| Latest worldwide news | China general's son in gang rape storm | | | A gang rape allegedly involving the teenage son of a famous Chinese "singing general" has caused outrage in China, unleashing a tide of public anger over the behavior of so-called "princelings," the children of elite families. |
| 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. |
| Private banker pay holds up in tough market | | | ZURICH (Reuters) - Stiff competition for top private bankers has kept a floor under pay even as low interest rates, flaccid client trading and tougher regulation squeeze industry profit margins. |
| Japan official wants Fukushima operator Tepco to be liquidated | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear station, Tokyo Electric Power Co, should be liquidated, as its failure to learn from its mistakes fuels insecurity, says the governor of a prefecture hosting another of the utility's atomic plants. |
| Tseng Bouncing back to No. 1? | | | After becoming the youngest golfer to win five major championships, Yani Tseng has slipped down the rankings. Can she come back? |
| NFL, Former Players in $765 Million Deal to Settle Concussion Suit | | | The National Football League has agreed to pay $765 million to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of former players, many suffering from dementia and health problems, who accused the league of hiding the dangers of brain injury while profiting from the sport's violence. |
| Climate change may up violence | | | A new study in the journal Science shows that shifts in climate historically have been associated with violent conflicts, and that the risk of violence will rise with man-made climate change. |
| Verizon in talks to buy out Vodafone stake sources | | | LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications is close to buying the remaining stake in Verizon Wireless from Vodafone Group PLC it does not own for potentially $130 billion, according to people familiar with the talks, in what could be the third-biggest deal of all time. |
| Scientists grow "mini human brains" from stem cells | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have grown the first mini human brains in a laboratory and say their success could lead to new levels of understanding about the way brains develop and what goes wrong in disorders like schizophrenia and autism. |
| Fed should strengthen controls for handling of minutes watchdog | | | (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should beef up its controls over the handling of minutes for its policy-setting meetings after the top-secret documents were inadvertently released a day early to a select group in April, the U.S. central bank's watchdog said on Thursday. |
| Bright future for Africa's solar power | | | Africa has plenty of sunshine, but many countries are plagued by power cuts. So could a recent wave of solar power investment solve Africa's energy problems? |
| Should this be an Olympic sport? | | | Scoobers, hammers and laying out - it's the "ultimate" flying saucer attack. And if Mark Poole is right, his sport could soon be coming to an Olympics near you. |
| Kazakh club warned by UEFA over sheep slaughter | | | BERNE (Reuters) - Kazakhstan champions Shakhtar Karagandy have been warned that they could face disciplinary action if they slaughter any more sheep before European games, UEFA said on Wednesday. |
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