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Handout images of new cigarette packaging released by US Food and Drug Administration.

U.S. Judge Blocks Graphic Cigarette Warnings

A federal judge blocked a U.S. rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a hole in his throat.
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Italy, Greece on the Brink, Markets Hold Breath

Financial markets held their breath on Tuesday as Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's reform-shy government teetered on the brink and debt-crippled Greece's leaders struggled to put together a national unity government.
Earnings lift stocks, but Italy woes weigh

Earnings lift stocks, but Italy woes weigh

European shares climbed sharply and Wall Street was set to join in on Tuesday as positive corporate earnings allowed stock investors to look beyond the euro zone debt crisis.
A woman walks past a large logo of Vodafone displayed on a shop in Mumbai May 20, 2010

Vodafone lifts outlook on emerging markets

Vodafone (VOD.L:Quote) lifted its full-year profit outlook on Tuesday as strong growth in emerging markets and robust trading in northern Europe more than offset weakness on the southern fringes of the euro zone.
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Vodafone edges outlook higher on strong first half

Vodafone edged its full-year outlook higher on Tuesday as growth in emerging markets and robust trading in northern Europe helped the world's largest mobile operator to post first-half results ahead of forecasts.
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Jitters Over Italy Depress Asian Markets

Asian shares wiped earlier gains and fell anew Tuesday, weighed by concerns that surging bond yields could stifle debt-ridden Italy's fund-raising ability and throw the euro zone deeper into financial turmoil, while Greece struggled to pick a new leader.
Chastain To Play Diana

Biopic Controversy? Jessica Chastain Plays Diana in Unflattering New Film

Actress Jessica Chastain will play Princess Diana in Caught in Flight, based on her affair with Dr. Hasnat Khan. According to sources who've read the script however, the film casts the beloved Princess of Wales in a very unflattering light as a love-struck stalker, and the choice of an American actress to play a British icon is similarly under fire.
Actor Matt Dillon arrives at the 25th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles

Myriad Pictures acquires Matt Dillon movie

Myriad Pictures has picked up non-U.K. rights to Seconds of Pleasure, a drama being developed for the big screen and starring Matt Dillon, Julia Stiles, Kristin Scott Thomas, Brendan Fraser and Christina Hendricks, the company announced on Sunday.

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