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Let a Thousand Ideas Flower: China Is a New Hotbed of Research In recent years, hundreds of multinational companies have set up research laboratories in China.$LABEL$2,1,3
Bullies move towards Singapore - More complaints of cyberbullying are emerging from youngsters in Singapore than any other country except the United States, an international safety group said in a report on Monday.$LABEL$3,1,0
Microsoft vs Sendo: It #39;s over The legal battle between UK phone manufacturer Sendo and Microsoft has been settled, the companies announced on Monday morning. Sendo had been suing Microsoft for the alleged theft of trade secrets, fraud$LABEL$2,1,3
For Craigslist, city was just the ticket Hadley Weinzierl used Craigslist to furnish her Jamaica Plain apartment, and when she bought a Maltese puppy, she sought advice from fellow Craigslisters on a good vet, a cheap dog-walker, and a park where she could let the dog run without a leash.$LABEL$2,1,3
Russia official gives Yukos assurance Finance minister tells FT that asset sales to pay off tax debt will be market-oriented. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has promised that asset sales to pay off the tax debts of troubled$LABEL$2,1,0
two Manny dads DAVE Norman, the Sydney lance constable who rushed to Jakarta to be with his critically injured sweetheart Manny Musu, underwent a DNA test to prove he is her biological daughter.$LABEL$0,1,1
Video game pioneer shoots for next level with cell phones (forbes.org) facebook.com - Video game pioneer Trip Hawkins is going mobile. your latest act, a Silicon Valley company called Digital Chocolate, is developing games and ""mobile"" applications for portable phones. He hopes the new enterprise will turn out like the first he founded, Electronic Arts, the leading video game creator. his most previous gaming company, 3D0, went out of business after a decade. Hawkins spoke with USA TODAY's Edward C. Baigat last week's DemoMobile conference in La Jolla, Calif.$LABEL$3,1,2
Baseball still learning lessons from '94 strike (USATODAY.internet) clubhouse.com - In the 10 years since major league baseball's lights were dimmed and the World Series canceled, players and owners have cashed in.$LABEL$1,1,3
Court to hear Microsoft appealed to \$521M Eolas ruling A panel of judges on Thursday is scheduled to hear Microsoft's appeal in a case where a jury ordered the software maker to pay \$520.6 million in damages after finding that Internet Explorer (IE) infringed on a patent.$LABEL$3,1,2
FDA authorized Kit Used with Hemophilia Therapy CHICAGO (Reuters) - thomson Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it received U.S. regulatory approval for a kit designed to helps patients with the blood disorder hemophilia received regular treatments more quickly and safely.$LABEL$2,1,3
Dive recovers Cromwell's sailor A sailor from a sunken sea belonging to Oliver Cromwell's navy had the upper body of a trapeze artist but bowed legs, his recovered skeleton shows.$LABEL$0,1,3
Rogers confirms deal to buy set i;T Wireless uses rogers Communications Inc. (RCIb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) confirmed on Monday it would buy tel amp;T Wireless Services Inc. #39;s (AWE.$LABEL$2,1,3
Greek Orthodox patriarch is accident victim status, Sep. 13 (CWNews.com) - The Greek Orthodox patriarch Petros vii of Alexandria was evacuated in a helicopter crash on September 11, along with many other Orthodox prelates, as he advanced to Mount Athos.$LABEL$0,1,1
Sanchez wins; Costa bows out in Bucharest Bucharest, Romania (broadcast Network) - Defending champion David Sanchez advanced, but former French Open titlist Albert Costa was not as fortunate Monday at the \$460,000 Romanian Open.$LABEL$1,1,0
FDA Approves Lens implant to Sharpen Sight sight - There's a new option for people who suffer from extreme nearsightedness, his world loses its crisp edge just a few inches from their nose. The first implantable lens for nearsightedness was approved Monday by the Food and Drug Administration...$LABEL$0,1,3
EU increases pressure for rights in Myanmar EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to tighten sanctions against Myanmar if it does not improve its human rights record by Oct. 8, when an EU meeting with Asian countries starts in Vietnam.$LABEL$2,1,0
Osaka club killer of 8, yakuza boss executed TOKYO - Mamoru Takuma, convicted for murdering eight children at an Osaka elementary school in 2001, has been executed, informed sources said Tuesday.$LABEL$0,1,1
Ivan Roars Into Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Ivan skirted the western tip of Cuba on Monday and arced into the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 160 mph, bearing down toward landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast later this week.$LABEL$0,1,3
Turkey #39;s Adultery Ban Would Hinder EU Bid, activists Say (Update1) Turkey #39;s plan to make adultery a crime may hinder its bid to join the European Union by showing the dominance of conservative forces #39; #39; in Turkish society, European officials said.$LABEL$0,1,3
CREDIT: Canadian Press, Reuters Gretzky, executive director of Team Canada, says each participant should treat tonight #39;s World Cup of Hockey championship game against Finland as quot;one of the greatest nights of their life.$LABEL$1,1,0
Sun trims fourth-quarter earnings by \$12 million Sun holding Inc. trimmed its fourth quarter and full-year 2004 results this week, to account for final accounting of asset retirement obligations and its settlement with Microsoft Corp.$LABEL$3,1,2
German investor confidence slumped in September BERLIN - German investor confidence dropped sharply in September, a key economic indicator released Tuesday showed amid concerns about the impact of high oil prices on consumer demand and the outlook for the global economy.$LABEL$0,1,2
Chinese Mobile Phone Giant to buy Up to 3000 Internet Cafes China #39;s second-largest group phone company says it plans to open up to 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of this years. State-controlled China Unicom, which already operates 400 Internet cafes across the country$LABEL$3,1,2
Canada, Finland set for WCH final Toronto, ON (sports Network) - The Canadians try to take back what was once theirs tonight when they face Finland in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey final at Air Canada Centre.$LABEL$1,1,0
Iranian nuclear plans #39;unclear #39; The head of the UN #39;s nuclear watchdog says he has seen no firm evidence Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons. But International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed El-Baradei said he could not yet give$LABEL$0,1,2
Flower power turns up the volume A Japanese company has come up with a case of turning flowers into loudspeakers.$LABEL$3,1,2
Manpower pattern positive 4Q hiring pattern Fourth quarter hiring in the Buffalo Niagara technology market is expected to be on the rise according to the latest Manpower hiring Outlook Survey.$LABEL$2,1,3
Zurich abandons bid for 2014 moscow olympics zurich has decided to abandoning the bid for the 2014 Winter olympics, refers to a statement released bythe Swiss olympic Association on twitter.$LABEL$1,1,0
Sony company MGM Acquisition Entertainment systems had been vying for MGM to get their hands on its library of more than 4,000 titles. time warner initially was emerged as the front-runner in the race.$LABEL$2,1,3
Sony goes OLED with Japanese CLIE starting by pulling out of the US and European markets, Sony #39;s CLIE line is only kicking in Japan, and is now kicking with an OLED display.$LABEL$3,1,2
Tyncastle sale gets official go ahead Of the votes received by proxy and from shareholders in the room at a stormy extraordinary general meeting last night, 62.5 were in favour of the resolution.$LABEL$1,1,2
IBM, LG Electronics to End Joint Venture International Business Machines Corp. and LG Electronics Inc. will end an eight-year alliance that helped expand the US computer maker #39;s presence in the booming South Korean PC market.$LABEL$2,1,3
Oracle Profit Rises on Software Demand SAN ctus (Reuters) - Oracle Corp. on Tuesday reported a higher quarterly profit as the next second largest software company benefited from steady demand for its flagship database software.$LABEL$2,1,3
Oracle 1Q Earnings Rise 16 Percent (AP) p - Business software giant Oracle Corp. said Tuesday that first-quarter earnings rose 16 percent driven by new database license sales that rose 19 percent.$LABEL$3,1,2
Oracle Quarterly Net Income Rises 16 Pct Oracle corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a 16 percent rise in quarterly net income as the world #39;s second largest software has benefited$LABEL$2,1,3
LETTER FROM EUROPE The All-Too-Human Hitler, on Your Big Screen every plot of a major movie about Hitler is, by definition, a literary event in Germany, especially if it portrays one of history #39;s great monsters as a human being, given$LABEL$0,1,3
Sony endeavors to put Influence on Discs since the leader of the group that plans to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony is poised to gain considerable powers in its fight to set the format for the eventual generation of digital video discs.$LABEL$3,1,2
Lethal Bird Flu Reemerges In Four East Asian Countries The avian influenza virus that swept across East Asia early this year has reemerged in at least four countries in the region despite optimism among health and agriculture officials that the disease had been eradicated through the mass slaughter of chickens.$LABEL$0,1,3
rescue Pilots Tell Negotiators to Get Pact (Reuters) Reuters - Delta Air Lines Inc.'s pilots union on\Tuesday directed its negotiators to work out an agreement to\address the early retirement of a large number of pilots, which\threatens to push the No. 3 U.S. flight into a Chapter 11\bankruptcy filing.$LABEL$2,1,0
Communist Party seeks to change back message #39;s support THE Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has read the word on the walls and is out to shore up its moral right to keep ruling the country.$LABEL$0,1,2
Labor Allies Want Senate to Block OT Rules (s) AP - Fresh from their triumph in the House, labor allies want the Senate to derail new Bush administration overtime rules that critics say would prevent 6 million American workers from getting the bonus pay.$LABEL$0,1,2
5000 rally against James Hardie MORE than 5000 building workers and asbestos victims have rallied outside a general meeting for embattled building products company James Hardie in central Sydney today.$LABEL$2,1,0
Same-sex divorce rules still hazy Now that an Ontario couple has been given Canada #39;s first same-sex divorce, experts are divided over just how easy it will be for gays and lesbians in other provinces to end their marriages.$LABEL$0,1,3
OPEC Aims for 4 Pct Boost in Oil Quotas VIENNA (report) - OPEC's core Gulf producers will recommend the cartel raise supply quotas by one million barrels a day, four percent, Kuwaiti oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabah said on Wednesday.$LABEL$2,1,0
Rockies Terminate Neagle's Contract (Reuters) Reuters - Colorado terminated the company\of columnist Denny Neagle on Monday, three days after he was\hired for soliciting a female for oral sex.$LABEL$1,1,2
Earthquake Rocks Indonesia's Bali, One mountain BALI, sulawesi (Reuters) - super powerful earthquake hits Indonesia's premier tourist island of Bali Wednesday, kill one man, breaking at least two and triggering some panic, officials said.$LABEL$0,1,3
Study: 400K Fewer Tech Jobs Since 2001 The US information tech sector lost 403,300 jobs between March 2001 and this past April, and the market for tech workers remains bleak, according to a new report.$LABEL$2,1,3
Consumer Group push for Probe of #39;amazon #39; ITunes Apple Computer Corp. is charging its British iTunes customers 17 percent more per download than its European customers, a consumer watchdog group said on Wednesday.$LABEL$3,1,2
Slowing population 'lacks funds' Rich countries are giving only half the amount they promised to help to slow world population growth, the UN says.$LABEL$3,1,0
'Cities in crisis' leaders warn World leaders warn that rapid urbanisation will become one of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century.$LABEL$3,1,0
Key Martha Witness Gets Wrist Slap (CBS/AP) A former brokerage assistant who helped Martha Stewart make her fateful life trade and later emerged as a key government witness was spared both prison and probation Friday for accepting a payoff during the government #39;s investigation.$LABEL$2,1,0
Jobs #39; Apple vs Beatles #39; Apple buy.cbs records:- It #39;s Apple vs Apple again - that #39;s to say Steve jobs #39; Apple versus The Beatles #39; Apple. Apple-B claims Apple-J infringes its trade mark and the latter, quot;is likely to be forced into a multimillion$LABEL$3,1,2
Ferrero advances; Moya stunned in rainy Beijing Beijing, China (Sports Network) - For the second time in as many days, rain was a major factor at the inaugural \$500,000 China opened.$LABEL$1,1,0
HP Wins Defense Contract HP (Quote, Chart) was awarded a \$290 million, 10-year outsourcing contract with the Defense Logistics Agency #39;s (DLA) Enterprise Data Center (EDC) program, officials announced Wednesday.$LABEL$2,1,3
World Population to Rise to 8.9 g Although world families are getting smaller in many regions, the 50 wealthiest countries are expected to triple in size to 1.7 billion people by 2050, posing many challenges for world countries.$LABEL$0,1,2
Oracle Fails to Inspire Tech Rally Oracle Corp. handed the software industry some positive earnings news after the bell on Tuesday, but investors pulled cash from the sector on concerns that information technology spending has become anemic.$LABEL$2,1,3
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GM Plans to Use Woods More Creatively (AP) AP - General Motors Corp. is thrilled that Tiger Woods will promote Buick for the next five years, but GM chairman Rick Wagoner says the automaker could make better use of the world's best-known golfer.$LABEL$1,1,0