UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2005
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                            COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

          Delaware                       0-10541                  13-3055012
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)      (Commission File No.)      (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


625 N. Washington Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, Virginia                22314
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 820-2000
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))





Item 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On May 16, 2005, Comtex News Network, Inc, issued a press release reporting
its financial results for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2005.
A copy of the press  release is attached  as Exhibit  99.1 to this report and is
being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed filed for any purpose.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable

          (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable

          (c)  Exhibits.

               Exhibit No.      Description
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               99.1             Press release dated May 16, 2005 issued by
                                Comtex News Network, Inc.






                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                                     COMTEX NEWS NETWORK, INC.



DATE:  May 17, 2005            By:  /s/ C.W. Gilluly
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                                    C.W. Gilluly, Ed.D.
                                    Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit         Description
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99.1            Press release dated May 16, 2005 issued by
                Comtex News Network, Inc.