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| How to modernize Maasai tribe | | | A Maasai activist is helping his people adapt to the 21st century, starting radio stations and encouraging women to set up in business. |
| Renesas plans to close major chip plant in Japan - sources | | | TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp plans to close a system LSI chip plant in northern Japan that makes chips for Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii game consoles and other consumer electronics, after failing to find a buyer for the facility, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday. |
| Luxury jets for the long-haul | | | It's the billionaires' equivalent of lining up all night for the new iPhone. Multinational corporations and the ultra-rich are racing to get their hands on a Gulfstream 650, the newest and most envy-inducing private jet on the market. Order one tomorrow, plunk down $65M and you'll see your plane in 2017. |
| Delle Donne Sustains Concussion in Skys Loss | | | The head of the Sky rookie Elena Delle Donne hit the knee of Kia Vaughn while she was going for a loose ball, Mystics Coach Mike Thibault said. She is questionable for the All-Star Game. |
| 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. |
| Snowden a month in an airport | | | Fugitive Edward Snowden remains in the transit lounge of Russia's Sheremetyevo International Airport -- here's how he might be killing time |
| Roman ruins that outstrip Rome's | | | A temple the size of several football fields, the biggest stone monolith ever carved. Regional strife may have scared travelers away from the Beqaa Valley but now could be just the time to go. |
| Dozens dead in Egypt clashes | | | July 27 - Egypt denies using live ammunition in clashes where dozens of Mursi supporters were killed.Andrew Raven reports. |
| Marquez wins in Germany to go top | | | Both of his main rivals in MotoGP were injured and Marc Marquez took advantage. He won the German Grand Prix to grab the lead in the overall standings. |
| Pacquiao predicts toe-to-toe battle against Rios | | | MACAU (Reuters) - Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao has predicted an all out slugfest with American Brandon Rios on November 24 as he looks to get back to winning ways and silence retirement talks after two consecutive losses. |
| 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. |
| Louisiana agency sues big oil firms for hurting wetlands | | | NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A Louisiana agency sued 97 oil companies - including BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc - in state court on Wednesday for allegedly damaging hundreds of miles of sensitive wetlands by cutting through them with pipelines and transportation canals. |
| Yacht envy Move over, Abramovich | | | At 590-feet long, the Azzam is the world's largest super yacht. The hulking vessel is significantly longer than a football field and larger than the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class of destroyers. |
| Publicis says to make major corporate announcement | | | PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - French advertising group Publicis said it plans to make a "major corporate announcement" on Sunday, after a media report on Friday said it was in merger talks with larger rival Omnicom. |
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