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EU regulator intensifies scrutiny of Google search results | | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators sharpened their scrutiny of how Google ranks its web search results, asking rivals whether their lower rankings affected the number of visitors to their sites, a European Commission questionnaire showed. |
Football Dortmund spoil Pep's debut | | Pep Guardiola's first competitive game in charge of Bayern Munich ended in defeat on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund ran out 4-2 winners in the German Super Cup. |
Israeli Troupe Has Hearts Wide Open | | Sharon Eyal, recently of the Batsheva Dance Company in Israel, and Gai Behar have formed a new company, L-E-V, which will have its American premiere this week. |
San Diego city council authorizes legal action against mayor | | SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The San Diego City Council has authorized the city attorney to file legal action against Mayor Bob Filner to shield public funds from any potential payout in a sexual harassment lawsuit against Filner, the city attorney said on Tuesday. |
10 best golf courses in Africa | | For a reputedly impoverished continent, Africa has a remarkable number of golf courses -- 828 courses in 50 countries with a little more than half of those, 450, located in South Africa. |
The Wimbledon greats | | Open Court sifts through the archive to bring you some of its favorite interviews. |
'Racist abuse" of Constant probed | | The new football season is still some weeks away, but already in Italy allegations of racial abuse towards AC Milan's Kevin Constant have marred a friendly. |
WRAPUP 1-U.S. deepens scrutiny of banks' roles in commodities | | WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street banks face the prospect of increased scrutiny of their commodity businesses as U.S. regulators and lawmakers on Tuesday pressed for a closer look at their roles in owning warehouses and in trading everything from oil to metals |
How sensors make your phone "Star Trek smart" | | Can your current smartphone be any smarter? Sure it can, if the device knows how to better understand its surroundings with the help of internal sensors. Qualcomm's Project Gimbal does just that for app developers. Here's a peek at how Paramount is using the technology. |
Next iPhone might read your prints | | As we store more and more of our personal lives on smartphones, mobile security is becoming increasingly crucial. A password offers some protection, but it may not deter a serious hacker. |
Preparations under way to plug burning Gulf of Mexico well | | HOUSTON (Reuters) - The owner of a ruptured shallow-water natural gas well in the Gulf of Mexico is ready to drill a relief well to plug it once it obtains a permit, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Friday. |
Why Goldman's board falls short - Felix TV | | The Goldman Sachs board of directors is supposed to keep management in check, but Reuters' blogger Felix Salmon says it is stacked with company insiders, conflicting interests and inexperience. (October 15, 2012) |
NASCAR pioneer Nicole | | Nicole Lyons sets the pace for African-American woman in NASCAR. George Howell reports. |
Athletics New blade running hero | | Last year he shocked South Africa's Oscar Pistorius to win over 200m at the Paralympics and Sunday Brazil's Alan Oliveira returned to London's Olympic Stadium to prove he is the fastest amputee sprinter in the world. |
FAO urges developing nations to cut hazardous pesticides | | MILAN (Reuters) - Developing countries should speed up the withdrawal of highly hazardous pesticides from their markets following the death of 23 children from contaminated food in India, the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization said on Tuesday. |
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