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News Feed Latest worldwide news Travel Guide Paris for Kids What are the best ways to see the City of Light with children? Heres a guide to everything from museums to parks to food. Scientists Cast Doubt on the Closest Exoplanet A new analysis of what a team of astronomers said was evidence of an Earth-mass planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B raises existential questions. Exclusive Frost damages nearly fifth of Brazil sugar cane crop analyst SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Last week's frosts in southern Brazil damaged nearly a fifth of the unharvested cane crop in the principal growing region, an event likely to cut sugar exports from the world's largest producer, agriculture research company Datagro said Wednesday. Man Utd signs new sponsor Manchester United may face a new challenge on the field next season without Alex Ferguson but the English Premier League giant appears to have no domestic equals commercially with its ever expanding list of global sponsors. Hollywood's best-paid actresses are... Though she hasn't starred in a major film in three years, Angelina Jolie is the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, according to a Forbes list. Take a look at some of the industry's other highest paid women. UPDATE 2-Bombardier revenue rises; CSeries faces delivery delay * Entry-into-service expected 12 months from first flight Stills released of royal family baby July 24 - Britain's newest prince in photos just before he is whisked away to Kensington Palace where his parents are set to recuperate. Jessica Gray reports. 10 best golf courses in Africa For a reputedly impoverished continent Africa has a remarkable number of golf courses -- 828 courses in 50 countries with a little more than half of those, 450, located in South Africa. Well The Ticktock of the Death Clock I recently found myself at DeathClock.com, the Internets friendly reminder that life is slipping away second by second. Then, not allowing myself to wallow one grain of sand longer, I decided to quit my day job. Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions Notable properties that have been recently listed for sale, sold or leased. Massive deadly explosion in Homs, Syria Aug. 1 - A huge explosion hits the central Syrian city of Homs, blasting a fireball hundreds of yards into the air, video posted on the Internet by opposition activists shows. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). The Amazon's stadium 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..... Iraq and Syria disintegrating CNN's Hala Gorani, in for Christiane Amanpour, speaks with Peter Galbraith about Iraq and Middle East sectarianism. 'Toffs' in red trousers a turn-off for nearly half of Britons LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's class-conscious public have voiced their dislike of men in red trousers, associating them with elitism and garish buffoonery, according to a survey this week. Aberdeen, a City With One Foot on the Seafloor Since the early 1970s, Aberdeen, Scotland, has evolved from a gritty fishing town into the world's center of innovation in technology for the offshore energy industry. Breakingviews Lloyds v Barclays - race for investor demand Aug. 1 - A Lloyds share sale looking doable following H1 results. The snag? Barclays' $9 bln rights issue could suck up investor demand. Solid earnings lift Britain's FTSE LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares edged up on Thursday, trading around two-month highs, as robust corporate earnings including from Lloyds Banking Group helped keep the market buoyant. Art Review Thomas Houseagos Outsize Sculptures at Storm King As I Went Out One Morning, an exhibition at the Storm King Art Center, is devoted to exaggeratedly masculine sculptures by Thomas Houseago. Unsung Receiver Gets Another Shot at the N.F.L. David Ball, 29, who broke Jerry Rices Division I-AA record for touchdown receptions, has a strong connection with Eagles Coach Chip Kelly. Santana Homers in 10th, Indians Top White Sox 6-5 The Cleveland Indians can seemingly do nothing wrong. Bahrain enacts stiff terrorism laws Lawmakers in Bahrain have passed tough new laws for "terrorism acts" ahead of massive protests planned by the opposition next month. Sony Hires Rothman to Head Revived TriStar Unit Tom Rothman, previously the chairman and chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment, will head a venture at Sony that expects to make four films a year. Observatory For Some Worms, Its Heads or Tails Three new studies try to determine why some flatworms can regenerate a head or tail, and some only a tail. Russia Grants Snowden 1-Year Asylum The refugee status in Russia was the first formal support from another government for Edward J. Snowden, the former intelligence contractor wanted for leaking details of surveillance programs. Singer Selena Gomez tops Billboard album chart for first time LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American pop singer Selena Gomez topped the Billboard 200 album chart for the first time on Wednesday, besting rapper Jay-Z and the soundtrack to "Teen Beach Movie." Marc Andreessen Why I hate going public - Felix TV The Netscape co-founder and high-profile venture capitalist tells Reuters' Felix Salmon that he hates selling companies -- nearly as much as he hates taking them public. What will his investors say? RPT-Singapore wealth fund GIC sees western banks healing, could invest more SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, the single biggest shareholder of UBS, said it believes the western banking industry is healing and it has the capacity to invest more in the financial sector. Mursi supporters defiantly hold night vigils in Cairo Aug. 1 - The Muslim Brotherhood ignores the army-backed rulers' warning that it will clear vigils as they hold night prayers in the Egyptian capital. Sophia Soo reports. Shortcuts Those Wordy Contracts We All So Quickly Accept Consumers rarely read the standardized language for online terms and conditions, and experts disagree on their significance. Overtested, overtreated The patient slammed his fist on the table in Dr. Otis Brawley's office. TV show gives away babies Plumbing new depths in the battle for television ratings, abandoned babies are being given out as prizes on a controversial prime-time game show in Pakistan. UPDATE 2-Audience Inc joins list of hurting Samsung suppliers Aug 1 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics supplier Audience Inc warned it faces a loss in the current quarter, joining a growing list of component makers that are hurting as sales of the upmarket Galaxy S4 smartphone fall short of expectations. Currents | Shows Los Angeles, We Never Knew You Never Built Los Angeles, a show of doomed visionary architecture, opens Sunday at the citys A+D Museum. US ITC delays decision on whether Samsung infringes Apple's patents WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Thursday that it would delay a decision on whether devices made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd infringe on Apple Inc's patents. U.S.-based taxable bond funds suffer first outflows in 3 weeks -Lipper NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States pulled $954.9 million out of taxable bond funds in the week ended Wednesday while continuing to put cash in stock funds, data... Dance The Movement of Time Mark Dendy likes bringing people together in celebration young people, old people, little people, big people, people of all kinds. James McBride By the Book The author of The Color of Water and The Good Lord Bird says his favorite novelist is Toni Morrison. She plays off the horn, like Coltrane did. She busts through the form. Witness No one quizzed me CNN's Arwa Damon speaks to a man who witnessed, and may have played a role in, the Benghazi embassy attack. Massive deadly explosion in Homs, Syria Aug. 1 - A huge explosion hits the central Syrian city of Homs, blasting a fireball hundreds of yards into the air, video posted on the Internet by opposition activists shows. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Art in Review Martn Gutierrez Martin(e) In a series of photographs, Mr. Gutierrez acts the roles of four life-size female sex dolls installed in different domestic settings.

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