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Why oil is where Iran feels the pain | | Economic sanctions have ground down the Iranian economy and hit the energy sector. The country has huge potential and now, it seems, a moderate tone. But will it destabilize the oil markets? CNN's John Defterios explains. |
Venus Williams Advances in Tokyo | | Venus Williams rallied from a set down to defeat Simona Halep of Romania, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, and reach the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. |
Fitch Affirms Austria at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable | | LONDON, September 27 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Austria's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'AAA' with Stable Outlook. The agency has also affirmed the... |
Phys Ed Why Runners Dont Get Knee Arthritis | | One of the most entrenched beliefs about running is that it can ruin knees by causing arthritis. But a new study finds that distance running is unlikely to contribute to the development of arthritis. |
Ferrari's white flag? | | Sebastian Vettel has already won the 2013 Formula One world championship -- at least that's the view of his Ferrari rivals with six races still remaining this season. |
Bayern catches Dortmund at top | | Josep Guardiola hails Bayern Munich's best Bundesliga performance this season after his side crushes Schalke 4-0 on Saturday as leader Borussia Dortmund drops points for the first time. |
Gas price spike spurs violent Sudan protests | | Civic unrest over a spike in gas prices roiled Sudan for a fourth straight day Wednesday, with gunshots ringing out around the capital of Kharthoum and elsewhere as government forces tried to clamp down. |
Tseng Bouncing back to No. 1? | | After becoming the youngest golfer to win five major championships, Yani Tseng has slipped down the rankings. Can she come back? |
Driverless shuttles seen as viable public transport alternative | | Sept. 17 - A collaboration between French company Induct and a Singapore university aims to replace conventional shuttle buses with a driverless, electric alternative. The team are currently testing the vehicle on a two kilometre test route virtually devoid of other traffic, but hope eventually to increase its range. Rob Muir has more. |
Bits Amazon Updates Kindle Fire Line | | A day after Microsoft announced plans for its new Surface tablets, Amazon refreshed the Kindle Fire line. The tablet wars are just getting started. |
New York's Bloomberg says city air is cleanest in decades | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's air quality has reached the cleanest level in over half a century, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday, as he credited the city's sustainability program PlaNYC for helping to bring about dramatic reductions in air pollutants. |
Eileen Tucker, Matthew Spiro | | The bride is a research associate at an investment firm; the groom works for an asset management unit of JPMorgan Chase. |
U.S. Republicans reject Senate bid to avoid government shutdown | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government edged closer on Saturday to a shutdown as Republicans in the House of Representatives rejected an emergency spending bill approved by the Senate and pushed instead for a one-year delay of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law. |
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