Vale Restricts Some Production Because of Rain, Dow Says

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Vale SA (VALE3), the world’s biggest iron ore exporter, had “momentary halts” in production in Minas Gerais state because of heavy rain, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Rail transport of iron […]

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WORLD FOREX: Euro Rises, Merkel-Sarkozy Meeting In Focus

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— Euro recovers against dollar after sharp rise in German exports — All eyes on meeting between Merkel, Sarkozy ahead of a busy week By Clare Connaghan Of DOW […]

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World’s biggest tech show searching for "wow"

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By Bill Rigby LAS VEGAS | Mon Jan 9, 2012 3:11pm GMT LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The world’s biggest technology trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones […]

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Nicotine replacement therapy doesn’t work in the real world, study says

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Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) may work fine in clinical trial settings, but not so much in the real world. That’s according to research published Monday afternoon in the journal Tobacco […]

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Huawei Unveils World’s Thinnest Smartphone, Signals Offensive Into High-end

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Chinese device manufacturer Huawei declared Monday that it would begin an offensive into the high-end market for mobile phones, unveiling at the Consumer Electronics Show what it is calling the […]

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Samsung TVs Get Really Appy

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LAS VEGAS—Everything’s connected. Or at least, everything Samsung is. At Samsung’s sprawling press conference at CES, the company continued to do its best to tie together the world’s number […]

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WORLD FOREX: SNB Resignation Puts Charge Into Swiss Franc

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NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Swiss franc shot to a three-month high Monday after the Swiss National Bank’s chairman resigned, though the currency’s gains proved short-lived. The currency surged […]

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Messi Adds Third World Best Crown in Year of Soccer Triumphs

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January 09, 2012, 7:45 PM EST By Tariq Panja Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — Lionel Messi was crowned soccer’s best player for a record third straight time last night to […]

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Romney Frontrunner in First US Primary

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Romney Frontrunner in First US Primary Voters in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are preparing to vote in the 2012 presidential race’s first primary election, with front-runner Mitt Romney […]

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US bans new Grand Canyon uranium-mining claims

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Monday a final decision to impose a 20-year ban on new mining claims on 1 million acres surrounding the Grand Canyon, an area where uranium […]

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