Dimitar Berbatov Goal Gives Manchester United Narrow Victory

Dimitar Berbatov scored the only goal as Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 1-0...

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Source: CNN

HubSpot: Most Users Discovered Twitter in 2008

Marketing software firm HubSpot released its first-ever report on the progress of Twitter for 4Q08...

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Source: MarketingVOX

Wi-fi TV Shows on iPhone Give Joost a Boost

Web video service Joost is looking to the iPhone for a big comeback...

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Source: USA Today

Russia: Mikhail Prokhorov May up Rusal Stake to 19%

Mikhail Prokhorov may increase his take in RUSAL to 19 percent...

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Source: Reuters

Ukraine: Top 10 Political Events in 2008

Another year of relentless infighting, inaction and missed opportunities characterized the political year 2008...

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Source: Kiyv Post

Russian Cinema, 2008 Blockbusters

This year may well go down as a boom period for Russian cinema on both the commercial and...

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Source: Moscow Times

Russia: In Uncertain Times All That Glitters is Gold

Russians are rushing to buy gold as the Rouble continues to depreciate...

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Source: Russia Today

Christmas Day: Bush, Obama Keep Troops in Mind

President Bush is spending Christmas at Camp David, the 12th time he and his family...

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Source: USA Today

Queen Elizabeth II Gives Somber Christmas Broadcast

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivered a somber Christmas broadcast Thursday...

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Source: USA Today

Music Games For iPhone Give Artists New Spotlight

A start-up company called Tapulous has turned a simple game for the iPhone into an Internet-age mobile stage for musicians...

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Source: New York Times

Simple Blogging Startup Posterous Raises $725K

Posterious, a startup that simplifies the blogging process, has raised $725,000 of new angel funding...

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Source: New York Times

Global Elite: Vladimir Putin Among Newsweek’s Top 10

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been named one of the world’s 10 most influential people in the American edition of Newsweek...

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Source: Russia Today

Alisher Usmanov Denies Takeover Bid at Arsenal

Alisher Usmanov said last night that he has no immediate plans to increase his 24.9 per cent stake in Arsenal...

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Source: Times Online

Live Chat: Your New Online Salesperson

Website operators are tapping the potential of instant messaging as a new powerful sales tool...

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Source: CNN Money

BP's Joint Venture, TNK-BP Elects Entirely New Board

BP's joint venture, TNK-BP, has elected a new board at an extraordinary meeting in Moscow...

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Source: BBC

Irakly Alasania: Georgian Opposition From New York

A new opposition force is about to emerge in Georgia to challenge President Mikheil Saakashvili...

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Source: Kommersant

New Year Tree Arrives in Moscow

Holiday preparations are in full swing in the Russian capital...

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Source: Russia Today

Russian Oligarchs Seek $78 Billion of Kremlin Loans

Russian oligarchs are lining up for $78 billion of Kremlin loans to survive the credit squeeze...

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Source: Bloomberg

Russia: Ancient Treasure Found Near Kremlin

An archaeologist conducting excavations in the Kitai-gorod district of Moscow...

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Source: Russia Today

Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett Is a Growth Investor

Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett is a value investor, right? Everyone knows that.

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Source: Motley Fool

Gates Foundation Awards $6.9M to Upgrade Libraries

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $6.9 million in grants for faster Internet connections at public libraries in seven states...

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Source: Associated Press

Harvard University Pays Top Fund Managers $22.4 Million in '08

Harvard University, the world's richest, paid its six top money managers $22.4 million to invest its endowment in fiscal 2008, marking a modest increase from the previous year...

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Source: Reuters

RIAA: Music Industry Drops Effort to Sue Song Swappers

The group representing the U.S. music industry says it will abandon its policy of suing people for sharing songs protected by copyright...

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Source: USA Today

U.S. Stocks: Recession Clouds Over The Recovery

The outlook for U.S. stocks next year is dicey as economists debate the length and depth of the recession...

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Source: MarketWatch.com

Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Founder Returns as CEO

LinkedIn, the business networking site, is desperately trying to avoid being an also-ran in the race to socialize the Web...

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Source: New York Times

German Critics Slate Tom Cruise's Performance in Valkyrie

Tom Cruise made an excellent sword-swishing American samurai. He even saved the Western world a few times...

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Source: Times Online

Time Magazine Names Barack Obama 'Person of the Year'

President-elect Barack Obama has won another contest: He's been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2008...

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Source: USA Today

Russia: Stock Markets Rebound, U.S. Dollar Weakens

A further rebound in crude prices plus some more modest gains in base metals prices, and an easing U.S. dollar...

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Source: Russia Today

Bush, Russia: Mission Impossible

Russian and U.S. experts have met in Moscow to discuss America's missile defence plans for Eastern Europe and other sensitive security issues...

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Source: Russia Today

Alexandre Vassiliev: Historian Puts Russian Private Living on Display

With his bright orange cravat and brooch, Alexandre Vassiliev seems to be straight out of 17th-century France...

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Source: Moscow Times

Dentsu, Japan’s Largest Advertising Company to Enter Russia

Dentsu Inc., Japan's largest advertising company, will set up a subsidiary in Russia...

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Source: Reuters

Russia: Poker Fans Dealt a Winning Hand

It’s official. Russia has recognised poker as a sport...

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Source: Russia Today

Rich and Powerful: The Billionaire Bloggers

When the SEC charged Internet billionaire Mark Cuban with insider trading on November 17...

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Source: The Globe and Mail

What Financial Crisis, Ask Russian Billionaires

In a vast pavilion in Moscow fur coat-adorned women and tuxedo-clad men gravitate to the Millionaire Fair...

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Source: ABC News

$14 Billion U.S. Auto Bailout Talks Collapse in the Senate

A $14-billion emergency bailout for U.S. automakers collapsed in the Senate Thursday night...

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Source: International Herald Tribune

Sovereign Wealth Funds Taste Bitter Losses, Declines 18% to 25%

Not long ago the Western world was obsessed with sovereign wealth funds...

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Source: Business Week

Facebook's Board Connects with Washington Post CEO

Washington Post Co. Chairman Donald Graham is joining the board of Facebook Inc...

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Source: Business Week

Americans Cut Household Debt, 1st Time on Record, Net Worth Declined

In a sign that Americans' spending habits are shifting, their household debt fell for the first time ever...

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Source: CNN Money

Barack Obama Says He Had No Contact With Blagojevich Over Senate Seat

President-elect Barack Obama, saying he "was as appalled and disappointed as anybody by the revelations earlier this week," denied any involvement Thursday...

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Source: Fox News

Finland's Martti Ahtisaari Receives Nobel Peace Prize

Finland's former president, Martti Ahtisaari, received the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday for more than three decades of peace...

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Source: Reuters

Russia: Young Scientists First Annual Innovation Convention

Russia has a world-renowned reputation for science - and now more than 2,000 of its brightest young boffins have gathered in Moscow to show off their work...

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Source: Russia Today

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Says Political Crisis Over in Ukraine

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Wednesday that the recent formation of a parliamentary coalition has put an end to a political crisis in the country...

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Source: RIA Novosti

Moscow Kicks Off Preparations for Eurovision Song Contest

At Moscow's first Eurovision event on Wednesday, Dima Bilan sang a cappella, Russian folk dancers glided to balalaikas...

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Source: Moscow Times

Russia, Argentina Tout World Without U.S. Domination

The presidents of Russia and Argentina called for a world not dominated by the United States as the two countries signed deals...

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Source: International Herald Tribune

Russian Billionaire Alisher Usmanov Elected to Lead Fencing Body

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has been elected the new president of fencing's governing body...

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Source: International Herald Tribune

Bill Clinton Discloses Donors Behind Global Initiative Meeting in Asia

Former president Bill Clinton, who agreed to make his charitable activities more transparent in an accord with President-elect Barack Obama...

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Source: Washington Post

Russian Stock Indices Close Higher, Oil Prices Increase

Russian stocks pushed higher on Wednesday with firmer crude prices helping Russian energy companies, in light and choppy trade...

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Source: Russia Today

Governor Rod Blagojevich Made Name as a Friend of the Common Man

A day before Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was busted by federal investigators on corruption charges...

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Source: CNN

The ‘War on Terror’ Is Critical to President George W. Bush’s Legacy

Bush made protecting the country from "evildoers" his first priority...

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Source: U.S. News and World Report

New York Times, McClatchy Company Brace for Tough 2009

The New York Times Co and McClatchy Co said on Tuesday they will work to reduce debt in 2009...

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Source: Reuters