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Singing doctor turns social media into treatment tool | | Sept. 25 - A doctor in the UK has become a Youtube sensation while demonstrating the power of social media to help patients. Dr Tapas Mukherjee is now known as 'The Singing Doctor', with his version of 90s hit "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by the band Deep Blue Something, which he has adapted lyrically to help acute asthma patients treat their condition. Jim Drury went to meet him. |
London keeps global edge as top transport finance hub | | LONDON (Reuters) - London remains the top financing centre for the global transport industry, although it faces stiff competition from New York and capitals in Asia Pacific as companies seek to tap more funding sources, a survey showed on Friday. |
A Peaceful Voyage | | The artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, with the help of schoolchildren, launch a boat/art installation inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks. |
Samsung addresses EU concerns in antitrust probe- | | NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co on Friday offered remedies that may settle a European Union probe over whether it breached antitrust rules through its use of patent lawsuits... |
Woods named PGA Tour player of the Year | | (Reuters) - Tiger Woods was named on Friday as the PGA Tour's Player of the Year for a record 11th time with fellow-American Jordan Spieth voted rookie of the year. |
Thousands of car geeks flock to Nebraska vintage Chevy auction | | PIERCE, Nebr., Sept 28 (Reuters) - America's love affair with the automobile was on full display Saturday as thousands of people converged on a muddy field in rural Nebraska for the auction of one of the nation's largest collections of vintage Chevrolets. |
Driverless shuttles seen as viable public transport alternative | | Sept. 17 - A collaboration between French company Induct and a Singapore university aims to replace conventional shuttle buses with a driverless, electric alternative. The team are currently testing the vehicle on a two kilometre test route virtually devoid of other traffic, but hope eventually to increase its range. Rob Muir has more. |
Doggie Weight Watchers | | With waistlines expanding, some chubby dogs are being sent to fitness programs to get slim and trim. |
The McEnroe of 'chess on ice?' | | He has overcome a fiery temper to become a champion in the world of curling -- a sport known as "chess on ice." Sweden's Niklas Edin is part of a younger generation with big dreams ahead of next year's Winter Olympics. |
COMMODITIES-Gold, wheat rally; commods in for year's best quarter | | By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Gold and wheat rallied on Friday and a few other commodities rose slightly, adding to what was shaping to be the sector's best quarterly performance in a year when the third quarter closes next week. The spot price of gold rose 1 percent as jitters over the U.S. budget and the outlook for Federal Reserve policy boosted the safe-haven appeal of bullion. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.7 percent, on improved demand |
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