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| Crash victim 'It felt like a roller coaster' | | | One minute, Stephen Ward was writing in his journal. The next, he was covered in blood. The 18-year-old was one of scores of people hurt when a train in Spain derailed and smashed into a concrete wall. Nearly 80 were killed. |
| NBC plans Hillary Clinton miniseries, part of TV event strategy | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC plans to air a four-hour miniseries starring Diane Lane as former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton, part of the broadcast TV network's strategy to improve its ratings by luring viewers to one-time event programming. |
| COMMODITIES-Soy down most in a week since 2009; gold up 3rd week | | | NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. soybeans fell again on Friday to post their sharpest weekly loss since 2009 as a giant crop loomed and gold slipped too although it still recorded a third straight week of gains as investors grew more confident the fed was not yet ready to scale back its stimulus program. |
| Has technology ruined handwriting? | | | Technology is constantly increasing communication speeds, often anticipating words before our brains can send signals to our fingers. But experts say handwriting is being sacrificed for the sake of technology's convenience. |
| France Orders Strauss-Kahn to Stand Trial | | | French magistrates charged Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, and 12 others with aggravated procurement in a group, or pimping. |
| Egypt's new national hero? | | | For many Egyptians armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a hero, despite allegations about his past. |
| Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch | | | In a public role that friends say she has been building a lifetime toward, Caroline Kennedy, the guardian of the flame, is poised to add to her familys rich legacy. |
| SE Asia Stocks-Philippine leads amid rating hopes; late-buying lifts Thai stocks | | | BANGKOK, July 26 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stocks ended flat to weaker in a lacklustre session on Friday, awaiting directions on the U.S. stimulus from the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week, but Thai stock market gained on late buying in beaten-down stocks. Thai SET index climbed 1.4 percent to 1,476.71, reversing Thursday's 3 percent drop amid political concerns. Advanced Info Service, top actively traded and a short selling target on the previous session, jumped 2.5 percent |
| EU says reaches deal with China to resolve solar dispute | | | BRUSSELS, July 27 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Saturday it had agreed a deal with Beijing to resolve a dispute over alleged Chinese dumping of solar panels in Europe, agreeing a minimum price for China's imports. |
| JPMorgan to exit physical commodities business | | | July 26 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase Co said it was considering a sale or a spin-off of its physical commodities business, including its holdings of commodities assets and its physical trading operations. |
| Tunisian opposition leader killed | | | A Tunisian opposition leader was fatally shot outside his home Thursday, setting off protests in a nation still raw from the February assassination of a different politician who opposed the Islamist-led governing party. |
| Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch | | | In a public role that friends say she has been building a lifetime toward, Caroline Kennedy, the guardian of the flame, is poised to add to her familys rich legacy. |
| The perfect beach volleyball duo? | | | Looking for the right person can be fraught with difficulties but Todd Rogers knew he'd met the perfect 'wife' when he fell upon Ryan Doherty. |
| Even at $700, Apple is not a bubble Felix TV | | | It took 15,000 data points to answer a question millions of investors are asking Is Apple stock overvalued? With the help of friends at Datastream, Reuters blogger Felix Salmon presents a unique visual analysis showing that even at $700 a share, Apple is not overvalued as Microsoft was before its bubble burst. (September 19, 2012) |
| Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans | | | SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea. |
| An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries | | | Saad Mohseni has brought soap operas, sitcoms and reality TV to his native country, Afghanistan, and with them a modicum of normalcy. Now he is looking to expand to Egypt, Libya and Iraq. |
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