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Beautiful Congo, beyond conflict
Congo has a reputation for violence, but this beautiful country can be the breadbasket of Africa, and an economic powerhouse, says one campaigner.


Becker tours hometown
Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker talks about his career and his first tennis court.


UPDATE 1-Suntory closing in on deal to buy GSK drinks brands -sources
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Suntory Beverage Food is in advanced talks to buy GlaxoSmithKline's Lucozade and Ribena drinks for more than 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion), in a deal that would...


Ladies Who Power Lunch
Women in New York are redefining the ritual of red meat and business talk.


Pampering cows the Wagyu way
Japanese Wagyu beef is considered to be one of the best meats in the world; tender and succulent. Its cuts can sell for more than 250 -- and I haven't had the chance, or the cash, to try it.


ArtsBeat In Toronto, a Weinstein Presence That Keeps Growing
At the Toronto International Film Festival, the Weinstein Company was initially set to screen five films. The count now is up to seven.


City Room The Ad Campaign Quinn Takes Aim at de Blasio
With six days to catch an ascendant rival, Christine C. Quinn has released her first negative ad of the Democratic mayoral primary campaign, Closer Look.


Bond yields, stocks extend rise after upbeat U.S. data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. and European government bond yields surged on Thursday, with the yield on U.S. 10-year Treasury notes touching 3 percent, as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data supported the view the Federal Reserve will begin scaling back its bond purchases this month.


News Corp. Sells a Group of Small Local Publications
The deal sends 33 local newspapers and magazines to the Fortress Investment Group, a private equity firm.


Dining Review | Westchester A Review of Dim Sum Go Go, in Beacon
A restaurant in a former bank is a combination of urban and rural experiences.


Kelly Michigan Game a Great, Historic Rivalry
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly reversed fields on Tuesday, calling the Fighting Irish series against Michigan "a great and historic rivalry."


Exports key to U.S. success
Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says that the American consumer is no longer the driver of the global economy and that high-tech exports are the key to future growth of the U.S. economy.


Axles coming off India's economy?
Amid a falling currency, slumping factory output, lackluster investment and weak orders, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looked desperately for at least some chinks of light in the economic gloom.


Whats on Thursday
Television highlights.


Joy Global warns on revenue as coal glut hits orders
(Reuters) - Joy Global Inc , a maker of mining equipment, reported a 36 percent slide in quarterly orders and warned of sharply lower revenue for a further year as coal producers cut back capital...


Bank of Canada to auction C$400 mln real return bonds
TORONTO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada said on Thursday it will auction C$400 million ($380.54 million) of real return bonds due in 2044 on Sept. 11.


Recipes for Health Cucumber and Radish Salad With Yogurt and Cumin
Five dishes featuring cucumbers a perfect food for hot end-of-summer days inspired by cuisines around the globe.


Identical twin U.S. astronauts to serve as research subjects
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's only identical twin astronauts are planning to serve as guinea pigs for studies investigating the genetic impacts of long-duration spaceflight.


Marriage Licenses for Same-Sex Couples Force Issue to Fore in New Mexico
The decision by clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples has added a sense of urgency to a fight that some states leaders had seemed in no hurry to join.


The Week Ahead | Dance Road Trip to New Fringe
The 16-day Fringe Festival gets under way on Thursday in Philadelphia.


Editor's choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


U.S. resolution on Syria strike passes first hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON/AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's effort to win legislative backing for military strikes against Syria passed its first hurdle on Wednesday when a Senate committee voted in favor, but the narrow margin of victory showed the depth of U.S. caution.


Editors Choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


Alaska officials lobby Wal-Mart on salmon-critical move
ANCHORAGE, Alaska/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Alaska officials lobbied Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Thursday to keep selling the state's wild-caught salmon despite their decision to drop an environmental certification label required by the world's largest retailer.


Surgical Care Affiliates files for IPO of up to $100 million
(Reuters) - Surgical Care Affiliates Inc, a provider of outpatient surgery facilities, filed with U.S. regulators on Thursday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its common stock.


On Location | Sagaponack, N.Y. Finding Refuge in the Barns
A Long Island summer house offers a rustic retreat from the high pressure of Hollywood.


Well When Med Students Get Medical Students Disease
Some medical students notice something innocuous about their health and then attach to it exaggerated significance, often related to disease theyve recently learned about. But are med students more likely to be anxious hypochondriacs than others?


Is this the new Richard Gasquet?
Richard Gasquet has always been talented but not many would call him tough. He's won, though, two consecutive five-set matches at the U.S. Open and upset one of the game's top competitors Wednesday.


Fidelity star fund manager Sanjeev Shah steps down
LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's best known investors, Sanjeev Shah, is leaving his fund management role at Fidelity Worldwide Investment to bolster its team of talent-spotters on the lookout for...


Sketch Guy The Beauty of Limits
It may seem counterintuitive, but constraints give us something to use as a framework, a way to help us judge what to do next.


BRIEF-Ericsson closes acquisition of Microsoft Mediaroom
STOCKHOLM, Sept 5 (Reuters) - ERICSSON * Ericsson closes acquisition of Microsoft Mediaroom


Squash Hopes Major TV Deal Can Help Land IOC Votes
The powers behind world squash flew into Argentina on Thursday to add thrust to their bid to join the 2020 Olympic Games, hoping a major new broadcast deal will help land IOC votes.


How to avoid a major choke
You are only a short putt away from a major championship and golfing immortality, but then dark visions appear and you start wondering, "What if I miss?" Even top golfers need help training their minds -- and they turn to Dr. Bob Rotella.


Tiny island boasts golf legacy
Shane O'Donoghue explores how golf legend Harry Vardon helped the British island of Jersey develop a golf legacy.


Mideast's airspace race heats up
Few things symbolize a country's aspirations as aptly as an airport. As ambitions grow in a handful of Middle Eastern countries, so too do the size of regional transit hubs.


Oman's ancient trade links
Marketplace Middle East takes an inside look at 40 years of modernization in Oman.


Fruit fly brain map a boon to neuroscience
Aug. 29 - Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia have successfully mapped the circuitry in a small region of a fruit fly brain. The researchers, who work at HMMI's Janelia Farms Research Campus, say it is a small but important step toward understanding how the much larger human brain processes information. Rob Muir has more.


Putin greets Obama at G20 summit
Sept. 5 - Russian President Vladimir Putin greets United States President Barack Obama with a handshake as he arrives in St. Petersburg for the G20 summit. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
(Adds OCP, Hera, Snam, Louisiana-Pacific Corp; updates Smithfield)


Lynch on future of "Glee"
Jane Lynch on the future of "Glee," Ariana Grande backs up Justin Bieber, and Sofia Vergara is the top-earning actress!


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