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Typhoon lashes southern China | | Sept. 30 - Fishermen missing as Typhoon Wutip batters the southern coast of China. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
Siege is new blow to Kenya tourism | | Kenya remains a safe place to visit despite an attack on a Nairobi shopping mall over the weekend in which at least 68 people, including foreigners, died, the country's tourism minister said yesterday. |
CNN, NBC scrap Hillary Clinton TV projects | | (Reuters) - Two television projects focused on Hillary Clinton got the axe on Monday after the programs became embroiled in partisan wrangling, including threats by the Republican National Committee (RNC) to boycott presidential debates sponsored by CNN and NBC. |
Woman charged in Boston bombs con | | A woman accused of scamming nearly half a million dollars from a nonprofit fund benefiting the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings was indicted on Monday, according to a Massachusetts Attorney General. |
Abbott seeks Indonesia asylum support | | Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono meet in Jakarta Monday amid escalating tensions over asylum seekers arriving by boat from Indonesia. |
Merkel win another step toward EU reforms Rehn | | German Chancellor Angela Merkel's victory signals a "strong sense of continuity" as the EU moves forward with reforms and toward a banking union, says European Commission Vice President Olli Rehn in an interview with Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler. |
Hardware heroes in our gadgets | | Next time you marvel at the computer hardware in your hand, spare a thought for the tiny transistors contained within. Without them our modern gizmos wouldn't work. |
Brazil raises spending limit on home purchases from pension fund | | BRASILIA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Brazilians will be allowed to apply money held in their government-run pension funds towards the purchase of more expensive homes, Brazil's top economic policy-making body announced on Monday, which could boost demand in the country's recovering housing sector. |
Teachers train to face shooter | | While some talk of arming teachers or buying bullet-proof backpacks, some educators are taking it upon themselves to learn how to hide, run or fight in case of a school shooting. |
Hitting Pay Dirt on Mars | | The first rock examined by Curiosity last year turns out to be an uncommon alkaline rock, with a tiny amount of water. |
Nokia's cheap smartphones drive Windows in Europe -research | | FRANKFURT, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Microsoft's Windows platform has reached a 9.2 percent share in the smartphone operating system (OS) market in key European markets, driven by Nokia's low and mid-range models, market research firm Kantar said on Monday. |
In Trial, Romania Warily Revisits a Brutal Past | | The decision to charge a former Ceausescu prison commander has raised hopes among victims and advocates that the country may finally be shaking off a national amnesia about its brutal past. |
Italy's PM seeks to shore up government | | Enrico Letta, Italy's centre-left prime minister, is seeking urgently parliamentary support for a new government after Silvio Berlusconi pulled his ministers out of their five-month-old coalition, risking a financial market backlash. |
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