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| Why women don't make partner | | | The scales of justice are beginning to balance as an increasing number of women enter the legal profession. But female lawyers are still struggling to become partners at top firms. CNN asked six leading lawyers in the United States and Britain to tell us what can be done to make the law a more balanced profession |
| British banks still credit-shy towards small firms, study finds | | | LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Britain's risk-wary banks are reluctant to lend to small firms or pass on cuts in interest rates, according to government-commissioned research that points to a lack of supply rather than demand as the main brake on transactions. |
| Study forecasts deadly consequences of global warming in New York | | | July 15 - Higher temperatures caused by climate change could cause a spike in heat-related deaths in New York City, according to researchers at Columbia University. They say that if current trends continue, the number of fatalities attribituble to hot weather could double over the next seventy years. Sharon Reich reports. |
| Mermaid school makes a splash | | | July 25 - Mermaid swimming lessons gain popularity in Manila, with women and girls getting the chance to fulfill their underwater dreams. Tara Cleary reports. |
| San Diego mayor to enter therapy over sex scandal, won't quit | | | SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner on Friday defied calls to resign over a hail of sexual harassment allegations, but apologized to the women he offended and said he would take a two-week leave of absence to undergo intensive therapy. |
| Yuliya Bulba, Noah Baer | | | The bride is a candidate for a doctorate in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University; the groom is an associate in the Manhattan office of a London law firm. |
| Seoul Offers Humanitarian Aid to North Korea | | | South Korea said the aid shipments were not linked to political issues between the two Koreas, but the announcement was included in a statement that mentioned ending a dispute on an industrial complex. |
| Apollo 11 rocket engines found? | | | Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos rescued sunken treasure in the Atlantic this year components of two F-1 rocket engines. Now he says he has verified that they are engines from Apollo 11, the first mission that took U.S. astronauts to the moon. |
| U.S. FDA puts hold on Vertex hepatitis study; shares fall | | | (Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc said U.S. health regulators placed a partial clinical hold on its mid-stage study of an experimental oral hepatitis C treatment because of potential liver problems, sending its shares sharply lower on Thursday. |
| Was London Olympics worth $14B? | | | Over two-thirds of Britons believe the 9 billion ($13.8 billion) bill for the London Olympics was worth it, but economists and business leaders argue it could take years to see the economic benefits. |
| Singing priests revive Catholicism | | | A Catholic priest is at the forefront of a Brazilian movement known as the Charismatic Catholic Renovation, trying to invigorate the Church and lure new and old followers back to the fold. |
| Teresa Heinz Kerry leaves rehab hospital, full recovery expected | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry's wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, walked out of a Boston rehabilitation hospital on Saturday, nearly three weeks after suffering a seizure, and is expected to make a full recovery, the State Department said on Saturday. |
| Insight How Samsung is beating Apple in China | | | GUANGZHOU, China/SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook believes that "over the arc of time" China is a huge opportunity for his pathbreaking company. But time looks to be on the side of rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which has been around far longer and penetrated much deeper into the world's most populous country. |
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