World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Newspaper's Equipment Seized
Date: 17 September 2003
By Sharon Lafraniere (NYT)
Sharon NYT
Daily News, Zimbabwe's only independent daily newspaper, is closed by police after they seize computers and other equipment from offices, citing registration violation; is highly critical of President Robert Mugabe (S)
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Shockey Beats Himself Up After the Beating by the Cowboys
Date: 17 September 2003
By Lynn Zinser
Lynn Zinser
New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey is remorseful and humble in answering media questions about mistakes he made in game against Dallas Cowboys (M)
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World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Protesters Arrested
Date: 18 September 2003
By Sharon Lafraniere (NYT)
Sharon NYT
Zimbabwe police arrest 100 people protesting government closure of Daily News, independent newspaper (S)
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Bolshoi Decides It's Over Before 'Fat' Lady Dances
Date: 17 September 2003
By Sophia Kishkovsky
Sophia Kishkovsky
Bolshoi dismisses ballerina Anastasia Volochkova for gaining weight after dispute that enthralled Russian press; she holds she is in top form and following strict diet; complains of conspiracy against her; is measured by New York Times to show that she is 5 feet 6 inches tall, not nearly six feet as Russian press has reported; detractors consider her outsider at Bolshoi who influenced administration with financial support her admirers give company; photo (M)
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BBC Journalist Admits Errors in a Report on Iraq Intelligence
Date: 18 September 2003
By Warren Hoge
Warren Hoge
Andrew Gilligan, BBC correspondent at heart of battle between state broadcaster and British government over what government knew about Iraq prior to war, concedes errors in report of his that touched off firestorm; apologizes for having tried to influence parliamentary questioning of his source Dr David Kelly, who committed suicide days after being questioned sharply by Parliamentary committee (M)
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TRADING BEGINS TO REBOUND, SCHWAB REPORTS
Date: 17 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Charles Schwab Corp says it expects to meet Wall Street forecasts for earnings in third quarter, saying trading by its customers started to rebound in September (S)
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PANEL TO WEIGH BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PRODUCT IN NOVEMBER
Date: 17 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
FDA committee will meet on Nov 20 to consumer Boston Scientific Corp's application to sell its Taxus device in US; Taxus is drug-coated stent that holds arteries open after they are cleared in angioplasties (S)
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FURR'S RESTAURANT WINS COURT APPROVAL FOR SALE
Date: 17 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Furr's Restaurant Group, which operates 55 cafeterias in six states, receives bankruptcy court approval for its sale to Buffet Partners as part of its reorganization; Buffet will pay $25.8 million and assume about $3.2 million in liabilities (S)
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INSURER PLANS TO RAISE $230 MILLION IN OFFERING
Date: 18 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
United National Group, property and casualty insurer that was acquired Sept 12 by Fox Paine & Co, plans to raise as much as $230 million in initial public offering (S)
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LENS MAKER WINS PATENT FIGHT IN EUROPE
Date: 18 September 2003
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Bausch & Lomb, maker of contact lenses, says European Patent Office has revoked Novartis patent, clearing way for it to reintroduce its long-wear contact lens in Germany; company stopped selling its PureVision lenses in Germany in April after court ruled in favor of Novartis (S)
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