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ZigBee low-power wireless standard ratified The ZigBee Alliance, an industry standards group dedicated to promoting low-power wireless networks, ratified the first ZigBee specification this week.

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Intel expands core concept for chips com December 17, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. Intel plans to come out with chips containing two processing cores next year, but that #39;s just the start.

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Kasprowicz makes tourists pay Australia are in firm control of the first Test with Pakistan after bowling the tourists out for 179 on the second day in Perth. Michael Kasprowicz took five wickets to give Australia a lead of 202 after the

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High-Flying Germany look ahead to South Korea test BUSAN - A VfB Stuttgart quartet arrived in Busan on Friday to further strengthen a confident German national team ahead of their friendly with South Korea.

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India in command Chittagong, Bangladesh - Opener Gautam Gambhir slammed his maiden Test century and Rahul Dravid notched his 18th hundred to put India in command Friday on the opening day of the second cricket Test against Bangladesh.

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Stanford wins, Minnesota upends champion USC in volleyball semis Led by All-American Ogonna Nnamani, the Stanford women #39;s volleyball team defeated Washington 3-1 in the NCAA semifinals at Long Beach Arena last night.

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James struggles as Cavaliers fall apart Kirk Hinrich and the Bulls are starting to play in a relaxed fashion, and it #39;s resulting in victories. Kirk Hinrich scored nine of his 28 points in a 15-0 run, and the

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UK terror suspect detention law overruled ISN SECURITY WATCH (17/12/04) - Britains House of Lords ruled yesterday that the indefinite detention of foreign terrorism suspects was incompatible with the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), in a decision Human

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3 Palestinians killed in Israeli incursion At least three Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli army who invaded the southern Gazatown of Khan Younis at dawn on Friday, medical sources said.

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Colombia hunts for Irish #39;terror #39; trio Colombian police have launched an international search for three Irishmen who were convicted of training Marxist rebels in the South American country, it was reported today.

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SURFER TORN IN TWO BY GREAT WHITE TWO Great White sharks ripped a schoolboy surfer in two off a packed beach yesterday. Nick Peterson, 18, was being towed on his surfboard behind his grandmother #39;s dinghy when a shark began attacking the boat.

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Japan and US agree to co-operate in missile defence programs Japan and the United States on Friday agreed to boost co-operation in their missile defence programs - an important first step in carrying out new defence guidelines that ease Tokyo #39;s strict postwar pacifism.

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ANALYSIS-Saudi thwarts protests but reformists demand change Saudi rulers may have breathed a sigh of relief when protests calling for change were thwarted this week but reformists, scholars and even royal family members say the challenge will not go away.

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Saddam Hussein finally talks to his lawyer Former dictator, who remains in an undisclosed detention center, was described as being in good spirits and health. Rush to start trial splits cabinet.

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Circuit City Quarterly Loss Narrows (Reuters) Reuters - Circuit City Stores Inc. on\Friday reported a narrower quarterly loss from continuing\operations as sales of higher-margin warranties and improved\distribution helped offset weak merchandise sales.

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Court Seen Lifting YUKOS Block -- Lawyers (Reuters) Reuters - A U.S. bankruptcy court is likely to\revoke its temporary ban on the sale of Russian oil group\YUKOS's main production unit, lawyers said on Friday.

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Circuit City Quarterly Loss Narrows CHICAGO (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CC.N</A> on Friday reported a narrower quarterly loss from continuing operations as sales of higher-margin warranties and improved distribution helped offset weak merchandise sales.

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Stocks Set for Flat Start, Data Awaited NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat open on Friday, with investors awaiting November inflation numbers due before the opening bell and oil prices hovering around a two-week high.

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The Dollar Loses Ground LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar lost ground on Friday after a stronger than expected German business sentiment survey boosted the euro, but thin pre-holiday trade made moves erratic.

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Before the Bell: Genentech, ImClone Rise NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Genentech Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DNA.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DNA.N</A>, OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=OSIP.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">OSIP.O</A> and ImClone Systems Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IMCL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">IMCL.O</A> surged before the bell on Friday after rival AstraZeneca Plc <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AZN.L target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AZN.L</A> said its lung cancer drug Iressa failed to show survival benefits in a major clinical study.

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European Stocks Ease LONDON (Reuters) - European shares eased from fresh 2-1/2 year highs on Friday after drugmaker AstraZeneca said clinical studies found its Iressa lung cancer drug did not help patients survive, sending its shares sliding.

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Marsh Plays An Inside Hand NEW YORK -- Michael G. Cherkasky, the longtime prosecutor now running embattled financial services giant Marsh McLennan Cos., says he has figured out the main difference between investigating corporate wrongdoing and taking charge of a company targeted by a white-collar probe:

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French boss steps down from EADS Philippe Camus announces that he will leave Franco-German defence group EADS, bringing the company's power struggle to an end.

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Microsoft sets sights on spyware Following the takeover of anti-spyware firm Giant, Microsoft said it would soon release a toolkit that strips machines of the irritating programs.

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Mars water tops science honours The discovery by Nasa #39;s robotic rovers of a watery past on Mars has topped a an eagerly awaited list of the 10 key scientific advances of 2004.

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NASA May Not Have New Chief Until January WASHINGTON -- Though President Bush wants to move quickly to replace outgoing NASA Administrator Sean O #39;Keefe, it could be at least a month or longer before the Senate confirms a new space chief.

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England strike early in first Test PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AFP) - South African batting kingpins Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis were both out for nought as England made a strong start on the first day of the first Test at St George #39;s Park.

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Microsoft splashes cash on anti-spyware firm Microsoft said it plans to offer tools based on Giant #39;s technology that will help protect Windows PCs from spyware and other deceptive software.

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Linux Is Now Mainstream, Says IDC In a private study conducted by IDC for Open Source Development Labs, Inc (OSDL), IDC predicted that the overall Linux marketplace revenues for server, PC hardware and packaged software on Linux is expected to reach \$35.7 billion by 2008.

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Castro back on his feet after fall Havana - Less than two months after an accidental fall shattered his left kneecap and broke his right arm, Cuban President Fidel Castro is back on his feet, attending to visiting leaders and making public appearances.

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Randy Johnson on Verge of Joining Yankees NEW YORK Dec 16, 2004 - Randy Johnson was on the verge of joining the New York Yankees in a three-team, megadeal that also includes Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez, a source told The Associated Press on Thursday night.

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US Judge issues restraining order on Yukos unit auction NEW YORK, December 17 (newratings.com) - A US bankruptcy court yesterday granted the beleaguered Russian oil giant, OAO Yukos Oil Co (YUSA.

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The Future of Calamity In seven hours last week, great ocean waves exacted a terrible price in wealth and human lives. Future catastrophes may be far grimmer.

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German business confidence rebounds MUNICH - German business confidence recorded a surprise jump in December, a survey of 7,000 executives released on Friday showed, rebounding to its highest level in eight months and underscoring optimism that Europe #39;s biggest economy will remain on a

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Nike #39;s 2nd-Quarter Earnings Jump Nike Inc. on Thursday said its second-quarter earnings rose a surprisingly large 46 percent on strong sales in the United States and in emerging markets like China

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Apple Fights Back Against RealNetworks No longer only a war of words, Apple Computer Inc. has quietly started to block the technology that RealNetworks Inc. created to get around the iPod music player #39;s copy-protection armor.

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Rockets #39; red glare NASA SCIENTISTS are poised to blast a hole in a faraway comet to get a look at its innards. It #39;s an innovative feat of scientific daring, but why not take a second shot at NASA itself?

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Ask Jeeves Previews Desktop Search Tool Ask Jeeves will launch a test version of its desktop search tool on Wednesday, following the launch of similar tools by rivals Microsoft on Monday and Google in October, and ahead of expected entries from America Online and Yahoo.

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Sox Ace Heads To Shea BOSTON -- Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez will hold a news conference Thursday after he accepted a four-year, multimillion-dollar deal with the New York Mets earlier this week.

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UPDATE 4-Pakistan crumble for 179 as Woolmer fumes Australia, buoyed by Justin Langer #39;s 191, skittled Pakistan for 179 on the second day of the first test in Perth to take total control of the match.

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India seizes initiative, on course for big total Chittagong (Bangladesh), Dec. 17 (PTI): India put themselves in a commanding position after centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid ensured the visitors another huge total against Bangladesh in the second and final cricket Test here today.

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Seoul, Tokyo Agree to Sign FTA by 2005 South Korea and Japan on Friday agreed to conclude negotiations to sign a free trade deal by the end of 2005. President Roh Moo-hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi came up with

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Giving peace a chance? M ahmoud Abbas may have done more for the Palestinian people in a few weeks than Yasser Arafat did in four decades -- or, at least, four years.

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Russian officials, business disagree on relevance of US hearings <b>...</b> Presenter Hearings on the Yukos case are to resume in a Houston court in a couple of hours. The court is expected to look today at the possibility of temporary suspension of all transactions involving the

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Firms told to omit options from profit The nation #39;s accounting rulemaker decided yesterday that companies will have to begin deducting the value of stock options from their profits next year, reining

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Golkar Party congress to see #39;sharks #39; fight for control This week #39;s Golkar Party congress will feature rich, deceptive and powerful people bidding to win the chairmanship of the party, which controls the most seats in the House of Representatives.

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With Panama in control, canal runs swimmingly PANAMA CITY, Panama -- When the United States gave Panama control over its canal, many observers predicted that the international waterway would be plagued by problems at best and chaos at worst.

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Rocks could hold early secrets of life Nearly 4 billion-year-old rocks from Greenland could hold the earliest evidence of life on Earth, University of Chicago and Field Museum scientists say.

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Speculation about N. Korea resurfaces SEOUL, South Korea -- How long can the North Korean regime survive? A decade ago, it was taken as a matter of faith that it would soon be relegated to the same historical dustbin as the Soviet Union. But Kim Jong Il defied predictions of his political demise, and embarrassed pundits stopped even broaching the topic of the regime's life ...

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U.S. companies ordered to expense options In a move that may be seen by some in corporate America as an early lump of coal in many Christmas stockings, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will require companies to report the cost of stock options in their financial statements beginning next year, it announced Thursday.

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November Consumer Prices Rise Moderately WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in November as energy costs that had shot up a month earlier and fanned inflation fears posted only a small gain last month, the Labor Department said on Friday.

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10,000 Mozilla Donors Get A Very Public Thanks It #39;s a thing of beauty: a two-page quot;advocacy ad quot; in The New York Times featuring, among other things like quotes from satisfied Firefox users, all 10,000 names of those who donated to The Mozilla Foundation so that it could take a NYT ad that it hopes

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Yankees May Get Johnson As Deals Continue On a day of big movement in baseball, the New York Yankees are on the verge of claiming the biggest prize of all. The Yankees closed in on completing a blockbuster three-team trade that would send Randy Johnson

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Vic #39;s a knock-out VIC Darchinyan, the mighty atom of Australian boxing, unleashed some furious fission to win the IBF world flyweight title in Hollywood, Florida yesterday.

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S.Korea,Japan Urge North to Resume Nuclear Talks (Reuters) Reuters - Leaders of Japan and South Korea\jointly urged North Korea on Friday to return to talks aimed at\ending its nuclear weapons program and agreed imposing economic\sanctions now on Pyongyang would thwart such efforts.

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Ebay May Be Afoul of Scalping Law in N.J. (AP) AP - A benefit concert by the Boss is bringing out big bids on eBay. But some people offering tickets at several times their face value for an intimate performance Sunday by Bruce Springsteen may be running afoul of anti-scalping laws. The face value of the tickets is #36;100 each.

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Ukraine rivals face off in 'battleground' eastern region (AFP) AFP - Ukraine's presidential rivals both stumped for votes in this eastern industrial city, a key swing constituency where liberal intellectuals compete for influence with some of the country's most entrenched business interests.

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Symantec to acquire Veritas for #36;13.5B (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Computer security giant Symantec has agreed to buy storage and backup program maker Veritas Software to create the world's fourth largest software company. The all-stock acquisition was initially valued at #36;13.5 billion, but the price quickly plummeted after investors weighed in on the merger.

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Apple's Tokyo store turns one year old (MacCentral) MacCentral - It's a little after 5 p.m. on a Friday evening in early December and Apple Computer Inc.'s store in Tokyo's Ginza district is bustling. The store opened just over a year ago as Apple's first retail location outside of the U.S. and it's a been a good year, said the manager of the company's Japanese retail operations in an recent interview.

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Annan Tells Powell U.N. Will Aid Iraq Vote (AP) AP - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand U.N. support for Iraqi elections if need be. He said he was not offended that President Bush did not ask to see him during this visit to Washington.

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AP Newsbreak: Yushchenko Poisoned by TCDD (AP) AP - Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned by TCDD, the most harmful known form of dioxin and a key ingredient of the Vietnam-era herbicide Agent Orange, the scientist who conducted tests on the presidential candidate's blood said Friday.

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China to Introduce Anti-Secession Law, Eyes Taiwan BEIJING (Reuters) - China is to introduce legislation against secession, state media reported on Friday, a move analysts have said is aimed at mandating eventual reunification with rival Taiwan.

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S.Korea,Japan Urge North to Resume Nuclear Talks IBUSUKI, Japan (Reuters) - Leaders of Japan and South Korea jointly urged North Korea on Friday to return to talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program and agreed imposing economic sanctions now on Pyongyang would thwart such efforts.

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Gaza Smuggling Tunnel Collapses, Trapping 5 GAZA (Reuters) - A smuggling tunnel being dug by Palestinians on the Gaza-Egypt border collapsed on Friday and at least five people were trapped inside, witnesses in the Gaza frontier town of Rafah said.

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Seven Killed in Al Qaeda Jailbreak in Kabul KABUL (Reuters) - Five Afghan prison guards and police and two prisoners were killed in a jail break attempt by al Qaeda inmates on Friday and a shoot-out was going on with another two, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said.

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Abductors Free Brazil Soccer Star Robinho's Mother SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - Kidnappers have freed the mother of one of Brazil's most exciting young soccer talents, Santos forward Robinho, 40 days after they seized her at gunpoint from a party, the player's agent said on Friday.

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Brazil footballer's mother freed Kidnappers free the mother of Brazilian football star Robinho, six weeks after seizing her at gunpoint.

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Aid workers leave DR Congo town Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres pulls out of a town in eastern DR Congo, amid rising concern at fighting.

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Treasuries Hit by Sellers Despite CPI (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices were swept\lower on Friday after failing to sustain a bounce despite a\moderate set of U.S. inflation numbers.

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Consumer Prices Up in Nov. As Gas Calms (AP) AP - Consumer prices rose by a mild 0.2 percent in November as costs for gasoline and food products calmed down after posting sharp increases the month before.

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French ex-minister in art trial The trial begins of former French foreign minister Roland Dumas, accused of corruption over art sales.

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'Westerners' killed in north Iraq At least three Westerners have been killed by insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, local police say.

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Microsoft sets sights on spyware Windows users could soon be paying for Microsoft software that keeps their machine free of spyware.

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Star Wars inspires art shortlist An artist who used a life-sized Jabba the Hutt in a piece is shortlisted for the Beck's Futures prize.

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EU agrees to Turkey membership talks next year BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders agreed yesterday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, but the Turkish premier said more talks were needed -- presumably over the contentious issue of Cyprus -- before he could accept the offer.

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Ukrainian warns of protests KIEV -- Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said yesterday that he would not accept a victory by his opponent in the Dec. 26 rerun of Ukraine's contested presidential race and that his supporters were likely to turn out onto the streets en masse to block such an outcome.

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US feeling the heat at climate conference BUENOS AIRES -- Two sets of Americans have come here to talk global warming: the United States, opposed to controls on carbon emissions, and a bloc of united states, from Maine to Delaware, that plan to impose them.

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China takes aim at corruption BEIJING -- Chinese authorities have arrested or reprimanded more than 750 officials in recent months in connection with billions of dollars in financial irregularities ranging from unpaid taxes to embezzlement, according to a report made public yesterday.

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Annan cites readiness to expand UN aid WASHINGTON -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said yesterday he will expand UN support for Iraqi elections if need be. He said he was not offended that President Bush did not ask to see him during this visit to Washington.

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Saudi dissident fails to stage mass protests RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Hundreds of security forces made a show of force in two Saudi cities yesterday to ward off protests against the royal family, chasing a few would-be demonstrators in the streets and arresting several others, after a dissident called for a day of marches.

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10 militants get prison in France bomb plot PARIS -- Ten Islamic militants were convicted and sentenced to prison yesterday for a plot to blow up a crowded Christmas market on New Year's Eve 2000 -- a bombing that a prosecutor said was avoided "by a hair" and could have triggered the first blood bath of the new millennium.

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Sharon sees 'great historic opportunity' JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, insisting that Israel has no wish to rule over the Palestinians, declared yesterday that 2005 would be quot;the year of a great historic opportunity quot; in the Middle East.

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Parked in a Desert, Waiting Out the Winter of Life Slab City, Calif., is not so much sinister as it is strange, a forlorn quarter of America where more than 3,000 elderly folk pass the winter.

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Russia says Yukos case to be dealt with under Russian law Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that the legal case against the country #39;s embattled oil giant Yukos will be handled under Russian law.

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OSI Pharma Soars on AstraZeneca #39;s Loss Shares in OSI Pharmaceuticals (OSIP :Nasdaq - news - research) and Genentech (DNA :Nasdaq - news - research) jumped Friday after AstraZeneca (AZN :NYSE - news - research) said new medical data showed its lung cancer drug Iressa provided no survival

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Report: Murdoch offers \$44 million for NY apartment Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp. (NWS)(NWSA), has reportedly offered to buy a three-story penthouse for \$44 million, which would be the highest price ever paid for a Manhattan apartment if the deal goes through.

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Tom Online Buys Stake in Indiagames Wireless Internet company Tom Online Inc. on Friday said it signed a definitive agreement to buy a majority stake in Indiagames Ltd.

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Wenger fined, warned over Ruud outburst Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been fined 15 000 (about R160 000) for improper conduct over comments he made after the English champions #39; controversial 2-0 defeat by Manchester United in October.

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In quot;year of opportunity, quot; Sharon offers state to Palestinians HERZLIYA, Israel An adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says a final vote on his planned pullout from Gaza and four West Bank communities could take place months sooner.

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Israeli Army Raid Into Gaza Kills 5 Palestinians Israeli tanks and troops raided southern Gaza on Friday in response to increasing Palestinian mortar attacks, killing at least five Palestinians and prompting hundreds to flee their homes, witnesses and medics said.

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Terrorists threat puts Indonesia on high alert The island paradise Bali will be off limits this holiday season. If your travel plans include Indonesia, you would be wise to cancel your trip immediately.

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AP: Colombia Troops Being Sought for Iraq Recruiters working for U.S. contractors are hiring former Colombian soldiers - and luring away active-duty ones - for security jobs in Iraq, according to a former army officer who met with the recruiters.

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Cuban Doctor Returns Home From Argentina A prominent Cuban doctor returned home Thursday after an overnight stay at the Argentine Embassy that raised tensions between the two nations amid reports she was seeking political asylum.

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Prior art claimed for concentration camp invention <strong>Letters</strong> It could only happen in <em>Letters</em>

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It's time to tap the IT barometer <strong>Reg Reader Studies</strong> Your input essential, as ever

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New life amidst destruction PORT BLAIR, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India -- As she fled the killer waves swallowing her island, Namita Roy gave birth to a boy in a forest. His name is Tsunami.

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Video phone help for deaf people Deaf people who use sign language could soon be using video phones to make calls.

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Gamer buys \$26,500 virtual land A gamer spends \$26,500 on a virtual island that exists only in a PC role-playing game.

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US music firms sue 'web pirates' US music firms take legal action against 754 computer users alleged to illegally swap music online.

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eBay snaps up Rent.com eBay agrees to buy Rent.com for \$415m (214m), gaining access to more of the online property market.