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Net Access Through The TV Looking Glass

At last week's Western Cable Show, Microsoft's Ultimate TV and America Online's AOLTV made it clear that the future is here. more »

OIL EXPLORATION TENDER PROCESS TO BEGIN

The Latvian government announced last week that it will invite tenders next April for long-awaited offshore oil exploration licenses. more »

Net use growing for campaign news

Readers prefer traditional news outlets to campaigns’ sites more »

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search.lt presents newest links more »

Antivirus firm says Shockwave virus spreading quickly

An email computer virus that comes concealed as a Net movie hit several U.S.-based companies Friday afternoon, leading at least one antivirus company to upgrade its threat assessment from "medium" to "high" risk. more »

BELARUS, RUSSIA AGREE ON RUSSIAN RUBLE AS UNION CURRENCY IN 2005

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, meeting in Minsk on 30 November, endorsed a draft accord on the introduction in 2005 of the Russian ruble as the Belarus-Russia Union's single currency more »

Salt Sensitivity Increases Heart Disease Death Risk

Researchers Press to Understand Mysterious Phenomenon more »

Some 27 new Baltic shares added to Brunswick Direct list

Brunswick Direct, a Swedish online brokerage firm, said it added 27 new Baltic shares to the list of companies that can be traded on its site. more »

RUSSIAN SHARE PRICES TAKE A TUMBLE

Russia's stock market closed on 30 November almost 11 percent lower than the previous day. more »

Poland Wants Film Superstars to Promote Tourism

Polish tourist agencies intend to invite film superstars Harrison Ford, Sandra Bullock and Antonio Banderas to headline an advertising campaign to convince Europeans to spend their holidays in Poland. more »

Two-way pager designed by AOL

America Online Inc. unveiled a two-way paging device designed for access to AOL e-mail and instant messaging services. more »

Internet use rising fast in Europe

Japan attempts online expansion to boost lagging economy more »

Expert Confirms WAP Users' Fears

In a report published Thursday, usability expert Jakob Nielsen has confirmed what WAP users have long suspected -- WAP doesn't work. more »

Russian Baltic fleet to participate in NATO exercises

The Russian Baltic fleet is planning to take part in NATO military exercises BALTOPS-2001 more »

Chairman Of Polish Ex-president's Party Resigns

Marek Gumowski on Wednesday [29th November] resigned his post as head of the national council of the Christian Democracy of the Third Polish Republic more »

LITHUANIA AMENDS PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATING PROSECUTOR-GENERAL

The parliament on 28 November voted by 99 to seven (all Conservatives) with two abstentions (both Christian Democrats) to change the rules for appointing the prosecutor general. more »

Europe Taking Part in Holiday E-Commerce

Forrester Research expects European consumers will spend 2.6 billion Euros online during the 2000 holiday season more »

Stephen King Pulls Plug on E-Serial

Horror writer Stephen King is taking a break from his online serial novel, The Plant, so he can focus on other, perhaps more lucrative, projects. more »

Ford issues fifth Escape SUV recall

For the fifth time in a little over a year, Ford Motor Co. told its dealers either to prohibit sales or test-drives of its new Escape sport utility vehicles while they’re checked for safety-related problems. more »

Study Eyes Brain Use When Listening

Score one for exasperated women: New research suggests men really do listen with just half their brains. more »