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NASA clears space shuttle for liftoff Thursday - 06, Feb 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA managers on Tuesday cleared space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff in two days on a mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Scientists create three-parent embryos - 06, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have created human embryos with three parents in a development they hope could lead to effective treatments for a range of serious hereditary diseases within five years.
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Musicians rock for Barack on Super Tuesday - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - As primary and caucus voters go to the polls in 24 states on Super Tuesday (February 5), a wave of artists as disparate as the Grateful Dead, Will.I.Am, OK Go and members of Pearl Jam are rallying support for Democratic presidential
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Clemens testifies in probe and denies steroids use - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens emerged from a private meeting with U.S. congressional investigators on Tuesday by again denying claims by his former trainer that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.
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CIA says used waterboarding on three suspects - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA used a widely condemned interrogation technique known as waterboarding on three suspects captured after the September 11 attacks, CIA Director Michael Hayden told Congress on Tuesday.
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FDA looks for "boots on the ground" in China - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is hoping to bolster the safety of food and other products imported from China by opening a new Food and Drug Administration office in the Asian nation.
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Britney Spears said drugged and controlled by manager - 06, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears has been "drugged" by her self-styled manager in a bid to take control of her home, life and finances, the troubled pop star's mother charged in court documents made public on Tuesday.
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Study links marijuana smoking to gum disease - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Smoking marijuana, much like smoking tobacco, may increase a person's risk for gum disease that can lead to tooth loss, researchers said on Tuesday.
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U.S. sees Russia, China and OPEC financial threat - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is worried that Russia, China and OPEC oil-producing countries could use their growing financial clout to advance political goals, the top U.S. spy chief told Congress on Tuesday.
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New York celebrates Super Bowl win with parade - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confetti rained down on a sea of New York Giants blue on Tuesday as fans celebrated the team's surprising Super Bowl victory with a parade up New York City's fabled "Canyon of Heroes."
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Disney profit beats Street, no sign economy hurts - 06, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's quarterly profit sailed past Wall Street targets as attendance rose at its Florida, Paris and Hong Kong parks and a new "High School Musical" DVD proved a hit, sending its stock up about 5 percent.
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Bond insurer trials threaten banks as Ross circles - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Commercial and investment banks could see their credit ratings cut if the bond insurers which hedge some of their assets were themselves downgraded, Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday, as billionaire investor Wilbur Ross mulled whe
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Iran says Gulf shields its banks from U.S. pressure - 06, Feb 2008
MANAMA (Reuters) - U.S. allies such as Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are helping shield Iran's banking system from Washington's "financial terrorism", the governor of Iran's central bank said on Tuesday.
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Super Tuesday voting kicks off in 24 states - 06, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest day of U.S. presidential nominating contests kicked off on Tuesday with Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battling for advantage and Republican John McCain aiming to knock Mitt Romney out of the race.
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Chrysler and Plastech reach interim deal - 06, Feb 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC and bankrupt supplier Plastech Engineered Products Inc reached an interim deal that would allow the U.S. automaker to resume production at four idled plants and avoid closing all of its assembly operations, a lawyer for Pl
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Citigroup, other financials off in recession worry - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Citigroup Inc and other financial companies suffered broad declines for a second day on Tuesday, as evidence mounted that borrowers are falling behind on more payments, the U.S. economy might be in recession, and losses on c
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Services index plummets, points to recession - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. services sector retrenched sharply in January to levels not seen since the 2001 recession, renewing fears about an economic slump, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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Textonyms give cell phone addicts a new language - 06, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - R U cycle? Book! Fancy an adds down the sub? There's a gr8 new carnage.
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BHP Billiton launches $147 billion Rio Tinto bid - 06, Feb 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc , the world's No.1 miner, formally launched a $147.4 billion takeover bid on Wednesday for rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc .
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Wall Street skids about 3 percent on recession sign - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks suffered their biggest drop in nearly a year on Tuesday after data showed the worst monthly contraction in the services sector since the last U.S. recession and Standard & Poor's warned it could cut bank credit ratings.
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Nokia starts roll-out of gaming, networking sites - 06, Feb 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia began the roll-out of its "N-Gage" gaming service and "Share on Ovi" media sharing site on Tuesday as falling handset prices spur the world's largest cell phone maker to expand into mobile Internet services.
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Venture capitalists aglow over Microsoft-Yahoo - 06, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A combination of Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. may create new dealmaking opportunities for venture capitalists seeking to fund or sell technology start-ups.
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Japanese study clears mobiles of brain cancer risk - 06, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Using a mobile phone does not increase your risk of brain cancer, according to a new Japanese study that is the first to consider the effects of radiation on different parts of the brain.
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AOL buys online marketing network buy.at - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's AOL said on Tuesday it has purchased buy.at, an online affiliate marketing network, as part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising operations.
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Google, Yahoo software moves may fuel Microsoft bid - 06, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Business software units of Yahoo Inc and Google Inc are introducing beefed-up versions of their Web-based software that compete with Microsoft Outlook, offering yet another clue why Microsoft Corp made a $45 billion unsolicited b
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Apple unveils iPhone, iPod touch with more memory - 06, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday introduced models of its iPhone and iPod touch devices with double the memory available in previous versions.
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British scientists create three-parent embryo - 05, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have created a human embryo with three parents in a breakthrough they hope could lead to effective treatments for a range of serious hereditary diseases.
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Indian state bans poultry trade to curb bird flu - 05, Feb 2008
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Authorities in eastern India banned the trade and consumption of poultry on Tuesday to stamp out a bird flu outbreak that officials said was now nearly under control.
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Grateful Dead and Deadheads reunite for Obama - 05, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Saying Barack Obama embodies political hope absent since Robert Kennedy was slain 40 years ago, three surviving members of the Grateful Dead rock band reunited on Monday for the first time in four years to back the presidential c
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Clinton appears on Letterman on eve of Super Tuesday - 05, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton made an appearance on David Letterman's late-night TV show on the eve of Super Tuesday and took the opportunity to explain the influence her husband would have if she becomes the first woman presid
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Putin gives boost to Russia's 2014 Olympic effort - 05, Feb 2008
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged his officials to make a success of hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, an event supporters say will form a crucial part of his legacy.
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New York fashion elites split over red carpets - 05, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As hope grows the Oscars will escape the Hollywood writers' strike, experts at New York Fashion Week are split among some saying the industry needs red carpet events and others not bothered by their absence.
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Millions in China to greet new year without power - 05, Feb 2008
KAILI, China (Reuters) - Railways and highways were returning to normal across China on Tuesday, but millions are likely to spend the biggest holiday of the year without power and water in what for some is the coldest winter in a century.
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Bhutto said in will husband should lead party - 05, Feb 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The party of assassinated Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto published her political will on Tuesday in which she called for her husband to lead the party and said she feared for the country's future.
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Britain's Prince Andrew attacks Bush on Iraq - 05, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Andrew launched a sharp attack on Tuesday on President George W. Bush for failing to listen to Britain during the conflict in Iraq.
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Israel kills at least 8 Hamas members in Gaza attacks - 05, Feb 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed at least eight Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a day after a suicide bombing in Israel claimed by the Islamist group.
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Kenya death toll hits 1,000, parties talk - 05, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The death toll from Kenya's post-election bloodletting has risen to 1,000, the Red Cross said on Tuesday, as political rivals began the toughest part of their negotiations so far.
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Whirlpool profit beats expectations - 05, Feb 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Whirlpool Corp , the world's biggest appliance maker, reported higher-than expected fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday as strong international sales and savings from the Maytag acquisition offset a drop in U.S. demand.
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SocGen braced for new criticism, Kerviel speaks out - 05, Feb 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale (SocGen) was braced for fresh criticism from France's top central banker on Tuesday as the man the bank blames for its record trading losses spoke out against his former employer.
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CME Group profit nearly doubles - 05, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CME Group Inc , parent of the world's largest derivatives exchange, said on Tuesday quarterly profit nearly doubled, topping analysts' average forecast, driven by strong volume growth.
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Corporate Express denies buyout talks with Staples - 05, Feb 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch office supplies firm Corporate Express said Tuesday it was not in talks to be bought by U.S. rival Staples , denying a newspaper report and halving a sharp rise in its shares.
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Repairs start on undersea cable cut near UAE - 05, Feb 2008
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Repair work has started on one of three broken undersea cables providing data services to parts of the Middle East and Asia, a cable operator said, and a repair ship was expected to reach a second cable on Tuesday.
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Halston revival wows Liza Minnelli in New York - 05, Feb 2008
NEW YORK, Feb 4 (Reuters Life!) - The Halston clothing line popular among the disco crowd of the 1970s is back.
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New stars and old mingle at Oscar lunch - 05, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New stars such as Ellen Page of "Juno" and veterans like Hal Holbrook from "Into the Wild" bathed in the Oscar spotlight on Monday with little difference between generations when it came to being nominated for the world's top film
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Jazz hammer Hornets to clinch ninth win in a row - 05, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The red-hot Utah Jazz cruised to their ninth consecutive win, topping the New Orleans Hornets 110-88 in a battle of Western Conference division leaders on Monday.
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Parise's OT goal earns Devils comeback win - 05, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Zach Parise scored in overtime to rally the New Jersey Devils to a stunning 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.
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Harkleroad win seals U.S. Fed Cup victory - 05, Feb 2008
LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) - Fed Cup debutant Ashley Harkleroad sealed victory for the United States over Germany in their world group first-round tie with a 6-4 7-5 defeat of teenager Sabine Lisicki on Monday.
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Court orders mental exam for Britney Spears - 05, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears, who has been hospitalized for mental evaluation, will be examined by a court-appointed psychiatrist to determine if the troubled pop star understands the legal proceedings surrounding her, a judge ruled on Monday.
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FBI probes purchases of US aircraft by drug lords - 05, Feb 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man has been charged with laundering drug profits to buy U.S. aircraft to smuggle cocaine, according to U.S. court documents, as the FBI broadens a probe into South American cocaine kings.
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Hollywood on verge of deal to end writers strike - 05, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Negotiators for Hollywood studios and striking writers have agreed to terms of a new contract that could be presented to union leaders in days and, if approved, end their three-month-old labor clash later this week, two sources tol
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Super Bowl draws record 97.5 million viewers - 05, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record 97.5 million Americans tuned in to Sunday's upset victory by the New York Giants over the New England Patriots, marking the biggest TV audience in Super Bowl history and the second most-watched U.S. telecast ever.
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McCain and Romney battle over who is real conservative - 05, Feb 2008
LONG BEACH, California (Reuters) - Sen. John McCain and self-proclaimed underdog Mitt Romney argued on Monday over who is the real conservative the day before Super Tuesday voting that could crown a presumptive Republican White House nominee.
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Senate moves toward stimulus showdown - 05, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate moved closer on Monday to a showdown over an economic stimulus plan, with Democrats looking to offer a bigger package providing more benefits to more people than White House-backed legislation passed by the House of Repre
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A Super Tuesday showdown in 24 states - 05, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in 24 states make their choices in an unpredictable presidential campaign on Tuesday, with Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in a close fight and Republican John McCain aiming for a knockout blow against Mitt Romney.
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Obama, Romney lead in California on Super Tuesday - 05, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama opened narrow leads on Hillary Clinton in California and Missouri one day before crucial "Super Tuesday" nominating contests in 24 states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll relea
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News Corp lifts outlook, sees no ad slowdown - 05, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp nudged up its full-year outlook on Monday and said it has not seen any weakness in the television advertising market, after posting a moderate rise in quarterly profit.
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SocGen rogue shows traders have lost animal factor - 05, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - What happens in a market where you can no longer smell the fear or see the greed? Jerome Kerviel happens, say some seasoned stock market traders.
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