| Latest worldwide news | Parasite study reveals nocturnal secrets of snails | | | Aug. 23 - Research into how snails spread a parasite fatal to dogs has revealed that the gastropods can explore the length of an average British garden in a single night - reaching a top speed of one metre per hour. The revelations came after scientists fitted a sample group of snails with LEDs and filmed them with high-speed cameras. Matthew Stock has more. |
| Facial recognition brings new look to shopping | | | Aug. 19 - Scrambling for credit cards or mobile phones at the checkout counter could become a thing of the past as a Finnish company readies to launch the world's first face recognition payment system. Tara Cleary reports. |
| Obama welcomes '72 Miami Dolphins to the White House | | | Aug. 20 - Saying, "I decided it was high time to pay tribute to the NFL's only perfect team," President Barack Obama honored Super Bowl VII Champions, the 1972 Miami Dolphins, in an East Room ceremony. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
| Dick Van Dyke in close call | | | Comic actor Dick Van Dyke and his wife escaped unhurt when their car caught fire on a Los Angeles-area highway, California state police said Monday. |
| Phys Ed How Exercise Can Help Us Sleep Better | | | If you habitually experience insomnia, exercise can help you sleep better, a new study found. But it can take up to four months before you see results, and you may sleep worse on days you exercise. |
| Is media in the Middle East trusted? | | | The Arab world's relationship with media is -- like the region itself -- complicated and often contradictory and one that has been changing rapidly since the Arab Spring. |
| 'House of Cards' creator shows his hand | | | Netflix's "House of Cards" is up for nine Emmys and currently in production on its second season. Creator Beau Willimon talks about the show, Washington and power. |
| Rain Plays Havoc With Schedule at U.S. Open | | | Serena Williams's center court clash was among dozens of matches canceled on Wednesday after rain washed out most of the day's play at the U.S. Open, forcing tournament organizers to drastically revise the schedule. |
| How to cut the cable cord and watch TV now | | | (Reuters) - The monthly cable and Internet bill for the Adrienne Capollupo's Roanoke, Virginia, family had reached $150 when they decided to cut the cord - the one that runs to the television... |
| Cubas old cars show their mettle | | | Aug. 19 - Havana becomes a 70-kilometre (43.5 miles) race track as Cuba's Classic Car Club kicks off its ninth edition of the Antique Automobile Rally. Tara Cleary reports. |
| TABLE-Foreign brokers set to sell Japanese stocks | | | TOKYO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Thursday. Japanese Stocks SELL 14.6 million shares BUY 10.8 million shares ------------------------------------------------------ SELL 3.8 million shares |
| Dozens trapped in India building collapse | | | Aug. 28 - Rescuers are searching for around 50 people believed trapped under a three-story apartment building in Vadodara city when it collapsed Wednesday morning. Lindsey Parietti reports. |
| America's Cup classic designs | | | Since its launch 162 years ago, the America's Cup -- which kicked off in San Francisco last month -- has been at the forefront of yacht design, encouraging the best sailing clubs in the world to invest big in their seafaring weapons of choice. |
| Yosemite wildfire grows, fueling dangerous winds | | | (Reuters) - A colossal wildfire raging on the edge of Yosemite National Park has produced dangerous weather patterns by fueling thunderous pyrocumulus clouds that can alter the wind direction rapidly, potentially trapping firefighters, forest officials said on Sunday. |
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