| Latest worldwide news | World Bank says global food prices fell again in latest period | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global food prices fell by 2 percent in the latest four-month period, marking the third straight period of declines, as declining imports in the Middle East and North Africa, and lower demand pushed prices down 12 percent from their August 2012 peak, the World Bank said on Thursday. |
| Amen Corner God's Golfers | | | Forget hitting the greens -- it's the fairway to heaven which is on the minds of some of the world's top golfers. |
| Feast | | | Inside the East Village restaurant that aims to present you with a private buffet. |
| Egypt's new national hero? | | | For many Egyptians armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a hero, despite allegations about his past. |
| Giant King Kong robot storms stage | | | He is a towering figure in the history of cinema, a colossus who has frightened and thrilled audiences in equal measure. Now King Kong, the famous silverback from the silver screen, is roaring and pounding his way onto the theatrical stage. |
| Big Apple KOs Madison Square Garden | | | "The world's most famous arena," the current version of which opened in 1968, has been given 10 years to relocate, so New York can expand the almost-as-famous Penn Station, which sits below. |
| Why high-speed rail is still smart | | | Despite Spain's terrible train crash, transport expert Yonah Freemark says high-speed rail brings benefits around the world -- and could work for the U.S. |
| Clip Air brings air travel by train | | | June 19 - Swiss researchers have released futuristic designs for attachable modular aircraft that will allow passengers to board a plane at a railway station and disembark at their destination without ever setting foot in an airport. EPFL says its Clip Air project is no flight of fancy. Jim Drury reports. |
| UPDATE 1-U.N. and Syria say chemical arms talks were 'productive' | | | BEIRUT, July 27 (Reuters) - The United Nations and Syria said on Saturday that negotiations between Damascus and the U.N. chemical weapons investigator were "productive", but did not say if his team would be allowed to probe allegations that such weapons had been used in the country's civil war. |
| OCI NV buyout nets over 97 pct of Egypt's Orascom | | | CAIRO (Reuters) - OCI NV, the Dutch-listed parent of Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries, said it would own more than 97 percent of its subsidiary's shares by the close of a buyout offer, paving... |
| Louisiana agency sues big oil firms for hurting wetlands | | | NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A Louisiana agency sued 97 oil companies - including BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc - in state court on Wednesday for allegedly damaging hundreds of miles of sensitive wetlands by cutting through them with pipelines and transportation canals. |
| Nikkei set to fall below 14,000 as yen strengthens; earnings in focus | | | TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to fall for the fourth day in a row on Monday as the yen rose against the dollar, while caution over corporate earnings is likely to keep investors on the sidelines. Market players said the Nikkei was likely to trade between 13,850 to 14,150 on Monday after falling 3.0 percent to 14,129.98 on Friday. If the index falls below 14,000, it will be the first time since July 4. Nikkei futures in Chicago closed at 13,945, down |
| Well Australians Are Getting Fatter | | | Australia may be known for its rugged outdoor lifestyles but recent statistics suggest a different reality. Australia and its equally outdoorsy neighbor, New Zealand, are now two of the fattest countries in the developed world. |
| Rendezvous With Destiny, by Michael Fullilove | | | In Rendezvous With Destiny, Michael Fullilove tells the story of how America joined World War II by focusing on the missions of five men he identifies as Franklin Roosevelts personal envoys. |
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