Huawei to double staff in European expansion

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies plans a hiring spree in Europe, seeking growth outside the United States where its prospects have been clouded by spying concerns. Huawei said on Monday it planned to double its workforce in Europe and would set up a research center to develop new smartphones in Finland, where former global leader Nokia Oyj is shedding thousands...

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Pa. woman sues Google over Gmail privacy, ads

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman has accused Google Inc. of illegal wiretapping for "intercepting" emails she sent to Gmail accounts and publishing content-related ads. Her lawsuit echoes others filed around the country by class-action lawyers who say the practice violates wiretap laws in some states. They represent email users who do not have Gmail accounts and have therefore not signed...

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WRAPUP 1-Basketball-Milan, Partizan face early Euroleague exits

By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Defeats in the penultimate round of the Euroleague's preliminary group stage on Friday left the competition's former winners Emporio Armani Milan and Partizan Belgrade staring at early elimination. Fenerbahce, who spent heavily last summer hoping to assemble a side capable of slugging it out with Europe's best, are also skating on thin ice after...

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Lakers' Gasol sidelined for third straight game

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers will once again be without injured forward Pau Gasol when they try to climb back to the .500 mark against the streaking Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Spaniard will miss his third straight game due to tendinitis in both knees and Antawn Jamison is expected to start in his absence, having scored 15 points as Gasol's replacement in each of the previous two games. "Tonight...

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NBA-Lakers' Gasol sidelined for third straight game

Dec 7 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers will once again be without injured forward Pau Gasol when they try to climb back to the .500 mark against the streaking Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Spaniard will miss his third straight game due to tendinitis in both knees and Antawn Jamison is expected to start in his absence, having scored 15 points as Gasol's replacement in each of the previous...

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Heat look for answers after mauling by rival Knicks

Heat look for answers after mauling by rival KnicksMIAMI (Reuters) - Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra does not want any "drama" but his team's second 20-point loss to the rival New York Knicks in five weeks has certainly focused the minds of his team. The Heat, who entered Thursday's home game against New York still stinging from Tuesday's humbling road loss to the last-place Washington Wizards,...

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NBA-Heat look for answers after mauling by rival Knicks

MIAMI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra does not want any "drama" but his team's second 20-point loss to the rival New York Knicks in five weeks has certainly focused the minds of his team. The Heat, who entered Thursday's home game against New York still stinging from Tuesday's humbling road loss to the last-place Washington Wizards, were dominated by a Knicks team that enjoyed...

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