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| New York man hits 3 million miles in 1966 Volvo | | | Sep. 20 - Irv Gordon hits 3 million miles in his 1966 Volvo continuing his place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the driver with the most miles driven in one car by a single owner. Gavino Garay reports. |
| 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. |
| Woods Voted PGA Player of the Year | | | Tiger Woods was voted PGA Tour player of the year for the 11th time on the strength of his five big wins and return to No. 1 in the world. |
| 'Pink Star' might go for $60 million | | | The Pink Star diamond is expected to go for more than $60 million, the highest price in history for any diamond ever purchased, auctioneer Sotheby's says. |
| Chemical arms watchdog agrees Syria plan, U.N. set to vote | | | UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council on Friday adopted a decision on a plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, enabling the U.N. Security Council to vote shortly on a draft resolution. |
| CEO clueless till food stamp diet | | | Panera CEO Ron Shaich thought he knew a thing or two about hunger until he lived for a week eating food that was affordable on food stamps. |
| Fiscal gridlock may leave Iraqi translators stranded | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqis who risked their lives working for the American military and are waiting for special visas to move to the United States could remain in limbo for months because of Congress' inability to reach a budget agreement. |
| Kerry and Lavrov reach deal on Syria | | | Sep. 26 - United States Secretary of State John Kerry says he "did reach an agreement" with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a resolution on Syria Thursday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
| Djokovic joins elite group at summit | | | The grand slams could have gone better for Novak Djokovic this year. And he's on the verge of losing the top ranking to Rafael Nadal. But Djokovic had reason to celebrate Monday when he became the ninth man to spend 100 weeks at No. 1. |
| Teen health program fights obesity, depression | | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A skills-building program offered as part of high school health classes may help prevent obesity, depression and drinking among teenagers, a new study suggests. |
| Greece plans capital boost of over 1 billion euros for Eurobank source | | | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's plan to return Eurobank to private ownership will see the country's fourth largest bank issue more than 1 billion euros ($1.35 billion)of new stock to private investors, boosting its capital ratio, a source familiar with the transaction said on Friday. |
| Nadal 'had doubts' before U.S. Open triumph | | | Crushing a string of opponents before dispatching Novak Djokovic in four sets in the U.S. Open final, Rafael Nadal was back to his ruthless best, with not a hint of the injury problems which have threatened to blight his career, even during a year which has seen him claim two grand slams. |
| Coral reefs | | | See how scientists are making a map of the world's largest coral reefs in an effort to save the precious ecosystem. |
| Bolivian leader Let's take U.S. to court | | | It's no secret that Bolivian President Evo Morales is not a fan of the U.S. government, and at the U.N. General Assembly he took his complaints to a wider audience, calling for action against the Obama administration. |
| U.S.-Iran talks | | | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made a strong call for an end to nuclear weapons, saying such disarmament "remains our highest priority." |
| Merkel still needs to focus on euro zone | | | Sept 23 - Investors liked the German election result but what's first on Merkel's to do list when it comes to the rest of the euro zone? The EU's top economic official tells Reuters what he thinks she must focus on. Sonia Legg reports |
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