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Kenya's Safaricom says H1 profit up 38.2 pct
NAIROBI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Kenya's Safaricom reported on Tuesday a 38.2 percent rise in profit before tax for the first half of its financial year and said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose 29.4 percent.


T Magazine Editors Letter | The Luxury of Simplicity
To do simple right isnt as easy as it looks. If knowledge is power and simplicity requires knowledge, then Socrates might agree with our issues premise that simplicity is very powerful.


Apps help parents track Halloween trick or treaters
TORONTO (Reuters) - Parents worried about letting their children go trick-or-treating at Halloween can download new apps that track kids and send alerts when they venture outside designated safe areas.


Frank Bensel Wins PGA Assistant Championship
Frank Bensel became the second three-time winner in PGA Assistant Championship history, shooting a 3-under 69 in windy conditions Sunday for a six-stroke victory.


Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans
SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea.


Ask Well Glucosamine and MSM for Joint Pain?
Many people swear by the dietary supplements glucosamine and MSM for lessening the creaking and soreness of knees, backs, hips and other joints. But the science on their effectiveness is mixed.


Secret to Vettel's dominance?
Former Red Bull F1 driver David Coulthard explores the story behind Sebastian Vettel's dominance. Amanda Davies reports.


F1's appetite for dieting drivers
How would you feel if your boss asked you to lose weight so you could carry on doing your job? That is the reality facing Formula One drivers.


CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Betting on end to glut, miners hunt for new zinc deposits
(In paragraph 20 corrects to show Pomorzany-Olkusz mine is owned by Stalprodukt, not Rathdowney Resources. In paragraph 33, corrects to show Glencore Xstrata owns 62.7 percent of Blackthorn's mine project, not 62.2 percent of Blackthorn.)


Theater Review After Midnight, on Broadway, Fetes the Heyday of an Era
After Midnight, on Broadway, time-travels back to the heyday of the Cotton Club as it moves through more than 25 songs from the jazz era.


New Zealand outrage over online boasts of teen rape
Police in New Zealand say they're powerless to arrest two boys who've caused outrage with online boasts about raping underage girls too drunk to fight back.


Blackstone, KKR compete for landscaper Brickman Group -sources
NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP and KKR Co LP are among the buyout firms vying for Brickman Group Holdings Inc, the largest U.S. commercial landscaping company up for sale for...


Endo buys Canada's Paladin to counter sliding sales
(Reuters) - U.S.-based specialty pharmaceutical company Endo Health Solutions Inc will buy Canadian peer Paladin Labs Inc to expand its presence in Canada and emerging markets, as generic competition for its top drugs squeeze sales.


Dance Review Boris Charmatzs Leve des Conflits Extended at MoMA
In Leve des Conflits Extended (Suspension of Conflicts Extended), 24 dancers are cycling through a sequence, whose core concept is mathematical.


RLPC-PPF backs Telefonica Czech acquisition with $3 bln loan
LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Czech investment group PPF is backing its 2.47 billion euro acquisition of Telefonica's Czech business with a 2.29 billion euro ($3.09 billion) syndicated loan coordinated by Societe Generale, the arranging banks said in a statement on Tuesday.


World's tallest man gets hitched
October 29 - Couple overcomes vertical challenges and tie the knot in Turkey. Sharon Reich reports.


U.S. to put SAC hedge fund out of business over insider trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven A. Cohen faces an abrupt end to his career as one of the world's most successful traders after his SAC Capital Advisors became the largest Wall Street firm in years to...


Fed officials eye inflation, jobs in dueling QE arguments
Top Federal Reserve officials on Friday gave only modest hints as to when a massive bond-buying program would be drawn down, with one saying they needed to wait for signs of rising inflation and two...


Dance Review Cinderella Tries the Fit With Ballet Arizona
Ib Andersens presentation of Cinderella for Ballet Arizona proves touching, funny and musical.


Lotus Why Kimi was not paid
Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers.


Opera Review War Sum Up at the Howard Gilman Opera House at BAM
War Sum Up was just the kind of thing that could get adventuresome opera lovers thinking and talking.


Seeking More Pay for Delayed Play
With the pace of delayed television viewing increasing, networks want advertisers to pay for seven days of commercial viewing to cover computer screens and tablets as well as TV sets.


Private banker pay holds up in tough market
ZURICH (Reuters) - Stiff competition for top private bankers has kept a floor under pay even as low interest rates, flaccid client trading and tougher regulation squeeze industry profit margins.


Tabloid Hacked Phone of Prince Harrys Secretary, Jury Is Told
A message seeking help on a term paper led to an article in The News of the World, with some details left out, the prosecution said.


The Consumer Concerns About Jerky Pet Treats
The F.D.A. has been investigating cases of suspected poisonings 3,600 cases and 580 deaths, nearly all of dogs associated with chicken and other jerky since 2007, with scant success.


Advertising Buy One, Give One Spirit Imbues an Online Store
The altruistic shoemaker Toms is blazing a trail for like-minded companies with a new online store that features retailers with a social bent.


Secret to beating tennis' big four
Tennis legends Jim Courier and John McEnroe show us why Djokovic, Murray, Nadal and Federer are so tough.


Road to Morocco Stops in Yonkers
A Yonkers distillery keeps production of fig-based mahia in the family.


Washington governor to announce tentative deal on Boeing 777X
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington State Governor Jay Inslee is set to announce a major agreement on Tuesday that would bring key parts of Boeing Co's newest jet program, the 777X, to the Seattle area.


Drug pricing challenges diabetes king Novo Nordisk
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Drug pricing is emerging as a key challenge for Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest insulin producer, whose previously unstoppable growth has started to flag, according to the Danish firm's chief executive.


Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps
Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more.


U.N. Rise in young girls giving birth
A 16-year-old girl pleads with her parents not to barter her into a marriage.


Loeb's Third Point hedge fund up 19.4 percent through October
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb told investors that his Third Point Offshore Fund had returned 19.4 percent this year, ranking it among the industry's best performers.


Balloon Ride to Offer Expansive View, for a Price
World View, a new space tourism company, unveiled its plans on Tuesday to loft passengers to the stratosphere as early as 2015, not by rocket but by giant balloon.


Aussie America's Cup bid?
Australian tycoon Bob Oatley turns from wine to water as he announces plans to build a team to challenge defending America's Cup champions Oracle Team USA.


London Zoo tiger cub drowns
Keepers at London Zoo are "distraught" after a newborn tiger cub -- the first Sumatran tiger born there for 17 years -- drowned in a pool at its enclosure.


Woods Hits Golf Balls From Europe to Asia
His heritage bridges continents. Now his game has, too.


UPDATE 1-Obama administration pushes back over cancelled health plans
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Obama administration, under pressure over the botched opening of its healthcare website, announced new efforts on Tuesday to appease hundreds of thousands of people...


Obama to Campaign to Ensure Health Laws Success
President Obama told supporters on Monday that he was committed to fixing the problems of the health exchange website that have prevented enrollment.


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