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Reuters on the Road TransferWise takes on banking titans
Oct. 11 - Send money abroad for less TransferWise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus takes Reuters taxi challenge to explain how.


Dar es Salaam by dala dala
The Tanzanian capital's hordes of tooting, rattling buses provide a fascinating, if somewhat uncomfortable, way to see its sights.


GLOBAL MARKETS-Euro tumbles, dollar gains on central bank views
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The euro fell the most against the dollar in six months on Thursday while the dollar rose against major currencies on expectations of diverging policy paths by the U.S....


Movie Review Last Vegas Stars De Niro, Freeman, Douglas and Kline
Last Vegas features four strong actors and a plot that viewers can see coming.


U.S. Says It Wont Back New International Coal-Fired Power Plants
The Obama administration acted aggressively to impose its environmental policies in coal projects financed by the World Bank and others.


Jonas Brothers pop-rock band splits up
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Jonas Brothers pop-rock band, which formed in 2005 and soared to fame as members of Disney's stable of teenage stars, has decided to call it quits for now, a band representative said on Tuesday.


Wealth
Want to buy an Irish castle? For those of means, the price is right.


Wawrinka, Gasquet complete World Tour finals lineup
PARIS (Reuters) - Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka and France's Richard Gasquet snatched the last two places for next week's ATP World Tour finals after Canadian Milos Raonic was knocked out of the Paris Masters in the third round on Thursday.


Tiny photos Between art, science
A magnified image of marine plankton has won a prestigious international photography contest for tiny works that exist, in the words of the winning photographer, in the "limbo between art and science."


Youre the Boss Blog Today in Small Business Involuntary Entrepreneurship
Jobless claims higher than expected. A controversial beer slogan. Dealing with fear when selling.


U.S. FDA outlines plan to combat drug shortages
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a strategic plan for preventing drug shortages on Thursday and proposed a rule to require drug and biotechnology companies to promptly notify the agency of potential disruptions to the supply of medically important drugs.


Movie Review Matthew McConaughey Stars in Dallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey stars as an unlikely advocate for patients with H.I.V., taking his treatment into his own hands in Dallas Buyers Club.


GE CEO says equal access in China is crucial
Jan 19 - In an exclusive interview with Reuters Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt says true free trade between the the world's top two economies of U.S. and China is crucial.


General Atlantic hires Goldman Sachs to sell Amedes - sources
FRANKFURT, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Investment firm General Atlantic has hired Goldman Sachs to sell German-based laboratory services company Amedes and is discussing offers up to 800 million euros, two...


U.S. F-35 fighter drops first guided bomb against ground target
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet dropped a 500-pound bomb this week, hitting a tank at Edwards Air Force Base in California and marking the first time the new warplane has fired a laser-guided weapon, the Pentagon said Wednesday.


Audience revenue falls 15 percent
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Audio-chip maker Audience Inc reported a 15 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by weak sales to smartphone makers.


Gadgetwise Earbuds Built of Sterner Stuff, With a Few Quirks
The housings, fittings and plug of the RHA 750i are made from stainless steel, not plastic.


Patrolling the 'Sea of Death'
CNN's Frederik Pleitgen looks at the E.U.'s efforts to patrol its borders and save migrants who get into trouble.


U.S. consumer confidence falls sharply in October
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in October as consumers turned gloomier in their outlook for the future, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday.


Cilic Makes Winning Comeback at Paris Masters
In his first match since returning from a four-month doping ban, Marin Cilic beat a qualifier, Igor Sijsling, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, to reach the second round of the Paris Masters.


Canadiens 2, Rangers 0 Rangers Fail to Sparkle in Debut at Refurbished Home
In their first game at Madison Square Garden since its renovation was completed, the Rangers fell to the Canadiens.


QA Starting Windows 8.1 in Desktop Mode
Start your computer in the familiar Windows desktop environment, and how to safely upgrade to OS X Mavericks.


DealBook For a High-Powered Career, Its Finance vs. Tech
Robert J. Shiller, the Nobel-winning economist, and Vivek Wadhwa, vice president of innovation and research at Singularity University, spar at a conference debate.


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.


McIlroy Finds Form to Surge Clear of WGC Field
Rory McIlroy enjoyed one of his best rounds of a disappointing season to storm into a two-shot lead over a star-studded field at the $8.5 million WGC-HSBC Champions tournament on Thursday.


Gay Leads Raptors Past Celtics 93-87
Rudy Gay had 19 points and eight rebounds, Amir Johnson and DeMar DeRozan each scored 13 points and the Toronto Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak in home openers by beating the Boston Celtics 93-87 on Wednesday night.


Google, Oracle and Red Hat to help with Obamacare website fix
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Experts from top technology and Internet companies including Google Inc, Oracle Corp and Red Hat Inc have joined the Obama administration's effort to fix its troubled HealthCare.gov website, a U.S. official said on Thursday.


Chinese Company Buys Chase Manhattan Plaza
Fosun International Ltd. will pay $725 million for the 60-story office tower owned by JPMorgan Chase.


Upstart in Miami Lures Luxury Stores From a Chic Citadel
Many high-end brands have left behind Bal Harbour Shops, for years a magnet to the wealthy, for more breathing room in Miamis Design District.


China state media calls for strong action after Tiananmen attack
Oct. 31 - Chinese state media and residents demand severe punishment for those behind what China has said is a holy war aimed at Beijing, which it has blamed on Islamist militants from the restive Xinjiang region.Sarah Toms reports.


Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lou Reed, the pioneering musician who fronted influential rock band The Velvet Underground in the 1960s and won mainstream acclaim with solo songs "Walk on the Wild Side" and "Perfect Day", died on Sunday aged 71.


Storage product retailer Container Store files for $200 million IPO
(Reuters) - The Container Store Group Inc, a retailer of storage products, filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering of its common stock.


Ex-Madoff trader implicates other workers in decades-long fraud
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A former trader at Bernard Madoff's investment firm described on Thursday how he helped create false trades with two other former employees to prop up Madoff's $17...


Australia's Bega wins regulator nod for WCB bid
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday it would not block a bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Ltd by domestic rival Bega Cheese Ltd ,...


Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening
From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe.


World's tallest man gets hitched
October 29 - Couple overcomes vertical challenges and tie the knot in Turkey. Sharon Reich reports.


Growing Libya's new nation
CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.


Future of state-backed UK lender RBS set to be cleared up
LONDON (Reuters) - The future of Royal Bank of Scotland should become clearer on Friday, with Britain's finance ministry expected to reveal if it wants the state-backed lender to be broken up.


Fantasy Football Week 9 Matchup Breakdown
The Bengals Marvin Jones is suddenly a top-15 wide receiver, but he has a tough matchup in Week 9 against the Miami Dolphins.


Facebook smashes analyst targets but executive comments spook Street
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc posted strong growth in its mobile advertising business on Wednesday but rattled investors after saying that it did not plan to boost the frequency of ads shown to users.


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