| Latest worldwide news | Squatters right, says student toilet designer | | | August 1 - A British design student has invented a hi-tech squat toilet for the western market, which he believes will provide health benefits for users and lead to the demise of the traditional seated lavatory. |
| U.S. official challenges claim that Obamacare hurts workers | | | WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - A top U.S. healthcare official on Thursday challenged claims by Republican lawmakers that the country's healthcare reform law is causing workers to lose hours or benefits, saying she is aware of only isolated cutbacks. |
| UPDATE 1-Kazakh miner ENRC disputes effort to block buyout bid | | | LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Kazakh miner ENRC on Thursday dismissed as "unfounded" what it said were efforts by an anti-corruption pressure group to block a buyout bid by its founders, citing allegations one of the company's subsidiaries breached sanctions against Zimbabwe. |
| Navratilova vs. Cash | | | Open Court's Pat Cash takes to the court with 18-time grand slam winner Martina Navratilova. |
| Barclays plans 5.8 bln stg rights issue to lift capital | | | LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Barclays plans to raise 5.8 billion pounds ($8.9 billion) from its shareholders to answer pressure from Britain039;s regulator for the bank to boost its capital strength and meet another 2 billion pound mis-selling charge. |
| Childhood lost in Syria | | | In my nine years as a UNICEF ambassador, I've been to camps for people displaced by conflict. Though hardly luxurious, they usually have some kind of structure a water source, latrines, even schools. |
| Pressel, Lennarth Lead as Park Fades at British Open | | | American Morgan Pressel and Sweden's Camilla Lennarth shared the lead at the women's British Open on Thursday as grand slam-hunting South Korean Inbee Park slumped to finish three shots off the pace in the first round. |
| US STOCKS-Wall St jumps on data; SP 500 above 1,700 | | | NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks jumped on Thursday, pushing the SP 500 above 1,700 for the first time, as data suggested the economy is still improving and as the Federal Reserve kept its stimulus plan in place. |
| Australia's great white avenger | | | Adam Scott -- the lanky, easy-going 32-year-old golfer who made history by becoming the first Australian to win the U.S. Masters -- not only has to contend with national hero status at home but also the role of golf's latest sex symbol. |
| U.S., Asian sales boost Ford | | | Ford CFO Bob Shanks speaks with Nina dos Santos about how the Chinese market is helping Ford's global bottom line. |
| 36 Hours in Portsmouth, N.H. | | | This small waterfront town, settled in 1623, boasts a range of options to fill a weekend, from brews to books to boats. |
| U.S. to close some embassies Sunday for security reasons | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. embassies that would normally be open this Sunday - including those in Abu Dhabi, Baghdad, Cairo - will be closed that day because of unspecified security concerns, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. |
| UPDATE 3-Oil, gas work boosts Fluor earnings above estimates | | | * Second-quarter adjusted profit ahead of estimates * Mining sector, one-off charge weigh down 2013 outlook * Nuclear venture teams up with Rolls-Royce * Shares up 4 pct, hit 2-month highs By Braden Reddall Aug 1 (Reuters) - Fluor Corp posted on Thursday a higher-than-expected adjusted profit on growth in oil and gas work, for which prospects were strong, yet the U.S. engineering company trimmed its 2013 outlook partly due to mining sector weakness. Shares of Fluor, the |
| Detroit Looks to Health Law to Ease Costs | | | As Detroit enters the bankruptcy process, officials say insurance exchanges could pare tens of millions from the $5.7 billion the city owes in retiree health costs. |
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