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French mother confesses to eight infant murders
A French nursing assistant Thursday admitted suffocating eight newborn babies because she did not want more children and wished to avoid seeing a doctor for contraception, a prosecutor said.  more
Arabs agree to Israel-Palestinian talks
Arab officials agreed in principle on Thursday to the holding of direct Middle East peace negotiations and left it up to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to decide when to start talks with Israel.  more
Leaked Afghan war files a 'dangerous' risk: Gates
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said leaked US documents on the Afghan war posed grave risks for Americans in battle and for US relationships in the region.  more
Samsung Electronics books record Q2 profit on chips boom
Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory chips and flat-screen televisions, reported record second-quarter profits Friday as revived global demand pushed up memory chip prices.  more
Compton shares golfing lead at Greenbrier
Two time heart-transplant recipient Erik Compton fired a seven-under 63 to seize a share of the lead after the opening round of the PGA Greenbrier Classic.  more
Market Reports
'Nightmare' start for iPhone 4's latest launch
Hundreds of New Zealand customers were turned away empty-handed on Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4's global launch got off to a "nightmare" start.  more
Japan's unemployment rises, output falls
Japan's unemployment rate ticked higher while production of automobiles and electronic gadgets saw a surprise slip in June, data showed Friday, in signs that an export-driven recovery may be stalling.  more
Google says China services back up
Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.  more
China allows release of critical IMF report
China allowed an IMF report critical of its currency policy to be released Thursday for the first time in four years, signaling Beijing's confidence that it can control the debate on the yuan.  more
Shell defends deep-water oil production, as profits soar
Royal Dutch Shell posted soaring profits on Thursday and defended deep-water oil production, arguing it has an "important role" to play despite the Gulf of Mexico disaster that rocked rival BP.  more
Entertainment
Daniel Craig stars in Hollywood's first Millennium Trilogy
British actor Daniel Craig will star in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Hollywood's first adaptation of one of late Swedish author Stieg Larsson's record-setting Millennium Trilogy, a Sony Pictures official said.  more
Jolie raises concern at plight of repatriated N.Koreans
Actress Angelina Jolie took time out Wednesday from her promotional movie tour of South Korea to investigate the fate of repatriated North Korean refugees.  more
Plastic Bertrand admits not singing pop classic
Belgian pop star Plastic Bertrand confessed Wednesday he did not sing his 1977 hit record "Ca Plane Pour Moi" -- nor any of the songs on his first four albums.  more
Russian theatre appoints Spanish ballet director
In a first for modern Russia, a leading Russian theatre on Wednesday appointed a celebrated Spanish choreographer as its ballet director.  more
Indonesian clerics forbid TV gossip shows
Indonesia's highest Islamic body has followed up a series of contentious fatwas with a new edict banning Muslims from watching TV gossip shows or having sex-change operations.  more
Health & Medical
Alcohol eases rheumatoid arthritis: study
Drinking alcohol may help reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and cut the risk of developing the painful and crippling disease, a study published Wednesday has shown for the first time.  more
Indian minister warns of fruit and veg hormone injections
Indian farmers are injecting a hormone sometimes given to women during childbirth into vegetables and fruits to make the produce ripen sooner and gain weight, an Indian minister has warned.  more
Stemcells coaxed to rebuild bone, cartilage
Scientists have shown for the first time that it may be possible to replace a human hip or knee with a joint grown naturally inside the body using the patient's stem cells.  more
El Salvador hospitals overwhelmed by respiratory diseases
Hospitals in El Salvador have been overwhelmed by an unexpected rise in respiratory diseases including pneumonia and dengue fever, health authorities said Wednesday.  more
Africa must focus on maternal health: ex-Irish president
Ex-Irish president Mary Robinson urged African leaders Wednesday to boost support for maternal health, during a visit to Sierra Leone where mortality rates are among the highest in the world.  more
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High Tech
YouTube ups video limit to 15 minutes
YouTube gave its users five more minutes on Thursday, increasing the upload limit for videos to the site to 15 minutes from 10 minutes.  more
Google says China services back up
Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the US web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocked.  more
US accuses Oracle of software contract fraud
The US Justice Department said Thursday it has filed a complaint against US business software giant Oracle accusing it of overcharging on a government software contract.  more
'Nightmare' start for iPhone 4's latest launch
Hundreds of New Zealand customers were turned away empty-handed on Friday as the second phase of the Apple iPhone 4's global launch got off to a "nightmare" start.  more
Australia pledges expansion of fibre broadband network
The Australian government Friday committed to expanding its fibre broadband Internet network to a further 300,000 homes across the vast island continent if re-elected at next month's polls.  more
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