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News Feed Latest worldwide news Classes canceled to deal with race issues Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House. An Afghan Media Mogul, Pushing Boundaries Saad Mohseni has brought soap operas, sitcoms and reality TV to his native country, Afghanistan, and with them a modicum of normalcy. Now he is looking to expand to Egypt, Libya and Iraq. UPDATE 2-China agrees to talks on French wine dispute, EU says BRUSSELS, July 29 (Reuters) - China has agreed to discuss dropping its inquiry into whether Europe is dumping wine, the EU's trade chief said on Monday, after EU and Chinese officials made a deal to avoid tariffs on solar panels from China. Could robots solve Detroit's crisis? Detroit is in crisis, just as it was on the big screen in RoboCop. The film's writer says reality has almost caught up with his grim futuristic vision. Observatory For Some Worms, Its Heads or Tails Three new studies try to determine why some flatworms can regenerate a head or tail, and some only a tail. UPDATE 1-'Despicable' minions upset Depp's 'Lone Ranger' at box office LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters) - The small yellow minions of "Despicable Me 2" upstaged Johnny Depp at the weekend movie box office. The 30-Minute Interview Khashy Eyn Mr. Eyn is the chief executive of Platinum Properties, a boutique brokerage firm that specializes in the downtown residential market of Manhattan, and now Miami. BMW eases path to EV ownership to gain 'meaningful' sales LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - BMW aims to win a "meaningful" segment of the electric car market with its i-series battery-powered models by offering luxurious styling and packages designed to help owners overcome the traditional hurdles to electric car ownership. Czech 4G auction seen starting by mid-August -regulator PRAGUE, July 29 (Reuters) - The Czech telecoms regulator expects to launch an auction for frequencies to build fourth-generation mobile networks by the middle of August, the watchdog said on Monday. Blue planet rains liquid glass Astronomers have found a deep azure blue planet orbiting another star 63 light years away -- the first time they've been able to determine the actual color of a planet outside our solar system, NASA and the European Space Agency said Thursday. Real-life transformers take to skies Is it a plane? Is it a drone? Next time you look up and see vapor trails spreading across the sky, bear in mind that the aircraft you're looking at might just be both. Dozens Killed as Bus Plunges in Italy Highway police in Italy told state radio that the bus slammed into the cars, which had slowed for heavy traffic, before plunging off the road and falling dozens of feet. T Magazine On View | Los Angeles Architecture, As It Might Have Been A new exhibition surveys a century of unrealized building projects and urban planning schemes for the city. Here are five of the most amazing. Confederations Cup lessons Brazil's 3-0 win over Spain in the Confederations Cup final brought to an end an event that was designed as a test run for the 2014 World Cup hosts. Dot Earth Blog A Humbling View of the Home Planet Earth Seen from Saturn A humbling view of the home planet from 898 million miles away. RPT-INSIGHT-The poison pill in India's search for cheap food MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) - Nearly a decade ago, the Indian government ruled out a ban on the production and use of monocrotophos, the highly toxic pesticide that killed 23 children this month in a village school providing free lunches under a government-sponsored programme. N.F.L. Roundup Packers Rodgers Says Hes Shocked Braun Broke Baseballs Drug Rules Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers told reporters that Ryan Braun, his friend and business partner, repeatedly denied the allegations to him. Charlize Theron We have to stop the stigma of HIV July 29 - The actress returns to her home of South Africa to discuss the country's fight against the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Anchored putting ban? Former world No.1 Martin Kaymer on the issue which is dividing golf. Two Ad Giants Chasing Google in Merger Deal The merger of Omnicom and Publicis signals that advertising is now firmly in the business of collecting and selling the personal information of millions of consumers. Business Briefing | Legal News Pepsico to Stop Saying Its Naked Juice Is All Natural PepsiCo said it would no longer label its Naked juices as all natural, after a lawsuit complained that the drinks contained ingredients that did not fit that bill. Mexico rescues migrants in 'subhuman' conditions Mexican authorities say they've rescued 94 migrants who were crammed into the back of a hauling truck in "subhuman conditions." Twelve injured by tornado that sweeps through industrial zone in eastern Milan July 29 - A tornado rampages through an industrial area in eastern Milan causing extensive damage and injuries. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). New Defaults Trouble a Mortgage Program Loan servicers and banks have kept the money they received, even though more than a third of homeowners who received loan modifications have defaulted again, a report has found. Snedeker Wins Canadian Open by Three Strokes Brandt Snedeker won the Canadian Open for his second PGA Tour title of the year, closing with a two-under-par 70. Disruptions Microsofts Struggle to Make Things Simple for Consumers Microsoft has been trying to shed its reputation for highlighting features over simplicity, but old habits are proving hard to break. Celebrating Yadnya Kasada Festival Throw it, catch it Yadnya Kasada Festival Motorsport Ferrari rebuke Alonso The future of Fernando Alonso at Ferrari has been thrown further into confusion after the Spaniard was publicly rebuked by the Italian team's president Luca di Montezemolo. Triathlon races to all-time high in U.S NEW YORK (Reuters) - Triathlons, the three-prong running, biking and swimming races, are more popular than ever in the United States and fitness experts say anyone who trains properly can complete one. RPT-Bidders for Australia's Macquarie Generation face Aug. 19 deadline (Repeats story published early Tuesday; no change to text) UPDATE 2-Sinclair to buy Allbritton TV stations for almost $1 bln July 29 (Reuters) - Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc said it will acquire eight television stations from the Allbritton family for $985 million, the latest deal in a flurry of activity to buy local... Developing countries to vastly outpace OECD in carbon emissions EIA WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from developing countries will be 127 percent higher than in the world's most developed economies by 2040, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Twelve injured by tornado that sweeps through industrial zone in eastern Milan July 29 - A tornado rampages through an industrial area in eastern Milan causing extensive damage and injuries. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Once a King of Romance, Now an Angry Militant Fadel Shaker, a Lebanese superstar singer who was called the king of romance, renounced his musical career to take up arms. Dog rehab gives abused animals a new leash on life July 22 - Abused dogs in the U.S. get a new leash on life after a one of a kind rehabilitation program. Elly Park reports. NEWSMAKER Liberia will reform land ownership law, education Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the audit of her country's government has not dampened growth momentum, and feels further reforms will be implemented in land laws and in education New Zealander Hopes to Hike North and South Korea Roger Shepherd is chasing a dream that no one in living memory has attempted, to hike along the entire mountain range that forms the geological spine of the Korean Peninsula. Island nations at risk Kieren Keke remembers growing up on the Pacific island of Nauru, the world's smallest independent republic. Brazil thrash Spain in final Hosts Brazil enjoy a triumphant finale to the troubled Confederations Cup with a 3-0 defeat of world champions Spain in the Maracana Sunday. U.S., Asian sales boost Ford Ford CFO Bob Shanks speaks with Nina dos Santos about how the Chinese market is helping Ford's global bottom line.

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