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News Feed Latest worldwide news Luxury cow horn jewelry All that glitters is not gold, and not all designer jewelry is made from precious metals and gemstones. Sports Briefing | Soccer Juventus Salvages Tie in Champions League Juventus needed a second-half equalizer from Fabio Quagliarella to earn a draw 1-1 at FC Copenhagen in their opening match in the Champions League on Tuesday. 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. 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. 48 hours in Rochester, New York ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - Synonymous with film photography, lilacs and classical music, Rochester offers an unusual array of attractions for a mid-sized U.S. city that brought industrial prowess to a scenic river gorge on Lake Ontario's southern shore. A Minute With Hungarian violinist Kelemen - proud of Roma roots LONDON (Reuters) - Hungarian violinist Barnabas Kelemen has studied with the late virtuoso Isaac Stern and won Gramophone magazine's award for best chamber music CD of 2013, but what he is really proud of is his Roma heritage. Brewers Beat Cardinals 6-4 in Home Finale Norichika Aoki scored three times and doubled home a run, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat sloppy St. Louis 6-4 on Sunday night, hours after the Cardinals clinched a playoff berth. ArtsBeat New App to Highlight Recordings of John Lennon at Sea John Lennons June 1980 visit to Bermuda, where he composed some of the songs that became Double Fantasy, will be the subject of a new iPad and iPhone app. ArtsBeat Life and Death in New Orleans Sheri Fink Talks About Five Days at Memorial Ms. Finks book is a detailed look at the chaos in a New Orleans hospital during and after Hurricane Katrina. Frequent Flier First Class For the Bat; Its Bearer Tags Along Jeff Idelson, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and was once greeted by mobs of fans wanting to see Mark McGwires record-breaking bat. Germany votes Why care? Voters in Germany will go to the polls this weekend for the first time since the eurozone crisis left the single currency -- and much of the continent -- teetering on the brink of chaos. All eyes on the $10 million prize If Tiger Woods wins the Tour Championship, he is assured of collecting $10 million as the FedEx Cup champion. But the world No. 1 has plenty of ground to make up following the first round. HSBC names Samer Deghaili as Middle East equity head DUBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings has named Samer Deghaili to head its equity capital markets business in the Middle East and North Africa, a spokesman said on Monday, as activity picks up in the region. Orbital Sciences' new cargo ship blasts off for space station WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia (Reuters) - An unmanned Antares rocket blasted off from a seaside launch pad in Virginia on Wednesday, sending a cargo capsule to the International Space Station. Merkel win another step toward EU reforms Rehn German Chancellor Angela Merkel's victory signals a "strong sense of continuity" as the EU moves forward with reforms and toward a banking union, says European Commission Vice President Olli Rehn in an interview with Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler. Dexter The Final Ending Mike Hale, a television critic for The New York Times, discusses the final episode of Dexter. EMERGING MARKETS-Mexico peso, Brazil real slump after Fed rally MEXICO CITY, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso tumbled the most in nearly a month on Friday and Brazil's real weakened after comments from a Federal Reserve official cut into optimism that U.S.... The Boss Still Minding the Mill Bob Moore, founder and chief executive of Bobx2019;s Red Mill Natural Foods in Milwaukie, Ore. The Texas Tribune Texas, Where Oil Rules, Turns Its Eye to Energy Efficiency A diverse coalition is racing to institute a plan to increase energy and water efficiency upgrades that supporters say could help Texas improve its conservation record. Egyptian Court Bans Muslim Brotherhood A Cairo court ordered the confiscation of the groups assets, sharply escalating a crackdown on its membership. A homegrown fix for 'food deserts' More than 72,000 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, lack access to fresh, healthy food. When Robin Emmons discovered this problem, she turned her backyard into a garden. Nokia handset sale hammers hedge funds LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Hedge funds betting that the collapse in Finnish telecom group Nokia's share price would continue got a rude surprise on Tuesday, and their rush to unwind their bets left the... The top films at the North American box office LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Sept. 20, led by "Prisoners," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (*) Prisoners...........................$ 21.4 million 2 (1) Insidious Chapter 2................$ 14.5 million 3 (2) The Family..........................$ 7.0 million 4 (6) Instructions Not Included...........$ 5.7 million 5 (*) Battle of the Year..................$ Critics Notebook Nature Theater of Oklahoma Presents More Life and Times Episodes 4.5 and 5 of Life and Times, from Nature Theater of Oklahoma, continued over the weekend, in film and with a book modeled on early medieval illuminated manuscripts. Scientists set to prepare strongest warning that warming man-made OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists meet on Monday to prepare the strongest warning yet that climate change is man-made and will cause more heatwaves, droughts and floods this century unless governments take action. Gunfire, smoke erupt on third day of Kenya shopping mall standoff Sept. 23 - The Kenya shopping mall standoff escalates with multiple gunshots fired and smoke billowing into the air on the conflict's third day. Nathan Frandino reports. Rihanna's Instagram Arrests made Two men in Thailand are in trouble with the law thanks to an Instagram photo posted by pop star Rihanna during her recent visit to the holiday island of Phuket. UPDATE 1-Citigroup to cut 1,000 mortgage jobs, mostly in Las Vegas Sept 23 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said it is eliminating about 1,000 jobs in its U.S. home mortgage business, making it the latest bank to lay off staff as higher interest rates cut into demand for... No. 20 Baylor Keeps Scoring, 70-7 Over ULM Bryce Petty threw for 351 yards with four touchdowns and ran 2 yards for another score as No. 20 Baylor kept piling up the points, beating Louisiana-Monroe 70-7 on Saturday. REFILE-UPDATE 1-South Carolina man who won nearly $400 mln jackpot withholds name CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept 23 (Reuters) - The winner of a nearly $400 million Powerball jackpot has declined to be named, lottery officials said on Monday, but they said the winner who lives near Columbia, South Carolina, told them he bought the ticket while on a mission to buy hot dog buns. Citigroup to cut 1,000 mortgage jobs, mostly in Las Vegas Sept 23 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is eliminating about 1,000 jobs in its U.S. home mortgage business after higher interest rates reduced the demand for new loans and refinancing, according to a... PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Sept 24 Sept 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. KKR returns to China's dairy industry with CDH, Modern Dairy venture HONG KONG (Reuters) - KKR Co LP is leading a joint venture that plans to invest $140 million in two large dairy farms in China, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter, as the private... Stenson '$11.4m is a nice bonus' Henrik Stenson may have just become golf's $11.4 million man, but the Swede insists it's not all about the money. Prime Lot, Empty for Years (Yes, This Is Manhattan) The dormancy of a 6.4-acre parcel in Midtown Manhattan overlooking the East River is an enigmatic and confusing tale of ambition, infighting, personality conflicts and bad timing. 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. Music Review Karbido Performs The Table at BAM Fisher Karbido, a band from Wroclaw, Poland, use rudimentary tools to create percussive sounds with international influences at the Brooklyn Academy of Musics Next Wave Festival. Analysis U.S. industry sees carbon-capture as legal chink in EPA rules WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with the Obama administration's new crackdown on power plant emissions, the coal and electric utility industry is honing a legal strategy it believes could derail the measures. Editors Choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Can this tech bring whole world online? Step into any major urban center across Africa and you'll have no problem accessing your favorite websites. Step outside the city, however, and you'll soon have to say goodbye to the web.

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