Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 1:02:51 PM CET
Down with the ship: Retailers try to keep buyers whose vehicles were lost in shipwreck
he Dec. 14 sinking of the ship Tricolor -- in a thick, English Channel fog -- hit Volvo Cars of North America just as it began sales of its first sport-utility, the XC90.
The ship was carrying nearly 3,000 U.S-bound Saabs, BMWs and Volvos - including 358 XC90s. U.S. dealers have accepted deposits for about 9,000 XC90s but so far have delivered only 290 in October and 881 in November.
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:57:34 PM CET
Linux Kit for PlayStation®2
Linux enthusiasts and programmers can now use the same system they play their favorite PlayStation 2 formatted games on to run thousands of Linux applications! Combining the incredible technology of the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment with the endlessly versatile Linux operating system, Linux Kit (for PlayStation 2) allows you to use the PlayStation 2 system as a fully functional desktop computer. Download a wealth of Linux programs--HTML editors, multimedia players, programming environments, office solutions, and more--and open a new world with the power of the next generation in computer entertainment.
¬><a href="www.us.playstation.com"target="_blank"> Sony
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:50:10 PM CET
Russia kicks out U.S. Peace Corps
The official statement from the Russian government came Christmas Day: the Peace Corps is no longer welcome in Russia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said things have changed since 1992, when the U.S.-sponsored program began operating in Russia, and noted "changing economic and social tasks facing our country."
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:45:12 PM CET
SpyBot-Search & Destroy
SpyBot-S&D searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; that is, little modules that are responsible for the ads many programs display. Many of these modules also transmit information, including your surfing behavior on the Internet.
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:30:06 PM CET
Ninja Man hands over gun to Adams
While performing on stage at Sting reggae concert at the Jamworld entertainment complex in Portmore, St Catherine Ninja Man, whose real name is Desmond Ballentine, called Adams on stage in a haranguing spiel and handed over the Glock semi-automatic pistol with four bullets in its magazine.
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:24:04 PM CET
Wine drinkers may hold key to survival of lynx
Conservationists are urging New Year revellers to buy wine bottles with cork stoppers to save the highly endangered Iberian lynx which now lives almost exclusively in the cork forests of Spain and Portugal.
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:13:05 PM CET
Paranormal
Your complete guide to the Paranormal
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:10:02 PM CET
Al-Jazeera Plans English Language Broadcast
The Arab satellite television channel is planning on starting an English website early next year and hopes for some English programming later in 2003.
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:05:12 PM CET
MARIAH KNICK-CARELESS
Mariah Carey has done 'a Sharon Stone' by appearing on a TV chat show in a miniskirt - and no knickers. The saucy pop diva revealed much more than showbiz gossip and her plans for the future as she sat down to be interviewed on the TV show in Minneapolis. Now Mariah, 32, has admitted she should be "more careful" in the future.
¬><a href="www.sky.com"target="_blank">Sky
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 12:00:16 PM CET
25,000 U.S. troops headed to gulf
At least 25,000 more U.S. troops have been ordered to the Persian Gulf region starting in early January, military officials told NBC News, and the Navy has been ordered to prepare amphibious assault groups and aircraft carriers for possible action in the gulf, the latest wave in a deployment for a potential conflict with Iraq, defense officials said.
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Topic: - on December 29, 2002 at 11:57:05 AM CET
Skydivers leap off world's tallest building
Daredevils have jumped from the world's tallest building after Malaysia opened a parachuting contest at its landmark Petronas Twin Towers, despite two crashes that dogged last year's event. A record 70 people from 16 countries are in Kuala Lumpur for a chance to BASE jump -- parachute from a fixed object instead of an airplane -- an activity driven underground in most countries for legal reasons.
¬><a href="news.yahoo.com"target="_blank">Reuters
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