| Latest worldwide news | Cacao fever! Why people pay $6 for a chocolate bar - Felix TV | | | People craving the best ingredients and flavors are changing the economics of chocolate, making it possible for chocolate makers such as Madecasse and Cacao Prieto to produce expensive chocolates, support farmers in the developing world and turn the simple candy bar into an artisanal experience. (November 27, 2012) |
| Nikkei set to fall below 14,000 as yen strengthens; earnings in focus | | | TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to fall for the fourth day in a row on Monday as the yen rose against the dollar, while caution over corporate earnings is likely to keep investors on the sidelines. Market players said the Nikkei was likely to trade between 13,850 to 14,150 on Monday after falling 3.0 percent to 14,129.98 on Friday. If the index falls below 14,000, it will be the first time since July 4. Nikkei futures in Chicago closed at 13,945, down |
| Penn State Heading Into Year 2 Under O'Brien | | | Bill O'Brien thinks he can do a better job of managing the clock. He wants to improve his communication with his coaches in the press box. Then there are the adjustments for recruiting, practice and team meetings. |
| Classical Britten Serenade in the Park | | | Although it has generated less hoopla than the Verdi and Wagner bicentennials, the English composer Benjamin Brittens 100th birthday is also cause for celebration. |
| Syrian refugees face resentment | | | He escaped the war, but life's no happier now for Omar. The 8-year-old Syrian refugee longs for friends back in Qusayr, hard hit by a civil war that grinds on. He also misses days in school -- when the most he had to worry about was finishing his homework. |
| Win a Trip 2013 | | | As Erin Luhmann travels with Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, she reports on malnutrition in Mali, treatments for clubfoot in Niger and the refugee crisis from the conflict in Darfur. |
| Bribery allegations hit GSK | | | Jim Boulden reports on the admission from GlaxoSmithKline that its employees may have committed crimes in China. |
| Tunisian opposition may set up rival 'salvation government' | | | TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's secular opposition said on Sunday it might set up an alternative "salvation government" to challenge the Islamist-led ruling coalition and show its anger at the assassinations of two leftist politicians in six months. |
| Island nations at risk | | | Kieren Keke remembers growing up on the Pacific island of Nauru, the world's smallest independent republic. |
| Dropped off at Grandma's ... for good | | | It's often the grandparents who step up when a parent dies or is unable to take care of a child for other reasons, such as incarceration, abuse or mental illness. But the sudden shift in responsibility can be incredibly stressful. |
| Jackson went days without real sleep | | | Michael Jackson died while preparing to set a world record for the most successful concert run, but he unknowingly set another record that led to his death. |
| Victor Froome 'overwhelmed' | | | 2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome talks to CNN about his win and facing questions about banned substances. |
| Shanghai locals declare war on heat | | | July 22 - Around 100 people use their water guns and buckets to fight one another and the heat in Shanghai's People's Square. Elly Park reports. |
| Record eighth for Nadal | | | Rafael Nadal races to a record eighth French Open title Sunday with a straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-3 dismissal of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in a final briefly interrupted by a protestor brandishing a lighted flare. |
| Analysis China leaders play safe on reforms as growth sags | | | BEIJING (Reuters) - For all the strong rhetoric, China's latest policy actions suggest a shift in focus on the economy to mix relatively pain-free reforms that burnish Beijing's credentials for change with measures to prop up sagging growth. |
| Dozens killed in Cairo clashes | | | Dozens were reported killed overnight in clashes between President Mohamed Morsy's supporters and those opposed to his rule, an escalation of violence that has raised concerns among Western leaders about the stability of a key ally in the region. |
| Breaking records in Dubai | | | Guinness World Records head Talal Omar has moved to the Middle East to accommodate the growing demand of record breakers. |
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