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+ U.S. mood improves, but worries persist: Reuters/Zogby poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans remain deeply worried about a faltering economy and their...

+ Saytiev defends title as Turkey's Sahin also takes gold - Summary
Beijing - World and European champion Ramazan Sahin of Turkey just managed to live up to e...

+ Kenya's exiled anti-corruption chief to return home
Nairobi - Kenya's former anti-corruption chief John Githongo returned home to speak at a p...

+ Competing in silence: deaf BMX cyclist fulfils Olympic dream - Feature
Beijing - Maria Belen Dutto fulfilled on Wednesday her dream of competing at the Olympic G...

+ Finnish nuclear watchdog approves welding work at nuclear plant
Helsinki - Claims of poor quality welding work at a Finnish nuclear reactor under construc...

+ China beat Germany to reach women's hockey final
Beijing - China beat Germany 3-2 in a gripping semi-final to reach the final of the Olympi...

+ BJ's Wholesale profit up, raises full-year view
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc said on Wednesday quarterly profit ros...

+ Pirates hijack Malaysian tanker off Somalia, says maritime body
Nairobi/Mogadishu - Pirates have hijacked a Malaysian tanker with over 20 crew members on ...

+ Germany draws up new rules to control foreign state funds - Summary
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition unveiled Wednesday new far-rea...

+ Russia's delays troop pullout of Georgia to weekend - Update
Tbilisi - Russia's army on Wednesday continued its occupation of two enclaves in Georgia a...

+ EU provides more aid to the Palestinian Authority
Brussels - The European Union is helping the Palestinian Authority pay for public sector w...

+ BJ's Wholesale quarterly profit up
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc said on Wednesday its quarterly profit...

+ Sarkozy reaffirms Afghan commitments despite military losses - Summary
Kabul - French President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday reaffirmed his country's military commi...

+ Swiss army chief resigns amid stalking affair - Summary
Berne - After a weeks-long scandal over allegations of stalking, Swiss Army chief of staff...

+ German bank association rules out sharp downturn
Berlin - Germany's key banking association added its voice Wednesday to the growing list o...

+ Gasol inspires Spain, Lithuania sweep past China - Update
Beijing - Spain eased past Croatia while Lithuania were too strong for hosts China in the ...

+ Ronaldinho: 'The pain is so great I cannot explain it'
Beijing - The pain is so great I cannot explain it was Ronaldinho's summary of Brazil's ...

+ UN secretary general to visit Myanmar at year-end
Yangon - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon plans to visit Myanmar in December to discuss th...

+ Jordanian stocks plummet 7 per cent in 4 days
Amman - Jordanian stocks plunged 3.2 per cent on Wednesday in a sell-off panic that was at...

+ Amnesty urges Egypt to end abuse against African illegal migrants
Cairo - Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on Egypt to end abuses against migr...

+ Germany draws up new rules to control foreign state funds
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition unveiled Wednesday new far-rea...

+ Alleged war criminal faces return to Hungary - Summary
Sydney - An 86-year-old Australian citizen accused of killing a Jewish teenager in his nat...

+ Medals table after 210 events
Beijing - # Gold Silver BronzeTotal......

+ TV presenter apologizes for off-camera expletive
Singapore - A television presenter has apologized for uttering an expletive during an epis...

+ Suntech earnings rise sharply
(Reuters)- Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd on Wednesday reported sharply higher quar...

+ Heptathlon silver medallist Blonska fails doping test - Summary
Beijing - Olympic heptathlon silver medallist Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine has failed a dop...

+ Lehman couldn't secure Korean Funds: report
(Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Chief Executive Dick Fuld nearly struck a deal to rais...

+ Pakistan stocks plunge 3.6 per cent on political uncertainty
Karachi - Pakistani stocks sank on Wednesday as the fragile parliamentary coalition failed...

+ Motorola unveils low-end phones for music and Web
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc , the world's third-largest handset maker, unvei...

+ EXTRA: Russia says 64 soldiers killed in conflict with Georgia
Moscow - Russia's military said Wednesday 64 of its soldiers died and 323 were wounded in ...

+ Indonesia delays execution of three Bali bombers
Jakarta - Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday they have shelved plans to execute thre...

+ Trade unions' strike disrupts life in India's leftist-ruled states
New Delhi - Millions of Indian workers and government employees went on a strike across In...

+ 2ND LEAD: Poland, US sign missile defence deal
Warsaw - Poland and the United States on Wednesday sealed a deal to set up a missile defen...

+ Red Cross gains access to South Ossetia
Geneva - The international Red Cross (ICRC) said Wednesday that after two days' waiting, i...

+ Ericsson, STMicro merge wireless chips
PARIS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson and STMicroelectronics have agree...

+ Heptathlon silver medallist Blonska fails doping test - Update
Beijing - Heptathlon silver medallist Lyudmila Blonska has failed a doping test at the Bei...

+ Pakistan's Shiite community protests deadly hospital bombing
Islamabad - Shiite Muslims on Wednesday protested a suicide bombing outside a hospital in ...

+ Telekom Austria Q2 profits drop by 26 per cent
Vienna - Austria's largest telecommunications provider Telekom Austria AG on Wednesday rep...

+ EXTRA: Abkhahzia to appeal to Russia for recognition
Sukhumi, Georgia/ Valdikavkaz, Russia - Georgia's rebel region of Abkhazia will lodge a fo...

+ Seven killed as typhoon pummels northern Philippines - Summary
Manila - Seven people, including three children, were killed Wednesday as a powerful typho...

+ Gasol-inspired Spain cruise through to semi-finals
Beijing - Spain eased past Croatia in the quarter-finals of the Olympic basketball tournam...

+ Ex-con is now Prince Charles's window-washer - Mirror
London - A former convict is now washing windows at Prince Charles's new Llwyny Wormwood E...

+ BACKGROUND: Patriot anti-missile system
Hamburg - The Patriot weapons system is designed to protect against both airplane and mi...

+ Thai baht hits nine-month low
Bangkok - The Thai baht hit a nine-month low against the dollar Wednesday, trading at 34.1...

+ Ticket touts do brisk business despite China's crackdown
Beijing - Ticket touts continued to operate with apparent impunity near Olympic venues on ...

+ Sri Lanka's president calls on voters to endorse military campaign
Colombo - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa called on voters to endorse his ongoing m...

+ Luxembourg steel giant expands operations in Brazil
Luxembourg - ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, announced Wednesday that it...

+ Malaysia cancels Avril Lavigne concert
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia cancelled a concert by Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne with just o...

+ Shevchenko reported heading back to AC Milan
Milan - Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko appears close to rejoining his former team AC ...

+ Heptathlon silver medallist Blonska fails doping test
Beijing - Heptathlon silver medallist Lyudmila Blonska is under doping investigation at th...

+ CCID Consulting's Preliminary Study on China's Telecom Market After Restructuring
BEIJING, Aug. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consu...

+ Agresti Biofuels Gets Okay for First 'Trash to Gas' Facility in the U.S.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Agresti Biofuels (formerly Indiana Ethanol Power L...

+ True Loan Developer Forms AJENE WATSON, LLC
NEW YORK, NY -- 08/20/08 -- Ajene Watson, financial exec and investment banking strategi...

+ Trilliant Incorporated Secures $40 Million Equity Financing From MissionPoint Capital Partners and zouk ventures
REDWOOD CITY, CA -- 08/20/08 -- Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering intellige...

+ Agilysys Enhances Relationship with Oracle Retail for Mid-Sized Retailers
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 20 -- Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innov...

+ Expert Available: Helping Families and Animals in the Foreclosure Process
- No Paws Left Behind, Inc.: What...

+ Survey: Tech Knowledge Gains in Importance for Top Finance Executives
MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Finance and technology go hand-in-hand in co...

+ Guinness World Records(TM) Reinstates World's Tallest Living Man
NEW YORK and LONDON, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Guinness World Records announced today that...

+ CECO Environmental Announces 13 New Orders Totaling Approximately $10.75 Million
CINCINNATI, Aug. 20 -- CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECE), a leading provider of a...

+ Estate Agent's Body "Hijacked" by Outside Groups, Real Estate Firm Claims
MARBELLA, Spain, August 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A leading real estate company is considering ...

+ Red Moon Solutions LLC(R) Supports the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008
SARASOTA, Fla. - Red Moon Solutions LLC, a premier provider of specialty tax softwa...

+ Technical Fitness Trainer 'L.A.' Delivers Affordable Instructional Fitness Training to the Planet
LAUREL, Md., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Lafate Smith (a.k.a. L.A.) has finally found a way ...

+ Nokia's Services & Software Unit Grows and Focuses its Efforts
ESPOO, Finland, August 20 -- Nokia's Services & Software unit today announced plans...

+ Robert G. Pedersen II, President and CEO of ZAGG Inc., is the Featured Guest in an Audio Interview at SmallCapVoice.com
AUSTIN, Texas - SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. today announced that a new audio interview ...

+ CoroWare Reports Second Quarter 2008 Earnings
REDMOND, WA -- 08/20/08 -- CoroWare, Inc. (OTCBB: CROE) today announced its financial re...

+ E-House Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- E-House (China) Holdings Limit...

+ INEX Technologies LLC Announces the Appointment of Louis Martin, Esq. to Their Board of Directors
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Kennedy, President of INEX Technologies, a...

+ Mortgage Solutions for Bad Credit Clients May Revitalize the Industry
DALLAS - i3 Solutions today announced that Chris Reshetar – The ...

+ Argonauta Assist(TM)ance: Argonauta Communications Strives to Enhance Site-Based Recruitment Efforts
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you currently have a study that is falling be...

+ Debut Broadcasting Reports Second Quarter Results: Year over Year Net Revenue up 446 Percent
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Debut Broadcasting Corporation Inc. (OTCBB: DBTB), a medi...

+ AccuFund's Latest Upgrade Features Enhancements to Several Modules Including Grants Management, and the Addition of Point of Sale and EFT Payment Functionality
NEEDHAM, Mass., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuFund, Inc., provider of financial reporting ...

+ Tesco Selects RedPrairie's Enterprise Workforce Management Solution for Managing Its Global Store Staff of 350,000 Employees
LONDON - RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimisatio...

+ Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. Obtains Approval for an 11 for 10 Forward Stock Split
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 -- Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FRHV) today anno...

+ InfoSearch Media Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
CULVER CITY, CA -- 08/20/08 -- InfoSearch Media, Inc. (OTCBB: ISHM), a comprehensive sea...

+ West Pharmaceutical Services Adopts BoardVantage
MENLO PARK, CA -- 08/20/08 -- West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE: WST), a leader i...

+ Castle Gold Reports Enhanced Resources and Reserves and Resulting Increase in Production and Net Present Value at El Castillo Mine, Mexico
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 08/20/08 -- CASTLE GOLD CORP. (Castle Gold, the Company) (TSX VENTUR...

+ Finlay Enterprises, Inc. to Broadcast Review of Second Quarter Results Over the Internet
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 -- Finlay Enterprises, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FNLY), one of the le...

+ JUSTUS BOYZ Too Sexy for CBS
NEW YORK, NY -- 08/20/08 -- CBS Network was all set to air The Justus Clothing Company's...

+ Valspar Introduces ZENITH(R) Waterborne Wood Coatings
ATLANTA, Aug. 20 -- A new family of durable, water-based finishes called ZENITH(R) debu...

+ American Standard Bathroom Habits Survey Shows We're Multitasking, Even in the Bath
PISCATAWAY, N.J., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- There was a time when a stack of magazines loc...

+ Minnesota Farmers Receive $17 Million Money Judgment From BASF
MINNEAPOLIS - After more than a decade in litigation, which included two U.S. Supre...

+ Axis Technologies Completes Audits and Files Form 10 With SEC for Move to OTCBB
LINCOLN, NE -- 08/20/08 -- Axis Technologies Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AXTG), a green tec...

+ Dewarren Moses Hits the Internet Airwaves With Soulful, Smooth and Sexy Tunes
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The debut album of Dewarren Moses has been a long time...

+ DSM Engineering Plastics announces acquisition
HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS -- 08/20/08 -- DSM Engineering Plastics announces that it has re...

+ Energas Announces Finley #5 Completion Update
OKLAHOMA CITY - Energas Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: EGSR) announced today that the engi...

+ Spirit Airlines, America's ultra low cost carrier, selects GuestLogix to increase on-board retail sales and attack higher fuel prices
TORONTO, Aug. 20 - GuestLogix Inc. ("GuestLogix") (TSX-V:GXI), the leading pr...

+ Zincore Identifies Promising Gold Target in Chile and Provides Exploration Update
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 08/20/08 -- Zincore Metals Inc. (TSX: ZNC) ("Zincore" or ...

+ Monogram Energy, Inc. Reworks 2 of 3 Wells
RICHMOND, TX -- 08/20/08 -- Monogram Energy, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MGRN) announced today tha...

+ Morphic Technologies: Peter Ekenger Proposed as New Member of Morphic's Board
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Regulatory News: Prior to the Annual General Me...

+ Metso to supply pulp mill technology to Zhanjiang Chenming in China
HELSINKI, FINLAND -- 08/20/08 -- Metso Corporation Company release on August 20, 2008...

+ AgFeed Industries Announces Renowned US Hog Industry Expert Gerry Daignault Has Joined AgFeed as Chief Operating Officer
NEW YORK, NY -- 08/20/08 -- AgFeed Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEED), the largest commerc...

+ Integra Bank Selects Ultimate Software's UltiPro as its Human Capital Management Solution
WESTON, Fla. - Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end ...

+ eBay Supports Sellers With Dramatically Lower Listing Fee
SAN JOSE, Calif. - In time for the holiday shopping season, eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) is ...

+ New Standards Signify an Increasingly Complex Market for Bluetooth in 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/...

+ New Webinar Covers Business Analyst Empowerment, Hosted by voke, Blueprint and HP
TORONTO -- 08/20/08 -- Tomorrow, August 21st, voke will unveil in detail the results of ...

+ MonArc (MONA) To Develop/Launch China's 1st Online Sports Fantasy Pools
BEIJING, Aug. 20 - MonArc Corporation, www.monacorporation.com, (MONA.PK) announced tod...

+ Clear Skies Solar, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent to Install $750,000 Solar Energy System on Historic Susanville, California Hotel
NEW YORK - Clear Skies Solar, Inc. (OTCBB:CSKH), a leading developer of solar ...

+ Hat Trick Beverages (HKBV) New Vending Machine Concept
TORONTO, Aug. 20 - Hat Trick Beverages Inc. (HKBV.PK) is planning on introducing a new ...

+ Video: Automakers Introduce 'EcoDriving' National Fuel Use/CO2 Reduction Program
DENVER, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Automakers today announced EcoDriving(TM) (ww...

+ Circuit City Opens New Channel to Help Consumers with Transition to Digital Television
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- To better serve Americans preparing for the upcom...