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Ericsson new CEO
Friday, 26 Jun, 2009 – 8:48 | No Comment

Svanberg’s replacement, current Chief Financial Officer Hans Vestberg, knows that Carl-Henric “has done a fantastic job.” But he told Forbes on Thursday that Ericsson ( ERIC – …

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US and Irans unrest
Friday, 26 Jun, 2009 – 8:41 | No Comment

In a speech at a petrochemical plant in southern Iran, Ahmadinejad said Obama was behaving like his predecessor, George W. Bush, and suggested that talks with the United States on Iran’s nuclear program would be …

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Cancer risks and weight -loss
Thursday, 25 Jun, 2009 – 5:22 | No Comment

Scientists have long thought obese people have a higher cancer risk, possibly because fat cells produce hormones that might lead to the disease.Women who have their stomachs stapled can cut their cancer risk by up …

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US blocks import of Sharp TVs
Thursday, 25 Jun, 2009 – 5:04 | No Comment

In a notice posted on its Web site today, the ITC said unlicensed Sharp LCD devices, including display panels and modules, and LCD televisions made overseas that use Samsung’s patented invention should be banned from …

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Crude demand weaken
Thursday, 25 Jun, 2009 – 4:56 | No Comment

Crude prices have fallen from an eight-month high near $73 earlier this month on investor doubts that demand in a weak U.S. economy may not justify the stock and commodity rally since March.The Federal Reserve …

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Blast kills 72 in Baghdad
Thursday, 25 Jun, 2009 – 4:48 | No Comment

Police said that 72 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured in the blast at the popular Mraidi market on Wednesday.The attack comes just four days after the US military formally handed control …

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Urine test for Appendicitis
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 12:42 | One Comment

The test is based on a protein excreted in the urine by patients who have an infection in the appendix. Led by Dr. Richard Bachur, chief of emergency medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston, researchers discovered …

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Microsoft and mobile growth
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 12:32 | No Comment

The paid-click data released Tuesday by Efficient Frontier Inc, the world’s largest sThe company has been toying with different search box designs to see which ones lead to the most queries. As it stands, the …

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Unfair trade and China
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 12:08 | No Comment

The complaint, filed with the World Trade Organization by the European Union as well as the U.S., accused China of restricting exports of various materials including zinc and coke, a key component for making steel, …

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Election pressure on Iran
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 11:56 | No Comment

The guardian council has ruled out an annulment of the election, saying there were no major irregularities, although it admitted that more people had voted than were registered in 50 areas. It was announced yesterday …

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