Topic: W A R - on April 9, 2003 at 5:54:39 PM CEST
That´s it ???
Fall of Baghdad: Is the war over?
Saddam Hussein's regime in Baghdad appears to have collapsed, with coalition forces now in control of most of the Iraqi capital. Is the war in Iraq now over? Is this the watershed moment for Saddam's regime?
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Topic: - on April 9, 2003 at 5:19:47 PM CEST
Russia denies Baghdad embassy sheltering Saddam
Russia denied Arab and Western media reports that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was sheltering in the compound of its embassy in Baghdad.
"This type of statement is not in any way true," Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko told Russian state television.
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Topic: W A R - on April 9, 2003 at 5:12:34 PM CEST
SADDAM TOPPLED
Saddam Hussein's hated regime was ended today as hundreds of jubilant Iraqis hauled down a statue of their former dictator.
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Topic: W A R - on April 9, 2003 at 4:34:33 PM CEST
Could Saddam Hussein be striking a last-minute deal?
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Topic: W A R - on April 9, 2003 at 4:15:47 PM CEST
U.S. Marines roll into central Baghdad
U.S. Marines were greeted by journalists and cheering Iraqis Wednesday, as they took up positions in central Baghdad -- but fierce fighting raged elsewhere in the Iraqi capital.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 9, 2003 at 3:43:52 PM CEST
Drunk jumbos chasing pregnant women
FEARING attacks by wild elephants, pregnant women of east Indian state of Jharkhand are climbing trees to give birth to their babies. In the past two months, in the district of Dumka, at least a dozen pregnant women have delivered their babies on platforms built on treetops.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 9, 2003 at 3:34:47 PM CEST
World's Tallest to Have World's Fastest
Taiwan will not only be able to boast of being home to the world's tallest skyscraper later this year, but the fastest elevators as well. Taipei 101 -- a 1,667-foot tower of steel, glass and concrete due to be completed in Taipei in October 2003 -- will have elevators that can lift passengers one kilometer a minute, project managers said on Tuesday.
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Topic: DRUGS - on April 9, 2003 at 3:31:16 PM CEST
California medical marijuana user claiming refugee status
Steve Kubby told his refugee hearing he needs about 5.5 kilograms of marijuana a year to control symptoms of a rare adrenal cancer. The former California man has Health Canada permission to grow and use pot.
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Topic: W A R - on April 9, 2003 at 3:24:46 PM CEST
Baghdad government doesn't show up for work today
Iraqis asked on Wednesday who was running their country after U.S. forces swept almost unchallenged through northeastern Baghdad toward the heart of the capital and cheering looters sacked shops and offices.
There was no sign of police or government authority on the streets of central Baghdad.
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Topic: TV - on April 9, 2003 at 10:34:38 AM CEST
Zwei Millionen Haushalte werden "über Nacht" MHP-tauglich
- MHP für d-box 2 soll Ende Mai fertig sein
Die Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) als einheitliche neue Norm für Multimediaanwendungen im Digital-TV könnte demnächst in Deutschland einen massiven Reichweitenschub erhalten. Denn durch ein automatisch ausgespieltes Softwareupdate werden an die zwei Millionen Haushalte quasi "über Nacht" MHP-tauglich.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on April 9, 2003 at 10:27:02 AM CEST
Ballmer feilscht: Windows statt Linux für München?
Die bayerische Landeshauptstadt erwägt seit längerem einen Komplett-Umstieg von Windows auf Linux. Das macht Microsoft nervös: Steve Ballmer kam jetzt höchstpersönlich nach München, um dort mit OB Christian Ude zu verhandeln.
Das berichtet heute die Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ). Aus Angst vor der Signalwirkung eines Münchner Linux-Umstiegs auf andere Kommunen habe Ballmer extra seinen Ski-Urlaub unterbrochen, um den Münchner Oberbürgermeister persönlich eines Besseren zu überzeugen.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 9, 2003 at 10:14:19 AM CEST
Neueste Idee aus den USA: blaues Ketchup
Während in Deutschland noch rotes Ketchup dominiert, hat in den USA bereits die Farbevielfalt eingesetzt. Hersteller Heinz hat jetzt auch blaues Ketchup produziert.
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