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/ 10 April 2008

Olympic torch journey descends into farce

The San Francisco leg of the Olympic torch relay descended into a farce on Wednesday after the authorities cut the route in half and hustled the torch away from waiting protesters and supporters of the Beijing Games by driving it over a kilometre inland. A closing ceremony for the torch rally was also suddenly relocated.

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/ 3 February 2008

Els falls victim to Woods again

Tiger Woods watched his 25-foot putt race down the slope and bend toward the cup, then he skipped backward and punched the desert air in celebration when it disappeared into the cup for a final birdie. So ended his spectacular charge on Sunday to win the Dubai Desert Classic over Ernie Els, a familiar victim.

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/ 30 November 2007

Bain sees TV time growing faster than web

Time spent watching television will rise faster than leisure time spent on the web until 2012, while a major audience for internet video could take even longer to develop, consultancy Bain & Co said on Thursday. The data could be sobering to TV networks and web media companies, which are investing heavily in internet video sites.

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/ 23 October 2007

Mac, iPod sales boost Apple’s profits

Apple’s fiscal fourth-quarter profits jumped 67% to cap a year that saw unprecedented momentum in its Macintosh computer business, continued demand for iPods and the successful launch of the iPhone. For the three months that ended September 30, Apple said on Monday it earned -million, or ,01 per share.

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/ 2 September 2007

Web abuzz over iPod ‘refresh’

Apple is expected to unveil revamped iPods at a special event on Wednesday in San Francisco. The internet is buzzing with speculation sparked by enigmatic Apple event invitations bearing an image of a silhouetted iPod-wearing figure dancing above the words ”The beat goes on”.