NHL: Labor dispute moves into courts with talks stalled

(Reuters) - After three months of failed negotiations, the labor dispute between the National Hockey League (NHL) and locked out players moved into the courts on Friday, with the league filing a class action complaint against the players' union.The league asked U.S. courts to confirm the legality of the lockout. It also filed an unfair labor practice against the players' union.The players' union...

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Players to vote on whether board can dissolve union

(Reuters) - Locked out National Hockey League (NHL) players will begin voting on Sunday on whether to give the players association's executive board authority to file a "disclaimer of interest" and dissolve their union.Voting will be done electronically and continue through Thursday, a source familiar with the proceedings told Reuters on Saturday.A two-thirds majority will be needed to give the 30-member...

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Owners and players return to table but no closer to deal

(Reuters) - National Hockey League owners and players returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday in a late push to salvage a scaled down season but the two sides appear no closer to reaching a deal.After negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) collapsed last Thursday amid angry rhetoric, talks resumed at a secret location with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and players union...

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China's Huawei expects profit jump after reporting drop in 2011

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's No.2 telecom equipment maker, expects a 2012 profit gain after reporting a sharp drop a year ago, thanks to new projects and increased sales in high-end mobile phone markets such as Japan.Net profit is expected to be around $2.4 billion, rotating and acting Chief Executive Officer Guo Ping said in a New Year message to employees...

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Samsung, Nokia and others hit with fresh patent infringement lawsuit

InterDigital (IDCC) on Thursday filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Samsung (005930), Nokia (NOK), Huawei (002502), and ZTE (000063) for selling devices that allegedly infringe upon seven of its 3G and 4G wireless patents. The company has asked the ITC to block sales of the infringing products, which incorporate WCDMA, CDMA2000, LTE and Wi-Fi technologies. The ITC...

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China Huawei espera aumento de ganancias tras caída en 2011

HONG KONG (Reuters) - La empresa china Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, la segunda empresa de equipos de telecomunicaciones más grande del mundo, espera un aumento de ganancias en el 2012 tras haber reportado una fuerte caída en el período anterior, gracias a nuevos proyectos e incrementos de ventas en mercados de teléfonos móviles de alta gama como Japón.La utilidad neta alcanzaría los 2.400 millones...

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Syrian rebels free 48 Iranians in prisoner swap

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian rebels on Wednesday freed 48 Iranians held captive since August in exchange for the release of more than 2,000 detainees in the first major prisoner swap of the country's civil war, officials said.The exchange, which was brokered by Iran, Turkey and Qatar, came just days after Assad vowed to press ahead with the fight against rebels despite international pressure to...

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Egypt's ultraconservative party chooses new leader

r that reads in Arabic, "the list of al-Nour …more RELATED CONTENTEnlarge PhotoFILE - In this Monday, Dec. 12, …Enlarge PhotoFILE - In this Friday, Nov. 25, …CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's largest ultraconservative Islamist party, which has emerged as a potent political force in the country, elected a new leader Wednesday after the previous head broke away to form his own political group following months of...

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Winter storm batters Mideast, 8 dead

     Enlarge PhotoPalestinians help a man on their …Enlarge PhotoA Palestinian rescue worker helps …AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The fiercest winter storm to hit the Mideast in years brought a rare foot of snow to Jordan on Wednesday, caused fatal accidents in Lebanon and the West Bank, and disrupted traffic on the Suez Canal in Egypt. At least eight people died across the region.In Lebanon,...

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Soccer-Italian Cup quarterfinal results

Jan 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Italian Cup Quarterfinal first leg matches on TuesdayQuarterfinalTuesday, January 8Lazio - Catania 3-0 (halftime: 1-0)Next Fixtures (GMT):Wednesday, January 9Juventus v AC Milan (194...

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