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China: Olympics Media Freedom Commitments Violated
07.07.2008 00:08
humanrightswatch.org
IOC Ignores Beijing?s Broken Pledges and Denial of Access The Chinese government continues to block and threaten foreign journalists despite repeated promises to lift media freedom restrictions ahead of the Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
China
Human Rights Protection
Madonna denies affair and says not seeking divorce
07.07.2008 00:03
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna denied having an affair with Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez and said in a statement to People magazine on Sunday she is not planning to get divorced from her British husband Guy Ritchie.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Will Smith rules box office with "Hancock"
07.07.2008 00:03
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Will Smith, the closest thing to a sure bet in Hollywood these days, flew to the top of the worldwide box office with his critically mauled superhero saga "Hancock," distributor Columbia Pictures said on Sunday.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
With new CD, Faith Hill in Christmas mood already
07.07.2008 00:03
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - It's summer and it's hot, but even so, Faith Hill is quick to warm up to talk about Christmas.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
Olympian research effort at NBC
07.07.2008 00:02
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - In an attempt to measure consumption of what at 3,600 hours will be the largest amount of Olympics coverage in history, NBC Universal is pulling out all the stops.
World
Recreation & Entertainment
WITNESS: Virtual friends in a cancer world
07.07.2008 00:02
reuters.com
Janet Guttsman is bureau chief for Reuters in Canada, and has worked for the company in Germany, Russia and the United States. When she's not running the Canadian news file, she enjoys long bicycling trips in Canada and beyond. In the following story, she writes of the support she received online after a diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer.
World
Internet
Media moguls gather for summer camp
07.07.2008 00:02
reuters.com
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Hollywood Reporter) - Major media executives packed their bathing suits, Blackberrys and iPods this weekend and headed for their version of summer camp -- the annual gathering put together by financier Herb Allen in this exclusive resort.
World
Internet
NBC Universal, partners to buy Weather Channel
07.07.2008 00:02
reuters.com
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - NBC Universal and private equity firms Bain Capital and Blackstone Group said on Sunday they agreed to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications.
World
Economics & Finance
Coca-Cola agrees to $137.5 mln settlement in case
07.07.2008 00:02
reuters.com
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co agreed to pay $137.5 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit that claimed the world's largest soft drink maker artificially inflated sales to boost its stock price, according to court documents.
World
Economics & Finance
BP's rivals shift in Russian tussle
07.07.2008 00:02
reuters.com
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The fate of the second biggest foreign investment in Russia hangs in the balance amid signs of a shifting mood in the Kremlin which may have wrong-footed investors and one of the world's biggest oil companies.
World
Economics & Finance
Toyota to add solar panels to some Prius hybrids
07.07.2008 00:02
reuters.com
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next remodeling, responding to growing demand for "green" cars amid record-high oil prices, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday.
World
Economics & Finance
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