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Xerox quarterly profit rises, shares jump - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Xerox Corp , the leading provider of digital printers and document management services, posted on Thursday a 78 percent rise in quarterly profit fueled by growing revenue from financing and supplies, sending its stock up over 7 percen
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Rich nations must not demonize us, say state funds - 24, Jan 2008
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The United States and other countries must not demonize sovereign wealth funds as they come to the aid of troubled U.S. banks, some of the world's biggest state-run investors said on Thursday.
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AT&T quarterly profit rises - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit after better-than-expected wireless growth, sending its shares up almost 3 percent in pre-market trading.
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Gold jumps above $900/oz, platinum hits record - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold surged 2 percent to trade above $900 on Thursday and platinum hit a historic high, as investors snapped up the metals on dollar weakness and firmer oil prices, analysts said.
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Ford loss narrows; to offer buyouts - 24, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted a sharply narrower fourth-quarter loss on Thursday after cutting costs and boosting margins on vehicles and said it expects another net loss for the full year 2008.
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SocGen says hit by $7.1 billion fraud - 24, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.
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EU set to warn Germany over gaming market - 24, Jan 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to step up legal action against Germany next week for thwarting foreign competition in the country's gaming markets, sources with knowledge of the decision said on Thursday.
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Internet delivers lollipop scorpions to Australia - 24, Jan 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Live honey bees, chocolate-coated insects or lollipops with scorpions.
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Google ties up with Japan's DoCoMo to grow abroad - 24, Jan 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Google Inc's search engine will feature on NTT DoCoMo Inc handsets, giving it access to 48 million new mobile Internet users in Japan in its push for overseas growth.
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Australia wild party child turns party pro - 24, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian teenager who hosted a wild party that caused a near-riot after 500 guests saw his Internet invitation has decided to turn professional and will host a national party tour, he said on Thursday.
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Global music sales fell around 10 pct in 2007 - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Sales of music fell at a faster rate in 2007 than 2006 despite digital sales soaring, and the gatekeepers of the Web must act if the industry is to beat piracy, the international trade body said on Thursday.
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YouTube to feature on wider range of mobile phones - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Popular video Web site YouTube.com is opening up its service to run on millions more phones which are capable of using high-speed wireless links, the company said on Thursday.
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Jay Leno gets last laugh on joke books - 24, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno got the last laugh on Wednesday in his legal battle with the creator of numerous joke books filled with stolen gags and punch lines.
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U.S. turns to horses to secure borders - 24, Jan 2008
ALTAR VALLEY, Ariz (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol agent Galen Huffman leans over the saddle to look at faint tracks in a cattle trail leading up from the Mexico border.
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Sharapova romps into Melbourne final - 24, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fifth seed Maria Sharapova blasted through to her second successive Australian Open final with a 6-3 6-1 drubbing of Jelena Jankovic on Thursday.
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Sports leagues bullish on fans despite economy - 24, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. sports executives are focusing on next week's NFL Super Bowl, baseball's spring training, basketball and hockey playoffs and expecting strong ticket sales despite a weakening economy and tighter spending by consumers.
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CORRECTED: Raptors shock high-flying Celtics in Boston - 24, Jan 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The hot-shooting Toronto Raptors staged a late rally and stunned the Boston Celtics with a 114-112 road victory on Wednesday, with Jose Calderon delivering a three-point play with only 10.5 seconds remaining.
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Ledger anxious over Christmas holidays - 24, Jan 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was
found dead in his New York apartment, was edgy and anxious
during his Christmas holidays about not seeing his daughter
Matilda, close friend and model Sophie Ward told local media.
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U.S. report finds N.Korean abuses of U.N. agency - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea used the bank accounts of a U.N. agency for deceptive cash transfers, among a wide range of abuses of that organization's presence in the communist state, a U.S. Senate panel reported on Wednesday.
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Obama dips, but still has South Carolina lead: poll - 24, Jan 2008
FLORENCE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's big lead over rival Hillary Clinton slipped slightly but is still substantial two days before South Carolina's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday
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Asian stocks cheer plan to rescue U.S. bond insurers - 24, Jan 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Most major Asian share markets rose on Thursday, lifted by banks and financials after the U.S. government outlined a plan to rescue battered bond insurers and stave off a fresh round of billion-dollar writedowns.
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Republicans clash as White House race tightens - 24, Jan 2008
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates sparred over the best fix for the faltering U.S. economy on Wednesday as a poll showed Florida's high-stakes race for the White House tightening.
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U.S. experts see rare chance for stability in Iraq - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sharp drop in violence that has accompanied the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq has given the war-torn country a rare opportunity for stability, analysts said on Wednesday.
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Symantec quarterly profit up, outlook tops estimates - 24, Jan 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Security software maker Symantec Corp reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.
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Qualcomm results show strong demand - 24, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit and gave an outlook that matched analyst estimates, driving its shares up more than 7 percent on relief the weak U.S. economy was not hurting demand for its mobile phone
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White House, lawmakers near economy plan - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and U.S. lawmakers moved closer on Wednesday to agreement on an election-year economic package that President George W. Bush said would be "robust" enough to lift the economy out of the doldrums.
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Hyundai Q4 op more than doubles - 24, Jan 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co , South Korea's top auto maker, said on Thursday its quarterly operating profit more than doubled, fuelled by higher sales and a softer won.
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China's economy eases as exports slow - 24, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China grew 11.4 percent in 2007, the
fastest pace in 13 years, but is headed for a modest slowdown
this year as global demand weakens and credit curbs to cap
inflation ripple through the economy.
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Dow soars nearly 300 points as banks rally - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.
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Beijing airport hits back at "second worst" rating - 24, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Olympic Games host Beijing has hit back at a report on Forbes Magazine's Web site that rated its airport the second worst in the world in terms of delayed flights.
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HP signs up Sony Pictures for made-on-demand DVDs - 24, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has become the first major studio to license niche and older DVD titles for production and distribution through HP's year-old DVD manufactured-on-demand service, the two companies said on Thursday.
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Police to view video of Winehouse - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they would investigate video footage of soul singer Amy Winehouse allegedly smoking crack cocaine.
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Filmmaker puts American debt in Sundance spotlight - 24, Jan 2008
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - "I.O.U.S.A." may not be the sexiest film at the Sundance Film Festival, but it could be the most timely as the documentary about deepening U.S. debt problems debuted in a week of tumbling financial markets and heightened fears
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Author Russell Banks sets new novel near his home - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American writer Russell Banks set out to be a painter but abandoned his brushes for a career as a writer that has spanned five decades.
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Inuit lifespan stagnates while Canada's rises - 24, Jan 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Inuit in Canada's far north have lifespans 12 to 15 years shorter than the average Canadian's, government data showed on Wednesday, putting the aboriginal people on a par with developing countries such as Guatemala and Mongolia.
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Bird flu threat still real, scientists say - 24, Jan 2008
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The world cannot afford to be complacent about the H5N1 bird flu virus despite its failure to trigger a human pandemic four years after sweeping across most of Asia, experts and officials said on Wednesday.
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Genetic changes key in antidepressant drugs: study - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Changes in a gene that protects the brain from foreign substances may affect whether commonly used antidepressants work -- and a simple test could help doctors prescribe the right drug, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Decision on America's Cup appeal delayed - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fate of the next America's Cup was still in limbo on Wednesday when a New York court judge said after a hearing that he needed more time to decide whether he had jurisdiction to rule on the issues.
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SAG awards to finally let red-carpet fashion shine - 24, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The lack of Hollywood awards shows this year due to the screenwriters' strike leaves not only spotlight-craving stars in the lurch but means a lot of designer gowns hanging unworn and unloved in closets.
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Valentino waves goodbye to fashion world - 24, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Fighting back tears, Valentino waved goodbye to the fashion world on Wednesday with a haute couture show brimming with the glamour that made him a favorite with Hollywood stars, socialites and royalty for half a century.
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Blast in Iraq's Mosul kills 15, wounds 132 - 24, Jan 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed and 132 wounded when a building used by militants to store weapons and tonnes of explosives blew up in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, senior security officials said.
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Woods in bullish mood over 2008 sweep of the majors - 24, Jan 2008
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, refreshed after a five-week break from tournament golf, sounded an ominous warning to his rivals on Wednesday about his prospects of achieving a sweep of this year's majors.
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Heath Ledger autopsy results due in 10-14 days - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sudden death of film star Heath Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an autopsy that proved inconclusive.
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"Two against one" in Clintons' vs Obama campaign - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1992 Bill Clinton vowed Americans would get "two for the price of one" if they elected him with wife Hillary at his side. Now it is two against one as the Clintons gang up on Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential race.
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Committee head sees approval of phone immunity - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate will approve President George W. Bush's demand that telephone companies that participated in his warrantless domestic spying program receive retroactive immunity from lawsuits, a top lawmaker predicted
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U.S. war costs in Iraq up: report - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraq war may not dominate U.S. news reports as the carnage drops, but a new report underscores the financial burden of persistent combat that is helping run up the government's credit card.
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Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt - 24, Jan 2008
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after militants blew up a border wall, and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.
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Capital One profit down 42 percent - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Capital One Financial Corp , the largest independent U.S. bank card issuer, said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings fell 42 percent on rising credit card losses and charges related to a shut-down of its subprime mortgage unit.
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CORRECTED: Symantec quarterly profit up, outlook tops est - 24, Jan 2008
(Corrects paragraphs 9 and 10 to reflect that the outlook is for this fiscal year, not fiscal 2009, as previously sent)
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Qualcomm posts quarterly profit - 24, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday due to demand for its mobile phone chips, and its shares rose 6.5 percent.
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GM pulls ahead of Toyota in '07 global sales - 24, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp on Wednesday reported worldwide sales of 9.37 million vehicles in 2007, coming in just ahead of Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp in a closely watched race for the top spot in global sales.
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Minus Clinton, Democratic rivals compete in South - 24, Jan 2008
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John Edwards appealed for votes in South Carolina on Wednesday, while Hillary Clinton campaigned in the Northeast -- taking heat for leaving the state before its nominating c
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Dow soars nearly 300 points - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.
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EBay warns of weaker 2008 results - 24, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc warned that results for the current quarter and year would fall below Wall Street expectations, spoiling strong 2007 year-end results and the planned departure of long-serving Chief Executive Meg Whitman.
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SEC probing Sallie Mae actions near stock sales - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Student lending company SLM Corp , or Sallie Mae, said on Wednesday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the company's disclosures in December 2007, before and after executives and directors traded in its sto
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Sovereign Bancorp posts $1.6 billion loss - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sovereign Bancorp Inc , the second-largest U.S. savings and loan, on Wednesday posted a $1.6 billion quarterly loss and canceled its dividend following a larger-than-expected write-down for consumer credit losses and a 2006 bank acqui
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NASA survey refutes report about drunk astronauts - 24, Jan 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts and NASA flight surgeons overwhelmingly dismissed reports of a crewmember flying drunk, although they did confirm a single incident of an astronaut seemingly inebriated a few days before liftoff, an employee
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Beyond Sundance, Web offers indie film 2nd chance - 24, Jan 2008
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Director Robert Rodriguez came to the Sundance Film Festival in 1992 with his $7,000 movie "El Mariachi," walked away with the Audience Award and entered Hollywood where he became a big-time moviemaker.
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Memorial Web sites accused of "romanticizing death" - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A British MP accused popular networking Web sites of "romanticizing death" on Wednesday after the suicides of seven young people in the last year around a small town in South Wales.
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Canadian students test Nintendo Wii workout - 24, Jan 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian students have given each other a Wii workout to see if the top-selling videogame console can get couch potatoes to work up a sweat.
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Motorola sees loss on struggling mobile unit - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as its cell phone business is taking longer than expected to turn around, dashing Wall Street hopes for a profit and sending its shares down as much
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Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo model - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Entrepreneur Richard Branson on Wednesday unveiled a model of the spaceship he hopes will be the first to take paying passengers into space on a regular basis as soon as next year.
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Last.fm, music labels launch free music on-demand - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Last.fm, the social music network owned by CBS Corp, said on Wednesday it is introducing a free service for fans to listen to their favorite songs on-demand.
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India's communists enlist cadres to battle bird flu - 23, Jan 2008
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - The communist government of India's West Bengal state has asked thousands of its cadres to help veterinary staff cull birds to contain an outbreak of bird flu in poultry that officials fear could spiral out of control.
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Don't blame wild birds for H5N1 spread: expert - 23, Jan 2008
BANGKOK (Reuters) - There is no solid evidence that wild birds are to blame for the apparent spread of the H5N1 virus from Asia to parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, an animal disease expert said on Wednesday.
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Biotech critics challenging Monsanto GMO sugar beet - 23, Jan 2008
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Opponents of biotech crops said on Wednesday they were filing a lawsuit to challenge the USDA's deregulation of Monsanto Co's genetically engineered sugar beet because of fears of "biological contamination" and other harm
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Ancient Maya sacrificed boys not virgin girls: study - 23, Jan 2008
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The victims of human sacrifice by Mexico's ancient Mayans, who threw children into water-filled caverns, were likely boys and young men not virgin girls as previously believed, archeologists said on Tuesday.
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Red Sox looking to extend fanbase in Japan - 23, Jan 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Boston CEO Larry Lucchino arrived in Japan promising a mini-World Series parade and extending an invite for the Land of the Rising Sun to join the 'Red Sox Nation'.
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Australians mourn Heath Ledger - 23, Jan 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shocked Australians were on Wednesday mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said the death was a tragic accident.
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Venus, Blake ousted as Europeans dominate - 23, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Europe tightened its stranglehold on the Australian Open when America's sole survivors were blasted out of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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Calzaghe to fight Hopkins in April - 23, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Undefeated Briton Joe Calzaghe will fight in the U.S. for the first time when he meets Bernard Hopkins in a long-awaited bout in Las Vegas in April, promoter Frank Warren said on Wednesday.
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Oil drops below $88 as stock markets resume fall - 23, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell below $88 a barrel on Wednesday as stock markets declined further, shrugging off a temporary reprieve from Tuesday's steep cut in U.S. interest rates amid persistent fears of a global economic slowdown.
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Home loan applications jump as rates fall - 23, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgages jumped for a third consecutive week as plunging interest rates encouraged more homeowners to seek refinancings, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Business leaders call for more crisis leadership - 23, Jan 2008
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Business leaders appealed for more leadership from U.S. and other central banks to head off an economic downturn on Wednesday, with some accusing policy makers of losing their grip and their nerve.
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Sallie Mae posts loss - 23, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Student lending company Sallie Mae posted a fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday, citing higher provisions for loan losses due to the weakening credit markets.
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Motorola forecasts loss on struggling phone biz - 23, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as recovery in its cell phone business is taking longer than expected, dashing Wall Street expectations for a profit and sending its shares down as
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Market opens down on recession fears and Apple - 23, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid at the open on Wednesday on recession worries and a weak profit outlook from iPod maker Apple Inc as the Nasdaq composite index crossed a bear market threshold.
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Face recognition firm to launch Web service in Q2 - 23, Jan 2008
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swedish start-up Polar Rose plans to make its face recognition service publicly available on the Web in the second quarter of 2008 as it tries to become a must-have tool for sorting visual content.
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China breaks "real-time" porn Web site - 23, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have shut down a Web site selling real-time porn and arrested 33 people, state media said on Wednesday, part of a campaign which led to the shut-down of 44,000 Web sites and arrest of 868 people last year.
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Dell and Microsoft team up on (Red) computers - 23, Jan 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Dell and Microsoft are teaming up to release a Product Red computer, donating up to $80 for every one sold to fund AIDS-fighting drugs in Africa.
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Ancient Maya scarified boys not virgin girls: study - 23, Jan 2008
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The victims of human sacrifice by Mexico's ancient Mayans, who threw children into water-filled caverns, were likely boys and young men not virgin girls as previously believed, archeologists said on Tuesday.
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Devils power to 7-3 win over Flyers - 23, Jan 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils scored five powerplay goals on the way to a dominating 7-3 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
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Woods and Mickelson set for Buick special - 23, Jan 2008
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The PGA Tour season ratchets up several notches at this week's Buick Invitational where world numbers one and two Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are scheduled to make their first appearances of the year.
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Japan play down medals hopes for Beijing - 23, Jan 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - When Japan's top women wrestlers greeted the new year by plunging into the icy depths of Tokyo Bay, shivering onlookers chuckled in disbelief.
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Hollywood writers strike clouds Oscars - 23, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the 80 years since the first Oscars were handed out, it has taken a war or a flood or an assassination to drastically alter or delay the celebration surrounding the film industry's highest honors.
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Britney Spears begins to show for custody hearings - 23, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Troubled pop star Britney Spears has begun showing up for custody hearings to regain access to her two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline, according to media reports on Tuesday.
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Rare double feature for cinematographer Deakins - 23, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Here's an Oscar fact to focus on: Roger Deakins is the first director of photography to receive two nominations in the same year since 1971.
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Steppin' dance spreads beyond Chicago roots - 23, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Couples touch hands or link arms, their hips and toes gyrating smoothly in unison, gliding through dance moves known as "Steppin'" and making it look easy.
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New York chain eateries must post calorie counts - 23, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York again sought to force fast food chains to display calorie counts on their menu boards on Tuesday after a federal judge quashed a similar proposal last year.
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Nash leads Suns rally past Bucks - 23, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steve Nash helped the Phoenix Suns overturn a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and post a 114-105 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.
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Venus ousted as Europeans dominate - 23, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Europe tightened its stranglehold on this year's Australian Open when America's sole survivor in the women's singles, Venus Williams, was blasted out of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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Obama leads Clinton in South Carolina: poll - 23, Jan 2008
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead on rival Hillary Clinton three days before South Carolina's presidential primary, aided by a huge edge among black voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll releas
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Oil falls below $89 as recession fears persist - 23, Jan 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil retreated below $89 on Wednesday after making a nervous recovery as an emergency U.S. interest rate cut halted a global financial market sell-off but failed to halt recession fears in the world's top oil consumer.
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Stocks cheer steep Fed cut, but lose altitude - 23, Jan 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's biggest interest rate cut in over two decades, but nagging fears of a U.S. recession prompted many indexes to give up much of their early gains.
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Fed rate cut to boost auto sales-Chrysler CEO - 23, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Chief Executive Bob Nardelli said the Federal Reserve's emergency 75 basis point rate cut would help consumer confidence and boost auto sales in 2008.
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Investors exiting stock funds are urged to wait - 23, Jan 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Tumbling global equity markets prompted millions of American investors to switch stock funds for bond portfolios, but financial advisers are urging them to stop hasty sales that might just make a bad situation worse.
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Apple shares drop after missed forecast - 23, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday forecast a quarterly profit below analysts' expectations and posted disappointing holiday-season iPod shipments, sending its shares down 11 percent in after hours trade on concern consumers were cutting spen
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China shut 44,000 porn Web sites in 2007: report - 23, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China shut down 44,000 Web sites and homepages and arrested 868 people last year in a campaign against Internet porn which will continue until the end of this year's Beijing Olympics, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
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Dell, Microsoft team up to sell (Red) computers - 23, Jan 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Dell Inc and Microsoft Corp are teaming up to release a Product Red computer and will donate up to $80 for every PC sold to buy and distribute AIDS-fighting drugs in Africa.
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Drug cocktail may help parasite victims - 23, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Using a cocktail of drugs may help doctors more effectively treat three of the world's most common parasitic diseases, researchers working in Zanzibar reported on Wednesday.
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