Briton bets all on red - and wins (Reuters)
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Briton bets all on red -- and wins
(Reuters)
Briton bets all on red -- and wins
(Reuters)
04/11/2004 05:14 PMReuters - A British man who sold all his possessions, including his
clothes, stood in a rented tuxedo today surrounded by
family and friends and bet everything on a single spin of the roulette
wheel.
Briton Bets All on Vegas Roulette Spin
-- and Wins (Reuters)
Briton Bets All on Vegas Roulette Spin
-- and Wins (Reuters)
04/11/2004 06:34 PMReuters - A British man who sold all his
possessions, including his clothes, stood in a rented tuxedo on
Sunday surrounded by family and friends and bet everything on a
single spin of the roulette wheel.
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Man Bets Life Savings, Wins $270,600
(AP)
Man Bets Life Savings, Wins $270,600
(AP)
04/12/2004 10:09 AMAP - A man who put his life savings on the line Sunday took home
$270,600 in a double-or-nothing roulette wheel gamble at the Plaza
Hotel and Casino.
Briton smuggles art into U.S. museums
(Reuters)
Briton smuggles art into U.S. museums
(Reuters)
03/24/2005 04:04 PMReuters - Many a visitor to New York's Museum of Modern Art has
probably thought, "I could do that."
Briton drags TV by ear to Berlusconi
(Reuters)
Briton drags TV by ear to Berlusconi
(Reuters)
04/14/2004 09:13 AMReuters - British performance artist Mark McGowan has dragged a
television roped to his ear through Milan to
protest against what he called excessive political control over the
media in Italy.
Missing Briton no trivial matter
(Reuters)
Missing Briton no trivial matter
(Reuters)
08/09/2004 02:16 AMReuters - The hit board game Trivial Pursuit has been pulled from
shelves in Australia's Northern Territory because
of a question about the mystery outback disappearance of British
tourist Peter Falconio, a court has heard.
Briton Surfs Tsunami, Survives (Reuters)
Briton Surfs Tsunami, Survives (Reuters)
12/31/2004 12:46 PMReuters - British surfer Martin
Markwell had always dreamed of catching that perfect wave --
but when it finally came along, it was a nightmare.
Ear-biting Briton held by Cyprus police
(Reuters)
Ear-biting Briton held by Cyprus police
(Reuters)
01/26/2004 04:35 AMReuters - An off-duty British soldier has been arrested in Cyprus for
biting off part of another man's ear during a fight,
police in Cyprus say.
Briton fined for near-naked Super Bowl
jig (Reuters)
Briton fined for near-naked Super Bowl
jig (Reuters)
06/22/2004 02:10 PMReuters - A Briton who surprised 70,000 spectators at the Super Bowl,
America's top football game, by running onto the field
wearing only a thong and dancing a jig has been fined $1,000 (550
pounds) by a Texas jury.
Gunmen Seize 2 Americans, Briton in
Baghdad (Reuters)
Gunmen Seize 2 Americans, Briton in
Baghdad (Reuters)
09/16/2004 03:27 AMReuters - Gunmen snatched two Americans and a
Briton from a house in central Baghdad on Thursday, the latest
in a wave of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
Iraq's Sadr Spokesman Calls for Release
of Briton (Reuters)
Iraq's Sadr Spokesman Calls for Release
of Briton (Reuters)
08/13/2004 03:59 AMReuters - A spokesman for Iraq's radical
Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Friday for the release
of a British journalist taken hostage in the southern city of
Basra.
UK Muslims Hope Prayer Will Free Briton
Held in Iraq (Reuters)
UK Muslims Hope Prayer Will Free Briton
Held in Iraq (Reuters)
09/25/2004 09:17 PMReuters - A two-man delegation from Britain's
biggest Muslim group arrived in Iraq on Saturday on a quest to
free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamic
militants nine days ago and threatened with death.
Londoner bets all on Vegas roulette
(Reuters)
Londoner bets all on Vegas roulette
(Reuters)
04/09/2004 04:13 PMReuters - A man from London who has sold all his possessions,
including his clothes, will stand in a rented
tuxedo on Sunday and bet everything on a single spin of the roulette
wheel.
New Cellphone Networks Seen as Risky
Bets (Reuters)
New Cellphone Networks Seen as Risky
Bets (Reuters)
02/07/2005 01:45 AMReuters - U.S. wireless companies are investing
billions of dollars in networks that deliver video and music to
cellphones, but some investors worry whether the new services
will turn a profit.
Cingular Wins AT&T Wireless for $41
Bln (Reuters)
Cingular Wins AT&T Wireless for $41
Bln (Reuters)
02/17/2004 06:03 AMReuters - U.S. mobile phone operator Cingular
Wireless on Tuesday won a battle to take over smaller rival
AT&T Wireless after bidding $41 billion in cash and trumping
cellphone titan Vodafone.
Cingular Wins AT&T Wireless for
$40.7 Bln (Reuters)
Cingular Wins AT&T Wireless for
$40.7 Bln (Reuters)
02/17/2004 04:36 AMReuters - Cingular (SBC.N) (BLS.N), the
second-largest U.S. mobile phone company, has clinched AT&T
Wireless (AWE.N), its smaller rival, after outbidding Vodafone
Group Plc (VOD.L) with a $15-per-share offer, a source familiar
with the situation told Reuters.
Tom Wolfe wins bad sex award (Reuters)
Tom Wolfe wins bad sex award (Reuters)
12/19/2004 03:23 PMReuters - American author and journalist Tom Wolfe has won one of the
world's most dreaded literary accolades -- the
British prize for bad sex in fiction.
Oracle Wins Bid for Retek for $670
Mln (Reuters)
Oracle Wins Bid for Retek for $670
Mln (Reuters)
03/22/2005 03:15 PMReuters - Oracle Corp., the world's
second biggest software company, said it has agreed to buy
software firm Retek Inc. for about $670 million,
outbidding rival German business software maker SAP AG
.
Kerry Looks for Wins in Virginia,
Tennessee (Reuters)
Kerry Looks for Wins in Virginia,
Tennessee (Reuters)
02/10/2004 02:52 AMReuters - Democratic front-runner John Kerry
hopes to build on his commanding lead in the party's
presidential race on Tuesday with wins in the Virginia and
Tennessee primaries.
Runner wins 118 lookalike fight
(Reuters)
Runner wins 118 lookalike fight
(Reuters)
01/27/2004 09:13 AMReuters - The operators of the directory inquiry service 118 118 have
received a slap on the wrist from regulator Ofcom who found in favour
of former
athlete David Bedford over the use of his image in adverts.
Striker wins chairman's car for a week
(Reuters)
Striker wins chairman's car for a week
(Reuters)
12/19/2004 03:23 PMReuters - Gretna striker Kenny Deuchar will be given the keys to an
Aston Martin after the Scottish third
division side's chairman said Europe's third top scorer could have his
car for a week.
Lawyer Wins 55-Year-Old Appeal (Reuters)
Lawyer Wins 55-Year-Old Appeal (Reuters)
06/22/2004 09:15 AMReuters - Hungary's oldest working solicitor won
an appeal on Monday against a verdict handed down in 1949 at a
showcase Communist trial when his client, a Catholic priest,
was jailed over his handling of church funds.
Carly Patterson Wins Gymnastics
All-Around Gold (Reuters)
Carly Patterson Wins Gymnastics
All-Around Gold (Reuters)
08/20/2004 08:54 AMReuters - Carly Patterson upstaged Russian diva
Svetlana Khorkina to become the first American in 20 years to
win the women's Olympic gymnastics all-round gold medal on
Thursday.
Sex-deprived wife wins divorce case
(Reuters)
Sex-deprived wife wins divorce case
(Reuters)
03/25/2005 11:08 AMReuters - An Italian woman whose angry husband refused for 7 years to
have sex with her
was awarded divorce damages by Italy's high court this week.
Realtor Wins Hemingway Look-Alike
Contest (Reuters)
Realtor Wins Hemingway Look-Alike
Contest (Reuters)
07/26/2004 07:16 AMReuters - A North Carolina realtor beat
out a teetotaling short story writer from Kazakhstan and nearly
140 other snowy-haired, bearded men from around the world in
this year's Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Contest.
Web Inventor Berners-Lee Wins Big
Technology Award (Reuters)
Web Inventor Berners-Lee Wins Big
Technology Award (Reuters)
04/15/2004 02:25 AMReuters - World Wide Web inventor Tim
Berners-Lee won one million euros ($1.23 million) on Thursday,
the largest single amount of money he has made from an
invention that has made many others very rich.
Swimming: Phelps Wins a Classic Then
Steps Aside (Reuters)
Swimming: Phelps Wins a Classic Then
Steps Aside (Reuters)
08/21/2004 09:20 AMReuters - Michael Phelps, who thrilled packed
crowds for a week with his record-breaking feats in the pool,
bowed out in true style on the penultimate evening of the
Athens Olympic swimming competition.
Venezuela's Chavez Wins Recall
Referendum (Reuters)
Venezuela's Chavez Wins Recall
Referendum (Reuters)
08/16/2004 01:47 PMReuters - Venezuela's left-wing
President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum on his divisive
rule in a vote backed on Monday by international observers who
found no "element of fraud."
Masturbating Canadian wins court
challenge (Reuters)
Masturbating Canadian wins court
challenge (Reuters)
02/01/2005 09:24 PMReuters - A Canadian who masturbated at a window in his house has won
his appeal against a conviction for indecency after
Canada's top court ruled there was no evidence of intent to commit an
indecent act, and a home was not a public place.
Airespace Wins IBM Partnership for WiFi
Service (Reuters)
Airespace Wins IBM Partnership for WiFi
Service (Reuters)
09/15/2004 05:16 PMReuters - Airespace, a Silicon Valley telecom
services start-up, won a partnership with International
Business Machines Corp. that will help Airespace grab a
piece of the growing market for WiFi services, the two
companies told Reuters on Wednesday.
Kerry Wins in Virginia, Eyes Tennessee
(Reuters)
Kerry Wins in Virginia, Eyes Tennessee
(Reuters)
02/10/2004 08:06 PMReuters - Democratic presidential front-runner
John Kerry rolled to an easy win in Virginia on Tuesday,
putting him on the verge of a Dixie sweep that could knock out
at least one rival and put the nomination within reach.
Kangaroo wins award for saving farmer
(Reuters)
Kangaroo wins award for saving farmer
(Reuters)
04/27/2004 10:54 PMReuters - A kangaroo named Lulu is to receive a national bravery award
after raising the alarm to save an Australian farmer
knocked unconscious by a fallen tree branch.
Germany wins World Cup beer battle
(Reuters)
Germany wins World Cup beer battle
(Reuters)
12/22/2004 01:02 AMReuters - Fears that German beer would be banned at the 2006 World Cup
finals disappeared after the
American company holding stadium beverage rights agreed that German
beer could be sold to fans.
Sex Attacker Wins Lottery on Weekend Out
of Jail (Reuters)
Sex Attacker Wins Lottery on Weekend Out
of Jail (Reuters)
08/11/2004 11:38 AMReuters - A convicted rapist serving a lengthy
jail sentence has won $13 million on Britain's national
lottery, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Iraqi Council Wins Tussle with U.S. Over
President (Reuters)
Iraqi Council Wins Tussle with U.S. Over
President (Reuters)
06/01/2004 03:47 AMReuters - Iraqi leaders got their way over U.S.
opposition on Tuesday to have their candidate Ghazi Yawar
appointed president after Washington's choice stepped aside,
averting a showdown between occupiers and occupied.
Rap Star Eminem Wins Cybersquatting Case
at U.N. (Reuters)
Rap Star Eminem Wins Cybersquatting Case
at U.N. (Reuters)
04/22/2004 10:48 AMReuters - Eminem won a cybersquatting case against
a British firm found to be misusing the rap star's trademark on
an Internet site selling mobile phone ring tones and picture
messages, a United Nations agency said Thursday.
Stewart Wins Key Ruling in Fraud Charges
(Reuters)
Stewart Wins Key Ruling in Fraud Charges
(Reuters)
02/13/2004 12:00 PMReuters - In a break for Martha Stewart, a judge
ruled on Friday that prosecutors cannot call expert witnesses
to testify that the lifestyle trendsetter tricked investors
into buying stock in her company by making false statements.
Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle (Reuters)
Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle (Reuters)
09/01/2004 05:18 PMReuters - Blu-ray on Wednesday said Microsoft
Corp. has won the DVD technology group's backing of a
video compression standard for new high-definition discs,
marking an advance for the software maker in an emerging
consumer electronics arena.
Grok Description matches for Briton bets all on red - and wins (Reuters)
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Briton bets all on red - and wins (Reuters)