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| U.N. Confirms 10 Polio Cases in Northeast Syria | | | The U.N.'s health agency said Tuesday it has confirmed 10 polio cases in northeast Syria, the first confirmed outbreak of the diseases in the country in 14 years, with a risk of spreading across the region. |
| Airbus won't deliver fewer than 25 A380 a year CEO in paper | | | PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus kept its 2013 goals for the A380 despite a dearth of orders, but struck a more cautious note for future years, saying it would not on average deliver fewer than 25, which is below the level built into its longer-term financial targets. |
| FIFA's Russian racism headache | | | For soccer's world governing body FIFA, it is an unwanted hat-trick -- the next three host nations of its showpiece tournament are all battling controversies. |
| Golf Rory beats Tiger in China | | | Rory McIlroy has had a 2013 to forget but chooses a lucrative exhibition match with World No.1 Tiger Woods in China to give promise of a return to his stellar best at season's end. |
| The aerodynamics of F1 | | | Christina MacFarlane explores the role aerodynamics play in boosting a Formula One car's performance. |
| Chasing a motorcycle thief | | | A man was held at gunpoint at a Sao Paulo intersection, but the assailant didn't get away. Shasta Darlington reports. |
| No. 2 Ducks Overcome No. 12 Bruins 42-14 | | | Heading into halftime locked at 14-all with UCLA, No. 2 Oregon didn't panic. The Ducks knew they'd eventually wear down the No. 14 Bruins. Because that's what they do. |
| India Raises Interest Rate to Battle Inflation | | | The rise in prices is expected to continue, and the central bank said it was prepared to take appropriate action. With the rupee now stable, the bank also lowered a separate lending rate. |
| Nokia's NSN sees LTE spending to speed up in Europe from Q4 | | | HELSINKI, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The head of Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), which will be the company's main business after its devices unit is sold to Microsoft, forecast spending on high-speed wireless broadband networks will speed up in Europe from the fourth quarter. |
| Solar sail set for deep space voyage in 2015 | | | Oct. 23 - NASA has plans to launch a lightweight, highly efficient solar sail in 2015 to explore as far as three million kilometres into deep space. The sail, propelled by the Sun's rays, will also be tested as an early warning system for potentially damaging solar emissions headed for Earth. Rob Muir reports. |
| NZ Telecom, Vodafone pick up rights to 700 MHz 4G spectrum | | | WELLINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Telecom New Zealand and Vodafone have picked up the majority of management rights to the country's 700 megahertz spectrum as competition heats up to bring high-speed 4G broadband services to users in rural areas. |
| Jonas Brothers split, Tatum working on docuseries | | | Oct 29 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including the Jonas Brothers break-up, Britney Spears' music is used to ward off pirates, and Channing Tatum is working on a reality show. Bob Mezan reports. |
| Del Potro dashes Federer's final hopes | | | Juan Martin Del Potro put on hold Roger Federer's hopes of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals by inflicting a second straight defeat on the Swiss maestro in the final of his hometown tournament in Basel. |
| UPDATE 2-Gabon awards oil blocks; says can double production | | | LIBREVILLE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Gabon has awarded 13 oil and gas blocks to 11 companies as part of a major deepwater licensing round, which the Central African country hopes will double its output to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), the oil minister said. |
| U.S. sport's greatest black icon? | | | Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win a tennis grand slam. It's a measure of his influence that 20 years after his death his legacy burns as brightly as ever. |
| Scientists stumped by elusive lizard's prodigious proboscis | | | Oct. 24 - The elusive Pinocchio Lizard, believed for more than 50 years to be extinct, has become a major attraction for scientists since its rediscovery in 2005. The lizard - or anole - is native to a small slice of rainforest in northern Ecuador but is gaining attention mainly for the horn that protrudes from its snout. Rob Muir reports. |
| Oceans face 'deadly trio' of threats, study says | | | OSLO (Reuters) - The world's oceans are under greater threat than previously believed from a "deadly trio" of global warming, declining oxygen levels and acidification, an international study said on Thursday. |
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