Latest worldwide news Well Medical Procedures May Be Useless, or Worse | | Many new techniques and medicines are either no more effective than the old ones, or worse, and many doctors persist in using practices that have been shown to be useless or harmful, a new analysis shows. |
Archbishop orders Wonga inquiry | | The Archbishop of Canterbury said he was "embarrassed" and "irritated" that the Church Commissioners had indirectly invested in Wonga, the payday lending firm that he has vowed to "compete out" of business. |
Bruins Sign Gritty Bergeron to Eight-Year Extension | | Patrice Bergeron, who led the Boston Bruins in post-season goals and played the Stanley Cup Finals with a punctured lung, was rewarded with an eight-year $52 million contract extension, the NHL team said on Friday. |
Macy's, JC Penney, Martha Stewart wrap up lawsuit arguments | | NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Macy's Inc told a judge on Thursday that J.C. Penney Co should be barred from selling certain home goods designed by celebrity trendsetter Martha Stewart, and Penney and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia also delivered closing arguments in a long-running lawsuit. |
Firefighter killed battling blaze in Pacific Northwest | | PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - One firefighter was killed and another injured on Thursday while battling a wildfire in central Oregon, one of several blazes that have blackened hundreds of square miles of terrain across the Pacific Northwest. |
Edward Snowden's refugee status | | Aug. 1 - Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden left the Moscow Sheremetyevo airport for an undisclosed secure location, says his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, while showing Snowden's refugee status document. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
Well The Ticktock of the Death Clock | | I recently found myself at DeathClock.com, the Internets friendly reminder that life is slipping away second by second. Then, not allowing myself to wallow one grain of sand longer, I decided to quit my day job. |
Firefighter killed battling blaze in Pacific Northwest | | PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - One firefighter was killed and another injured on Thursday while battling a wildfire in central Oregon, one of several blazes that have blackened hundreds of square miles of terrain across the Pacific Northwest. |
UPDATE 4-TransCanada ramps up East Coast pipeline as Keystone stalls | | CALGARY, Alberta, Aug 1 (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp announced plans on Thursday for Canada's largest pipeline, a 2,700-mile (4,400 km), $12 billion line to ship crude from the oil sands of Western Canada to the Atlantic, as its U.S.-bound Keystone XL project stalls in Washington. |
MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - Aug 1 | | DUBAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. |
U.S. to close Mideast embassies | | The State Department on Thursday ordered temporary closures of key Mideast embassies and consulates out of an abundance of caution due to security concerns, officials said. |
London 2012 legacy? | | Over two-thirds of Britons believe the 9 billion ($13.8 billion) bill for the London Olympics was worth it, but economists and business leaders argue it could take years to see the economic benefits. |
Ghosts beat minions as 'Conjuring' horror flick leads box office | | LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - The low-budget horror flick "The Conjuring" outran the "Despicable Me" minions and a racing snail named "Turbo" to win the weekend box office contest at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday. |
Biohit announces fingertip celiac test, shares up | | HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish biotechnology firm Biohit announced a new test that allows diagnosis of celiac disease from a fingertip blood sample without endoscopy, sending its shares up more than 5 percent. |
Pot Farm Pollution Too Dangerous to Deal With? | | With parts of Northern California's scenic hillsides illegally gouged by bulldozers for marijuana grows, frustrated local officials asked the state for help to protect streams and rivers from harmful sediment and the chemicals used on the pot plants. |
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