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| Obama calls Korean War a victory, honors veterans | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean War, President Barack Obama said on Saturday that U.S. troops and their allies achieved victory in that conflict despite a lukewarm reception when they returned home. |
| Retired From NHL, Kovalchuk Signs Deal to Play in Russia | | | Ilya Kovalchuk signed a four-year deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League on Monday, four days after the former New Jersey Devils All-Star forward abruptly retired from the National Hockey League. |
| Born in Chicago | | | A look at the era explored in a new documentary film about black blues musicians. |
| Famed hacker Barnaby Jack dies a week before hacking convention | | | BOSTON (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. |
| Dozens shot dead, U.S. tells Egypt to pull 'back from the brink' | | | CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States urged Arab ally Egypt to pull "back from the brink" after security forces killed dozens of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and opened a dangerous new phase in the army's confrontation with his Muslim Brotherhood. |
| Kasparov on Putin | | | World chess champion and democracy activist Garry Kasparov argues that Vladimir Putin's position in Russia is under threat. |
| Larry Kramer and David Webster | | | Mr. Kramer is a founder of the Gay Mens Health Crisis and the protest group Act Up; Mr. Webster is the owner of an architectural design firm. |
| Amazon's Cup stadium race | | | A few kilometers from the city center of Manaus, Brazil, is a natural phenomenon called "the meeting of the waters." |
| China's white dolphins at risk | | | China's unique white dolphins -- famous for the actual pink hue of their skin -- face going from endangered to extinct -- with conservationists doubtful they can be saved. |
| Immelt says GE can succeed in China independently | | | Jan 19 - In an interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt touts the conglomerate's success with joint ventures in China, but says GE has succeeded on its own. |
| Fast track to driver road rage? | | | It may not be "High Noon," but the Red Bull team are facing a Shanghai showdown when their two drivers resume rivalries at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. |
| City Room Week in Pictures for July 26 | | | Slide Show Subjects include the mayoral candidates having a sleepover in public housing, a shark hunt in Montauk, N.Y., and a commute on Manhattans High Line. |
| London keeps global edge as top transport finance hub | | | LONDON (Reuters) - London remains the top financing centre for the global transport industry, although it faces stiff competition from New York and capitals in Asia Pacific as companies seek to tap more funding sources, a survey showed on Friday. |
| The 'crowd' kick-starts innovation | | | Things are looking up for entrepreneurs in the Middle East as a new breed of crowdfunding is emerging to help bring life to innovative ideas from the region. |
| UPDATE 4-Under siege, JPMorgan to quit physical commodities | | | NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co is exiting physical commodities trading, the bank said in a surprise statement on Friday, as Wall Street's role in the trading of raw materials comes under unprecedented political and regulatory pressure. |
| Detroit The city that 'used to be' | | | Heidi Ewing, filming her documentary about Detroit, found desperate people living on the margins, but also folks who are trying to make the city as vibrant as people say it used to be. |
| Living With Cancer A Quilt of Poetry | | | Taking inspiration from a number of cancer poets, Susan Gubar pieced together a quilt of poetry to convey the feeling of chaos so common among people with cancer. |
| Webber frustrated by yet another failure | | | BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Mark Webber vented his frustration on Saturday after his Red Bull suffered another technical failure that left him languishing in 10th place on the starting grid. |
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