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| Grunge rock hero Kurt Cobain's childhood home for sale | | | OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - The childhood home of the late grunge rock hero and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has been put up for sale in Washington state, with his family asking $500,000 for the property, more than seven times its assessed value. |
| London keeps global edge as top transport finance hub | | | LONDON (Reuters) - London remains the top financing centre for the global transport industry, although it faces stiff competition from New York and capitals in Asia Pacific as companies seek to tap more funding sources, a survey showed on Friday. |
| Australia shares seen slipping on US worries | | | SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares are set to ease in early trade on Monday, slipping from a five-year high, after Wall Street fell on concerns over a looming fiscal deadline. |
| Singing doctor turns social media into treatment tool | | | Sept. 25 - A doctor in the UK has become a Youtube sensation while demonstrating the power of social media to help patients. Dr Tapas Mukherjee is now known as 'The Singing Doctor', with his version of 90s hit "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by the band Deep Blue Something, which he has adapted lyrically to help acute asthma patients treat their condition. Jim Drury went to meet him. |
| 5 government shutdown shockers | | | Yes, national parks and monuments will be closed and thousands of workers furloughed. But what about the panda cam? Here are some unexpected casualties of a government shutdown. |
| USDA will mostly "go dark" in case of federal shutdown | | | WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department will shut off its gusher of statistical reports in the event of a federal government shutdown, leaving traders and food producers in the dark about most activities in the world's largest farm exporter. |
| Meet the new Miss World | | | A new Miss World was crowned Saturday, and though she competed as Miss Philippines, she hails from the United States. |
| World's best new skyscrapers | | | A pair of buildings colloquially known as "Marilyn Monroe" has won the prize for best new skyscraper completed in 2012. |
| U.S. auto sales seen stalling in September after torrid summer | | | DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. auto industry's sizzling summer pace stalled in September for the first year-on-year sales decline in more than two years as the month suffered because part of the Labor Day shopping weekend landed in August and there were two fewer days than last year to buy. |
| Smaller car makers face squeeze from China's "lemon law" | | | BEIJING, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A beefed-up vehicle warranty law that takes effect in China on Tuesday is unlikely to burden global automakers, but will likely raise costs for smaller local players that may add to pressure for eventual consolidation in China's fragmented car industry. |
| American Airlines plans to hire 1,500 pilots | | | (Reuters) - American Airlines plans to hire 1,500 pilots over the next five years as it expands international flying and takes delivery of new planes, the carrier said on Monday. |
| Cheaper iPhone Will Cost More in China | | | While many analysts expected Apple to price the iPhone 5C at about $400, it will actually go for significantly more in China, where the company is struggling. |
| Yemen's army retakes base seized by Qaeda militants | | | ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni special forces retook an army base and freed several hostages hours after al Qaeda militants disguised as security personnel seized the site in southeast Yemen, killing at least four soldiers, a military official said on Monday. |
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