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News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendi Deng arrive at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills

Wendi Deng Murdoch: Rupert's Pie-Blocking Wife [PHOTOS]

The woman who sprung to the defense of Rupert Murdoch during an attempted assault at a Parliamentary committee hearing was his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch.A man with a pie covered in either whipped cream or shaving cream attacked News International head Rupert Murdoch Tuesday at a parliamentary hearing over the News of the World hacking scandal.
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Samsung takes shot at iPad with new Galaxy Tab

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co launched a thinner and lighter version of its Galaxy tablet in its lucrative home market, trying to chip into blockbuster sales of Apple Inc's iPad.
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Wendi Deng, wife of media magnate Rupert Murdoch, stands on the field with daughters Chloe Murdoch (R) and Grace Murdoch

Who is Wendi Deng Murdoch? [PHOTO & VIDEO]

Today Wendi Deng Murdoch shielded her husband, the head of News International, from a foam pie attack at his Parliamentary committee hearing today in the United Kingdom.
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Mercedes' tiny Smart takes on big boys in China

Dong Han is an ideal customer for Mercedes Benz's booming car sales in China. A 27-year-old advertising agent with a double-income household and no children, she's upwardly mobile and highly conscious of style.
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China's Baidu signs music deal with studios, ends legal wrangle

Baidu, China's largest search engine, signed an agreement with a joint venture owned by Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Music to distribute songs through its mp3 search service, ending years of legal wrangling over charges that Baidu abetted piracy.
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China Web users hit 485 million

The number of Chinese Internet users hit 485 million at the end of June, with microblogging and group-buying posting the highest user growth rates, a Chinese government Internet statistical body said on Tuesday.
NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis: Shuttle Firsts and Lasts [PHOTOS]

Overheating iPhone 5 Causes Delay, Report Says

Apple's iPhone 5 prototype overheats, according to a report, causing the company to delay the product. Apple is expected to release instead this fall the iPhone 4S, a less radically-changed smartphone.
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Apple Testing LCD Display for iPad 3?

Two of the world's largest makers of liquid crystal display, Samsung Electronics and LG Display, could be pretty close to closing a deal from Apple Inc, according to reports.
Apple fixes security flaw in iPhone, iPad software

iPhone 5 Enters Testing at AT&T: Report

A tech-enthusiast site with well-placed sources reports that Apple's next generation iPhone 5 is already entering testing at major U.S. mobile carriers, giving more credence to a 2011 release date.
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World Bank's Zoellick urges U.S. drive for Doha deal

U.S. leadership could be the vital spark needed to revive moribund world trade talks, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Monday, decrying as defeatist the mindset of those prepared to see the deal fail.
Five-tael (6.65 ounces or 190 grams) gold bars are seen at a jewellery store in Hong Kong in this April 21, 2011 illustration photo.

Gold Hits Fresh Record; Debt Ceiling Stalemate, EU Crisis to Give Tailwinds

Spot gold prices touched a new record high of $1598.41 on Monday, extending the longest rally in about 40 years. The latest wind in the tail came from worsening worries of a European sovereign crisis and the painful stalemate in the US debt ceiling talks that has raised the specter of an unprecedented Treasury default.
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Allegations against Chinese companies to continue: Fitch

Allegations of fraud and accounting irregularities at Chinese companies are likely to continue for at least the near term and the accusations may hamper the firms' access to funds regardless of the claims' merit, Fitch Ratings said.

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