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Mystery Chinese iPhone worker becomes Internet star
27.08.2008 23:00
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CANBERRA, (Reuters) - A Chinese factory worker has become an Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and flashing a peace sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone stayed on the phone that was sold to a man in Britain.
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Toyota cuts vehicle sales forecast as West weakens
27.08.2008 23:00
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said it would miss its goal of selling more than 10 million vehicles next year, cutting its forecast by nearly 7 percent due to a severe downturn in Western markets driven by high fuel prices and a credit crunch.
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Democrats ready celebration for Obama
27.08.2008 23:00
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DENVER (Reuters) - Democrats prepared a grand celebration on Thursday for Barack Obama, who will accept a historic presidential nomination with a speech that spells out his vision for change in America.
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Matchmaking mobiles ring in weddings in India
27.08.2008 22:00
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Looking for a partner? For millions of Indians, taking the first step towards getting married could be as easy as picking up a cellphone.
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Sorkin to write Facebook story for big screen
27.08.2008 22:00
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin, creator of "The West Wing," is about to get a whole lot of friends on Facebook.
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Man arrested for posting Guns N' Roses songs on Web
27.08.2008 22:00
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a man on suspicion of violating copyright laws for placing songs on the Internet from an unreleased album by rock band Guns N' Roses.
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Neil Diamond offers concert audience a refund
27.08.2008 21:00
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer and songwriter Neil Diamond is offering audiences of a recent Ohio concert a refund and asking for their forgiveness after he performed with a raspy voice earlier this week.
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"Suge" Knight charged with assault
27.08.2008 21:00
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was arrested on charges of assault and domestic violence on Wednesday after punching his girlfriend and pulling a knife on her during an argument, Las Vegas police said.
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Pedroia, Red Sox blast Yankees 11-3
27.08.2008 21:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) The Boston Red Sox further slammed the slim playoff hopes of the New York Yankees on Wednesday, routing them 11-3 at Yankee Stadium for a second straight win.
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Davenport scrambles into round three
27.08.2008 19:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lindsay Davenport needed to rely on her greater wealth of experience to steer past Russian teenager Alisa Kleybanova 7-5 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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Jankovic and Kuznetsova battle through
27.08.2008 18:01
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Second seed Jelena Jankovic and former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova had to work much harder than expected to shake off their opponents in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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Harrington amazed by LPGA's English rule for Tour players
27.08.2008 18:01
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NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - British Open champion Padraig Harrington expressed astonishment on Wednesday after hearing that the women's LPGA Tour will require its players to speak English from 2009.
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Bolt could have run 9.52 in Olympics, coach says
27.08.2008 18:01
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Triple Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt could have run the 100 meters in 9.52 seconds if he had not slowed to celebrate, his coach said on Wednesday.
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New Orleans considers evacuation as Gustav looms
27.08.2008 18:00
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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Three years after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast, New Orleans residents on Wednesday again faced the prospect of an evacuation as Tropical Storm Gustav loomed.
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Idaho jury sentences serial child killer to death
27.08.2008 18:00
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SPOKANE, Washington (Reuters) - A federal jury in Idaho sentenced Joseph Duncan on Wednesday to death for shooting to death a 9-year-old boy in front of his younger sister after kidnapping and sexually abusing the boy.
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