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| Boom for British house prices | | | Sept. 27 - New data shows British house prices jumped significantly in September. But as prices rise, so too are concerns about a government scheme to help buyers onto the property ladder, amid fears of a bubble. Kirsty Basset reports. |
| Cosabeth Bullock, Benjamin Grossman-Cohen | | | The bride is a vice president for media relations at a consultancy in Washington; the groom is the senior media officer and the deputy manager in Washington for Oxfam America. |
| Young Cuban Baseball Pitcher Believed to Have Left the Island | | | A promising young Cuban pitcher failed to show up for training this week and was widely believed to have left the island, which would make him the latest talented prospect to seek a lucrative Major League Baseball contract in the United States. |
| Hornet stings kill 19 in China | | | At least 19 people have been stung to death by hornets -- which may include the world's largest hornet species Vespa mandarinia -- in China's central Shaanxi province in the last three months, according to the city government of Ankang, the apparent epicenter of a recent spate of fatalities and injuries. |
| Cookson faces huge battle to restore trust | | | FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - After a farcical election process that further damaged the International Cycling Union's (UCI) credibility, new president Brian Cookson faces a monumental challenge to restore trust in a sport crippled by scandals. |
| COMMODITIES-Gold, wheat rally; commods in for year's best quarter | | | By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Gold and wheat rallied on Friday and a few other commodities rose slightly, adding to what was shaping to be the sector's best quarterly performance in a year when the third quarter closes next week. The spot price of gold rose 1 percent as jitters over the U.S. budget and the outlook for Federal Reserve policy boosted the safe-haven appeal of bullion. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.7 percent, on improved demand |
| Football Messi testifies in tax trial | | | Soccer star Lionel Messi and his father testified in a Barcelona court Friday in a preliminary hearing over allegations they defrauded Spanish tax authorities of more than $5 million. |
| Teenager defies the odds | | | 17-year old Charley Hull will be the youngest player in Solheim Cup history after receiving a wildcard pick. |
| Oil Where Tehran feels the pain | | | The last four years of economic sanctions by the U.S., the European Union and other western partners have ground down the Iranian economy. |
| Cincinnati Freshman Lineman Dies in Accident | | | A freshman offensive lineman for Cincinnati was killed and two freshman receivers were injured in a one-vehicle accident after the Bearcats 14-0 win over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday. |
| Well Eating the Color Purple | | | Even though its officially autumn, the summer crop of eggplant is still in full swing at farmers markets across the country. |
| F.T.C. Targets Patent Companies | | | The Federal Trade Commission said it would seek information on businesses whose main purpose is to sue other companies to collect patent royalties. |
| Qatar shows new green credentials with first low-energy villa | | | Sept. 4 - Sensitive to criticism over its high carbon dioxide emissions, Qatar has opened its first ultra-low energy villa to show a new commitment to environmental sustainability. The oil-rich emirate hopes the development in capital Doha will pave the way for more sustainable properties to be built in the desert nation. Jim Drury reports. |
| New delays hit Obamacare rollout before October 1 launch | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance enrollment services would not begin on October 1 as planned. |
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