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Amazon buying hot online shoe shop Zappos.com - 07/23/2009

SAN FRANCISCO - Online retail giant Amazon announced Wednesday that it was purchasing popular Internet shoe shop Zappos.com in a stock and cash deal valued at nearly 850 million dollars. Amazon...

Biden in Georgia to reaffirm US support - 07/23/2009

TBILISI, Irakli Metreveli - Vice President Joe Biden travelled to Georgia on Wednesday to reaffirm strong ties with the former Soviet republic where US and Russian interests have collided in recent...

Yahoo! delivers promised homepage overhaul - 07/21/2009

SAN FRANCISCO- Yahoo! on Tuesday began rolling out a promised major redesign of its homepage as the struggling Internet pioneer worked to revitalize its image and incorporate hot new online trends....

Defiant Honduras leaders to expel Venezuela diplomats - 07/21/2009

TEGUCIGALPA, Francisco Jara - The increasingly defiant de facto leaders in Honduras Tuesday gave 72 hours to staff from Venezuela's embassy to leave, accusing them of threatening to use force and...

Call girl scandal deepens for Italy's Berlusconi - 07/21/2009

ROME, Gina Doggett - A scandal linking Italy's Silvio Berlusconi to a call girl deepened Tuesday with the posting of a new audio clip seemingly proving the liaison, as the flamboyant prime minister's...

Raindrops keep falling on your head -- but they burst first - 07/20/2009

PARIS - For generations, schoolchildren have been taught that raindrops start as micro-droplets that then gather together in clouds with their neighbours to become bigger droplets. Complex...

Jordan teenage girl killed over alleged affair - 07/20/2009

AMMAN- A 32-year-old Jordanian man was charged with premeditated murder after his teenage sister was shot dead on Monday over an alleged love affair in the northern city of Irbid, police said. "He...

Google adds Moon to online Earth map service - 07/20/2009

SAN FRANCISCO - Google on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the first human footstep on the moon by adding virtual lunar exploration to its free online Earth map and imagery service. The moon...

Heart damage repaired by induced stem cells - 07/20/2009

CHICAGO - Researchers have managed to reverse some of the damage caused by a heart attack using stem cells that were induced from connective tissue cells, according to a study published Monday....

Swine flu threatens British economy: study - 07/20/2009

LONDON - The British economy could contract as much as 7.5 percent this year if the swine flu pandemic continues to escalate, a report published Monday. Recovery from the global economic downturn...
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