| Latest worldwide news | UPDATE 1-Kenyan shilling firms, shares recoup losses | | | * Shilling expected to gain on bond inflows * Tight shilling liquidity seen lifting shilling * Shilling recover has foreign investors returns (Adds markets close, stocks) By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling firmed on Wednesday in anticipation that an oversubscribed 12-year infrastructure bond sale will increase dollar inflows into an illiquid shilling market, while shares recouped loses in the last two sessions. The shilling was posted at 87.10 |
| YouTube tries to fix its comments | | | YouTube comments are rough. They dabble in all forms of trolling, bullying, racism, sexism and other offensive -isms, interspersed with endless spurts of nonsensical chatter. Any thoughtful comments are typically lost in a roiling sea of "LOLs," insults and spam. |
| Rooftop algae a growth industry in Bangkok | | | Sept. 23 - Urban algae farming is gaining a foothold in Bangkok with the rooftop of one big hotel supporting a small but flourishing algae industry. Algae is well known as a source of biofuel, but the species being cultivated on the roof of the Novotel produces Spirulina, a vitamin-rich, so-called "superfood". Tara Cleary reports. |
| Kenya mourns | | | Some answers may be revealed in blood-stained halls or deep in the rubble of Nairobi's Westgate Mall. Others may never be known. |
| One day, a U.S.-Iran handshake? | | | Arriving with the Iranian supreme leader's blessing to show "heroic flexibility" in global diplomacy, and having built up to his U.N. General Assembly appearance with weeks of conciliatory gestures, tweets and media engagement, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani carried the prospect of a sudden breakthrough in the 34-year U.S.-Iran impasse in his right hand. But despite fevered global attention, no dramatic handshake with President Obama ever happened. |
| Potential blockbuster in Davis Cup | | | Switzerland was drawn to face Serbia in the 2014 Davis Cup, which means Roger Federer could play Novak Djokovic. Federer, though, doesn't usually show up for first round ties. In another intriguing pairing, record champion the U.S. hosts Andy Murray's Great Britain. |
| Amazon introduces new Kindle Fires | | | Amazon on Wednesday announced three new Kindle Fire tablets a 8.9- and 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX and a lower-end Kindle Fire HD. The tablets feature faster hardware, better screens, improved software and a subtle new look. |
| Activists infiltrate Belgian F1 race | | | Activists protesting against Arctic oil drilling infiltrate a Formula One race in Belgium Sunday, but the off-track incident does not stop Sebastian Vettel's march towards a fourth successive world title. |
| Sudan Leader Says He Will Travel to U.N. | | | Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, said he planned to attend this weeks General Assembly and had already booked a hotel in New York. |
| "Practical" solar car hits the road in Sydney | | | Sept. 16 - Among the teams competing in next month's 3000 kilometer World Solar Challenge race across Australia, is a group from the University of New South Wales who've built a solar-powered vehicle designed to look like a conventional car. In a field dominated by vehicles that look anything but conventional, the car provides a glimpse of what we could be driving on the roads in years to come. Lester Ranby was there for its first test drive. |
| BlackRock CEO Taper now | | | BlackRock CEO Larry Fink thinks Ben Bernanke's plan to taper Federal Reserve aid to the economy is a good one. |
| U.S. says "not done yet" on Syria U.N. draft resolution | | | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday that progress has been made in discussions among the five permanent U.N. Security Council members on a draft resolution on eradicating Syria's chemical weapons but there was still work to be done. |
| Merkel allies talk tax rises in coalition overtures | | | BERLIN (Reuters) - Conservative allies of Germany's Angela Merkel said on Wednesday they might agree to raise taxes to help lure the defeated center-left Social Democrats into a grand coalition that would keep the chancellor in power. |
| 'Snake Man' moves like a serpent | | | The "Snake Man" is real. The mythical creature with the body of a serpent and face of a human folds himself into a tight coil for the gasping crowds, before slithering into his next impossible position. |
| No. 22 Notre Dame Outlasts Michigan State 17-13 | | | Notre Dame took advantage of a trick play that backfired, as well as four pass interference calls and a holding penalty that kept drives alive, to defeat Michigan State for the third straight time. |
| Ashe U.S. sport's greatest black icon? | | | Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win a tennis grand slam. It's a measure of his influence that 20 years after his death his legacy burns as brightly as ever. |
| Milan Fashion Week | Curtain Call | | | To mark the conclusion of Milan Fashion Week, we catalog the bows of 14 of its visionary designers and capture how the gesture can subtly reveal a hint of their personalities, whether outsize or not. |
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