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China May Ban Skype Internet Phone

The popular Internet telephone service Skype could be dealt a major setback in one of the world's largest markets as the Chinese government cracks down on what it called illegal Internet telephone p...


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WikiLeaks: U.S. long concerned by trial

Russia has hit back at criticism by western governments of the guilty verdict against former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on embezzlement charges. But diplomatic cables obtained by the website Wi...


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How Facebook passed Google in 2010

Facebook beat out Google as the No. 1 most-visited site in the United States in 2010, according to internet analytics firm Hitwise. How was Facebook able to outplay the former Web champion? And ca...


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South Korea confirms bird flu outbreak

South Korea works to contain foot-and-mouth, bird flu   South Korea confirmed an outbreak of bird flu Friday as it struggles to contain foot-and-mouth disease, which has rapidly spread acros...


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Software Bug Causes Skype Crash

Server overloads and a bug in Skype for Windows caused the two-day outage for the net phone firm. Details of what caused the service to be unusable for millions of users prior to Christmas have b...


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RIM Dismisses Claims Of Battery Weakness

Research In Motion defended its embryonic PlayBook tablet computer against charges its battery life is shorter than that of rivals already on the market, saying power management will be comparable. ...


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Malaysia Wins AFF-Suzuki Cup

Malaysia has won the AFF-Suzuki Cup on a 4-2 aggregate. Indonesia won the second leg of the final 2-1 in Jakarta on Wednesday night while Malaysia had won the first leg 3-0. The scorers for Indon...


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Co-Founder Relaunches Tech Patent Suit

Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen relaunched a wide-ranging patent lawsuit against Apple Inc, Google Inc, Facebook and others with specific allegations that the companies are illegally using tech...


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Guangzhou To Continue Traffic Restriction

The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou plans to continue the traffic restriction measure that had kept up to 800,000 cars off the roads a day during the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games, Xinhua ...


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World's Top Destinations For 2011

Where on Earth will you find yourself in 2011? Here's wishing it's somewhere unforgettable -- and the time to plan your journey is now, as the New Year brings the customary yearning for a fresh s...


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Apple Sued Over Applications Information

Apple Inc., making of the iPhone and iPad, was accused in a lawsuit of allowing applications for those devices to transmit users’ personal information to advertising networks without customers’ ...


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Exercise May Help Limit Pregnancy Weight Gain

Being physically active while pregnant may help women gain a little bit less weight, according to a new review of recent research. Pooling the results of 12 studies, researchers in Munich, Germany...


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E-bikes Getting Popular

Frequent fuel price hikes are expected to be a blessing in disguise to the electronic bike (e-bike) industry in India, presently passing through a tough time, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. ...


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Fish Oil Won't Accelerate Weight Loss

Fish oil capsules won't help boost weight loss if you're already dieting and exercising, new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows. Among a group of overweight and obese adu...


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Encyclopedia On Indian Music Released

An encyclopedia chronicling the journey of music in India across 2,000 years and spanning the neighbouring countries as well, was released in the capital of south Indian state Tamil Nadu, Press Trus...


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New Solar Fuel Machine Unveiled

Italian police have been searching embassies and consular offices in Rome after parcel bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean missions. A Swiss man suffered serious hand injuries while a Chilean ...


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Skype Apology For Global Blackout

Millions of people around the globe have been hit by an outage at the popular internet phone service Skype. Users as far afield as Japan, Europe and the US have all reported problems. The compan...


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Apple Drops WikiLeaks App

Apple Inc has joined a growing number of U.S. companies that have severed ties with WikiLeaks, removing an application from its online store that gave users access to the controversial website's con...


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HPV Vaccine Approved For Anal Cancer

There's a new tool in the fight against anal cancer. Gardasil, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine approved in 2006 to prevent cervical cancer got the green light by the Food and Drug Administrat...


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Nokia Apple Patent Row Escalates

Nokia has extended its legal action against Apple by filing 13 more patent infringement claims. Nokia's latest legal move involved filing claims in courts in the UK, Germany and Holland. The cla...


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Hybrid Cars Cannot Be Silent

Silent hybrid vehicles soon may be a thing of the past. Auto safety regulators would be required to set minimum sound levels for hybrid and electric vehicles under a bill approved by the House. B...


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Acupuncture To Treat "Lazy Eye"

Sticking acupuncture needles into points on the body classically associated with vision in Chinese medicine could prove to be an alternative to bothersome patches or drops for older children with a ...


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Sharp considering building new LCD line

Japan's Sharp Corp is considering expanding capacity at a factory for small to mid-sized liquid-crystal display panels, two industry sources told Reuters. The news came after the Nikkei business d...


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Listeria Warning To Cancer Patients

Advice for pregnant women on avoiding soft cheeses and certain other foods should be extended to cancer patients, according to public health experts. Research by the Health Protection Agency found...


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Clue To Brain Power Of Fighter Pilots

Fighter pilots may owe their ability to perform under pressure to the way their brains are wired-up, scans suggest. The study found differences in the white matter and connections of the brain's r...


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Possible HIV Infection Cure Reported

Researchers in Germany are reporting that they may have cured a man of HIV infection. If true, that would represent a scientific advance, but not necessarily a treatment advance, said researchers fa...


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Voyager Near Solar System's Edge

Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, has reached a new milestone in its quest to leave the Solar System. Now 17.4bn km (10.8bn miles) from home, the veteran probe has detected a dist...


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Thailand To Launch '100%-Helmet-Use'

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health plans to launch a "100-percent-helmet-use" campaign next year, aimed at encouraging motocyclists and pillion riders to put on crash helmets for their safety, rep...


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UK Team Claims Antarctic Record

A British expedition to Antarctica says it has succeeded in establishing a new record - the fastest land crossing of the southernmost continent. The Moon Regan Transantarctic Expedition said the 1...


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Hospital Bugs Hit Poor Nations

The fight against malaria and TB in the developing world should not obscure the problems poor countries face with hospital infections, experts say. A team led by World Health Organization research...


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