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Modernizing the Maasai
A Maasai activist is helping his people adapt to the 21st century, starting radio stations and encouraging women to set up in business.


Boeing asks airlines to inspect Honeywell emergency beacons
PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing said it had asked airlines using Honeywell fixed emergency beacons to inspect the devices on most of its worldwide fleet to gather data for regulators following a recent fire on board a parked 787 Dreamliner.


Raikkonen a wanted man in F1
Lotus says Red Bull is making a push for Kimi Raikkonen, and Sebastian Vettel wouldn't mind having the Finn as a teammate.


UPDATE 2-Saudi Arabia awards $22.5 bln contracts to build Riyadh metro
* Bechtel, Spain's FCC, Italy's Ansaldo STS lead consortia


A Month in the Country, as Experienced at Age 20
The chief dance critic of The New York Times recalls being mesmerized by Lynn Seymour and Anthony Dowell in Frederick Ashtons ballet A Month in the Country, introduced in 1976.


Serious Investment and Savvy Marketing Revive Soccer in Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer has been rebranded and reborn, playing to capacity crowds at its new stadium.


1,200 escape from Benghazi prison
Libyan authorities are trying to round up 1,200 inmates who spilled out of a Benghazi prison.


UPDATE 1-Steven Cohen throws a party despite his fund's indictment
July 28 (Reuters) - Hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen did not let the filing of criminal charges against his $14 billion SAC Capital Advisors get in the way of a party this weekend at his...


U.S. will not declare whether coup occurred in Egypt U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration told lawmakers on Thursday it does not intend to make a determination on whether a military coup occurred in Egypt, a senior U.S. official said, in a move that avoids a decision that would automatically force the cut-off of U.S. aid


Francis wades into favelas
The man widely revered as the "Slum Pope" wades into the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.


UPDATE 1-U.N. and Syria say chemical arms talks were 'productive'
BEIRUT, July 27 (Reuters) - The United Nations and Syria said on Saturday that negotiations between Damascus and the U.N. chemical weapons investigator were "productive", but did not say if his team would be allowed to probe allegations that such weapons had been used in the country's civil war.


The Texas Tribune Texas Bid to Ease Mandatory Exams for Public School Students
The Legislature passed a bill to reduce the number of tests, currently 17, public school students must take before high school, but a federal waiver is probably needed.


Serious Investment and Savvy Marketing Revive Soccer in Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer has been rebranded and reborn, playing to capacity crowds at its new stadium.


U.S. does not plan decision on Egypt coup
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration told Congress on Thursday it does not plan to make a determination on whether a military coup occurred in Egypt, avoiding a decision that would force the cut off of most of the annual $1.55 billion in U.S. aid.


Lakers' Steve Nash to Try Out for Inter Milan
Steve Nash believes Kobe Bryant is ahead of schedule in his recovery from Achilles' surgery, is hopeful that the Los Angeles Lakers will finally find the chemistry they lacked a year ago and is finding himself fueled by the memories of an injury-filled season.


Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume this week
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have been invited to resume peace talks in Washington on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S. State Department said, after a break of nearly three years.


Siemens C.E.O. to Leave Following Profit Warning
Peter Loescher is to leave Siemens four years before the end of his contract, after the German engineering group this week issued its second profit warning this year.


Karrie Webb Wins Ladies European Masters
Hall of Famer Karrie Webb rallied to win the Ladies European Masters on Sunday, making two eagles in a 7-under 65 for a one-stroke victory.


British Recovery Picks Up, But Still Remains Fragile
Gross domestic product grew 0.6 percent in the three months that ended on June 30, an uptick amid signs of improvement elsewhere in Europe.


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.


FOREX-Dollar pulls back in Asia ahead of Fed, hits one-mth low on yen
* Plenty of event risk ahead with ECB and BoE meeting, major data


No Starting QB Yet for Oklahoma; Texas Has Answer
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was quick to point out there still is no final decision on who will be the starting quarterback for the Sooners this season.


Insight Science for hire - Trial over plastic exposes disclosure deficit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children's sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamoring for regulators to ban it. Medical societies were warning that BPA's similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, es


Delivering a Jolt to India's Teacher Training
A Mumbai group seeks to address a shortage of affordable quality teaching by recruiting mostly poorer local women and turning them into educators.


Crowd burns car after voting ends in Cambodia
An angry crowd sets fire to a car outside a polling station house after voting ended Cambodia's general election. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Carline Ray, an Enduring Pioneer Woman of Jazz, Dies at 88
Ms. Ray, an instrumentalist and vocalist who began performing in the 1940s, worked steadily for seven decades and released her first recording as a lead singer this year.


Paula Deens Cook Tells of Slights, Steeped in History
Dora Charles, who lives in an aging trailer home on the outskirts of Savannah, said Paula Deen held out the promise that together, they might get rich one day.


Boeing asks airlines to inspect Honeywell emergency beacons
PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - Boeing said it had asked airlines using Honeywell fixed emergency beacons to inspect the devices on most of its worldwide fleet to gather data for regulators following a recent fire on board a parked 787 Dreamliner.


Watch CNN FC episode 16
Champions League veterans Owen Hargreaves and David Ginola discuss the game between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.


45 Killed in Sectarian Bombings in Pakistan
A militant group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the deaths in Parachinar, the main town in a tribal region near the Afghan border.


Quakes Thought to Help Release Methane From Seabed
Seepage of methane, a greenhouse gas, in the Arabian Sea may be linked to a 1945 earthquake, a study suggests. The finding may affect global warming estimates.


Crowd burns car after voting ends in Cambodia
An angry crowd sets fire to a car outside a polling station house after voting ended Cambodia's general election. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Tour football's spiritual home
CNN's Pedro Pinto tours Brazil's Maracana Stadium after its costly and problematic redesign for the 2014 World Cup.


Meyer Strikes Somber Tone Over Players Troubles
Ohio State Coach Urban Meyer, Aaron Hernandezs former coach at Florida, addressed criticism over his handling of players, many of whom have faced legal troubles.


Well In Terms of Injury, Cities Safer Than Country
If you want to avoid death by injury, live in a large city a new study has found they are safer than rural areas.


PC Industry Fights to Adapt as Tablets Muscle In
While sales of PCs to businesses remain steady, demand among consumers has plunged, largely because people are instead buying iPads, Kindle Fires and other tablets.


Rival groups in Alexandria standoff
Over a hundred supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi are holed up inside a mosque following deadly clashes in the city of Alexandria. Andrew Raven reports.


FOREX-Dollar pulls back in Asia ahead of Fed, hits one-mth low on yen
* Plenty of event risk ahead with ECB and BoE meeting, major data


Double Murder Seen as Part of Mans Quest to Kill Sex Offenders
When Charles Parker registered as a sex offender in the small upstate town of Jonesville, S.C., he became a prospect on another mans kill list, the authorities say.


RPT-Wall St Week Ahead Stocks face the Fed, jobs and earnings
NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - This week on Wall Street could be a summer blockbuster, with the marquee featuring a triple bill the Fed, jobs and earnings.


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