| Latest worldwide news | Carlos Slim increases stake in NY Times | | | Oct 6 (Reuters) - Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire who loaned the New York Times Co $250 million, has upped his stake in the company for the third time in two months. |
| Massive California wildfire sparked by faulty electrical gear | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Faulty electrical equipment sparked the 10-day-old forest fire that had threatened the scenic mountain resort of Idyllwild in Southern California before cooler, rainy weather helped crews largely subdue the blaze, fire authorities said on Thursday. |
| Twitter faces backlash over rape-threat tweets | | | A barrage of rape and death threats on Twitter aimed at feminist Caroline Criado-Perez, who petitioned to have women displayed on British banknotes -- has sparked outrage in the global media and among the Twitterati. |
| Scientists smell success with durian wine | | | July 21 - Scientists in Singapore are turning their hands to wine-making, using the pungent-smelling durian as a replacement for grapes. They're still a long way from commercializing durian wine, but the researchers are confident that the so-called "King of Fruits" has potential for producing a wine that people will want to drink. Tara Cleary reports. |
| Cooking among bombs in Somalia | | | A Somali chef left his successful cafe in London to start a new business in his hometown. Despite being targeted by suicide bombers, he is determined to remind his countrymen what it's like to live without war. |
| Cellcom sees lower Q2 profit, says company not for sale | | | JERUSALEM, July 30 (Reuters) - Cellcom, Israel's largest mobile phone operator, expects a further decline in revenue and profit in the second quarter but its financially-strapped controlling shareholder is not putting it up for sale, the company said on Tuesday. |
| Bags 'stolen' after Asiana crash | | | In the hubbub at San Francisco's airport following the crash of Asiana Flight 214, an airline employee and his fiancee allegedly stole luggage and exchanged some of its contents at a nearby Nordstrom for cash, a prosecutor said Tuesday. |
| 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. |
| Michael Phelps' golf growing pains | | | As a swimmer, his countless hours of training paid off handsomely -- earning him a record 18 Olympic gold medals. As a golfer, Michael Phelps is wondering what he's got himself into. |
| 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. |
| 10 smartphone habits to avoid | | | How annoying and rude and antisocial have we all become with our smartphones? We're embarrassing ourselves all over the place. Please stop. |
| Michael Phelps' golf growing pains | | | As a swimmer, his countless hours of training paid off handsomely -- earning him a record 18 Olympic gold medals. As a golfer, Michael Phelps is wondering what he's got himself into. |
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