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| Jet paint jobs | | | Does the paint job of an airplane -- otherwise known as its livery -- make a difference to you? |
| 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. |
| Disney to disabled Join the queue | | | Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort will no longer allow visitors with disabilities instant access to rides, starting next month, in an attempt to reduce abuse of the policy. |
| Lithuania Thump Croatia to Reach Euro Final | | | Former European champions Lithuania reached their first final since winning the 2003 tournament after an effervescent performance by their back-court players secured a 77-62 win over Croatia on Friday. |
| Fitch SFR Spin-Off Plan Exposes Vivendi Holders to Event Risk | | | (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON, September 12 (Fitch) Vivendi's plan to split itself in two exposes bondholders to the risk that they will end up invested in SFR, the group's French telecom operations, rather than its better-performing media assets and Brazil's GVT, Fitch Ratings says. The credit impact on Vivendi's 'BBB' rating would depend mainly on how debt was allocated to the two separate companies in any proposed transaction. Vivendi could end 2013 |
| Gold iPhones sold out til October | | | With the latest iPhone handsets going on sale in 11 countries and territories Friday, there will be the usual lines of diehard fans snaking around popular Apple stores. |
| Football City crushes United in derby | | | David Moyes' first Manchester derby ends in crushing defeat Sunday as his United team suffers an embarrassing 4-1 loss away to English Premier League title rival City. |
| Spieth's Decision to Turn Pro Dates to Olympic | | | Tiger Woods knew he was ready to turn pro when he shot a 66 at age 20 in the second round of the 1996 British Open at Royal Lytham St. Annes. He closed with a pair of 70s and tied for 22nd, his best finish as an amateur in 14 professional events. His father referred to it as his "coming out party." |
| New vaccine targets Hepatitis B eradication | | | Aug. 5 - Israeli drug company SciVac has developed a third-generation vaccine for Hepatitis B, a virus that kills more than half a million people each year. The company says the vaccine has the potential to stop the disease in its tracks and is currently seeking approval for its use in the United States and Europe. Elly Park reports. |
| Rooftop algae a growth industry in Bangkok | | | Sept. 23 - Urban algae farming is gaining a foothold in Bangkok with the rooftop of one big hotel supporting a small but flourishing algae industry. Algae is well known as a source of biofuel, but the species being cultivated on the roof of the Novotel produces Spirulina, a vitamin-rich, so-called "superfood". Tara Cleary reports. |
| Wild pigs menace suburban Atlanta | | | ATLANTA (Reuters) - Wild pigs have descended on a suburban Atlanta neighborhood where they are scaring children, making a general nuisance of themselves, and acting as they if they own the place. |
| Hollande meets Rouhani | | | Sept. 24 - French President Francois Hollande became the first Western leader to meet new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
| Will next basketball stars be African? | | | Soccer may be the number one sport in Africa but basketball is growing fast and the NBA is targeting the continent to provide future stars, and tomorrow's fans. |
| Reuters Today Blackberry - Gimme some privacy! | | | Sept. 24 - Smartphone maker BlackBerry agrees to go private in a $4.7 billion deal led by its biggest shareholder Fairfax, allowing it to regroup away from public scrutiny after years of falling fortunes. |
| Italian court orders new search of Costa Concordia wreck | | | ROME, Sept 24 (Reuters) - An Italian court on Tuesday called for a new expert examination of the Costa Concordia cruise liner to seek further evidence related to its sinking, accepting a request from the lawyers of the ship's captain and civil parties. |
| No. 16 Miami Overmatches Savannah State 77-7 | | | Dallas Crawford and Gus Edwards both scored three touchdowns and No. 16 Miami got into the end zone on its first seven possessions, rolling to a 77-7 victory over Savannah State on Saturday night. |
| A Back and Forth About Narcissism | | | A social-science journal invited Jean M. Twenge and one of her most prominent critics, Jeffrey Arnett, to debate the levels of narcissism in todays emerging adults. |
| Bits Blog Is Maker Faire Made for Kids? | | | At events that show off the work of homespun inventors, children are increasingly present, raising the question of whether family friendliness dilutes the spirit of the festival. |
| Jailed American Appeal to Rouhani | | | The family of former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati has a message for Iran's new president Their American son is not a spy, has never been one, and he should be released immediately from prison in Iran. |
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