PARIS — Samsung said Tuesday that it had dropped its request for a ban on sales of certain Apple phones and tablet computers in Europe, a sharp tactical turn in a patent war that the companies have been fighting on multiple fronts around the world. Samsung, the South Korean electronics giant, had been seeking injunctions in a number of countries, including Britain, France, Germany, Italy...
Influx of Cash in Asia Raises Familiar Worries
Label: BusinessHONG KONG — To all the concerns that cloud Asia’s growth prospects next year — the fiscal measures set to take effect in the United States, the euro zone debt crisis and the uncertain growth trajectories of China and Japan — add one more: a renewed flood of cash into some of the region’s more dynamic economies. Asia’s fast-growing economies have weathered a tough 2012 relatively well, and...
Recipes for Health: Not-Too-Sweet Wok-Popped Coconut Kettle Corn
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesNot-too-sweet coconut kettle corn. I’m usually not a big fan of sweet kettle corn, but I wanted to make a moderately sweet version because some people love it and it is nice to be able to offer a sweet snack for the holidays. I realized after testing this recipe that I do like kettle corn if it isn’t too sweet. The trick to not burning the sugar when you make...
Recipes for Health: Not-Too-Sweet Wok-Popped Coconut Kettle Corn
Label: LifestyleAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesNot-too-sweet coconut kettle corn. I’m usually not a big fan of sweet kettle corn, but I wanted to make a moderately sweet version because some people love it and it is nice to be able to offer a sweet snack for the holidays. I realized after testing this recipe that I do like kettle corn if it isn’t too sweet. The trick to not burning the sugar when you make...
Dec
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Bangladesh Factory Fire Caused by Gross Negligence
Label: WorldDHAKA, Bangladesh — Criminal charges for “unpardonable negligence” should be brought against the owner of the Bangladeshi garment factory where a fire last month killed 112 people, according to a preliminary report from a government inquiry submitted Monday. “The owner of the factory cannot be indemnified from the death of large numbers of workers from this fire,” Main Uddin Khandaker, the...
Nickelodeon and PBS Pursue Preschool Apps Alongside TV Shows
Label: TechnologyIn 2014, the preschool cable network Nick Jr. plans to introduce a television show featuring a little boy, his miniature pet dragon and a magic stick. But the show, “Wallykazam,” will not be new to users of smartphones and tablets. Educational applications built around it will start appearing in app stores late next year, making “Wallykazam” Nickelodeon’s first major show to be introduced...
Newtown has Mixed Feelings About the Media Horde in Its Midst
Label: BusinessNEWTOWN, Conn. — Wolf Blitzer understands that his presence here is not appreciated by some local people, who wish that the TV satellite trucks, and the reporters who have taken over the local Starbucks, would go away and leave them to ache, grieve and mourn in peace. But he also knows that the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School ranks with the national tragedies he has covered: Oklahoma...
Experts Say Thimerosal Ban Would Imperil Global Health Efforts
Label: HealthA group of prominent doctors and public health experts warns in articles to be published Monday in the journal Pediatrics that banning thimerosal, a mercury compound used as a preservative in vaccines, would devastate public health efforts in developing countries. Representatives from governments around the world will meet in Geneva next month in a session convened by the United Nations...
Experts Say Thimerosal Ban Would Imperil Global Health Efforts
Label: LifestyleA group of prominent doctors and public health experts warns in articles to be published Monday in the journal Pediatrics that banning thimerosal, a mercury compound used as a preservative in vaccines, would devastate public health efforts in developing countries. Representatives from governments around the world will meet in Geneva next month in a session convened by the United Nations...
Dec
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In Europe, a Push for Higher Phone Fees
Label: WorldBERLIN — When the authorities have tinkered with European telecommunications rules, it has usually been to lower prices for consumers, whether through retail price controls on mobile roaming fees or mandatory cuts in regulated interconnection charges. But this year, to encourage more investment in high-speed broadband networks, regulators are considering helping the biggest operators...
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