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| U.S. sees hope in Iranian president-elect, but still cautious | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is signaling its hopes for an easing of nuclear tensions after Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani takes office, but holding off on substantive moves until the moderate cleric shows a willingness to negotiate seriously. |
| Tour stars on God golf | | | Living Golf explores the role of faith on the PGA Tour and speaks with 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson. |
| New RBS CEO vows to forgo bonus | | | Royal Bank of Scotland confirmed that Ross McEwan will be the state-controlled group's new chief executive as it reported first-half results that were hit by investment banking weakness and charges linked to regulatory and legal issues. |
| Awaiting birth of Mideast peace | | | While my esteemed colleagues are covering the extraordinary birth of an ordinary baby to a young, privileged British couple, I have the dubious fortune of being in Jerusalem awaiting the birth of the Mideast peace baby. |
| Factory, Jobless Data Point to Firming Economy | | | Factory activity jumped to a two-year high in July and first-time applications for jobless benefits hit a 5-1/2-year low last week, bolstering views economic growth would accelerate in the second half of the year. |
| Rocky Transition From Farm to Town in China | | | It is one of the largest peacetime population transfers in history the removal of 2.4 million farmers from mountain areas in central Chinas Shaanxi Province to low-lying towns. |
| U.S. lawmakers want perjury probe for Corzine | | | WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A group of Republican lawmakers called on Friday for a criminal investigation of Jon Corzine, the head of failed futures broker MF Global, saying he may have committed perjury when speaking before Congress in 2011. |
| Art in Review Hank Willis Thomas | | | This show includes some recent sculptures and photographic pieces by an artist who has consistently made the pathologies of racism his subject. |
| Chinese Journalist Is Detained in Beijing | | | The journalist, Chen Min, who had pressed for the release of a prominent human rights activist, was called to a meeting with security officials in Beijing at around noon Friday. |
| Violence Erupts After Mass Rallies Over Fate of Egypt | | | Armed civilians and police officers opened fire on protesters against Egypts new military government on Saturday, witnesses said, killing scores of people a day after a state-orchestrated display of military power. |
| Official's Nazi remarks cause furor | | | Japan's deputy prime minister kicked up a stink this week by appearing to suggest that the government could learn from the way that Nazi Germany changed its constitution. |
| 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. |
| Exercise no help against hot flashes study | | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting regular exercise doesn't seem to reduce the amount or severity of hot flashes among women going through menopause, according to a new study. |
| Defiant Russia Grants Snowden Years Asylum | | | The refugee status in Russia was the first formal support from another government for Edward J. Snowden, the former intelligence contractor wanted for leaking details of surveillance programs. |
| Archived papers reveal UK queen's 'World War Three' speech | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Relations between the Soviet Union and the West had become so tense 30 years ago that British officials drew up a speech for Queen Elizabeth to deliver to the nation in the event of a nuclear war, newly released archives showed on Thursday. |
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