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Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet
02.09.2010 12:01
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics' first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the heat on Apple Inc's iPad.
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Panasonic aiming for half of Europe's 3D TV market
02.09.2010 12:00
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp is aiming to grab a 50 percent share of the European 3D television market this year as demand outstrips expectations and the technology wins converts worldwide, its head of Europe said on Thursday.
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Wozniacki serves up double bagel to reach third round
02.09.2010 12:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark beat the heat by breezing by Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan in a 6-0 6-0 whitewash on Thursday to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on another hot, sunny day in Flushing Meadows.
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Mardy Fish restores U.S. pride with second-round win at Open
02.09.2010 12:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mardy Fish gave American fans something to cheer about early on Thursday as he reached the third round of the U.S. Open with a 7-5 6-0 6-2 victory over Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas.
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Russian Zvonareva sees off Lisicki to reach third round
02.09.2010 12:00
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva battled her way into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-1 7-6 win over Germany's Sabine Lisicki Thursday.
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Natalie Portman earns early awards buzz for ballet drama
02.09.2010 10:02
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VENICE (Reuters) - Critics are queuing up to praise Natalie Portman in her latest movie "Black Swan," the opening picture at this year's Venice film festival, with one review saying the performance "elevates her ... to a major star."
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Rapper T.I. arrested for drug possession in LA
02.09.2010 10:02
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Rapper T.I. has been released from jail after being arrested in Los Angeles for possessing drugs, police said Thursday.
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Film brings lives of Palestinian women to Venice
02.09.2010 10:02
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VENICE (Reuters) - The lives of four Arab-Israeli women spanning three generations against the backdrop of conflict are at the center of "Miral," a film by Julian Schnabel based on his Palestinian partner's biographical book.
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Letterman extortionist released from NY jail
02.09.2010 10:01
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former television producer who tried to extort $2 million from talk show host David Letterman over his affairs with women was released from jail on Thursday, a city correctional department spokesman said.
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Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
02.09.2010 10:01
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Workers see higher health costs, less care
02.09.2010 10:01
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees.
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Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay
02.09.2010 10:01
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Soy may ease sleep problems in older women
02.09.2010 10:01
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The estrogen-like compounds found in soy could help postmenopausal women get a better night's sleep, according to a small study.
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New test can diagnose tuberculosis in under 2 hours
02.09.2010 10:01
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LONDON (Reuters) - A new molecular test for tuberculosis made by Cepheid can diagnose TB and detect a drug-resistant form of it far more easily and rapidly than other tests currently available, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Mental "exercise" linked to faster dementia progression
02.09.2010 10:01
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of decline once Alzheimer's is diagnosed, researchers reported Wednesday.
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