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The WTA hits 40th | | Serena Williams and a host of No.1 ranked women's players gather at a unique celebration event Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of the WTA founded by her 'inspiration' Billie Jean King. |
Hitting Pay Dirt on Mars | | The first rock examined by Curiosity last year turns out to be an uncommon alkaline rock, with a tiny amount of water. |
Kipsang smashes marathon record | | Moments after crossing the line, the new marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang had just one thought on his mind -- "I can run faster". |
Bolivian leader Let's take U.S. to court | | It's no secret that Bolivian President Evo Morales is not a fan of the U.S. government, and at the U.N. General Assembly he took his complaints to a wider audience, calling for action against the Obama administration. |
Obamacare push accelerates as government shutdown nears | | (Reuters) - The Obama administration accelerated its push to persuade individual Americans to sign up for the most extensive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system in 50 years, even as the program's foes in Congress fought to delay its launch with the threat of a federal government shutdown. |
Westwood turns on Twitter trolls | | After a nightmare final round at the PGA Championship, former world No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood received a torrent of abuse on Twitter -- and he could not resist hitting back at the "haters." |
New "walking shark" species identified off Indonesia | | Sept. 5 - A new species of epaulette shark has been discovered in waters off a remote Indonesian island. Officially called Hemiscyllium halmahera, the shark was first seen by divers in 2008 as it "walked" along the sea floor, but has only now been identified as a new species. Rob Muir reports. |
Watch CNN FC episode 16 | | Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. |
Telecom Italia chief Bernabe considering resigning source | | MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia Executive Chairman Franco Bernabe is considering resigning at a board meeting scheduled for Thursday, a source close to the situation said, as his plans to relaunch the heavily indebted company may not get enough backing. |
'Breaking Bad' goes out with a bang | | Was the series finale of "Breaking Bad" satisfying? Did it tie up all loose ends? Did the character you wanted to live survive and did the ones you wanted to die get their just desserts? Is it sending you back to the beginning to binge watch it all over again? |
Brazil's OGX on track to miss $44.5 mln interest payment -sources | | SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian oil producer OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA is on track to forego a $44.5 million interest payment due on Tuesday, two sources with knowledge of the plans said, moving the company closer to the largest Latin American corporate debt default ever. |
Immelt says GE can succeed in China independently | | Jan 19 - In an interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt touts the conglomerate's success with joint ventures in China, but says GE has succeeded on its own. |
Sea program for peace | | A program at sea looks to rock the boat on old hatreds in the Middle East. CNN's Sara Sidner reports. |
What to know about 'Homeland' this season | | The second season of the Showtime hit "Homeland" ended with an explosive finale that left the CIA headquarters in shambles and a former war hero on the run, suspected of setting a bomb that killed 219 innocent people. |
Water "the teeth" of climate change - World Bank | | June 19 - Growing pressure over water remains the most worrying symptom of climate change, argues the World Bank President, while a projected 2C rise in temperature by 2030 could submerge Bangkok. |
Malala's voice stronger, not silenced | | The attack was meant to silence the outspoken teenager who dared to defy the Taliban's ban against girls in school. Instead, it only made Malala's voice more powerful. After a school year that started with a shooting, Malala now eyes a summer of speaking at the U.N., telling her story in a new book and amplifying the issue of girls education. |
Snedeker fights back | | World no. 7 Brandt Snedeker targets strong finish to 2013 after fighting back from a bone disease. |
AXA completes private equity arm spin-out | | LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - AXA's private equity arm said on Monday it had completed a spin out from its parent company, with management and employees taking the biggest stake of the newly named... |
Planet penetrator offers high-speed path to Europa | | Sept. 24 - Scientists curious about possible life on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, are developing a capsule that can be fired at high speed into the moon's surface to dislodge and collect samples. Astrium, a subsidiary of aerospace giant EADS, could be involved in a proposed European Space Agency (ESA) mission to Europa within the decade, and has been test-firing its planet penetrating rockets to prepare. Jim Drury reports. |
Mythbuster Edoardo Molinari | | Ryder Cup star Edoardo Molinari shows how you can improve your golf game using technology, among other things. |
Year Zero, by Ian Buruma | | Ian Burumas global history of the pivotal year 1945, when a new world emerged from the ruins of war. |
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