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Bribery by GSK China was coordinated at company level Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese police investigation into drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has discovered that alleged bribery of doctors in China was coordinated by the British company and was not the work of individual employees, state media reported on Tuesday.


Coaches share their wisdom
The world's best golf coaches share their wisdom with CNN's Living Golf.


Henrik Stenson Finally Cashes In at TPC Boston
The final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship had something for everyone on Labor Day mostly a trophy, finally, for Henrik Stenson.


Art find
A tiny painting bought as part of a job lot for $46 turns out to be by a major English artist.


Egypt's Morsy to stand trial for inciting murder
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy will stand trial on charges of incitement to conduct murder and "thuggery" relating to clashes near the presidential palace in December, state-run MENA reported Sunday.


Friend says U.S. Naval Academy female cadet never mentioned rape
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The best friend of a female midshipman testified on Monday that in the weeks following her alleged sexual assault by three former U.S. Naval Academy football players, the midshipman never mentioned being attacked.


U.S. Open Replay Week 1
Lleyton Hewitt upsets Juan Martin del Potro and Serena Williams breezes through in the first week of the U.S. Open.


White House Memo President Pulls Lawmakers Into Box He Made
The path to this moment on Syria has been more complicated than a single utterance about a red line.


15-love Top tennis romances
The life of a tennis professional is tough, but the rewards are plentiful -- and not just in a financial sense.


Offshore tax-dodger dragnet widens with U.S.-Swiss bank deal - lawyers
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. government, stepping up its pursuit of American offshore tax dodgers worldwide, stands to gather an abundance of leads through a bank information-sharing deal between the United States and Switzerland, tax lawyers said on Tuesday.


To Chinese tourists Beware Paris
Petty crime targeting tourists in France, especially Chinese, has alarmed officials, as Jim Bittermann reports.


Wealth Matters Despite Drop in Commodity Prices, Farmland Values Rise
After the financial crisis, real estate was generally shunned. But global demand and other factors caused farmland prices to surge.


Michelle Stuarts Work at the Parrish Art Museum
Michelle Stuart brings art into the landscape, and vice versa, as seen in a survey of her work at the Parrish Art Museum.


Op-Ed Contributors The Fix for Europe People Power
Only a transnational grass-roots movement can save the E.U.


REFILE-Nigeria's UBA looking to put $2 bln into African power sector
ABUJA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria's United Bank for Africa (UBA) has invested $700 million this year financing power assets in Africa's second biggest economy and is looking to put $2 billion into power projects across the continent over the next three years, CEO Phillips Oduoza told Reuters on Tuesday.


Stenson Completes His Second Rise From the Depths
Henrik Stenson crowned his second comeback from serious slumps in form when he won the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on Sunday.


The Lede Facebook Post Said to Be by Assads Son Dares Americans to Attack
The author of a post on a Facebook page that appears to belong to the son of Syrias president, Bashar al-Assad, dared the United States to attack Syria, predicting that victory is ours in the end.


Nokia-Microsoft deal is good for both
It's the deal that's been rumored since Stephen Elop joined Nokia from Microsoft three years ago, and now it's become reality. Microsoft is to buy Nokia, and become a phone manufacturer ... for the second time.


Oman's modern generation
Marketplace Middle East meets the new generation of Omani traders.


The Mayors of New York
Historically, the template for choosing a new mayor of New York has resembled a pendulum, swinging from one extreme to another.


GLOBAL MARKETS-Support for U.S. action in Syria limits stocks' rise
* U.S. stocks end up but off day's highs * Microsoft slumps after Nokia deal * Treasury bond selling resumes * U.S. manufacturing sector expands * U.S. dollar hits six-week high after major...


U.S. Naval Academy rape hearing expected to end Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The preliminary hearing for three former U.S. Naval Academy football players charged with raping a female midshipman is expected to conclude on Tuesday after a week of testimony.


Ona, by Ursula von Rydingsvard, Arrives in Brooklyn
A nearly 12,000-pound sculpture called Ona, by Ursula von Rydingsvard, now stands greeting the public at Barclays Center.


B10 Won't Penalize Schools That Schedule FCS Teams
If all goes according to plan, the possibility of one of those attention-grabbing FCS wins won't exist much longer in the Big Ten.


Dance Review Indian Dance Forms of Odissi and Kathak Are Showcased
The Indian dancers Sonali Mishra and Shambhavi Dandekar showcase the Odissi and Kathak forms as part of Drive East at La MaMa.


Wealth Matters Seeking Light in the Heat of Energy Investing
Theres money to be made by investing in energy, everyone is saying. But as the field grows, how do you separate winners from flashes in the pan?


Italian astronaut recounts near-drowning during spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - As his helmet filled with water, blurring his vision and cutting off radio communications, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano says his thoughts quickly turned to the possibility of drowning during a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station.


Mexico's Grupo Mexico sees 2013 copper down to 820,000 tonnes
MEXICO CITY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Mexican miner and infrastructure company Grupo Mexico expects to produce 820,000 tonnes of copper in 2013, down 3.5 percent from its previous estimate, the president of the company's Minera Mexico subsidiary said on Tuesday.


5 lessons for Syria from Iraq
The U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq led to nearly 10 years of occupation, nearly 5,000 deaths among the U.S. military and the few allies that joined "Operation Iraqi Freedom," a visceral sectarian-based insurgency and the meddling of neighbors all seeking to influence post-Saddam Iraq. What was intended as an act of liberation -- then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expected the troops to be coming home in a few months -- became a quagmire.


Well Oral Infections Causing More Hospitalizations
Surprising numbers of patients are being hospitalized with serious, sometimes fatal tooth abscesses, a new study finds.


Storm Clouds at U.S. Open Are Untimely but Not New
The delay of recent mens finals at the United States Open has prompted calls for a retractable roof, but bad weather at the tournament is hardly a recent phenomenon.


ArtsBeat Redshirts Takes Hugo Award for Best Science-Fiction Novel
John Scalzis novel is about members of a spaceship crew who discover they are actually part of a television show.


Well Dress Up Your Salad With Grains
When a grain is not the main ingredient in a salad you appreciate it for its texture and for the nutty flavor it contributes to the dish.


Bumper Vodafone sale to help UK stocks
LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Shares in other telecoms companies, stocks with high dividends and firms eyeing share sales may all get a boost when UK-focused fund managers redeploy cash from Vodafone's sale of Verizon Wireless.


Japanese scientists see end to animal testing with artificial cornea
Sep. 1 - Japanese scientists say they have developed an artificial cornea to replace live animals in the testing of new cosmetics. Animal testing is banned in Europe but is still legal in Japan and the United States. The researchers believe their cornea could help end the practice completely. Tara Cleary reports.


Altidore Back on the Field
Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore has been ruled fit and will be with the U.S. national team for two coming World Cup qualifying matches.


Is media in the Middle East trusted?
The Arab world's relationship with media is -- like the region itself -- complicated and often contradictory and one that has been changing rapidly since the Arab Spring.


World Economy Growing Unevenly, O.E.C.D. Says
The global economy will continue a slow expansion, despite relative weakness in China and an uneven euro zone recovery, the research group predicts.


Perversion pervades Venice film fest with modern Greek tragedy
VENICE (Reuters) - A modern Greek tragedy of incest, prostitution and violence continued on Sunday the theme of sexual and moral perversion which has emerged at this year's Venice Film Festival.


No Clear Winner in Debate Between Merkel and Challenger
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Social Democratic rival, Peer Steinbrck, fought each other to a virtual draw in their sole television debate of the German election campaign.


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