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Oil rises on talk of Fed cut, OPEC rollover - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil rose on Tuesday as expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again this week and OPEC would maintain output cuts offset concerns of a potential U.S. recession.
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Kerviel says SocGen must have known of his trades - 29, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - The man at the center of a trading scandal at Societe Generale said that his activities could not have gone undetected by the French bank.
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Countrywide posts loss - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp , the mortgage lender being acquired by Bank of America Corp , posted a larger-than-expected $421.9 million quarterly loss on Tuesday as more homeowners fell behind on payments.
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Durable goods orders jump, house prices slump - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stronger-than-expected orders for U.S.-made durable goods in December suggested the economy retained some life and might not need a heavy dose of interest-rate cuts, even though house prices fell a record amount in November.
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JVC and Funai Elec to team up in LCD TVs: source - 29, Jan 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics makers Victor Company of Japan Ltd (JVC) and Funai Electric Co Ltd will jointly develop and supply LCD television sets, an industry source said on Tuesday.
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Cisco CEO sees network upgrades lasting a decade - 29, Jan 2008
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - John Chambers, chief executive of network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc , said on Tuesday service providers will continue to upgrade and build out their networks for a decade.
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Big Internet earnings week points up uncertainties - 29, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Big Internet stocks have fallen 25 percent to 40 percent in the last quarter and haven't looked cheaper in years. But despite expected strong year-end results, many investors are likely to shy away in the short run.
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Quarter of Apple iPhones "unlocked": analyst - 29, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More than a quarter of people who bought Apple Inc's iPhone are using them on wireless networks other than AT&T's, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S., a "stunning" number that will pressure the company's business model
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EBay adjusts pricing to encourage low-cost sellers - 29, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online auction leader eBay Inc on Tuesday introduced price changes and tighter sales standards in a bid to retain quality sellers, improve customer service and revive flagging growth.
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Stem cells from skin a "landmark," Bush says - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists who made stem cells from ordinary skin cells showed it may not be necessary to experiment on human embryos, President George W. Bush said in his State of the Union address on Monday.
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Black Death did not kill indiscriminately, experts say - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Black Death that decimated populations in Europe and elsewhere during the middle of the 14th century may not have been a blindly indiscriminate killer, as some experts have believed.
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ABC defends show against outcry by pediatricians - 29, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The ABC network said on Monday it will go ahead with plans to air an episode of its new legal drama "Eli Stone" despite objections from pediatricians who say the show may discourage parents from having their children immunized.
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Lebanese diva arouses emotion, controversy in Syria - 29, Jan 2008
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Legendary Lebanese singer Fairouz performed to a sell-out crowd in the Syrian capital on Monday, defying politicians who criticized her for going to what they consider enemy territory.
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Selanne rejoins Ducks for Stanley Cup tilt - 29, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teemu Selanne has shelved his retirement plans and rejoined the Anaheim Ducks on a one-year deal on Monday, adding another key player to the team roster as they bid to defend their Stanley Cup title.
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Oscar-winning film "Crash" heads for TV - 29, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Crash," the racially charged drama that won the Oscar for best picture of 2005, is coming to the small screen later this year as a TV series for the Starz network, the pay cable channel said on Monday.
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Hornets sting Nuggets for ninth consecutive win - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The red-hot New Orleans Hornets cruised to their ninth straight victory, crushing the Denver Nuggets 117-93 on Monday.
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Patriots prepare for game of their lives - 29, Jan 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The New England Patriots know beating the New York Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl means more than a perfect 19-0 season -- it could be the defining moment of their careers.
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Tiger sounds warning with Torrey Pines dominance - 29, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods's comfort factor at Torrey Pines, where he won a record sixth Buick Invitational on Sunday, will have sent a collective shudder down the spines of his rivals for this year's U.S. Open.
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Digital mammogram best for younger women: study - 29, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Digital mammography was much better than traditional film mammography at spotting breast cancers in younger women or those with dense breasts, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Wild China weather kills 25, besieges heartland - 29, Jan 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chaotic winter weather besieged China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday amid the country's worst power crisis, with one mountain-road accident blamed on snow killing 25 people ahead of a major holiday.
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McCain, Romney lob "liberal" smear - 29, Jan 2008
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - In a tight battle in Florida, John McCain and Mitt Romney competed to stick each other with the "liberal" tag, a harsh smear among conservative Republicans whose votes could be decisive in Tuesday's voting for presidentia
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Giuliani in trouble as Florida Republicans vote: poll - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Rudy Giuliani's White House quest could be in deep trouble as he lags far behind the leaders in a Florida presidential primary he counted on winning, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
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Mormon church well prepared to handle leader death - 29, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Mormon Church is well prepared to deal with nearly unprecedented scrutiny resulting from the White House bid of one of its followers despite the death of influential church leader Gordon Hinckley.
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Bush seeks to ease Americans' fears over economy - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush sought to calm Americans' fears about the economy on Monday while charting a course he hopes will keep him relevant in his final year in office.
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American Express profit down 10 percent - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Express Co on Monday said fourth-quarter profit dropped 10 percent, and its revenue missed analyst forecasts as customers defaulted more often, fanning worries the credit card and travel services company might struggle as th
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Liberty seeks to remove Diller from IAC board - 29, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp is seeking the ouster of IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller from its board of directors in a quickly escalating dispute over how to restructure the Internet conglomerate, according to legal filin
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Corrected: McDonald's says to open 150 outlets in China in '09 - 29, Jan 2008
(Corrects to fix spelling of Schwartz in second and third paragraphs)
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Lenovo's Q3 to soar, outperform in 2008 - 29, Jan 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd is set to post a doubling in quarterly earnings on strong demand from Asia, and the outlook benefits from the world's No.4 PC maker being least vulnerable among its rivals to a U.S. slowdown.
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Rate cut hopes lift Wall Street - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks surged on Monday as investors snapped up shares of manufacturers and downtrodden banks after more weak housing data bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve will slash rates this week.
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New home sales plunge record 26 percent in '07 - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new single-family homes plummeted a record 26 percent in 2007 and builders slashed prices by the most since 1970 in a struggle to cope with a housing bust, a government report showed on Monday.
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U2 manager takes Internet providers to task - 29, Jan 2008
CANNES, France (Hollywood Reporter) - Paul McGuinness, longtime manager of rock band U2, has called on Internet service providers to immediately introduce disconnection policies to end illegal music downloads and urged governments to make sure they do.
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Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.
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A quarter of Apple iPhones "unlocked": analyst - 29, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More than a quarter of people who bought Apple Inc's iPhone are using them on wireless networks other than AT&T's, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S., a "stunning" number that will pressure the company's business model
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Internet helps doctor get back to basics - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dr. Howard Stark's office is quiet. Very quiet. No patients sit in his waiting room. No receptionist answers the telephone. Stark does not have a receptionist.
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Some ordinary flu strains resist Tamiflu in study - 29, Jan 2008
STOCKHOLM/ZURICH (Reuters) - Some seasonal influenza viruses are resistant to Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu, a study showed, but Roche said no doubts had been raised about the drug's power to combat any deadly bird flu pandemic.
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Kidney racket scandal shocks country - 29, Jan 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The uncovering of an illegal kidney transplant racket in a booming IT city has gripped India, with reports hundreds of poor laborers may have been duped or forced into donating organs to wealthy clients, including foreigners.
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Medical schools prepare for "silver tsunami" - 29, Jan 2008
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) - Just a few years ago, a graduate from Brown University medical school had just an inkling about how to care for the elderly.
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Diana thought al-Fayed was bugging yacht: sister - 29, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Princess Diana thought luxury store owner Mohamed al-Fayed was spying on her during her last voyage on his yacht before she died in a Paris car crash, her sister told the inquest into Diana's death on Monday.
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Brady says he will be fit for Super Bowl - 29, Jan 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said he will be ready to face the New York Giants in the Super Bowl on Sunday after a week of speculation about his fitness.
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Super Bowl is reunion of Parcells' proteges - 29, Jan 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Super Bowl coaches Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin should not have too much trouble understanding each other's mindsets because the pair kick-started their careers working together.
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James outguns Bryant to lift Cavs over Lakers - 29, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - LeBron James scored 41 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a nine-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 98-95 on Sunday.
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Six deaths at all Beijing venues: official - 29, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Six workers died during the construction of the venues for this year's Olympic Games, including two in building the showpiece Bird's Nest stadium, a Beijing official said on Monday.
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Led Zeppelin concert off until at least September - 29, Jan 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - British rock band Led Zeppelin enjoyed
jamming together again last year in a charity concert but won't
have another session before September at the earliest, lead
guitarist Jimmy Page said in Tokyo on Monday.
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CSNY speak out and listen in "Deja Vu" - 29, Jan 2008
PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) - Death threats, loud catcalls and walkouts didn't stop rock legends Crosby Stills Nash & Young from completing their fiercely anti-Bush reunion tour in 2006.
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Del Toro doubles up to direct big-screen "Hobbit" - 29, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Guillermo del Toro is in talks to direct back-to-back installments of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," which is being co-financed by New Line and MGM.
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Bush speech will seek to calm fears over economy - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his plan to stave off a recession and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.
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U.S. used waterboarding but no more: ex-spy chief - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States used waterboarding in terrorism interrogations but no longer does, a former U.S. spy chief said in the Bush administration's most explicit confirmation of the technique's use.
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Five U.S. soldiers killed in north Iraq: military - 29, Jan 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a coordinated ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday, the U.S. military said, making it one of the deadliest single attacks against American forces in months.
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Bush to seek $70 bln in partial 2009 war funding - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration will ask the Congress next week for $70 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and related operations for part of the 2009 fiscal year, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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Kenya's Rift Valley burns, death toll soars - 29, Jan 2008
NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Machete-wielding mobs faced off in Kenya's Rift Valley on Monday and the death toll climbed to nearly 100 people in the latest bout of ethnic violence touched off by a disputed election.
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Merrill Co-President Fakahany to leave company - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co said on Monday co-President Ahmass Fakahany will leave the company as the brokerage builds a new management team following a credit implosion that triggered $12 billion in net losses in the second half of 2007.
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Battle looms at Biogen as Icahn seeks board seats - 29, Jan 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Monday he is seeking three seats on the board of Biogen Idec Inc , setting the stage for a battle for control of one of the world's biggest biotechnology companies.
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SocGen under pressure as rogue trader released - 29, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why his trades were not discovered sooner.
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Sears CEO to leave - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp said Chief Executive Aylwin Lewis would leave the company by February 2, the latest shake-up of the struggling operator of the Sears and Kmart retail chains.
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Kennedy endorses Obama - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.
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American Express quarterly profit falls 10 percent - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Express Co , the credit card and travel services company, on Monday said fourth-quarter profit fell 10 percent, hurt by a charge to boost reserves for bad loans.
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Market liquidity returning: Treasury's Ryan - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Anthony Ryan said on Monday there were signs that market liquidity was starting to return but it won't happen overnight and requires greater investor caution in future.
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Wall Street rallies on hope for Fed rate cut - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks surged on Monday as investors snapped up shares of manufacturers and downtrodden banks after more weak housing data bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve will slash rates this week.
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Alliance Data takeover by Blackstone in trouble - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alliance Data Systems Corp , a credit card transaction processor, became the latest leveraged buyout to encounter turmoil on Monday, as it said a $6.76 billion buyout by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP was in jeopardy for reg
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Music labels say no deal with Qtrax - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's biggest music companies, including Warner Music Group Corp and Sony BMG, denied that they have agreed to license songs for a free download service that was launched by Qtrax on Monday.
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CME eyes Nymex for $11 billion - 29, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - CME Group Inc , the world's largest derivatives exchange, hopes to broaden its reach by buying the energy and precious metals mart Nymex for $11 billion, the companies said on Monday.
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New home sales plunge a record 26 percent in '07 - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes plummeted a record 26 percent in 2007 and builders slashed prices by the most since 1970 in a struggle to cope with a housing bust, a government report showed on Monday.
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Music industry tries carrot after years of stick - 29, Jan 2008
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the decline in CDs.
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Ribbit injects phone, voicemail features on to Web - 29, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Silicon Valley start-up that lets software programmers embed phone-like voice features in everything from Web sites to computers, to phones themselves, unveiled its first product for consumers on Monday.
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NY man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.
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Study shows eBay buyers save billions - 29, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Buyers save billions of dollars each year bidding on eBay auctions, according to a new study that quantifies the benefits online consumers enjoy over and above what is derived by sellers, or eBay itself.
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Researchers make tiny radio from nanotubes - 29, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Transistor radios tinier than a grain of sand, made using nanotechnology, can not only tune in to the traffic report, but may end up outperforming current silicon-based electronics, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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RIM jazzes up BlackBerry for broader appeal - 29, Jan 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion has leapt into the retail consumer market with products such as its pink BlackBerry Pearl, a candy bar-shaped e-mail phone stuffed with multimedia goodies, exposing itself to shoppers' fickle tastes and competition
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Caffeine ups blood sugar level in diabetics: study - 28, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cutting down on caffeine could help people with the most common form of diabetes better control their blood sugar levels, researchers said on Monday.
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Beijing's bubble-wrapped "Water Cube" unveiled - 28, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China officially unveiled its bubble-wrapped National Aquatics Centre, nicknamed the "Water Cube", on Monday, one of the two iconic venues for this year's Beijing Olympics.
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"No Country For Old Men" positioned for Oscar - 28, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The gritty crime drama "No Country For Old Men" became the front-runner for Oscar glory on Sunday after winning top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on a night of traditional Hollywood glamour and emotion over the sudden dea
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"No Country for Old Men" tops Screen Actors awards - 28, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "No Country For Old Men," Ethan and Joel Coen's 20th-century take on the western, won top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, positioning the movie for glory at the Oscars next month.
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SAG honors "Sopranos" after final TV season - 28, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a last tribute to one of the most successful shows in American television history, the Screen Actors Guild gave top acting honors to "The Sopranos" after the mob drama's sixth and final season.
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Alan Jackson has "Good Time" returning to country basics - 28, Jan 2008
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - After taking a couple of creative
detours on his last two albums, Alan Jackson returns to his
readily identifiable brand of traditional country with the
March 4 release of "Good Time."
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Vultures circle over Federer as new champ is crowned - 28, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - With a new grand slam champion crowned at the Australian Open, the vultures are circling over Roger Federer's head.
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Savard snatches win for East in All-Star game - 28, Jan 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Marc Savard's late strike gave the Eastern Conference victory over the West in the NHL's annual All-Star game on Sunday, the Boston forward burying the puck behind Manny Legace with 20 seconds left to seal an 8-7 win.
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Over half million expected stranded at China station - 28, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Over half a million passengers could be left stranded at a railway station in south China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year after snow cut power to more than 136 trains, state media said.
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LeBron James powers Cavaliers to win over Lakers - 28, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - LeBron James scored 41 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a nine-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 98-95 on Sunday.
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Dominant Woods seals 62nd PGA Tour victory - 28, Jan 2008
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods shrugged off three consecutive bogeys while cruising to an eight-shot victory at the Buick Invitational on Sunday for his 62nd PGA Tour title.
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World Mormon Church leader Hinckley dies at 97 - 28, Jan 2008
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Gordon B. Hinckley, the world leader of Mormons who presided over a period of intensive growth for the religion, died on Sunday at the age of 97, officials said.
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Gazans head home as Egypt chokes off supplies - 28, Jan 2008
RAFAH, Egypt (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday after Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.
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Indonesia's Suharto has state funeral in royal city - 28, Jan 2008
GIRIBANGUN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people lined the roads around Indonesia's royal city of Solo on Monday for the state funeral of autocratic former president Suharto at the family's mausoleum.
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Republican McCain edges into Florida lead: poll - 28, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain opened a narrow lead on rival Mitt Romney ahead of a critical Florida primary after picking up the endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
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No green light for stocks, Fed eyed - 28, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The question before investors this week will be whether a combination of government and central bank relief -- with more likely to come -- has signaled the go-ahead for a return to stocks.
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Checks by SocGen missed $73 billion wrong-way bet - 28, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale has admitted that a gap in control systems allowed a junior trader to take a $73 billion losing bet on European share prices, but defended its handling of the world's biggest trading scandal.
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Oil falls below $90 - 28, Jan 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil fell to below $90 a barrel on Monday, as weaker global stock markets spurred profit taking, although expectations that OPEC will resist pressure to raise output this week limited deeper losses.
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Global stocks sag, haunted by economy worries - 28, Jan 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shares in Asia fell on Monday, with Japan down around 2.5 percent and Hong Kong down more than 3 percent, as concerns over the health of the U.S. economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven governmen
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Study shows eBay buyers save billions of dollars - 28, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Buyers save billions of dollars each year bidding on eBay auctions, according to a new study that quantifies the benefits online consumers enjoy over and above what is derived by sellers, or eBay itself.
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Miller wins Chamonix super-combined - 28, Jan 2008
CHAMONIX, France (Reuters) - Bode Miller, beaten in the last two World Cup downhills he entered, assuaged his disappointment by winning the Chamonix super-combined on Sunday.
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"Spartans" spoof conquers "Rambo" at box office - 28, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - It turns out that Rambo is no match for a bunch of silly Spartans.
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Glamour returns to Hollywood with actors award show - 28, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Star power makes a welcome return on Sunday as the Screen Actors Guild hands out its annual awards in the glitziest ceremony of a season clouded by a bitter industry strike.
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Woods cruises toward 62nd PGA Tour victory - 28, Jan 2008
SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods closed in on his 62nd PGA Tour title by stretching his lead to 10 strokes midway through Sunday's final round at the Buick Invitational.
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Djokovic tames Tsonga to win first slam - 28, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic stood toe-to-toe with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and soaked up everything the Muhammad Ali of tennis could throw at him before delivering a knock-out blow of his own to clinch the Australian Open title on Sunday.
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Beijing has tickets glut after sales mismatch - 28, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing Olympic Games organizers allocated just one-quarter of 1.8 million tickets available in the latest lottery sale of seats, officials said on Sunday, creating a new ticketing headache for the event.
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Iraq moves troops and tanks to northern city Mosul - 28, Jan 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi tanks and helicopters are being sent to the northern city of Mosul and troop reinforcements should arrive later on Sunday for a big offensive against al Qaeda militants, Iraqi security officials said.
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Gazans head home as Egypt blocks supplies - 28, Jan 2008
RAFAH, Egypt (Reuters) - Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday as Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.
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Eight shot dead in Beirut opposition protests - 28, Jan 2008
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Eight Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst street violence since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, raising tensions in a country gripped by political conflict.
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Indonesia's former president Suharto dies - 28, Jan 2008
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose legacy of economic development was marred by graft and human rights abuses during his 32 years in power, died on Sunday, aged 86, after suffering multiple organ failure.
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Kenya clashes kill at least 19 - 28, Jan 2008
NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Ethnic clashes killed at least 19 people in Kenya's Rift Valley on Sunday, overshadowing a meeting between former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and opposition leader Raila Odinga to try to resolve a month-long crisis.
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Obama and Clinton look to next battle - 28, Jan 2008
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton jockeyed for position on Sunday in a bruising U.S. presidential race after Obama scored a landslide win in a South Carolina primary tinged with the issue of race.
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