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| Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps | | | Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more. |
| 'Rush' F1's death or glory days | | | F1's wacky races run during the 1970s provided the sport with some of its most celebrated and reviled moments which are now the subject of two feature-length films released this autumn. |
| Standing Ready to Play, if Allowed | | | All intercollegiate athletic competitions at service academies were temporarily suspended, but a decision was put off on canceling Saturdays Air Force-Navy football game. |
| 'Women and children were burning' | | | At least 40 people were killed and about 100 were wounded after a bomb exploded at a bazaar in Peshawar on Sunday, officials at a Pakistani hospital said. |
| The Lede Video of Israel and Iran Sparring at U.N. | | | Following an address to the United Nations from Israels prime minister that was an extended attack on the credibility of Irans new president, an Iranian diplomat exercised his countrys right to reply. |
| Introducing 'Le Zlatan' burger | | | Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have cost Paris Saint-Germain $30 million, but you can get your own chunk of the Swedish striker for just $41. |
| NYC mayoral candidate de Blasio builds on formidable lead | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Democratic mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio, already the clear front-runner a month before the November 5 election, widened his lead to more than seven in ten likely voters, a Quinnipiac University poll found on Thursday. |
| Researchers predict violent response to global warming | | | Sept. 26 - Researchers in California say climate change could spur an increase in global violence by as much as 50 percent over the next 40 years if current temperature trends continue. The UC Berkeley study links climatic shifts to historical outbreaks of violence, such as wars and riots, and says the trend is on an upward trajectory. Ben Gruber reports. |
| The Latino footprint in America | | | Once upon a time, the Latino presence in the United States was largely a regional phenomenon, and outside the Southwest, a big-city one. Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were concentrated in the border and Western states, with an outpost in the Great Lakes states; Cubans in South Florida and the Northeast; Puerto Ricans in New York and its suburbs. Certainly not exclusively, but the pattern was largely in place by World War II and remained that way for decades. |
| Language No Barrier for Good Play, Says Scott | | | Adam Scott and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama may have a language barrier between them but the Australian is confident that the duo can win points together for the Internationals at this week's Presidents Cup. |
| Israeli researchers walk the walk with gait analysis device | | | July 14 - An Israeli company is developing an inexpensive gait analysis device it believes will help doctors diagnose previously undetected medical conditions. The study of a person's walking style can reveal much about their health, and the company says it can now done at a price that most people can afford. Jim Drury has more. |
| Tesla shares cool after fire report | | | Oct 3 - Shares of Tesla are down more than 10 percent following a YouTube video showing a Tesla Model S in flames off a Washington State highway. Conway G. Gittens reports. |
| BRIEF-Hochschild Mining to raise up to $96mln for acquisition | | | Oct 2 (Reuters) - Hochschild Mining PLC * Announces proposed equity placing to raise approximately $48-$96 million * to place between 16,905,067 and 33,810,134 new ordinary shares of 25 pence each * Proceeds will be used to partially fund the acquisition of the 40% interests held by International Minerals Corporation in the Pallancata mine and Inmaculada project * No significant change to the group039;s trading and prospects * Expects the acquisition to be earnings enhancing in the first f |
| Domino 3.0 | | | A beloved magazine returns from the dead (again). And this time its all about commerce. |
| Election system needs an overhaul, but it's not that easy | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in Florida were still waiting to cast their ballots more than six hours after polls closed on Election Day, registered voters in Ohio were told they were not on voter rolls and new voter ID laws in Pennsylvania led to confusion at voting places. |
| EU/IMF says Portugal bailout on track, see court risks | | | LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's EU and IMF lenders said on Thursday the country's adjustment program under a bailout is broadly on track amid early signs of economic recovery, but warned the Constitutional Court could put Lisbon's return to market financing at risk. |
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