LEIPZIG, Germany – Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. expects to price its new Wii gaming console below 250 euros ($321.50) in Europe, its head of German operations said on Wednesday. The company has earlier said the Wii would cost 25,000 yen ($215) or less in Japan and $250 or …
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NEW YORK – Unsigned and thus far unwanted, Barry Bonds still hopes to play this year. “I’m not going to retire. I don’t think that’s going to happen,” he told MLB.com Tuesday. “I’m working out. I’m training. If my phone rings, it rings. If it don’t, it don’t. I have …
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LONDON – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez on Monday said America’s suspension of arms sales to his country “doesn’t matter to us at all.” Chavez, who is on a visit to London, also said his government would not respond immediately with punitive measures. “It’s the empire and it has a great …
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MINNEAPOLIS – One agribusiness giant is enthusiastic about using farmland to produce fuel. Another says growing food should be the top priority for those fields. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s Energy page. Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), by far the country’s largest ethanol producer, has taken an aggressive approach to …
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina – A 7-year-old girl from Missouri was bitten by a shark while playing in 2 feet (60 centimeters) of water. The girl suffered puncture wounds to her foot and buttocks in the attack Wednesday afternoon, but the injuries were not life threatening, Beaufort County deputies …
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EL PASO, Texas – The governor of Texas wants to turn all the world into a virtual posse. Rick Perry has announced a $5 million plan to install hundreds of night-vision cameras on private land along the Mexican border and put the live video on the Internet, so that anyone …
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Francesco Totti scored from the penalty spot in injury time Monday to lead Italy over Australia 1-0 and into the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Totti, who came off the bench in the 75th minute, took the penalty after Lucas Neill brought down Fabio Grosso with 12 …
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Fast Facts on Abu Ayyub al-Masri: Abu Ayyub al-Masri is an Egyptian with ties to Usama bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri. Abu Ayyub al-Masri is an Afghanistan-trained explosives expert. Abu Ayyub al-Masri is a key figure in the Al Qaeda in Iraq network. Abu Ayyub al-Masri was responsible for facilitating …
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VIENNA, Austria – Western countries pushed Tuesday for broad support on the need for Iran to freeze uranium enrichment, but nonaligned countries backed Tehran, saying all countries have the right to pursue a nuclear program for civilian use. A statement drawn up by the 16-nation nonaligned bloc at the board …
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LAHORE, Pakistan – Thousands of protesters rampaged through two cities Tuesday, storming into a diplomatic district and torching Western businesses and a provincial assembly in Pakistan’s worst violence against the Prophet Muhammad drawings, officials said. At least two people were killed and 11 injured. Security forces fired into the air …
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