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News Feed Latest worldwide news BRIEF-Tullow Oil plans to offer $500 mln senior notes Oct 24 (Reuters) - Tullow Oil PLC * Announcement of intention to offer $500 mln senior notes * Net proceeds will be used to repay certain existing indebtedness under the company039;s credit facilities * Interest rate, offering price and other terms will be determined at the time of pricing of the offering * Source text for Eikon * For more news, please click here Sports Briefing | Tennis Raonic Upset in Stockholm A French wild card, Benot Paire, beat second-seeded Milos Raonic, 7-6 (3), 6-3, to reach the Stockholm Open semifinals. Waking Up to a Bloodsucking Lover In tackling his third Tchaikovsky ballet, the choreographer Matthew Bourne makes a few adjustments. REFILE-COLUMN-Housing upgrades best 1st step to cut energy bills Wynn LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Taxpayer- or consumer-funded incentive programmes to push all private homeowners in Britain and the United States to improve energy efficiency are likely to produce savings in energy bills that far exceed their cost, besides cutting carbon emissions. Timelapse video shows nine years of 9/11 reconstruction Sept. 11 - Marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, webcam company EarthCam has released a timelapse video showing the nine year construction of One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The company says the video is made up of hundreds of thousands of images captured from 35 different angles by high definition cameras. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Well Flu Shots Tied to Heart Benefits The flu vaccine is tied to a lower risk of death in those with cardiovascular disease, a new review has found. Battling Federer won't be thinking of retirement Laver MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roger Federer's struggles in 2013 are unlikely to hasten his exit from the game and the Swiss master could hit back and win next year's Australian Open, according to tennis great Rod Laver. Miami's Jim Larranaga Under Contract Through 2022 Jim Larranaga seems set at Miami for the rest of his career. Lindsey Hankes, Colin Jones The bride is a butcher, and the groom is the social media editor for MSNBC. U.S. manufacturing growth slows in October, disrupted by government shutdown Markit NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace in a year this month and factory output contracted for the first time since late 2009, an industry report showed on Thursday. Laps to laptops Formula One sells its big data know-how SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Wander around the pits at a Formula One car race and you're as likely to bump into a laptop-wielding scientist or engineer as a mechanic with a spanner. Las Vegas doctor gets life sentence for hepatitis C outbreak LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A former doctor convicted of second-degree murder for infecting at least nine patients with hepatitis C was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his role in one of the largest U.S. outbreaks of the disease tied to a physician. I'm a male feminist. No, seriously David Cameron, Jimmy Carter and the Dalai Lama are just some famous men who call themselves feminists. But what does it actually mean to identify as a "male feminist"? Beauty Spots Makeup Trend Matte Base Layers A gel, a mist and a lotion promise to smooth complexions. Google letting you hand-write your e-mails For many, typing has long overtaken handwriting as their primary word and sentence creation method. So much so that some schools no longer teach cursive. Rory McIlroy in good shape after Korea Rory McIlroy leaves South Korea in "good shape" despite what might have been at Korean Open. Critics Notebook Strike Back Is Airing Season 1 for the First Time in U.S. Strike Back, Cinemaxs globe-hopping counterterrorism series, is showing Season 1 for the first time in the United States, following Seasons 2 and 3, which have already been broadcast. Sports Briefing | Soccer Record Goal for Red Bulls Tim Cahill scored the fastest goal in Major League Soccer history as the Red Bulls beat the Dynamo, 3-0, in Houston to extend their unbeaten streak to seven games. T Magazine About Last Night | Old and Young New York Collide at a Gala for the Whitney Artists, starlets, titans and hipsters rubbed shoulders and gawked at the nude models at last nights annual fund-raiser for the museum, which honored Ed Ruscha. Kenyan Officials Fault Journalists for Coverage of Mall Attack Journalists connected with showing a video that appears to show Kenyan forces looting at the Westgate mall have been summoned by the police. In Kenya Inquiry, Norway Looks at Somali Migrant Investigators are questioning the family and friends of Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, a Norwegian citizen born in Somalia, whose sister said he began taking long vacations there in 2009. Whitehaven in talks over A$1.2 bln debt due to coal mine delay MELBOURNE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Australia's Whitehaven Coal is talking to lenders about restructuring a A$1.2 billion ($1.15 billion) debt facility due to delays in building its key growth project,... India Ink The Last Jews of Kolkata As the Jewish community of Kolkata dwindles, a famed Jewish school embraces Muslim students. NATO train up Afghan soldiers on bomb defusing before their withdrawal Oct. 24 - Faced with a short supply of Afghan soldiers who are able to defuse bombs, NATO forces aim to train them up, ahead of their withdrawal. Sarah Toms reports. Protests and clashes as Brazil sells oil field Protesters clash with police and Army troops close to a hotel where a giant offshore oil block, considered one of the most promising in the world, is auctioned off to a multinational consortium. UPDATE 2-No U.S. mortgage limit changes before spring -FHFA * No decision yet on how much, or when loan limits will change 10 hotels from James Bond movies Where to slurp a shaken martini or cheat at poker just like a vacationing secret agent. 'Bionic man' makes debut at Washington's Air and Space Museum WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A first-ever walking, talking "bionic man" built entirely out of synthetic body parts made his Washington debut on Thursday. The 30-Minute Interview Steve Berkowitz Mr. Berkowitz is the chief executive of Move Inc., a public company based in San Jose, Calif., that operates real estate Web sites for consumers and professionals, like Realtor.com and ListHub.com. Tepid U.S. job growth supports Fed's cautious stance WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers added far fewer workers than expected in September, suggesting a loss of momentum in the economy that will likely add to the Federal Reserve's caution in... Pirates Abduct Two Americans On Oil Ship Off Nigerian Coast The piracy attack in the Gulf of Guinea appeared to be the first involving American hostages in at least two years. ArtsBeat New York Philharmonic to Stream Video Performances Next Week The Philharmonic will stream some recent notable performances next week, including a 2008 concert led by Lorin Maazel in North Korea and a Chinese New Year gala conducted this year by Long Yu. Australia Cracks down on tattooists In Sydney's trendy eastern suburbs, tattoo parlors are almost as ubiquitous as hairdressers. Korea's DMZ draws tourists Oct. 24 - Curious visitors flock to Korea's DMZ, the world's most heavily armed border. Masako Iijima reports. Yemeni girl, 15, burned to death by father A 15-year-old Yemeni girl was burned to death by her father for "communicating with her fiancee," according to Yemen's Interior Ministry. Personal Health Scoliosis Can Hit Well Past Adolescence Often thought to be a problem of young people, scoliosis, an asymmetrical curvature of the spine, is far more prevalent among older adults. Will this man ever end his drought? Julien Benneteau is a talented player. He has beaten Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. But the Frenchman just can't win a tournament. When he lost to rising star Joao Sousa in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, he slumped to 0-9 in finals to tie an unwanted record. Why Saudis must allow women to drive Opinion The world must denounce Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers. ArtsBeat Celebrating Dylan From Coast to Coast The annual Dylan Fest in New York will be held in New York in November, and later that month will makes its San Francisco debut. Obama Urges House Republicans to Act on Immigration President Obama is turning attention back to the immigration overhaul issue, which has been overshadowed in Washington in recent months.

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