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| UPDATE 1-Kenyan shilling ends week firmer, seen pressured | | | * Shilling gains on bank selling dollars before weekend * Shilling seen weakening above 88 next week * Shares seen rising further on good first-half earnings (Adds markets close, stocks) By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI, July 26 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling firmed on Friday as banks unwound their dollar positions before the weekend, but traders said importers buying the U.S. currency could weigh it down in days ahead. The shilling was posted at 87.20/40 to the dollar at the 1300 |
| Egypt's 'revolution of the mind' | | | The uprising that banished Hosni Mubarak two years ago unleashed a passion in Egypt that shows no sign of diminishing. It also changed the way many Egyptians view their government, says CNN's Ben Wedeman. |
| Footballers and speed | | | The love affair between football stars and flash cars goes back years -- but what does the number of players being hit with driving bans say about footballers' need for speed? |
| Blame the U.S. for Mexico obesity? | | | Experts are putting forward all sorts of reasons Mexico recently became more obese than the United States -- and one of the most overweight countries in the world. |
| Canadian Club on the Rocks After Opening Round | | | The search for a home-grown winner of the Canadian Open looked poised to stretch into a sixth decade after the local contingent failed to make an impression on the first round leaderboard on Thursday. |
| NBA Summer of Reunions for Coaches, Players | | | When Mike Brown first got into coaching in the early 1990s, veteran Bernie Bickerstaff would pull him aside for little chats on climbing the ladder in the NBA. One lesson stood out more than any other. |
| Low chance of cyclone east of Bermuda NHC | | | A surface low pressure system beneath an upper-level trough about 500 miles east of Bermuda has a 20 pct chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest bulletin. |
| Factory activity rebounds in July Markit | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Conditions in the U.S. manufacturing sector improved in July as firms enjoyed a rebound in new orders, took on new workers and increased output at the fastest clip in four... |
| Stanford ranked top U.S. university on Forbes list | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - California schools bested East Coast universities in Forbes' annual ranking of top U.S. colleges on Wednesday, with Stanford University and Pomona College capturing the top two... |
| GM fires several employees after probe into Tavera recall | | | DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co fired several employees after an internal probe into a recent recall of its Chevrolet Tavera sport-utility vehicle in India uncovered "violations of company policy," the U.S. automaker said on Friday. |
| U.S. Letter Says Leaker Wont Face Death Penalty | | | In a letter to the Russian minister of justice, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said the United States was also willing to issue a passport to Edward J. Snowden so he could return to the country. |
| U.S. will not rule on Egypt 'coup' claim | | | The U.S will not make a formal determination as to whether the ouster of Egypt's president is a coup, says administration official, as Egypt braces for rival rallies. |
| Rapper's force-feeding video riles U.S. medics at Guantanamo Bay | | | GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A video protesting force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in which rapper Mos Def is seen struggling and weeping while undergoing the procedure has done the rounds at the Navy base. U.S. medics who perform the real thing on hunger-striking prisoners say they're not impressed. |
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