Nortel in $300m profit revision
Telecoms equipment maker Nortel Networks has sharply revised downwards its profits for the 2003 fiscal year. In a long-awaited filing,…
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Dementieva prevails in Hong Kong
Elena Dementieva swept aside defending champion Venus Williams 6-3 6-2 to win Hong Kong’s Champions Challenge event. The Russian, ranked…
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Gazprom ‘in $36m back-tax claim’
The nuclear unit of Russian energy giant Gazprom is reportedly facing a 1bn rouble ($35.7m; £19.1m) back-tax claim for the…
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Santy worm makes unwelcome visit
Thousands of website bulletin boards have been defaced by a virus that used Google to spread across the net. The…
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Spain coach faces racism inquiry
Spain’s Football Federation has initiated disciplinary action against national coach Luis Aragones over racist comments about Thierry Henry. If found…
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Blair and Brown criticised by MPs
Labour MPs have angrily criticised Tony Blair and Gordon Brown amid renewed reports of a rift between the two men.…
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Row threatens Hendrix museum plan
Proposals to open a museum dedicated to Jimi Hendrix are flailing because of a row over the home of his…
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Turkey knocks six zeros off lira
Turkey is to relaunch its currency on Saturday, knocking six zeros off the lira in the hope of boosting trade…
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Google to scan famous libraries
The libraries of five of the world’s most important academic institutions are to be digitised by Google. Scanned pages from…
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Liverpool revel in night of glory
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said their qualification for the next stage of the Champions League was “one of the proudest…
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