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Scientists find new superbug strain of salmonella

Scientists have identified an emerging "superbug" strain of salmonella that is highly resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, or Cipro, often used for severe salmonella infections, and say they fear it may spread around the world.
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Kraft Foods to split, raises full-year outlook

Kraft Foods Inc said it would split itself into two listed companies, a global snacks business and a North American grocery business, and raised its full-year outlook on better-than-expected quarterly results.
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Former CIA official sees terrorism-cyber parallels

Different wars for different times. Cofer Black, a former top CIA counterterrorism official, said on Wednesday he sees parallels between the terrorism threat that emerged before the September 11 attacks a decade ago and the emerging cyber threat now.
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Canada says G20 monitoring global economy

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday he has been having discussions with his Group of 20 colleagues about the global economic situation, which has been hit by U.S. and European debt fears.
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Samsung Eyeing InterDigital Bid for Patents to Hammer Apple: Report

Samsung may be eyeing InterDigital bid to challenge AppleSamsung Electronics, the No. 2 mobile phone maker, could be eyeing a bid for InterDigital?s 8,800 patents, Bloomberg reported. Rivals including Apple and Google had previously been reported as prospective bidders.Bloomberg said the South Korean electronics giant had been approached by investment bankers for InterDigital, which hired Evercore Partners and Barclays Capital last month to explore a sale. The King of Prussia, Pennsylvania...
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Multi-Drug Resistant Salmonella Surfaces, As CDC Investigates Outbreak

A recent study published on Wednesday suggests that two strains of Salmonella are resistant to multiple antibiotic treatment drugs as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Food Safety and Inspection Service investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella poisoning linked to ground turkey.
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PCs another pest for Australian wheat growers

Outback Australian farmers - hardened from dealing with extreme weather, fires and pests - now have to wrestle with modern trading tools and technology after a tough day tilling the land as they adapt to the rigors of a deregulated market.
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Google+ Fastest Ever to Reach 25 Million Visitors, Still Not the Best?

Can Google+ emerge as the winner of the so called "social media war?" A clear-cut answer to this question is not possible to give as of now. But one thing, which is very impressive about this new social network, is that it is growing much faster than its rivals like Facebook, Myspace and Twitter.

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