* Pressure rises to require condom use * Los Angeles is heart of U.S. porn industry * Less than a dozen syphilis cases reported A porn industry trade group has announced a U.S. moratorium on production of adult sex films after several reported cases of syphilis among adult film actors, adding to the pressure on
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Peter Thiel was the first investor to take a gamble on Facebook Inc. Now some people are wondering whether, in selling most of his stake, the Facebook board member is signaling to others that it's time to rush for the exits. Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal who invested in Facebook in 2004, sold roughly $400
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Apple Inc's worldwide legal crusade against the Android mobile operating system drew toward a climax on Tuesday as the iPhone maker's attorneys accused Samsung of taking a shortcut by copying Apple's designs after realizing it could not keep up. Closing arguments were delivered at trial between Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a federal
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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras kicks off a European charm offensive on Wednesday with talks to persuade euro zone chief Jean-Claude Juncker that the debt-laden nation has the will to ram through unpopular reforms and deserves more time to do it. With cash coffers running empty and renewed talk of a Greek euro zone exit
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* Priests' salaries "safe" says Bishop The Holy Synod, the supreme council of the Church of Cyprus, is expected to convene next month to discuss the Greek Orthodox church’s finances and pay cuts. However, the low-income priests will not be affected, while senior clergy have already seen a pay-freeze or even cuts of up to
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Virgin Atlantic will go head to head with rival British Airways (BA) on routes between London and Manchester next year after unveiling plans to make its first foray into the domestic short-haul market. The airline, founded by serial entrepreneur Richard Branson in 1984, announced plans to operate three daily return flights from London's Heathrow to
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European shares hit fresh 13-month highs and the euro climbed on Tuesday, lifted by hopes that meetings on Greece's future this week and new crisis plans being drawn up by the European Central Bank will see the euro zone take control of its debt problems. European shares, which have risen 16 percent since June, were
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Industry regulator Ofcom has given the go-ahead for Britain's biggest mobile operator Everything Everywhere (EE) to use its existing airwaves to provide next generation 4G services while rivals have to wait, saying the benefits to consumers outweighed any risk of unfair competition. The operator, a joint venture between France Telecom's Orange and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile,
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Former fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Turkish Cypriot Asil Nadir is facing jail after he was convicted of plundering millions of pounds from his own business empire. Nadir has been found guilty of three counts of theft by a jury at the Old Bailey. Nadir, 71, had been charged with 13 counts of theft of £34m
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The Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides has stressed that the road to silver medal in 2012 London Olympic Games was rough and full of challenges; however, as he pointed out, with insistence, positive thinking and the support of his family, he made his goal reality. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Kontides thanked his family
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