27. oktober 2005

White Sox End 88-Year Wait for Series Title. The Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros, 1-0, in Game 4 of the World Series to clinch their first championship since 1917. By TYLER KEPNER. [NYT > Sports] 11:00:45 AM    comment [] Sweden convicts first file-sharer. A Swedish court has meted out the country's first conviction for using a file-sharing network. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:59:23 AM    comment [] Iran leader's comments condemned. There has been widespread condemnation of a call by Iran's president for Israel to be "wiped off the map". [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 10:58:33 AM    comment [] Software helping insurers plan for terrorist attacks (AFP). AFP - Terrorists do not strike at random, and now a computer programme can calculate the risk of an attack on behalf of the business sector with a particular vested interest in the issue: insurers. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 10:57:25 AM    comment [] China Internet writer missing after reporting worker protest (AFP). Yahoo! News: Technology News] 10:56:30 AM    comment [] Chinese Company's Bid for PetroKazakhstan Is Approved. A Canadian court approved the China National Petroleum Corporation's $4.2 billion offer to buy PetroKazakhstan, rejecting an attempt by the Lukoil to disrupt the deal. By ANDREW KRAMER. [NYT > Business] 10:54:48 AM    comment []

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