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| EU mergers and takeovers (Sept 25) | | | BRUSSELS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process |
| Merck KGaA to continue testing cancer vaccine | | | FRANKFURT, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Germany's Merck KGaA said it would start a new study testing its experimental lung cancer vaccine Stimuvax, which fell through in a previous late-stage trial. |
| Improving a football team | | | Football author Chris Anderson explains why identifying your weakest player is crucial when it comes to improving a team. |
| Is Iran ready to deal on nukes? | | | As the toll of international sanctions on Iran continues to mount, Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani has signaled his government's interest in addressing the world's concerns over his nation's nuclear program, and easing the pain on the Iranian economy. Rouhani's recent statements, tweets and appointments have underscored a possible willingness to resolve the nuclear problem. He told NBC News Wednesday that Iran will never develop nuclear weapons. |
| Stars of the London Design Festival | | | An annual showcase of contemporary design, the London Design Festival, which ended on Sunday, carpeted much of that city with exhibitions, parties and monumental constructions. Below are videos of standout goods and figures from the event. |
| Solar charity takes aim at Africa's kerosene lamps | | | Sept. 24 - Non-profit groups aiming to replace Africa's deadly kerosene lamps with safe, solar alternatives say their campaign is gaining momentum. The award-winning Solaraid project says the dangerous lamps could be eliminated from the continent by 2020. Jim Drury has more. |
| Norway's Arctic idyll shivers at oil plans | | | SVOLVAER, Norway (Reuters) - Oil companies seeking new Arctic areas for exploration face a battle with environmentalists, fishermen and hotel owners over Norwegian islands where jagged snow-capped peaks rise sheer from the sea. |
| Meet the ocean's 'great ladies' | | | It might be better known for its extravagant superyachts, but this week Cannes will be a haven for some of the world's most iconic vintage yachts. Jump aboard for Regates Royales de Cannes. |
| Swedish appeals court reduces sentence for Pirate Bay founder | | | STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday reduced a hacking case sentence for a founder of file-sharing website Pirate Bay to one year, saying it could not be proved he had broken into Nordic bank Nordea's mainframe computer himself. |
| Berlusconi would not have been tried if gay Putin | | | VALDAI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin rallied behind his old friend Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday, saying the former Italian prime minister would not have faced trial for having sex with a minor if he were gay. |
| Woods Says 'Very Satisfied' With Five-Win Season | | | Tiger Woods ended his 2013 PGA Tour campaign with an unimpressive tie for 22nd at the Tour Championship on Sunday but, in all likelihood, will earn Player of the Year honors which are to be announced late next week. |
| A new phone concept? | | | What if you could buy a smartphone that would last you for the rest of your life? |
| Six dead in Sudanese fuel protests | | | KHARTOUM, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Six protesters were killed on Wednesday in clashes with security forces during demonstrations against a cut in fuel subsidies, medics and relatives said. |
| 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. |
| Vettel wins Singapore GP to extend lead | | | Sebastian Vettel extends his championship lead to 60 points with a commanding win at Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix, claiming victory for the third year in a row at the Marina Bay street circuit and his third successive triumph of this season. |
| Dexter The Final Ending | | | Mike Hale, a television critic for The New York Times, discusses the final episode of Dexter. |
| Key to football success? Luck | | | Football author Chris Anderson explains why football is a game of luck and why it's not the most expensive players that improve teams the most. |
| One word that can fix Obama's second term China | | | Obama needs to borrow a play from Richard Nixon and go to Beijing, says U.S. presidential historian Douglas Brinkley. A deal on carbon emissions with China, Brinkley says, would help turn his second term around. |
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