Latest worldwide news Japanese translation glasses seen as Olympic boon for tourists | | Oct. 1 - Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has developed glasses that automatically translate foreign languages. It's hoped the glasses, unveiled by the company this week, will make life easier for foreigners visiting Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Rob Muir reports. |
Lessons on U.S. income gap | | Income inequality is going up, up, up in America. In Brazil, meanwhile, it's been dropping for years. Likely outcome? A meeting in the middle |
Golf Tiger dropped by EA Sports | | Tiger Woods' face has adorned the cover of EA Sports video games for well over a decade, but the world No. 1 has been dropped by the developer. |
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. |
5 Men Held In Attack In Beijing, China Says | | Investigators say they recovered a banner with religious extremist messages from the car used in a suicide attack at the foot of the Tiananmen Gate that killed five people. |
Improving McIlroy Will Win by End of Year Woods | | Tiger Woods believes Rory McIlroy is slowly getting his golf game back on track and predicted on Tuesday that the former world number one would claim a breakthrough first victory of the year by the end of December. |
Your solstice traditions | | If Stonehenge is anything to go by, summer celebrations have a millennia-old history. While the ancient druids may have commemorated the fertility of the season, many of us are just happy to get outdoors. |
Serena I apologized to Maria | | Serena Williams refuses to get drawn into a pre-Wimbledon war of words with Maria Sharapova Sunday -- claiming she has apologized to her Russian rival for comments made about her personal life. |
World's most extreme courses | | From Greenland to Afghanistan to Bolivia playing golf in some of the world's wildest, most beautiful and most dangerous places. |
The WTA hits 40th | | Serena Williams and a host of No.1 ranked women's players gather at a unique celebration event Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of the WTA founded by her 'inspiration' Billie Jean King. |
Secrets to calm, easy travel | | Has 'busy' become your catchphrase? CNN caught up with leading travel experts to find zen on the road. The trick? Remember, it's the journey that counts. |
Facebook beats; stocks slide after Fed | | Oct. 30 - Summary Mobile ads drive better-than-expected results at Facebook; Fed hints at slower economy, keeps bond buying program intact, stocks fall; Starbucks forecast met with cool response; private hiring slows to 6-month low. Conway G. Gittens reports. |
Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant undamaged after quake | | TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said on Saturday there was no damage or spike in radiation levels at the station after a large earthquake struck in the ocean east of Japan, triggering a small tsunami. |
Autonomous RoboBee no flight of fancy | | Oct. 29 - Researchers from Harvard University say the tiny robotic bees they unveiled last year should be ready for work in the real world by 2023. Called RoboBees, the miniature drones are being developed by Harvard's School of Engineering and Wyss Institute, to assist in crop pollination and search and rescue. Ben Gruber reports. |
A gift of U.S. diplomacy to Iran? | | A 2,700 year-old silver chalice may be a new token of friendship between the United States and Iran, at least that's the way Iran's cultural heritage chief sees it. |
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