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Brazil's OGX files for bankruptcy protection -source | | RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - OGX Petrleo e Gas Participaes SA, the Brazilian oil company controlled by former billionaire Eike Batista, sought court protection from creditors on Wednesday in Latin America's largest-ever corporate bankruptcy filing, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters. |
Did 'White Widow' spy on Kenya mall? | | Only last week Kenya police sources say officers investigating the Westgate mall massacre were called to a meeting to explain why Samantha Lewthwaite, the so-called "White Widow," continues to elude them. |
Well New Years Baby? You May Pay More | | While medical conditions and encounters dont care whether its 2013 or 2014, health insurance and subsidies generally play by the calendar year. Having a child early in the year presents some special challenges. |
Williams' toughest challenge | | Serena Williams opens up about her fifth U.S. Open victory and the medical condition that almost ended her career. |
Tiananmen incident 'a terrorist attack' | | Five suspects have been detained in Monday's deadly crash in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, which has been identified as a terrorist attack, Beijing police said Wednesday. |
European science satellite to tumble back to Earth | | CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A European satellite that spent four years mapping Earth's gravity ran out of fuel on Monday and will plunge back into the atmosphere in about two weeks, officials said. |
Rockers stand in Lou Reed's shadow | | Michaelangelo Matos says every Every New York rocker in a black leather jacket--not to mention REM, U2 and the Stones--owes a debt to the transgressive and influential Reed |
Why the Indian protests were not a surprise | | Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the Anna Hazare movement in India, and why protests like this are not surprising in emerging economies. |
Al-Assad to U.N. Rebel support must end | | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi that any political solution to the Syrian crisis hinges on outside countries cutting off support to the rebels, reports said. |
France denies paying ransom as Sahel hostages return | | NIAMEY/PARIS (Reuters) - Four Frenchmen held hostage in the Sahara desert by al Qaeda-linked gunmen for three years were reunited with their families on Wednesday, and Paris dismissed media reports it had paid a ransom for their release. |
47 said killed in Laos plane crash | | At least 47 people were killed in a Lao Airlines plane crash in the southern Laotian province of Champasak on Wednesday afternoon, local witnesses said, according to the country's national news agency, KPL. |
Lessons from Hong Kong | | As Beijing touts a high-profile crackdown on corruption, experts say it should look south to Hong Kong as an example of a Chinese territory that has succeeded in cutting out the rot. |
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