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The headquarters of Japanese electronics giant Sony, pictured in Tokyo, on January 13, 2009
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The hedge fund that has called on Sony to list part of its profitable entertainment arm has boosted its stake in the company, a report said Tuesday, days ahead of a shareholders’ meeting.

Head of the anti-racist group Licra, Alain Jakubowicz, poses on March 24, 2013 in Paris
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A French anti-racism group on Tuesday launched a smartphone application designed to speed up the removal of racist graffiti.

Sharp advertises at a store in Tokyo on May 14, 2013
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Shares in Sharp jumped 15.21 percent in a surging Tokyo market as the electronics maker announced steady progress in investment from US firm Qualcomm.

Gaming fans play Playstation 3's Hitman Absolution at the E3 videogame extravaganza in Los Angeles on June 7, 2012
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Sony and Microsoft will be battling for the spotlight at the E3 videogame show with new consoles designed to put them at the heart of home entertainment.

Pedestrians pass the headquarters of Japanese electronics giant Sony in Tokyo on January 13, 2009
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Workers blockaded Sony’s last French plant, vowing to keep it closed for at least two days in order to obtain better bonuses from the Japanese electronics giant before the factory is sold off.

A customer holds Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone, at a store in Seoul on April 26, 2013
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South Korea’s Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled a slimmed down version of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone as the company looks to tap the mid-range market.

A picture taken on December 3, 2012 shows a subway station in in the Paris northeastern suburban city of Bobigny
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A French anti-racism association is launching a mobile application it hopes will help eradicate racist graffiti by enabling users to take photos of offensive tags, geo-locate them and get them removed.