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Asterix steps unwittingly into Scottish referendum debate
PARIS (Reuters) - Malt whisky, bagpipes and the Loch Ness Monster take center stage in the newest Asterix comic, as the yellow-mustached Gaul and his portly buddy Obelix travel to ancient Scotland to drive back the Romans.


Syria Meets Deadline for Arms Destruction Plan
The watchdog charged with monitoring and destroying Syrias chemical weapons program said it had received the nations formal declaration on its arsenal ahead of schedule.


FTSE edges up but investors eye profit-taking potential
* G4S gains as HSBC upgrades and floats breakup potential


Brett Favre admits 'scary' memory loss
Rachel Nichols discusses the economic disincentive NFL players ensue when sitting on the sidelines due to injury.


Aussie America's Cup bid?
Australian tycoon Bob Oatley turns from wine to water as he announces plans to build a team to challenge defending America's Cup champions Oracle Team USA.


Photos In their own words
The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013


International Real Estate House Hunting in ...Warsaw
The market in Poland had a boom starting in 2004, when the country joined the European Union, and ending in 2009, when the repercussions of the American mortgage lending crisis began to be felt.


Wealth Matters With Giving Season in Full Force, Seeking to Understand Donors
A new report challenges some accepted wisdom about how people give money and why they sometimes dont.


Augusto Odone, maker of "Lorenzo's Oil," dies
ROME (Reuters) - Augusto Odone, whose invention of "Lorenzo's Oil" to prolong the life of his son was made into an Oscar-nominated film, has died at the age of 80 in Italy, his family said on Friday.


At least 49 killed after ten car bombs blast across Baghdad
Oct. 27 - Car bomb attacks across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kill at least 49 people Sunday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


No. 23 N. Illinois Improves to 8-0
Jordan Lynch threw four touchdown passes and caught another as No. 23 Northern Illinois reached its best start as a major program with a 59-20 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.


New China H7N9 strain gives kick to mutant bird flu research
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) - Dutch scientists hidden away in a top-security laboratory are seeking to create mutant flu viruses, dangerous work designed to prepare the world for a lethal pandemic by beating nature to it.


Dance therapy could help treat dizziness
Oct. 22 - Scientists have discovered differences in the brain structure of ballet dancers that may help them avoid dizziness while performing pirouettes. The findings could lead to the development of dance therapy to treat patients with chronic dizziness, a condition experienced by one in four people during their lives. Jim Drury has more.


Few Problems With Cannabis for California
At a time when polls show widening public support for legalizing marijuana, Californias 17-year experience as the first state to legalize medical marijuana offers surprising lessons, experts say.


Lou Reed
Lou Reed, who took rock 'n' roll into dark corners as a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist for the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist, has died at the age of 71, his publicist said Sunday.


QA With iOS 7 Upgrade, Podcasts Move to an Apple App
Questions about Apples new Podcasts app, and how Google is able to read your mind.


Study higher temperatures coming
Average annual temperatures will start to consistently exceed the highest levels previously recorded in as little as seven years in tropical hotspots and within four decades for the majority of the globe if nothing is done to stop climate change, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Nature.


India and Pakistan Exchange Gunfire Over Border
Indian and Pakistani troops fired machine guns and mortar shells over the border in Kashmir, wounding at least 12 people including children as the disputed region sees some of the most serious tensions in a decade, officials said Friday.


Eureka The Not-So-Hidden Cause Behind the A.D.H.D. Epidemic
How educational policy and the D.S.M. helped to make a disorder go viral.


EU court opinion says Spain fuel tax breaches law
MADRID (Reuters) - An adviser to the European Union's top court recommended it rule that a Spanish fuel tax breaches EU law, potentially obliging Spain to pay billions of euros in compensation to fuel consumers.


U.S. government shutdown benefits art museum
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The U.S. federal government shutdown has forced the closure of monuments and tourist sites across the country, but it has brought some benefits to at least one private art museum.


Hardcover Business Best Sellers
Rankings are based on October figures.


Gold grows on trees in Australia
Parents beware You're about to have one less idiom in your repertoire. Scientists in Australia have discovered gold deposits on eucalyptus trees in the Outback.


Singapore's penny stock mystery increases pressure on exchange
SINGAPORE Oct 28 (Reuters) - Singapore Exchange Ltd 's role as the city-state's equity market regulator is coming under increasing scrutiny in the fall-out from a penny stock crash earlier this month.


UPDATE 2-Sony near buying Ericsson out of phone venture-WSJ
* Sony and Ericsson decline to comment on reported talks


UPDATE 2-Telecom Italia considering share issue and no dividend-sources
* Telecom may scrap dividend, restructure Italian operations


Morsy supporters battle police in Cairo
Tear gas shrouded the streets outside the Sunni Muslim world's most prestigious university after Egyptian police battled thousands of pro-Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators Sunday in Cairo, authorities reported.


Deal With Union Prevents Closing of Scottish Plant
An eleventh-hour settlement of a dispute between Ineos and the Unite trade union will preserve hundreds of jobs at the petrochemical plant.


The War That Ended Peace, by Margaret MacMillan
The historian Margaret MacMillan probes the origins of the Great War.


Attacks in Iraq kill 7 officers
Seven police officers were killed and nine were injured Tuesday in a series of attacks at security checkpoints in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, police said.


Sports Briefing | Baseball Rodriguez Inquiry Defended by Selig
Commissioner Bud Selig said he was satisfied baseballs investigators did nothing wrong in obtaining evidence against Alex Rodriguez in the Biogenesis case.


Colombia Rebels Free American Hostage
The guerrilla group FARC turned Kevin Scott Sutay, a former American service member, over to an international delegation after he had been held for more than four months.


TBR Inside the List
Keith Richardsx2019;s autobiography, x201C;Life,x201D; hits the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 1, unsurprisingly.


London keeps global edge as top transport finance hub
LONDON (Reuters) - London remains the top financing centre for the global transport industry, although it faces stiff competition from New York and capitals in Asia Pacific as companies seek to tap more funding sources, a survey showed on Friday.


Over Baseball Pants, a Sore Sight for Eyes
The World Series is a showcase for not only the finest teams, but also the regrettable fashion trend of the baggy, pajama-pant look.


Bottled Water Sales Rising as Soda Ebbs
By the end of the decade, sales of water whether plain, flavored or carbonated will surpass those of sodas like Coke and Pepsi.


Bomb kills 18 people, mostly women, on way to wedding in Afghanistan
Oct. 27 - A roadside bomb kills at least 18 people, mostly women, traveling by minibus to a wedding in eastern Afghanistan. Gavino Garay reports.


UPDATE 1-Tullow Oil suspends work at two Kenya exploration blocks
NAIROBI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Tullow Oil said on Saturday it had suspended drilling operations on two blocks in northwest Kenya due to security concerns, after local residents held protests demanding for more jobs at the sites.


Letters Revising Obamacare
A reader responds to Obamacare, Retooled (Economic View, Oct. 20).


48 hours in Rochester, New York
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - Synonymous with film photography, lilacs and classical music, Rochester offers an unusual array of attractions for a mid-sized U.S. city that brought industrial prowess to a scenic river gorge on Lake Ontario's southern shore.


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