New domains to be sector-specific
California: The group that oversees the internet traffic system said on Sunday it plans to approve a host of new address suffixes to join the likes of '.com' and '.org' over the coming year.
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US Air pilots union okays another $100-m pay cut
Chicago: The union representing pilots at US Airways Group said on Saturday it had ratified an agreement on some $100m in cost-cutting measures to help keep the airline from shutting down.
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Boots top brass to go in shake-up
London: British health and beauty products retailer Boots, said on Sunday, it expects to appoint a new chief executive to replace Steve Russell in the near future.
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UAL bookings since bankruptcy beats expectations
Chicago: United Airlines' bookings since filing for bankruptcy on Monday are better than it expected, but losses for 2002 will come in even lower than the record shortfall posted last year, an executive said
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Hollywood studios join film-sanitizing lawsuit
Las Vegas: Eight major Hollywood studios asked a federal court on Friday to bar distribution of films on video or DVD that are reedited by other companies to tone down sex and violence, claiming the sanitized versions violate copyright and trademark laws.
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AOL may seek partners, rejig pacts in e-commerce
New York: America Online, eyeing a bigger share of the shopping dollar, may have to buy online stores, find new partners and restructure existing deals -- possibly alienating some retailers and advertisers working with the world's foremost Internet services provider, analysts said.
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