Fast lifts rise into record books
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Two lifts at the world's tallest building in Taipei have been declared the fastest on the planet.
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The pirates' booty keeps piling up at a record pace.
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ExxonMobil (XOM:NYSE - news - research) stepped up to the plate Thursday with record-breaking profits that raced past Wall Street estimates.
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Jamaican Asafa Powell breaks the world 100m record by clocking 9.74 secs at the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti.
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Merger and acquisition activity in the first six months of 2007 hit a record, boosted by the battle for Dutch group ABN Amro and rapid growth of the private equity sector, a study showed on Friday.
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The United States and Australia set  world records in the men's and women's 4x100 medley relay races  on Saturday, the final day of swimming competition at the  Athens 2004 Olympics.
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Frenchman Alain Robert has defied bad weather to set a personal record by climbing the world&#39;s tallest building, Taipei 101, in four hours.
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The number of people living beyond 100 years has reached a record high in England and Wales, official figures show.
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Andrei Rybakov of Belarus set a world record of 412 pounds in the menâs 187-pound snatch and won three gold medals yesterday at the world championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Rybakov, 25, beat his own world mark by 2.2 pounds to take the title for a second straight year.
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It was the fastest pace of growth since records began for reunited Germany in 1991, according to official figures yesterday.
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WASHINGTON -- The nation set a record for wildf
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Six Flags Great Adventure is opening the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster this spring &#151; a thrill ride that accelerates to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds and rises 456 feet off the ground.
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ATHENS : New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer smashed her second world record in as many days on the way to claiming the 3000-metre individual pursuit cycling gold medal at the Athens Olympics.
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Silver for the women&#39;s quad yesterday sealed Britain&#39;s biggest Olympic rowing tally since 1928, which they matched with a gold, two silvers and a bronze.
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JACKSON, N.J. - Six Flags Great Adventure is opening the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster this spring - a thrill ride that accelerates to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds and rises 456 feet off the ground...
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American Superconductor announces record sales and progress toward profitability.
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ATLANTA - The world's largest beverage maker on Friday kicked off the holiday weekend by creating a 10-ton ice cream float to break a world record the company set nearly a decade ago.