Young racers want to jazz up sport
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DVD sales up 10%, but sector still flat in ‘05 (Reuters)
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Explosions kill more than 60 in Baghdad, Kirkuk
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Japan fears avalanches after record snowfall (Reuters)
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AstraZeneca buys rights to Alzheimer’s drug (AFP)
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Heavy rains leave 41 dead or missing in South Korea (AFP)
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U.S. vetoes U.N. condemnation of Israel
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India Hopes Allies OK Bank Liberalization (AP)
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Afghan rocket attack wounds 2 Canadian GIs
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