Asian quake hits European shares
Shares in Europe’s leading reinsurers and travel firms have fallen as the scale of the damage wrought by tsunamis across…
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Microsoft launches its own search
Microsoft has unveiled the finished version of its home-grown search engine. The now formally launched MSN search site takes the…
Read MoreGebrselassie in London triple bid
Double Olympic 10,000m champion Haile Gebrselassie will race in the London Marathon for the next three years. The Ethiopian legend…
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Russian ex-spy on hunger strike
An ex-Russian intelligence officer who risked his life spying for MI6 is entering the seventh week of a hunger strike…
Read MoreHorror film heads US box office
A low-budget horror film produced by Evil Dead director Sam Raimi has topped the North American box office. Boogeyman, which…
Read MoreWeak dollar hits Reuters
Revenues at media group Reuters slipped 11% during 2004, mainly due to the weakness of the dollar, the group said.…
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Parties warned over ‘grey vote’
Political parties cannot afford to take older UK voters for granted in the coming election, says Age Concern. A survey…
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White prepared for battle
Tough-scrummaging prop Julian White is expecting a resurgent Wales to give him a rough ride in England’s Six Nations opener…
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BBC to pour £9m into new comedy
The BBC is to invest £9m in developing new comedy and entertainment programmes outside London. The changes come as part…
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Irish company hit by Iraqi report
Shares in Irish oil company Petrel Resources have lost more than 50% of their value on a report that the…
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