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News Feed Latest worldwide news WRAPUP 3-World mourns Steve Jobs; Apple shares edge higher * Apple shares up 1 percent (Updates links to stories, graphics, Breakingviews; updates shares) U.S., Korea, Japan lead way in 4G Jim Boulden speaks with Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg about his company's plans for 3G and 4G developments. Pope, in Brazil, asks young to change unfair, corrupt world RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged young people on Friday to change a world where food is discarded while millions go hungry, where racism and violence still affront human dignity and... Op-Ed Contributor A Crescendo of Errors As God along with Bach, Beethoven and Mozart is my witness, you cannot reach a crescendo. AEP says costly U.S. greenhouse gas limits unnecessary (Reuters) - American Electric Power Co, one of the biggest coal burners in the United States, said Thursday the power industry is already on track to meet the Obama administration's carbon reduction goals and does not need federal regulators to impose additional costly limits on greenhouse gas emissions. Merkel Calls for Siemens' Return to 'Calm Waters' Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany weighed in after the engineering groups announcement that it planned to remove its chief executive, Peter Loescher. Colombia will seek 4.5 trillion pesos from sale of Isagen BOGOTA, July 29 (Reuters) - Colombia's Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said on Monday the government would seek to raise at least 4.5 trillion pesos ($2.4 billion) from the sale of its stake in electricity generator Isagen. Egypt between miracles and reality Where some see cause to celebrate after President Morsy was removed from power, supporters of the former leader see a coup plot and renewed fears over security. IBM to receive 21 mln euros state-aid for Romania investment-report BUCHAREST, July 29 (Reuters) - IBM, the world's largest technology services company, will receive 21 million euros ($27.86 million) state-aid from the Romanian government for investment that will generate 900 jobs, daily Ziarul Financiar reported on Monday. Football Masters at Jets Coordinators Fingertips Marty Mornhinweg is bringing the Jets not only the West Coast offense, but also his experience with the offenses pioneers. Community Health's Q2 income drops as hospital admissions fall July 29 (Reuters) - Community Health Systems Inc reported a lower second-quarter profit on Monday due to a decline in patient admissions at its hospitals. Commodity hedge funds suffer longest losing streak on record LONDON (Reuters) - Funds betting on commodity price moves have lost money every month since January, their joint longest losing streak on record, raising more doubts about their ability to make money... Sports Briefing | Hockey Devils Keep Zidlicky, Defenseman in Top Pair The Devils re-signed Marek Zidlicky, which will allow the team to keep its top defensive pair together. T Magazine All the Rage | The Next Great Cocktail Craze? Boozy Punches At the 11the annual Tales of the Cocktail convention in New Orleans, revelers embraced large-batch, high-proof drinks served in giant bowls. Software experts attack cars, to release code as hackers meet BOSTON (Reuters) - Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded. That is about to change, thanks to two well-known computer software hackers who got bored finding bugs in software from Microsoft and Apple. Moody's downgrades GlaxoSmithKline credit outlook LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline, already rocked by a bribery scandal in China, suffered a fresh setback on Monday when Moody's Investors Service cut its credit outlook for the British drugmaker on concerns about cash outflows. From slum town to arty village Modern art pops up in unexpected corners in Busan's Gamcheon Village. Every millisecond counts, say laser clock creators July 29 - A new optical lattice clock, designed in France, is so precise its creators say it could help improve the resolution of global positioning systems (GPS), help Smartphones download data faster and refine high-frequency trading on financial markets. The research team at the Paris Observatory who devised it says it will neither gain nor lose a second over a period of 300 million years. Tara Cleary has more. Food Corporations Turn to Chefs in a Quest for Healthy Flavor At companies like PepsiCo and Kellogg, white-coated lab technicians join with white-jacketed chefs to give consumers the taste they want with less salt, fat and sugar. Plains All American affiliate files for IPO of up to $1 bln July 29 (Reuters) - Plains All American Pipeline LP affiliate Plains Gp Holdings LP filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $1 billion in an initial public offering of Class A shares. Iran nominee seen as olive branch to United States DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - If Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani wanted to signal his determination to rebuild relations with the United States and strike a "grand bargain," he could hardly do better than pick Mohammad Javad Zarif as his foreign minister. CANADA STOCKS-Fed fears, commodities shares take TSX lower * TSX falls 29.27 points, or 0.23 percent, to 12,618.63 * Seven of 10 main sectors advance * HBC jumps about 7 percent after Saks deal * Gold miners slip with price of bullion By John Tilak TORONTO, July 29 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index slipped on Monday as investors worried about the U.S. Federal Reserve's plans for its stimulus program, hurting shares of natural resource companies. Concerns about the outlook for monetary policy overshadowed a jump in shares of UPDATE 2-For Herbalife, investor feud turns into strong results July 29(Reuters) - Nutritional products giant Herbalife said its better than-expected earnings and rosy 2013 outlook were driven by a fast-growing global distributor network and strong demand for its weight-loss shakes and supplements. Two Ad Giants Chasing Google in Merger Deal The merger of Omnicom and Publicis signals that advertising is now firmly in the business of collecting and selling the personal information of millions of consumers. Players Summer Health Receives Year-Round Attention in the N.F.L. Since the death of the N.F.L. player Korey Stringer from heatstroke, players at all levels are being educated on the dangers of not being heat acclimatized. Triathlon races to all-time high in U.S NEW YORK (Reuters) - Triathlons, the three-prong running, biking and swimming races, are more popular than ever in the United States and fitness experts say anyone who trains properly can complete one. Syrian forces 'take rebel stronghold' The Syrian regime says it has taken back a key area of Homs, inflicting a strategic blow to rebels fighting to end Bashar al-Assad's rule. REFILE-Lockheed, Pentagon reach deal on 71 more F-35s-source WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp and the Pentagon reached agreement on Monday on orders for the next two batches of F-35 fighter jets, a deal worth over $7 billion, according to a... Advertising Air Force Asks Students to Solve Real-World Problems People will be challenged to develop technologies for search-and-rescue operations, create software code for an unmanned aerial vehicle and to help start the newest GPS satellite. English high society at play Empires have been lost, the atom split, but some unique English sporting events remain the same. In the Garden The Storm Erases, the Drawing Board Replaces Two landscape designers give guidance on how to repair a landscape after destruction from a storm. Snedeker Gifted Canadian Crown After Johnson Collapse American Brandt Snedeker took advantage of a Dustin Johnson meltdown to claim a three-shot victory at the Canadian Open on Sunday. Call Me Mansion Developers are repurposing the word mansion, using it to describe a luxurious lower-floor unit within a building. 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. T Magazine All the Rage | The Next Great Cocktail Craze? Boozy Punches At the 11the annual Tales of the Cocktail convention in New Orleans, revelers embraced large-batch, high-proof drinks served in giant bowls. U.S. regulators moving cautiously on mortgage reforms WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank regulators, wary of upsetting the fragile housing market, are moving cautiously in fashioning dozens of new rules to prevent reckless underwriting and other mortgage market abuses. Borussia Dortmund Beats Bayern Munich to Lift Super Cup Two goals from Marco Reus spurred Borussia Dortmund to a 4-2 win over Bayern Munich and the German Super Cup title. Colombia will seek 4.5 trillion pesos from sale of Isagen BOGOTA, July 29 (Reuters) - Colombia's Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said on Monday the government would seek to raise at least 4.5 trillion pesos ($2.4 billion) from the sale of its stake in... Bubba's $40K hovercraft Bubba Watson's golf cart hovercraft will cost you $40,000. Smaller-than-expected shipwreck losses prop Lancashire shares (Reuters) - British insurer Lancashire Holdings Ltd added $37.7 million to its losses from the 2012 Costa Concordia shipwreck off the Italian coast, but its shares rose 4 percent as analysts had...

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