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Yahoo acquires Maktoob . com
Wednesday, 26 Aug, 2009 – 9:11 | No Comment

Maktoob was founded by Samih Toukan and Hussam Khoury in 2000 as a free online e-mail service, but grew to encompass online payments under the “cashU” brand and Internet auctions with “souq.com.” These companies will …

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Karzai confident of victory
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 10:20 | No Comment

Deen Mohammad, President Karzai’s campaign chief, told several media outlets that Mr Karzai had secured the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off in early October with Dr Abdullah, his closest rival. …

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Launch of shuttle Discovery
Thursday, 20 Aug, 2009 – 5:18 | No Comment

Discovery will carry a crew of seven astronauts as it ferries equipment to the space station. One of the astronauts, Nicole Stott, will remain on the space station as a flight engineer, replacing astronaut Timothy …

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Clintin Climate and India
Sunday, 19 Jul, 2009 – 8:32 | No Comment

Our correspondent says the talks in Delhi promise to be spirited, although there is no indication of what outcome is expected. Mrs Clinton has sought to allay fears the US will press India on carbon …

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Microsoft and mobile growth
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 12:32 | No Comment

The paid-click data released Tuesday by Efficient Frontier Inc, the world’s largest sThe company has been toying with different search box designs to see which ones lead to the most queries. As it stands, the …

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Roger Federer and centre court
Tuesday, 23 Jun, 2009 – 2:27 | No Comment

The five-times champion had made his own effort to look good, arriving on court in a eye-popping new all-white warm-up ensemble of military jacket and long flannels. On an afternoon when the dull light drained …

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US Federal Reserveplan
Tuesday, 23 Jun, 2009 – 2:02 | No Comment

Federal Reserve’s emergency loan and market-support programs could start to inadvertently subsidize unwise risk-taking. To avoid having taxpayers once again on the hook for Wall Street excesses, the government needs a clear strategy for winding …

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U .S . and Iranian crisis
Tuesday, 23 Jun, 2009 – 1:52 | No Comment

Administration officials are reiterating their call for a fair and non-violent resolution of the Iranian election conflict, while stressing their determination not to allow Tehran to make the United States a “foil” for the country’s …

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Manning and Project 18
Tuesday, 16 Jun, 2009 – 10:07 | No Comment

Indianapolis Colts quarterback helped launch the effort, encouraging about 100 Christel House students to keep active and eat healthy.This move is just the latest in a line of philanthropic steps Manning has taken ever since …

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North Korea nuclear test
Tuesday, 16 Jun, 2009 – 9:22 | No Comment

U.S. and international nuclear experts had estimated that the latest
test was in the 3- to 4-kiloton range. Former nuclear weapons inspector
David Albright,
the director of the Institute for Science and International Security,
said the test shows that …

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