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Finding affordable hotels in pricey cities | | Unless you have an unlimited budget (lucky you), deliberating about where to stay on vacation can be an exercise in financial frustration. On most trips, a major chunk of the kitty will be spent on where you sleep. |
Moooove over fossil-fuels - Cow power's coming | | Oct. 27 - Argentine researchers have demonstrated how methane can be separated from other digestive gases produced by cattle, to power a car. The scientists say that harnessing cow power on an industrial scale could create a new form of sustainable energy while also reducing the carbon footprint produced by cattle ranches. Elly Park reports. |
'Pink Star' might go for $60 million | | The Pink Star diamond is expected to go for more than $60 million, the highest price in history for any diamond ever purchased, auctioneer Sotheby's says. |
Rare Giants Takeaway Alters Game | | A Giants defense that has forced few turnovers got a big play from Terrell Thomas, who ended an Eagles drive when he forced quarterback Matt Barkley to fumble. |
Spain summons U.S. ambassador over spying | | MADRID (Reuters) - Spain summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday to discuss allegations of spying on Spanish citizens that it said could break the climate of trust between the two countries if proved true. |
Well Concussions and the Classroom | | The American Academy of Pediatrics on Sunday released new recommendations regarding students who return to school following a concussion. |
French clubs plan tax strike | | French football clubs are going on strike to protest the country's planned 75% tax for high earners, claiming it will make them less competitive against European rivals and cause further financial hardship. |
Defectors to North Korea stun South | | The repatriation to Seoul of six citizens who defected to North Korea in recent years has intrigued a South Korean public accustomed to the flow of refugees in the opposite direction, an observer says. |
Seoul shares seen lacking momentum ahead of Fed meeting, data | | SEOUL, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Seoul shares are expected to tread water on Tuesday after Wall Street closed near record highs on hopes the Federal Reserve will decide this week to keep its stimulus in place, and as investors await key economic indicators and corporate earnings. "With thinning foreign inflows and a slew of indicators to be checked, there isn't much to elicit investor risk appetite today," said Kim Soon-young, an analyst at IBK Investment Securities. Although foreigners bough |
Battering Britain | | Oct. 28 - Britain's strongest storm in a decade batters southern regions. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
Well Children, Too, Need Flu Shots | | Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months or older, though many parents dont think of flu as being very serious, especially if their child has no health problems. |
Lotus Why Kimi was not paid | | Kimi Raikkonen is leaving Lotus because he has not been paid his salary -- and the Formula One team now admits its philosophy is to prioritize spending on the car not its star drivers. |
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