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How Africa is fueling the world | | From laptops to cars, the products you take for granted are made using minerals from Africa. Find out how the world depends on Africa's natural resources, and how those resources are powering African economies. |
Hospital operator HCA says Bracken to retire as CEO | | July 29 (Reuters) - HCA Holdings Inc, the largest for-profit U.S. hospital operator, on Monday said Richard Bracken would step down as chief executive by year-end and would be replaced by R. Milton Johnson, who is currently chief financial officer. |
How to nominate a CNN Hero | | A CNN Hero's journey to global recognition begins with a nomination by someone who's been touched by their efforts. |
The Lede Video of the Popes Gay Lobby Remarks | | We must distinguish the fact that a person is gay from the fact of lobbying, because no lobbies are good, Pope Francis told reporters on Monday. If a person is gay, and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge? |
NBC plans Hillary Clinton miniseries, part of TV event strategy | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC plans to air a four-hour miniseries starring Diane Lane as former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton, part of the broadcast TV network's strategy to improve its ratings by luring viewers to one-time event programming. |
Bahrain passes stiffer 'terrorism' laws | | Lawmakers in Bahrain have passed tough new laws for "terrorism acts" ahead of massive protests by the opposition on August 14, the state news agency BNA reported. |
Medium chance of cyclone North of Puerto Rico NHC | | (Reuters) - Remnants of tropical storm Dorian, located a couple of hundred miles north of Puerto Rico, have a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. |
Few Suitors to Build a New Marine One | | The bidding for the helicopter, as well as other recent contract troubles, suggests that the goal of creating sharper competition with government contracts is hard to achieve. |
Let's deport Rep. Steve King | | Ruben Navarrette says Rep. Steve King seems intent on carrying on the tradition of labeling immigrants as deficient, defective, defiant, dangerous, and now drug-smuggling |
Fears of crackdown in Egypt | | Egypt edges towards confrontation between security forces and supporters of the country's deposed president as they are warned to end their protest. |
Hamilton claims maiden win for Mercedes | | Lewis Hamilton claims his first victory since switching to Mercedes and revives his world title hopes with a storming drive at the Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday. |
Turkey frees bird accused of spying for Israel | | ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained a bird on suspicion it was spying for Israel, but freed it after X-rays showed it was not embedded with surveillance equipment, newspapers said on Friday. |
Teen plans 'hacker school' in Kenya | | Martha Chumo, a 19-year-old self-taught programmer, was supposed to be in New York right now, honing her coding skills and mastering cutting-edge technologies in the company of fellow software enthusiasts. |
Famed hacker Barnaby Jack dies a week before hacking convention | | (Reuters) - Barnaby Jack, a celebrated computer hacker who forced bank ATMs to spit out cash and sparked safety improvements in medical devices, died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to make a high-profile presentation at a hacking conference. |
The man who could have been Pele? | | Seven decades before Neymar, a world away from Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, a predecessor to Zico and Socrates, there was a formidable striker who could have rivaled Pele. That man was Heleno de Freitas, a soccer superstar in the days before Brazil ruled the "beautiful game." |
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