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Spicebird: Open source e-mail done right

Washington (dpa) - Spicebird: Open source e-mail done rightWeb-based e-mail services may get most of the attention these days, but traditional desktop-based e-mail remains indispensable for most. That's in part because of history - people are still accustomed to downloading their e-mail into a traditional application - and in part because many have grown dependent upon the additional features that have come to be seen as essential to e-mail programs but are lacking in Web-based e-mail: contact management, calendaring, and more.

Poor face "most serious" impact from financial crisis

Poor face "most serious" impact from financial crisisWashington - Developing countries could face the most serious damage from a prolonged global credit crisis and have fewer resources to keep their own banks and businesses from collapsing, World Bank and International Monetary Fund members warned Sunday.

The IMF and World Bank promised to use their "full range of resources" to help countries that cannot manage the spreading financial crisis on their own, in a statement after the two global lenders' annual meeting.

Negative campaign ads can drive potential voters away

Negative campaign ads can drive potential voters awayWashington, Oct 12 : They cost millions of dollars, but negative campaign ads can have physiological and psychological effect on voters, says a researcher, who claims that the advertisements can drive potential voters away.

It has been revealed that negative political advertising makes the body want to turn away physically, but the mind remembers negative messages, though sometimes incorrectly, according to a research conducted by James Angelini, professor of communication at the University of Delaware.

South Korea welcomes US removing N. Korea from terrorism blacklist

South Korea welcomes US removing N. Korea from terrorism blacklist Seoul - South Korea on Sunday welcomed the US government decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist, saying the move promised important progress towards resolving the dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

South Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Sook said he now expected the case to be that North Korea would soon resume work to dismantle its controversial nuclear facilities.

New ISS crew launched into space

Moscow - A new crew for a lengthy stay on board the International Space Station (ISS) was launched Sunday morning from the Baikonur space centre.

Terrorism in Pakistan is threat to US: Rice

Terrorism in Pakistan is threat to US: RiceWashington, Oct 12 : US Secretary of State Codoleezza Rice has underlined the serious challenges, including terrorism and financial instability, facing the country could be a direct threat to the United States itself.

She said that the US was actively engaged in efforts to help Pakistan’s democratic government overcome economic challenges facing it.

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