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News Feed Latest worldwide news Argentina says May primary budget balance falls to 1.67 billion BUENOS AIRES, July 26 (Reuters) - Argentina posted a primary budget surplus of 1.67 billion pesos ($304 million) in May , down 30.2 percent from the 1.42 billion peso surplus from a year earlier, the... RLPC-Cinven seeks debt to refinance Host Europe buy -bankers LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Cinven has approached banks for debt to help refinance its 438 million pound ($671 million) buyout of internet domain and hosting company Host Europe... REFILE-Jurors hear of Tourre's Goldman paid leave after SEC lawsuit NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - A lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may have destroyed his career, as former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre put it, but for more than a year it... T Magazine Food Matters | Four Monks Walk Into a Bar A group of Buddhist holy men traveled yesterday to Whiskey Soda Lounge Ny, the soon-to-open companion bar to the restaurant Pok Pok Ny, for a house-blessing ceremony. Modern Love Uh, Honey, Thats Not Your Line A screenwriter tries and fails to make an actual human girlfriend fit into a tempting cinematic trope. Tears flow with mud Rain forces a change in the pope's plans, devastating traders who borrowed heavily to cater for crowds. MAC Remains Stable Amid Realignment Drama The Mid-American Conference will have a hard time topping the last 12 months, when Northern Illinois made it to the Orange Bowl and Central Michigan's Eric Fisher was the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. T Magazine After Hours | The Filibuster, As Performed by a Scary Clown The artist Rachel Mason taps into the creative potential of the controversial legislative tactic. MIDEAST STOCKS-OCI pulls Egypt down after violence; most Gulf mkts soft DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - Egypt's bourse fell on Sunday but the main reason was a tumble in the shares of heavyweight Orascom Construction Industries, not the deaths of dozens of supporters of... India Ink Indias Opposition Parties Stay Together Despite Differences Over Modi Indias right-wing opposition parties stay together despite differences over leadership. The life of a tennis umpire CNN's Christina MacFarlane shows us what it takes to be an umpire at Roland Garros. Missile Crisis II? Not exactly The weapons seized on a North Korean ship in Panama are more suited to a Cold War museum than a 21st century arsenal, say experts. Fernandez Has 13 Ks, Pitches Miami by Pirates 3-2 Jose Fernandez had a team rookie record 13 strikeouts in a pitching duel with Gerrit Cole, and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Sunday. T Magazine The Look | Kate Moss Punches Up the Little Black Dress The supermodel entered Londons Ivy Club in a little black Prada dress with punchy accessories. Obama Intends to Let Health Care Law Prove Critics Wrong by Succeeding The law will become vastly more popular once all the nightmare scenarios from adversaries prove wrong, the president said in an interview last week. Senate Approves College Student Loan Plan Tying Rates to Markets The plan would tie interest rates for student loans to the financial markets and brings Congress close to resolving a dispute that caused rates to double in July. ArtsBeat Steven Soderbergh Will Direct New Cinemax Series The Knick Steven Soderbergh, a self-proclaimed retiree from feature filmmaking, will direct the first season of The Knick, a Cinemax series set in a New York hospital in 1900 and starring Clive Owen. Japan's Meiji Yasuda agrees to buy 15 pct stake in Thai Life TOKYO/HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co said on Friday it has agreed to buy a 15 percent stake in Thai Life Insurance Co as Japanese insurers step up their presence in... U.S. appeals court upholds $105 million Exxon payout in NYC case NEW YORK (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. Developing Australia's "frontier" north may be political pipedream SYDNEY, July 29 (Reuters) - The frontrunner to become Australia's next prime minister, Tony Abbott, holds ambitious plans to develop the country's sparse and inhospitable north by 2030 to attract a new wave of mining investment and boost agricultural exports to Asia. Change Agent in Education Collects Critics in Connecticut Town Paul G. Vallas, a state-appointed superintendent in Bridgeport, Conn., faces the prospect of being driven out by a vitriolic crowd unhappy with his agenda. Property Values What You Get for ... $750,000 A Dutch Colonial in upstate New York, a beach house in Washington and a mountain view in El Paso. Dot Earth Blog A Closer Look at That North Pole Lake A flurry of Web discussion of a North Pole lake misses some important points. News Analysis Grumbling All Around After Solar Panel Deal The case of Chinas solar panel dispute underscores the difficulties of hammering out trade accords in a global marketplace, when even parties on the same side of the table may have conflicting goals and agendas. An open letter to texting-mad teenagers Put your phone down for a second, teen texters -- there are some things you've got to hear. Bits Blog Pinterest Allows Users to Opt Out of Being Tracked On Friday, Pinterest, a kind of virtual pinboard, announced that it would enable Do Not Track functionality to let users opt out tracking their behavior on site. Venezuela president meets Fidel Castro Cuban-state media on Sunday published photos of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meeting with former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana. Going to school, instead of work A Nepalese girl has her sights on a medical career because of her mother's blindness. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield reports. Rival groups in Alexandria standoff Over a hundred supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi are holed up inside a mosque following deadly clashes in the city of Alexandria. Andrew Raven reports. Bits Blog What Are Apples Amazing New Products? Timothy D. Cook, Apples chief executive, alluded to amazing new products that the company will introduce in the fall and across 2014. What could these secret gadgets be? Baseball Hall Doors Open for White, Ruppert, O'Day The rain, the gloom, the small gathering of fans didn't matter. Trevino Merion win changed me Lee Trevino recounts his 1971 victory at Merion Golf Club, which will also host this year's U.S. Open. Elite coaching with Graf, Agassi CNN's Patrick Snell looks at how the famous couple is helping groom the next generation of tennis stars. For Red Bulls, Another Brother Act The Red Bulls announced the signing of Bradley Wright-Phillips, the brother of Queens Park Rangers midfielder Shaun. UPDATE 2-Saudi Arabia awards $22.5 bln contracts to build Riyadh metro * Bechtel, Spain's FCC, Italy's Ansaldo STS lead consortia 44 evacuated after rig blows Forty-four workers were evacuated from a natural gas rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday after a blowout on the platform, according to U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Scott Talbot. Formula One Hamilton Takes Charge of the Prix in Hungary Lewis Hamilton dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix from start to finish to take his first victory of the season, his first victory for his Mercedes team and his fourth victory in Hungary. Dot Earth Blog Harvesting the Biosphere Bill Gates on Vaclav Smil Bill Gates explores a new book by Vaclav Smil tallying the growing human demands on the biosphere. 'Wolverine' claws past ghosts to claim weekend box office crown LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - "The Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman as Marvel Comics' sharp-clawed superhero, slashed its way to $55 million in ticket sales at the weekend box office in a summer that hasn't been kind to some other big-budget action films. Soros Angela Merkel was the creator of the European crisis George Soros explains to Reuters' Chrystia Freeland how German Chancellor Angela Merkel's actions in 2008 could lead to the disintegration of the European Union. Consequently, a disorderly default of European sovereignties may lead to a global financial meltdown worse than 2008. He explains his analysis here.

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