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Israel to halt bombing for Gaza aid convoys - 5 Hours ago
Israel is to halt military operations for three hours a day in the Gaza Strip enable aid to flow through a humanitarian corridor it is setting up in the Hamas-ruled territory. The bombing will stop for
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BBC
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine - 4 Hours ago
Russia has shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine the latest move in a pricing dispute that has reduced or halted fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap. Russia's
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Seattle Times
Apple changes iTunes pricing - 3 Hours ago
Apple unveiled a change in the pricing structure for its iTunes music downloads Tuesday, ending the 99-cents-a-song pricing that has helped iTunes dominate the industry. At the Macworld 2009 show for
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Russia cuts Ukraine's gas supply
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M?S to cut jobs close stores as Christmas sales fall
Telegraph all 19 news articles >>

Obama picks CNN's Sanjay Gupta as surgeon general
Guardian Unlimited all 48 news articles >>

UN Calls For Gaza School Shelling Probe
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Democrat Roland Burris blocked from Senate
Washington Post all 157 news articles >>

U.S.: Dozens of insurgents killed in Afghanistan
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Obama sees deficit topping $1 trillion - 5 Hours ago
By Steve Holland and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama said on Tuesday he expects to inherit a U.S. budget deficit approaching $1 trillion and his administration would have
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CNN: Sanjay Gupta approached about surgeon general post - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable news network said Tuesday. CNN said it
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Rise and fall of Bush's popularity - 2 Hours ago
George W Bush in 2001 and 2008 Every US president's popularity among the American public is measured by approval ratings; opinion polls conducted weekly or monthly by a host of polling companies. See
 
>>   Politics/Law
Report: Al-Qaida No. 2 blames Obama for Gaza fight - 5 Hours ago
CAIRO, Egypt---- Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, according
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Obama, Bush to lunch with 3 ex-presidents - 4 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - An entire generation has gone by since the nation last saw this tableau of American history: every living U.S. president together at the White House. Consider it time for a reunion among
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Madame Tussauds unveils Obama figure - 4 Hours ago
Madame Tussauds is to let American tourists in free of charge to mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as US President. The London attraction will waive its entrance fee, which starts at 12.23, to American
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>>   Business
UK retailer Marks & Spencer to cut 1,230 jobs - 3 Hours ago
U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC said Wednesday it will cut 1,230 jobs and close 27 of its stores in a drive to reduce costs, as Britain's retail sector continues to struggle. Chairman Stuart Rose
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M&S to axe more than 1,200 jobs - 96 Minutes ago
Ailing high street giant Marks & Spencer unveiled its worst sales figures for almost a decade and plans to axe up to 1,230 jobs. M&S said UK like-for-like sales tumbled 7.1% in the 13 weeks to

Aluminium maker Alcoa announces 15,000 job losses - 4 Hours ago
America's largest aluminium maker, Alcoa, is to cut 15,200 jobs as it struggles to cope with a slowing global economy and sagging prices for metal. The Pittsburgh-based company last night announced that
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>>   Finance
Hong Kong stocks end 3.37% lower - 5 Hours ago
HONG KONG, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks reversed early gains and plunged 522.05 points, or 3.37 percent, to close at 14, 987.46 on Wednesday, breaching the psychological support at 15,000as investors
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Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-HeidelbergCement up on bridge loan news - 3 Hours ago
Shares in German cement maker HeidelbergCement rise 5.3 percent after two people familiar with the matter tell Reuters that the group of banks which has been in talks with Germany's Merckle family over
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Fraud revelations hit Indian software giant - 4 Hours ago
The chairman of India's fourth-largest software-services provider resigned Wednesday after confessing to inflating the company's profits for years with 'fictitious' assets and non-existent cash. The news
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>>   Sports
UPDATE 1-Cricket-Pietersen quits as England skipper - report - 5 Hours ago
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen has resigned as captain of the England cricket team after appearing to lose a power struggle with coach Peter Moores, Sky News reported on Wednesday. Pietersen,
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Hornets snap Lakers' home win streak at 15 - 5 Hours ago
David West scored 15 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, Chris Paul added 32 points and 15 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets beat Los Angeles, 116-105, last night to snap the Lakers' 15-game home
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Defoe: 'I never wanted to leave' - 5 Hours ago
Jermain Defoe insists he never wanted to leave Tottenham for Portsmouth and is now determined to make the most of his second spell at White Hart Lane. Defoe left Spurs just under a year ago at a time
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>>   Industry
Three in court over arson deaths - 3 Hours ago
Three people, including a 14-year-old boy, will appear in court accused of murdering three men who died in an arson attack. Trevor Richardson, 37, Kane McTell, 53, and Barry Nicholson, 67, died following
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Slimmer of the Year sheds 10 stone - 2 Hours ago
Gill Butcher, from Wootton, Northampton, was so embarrassed by her 21-stone frame that she became a recluse. The 46-year-old, who used to be a size 26, has shed 10 stone to be named the Rosemary Conley
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German billionaire commits suicide - 5 Hours ago
BERLIN - His spirit broken by financial fears, German billionaire Adolf Merckle took his life this week - becoming the latest high-profile casualty of a global economic crisis that has claimed the lives
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>>   Internet
The Retail Zip Company Releases E-Commerce and Cloud Storage Zip Technology - 4 Hours ago
The Retail Zip Company has announced the release of the Retail Zip(R) Format-as-a-Service (FaaS)(TM) for Windows and Mac OS X computer systems. Retail Zip is a turnkey e-commerce powered zip format that
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Where is SightSpeed for Linux? - 5 Hours ago
Back in September I wrote about SightSpeed announcing a Linux version. At that time they said that it would initially be available as their Dell Video Chat powered by SightSpeed product on Dell netbooks

Garmin confirms Nuvifone runs Linux, not Android - 9 Hours ago
We are starting to see more and more signs that the Garmin Nuvifone is real and not just a figment of our imagination. The main menu of the Garmin Nuvifone (Credit: Garmin) Announced almost a year ago,
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>>   Science
BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is Dry-Cleaning? - 3 Hours ago
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- When a shirt gets dirty, you usually just have to chuck it in the washing machine, add a little laundry detergent, and let the combination of water and

Dow Chemical Prepared to Delay Rohm & Haas Deal: Report - 5 Hours ago
(Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co is prepared to miss next week's deadline to clinch the $15 billion takeover of Rohm & Haas in an effort to raise enough cash to complete the deal without taking on too much
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BRIEF-BASF's Wingas MD says uses alternative route for gas, storage 25 mins ago - 3 Hours ago
FRANKFURT, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Wingas: * BASF's Wingas Managing Director to Reuters - Gazprom OAO sending more gas via Polish border * Says North German storage can meet quarter of annual Wingas customer
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>>   Entertainment
Line-up announced for Ross return - 3 Hours ago
Ross is also set to resume his Saturday morning Radio 2 show Stephen Fry and comedian Lee Evans will be among the guests when Jonathan Ross's chat show returns to BBC One following his three-month suspension.

Swayze 'may live only two years' - 5 Hours ago
Swayze's interview with Barbara Walters will be shown on ABC Actor Patrick Swayze, who has pancreatic cancer, has admitted he may survive only two years. Speaking in his first US TV interview since he

'Knight,' 'Iron' battling for effects Oscar - 7 Hours ago
LOS ANGELESSuperheroes Batman, Iron Man and Hellboy are mixing it up with Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and an ancient mummy for the visual-effects Academy Award. The Batman blockbuster is one of seven films
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>>   Technology
Satyam chairman resigns - 4 Hours ago
Hyderabad, Jan. 7(UNI): Ahead of crucial January 10 Board meeting, Mr B Ramalinga Raju, founder of the USD 2 billion Satyam Computer Services Limited (Satyam) today resigned as the Chairman of India's
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CES preview: Touting tech in a brutal economy - 74 Minutes ago
techies converge on Las Vegas this week for the 42nd annual International Consumer Electronics Show, they're encountering an industry that's anxious about marketing high-tech gadgets in a tightwad economy.

iTunes ends track copy restrictions, drops prices - 3 Hours ago
Apple is now selling nearly all of its music on iTunes without copy protection, and will start selling some tracks at a lower price. The company has struck deals with all four major record labels and
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>>   Health
Circassia Completes Patient Recruitment for Phase II Clinical Trial of Toleromune(R) - 3 Hours ago
OXFORD, England, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy and critical care, today announced that following successful clinical results achieved
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Diet pills from Brazil pose health risks: report - 45 Minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines,

Pillowtalk: Graham Norton tackles lonely divorcees and mother daughter cruises - 86 Minutes ago
Dear Graham My widowed mother keeps begging me to go on holiday with her. Her latest plan is a cruise around the Norwegian fjords. She's had a really hard time since my father died and I desperately want
 
>>   Culture
Which city should be the next capital of culture? - 4 Hours ago
Oxford, Brighton, Birmingham... which city most deserves a dose of cultural regeneration? So, Liverpool's year as the focus of cultural and physical regeneration brought it £176m in tourism, according
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Museum of failed love offers balm for heartbreak - 5 Hours ago
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - From an empty ring box to sexy lingerie and a pair of fur-lined handcuffs, an exhibition of the relics of failed love has come to Asia, hoping to bring solace to the heartbroken.

"Museum of Broken Relationships" opens in Singapore - 62 Minutes ago
A pair of handcuffs is displayed as a visitor looks at an exhibit from the 'Museum of Broken Relationships' during the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2009 Jan. 7, 2009. The museum, which opened in Singapore
 
>>   Top Stories
Ten rebels killed in air strikes in S Philippines - 102 Minutes ago
At least ten suspected Muslim separatist rebels were killed on Tuesday in air strikes carried out by government security forces in the restive southern Philippines, a military official said. The latest
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Gas stopped for swathe of states - 11 Hours ago
Several countries have reported a total cut in gas supplies coming from Russia Seven European and Balkan countries have reported a complete halt in Russian gas supplies via Ukraine as the two countries'

Commentary: Let journalists into Gaza - 13 Hours ago
Editor's note: Campbell Brown anchors CNN's 'Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull' at 8 p.m. ET Mondays through Fridays. She delivered this commentary during the 'Cutting through the Bull' segment of Tuesday
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>>   Media & Advertising
element-e, Southeast Michigan's First Sustainability-Focused Marketing Communications - 4 Hours ago
Located in Brighton , Michigan , element-e will focus on helping clients align their environmental commitment with their operational and marketplace actions. element-e provides clients with ISO 14001-inspired

Crucial OTC Marketing Issues to be Addressed by New OTC Perspectives Division of - 3 Hours ago
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- DTC Perspectives Inc., the leading DTC training, publishing and consulting company and producer of the DTC National conference and DTC Perspectives Magazine,

T-Mobile UK raises marketing spend 15% - 5 Hours ago
Telecompaper is the leading news source for the telecommunications industry. We keep busy telecoms professionals across the globe up-to-date. Our comprehensive news service covers topics such as fixed
 
 
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