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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.


E.U. Predicts Anemic Growth and High Unemployment in 2014
Economic growth in 2014 should hit 1.1 percent in the euro area and 1.4 percent across the European Union and continue to strengthen in 2015.


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.


David Letterman, Scold of the 0.1 Percent
In This Land Was Made for You and Me (but Mostly Me), David Letterman and Bruce McCall conduct a satirical survey of how the superrich spend their money.


Torstar writes down goodwill, shares of publisher fall
TORONTO (Reuters) - Torstar Corp , owner of Canada's largest daily newspaper by circulation, reported on Wednesday a quarterly loss on the back on a charge in its media division and its shares fell...


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)


Walker Tower Penthouse Under Contract
If a deal closes, it will mark a new high for a condominium sale in downtown Manhattan.


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.


T Magazine Travel Diary | An Epic, Century-Old Motorcycle Race Comes to Sardinia
Sam Buffa, the entrepreneur behind the Fellow Barber shops and several Brooklyn restaurants, shares pictures from his trip to the Italian island to compete in the International Six Days of Enduro.


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.


Breakingviews BlackBerrys burgeoning woes
Nov. 4 - Antony Currie and Robert Cyran explain why a new boss and a $1 bln investment might not be enough to fix the company's problems.


About New York Expert Hands Are Ready to Help Inexperienced de Blasio
Bill de Blasio won the mayoral election knowing where to turn for advice counselors and supporters long embedded in New York City government and politics.


'Bionic man' makes debut at Washington's Air and Space Museum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A first-ever walking, talking "bionic man" built entirely out of synthetic body parts made his Washington debut on Thursday.


Contributing Op-Ed Writer Keeping Black Voters in Their Place
To consolidate power, Alabama Republicans are packing more African-Americans into particular districts.


WRAPUP 3-World mourns Steve Jobs; Apple shares edge higher
* Apple shares up 1 percent (Updates links to stories, graphics, Breakingviews; updates shares)


Countdown to Ryder Cup
Tom Watson, American captain at the 2014 Ryder Cup, reflects on his 36-year long history with the golf competition.


Television Review Big History, a New Series, Debuts on H2
Big History, a new series on H2, examines underrecognized trends, values and movements that helped to propel great events and cultures.


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.


Congo's FDLR rebels now in peacekeepers' sights U.N. Security Council
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After the success of the Congolese army and U.N. peacekeepers in defeating M23 rebels, the U.N. Security Council agreed on Wednesday that attention should now turn to tackling other armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, envoys said.


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.


UPDATE 2-Vestas turnaround kicks in as wind turbine orders surge
* Shares jump 13 percent (Adds detail, background, analyst, CEO comments, share price)


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.


Russell Peters' good impression
Known for his impressions of different accents, Russell Peters talks about how his time in Hong Kong inspired him.


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.


Exhibition Review Field Museum Looks Back at Chicagos Worlds Fair
In Opening the Vaults Wonders of the 1893 Worlds Fair, the Field Museum in Chicago considers a historic exposition and the values behind it.


Merkel's likely coalition ally backs CO2 backloading- sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), in talks with Angela Merkel's conservatives to form a coalition government, will back European Union plans to prop up carbon prices by 'backloading' permits, party sources told Reuters.


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.


Germany could challenge recluse's ownership of Nazi-looted art
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German recluse who hoarded his late father's trove of Nazi-looted art may be its legal owner but the Berlin government has the authority - and moral obligation, some argue - to...


Exclusive KKR, Kuwait Petroleum team up for RWE unit bid - sources
DUBAI/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm KKR has teamed up with the international arm of Kuwait Petroleum Corp to jointly bid for German utility RWE's oil and gas unit DEA , four...


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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