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| LPGA Tour Season to Open in Bahamas | | | The LPGA Tour said Wednesday that it will open its season in January for the first time in 13 years, beginning with the Bahamas LPGA Classic on Jan. 23-26. |
| Why Goldman's board falls short - Felix TV | | | The Goldman Sachs board of directors is supposed to keep management in check, but Reuters' blogger Felix Salmon says it is stacked with company insiders, conflicting interests and inexperience. (October 15, 2012) |
| Garfuna culture in Belize | | | Moonlight drum gatherings, traditional cassava bread demonstrations, parties on Settlement Day. Garifuna culture adds life to a Belize vacation. |
| The threat foreign jihadists pose | | | The Westgate Mall siege in Kenya has claimed the lives of more than 60 people including the Kenyan president's nephew, at least one Canadian diplomat and American, British, French and Chinese nationals. Al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, Al-Shabaab, has claimed responsibility for the siege and it has been reported that a number of the militants involved in the attack may have been foreign jihadists from Western nations. |
| Squeezed in Hong Kong | | | In a city with some of the highest living costs in the world, those at the bottom of the income ladder increasingly resort to cupboardlike living spaces, a dozen or more to an apartment. |
| No clear path to ending U.S. debt limit, spending impasse | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday refused to give in to President Barack Obama's demand for straightforward bills to run the government beyond September 30 and to increase borrowing authority to avoid a historic default. |
| GM facing new foes including Tesla | | | Sep. 27 - General Motors' vice chairman Stephen Girsky says his company is evaluating Tesla to see if there is anything GM should be changing as new competition springs up from around the world. Conway G. Gittens reports. |
| $300 Million in Detroit Aid, but No Bailout | | | The Obama administrations proposal for federal and private aid for Detroit, only a fraction of the billions the city owes, reflects President Obamas fiscal and political limits. |
| Child shepherds in 'Sky Kingdom' | | | In Lesotho, boys as young as five tend sheep and cattle alone, braving thieves and jackals. But Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho have set up a charity to help them. |
| Ousted boss Diamond says to buy more Barclays shares | | | LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Bob Diamond, who was ousted last year as the boss of British bank Barclays Plc, said the bank has grown stronger since he left and he plans to buy shares in its 6 billion pound ($9.6 billion) rights issue. |
| Have-Nots Squeezed and Stacked in Hong Kong | | | In a city with some of the highest living costs in the world, those at the bottom of the income ladder increasingly resort to cupboardlike living spaces, a dozen or more to an apartment. |
| Bus blast in Pakistan kills at least 17 | | | At least 17 people were killed and more than 30 others wounded in an explosion that ripped through a bus carrying government employees in northwest Pakistan on Friday, authorities said. |
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