| Latest worldwide news | The Read Around Nicholas Sparks | | | Nicholas Sparks, author of The Longest Ride, says elements like betrayal, loss and honesty are all needed to make a novel work. |
| Silicon bust? Londons missing tech IPOs | | | Nov. 4 - Londons Silicon Roundabout welcomed its first mainland Chinese firm in October. But ahead of the Twitter flotation, Reuters asks why the much hyped UK hub has yet to produce an IPO. |
| SAC settlement leaves Cohen vulnerable | | | Nov. 04 - The record setting $1.8 billion wire tapping and insider trading settlement may put SAC Capital out of business, but its founder is likely still a target of investigators. Bobbi Rebell reports. |
| Power bills squeeze Italian business | | | MILAN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Enrico Frigerio has been trying to save on energy bills at his car-parts plant in northern Italy for years. The CEO of Fonderia di Torbole last year upgraded the air-intake and lighting systems to make them more efficient. This year, he installed meters to monitor energy costs to bag efficiency bonuses. |
| 'Stranded player' to leave Qatar | | | Footballer Zahir Belounis' limbo existence is almost at an end. After two years of legal wrangling, threats of a hunger strike and thoughts of suicide, he has been told he will finally receive his Qatari exit visa on October 21. |
| In court, defiant Mursi says he is still Egypt's president | | | CAIRO (Reuters) - Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Mursi, given his first public forum since his overthrow in a trial where he could face execution, declared on Monday he was still Egypt's legitimate president and shouted "Down with military rule!" |
| 'Ender's Game' explores complexity of youth, isolation and warfare | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Based on a story written three decades ago and set in a future dystopian Earth where children are manipulated into fighting an enemy race, the film "Ender's Game" could make its young adult and family audience ponder what ails present-day society. |
| Well The Father Who Fought for Lorenzos Oil | | | Augusto Odone, the father whose story was told in the movie Lorenzos Oil, left an indelible mark on the world of disease activism, setting a gold standard for what patients and their families might achieve with determination, good luck and the media. |
| Seoul shares seen rebounding on Fed comments, euro zone survey | | | SEOUL, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Seoul shares are set to rebound on Tuesday on hopes of extended stimulus in the United States and stronger euro zone manufacturing growth, although gains could be tempered as investors await signals including U.S. payroll data. "Cues overnight provided some confidence in both liquidity and growth, but the rebound is seen fairly moderate ahead of key variables," said Han Beom-ho, an analyst at Shinhan Securities, referring to U.S. non-farm payrolls and the ECB's polic |
| Johnson Johnson to pay $2.2 billion to end U.S. drug probes | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In one of the largest health care fraud settlements in U.S. history, Johnson Johnson will pay $2.2 billion to end civil and criminal investigations into kickbacks to pharmacists and the marketing of pharmaceuticals for off-label uses, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Monday. |
| Apologizing, Toronto Mayor Vows to Stay | | | Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto apologized on Sunday for being drunk in public but did not address allegations of drug use, and said he would not resign despite growing pressure to do so. |
| Exports key to U.S. success | | | Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says that the American consumer is no longer the driver of the global economy and that high-tech exports are the key to future growth of the U.S. economy. |
| African leaders call for Congo peace as army, rebels clash | | | MBUZI, Democratic Republic of Congo/PRETORIA (Reuters) - African leaders and international envoys appealed to Congo's government and M23 rebels on Monday to stop fighting and embrace a peace deal after the two sides bombarded each other near the Ugandan border. |
| City Room Bringing Golf to East Harlems Girls | | | East Harlem Pride is a team made up of girls from several public high schools in East Harlem, who though having little experience with golf, has started this season with a record of four wins, four losses and a tie. |
| Cohen's SAC will close London office by year-end | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors will shut its London office by the end of the year as the hedge fund downsizes in response to a long-running insider trading investigation,... |
| Russia, Ukraine halt giant Antarctic marine sanctuary plan group | | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - Russia and the Ukraine on Friday again scuttled plans to create the world's largest ocean sanctuary in Antarctica, pristine waters rich in energy and species such as whales, penguins and vast stocks of fish, an environmentalist group said. |
| History of fascist-leaning Italian poet wins UK book prize | | | LONDON (Reuters) - A history of the Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, who tried to set up a fascist state in Italy in the early 20th century and was an influence on the dictator Benito Mussolini, won Britain's Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction on Monday. |
| Apologizing, Toronto Mayor Vows to Stay | | | Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto apologized on Sunday for being drunk in public but did not address allegations of drug use, and said he would not resign despite growing pressure to do so. |
| UPDATE 1-Barclays prepares roadshow for AT1 bond | | | LONDON, Nov 4 (IFR) - Barclays Plc begins a week of roadshows Tuesday for a planned Additional Tier 1 capital bond, as it tries to beef up its leverage ratio to meet tougher new regulation next year. |
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