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Venus Williams among Zurich winners
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- This year's Wimbledon champion, Venus Williams, led Wednesday's second-round winners at the Zurich Open tennis tournament in Switzerland.
Afghan students disappear from UW program
SEATTLE, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Five visiting scholars from Kabul University in Afghanistan have disappeared from the University of Washington, officials say.
Analysis: Kazakhstan and the BTC pipeline
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The August military confrontation between Georgia and Russia has highlighted the vulnerability of the West's prize project to bring Caspian oil westward, the $3.6 billion, 1,092-mile Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. On Aug. 5, BTC exports were halted by a mysterious explosion, temporarily halting Azeri oil exports. Despite the pipeline's vulnerability, Kazakhstan has now decided to use the BTC to transport limited amounts of crude from its Tengiz field westward.
Grain prices fall in Chicago Wednesday
CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Grains closed sharply lower on the Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday, moving in sympathy with both oil and stocks.
Crude oil prices fall to half of record
Crude oil prices fall to half of record
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices fell to a penny more than half July's record price, retracting 50 percent on the New York Mercantile Exchange in just over three months.
Federer, Djokovic lead Madrid winners
MADRID, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A pair of grand slam titlists led Wednesday's second-round winners at the $2.78 million Madrid Masters tennis tournament in Spain.
Russia, Georgia meet for Geneva talks
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Russia and Georgia have opened their first direct talks since the August military conflict between the two countries ended, officials said.
Bush praises Iraq reconstruction efforts
WASHINGTON , Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush said the United States is making progress with reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
Internet breeds rumors on Obama, Palin
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- From Barack Obama's Kenyan birthplace to the library books Sarah Palin tried to ban, the U.S. presidential race has spawned a host of Internet rumors.
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JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo defy odds
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. financial giants, JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo both beat expectations with stronger-than-expected third quarter performances, the companies said.
Is there dirt beneath the World Bank's green veneer?
The developing world needs energy to alleviate poverty, but environmentalists say the type of projects supported by big investors like the World Bank perpetuate climate change, exacerbating the problem.
Europeans ask for economic fix
BRUSSELS, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Powerful European business and union groups are calling on governments to turn their attention to economies headed for trouble.
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Seniors flock to strip club for flu shots … Couple gets $9.5 million parking ticket … Taser doesn't work on wild boar … Wisconsin car wash polling favors Obama … UPI Quirks in the News.
Rare wild salmon turns up in Rhine
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A Swiss fisherman made an unusual catch in a tributary of the Rhine River near Basel -- the first wild salmon spotted so far up the Rhine in half a century.
Jim Henson Co. to make puppet murder flick
Jim Henson Co. to make puppet murder flick
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Jim Henson Co. is developing "Happytime Murders," a big-screen noir-ish comedy featuring puppets and aimed at a grown-up audience.
Hurricane Omar strengthens in Caribbean
MIAMI, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Hurricane Omar strengthened in the Caribbean Wednesday as it headed for the Leeward Islands, U.S. forecasters said.
Fan who stole Favre ball in trouble again
CINCINNATI, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A rural Ohio football fan who once stole the ball from Brett Favre is on the court docket again for a less-publicized vandalism charge.
Girl, 14, among latest Tijuana shootings
TIJUANA, Mexico, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A 14-year-old girl was among the 10 latest reported victims of drug gang violence in and around Tijuana, Mexico, officials said.
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