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News Feed Latest worldwide news The New Old Age In Coming Decades, Fewer Caregivers As baby boomers age, the odds of finding a family caregiver or even a professional one are very likely to worsen, according to a new report from the AARPs Public Policy Institute. Bizarre species 'Chewbacca bat' The 'Chewbacca bat' and a frog that doesn't hop are among the weird and wonderful species found by researchers in Mozambique. Global Health Bacteria Study Offers Clues to Typhoid Mary Mystery A new study sheds more light on how Salmonella typhi, the bacteria that cause typhoid fever, hide in the body. Domestic slowdown holds back Australian airlines SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Headwinds from Australia's slowing economy and intense competition in the domestic airline market have resulted in an uncertain near-term outlook for Qantas Airways Ltd and Virgin Australia , which report their full-year results this week. After a Recession in Portugal, the Tiny Green Fruits of Success Recent data suggest that the country is indeed hitting its export stride, but the balance sheets of the nations banks could weigh on the fragile economic comeback. Emirates aims for high flyers For those that love the luxury of first class air travel but loathe the imposition of having to share it with others, Emirates thinks it has the aircraft for you. Rebuilding lives of child refugees The UNHCR has announced that we have reached the one millionth Syrian child refugee mark. It is a terrifying statistic if you really digest it and don't just read it as a sanitized account of a tragic war. Breakingviews Microsofts future Aug. 23 - Richard Beales and Robert Cyran discuss why CEO Steve Ballmers announcement he will retire sometime in the next year had investors cheering. Suspect gouged out boy's eyes A 6-year-old boy was recovering in hospital in China's Shanxi province on Wednesday after his eyes were gouged out in an attack that has left him permanently blind, according to state media reports. Pilgrim's Pride to invest $25 million in new feed mill, upgrades CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pilgrim's Pride Corp , the second largest chicken producer in the world, will invest $25 million to build a new feed mill and renovate its poultry processing plant, both in... Australia's Scott Wins Barclays in Tight Finish Masters champion Adam Scott of Australia won The Barclays after a nail-biting finish, claiming the title on Sunday by one stroke over four rivals in the opening event of the FedExCup playoffs. Open Book Meryl as Mary Meryl Streep narrates the audiobook of Colm Toibins Testament of Mary. What We Eat Building a Better Mass-Market Tomato Plant geneticists say a project to develop tastier mass-produced tomatoes is just one step in pushing Americans toward more healthy eating. Beating tennis' big four Tennis legends Jim Courier and John McEnroe show us why Djokovic, Murray, Nadal and Federer are so tough. Key Questions on the Conflict in Syria A brief summary of the conflict in Syria and why the United States appears headed to a fresh military entanglement in the Middle East. Surgeons shrink Indian child's head The pictures may be difficult to look at, but 18-month-old Roona Begum's story of survival is remarkable. Hollywood reflects on race in year of black, civil rights films LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Race in America has been a hot topic of debate this summer and Hollywood, as if on cue, has muscled its way into the conversation. Father reunites with son feared killed in chemical attack Aug. 28 - Amateur video purports to show a Syrian father being reunited with his son who he thought had died in a chemical weapons attack last week. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. ArtsBeat Soho Rep Announces New Season The downtown theaters new season includes the New York premiere of David Adjmis Marie Antoinette and Branden Jacobs-Jenkinss Octoroon. BRIEF-Colony Capital names Lhomme, Moussalem co-heads of Colony Europe PARIS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Colony Capital * names Jean-Romain Lhomme and Nadra Moussalem as co-heads of Colony Europe from Sept. 2 to replace Sebastien Bazin, who on Tuesday took over the reins of... Cute route? Hello Kitty jets head to U.S. The United States and possibly Europe are set to get a taste of the world's cutest flying experience, courtesy EVA Air's Hello Kitty jets. Model Casting Countdown to Fashion Week Model Casting About for Character Designers of Tome label assemble a cast of models for a runway show. Toddler finds gun, kills himself A 3-year-old boy in a small Michigan town was killed over the weekend when he accidentally shot himself in the head with a gun he found on the closet floor of his home. What justifies intervention? Why does the use of chemical weapons justify international retribution with military force, in a way that two years of brutal repression with tanks and planes does not? And where in international law is the legal "cover" for such action? Why were 12 Mexican youths killed? What happened to 12 youths who were kidnapped in broad daylight from a bar in Mexico? Was revenge the reason they died? Career first, children later Taiwan women put their eggs on ice HSINCHU, Taiwan (Reuters) - Caught between traditional expectations and career pressures, working women in Taiwan are increasingly opting to freeze their eggs at fertility clinics as they postpone... World Briefing | Asia China Astronauts Return Safely Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to earth on Wednesday after a 15-day mission that included docking exercises, state television reported. Salmonella in Spices Prompts Changes in Farming The United States Food and Drug Administrations finding that imported spices are a surprisingly potent source of salmonella poisoning has prompted India to change how they are grown and harvested. Tradeweb and MarketAxess are bidders for BondDesk -sources NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Institutional fixed-income trading platform providers Tradeweb and MarketAxess are among three bidders for BondDesk Group LLC in a deal that is expected to be valued up... Economix Blog Janet Yellens Wealth Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserves vice chairwoman, held investments in 2012 worth at least $4.8 million, including a valuable stamp collection, according to financial disclosures. Salmonella in Spices Prompts Changes in Farming The United States Food and Drug Administrations finding that imported spices are a surprisingly potent source of salmonella poisoning has prompted India to change how they are grown and harvested. Telluride Film Festival to offer peek at early Oscar favorites LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Telluride Film Festival, one of the United States' top movie events and early Oscar showcase, will feature films from directors Jason Reitman, Joel and Ethan Coen, and Alexander Payne, the festival said on Wednesday. Families of slain South Africa miners get apology The head of the Lonmin mining company apologized Friday to the families of the striking miners killed in South Africa a year ago today. SA's history-making jockey CNN's Nkepile Mabuse meets S'manga Khumalo, the first black jockey to win South Africa's Durban July. Vermont Yankee Plant to Close Next Year as the Nuclear Industry Retrenches The company just won a legal fight to keep the reactor open, but said a long depression in natural-gas prices had pushed the wholesale price of electricity so low it was losing money on the plant. Mortgages Awaiting Foreclosure Relief Foreclosure prevention advocates are urging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to sign legislation that would prevent lenders lawyers from leaving homeowners facing foreclosure in a state of legal limbo. Dot Earth Blog Can Cities Adjust to a Retreating Coastline? Is there a way for leaders to acknowledge the need for a managed retreat from rising seas? Sports Briefing | Soccer Manchester City Romps in Opener Manchester City sent a strong message to its Premier League title rivals in a 4-0 rout at home over Newcastle. Endo Health to buy private generic drugs firm for $225 mln Aug 28 (Reuters) - Specialty pharmaceutical company Endo Health Solutions said it will buy privately held generic drugmaker Boca Pharmacal for $225 million to boost its Qualitest generic medicines... Marika Sawyer and Matthew Whitman The bride is a staff writer for Saturday Night Live; the groom is a vice president at Citigroup.

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