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Source: Apple to beef up DRM-free offerings
Moving further away from its one-price-fits-all model, the company will allow top four music labels more price flexibility.
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:44:51 GMT
In this photo combo, Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs is seen on Sept. 17, 2007 in Berlin, Germany, left, and on Sept. 9, 2008 in San Francisco, right. Jobs, looking to end health rumors, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 said that a hormone imbalan...
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Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:17:35 GMT |
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Palestinians carry the bodies of three toddlers Ahmed, Mohamed, and Issa Samouni, who according to Palestinian medical sources were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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Wanted: Border monitors to oversee Gaza truce
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:53:56 GMT |
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, gestures during a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, at Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Sarkozy is in the Middle East to meet with Israeli, Palestinian and other regional leaders in a push to end the fighting in Gaza. (AP Photo/Maya Hitij)
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US inaugurates $700 million embassy in Iraq
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:39:34 GMT |
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, right, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani look on during a ceremony marking the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. The embassy in Baghdad is one of the largest U.S. embassies in the world. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Gaza hospital overwhelmed by dead, wounded
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:32:25 GMT |
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Palestinians carry the bodies of three toddlers Ahmed, Mohamed, and Issa Samouni, who according to Palestinian medical sources were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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Porsche takes over Volkswagen: statement
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:28:21 GMT |
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The German luxury sportscar maker Porsche has taken over Volkswagen, the biggest European car maker, by purchasing more than 50 percent of its shares, Porsche said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,221
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:09:41 GMT |
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Ashura battle : Iraqi Shiite Muslims reenact the battle in which the revered Imam Hussein was killed, in the holy city of Karbala, about 110 kms south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on the occasion of the Ashura mourning period. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
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Guatemalan mudslide kills 35, injures 15
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:25:00 GMT |
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Rescue workers stand among bags holding the victims of a landslide at a cemetary in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. A massive landslide tore down the side of a mountain and buried a northern Guatemalan highway Sunday, killing at least 34 people and leaving rescue workers to dig for more victims Monday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Pirates attack French vessel off Nigerian coast
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:50:01 GMT |
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This photo taken Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 provided by French Defense Minister shows suspected pirates arrested by Marine commandos of the French Navy in the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia coasts. French government officials say the Jean de Vienne intercepted and captured 19 pirates Sunday as they tried to take over two cargo ships, one Croatian and the other Panamian. French Navy vessel Jean de Vienne is seen on background. (AP Photo/French Navy/French Defense Minister/HO)
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Fighting flares outside Gaza City
Militants engage Israeli forces near Gaza City as "friendly fire" kills three soldiers on the third night of the ground offensive..
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Russia gas cut 'to affect Europe'
The supply cut of Russian gas to Ukraine will affect Europe within hours, Ukraine's state gas company Naftogaz says..
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Warnings issued amid Arctic chill
The Met Office issues severe weather warnings as temperatures in the UK plummet as low as -10C (14F) overnight..
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Sales fall at Next and Debenhams
Next and Debenhams see sales fall over the Christmas period, as a survey puts UK consumer confidence at a new low..
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House prices 'fell 15.9% in 2008'
House prices fell by 15.9% last year, according to the latest survey by the Nationwide building society..
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Final Woolworths stores to close
The final closure of the remaining 200 Woolworths stores is due to take place, the retailer's administrator says..
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Hospital mobile bans can be eased
Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, the Department of Health is expected to announce..
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Baby P official in sacking appeal
The former head of children's services at the council at the centre of the Baby P case appeals against her dismissal..
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