| Latest worldwide news | Mountain mirrors to bring light to dark Norwegian town | | | Oct. 22 - Three giant mirrors have been erected on a mountainside in Norway, to bring much needed sunlight to residents of a small town. The town is situated at the bottom of a narrow valley where the sun doesn't shine during the long Nordic winter, but its hoped the mirrors will change all that and bring its residents out of the shade and into the light. Jim Drury reports. |
| Cabrera, Goldschmidt win Hank Aaron awards | | | ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers and Paul Goldschmidt of the Arizona Diamondbacks were selected as the American and National League winners of the Hank Aaron Award, given to the most outstanding offensive player, it was announced on Sunday. |
| Motherlode Blog A.D.H.D. Medication Is a Hit for Red Sox Hero | | | Shane Victorino of the Red Sox is like many athletically talented children with A.D.H.D. who are not just impulsive or energetic, but also perpetually one incident away from being asked to skip Little League tryouts next year. Without medication to manage his condition, its unlikely hed be playing in the major leagues. |
| Scientists stumped by elusive lizard's prodigious proboscis | | | Oct. 24 - The elusive Pinocchio Lizard, believed for more than 50 years to be extinct, has become a major attraction for scientists since its rediscovery in 2005. The lizard - or anole - is native to a small slice of rainforest in northern Ecuador but is gaining attention mainly for the horn that protrudes from its snout. Rob Muir reports. |
| Jimenez toasts vintage ace! | | | If ever there was an appropriate prize for a hole in one, the organizers of the Portugal Masters certainly found it when fun-loving Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez struck it lucky on the eighth at the Oceanico Victoria Course on the Algarve. |
| CSKA charged over Toure racism claim | | | UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against CSKA Moscow after Manchester City's Yaya Toure claimed he was abused by monkey chants from the stands in Wednesday's European Champions League encounter with the Russian club. |
| Taking the perfect action shot | | | Hanging out of an open-door helicopter high above San Francisco Bay, was all part of a day's work for sports photographer Ezra Shaw, who took these remarkable images of the America's Cup. |
| WADA officials arrive in Jamaica for anti-doping audit | | | KINGSTON (Reuters) - Three high-ranking officials of the World Anti-Doping Agency have arrived in Jamaica to conduct their audit of the country's anti-doping programs after weeks of criticism following positive tests from several high-profile athletes. |
| Real Estate Q A | | | Topics include preferential rent; replacement windows in a co-op; and if the law requires superintendents on site or nearby. |
| Bertelsmann sees 2013 sales, operating profit up | | | FRANKFURT, Aug 30 (Reuters) - German media group Bertelsmann expects sales and adjusted operating profit to grow this year, as cost cutting and bestsellers such as Dan Brown's "Inferno" will help offset slow economic growth in Europe. |
| World's untold photo stories | | | The Other Hundred, a photo-book project featuring 100 photo stories of people across 91 countries, launched its first exhibition in Hong Kong on Thursday. |
| Dance therapy could help treat dizziness | | | Oct. 22 - Scientists have discovered differences in the brain structure of ballet dancers that may help them avoid dizziness while performing pirouettes. The findings could lead to the development of dance therapy to treat patients with chronic dizziness, a condition experienced by one in four people during their lives. Jim Drury has more. |
| Starting pitchers have plenty to prove in Game Five | | | ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals and Boston's Jon Lester will reprise their Game One duel in Monday's crucial fifth game of the World Series with both pitchers going in with something to prove at Busch Stadium. |
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