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Russia's Putin gets big fish, quality time with protege PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin landed a giant pike and then shared the delicacy with Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev, who many say is battling for survival, as both men were pictured together on relaxed weekend fishing expedition.


Insight How Samsung is beating Apple in China
GUANGZHOU, China/SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook believes that "over the arc of time" China is a huge opportunity for his pathbreaking company. But time looks to be on the side of rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which has been around far longer and penetrated much deeper into the world's most populous country.


World Briefing | Africa South Sudan President Dismisses Cabinet and Vice President
President Salva Kiir dismissed his entire cabinet and his vice president on Tuesday and suspended his top negotiator at talks to defuse tensions with Sudan, state news media said.


Dot Earth Blog Jim Hansen Presses the Climate Case for Nuclear Energy
Jim Hansen, the longtime climate scientist and campaigner, explains his strong support for nuclear energy as a tool for blunting global warming.


UPDATE 2-Ghana pays a premium as it sells $750 mln 10-year Eurobond
JOHANNESBURG/ACCRA, July 25 (Reuters) - Ghana sold a $750 million 10-year Eurobond on Thursday in its second foray into international bond markets but paid a premium to investors wary of its fiscal and current account deficits.


ABC Veteran Is Al Jazeera Americas New Leader
Kate OBrian, who spent 30 years working for ABC, has been named president of the forthcoming international news channel financed by the emir of Qatar.


Music Review Bayreuth Festival Opens With Der Fliegende Hollnder
The Bayreuth Festival opened Thursday night with Jan Philipp Glogers modern-dress take on Fliegende Hollnder, Wagners opera about a sea captain in search of redemption.


Preview Gold Cup Semifinal U.S. on a Roll
The United States mens national team, which has won nine straight games, faces Honduras in the Gold Cup semifinals on Wednesday night.


The man who could have been Pele?
Seven decades before Neymar, a world away from Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, a predecessor to Zico and Socrates, there was a formidable striker who could have rivaled Pele. That man was Heleno de Freitas, a soccer superstar in the days before Brazil ruled the "beautiful game."


Odey cuts stake in Man Group after share price slump
LONDON (Reuters) - Odey Asset Management has reduced its stake in Man Group after a slump in the hedge fund company's share price over the past month.


Gadgetwise The Argus App Can Help to Keep You Fit
Argus, a free fitness app, can help track your activity and hold you accountable, with the help of some other apps.


Kepler rescue try is under way
Stargazers crossed their fingers Thursday as NASA attempted to revive the planet-hunting Kepler probe, idled since a piece of critical equipment gave out in orbit two months ago.


Happy 70th birthday, Mick Jagger!
What a drag it is getting old.


Sprinter Gay's B sample positive, fails another test
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former world sprint champion Tyson Gay's 'B' sample from an out-of-competition test in May has been confirmed positive for a banned substance, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Friday, while adding he had returned another positive test.


You're the Boss Blog A Social Entrepreneur Transforms a Nonprofit Into a Profit-Making Enterprise
Saul Garlick responds to reader comments about a case study that looked at ThinkImpact, an organization he founded.


History Beckons as Park Bids for Four Major Wins in a Row
Inbee Park will feel as if "the whole world is watching me" when the South Korean attempts next week to become the first golfer of either gender to win four majors in one season.


Scientists smell success with durian wine
July 21 - Scientists in Singapore are turning their hands to wine-making, using the pungent-smelling durian as a replacement for grapes. They're still a long way from commercializing durian wine, but the researchers are confident that the so-called "King of Fruits" has potential for producing a wine that people will want to drink. Tara Cleary reports.


Escaping New Orleans' mean streets
Nearly 30 years ago, Lisa Fitzpatrick was the target of a gang initiation.


Amazon Reports Small Loss as It Focuses on Investments
While Amazons razor-thin profits turned to razor-thin losses, the companys revenue increased 22 percent.


Well Farmers Market Chickens Higher in Bacteria
Up to 52 percent of grocery store chickens tested positive for bacteria that can cause food poisoning. But chickens bought at farmers markets were the most contaminated of all, according to a small study in Pennsylvania.


Gadgetwise Camera Lenses That Do Your Bidding
Sigmas new line of lenses can be programmed to capture specific types of shots.


Hair raising celebs continue to set trends
July 26 - From bangs to extensions many are taking their hair cues from Hollywood. Alicia Powell reports.


Next Mars mission should search for past microbial life science panel
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's next mission to Mars should look for past microbial life and collect samples to eventually bring back to Earth, a science advisory group said on Tuesday.


RBS commissions review of UK small business lending
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has commissioned a review of its lending to small businesses, responding to concerns of a shortage of finance in a sector seen as vital to Britain's...


Carter on doping suspicions
Jamaican Sprinter Nesta Carter tells CNN's Pedro Pinto why he was suspected of using performance enhancing drugs.


Private banker pay holds up in tough market
ZURICH (Reuters) - Stiff competition for top private bankers has kept a floor under pay even as low interest rates, flaccid client trading and tougher regulation squeeze industry profit margins.


Is N. Korea's economy working?
CNN's Ivan Watson has more on the different economic landscapes in North and South Korea.


Memo From Europe A Continent Mired in Crisis Coins a Language of Economic Pain
In country after country in Europe, the economic crisis has spawned its own language, brought exotic financial terms into popular use, and generated a darkly humorous slang.


Hamas Closes News Media Outlets
Hamas closed news media offices and a television production company for what it called the spreading of false reports and working for Israeli television.


Food Corporations Turn to Chefs in a Quest for Healthy Flavor
At companies like PepsiCo and Kellogg, white-coated lab technicians join with white-jacketed chefs to give consumers the taste they want with less salt, fat and sugar.


Shahar Peer Advances to Semifinals at Baku Cup
Shakhar Peer of Israel advanced to the semifinals of the Baku Cup by beating Tadeja Majeric of Slovenia 6-0, 6-4 Friday.


N.F.L. Roundup N.F.L. Will Collect Blood Samples From Players
The samples will help create a benchmark for testing the players for human growth hormone, if the N.F.L. and the players union can agree on a plan.


Ronnie Cutrone, a Warhol Assistant, Dies at 65
An artist, Mr. Cutrones associations made him a player in the New York art world.


Back-scratching teamwork
You can always count on man's best friend to help you out.


Movie Review In Postales, a Family Finds More Than Souvenirs Abroad
In Josh Hydes Postales, a 12-year-old visiting Peru makes a connection with a young postcard seller.


U.S. appeals court upholds $105 mln Exxon payout in NYC case
NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling against Exxon Mobil Corp ordering the company to pay $105 million in damages for polluting New York City's groundwater with a toxic gasoline additive.


"Most Wanted" app brings gamers into hunt for suspects
July 5 - Police in Warsaw have come up with an innovative way to enlist the public in their hunt for wanted criminal suspects, by incorporating a rogue's gallery of faces as part of a smartphone app which tests players' memory for faces. Jim Drury reports.


Bad drop costs Woods
CNN's Patrick Snell and Shane O'Donoghue discuss the penalty officials gave Tiger Woods for a bad ball drop.


U.S. court rejects firm's challenge to Obamacare contraception mandate
July 26 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday rejected a Pennsylvania cabinet maker's religion-based challenge to the 2010 healthcare law's requirement that larger companies provide...


Shopping With Kelly Wearstler Marble Luxury in the Raw
Its ancient and it has prominent veins, but marble remains alluring in all of its versatile forms.


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