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News Feed Latest worldwide news Russia Cuts Budget to Try to Spur Growth It was the clearest sign yet that officials do not expect the nations economy to revive soon and are ready to try a new policy. Movie review 'Prisoners' "Prisoners," directed by Denis Villeneuve, is no shallow payback thriller. It's a dazzingly potent, ambitious and complex movie. Rocky Transition From Farm to Town in China It is one of the largest peacetime population transfers in history the removal of 2.4 million farmers from mountain areas in central Chinas Shaanxi Province to low-lying towns. With His Remarks on Sexual Morality, a Surprise Pope Keeps on Surprising Some think Pope Francis may be trying to shake up the Vatican hierarchy and prepare the ground for a more fundamental shift in the direction of the church. Pawnshops hit paydirt as Southeast Asians sweat before pay day SINGAPORE/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Faced with rising living costs and unable to wait until pay day, growing numbers of Southeast Asians are putting their gold jewelry and designer watches in hock,... The greatest F1 driver ever? Who is the greatest F1 driver of all time? Past and present drivers give their verdict on the contenders to CNN. Coal India unions agree to defer strike MUMBAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Trade unions at Coal India Ltd have put off a three-day workers strike from Sept. 23 to December, after a meeting with company officials, a company director said on Saturday. Live Commercials Coming to Late Night The advertisements for Lexus will run during Jimmy Fallons taped talk show. A comedy troupe will come up with the commercials based on audience suggestions. UPDATE 2-Sailing-America's Cup showdown postponed due to weather SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Fluky weather prevented America's Cup racing on Saturday, extending at least one more day a regatta that Emirates Team New Zealand a week ago appeared to have all but won against defender Oracle Team USA. Soros Angela Merkel was the creator of the European crisis George Soros explains to Reuters' Chrystia Freeland how German Chancellor Angela Merkel's actions in 2008 could lead to the disintegration of the European Union. Consequently, a disorderly default of European sovereignties may lead to a global financial meltdown worse than 2008. He explains his analysis here. U.S. FINRA sets official tone for economic review of rules (Reuters) - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the self-funded securities industry watchdog, on Thursday issued a framework to aid its staff in analyzing the costs and benefits of its rules... Soldiers in Yemen Are Killed in Attacks on 2 Military Targets Suspected members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were believed to be responsible for attacks that killed at least 21 soldiers, although the government and witnesses gave varying death tolls. Soros to marry for third time with three-day New York celebration NEW YORK (Reuters) - George Soros, the 83-year-old billionaire investor, philanthropist and active supporter of liberal political causes, is set to marry health care and education consultant Tamiko Bolton on Saturday at his estate near New York City. Fashion Review Fendi, Gucci, Prada, Tods, Versace and MaxMara A review of Milan collections Fendi, Gucci, Prada, Tods, Versace, MaxMara. Why disc drives are an endangered species Could the phrase "burn a disc" soon be interred in the computing graveyard, resting peacefully alongside 8-bit graphics and the chirping, buzzing hum of a dial-up modem? Some of the most influential computer makers in the world say yes. Playlist New Albums by Sarah Jarosz, Chvrches and Rokia Traor Notable new music includes an English electronic trio, a modern twist on Appalachia, stripped-down Malian singing and more. The Learning Network Blog Word of the Day | abrasive This word has appeared in 119 New York Times articles in the past year. Brix Smith-Start Has a Second Life as a Fashion Retailer The ex-musician has taken her retailing know-how to the small screen. C. Gordon Fullerton, Early Space Shuttle Pilot, Dies at 76 A pilot who tested 130 different types of aircraft for the Air Force and NASA, and flew two shuttle missions, as the commander on the Challenger and one of two pilots on the Columbia. UK-built keyboard hailed as world's thinnest Sept. 9 - Scientists at British technology firm, Cambridge Silicon Radio, say they've devised the world's thinnest keyboard. Just half a millimetre thick, the device could be available to consumers within a year. Jim Drury has more. Anisha Bhasin, Shantanu Mukherjee The couple met at N.Y.U., from which they graduated. 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. Sports Briefing | Soccer El Salvador Bars 14 Players From National Team El Salvadors soccer federation permanently barred 14 players from the national team over accusations of match-fixing, including games against the United States and Mexico. Alan Berliners First Cousin Once Removed Alan Berliners documentary First Cousin Once Removed follows Edwin Honig and his struggles with Alzheimers disease. Rivals see UBS holding on to clients after trading loss GENEVA (Reuters) - Rich clients of Swiss bank UBS have not yet moved their millions to other banks after its $2.3 billion trading scandal last month, rival private bankers said. The 30-Minute Interview Lesley Bamberger Mr. Bamberger is the chief executive of the Kroonenberg Groep, a large Dutch real estate development and investment company founded in 1956 by his grandfather, Jacob Kroonenberg. Final season of 'Mad Men' split in half The final season of "Mad Men" will be expanded to 14 episodes, but you'll only get half of it next year. AMC announced today that it will split the seventh season of the Madison Avenue-in-the-'60s drama into two parts, with the first half airing in spring 2014 and the second half debuting in spring 2015. New "walking shark" species identified off Indonesia Sept. 5 - A new species of epaulette shark has been discovered in waters off a remote Indonesian island. Officially called Hemiscyllium halmahera, the shark was first seen by divers in 2008 as it "walked" along the sea floor, but has only now been identified as a new species. Rob Muir reports. Sampdoria Snatch Injury-Time Draw at Cagliari Sampdoria twice came from behind in the dying moments to rescue a 2-2 draw at Cagliari and Chievo Verona recovered from an early setback to win their first Serie A game of the season 2-1 over Udinese on Saturday. At Tour Championship, Stenson Funnels His Aggression Into Stellar Play Henrik Stenson, who damaged his driver and a locker after last weeks FedEx Cup event, stayed calm and breezed through his first round in six-under-par 64. 2 Top Technology Writers Are Leaving Dow Jones Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, co-editors of the All Things Digital news site, will depart at the end of the year. New York's MoMA exhibition explores Rene Magritte's surrealist work NEW YORK (Reuters) - Belgian painter Rene Magritte's work, featuring men in bowler hats, mysterious landscapes and bright blue skies, may be familiar to many art lovers, but a new exhibition focuses attention on the artist's surrealist pieces. Southern cautions on Kemper coal unit as EPA carbon model HOUSTON (Reuters) - Southern Co power utility, which is building one of the world's first advanced coal-fired plants that also captures carbon dioxide emissions, cautioned federal regulators that, because of location, its $5 billion project should not be used as a standard for future coal plants. Who is Peer Steinbrueck? In the quiet world of German politics, outspoken Social Democrat leader and Angela Merkel's main challenger, Peer Steinbrueck, is causing something of a storm. Corsair frontrunner to buy RBS 'Rainbow' branches - sources LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A consortium led by private equity firm Corsair has emerged as the front runner to buy 315 branches being sold by Royal Bank of Scotland, three sources with knowledge of... The Amazon's World Cup 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..... Straight Sets For Two U.S. Open Umpires, a Difficult Trip Home Jill and Wayne Spencer of Indio, Calif., worked as line judges in more than 70 matches at the United States Open over more than two weeks, but when the finals came along this weekend, they watched from the hospital. RWE has to 'make do with fewer employees' CEO in paper FRANKFURT (Reuters) - RWE AG may cut more jobs than planned as it battles sluggish demand for energy in a struggling European economy, its chief executive said after Germany's No.2 utility shocked the market with a hefty dividend cut. Living Golf meets Samuel L. Jackson Amanda Davies gets a crash course in golf from actor Samuel L. Jackson, who always makes time for his favorite sport. New System Promises Versatile Concussion Testing Every time the Kansas football team takes the field, whether for practice or a game, the training staff wheels out a trunk full of just about every kind of medical tool imaginable.

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