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Iraq blasts kill dozens | | July 3 - Residents pick up the pieces in the wake of a series of blasts that killed dozens across Iraq. Jessica Gray reports. |
Laser show lights up Tahrir Square | | July 2- Laser show lights up Tahrir Square with anti-government messages that delight of hundreds of thousands of protesters at the bustling square. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
Hollywood's women problem | | With women directors accounting for just 9% of Hollywood blockbusters in 2012, author and blogger Melissa Silverstein explains why we need more females writers and directors. |
World champion Lorenzo in 200 kmh crash | | MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will be kept under observation in hospital after flying off his bike in a high-speed crash during a wet practice session at Assen Thursday. |
Vettel still searching for elusive home win | | NUERBURGRING, Germany (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel has never won his home German Grand Prix or a race in July, so this week's trip to the Nuerburgring was set to be challenging for the world champion even before last weekend's tire debacle. |
Rise in mortgage rates cuts into home buyer demand | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Expectations the Federal Reserve will slow its economic stimulus program by the end of the year pushed mortgage rates higher last week, sapping demand from potential home buyers,... |
NASA telescope to probe long-standing solar mystery | | CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A small NASA telescope was launched into orbit on Thursday on a mission to determine how the sun heats its atmosphere to millions of degrees, sending off rivers of particles that define the boundaries of the solar system. |
Samoan airline goes large | | June 28 - Samoa Air which charges passengers by their weight launches an extra-large seat service for the fuller figure. Paul Chapman reports. |
'Unseen' Pop Art at London art fair | | A painting by pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, which has not been seen in public for more than 30 years, and a massive pearl once owned by Mary Tudor have been unveiled as the highlights of London's Masterpiece art fair. |
China hands Asian memory makers massive bargaining chip | | SEOUL (Reuters) - Asian chipmakers are set to cash in on a major realignment in the volatile industry which is tilting the power balance their way at the expense of gadget makers such as Apple Inc, after years of cautious investment kept supply in check. |
New species excites 'twitchers' | | At a time when most birdwatchers are counting the bird species on the way to extinction, to find a new species previously unknown to science might be cause to pop the champagne corks. |
Messi to face prosecution? | | Barcelona star Lionel Messi is still facing prosecution for alleged tax fraud -- despite paying $13 million to cover the period 2010-2011, Spanish government lawyers told CNN Tuesday. |
BA allows some phones on plane | | The airline will be become first in Europe to allow phones to be used upon landing. Your seatmate just got more irritable. |
Springsteen revisits Glory Days in London | | LONDON (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen treated his fans to a complete performance of "Born in the USA", the 1984 album which shot him to global superstardom, as the centerpiece of a three-hour show in London on Sunday night. |
Celtics appoint Stevens as head coach | | (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics have hired Brad Stevens to become their 17th head coach as they look to rebuild a franchise that has won a record 17 National Basketball Association (NBA) titles, the team said on Thursday. |
Russia loses $200 million satellites as launch ends in flames | | ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites worth around $200 million crashed shortly after lift-off from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday after its engines suddenly switched off. |
50 Cent charged with domestic violence | | Curtis Jackson -- known professionally as the rapper 50 Cent -- was accused by a prosecutor Wednesday of kicking a woman and ransacking her bedroom during an argument at her Los Angeles condo last month. |
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