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Federer facing new world order | | As Britain celebrates Andy Murray's Wimbledon title, things aren't going quite as well for Roger Federer as he slumps to his lowest world ranking in 10 years. |
The next star of Doctor Who is... | | Whovians, clear your calendars -- the next star of the British science-fiction series "Doctor Who" will be unveiled Sunday during a live half-hour television special on the BBC. |
Britain's FTSE 100 builds on two-month high | | LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark equity index edged up on Friday, building on two-month high hit in the previous session on the back of signs of an improvement in the global economy... |
History shows Snowden may face tough exile in Russia | | MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden seems assured of a warm welcome in Russia and may even achieve celebrity status in his new home, but history suggests he will no longer be master of his fate and a Moscow exile will bring some difficult challenges. |
Time Warner Cable blacks out CBS in some markets | | Aug 2 (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc began blacking out broadcast network CBS for customers in New York, Dallas and Los Angeles after fee negotiations between the two companies collapsed, Time Warner Cable said on Friday. |
Amen Corner God's Golfers | | Forget hitting the greens -- it's the fairway to heaven which is on the minds of some of the world's top golfers. |
How Chromecast could change TV | | 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. |
Archived papers reveal UK queen's 'World War Three' speech | | LONDON (Reuters) - Relations between the Soviet Union and the West had become so tense 30 years ago that British officials drew up a speech for Queen Elizabeth to deliver to the nation in the event of a nuclear war, newly released archives showed on Thursday. |
Teater Top in Tahoe Under Modified Stableford System | | American Josh Teater did not shoot the lowest score in the first round of the Reno-Tahoe Open on Thursday but finished top of the leaderboard in the PGA Tour's only event using the Modified Stableford scoring system. |
Bashar al Assad "We will be victorious" | | Aug. 1 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declares "we will be victorious" as he visited troops in Daraya, the town security forces recently drove rebel fighters from. Deborah Gembara reports. |
Theory on Pain Is Driving Rules for Abortions | | Measures that ban abortion 20 weeks after conception, on the disputed idea that the fetus can feel pain at that point, have spread by tapping into public concern about late-stage abortions. |
Kuchar claims Memorial title | | There are only two multiple winners on the PGA Tour this season -- one of them is in top form ahead of the U.S. Open, and the other is Tiger Woods. |
Economix Blog A Job, at Last | | Long-term unemployment is getting better, slowly, and finally is at least lower than it was at the economic bottom in the early 1980s. |
The historic jet the public can't see | | It may be the most historic plane in the world Special Air Mission 26000, SAM for short. Not familiar? Maybe you know its nickname. Back in its heyday the sleek, blue and white airliner was called Air Force One. |
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