| Latest worldwide news | U.S. panel backs lung cancer screening for high-risk groups | | | CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) - After decades of debate, an influential U.S. panel has endorsed the use of low-dose CT scans to detect lung cancer in high-risk individuals, paving the way for insurance coverage of the test for as many as 10 million smokers and former smokers. |
| Rangers, Scheppers Call Cleveland Incident Done | | | The Texas Rangers said Monday they had spoken with two teammates who were with Tanner Scheppers and have a "full understanding" of what happened when the reliever was involved in a physical altercation in Cleveland. |
| Japan jobless rate falls to lowest in 4-1/2 years | | | TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate hit its lowest level in four and a half years in June and the availability of jobs hit the highest in five years, boding well for the government's... |
| Bahrain passes stiffer 'terrorism' laws | | | Lawmakers in Bahrain have passed tough new laws for "terrorism acts" ahead of massive protests by the opposition on August 14, the state news agency BNA reported. |
| UPDATE 1-Canada's CPPIB to buy stake in Brazil's Aliansce for $480 mln | | | TORONTO, July 29 (Reuters) - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, one of the world's biggest pension funds, said on Monday it has agreed to acquire a 27.6 percent stake in Brazil's Aliansce Shopping Centers SA from General Growth Properties for an equity amount of $480 million. |
| Rebirth of Book by Aide to Carter | | | Kathleen Jordan, daughter of President Jimmy Carters chief of staff Hamilton Jordan, is shepherding her fathers memoir to publication. |
| Caroline Kennedy, Catching the Torch | | | In a public role that friends say she has been building a lifetime toward, Caroline Kennedy, the guardian of the flame, is poised to add to her familys rich legacy. |
| Breaking records in Dubai | | | Guinness World Records head Talal Omar has moved to the Middle East to accommodate the growing demand of record breakers. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Chromecast A TV game-changer? | | | Google rolled out a new Nexus 7 tablet on Wednesday. But a much smaller, much cheaper new gadget may be the one that makes a seismic impact in the consumer technology world. |
| Mining for minerals | | | Mining companies in Durban are eager to dig for minerals in the nearby dunes, but face opposition from environmentalists |
| The Amazon's World Cup race | | | For the World Cup in 2014, the 42,618-seater Arena Amazonia will be one of the event's most striking stadiums. If it is finished on time..... |
| Second-quarter GDP to slow sharply on tax burden | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth probably slowed sharply in the second quarter, but its pace is unlikely to change views that the Federal Reserve will start trimming bond purchases later this year. |
| Scott NCAA Changes Can Come Without Confrontation | | | Larry Scott of the Pac-12 joined the chorus of commissioners calling for sweeping change in the NCAA, and said it can happen without confrontation and with the five most powerful football conferences still competing on the field with the other five. |
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