| Latest worldwide news | A bright future for light activated medical implants | | | Oct 31 - Researchers in the US are developing a medical implant that can communicate with cells and organs deep inside the human body using light. The research represents a significant achievement in the emerging field of light-activated therapy, the ability to monitor and control the body using light signals. Ben Gruber has more. |
| UPDATE 6-Twitter boosts IPO range amid strong investor demand | | | NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc raised the top end of its IPO price range by 25 percent and will close its books a day early, signaling strong demand for the most closely watched Silicon Valley debut since Facebook Inc last year. |
| Tap on Merkel Provides Peek at Vast Spy Net | | | The National Security Agencys monitoring is not limited to politicians like Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany it also includes party leaders and aides, and its all part of efforts to gain an edge over other nations. |
| Election blurring of church, state separation draws complaints | | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Political watchdog and secularist groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate whether Catholic bishops and a Christian evangelical group headed by preacher Billy Graham should lose tax breaks for telling followers how to vote in this year's election. |
| Pakistan Drone kill harms peace effort | | | A U.S. drone strike that killed the Pakistan Taliban's leader hindered efforts to talk with the Taliban but won''t derail them, Pakistan's prime minister says. |
| New vaccine targets Hepatitis B eradication | | | Aug. 5 - Israeli drug company SciVac has developed a third-generation vaccine for Hepatitis B, a virus that kills more than half a million people each year. The company says the vaccine has the potential to stop the disease in its tracks and is currently seeking approval for its use in the United States and Europe. Elly Park reports. |
| Saudi man beats servant | | | A video of a man beating a worker has Saudi authorities looking for the culprit, as CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports. |
| RPT-Stockton sales tax plan set to end bankruptcy, pensions spared | | | SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - When Stockton, California, filed for bankruptcy last year, the stage was set for a precedent-setting battle with Wall Street over whether bondholders or retired public employees should pay the price when a local government goes broke. |
| How impressive is the Chromebook Pixel? Very! | | | I've been using a Chromebook Pixel for the past two days and a single phrase comes to mind blown away. Is it worth $1,299 or more? Take a look to see and then stack it up against your mobile computing needs. |
| A Memorial for Marcella Hazan | | | The cooking teacher and author was remembered Sunday at a memorial dinner in New York, where she lived and taught for four decades. |
| Japanese translation glasses seen as Olympic boon for tourists | | | Oct. 1 - Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has developed glasses that automatically translate foreign languages. It's hoped the glasses, unveiled by the company this week, will make life easier for foreigners visiting Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Rob Muir reports. |
| Israel says it destroyed 2 tunnels in Gaza | | | Five Israeli soldiers were injured in clashes with Palestinian fighters as Israel's military destroyed two tunnels in Gaza early Friday, including a recently discovered tunnel that the military said reached from Gaza into Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said. |
| The Consumer Concerns About Jerky Pet Treats | | | The F.D.A. has been investigating cases of suspected poisonings 3,600 cases and 580 deaths, nearly all of dogs associated with chicken and other jerky since 2007, with scant success. |
| Catalan derby decided by Sanchez strike | | | Alexis Sanchez sealed Barcelona's victory in last weekend's El Clasico with an impudent goal and Friday givees them a hard won victory over Espanyol in the Catalan derby. |
| Muslim women can uncover hair | | | Frida Ghitis Sudanese Amira Hamed is on trial for refusing to cover her hair and faces flogging if convicted. She is one of a growing movement of Muslim women refusing to accept Taliban-like restrictions on their lives. |
| Kentucky Is No. 1 in Preseason Poll | | | Every time Kentucky coach John Calipari starts to praise his latest crop of talented freshmen, he's just as quick to point out that it is a work in progress. |
| Emerging economies nearing half of global warming emissions | | | OSLO (Reuters) - Total greenhouse gas emissions by China and other emerging nations since 1850 will surpass those of rich nations this decade, complicating U.N. talks about who is most to blame for global warming, a study showed on Thursday. |
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