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News Feed Latest worldwide news A Race to Save the Orange by Altering Its DNA Growers turned to genetics in hopes of building a tougher orange tree. But would the public accept genetically modified food? Langer and Wiebe Set for Monday Finish in Senior British Open Bernhard Langer and Mark Wiebe were tied after two playoff holes Sunday night in the storm-delayed Senior British Open when darkness suspended play at Royal Birkdale. New Zealander Hopes to Hike North and South Korea Roger Shepherd is chasing a dream that no one in living memory has attempted, to hike along the entire mountain range that forms the geological spine of the Korean Peninsula. Italian bus crash kills 39; second European transport disaster in five days MONTEFORTE IRPINO, Italy (Reuters) - Thirty-nine people were killed and around 10 injured when a bus plunged off a viaduct in southern Italy in what Prime Minister Enrico Letta described on Monday as a huge tragedy. Pimco avoiding commercial paper, bullish on short-term Treasuries NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - Commercial paper and certificates of deposit are overpriced, the head of short-term portfolios for Pimco said on Monday, saying he favors short-term Treasuries in expectation of an economic slowdown. The Media Equation TV Foresees Its Future. Netflix Is There. Netflix has given a good shaking to the settled world of television it has provided its own series, streamed them over the Internet and made them available all at once everywhere. Europe and China Agree to Settle Solar Panel Fight Two of the worlds largest economies have agreed to a deal on solar imports to Europe, settling a dispute that had threatened to set off a wider trade war. Gibraltar's $200m yacht hotel Imagine this in your hot little hands you hold a blueprint for a luxury hotel in one of the most idyllic -- and tiny -- locations in the world. Confederations Cup lessons Brazil's 3-0 win over Spain in the Confederations Cup final brought to an end an event that was designed as a test run for the 2014 World Cup hosts. Obama aims to change topic, seize initiative in fiscal fights WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told supporters on Monday that he plans to focus his agenda clearly on the economic challenges of the middle class, a theme he will lay out in a speech... FOREX-Dollar subdued ahead of Fed outcome; Aussie pressured * Fed, ECB, BOE meetings, U.S. jobs data all due this week Uganda in talks with Chinese firm to bail out indebted MPs * Chinese companies winning many large infrastructure contracts ArtsBeat Book Covers Before and After Designers share the process of creating covers for four recently published books. Sports Briefing | Soccer Guardiola and Bayern Munich Beat Barcelona Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona, 2-0, in a preseason friendly that pitted Pep Guardiolas new side against his former team. Bucks Blog Wednesday Reading Travel Warnings Issued on Egypt Travel warnings are issued on Egypt, the Ford F-250 is now thieves favorite target, regulators crack down on abusive debt collection and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. U.S., Asian sales boost Ford Ford CFO Bob Shanks speaks with Nina dos Santos about how the Chinese market is helping Ford's global bottom line. False alarm caused Allegiant plane to make emergency landing ATLANTA (Reuters) - The emergency landing in Georgia of an Allegiant Air flight late Sunday was caused by a false alarm when a warning light indicated a possible fire in the cargo hold, an airline spokesman said Monday. New York man pleads guilty to 'Rebecca' Broadway scam (Reuters) - In a case prosecutors called "stranger than fiction," a former New York businessman pleaded guilty on Monday to defrauding the producers of Broadway production "Rebecca - The Musical" by creating an elaborate scheme involving fake overseas investors. QA Sharing Files With Mac and iPad Tips for transferring a Word file between a laptop and iPad, and how to reduce e-mail from Twitter. Ecuador's poor press freedom Ecuador has a poor track record on press freedom, so why would it help Edward Snowden? CNN speaks to a local investigative journalist who blew the whistle in a presidential corruption case. Naming mediator brings authority to fractious Detroit bankruptcy case July 29 (Reuters) - Of all the legal maneuvers so far in Detroit's bankruptcy case by unions or the city's emergency manager, the one that may have the most impact was when the judge decided to name... Baalbek Treasure beneath rubbish A temple the size of several football fields, the biggest stone monolith ever carved. Regional strife may have scared travelers away from the Beqaa Valley but now could be just the time to go. A View of the Heavens From Texas Amateur astronomers gathered for the 34th Texas Star Party, which offered them a chance to gaze at a sky full of nothing but stars. China's city of sinkholes Four months after he built a new, two-story brick house in his village in northern China's Shandong Province, Xiao Guoqiang was alarmed to find a huge crack on the living room wall. Lockheed, Pentagon reach deal on 71 more F-35s source WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp and the Pentagon have reached agreement on orders for the next two batches of F-35 fighter jets, a deal worth over $7 billion, a person briefed on the... Legal Battle Lifts Profile of a Quiet Empire A legal battle over an obscure investment trust lays bare the private world of Barry Portnoy, who oversees a $25 billion real estate empire stretching from Boston to Honolulu. Immelt Economic efficiencies drive China ahead Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says a large and educated workforce is fueling China's strength and not simply a deflated yuan. Talking peace with threat of war Two hours of tanks, bands and goose-stepping under a blazing sun. CBS Renews Under the Dome for a Second Season The hit series, based on a Stephen King novel, will return next summer. UPDATE 2-For Herbalife, investor feud turns into strong results July 29(Reuters) - Nutritional products giant Herbalife said its better than-expected earnings and rosy 2013 outlook were driven by a fast-growing global distributor network and strong demand for its... BRIEF-Fidessa H1 EBITDA falls 5 pct July 29 (Reuters) - Fidessa Group PLC * Half yearly report * H1 adjusted operating profit fell 5 percent to 20.8 million STG * H1 revenue 139.3 million STG * Says H1 EBITDA fell 5 percent to 25.4 million STG * Sees performance in second half of 2013 to be similar to that seen in the English high society at play Two World Wars have been fought, Empires lost, the atom split, the worldwide web invented and social media proliferated, but all the while a unique set of quintessential English sporting events have remained in their own self-regulated time warp, with only minor concessions to modernity. Dry area expands in western U.S. Corn Belt -Drought Monitor CHICAGO (Reuters) - Abnormally dry areas expanded in the U.S. western Corn Belt, including the top crop state of Iowa, over the past week to put much of the corn crop at risk, according to a weekly drought report. Insurer Hartford posts wider quarterly loss July 29 (Reuters) - Insurer Hartford Financial Services Group posted a bigger second-quarter loss, hurt by capital losses related to hedging programs and the sale of its life insurance business. This is Z10, the first BlackBerry 10 handset Research In Motion is no more! BlackBerry is the new company name and the Z10 is the first BlackBerry 10 handset. Here's a quick overview of the new phone. Weiner plummets to fourth place in NYC mayor's race poll NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anthony Weiner vowed to stay in the New York City mayor's race on Monday, despite a poll that showed his support plummeting to fourth place among Democratic voters a week after new revelations surfaced about his sexually charged Internet activity. U.S. court rejects firm's challenge to Obamacare contraception mandate (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday rejected a Pennsylvania cabinet maker's religion-based challenge to the 2010 healthcare law's requirement that larger companies provide workers with health insurance covering birth control. Rogers first openly gay MLS player Robbie Rogers was introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, making him the first openly gay male athlete to compete in Major League Soccer and in any American professional team sport and ending his brief retirement. Verdict in Bradley Manning WikiLeaks case expected Tuesday July 29 - Private First Class Bradley Manning, accused of aiding the enemy in Wikileaks case, is expected to have verdict read to him Tuesday. Gavino Garay reports. Two Ad Giants Chasing Google in Merger Deal The merger of Omnicom and Publicis signals that advertising is now firmly in the business of collecting and selling the personal information of millions of consumers.

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