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Spanning the world's scary-high bridges | | The world's highest bridges don't scare two men who have traveled to some of the scariest on the planet. And sometimes, when nobody's looking, they climb them. |
Why the Indian protests were not a surprise | | Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the Anna Hazare movement in India, and why protests like this are not surprising in emerging economies. |
UPDATE 6-America Movil threatens to scrap KPN takeover bid | | BRUSSELS/MEXICO CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - America Movil threatened to abandon its bid for Dutch telecom KPN on Friday, saying it has no plans to raise the 7.2 billion euro ($9.5 billion) offer, after a foundation representing KPN told the Mexican firm to improve its proposal or face a veto. |
Meet Andy Murray's Mum | | Tennis parents don't always have the best of reputations. Think Damir Dokic, John Tomic and Jim Pierce. However, Andy Murray's Mum is a very different breed. |
Future city | | It is a bright cold day in April, and the walls are gently throbbing. You open your eyes in time to see the Wall Smart paint of your brand new apartment slowly brightening from black to white as nano-particles rearrange themselves to absorb a different part of the spectrum. |
Off-balance, cliff-edge hotel | | It's awkward, possibly ingenious; designers hope to create a building that will make Lima an international sensation. |
The best way to burn body fat? | | "If you looked at a jockey without clothes on, there aren't many who have an ounce of fat underneath the skin," says coach Richard Perham. |
A Loire Valley Fixer-Upper | | All it needed was its dignity restored. Along with the floors, the roof, the plumbing, the heating and the wiring. |
Where boats go to die | | In the white sand beaches of Yoff, the small fishing town just north of the Senegalese capital Dakar, a seemingly endless line of brightly colored boats dots the Atlantic seaside. |
Cumulus Media Will Buy a Radio Syndicator | | The deal would let Cumulus beef up its syndication business with programs from the National Football League, the Olympics and Nascar, as well as news and entertainment. |
Bo keeps up counterattack | | Fallen Chinese Communist Party heavyweight Bo Xilai kept up his vigorous defense against corruption charges Friday in China's most politically sensitive trial in decades. |
World's weirdest food fests | | "It's quite a site to watch people wrestling around in mashed potatoes." We concur. Check out the word's strangest food festivals. |
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