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[Edition 26] MOSCOW, Tuesday: Russian naval authorities today faced staunch criticism, and the anger of a nation gripped by tragedy, as they conceded that all 118 Russian submariners trapped in the nuclear submarine, the Kursk, had died. Naval authorities, and their technical advisor, teen idol and pop singer Britney Spears, blamed poor weather, and the…

[Edition 26] LOS ANGELES, Monday: A US court has heard that music crime will be forced back into the music stores if Napster is shut down. Napster, a program which allows people to download computer files (MP3s) of musicians’ work without paying either artists or record companies, was held by a US court at first…

[Edition 23] WASHINGTON, Monday: Microsoft responded this week to the US District Court’s order for submissions on how the company could be broken up two separate entities. Under Microsoft’s proposal, one half of the company will control its Windows operating system, Explorer web browser and various other computer applications, while the other will operate a…

[Edition 23] MOSCOW, Wednesday: The summit between the new President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and US President Clinton has been hailed by both sides as “positive” despite a failure to come to a conclusion on the future of the controversial Star Wars project. Mr Putin argued on behalf of Russia that the United States should…

[Edition 20] MOSCOW, Tuesday: The new President of Russia has made good his promise of being a “strong leader in the traditional Russian mould” by downing three bottles of vodka and speaking incoherently to foreign diplomats.

[Edition 20] Microsoft today announced it will break up, despite a wildly successful relationship that has lasted 24 years. “The time has come see other operating systems, and that, like so many things, was really incompatible with Windows,” Bill Gates said.