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News Feed Latest worldwide news BRIEF-Vectura gets positive opinion on Ultibro Breezhaler drug from EMA July 26 (Reuters) - Vectura Group PLC * Ultibro breezhaler gains positive CHMP opinion * Source text for Eikon * For more news, please click here A Kazakh Spaceport Slowly Declines Baikonur, in remote southwestern Kazakhstan, was once the pride of the Soviet Union. Today, nomadic herders from the nearby steppe are moving into abandoned buildings. 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. Frugal Traveler Memphis on the Cheap Elvis, Barbecue and Baseball Part 2 of the Frugal Travelers summer road trip takes him to Memphis, where he searches for the tacky and the tasty while (generally) trying to avoid the touristy. You're the Boss Blog Deciding How Important It Is for a Business to Grow An owner decides its time to go after the middle-hanging fruit. Faster than Dodd-Frank? Nearly everything As the landmark financial legislation passes its third anniversary, regulators still are trying to put all its pieces in place. Meanwhile, some of historys biggest projects were finished in less time. (July 17, 2013) Scarlet Cronin, Matt Sullivan The bride is a manager at the Clinton Global Initiative; the groom is a staff editor at The New York Times. Soccer Australian National Team Seeks Competition in Asia Since becoming a member of the Asian Football Confederation, Australia has seen a rise in its soccer fortunes as its players take on a more technical aspect. Court Upholds Ruling on Dish Networks Hopper The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower courts ruling and lent further support to Dishs ad-skipping digital video recorder. Editor's Choice Our best photos from the past 24 hours. Embraer shares fall on weak business jet outlook SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Shares of Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA faced their worst session in a year on Friday, after executives warned that economic concerns seemed to be weakening demand for bigger... Gray Matter Why Smokers Still Smoke The personality trait that distinguishes smokers from nonsmokers poor self-control. Germany braces for heat wave July 26 - German officials are warning locals to limit their time outside ahead of a heatwave this weekend which is forecast to bring record high temperatures. Deborah Gembara reports. Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. Detroit case may alter distressed U.S. city behavior Moody's (Reuters) - Detroit's filing for bankruptcy protection is "profoundly meaningful" for the small number of local governments in the United States that are below investment grade, and could change their approach to pensions and other long-term liabilities, Moody's Investors Service said on Friday. Contest for Brooklyn Prosecutor Narrows to 2 Abe George said he was instead throwing his support behind Kenneth P. Thompson, who is also challenging the incumbent, Charles J. Hynes, in the Democratic primary. DealBook Wall Streets Exposure to Hacking Laid Bare Five people were accused of hacking into the servers of more than a dozen large American companies and the Nasdaq stock exchange, showing the financial systems vulnerability to cybercrime. Clip Air brings air travel by train June 19 - Swiss researchers have released futuristic designs for attachable modular aircraft that will allow passengers to board a plane at a railway station and disembark at their destination without ever setting foot in an airport. EPFL says its Clip Air project is no flight of fancy. Jim Drury reports. Well Keep Cool in the Kitchen With Quick Stir-Fries Minimize your stove time with these quick and easy summer stir-fries from the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman. Spy Agencies Under Heaviest Scrutiny Since Abuse Scandal of the 70s With alarm over the threat of terrorism in slow decline, both political parties appear to be no longer willing to give national security automatic priority over privacy and civil liberties. Motherlode Blog Confessions of a Mother Who Couldnt Say No Because I was unable to tolerate my childrens disappointment, I never gained fluency with a very important two-letter word. Inside SAC's Dell trade The federal indictment charging "substantial" insider trading at SAC Capital Advisors details how information allegedly leaked by a Dell insider found its way to SAC's portfolio managers, who allegedly profited from it. Here's how the Department of Justice says it worked. Belles toll Women's game in uproar The English Football Association is facing a backlash from fans of women's football after being accused of throwing the future of one of the country's most loved clubs into jeopardy. Tennessee victims in U.S. meningitis outbreak win new avenue for lawsuits BOSTON, July 26 (Reuters) - Victims in Tennessee of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak won the right to pursue a new avenue of litigation against healthcare facilities and doctors there, after a... Sports Briefing | Colleges N.C.A.A. Responds to Paterno Lawsuit The N.C.A.A. is asking a Pennsylvania court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of the Joe Paterno that seeks to overturn the sanctions against Penn State. Going, Going, Still Going? Voyager 1 at Solar Systems Edge Scientists waiting for the spacecraft to enter the wider reaches of the Milky Way are perplexed Only one of two telltale signs of its departure has been detected. U.N. Troubled by Australias New Policy on Asylum Seekers The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Friday that its review of Australias new deterrence-based policy had unearthed significant shortcomings. Hernandez Among Many Who Found Trouble at Florida in the Meyer Years There have been dozens of arrests of members of the Gator football teams coached from 2005 to 2010 by Urban Meyer. Vivendi to sell most of Activision stake for $8.2 bln PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - For more information on this story see Rocky Transition From Farm to Town in China It is one of the largest peacetime population transfers in history the removal of 2.4 million farmers from mountain areas in central Chinas Shaanxi Province to low-lying towns. Art Review Carol Bove Sculpture Shows at the High Line and MoMA The sculptor Carol Bove has seven pieces at the High Line and another ensemble of seven sculptures at MoMA. Consumer sentiment rises to highest level in six years in July NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment rose in July to the highest level in six years as Americans felt better about the current economic climate, though they expected to see a slower rate of... Despots' hideaways a tourist attraction? From Tito's bunker to Stalin's summer house, travel to the lairs of tyrants is in the spotlight. Hit political blogger Nate Silver on future of predictive modeling NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nate Silver is an oxymoron come to life the famous statistician. 'Education is the road out of poverty' Eight-year-old Tineyi takes my hand and leads me into her mud-thatched hut in my home village of Matau in rural Zimbabwe. There, in a dark corner of the room, is a wooden bookshelf. Carefully crafted by her father, it protects her word-filled treasures from the smoky fire inside the small hut where her mother cooks. I smile, knowing that her father has recognized the value these books will bring to his little bookworm -- a life ahead of her with limitless opportunities. QA Installing Windows Updates, Automatic or Manually Tips for software updates and scroll bars on the Mac. Conviction of Chevron Worker Spurs Oil Industry Concerns in Indonesia The case drew an unusual amount of attention in Indonesia, which relies on foreign investment to harness its resources, partly because government agencies clashed over the validity of the case. Ex-Glencore, Goldman oil trader to launch new commodity fund NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - A former energy trader at Glencore Xstrata Plc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc is launching a commodities hedge fund focused on trading price spreads between different crude oil and petroleum products, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. Fidelity's early ETF strategy leans heavily on BlackRock BOSTON, July 26 (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments disclosed on Friday its plans to use U.S. money manager BlackRock Inc as subadviser on a slate of 10 new sector-oriented exchange-traded funds. Paleontologists discover dinosaur tail in northern Mexico MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A team of paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday.

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