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Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra plays for Pope - Summary
Vatican City - China's state Philharmonic Orchestra staged Wednesday an evening concert for Pope Benedict XVI - an event signalling a further easing of tensions between the Vatican and Beijing. Benedict warmly expressed thanks after the orchestra, ac...
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Microsoft wins legal MSN battle in Netherlands
Amterdam - The court in The Hague ruled on Wednesday that Microsoft is the legal owner of all domain names containing the word MSNLOCK. Two weeks ago Microsoft filed a lawsuit against the Dutch company Unicaresoft. Unicaresoft recently developed a pr...
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SAS introduces fuel surcharge to offset higher fuel prices
Stockholm - The SAS Group, operator of the joint carrier Scandinavian Airlines, said Wednesday it has decided to introduce a surcharge to compensate for fuel price hikes. Passengers on domestic flights were to pay an extra 10 euros (15 dollars) while...
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3,000 to strip at Vienna football stadium
Vienna - More than 3,000 Austrians signed up to strip naked at Vienna's Ernst-Happel football stadium for a photoshoot by US-artist Spencer Tunick, organizers said on Wednesday. The volunteers will participate in Tunick's Artwork with 1000 balls pr...
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Singapore Airlines to increase fuel surcharge
Singapore - Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase its fuel surcharge for tickets effective May 12 as a result of the sustained increase in jet fuel prices in recent months, the carrier said on Wednesday. The new levels apply to SIA and subsidiary Si...
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Austrian government names new central bank chief
Vienna - Former BAWAG bank chief Ewald Nowotny will become new head of the country's central bank, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer confirmed after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Nowotny, a professor at Vienna's University of Economics, will succeed out...
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2008-05-07 ] Category : [
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Chinese orchestra to play for Pope
Vatican City - China's state Philharmonic Orchestra was scheduled later Wednesday to perform for Pope Benedict XVI in a concert which suggests a further easing of tensions between the Vatican and Beijing. The orchestra, China's leading musical ensemb...
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