Called the "master of humorous fantasy" by a critic for Publishers Weekly, British author Terry Pratchett won the prestigious Carnegie Medal in 2002 for his novel The Amazing Maurice and His Educated ...
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Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer on
Thursday gave an upbeat view on the outlook for the Japanese online
market, saying the market is facing a ''very exciting and interest...
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Bangkok (dpa) - European spirits exporters on Sunday welcomed the
European Union's call on the World Trade Organization (WTO) to
pressure Thailand to change its "arbitrary" ...
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If you truly believe a UFO and its crew of bug-eyed aliens came crashing down here 60 years ago, rest assured: You're not alone. At least 35,000 people have descended on Roswell this weekend for th...
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Defense: China may soon deploy its first aircraft carrier as experts warn our naval supremacy is being challenged by Beijing. As the Chinese proverb goes: May we live in interesting times.Commentin...
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Sen. John McCain, rising in the polls as a Republican presidential candidate, defended his integrity Thursday, declaring he had "never done any favors for anybody — lobbyist or special intere...
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Brussels (dpa) - Eurozone officials sought to reassure European
consumers in the wake of Monday's stock market crashes, which were
prompted by growing fears of a recession i...
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Figuring out how to win close games has remained a season-long struggle for the Seattle SuperSonics. The Sonics solved that problem on Friday night. And this victory might be their most unexpected....
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Geopolitics: Mother Russia detonates the father of all bombs as Vladimir Putin shuffles his government to stay in power behind the scenes. Meanwhile, a provincial governor shows that Moscow may be ...
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Some artists are destined to endure the hazards of "interesting times," and Max Ernst (1891-1976) was one of them. In a period when France and Germany were bitter enemies, Ernst was a German nation...
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Terry Pratchett
Microsoft CEO upbeat on prospects for Japanese online market
