| Latest worldwide news | Two Saudi healthcare firms plan IPOs as demand booms - sources | | | DUBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Two of Saudi Arabia039;s largest private hospital groups will seek initial public offers of their shares on the kingdom039;s bourse next year, banking sources aware of the matter said, amid a surge in demand for healthcare services in the region. |
| Hedge fund Elliott builds up 12 pct stake in Celesio | | | FRANKFURT, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Elliott International has built up a stake of almost 12 percent in German drugs distributor Celesio, currently the subject of an $8.3 billion takeover bid by U.S. rival McKesson . |
| Scientists go with their gut for bacterial bio-fuel | | | Oct. 8 - Scientists in South Korea say they have produced gasoline from genetically modified Escherichia coli, a bacteria more commonly associated with food poisoning in humans. The researchers, from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, say their work could one day lead to a new and sustainable source of clean fuel. Rob Muir reports. |
| Cacao fever! Why people pay $6 for a chocolate bar - Felix TV | | | People craving the best ingredients and flavors are changing the economics of chocolate, making it possible for chocolate makers such as Madecasse and Cacao Prieto to produce expensive chocolates, support farmers in the developing world and turn the simple candy bar into an artisanal experience. (November 27, 2012) |
| Blue, Through Lesbian Eyes | | | The new film about a teenager and her female lover is getting mixed reviews from those it aims to depict. |
| UPDATE 1-Prysmian confirms FY target as 9-mth earnings fall | | | MILAN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Italy's Prysmian, the world's largest cable maker, said on Wednesday it saw signs of a recovery and confirmed its full-year guidance even though earnings for the nine months fell 5.2 percent, hit by weak demand from the telecoms sector. |
| Can Esther Duflo eradicate poverty? | | | Poverty and hunger are two plagues of human society that are usually synonymous with each other. Economist, Esther Duflo, is trying to change that old way of thinking about hunger. Foreign Policy magazine has ranked Duflo as one of its "Top 100 Global Thinkers," for "Poor Economics," a book she co-authored, which says that the impoverished may be suffering from hunger because of where they choose to spend their money. |
| The top destinations for 2014 | | | Brazil, Antarctica and Scotland are the top three destinations to visit in 2014, according to the hot-off-the-press Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2014. |
| French soccer's tax spat | | | It's said nothing is certain in life except for death and taxes -- as French football is finding out to it's cost over a bitter taxation dispute. |
| Google employees lash out at NSA over reports of cable tapping | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A pair of Google Inc employees involved with the internet company's security systems have publicly lashed out at the National Security Agency, with one of the employees accusing the organization of subverting the law by intercepting communications on cables linking Google's various data centers. |
| Deadly blast in China near party offices | | | A series of explosions near the offices of the local committee of the Communist Party in a northern China province killed one person and and wounded eight others Wednesday morning, police said. |
| Countdown to Ryder Cup | | | Tom Watson, American captain at the 2014 Ryder Cup, reflects on his 36-year long history with the golf competition. |
| Red Bulls Prepare for a Seasoned Rival | | | The Houston Dynamo, hosts in the opening game of an Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series, have reached the M.L.S. title game four times in seven years. |
| Dutch ask sea tribunal to free Greenpeace activists | | | HAMBURG (Reuters) - The Netherlands asked an international court on Wednesday to order Russia to release 30 people detained during a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the Arctic at a tribunal Moscow refused to attend. |
| Twitter Prices I.P.O. at $26 a Share | | | The offering, which values the company at roughly $18 billion, is a sign of maturity for the social network, which has become an influential public forum. |
| Best taxis? | | | When it comes to taxis, London reigns supreme. |
| Top architect's space-age yacht | | | Exclusive interview with world's most famous female architect, Zaha Hadid. The Iraqi-born Briton behind London's Aquatic Centre and Japan's 2020 Olympic Stadium has now turned her attention to space-age superaychts. |
| Ask Well CoQ10 Drug Interactions? | | | Those who take the dietary supplement coenzyme Q10 should do so carefully, because in some cases it can blunt or amplify the effects of other drugs. |
| Beijing haunted house really haunted? | | | In recent years Halloween has become a spectacularly spooky occasion in Beijing. Among the freakier options in the city is a building that many claim is haunted. |
| Kennedy kin Skakel can seek bail pending new trial judge | | | MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who has spent the past 11 years in prison for the 1975 murder of a teenage neighbor in Greenwich, Connecticut, is a step closer to being released on bail while awaiting a new trial. |
| U.S. justices weigh LCD-screen price-fixing case | | | WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday as it considered a dispute between states and electronics manufacturers over whether restitution claims based on alleged price-fixing in the market for liquid crystal display panels should be heard in state or federal court. |
| Stratospheric Views, and Prices | | | Hard as it may be to believe, the price per square foot for luxury apartments in New York City is considerably less than it is for luxury elsewhere in the world. |
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