A MAJOR UN conference on how to slow species loss and the destruction of the world’s ecosystems entered its final hours Friday with a half-dozen proposals on the table but virtually nothing decided.
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MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE) Shares closed firmer on Friday as investors took comfort in positive offshore leads, including a pullback in oil prices and the upward revision of first-quarter economic growth in the United States, a key market for Asia’s exports.
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Apple Shooting 3G iPhone Commercial at 5th Avenue Apple Store? [Updatedx5] — Apple’s 24-hour flagship 5th Avenue retail store in Manhattan is in the process of shutting down for the night. An unusual move for the 24-hour store. Apple’s retail page reflects the temporary shutdown:
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The Virginia Tech softball team fell to Texas A&M 1-0 today in the Women’s College World Series. The loss dropped Tech into the tournament’s losers’ bracket, but the team can still play its way to the championship. The game’s only run came in the sixth inning, when Tech third baseman Charisse Mariconda threw wildly to first on Megan Gibson’s grounder, allowing pinch-runner Andrea Tovar to score from second. A&M improved to 55-7 with the win.
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Abby is out at the Cannes Film Festival rubbing elbows with the celebs. She canceled her trip to China with Sharon Stone though so she should be back soon. Until then, it’s me doing the deed. Let-ter rippppp.
DEAR ABBY: I am greatly worried about the health of my parents. My …
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Comic actor Harvey Korman has died at 81, according to the UCLA Medical Center. Korman was a regular on “The Carol Burnett Show” from 1967 through 1978, for which he won a Golden Globe award, and Emmy awards in 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1974.
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MANILA, Philippines — Robbery with homicide charges have been filed against six persons — three of them already in police custody — allegedly responsible for the bloody May 16 robbery of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) branch in Cabuyao, Laguna.
WITH ENERGY prices continuing to rise, the Philippines is considering implementing a four-day week for all government employees, officials said Friday.
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MANILA, Philippines — A man died of severe injuries early Friday after his car rammed into and under the cargo truck in front of him on Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City.
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Harvey Korman, the tall, versatile comedian who won four Emmys for his outrageously funny contributions to “The Carol Burnett Show” and played a conniving politician to hilarious effect in “Blazing Saddles,” died May 29 at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 81.