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SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co said on Tuesday it planned to merge its ‘bada’ mobile software with a platform backed by chipmaker Intel Corp in its latest push to diversify away from Google’s Android.

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics aims to raise its global handset sales by 15 percent next year by boosting its smartphone sales, putting it in a closer race with bigger rival Nokia, a local newspaper said on Tuesday.

A record number of tourists visited New York City this year, spending about $32 billion, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday.

The Carolina Panthers are placing both starting rookie defensive tackles — Terrell McClain and Sione Fua — on injured reserve, a person familiar with the decisions said on Tuesday.

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Tuesday that it is investigating a rash of unsolicited graphic images that hit some users’ accounts this week.

Reuters – The International Monetary Fund is considering taking part in a special investment vehicle being proposed by the euro zone bailout fund but has not made a decision yet, euro zone officials said on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) – The former chief executive of Olympus Corp said on Tuesday he was in contact with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is probing massive advisory fees linked to the Japanese company’s takeover of a British company.

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Groupon Inc is pushing ahead with plans to go public in the face of a volatile equity market, a recent executive departure and questions about its accounting and financial disclosures, sources said on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) – An extradition treaty with the United States is not biased against British criminal suspects, a judge-led review said on Tuesday, dealing a blow to campaigners fighting to stop a computer hacker being sent to stand trial in America.