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The future's bright for Online movie-downloads
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 www.watblog.com
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Movies
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According to a forecast by Screen Digest, online revenue from movie downloads in the United States and Western Europe will reach about $1.3 billion in 2011. Of the $ 1.3 billion, $720 million will be generated in the United States while $572 million will be from the Western Europe. A major chunk of this will be captured by the studio and content owners while service and solution providers will fig
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Movie-Downloads
Online-Revenue
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Bhutto plans to return, contest polls
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 sify.com
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Politics
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Following the arrest and deportation of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif, the ex-PM Benazir Bhutto said that she plans to return from exile next month to contest the national elections. Bhutto is currently carrying out talks with the President, General Musharraf.
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Benazir-Bhutto
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"Sharif is our guest" : Saudi
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 sify.com
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Nations
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Saudi Arabia warmly welcomed Nawaz Sharif - who was was greeted by the Saudi intelligence chief Prince Miqren bin Abdul Aziz - saying it welcomed the return of the former Pakistani premier to his former exile home. "Nawaz Sharif is a guest of Saudi Arabia, which welcomed his coming to live in the kingdom once again," the official SPA news agency said.
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Nawaz-Sharif
Exile
Deportation
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Al-Qaeda a 'serious' threat : US
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Terrorism
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The US downplayed an assessment by one of its senior officials stating that Osama bin Laden is "impotent" instead claiming that although the might of the al-Qaeda leader may have been weakened, the terror network is still a "serious" threat.
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Osama
Al-Qaeda
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Sinha blames media for confusion : N-Deal
Saturday, September 01, 2007 in.news.yahoo.com
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Politics
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The former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha categorically said that the BJP party were united with respect to their stand regrding the the Indo-US nuclear deal. Sinha blamed a section of the media for misinterpreting the Leader of the Opposition, L K Advani's statement on the nuclear deal.
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Yashwant-Sinha
Nuclear-Deal.
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Blast rips through Guwahati market
Saturday, September 01, 2007 in.news.yahoo.com
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Terrorism
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A bomb blast has taken place at a market in Guwahati on Saturday afternoon, resulting in several casualties. Further details are awaited.
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Bomb-Blast
Guwahati
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Sonia praises Manmohan for nuke deal
Saturday, September 01, 2007 in.news.yahoo.com
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Politics
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Inspite of the Left parties' opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Congress President Sonia Gandhi is standing firm behind Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Sonia Gandhi, in a "Letter to Congress Workers" has congratulated the Prime Minister and his team for putting in place, a treaty that "satisfies all the conditions" laid out before Parliament.
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Sonia-Gandhi
Nuclear-Deal
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72 killed, 680 injured earthquake : Peru
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The death toll in the powerful earthquake that rocked Peru on Wednesday have risen to 72 while the number of injured has risent to 680, as per the information released by the government. officials.
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Earthquake
Peru
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UPA withdraws appeal against Q
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.indianexpress.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The UPA Government which was pressing for the extradition of Bofors-accused Ottavio Quattrocchi, withdrew the appeal against him, which was prepared for an upcoming hearing in the Buenos Aires Supreme Court. Thus Quattrocchi has been allowed to fly back to Milan, a free man.
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Ottavio-Quattrocchi
Extradition
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Anand begins Chess 960 championship with 3 draws
Thursday, August 16, 2007 www.ndtv.com
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Recreation
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Viswanathan Anand marked his maiden appearance in the Chess 960 world championship with three draws in all the three games in which he participated. Anand faced Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan in the first game of the day which was followed by the second game against Etienne Bacrot of France and he finally faced defending champion Levon Aronian of Armenia.
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