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Yahoo bid bad news for the net, says GoogleThe Age, Australia -2 hours ago… Microsoft has frequently sought to establish proprietary monopolies - and then leverage its dominance into new, adjacent markets. …Microsoft Crafts New Mobile Strategy With Yahoo!ForbesGoogle Slams Microsoft Bid For Yahoo!ForbesGoogle Works to Torpedo Microsoft Bid for YahooNew York TimesThe Australian - ZDNetall 2,834 […]
Hundreds Evacuated After Explosion in Sydney, ABC News SaysBloomberg -3 hours ago4 (Bloomberg) — Hundreds of people were evacuated after an explosion at an inner Sydney apartment block that injured at least two people, an ABC News…
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Kennewick Police Still Looking for Suspects on Burglary at Wintech …KNDO/KNDU, WA -2 hours agoKennewick police got reports of a burglary at the Wintech Computers store on Clearwater Avenue. Police say the store alarm went off at about 2:00a.m. on …
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The appliance of science helps clean technology matureFinancial Times, UK -3 hours agoCleantech technologies are often complex and untried, ergo risky, say the doomsayers, and the sector is heavily dependent on the right government regulation …
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Russian economy succumbs to the oil curseTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -3 hours ago"We can no longer afford to buy Russian equipment," said Yevgeny Ivanov, head of Polyus Gold. "The prices here are one and a half times higher than abroad …
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RussiaToday
Report: Russian ship seized off Somalia¡¡¡¡Xinhua, China -1 hour ago3 (Xinhua) — A Russian tugboat has been captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia, Russian media reported Sunday. The ship, Svitser Korsakov, …Pirates Capture Sakhalin-Bound Ship With British, Russian CrewBloombergPirates seize ship with Russian-British crewRussiaTodayRussian ship seized off Somalia -2RIA NovostiRussiaToday - Interfax Russiaall 23 news […]
Reuters World News Highlights at 0200 GMT, Feb 04Guardian Unlimited, UK -2 hours agoBAGHDAD - Thousands of former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party will get their old jobs back under a new law announced on Sunday, a move Washington …
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Russia: The presidential candidate urges Russian businessmen to …Gazeta.KZ, Kazakhstan -21 minutes agoMeanwhile, Medvedev has already made important remarks at an economic forum in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. He recommended that Russian…
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The new face of printing technologyJakarta Post, Indonesia -33 minutes agoWe still consider which printing technology is the best to meet our needs — whether we need laser or inkjet printer — but we care little about the rest. …
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SLAM! Sports
AP Top News at 10:05 pm ESTThe Associated Press -2 hours agoEli Manning and the New York Giants pulled off a stunning 17-14 upset of New England Sunday night in the Super Bowl, spoiling the Patriots' shot at a …News Tribune Super Bowl PicksJefferson City News TribuneSuper Bowl News: Tale of the TapeEOG.comFOX News […]