INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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| Eavis: Hard To Do It Better Than This Year As reformed Britpop kings Blur closed this year's Glastonbury Festival with a headline slot on the final night, organizer Michael Eavis revealed he already has "three or four" superstars lined up to headline the festival's 40th anniversary next year. |
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| U2 Start World Tour In Barcelona Irish rock group U2 kicked off their first tour in three years on June 30, playing to 90,000 fans in Barcelona on one of the biggest concert stages ever built. |
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| Pirate Bay Sold To Global Gaming Factory News began to trickle out in the wee hours this morning that The Pirate Bay has been sold to Global Gaming Factory X AB for $4 US million in cash plus an equal amount in stock. |
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| Live Nation Cuts Some Arena Show Prices In Central Europe Live Nation has been working diligently to move tickets this summer and as a part of that effort, they've been offering a limited number of tickets to arena shows in the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. |
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| Green Day Adds Shows Down Under Green Day fans have shown their devotion to the legendary rock band |
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| Sony Struggling As Walkman Hits 30th Anniversary When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go -- a totally innovative idea back in 1979. |
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| Swine Flu Postpones Akon Shows Over Seas Pop singer Akon has postponed his concerts in the Philippines, China and Malaysia until later this year because of concerns over swine flu, organizers said Tuesday. |
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| Putin Tells Russian Casinos To Cash In Their Chips Nearly two decades after the Soviet collapse set Russia's roulette wheels spinning again, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling in the chips on the gambling industry - a symbol of the glitz and excess of Russia's oil-fueled boom. |
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| Yo-Yo Ma Feels The Music With Venezuelan Youth Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma led a workshop with Venezuela's top young musicians on Thursday and said he came away feeling like a student himself. |
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| R. Kelly Questioned By South African Police R&B singer R. Kelly was questioned by South African police in connection to a fraudulent investment scheme using the performer's name allegedly concocted by South African woman. |
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| Bahraini Sheik Saddened By Jackson's Death A Bahraini royal who had a legal dispute with Michael Jackson over a music project says he was saddened by the singer's death. |
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