| Latest worldwide news | Eye-tracker targets hospital navigation stress | | | Sept. 18 - A hospital in the UK is using eye-tracking technology to improve sign placement in its corridor system. The so-called "wayfinding" tests are designed to ease the confusion and stress often caused by navigating unfamilar hospital hallways, as Jim Drury reports. |
| 11 things to know if visiting Spain | | | It's Western Europe's second largest country, but it's the diversity of its people and passions that holds the key to understanding Spain's eternal appeal. |
| Iran Said to Seek a Nuclear Accord to End Sanctions | | | Seizing on a perceived flexibility in a letter from President Obama to President Hassan Rouhani, Irans leaders are focused on getting quick relief from crippling sanctions, a top adviser to the Iranian leadership said. |
| Hiroshi Yamauchi Dies; Led Nintendo | | | Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo for more than 50 years and led the Japanese company's transition from traditional playing-card maker to video game giant, has died. He was 85. |
| Monhan Scores 2, Flames Top Islanders Twice | | | Sean Monahan scored two goals for the Calgary Flames, who completed a preseason sweep of split-squad preseason games against the New York Islanders with a 4-2 win on Tuesday night. |
| Exclusive Univision in talks with banks about 2014 IPO - sources | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc has in recent weeks held discussions with banks about an initial public offering, according to three people familiar with the matter, as strong stock markets encourage private equity owners to seek exits for their portfolio companies. |
| Well Medicine Is More Than Carrots and Sticks | | | In todays medical schools, words like provider and consumer are used as frequently as healer and patient. But no arsenal of incentives alone will ever produce the kind of compassion and attention to detail every patient wants and deserves. |
| COMMODITIES-Gold dives on fresh speculation over stimulus; oil up | | | By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Gold and most other commodities tumbled on Friday after fresh speculation there might be cuts to U.S. Federal Reserve stimulus by next month after this week's decision by the bank to delay the move. The dollar edged up from 7-month lows, putting more pressure on commodities priced in the currency. The greenback rose after St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said it was possible the Fed might start to cut bond purchases in Oct |
| Autonomous quadcopter takes humans out of flying equation | | | Sept. 19 - A group of Austrian students has designed a quadcopter which flies autonomously using only the computing power of a smartphone. The reasearchers say the drone could one day be used for search and rescue scenarios or fighting fires without putting humans in harm's way. Jim Drury reports. |
| Ex-reporter claims hacking at Trinity Mirror paper-Sky | | | LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A former reporter on a tabloid owned by Trinity Mirror has claimed the newspaper hacked into the phones of celebrities, Sky News reported on Thursday, potentially broadening a scandal that has so far largely affected Rupert Murdoch's News Corp . |
| Groupon fails to end lawsuit alleging fraud linked to IPO | | | (Reuters) - Groupon Inc failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the daily discount deals provider of misleading investors about its financial prospects and internal controls before it went public in November 2011. |
| Breakingviews Lloyds sale mixed omen for bank ECM | | | Sept. 17 - The sale of 6% of the UK bank was perfectly timed and expertly sized. But Breakingviews says future equity deals from UK banks may need strong domestic retail and institutional support to do as well. |
| London keeps global edge as top transport finance hub | | | LONDON (Reuters) - London remains the top financing centre for the global transport industry, although it faces stiff competition from New York and capitals in Asia Pacific as companies seek to tap more funding sources, a survey showed on Friday. |
| France must cut reliance on oil and gas, says Hollande | | | PARIS (Reuters) - France should aim for a 30 percent cut in fossil fuel use by 2030, President Francois Hollande said in a speech on Friday which included plans for a carbon tax from 2014 and a tax break on home insulation to help consumers save energy. |
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