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| 10 tech startups you need to know | | | An Africa tech expert picks 10 exciting African tech startups building 'amazing products that can compete on the international stage.' |
| Angry Birds theme park battle | | | Those countries in the Middle East that have been spared political upheaval find themselves enmeshed in a different sort of battle of late. As Qatar, the UAE and Jordan split what's left of the region's tourists, each is fighting to pull in the lion's share. Their weapon of choice? Theme parks. |
| Murray stars in great escape | | | Andy Murray produced a remarkable comeback victory to defeat Fernando Verdasco in five sets and seal his place in the semifinal at Wimbledon. |
| Rapper Wale knocks Kanye West from atop Billboard album chart | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American rapper Wale grabbed the top spot on Wednesday on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart for the first time with his record "The Gifted," while fellow rapper Kanye West's "Yeezus," last week's No. 1, fell to third place. |
| Union 'fat cat' stands up for working man's America's Cup | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Contenders for the 34th America's Cup have filled miles of prized San Francisco waterfront property with their yachts and tents and built villages of stores and cafes for a summer of racing that has been heralded as a boon to the local economy. |
| Fitch Affirms Naspers at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable | | | (The following statement was released by the rating agency) LONDON/JOHANNESBURG, July 01 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Naspers Limited's (Naspers) Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB-' and Short-term foreign currency IDR at 'F3'. The Outlook is Stable. Fitch has also affirmed the senior unsecured rating at 'BBB-', National Long-term rating at 'A+(zaf)' with a Stable Outlook and National Short-term rating at 'F1(zaf)'. The rating and Outlook are underpinned b |
| Two bronze animal heads, stolen 153 years ago, returned to China | | | BEIJING (Reuters) - The family of a French billionaire and art collector eased a sore point in history on Friday by returning two bronze animal heads, among Chinese treasures pillaged from a Beijing palace by French and British troops more than a century and a half ago. |
| Summers U.S. economy best in 15 years | | | May 16 - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says he feels good about the economy after several rough patches. He also says theres a global shift on austerity. |
| Stewart on U.S. Grand Prix | | | Racing legend Jackie Stewart gives his thoughts on the United States Grand Prix and how the title race may end. |
| Koreas agree 'in principle' to talks | | | South Korea on Thursday proposed to hold working-level talks with the Pyongyang on re-opening the suspended joint industrial complex at Kaesong in North Korea. |
| Mercedes punished for tire test | | | Mercedes and tire supplier Pirelli have been punished by world motorsport's governing body after conducting an unsanctioned tire test. |
| When is a coup not a coup? Obama faces tricky call in Egypt | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Egyptian military's overthrow of elected President Mohamed Mursi left President Barack Obama grappling with a difficult question of diplomacy and language in dealing with the Arab world's most populous nation was it a coup? |
| The first diva of tennis | | | She drank alcohol on court, smoked "furiously" and horrified the establishment with her daring outfits, "unladylike" playing style and highly-publicized affairs. |
| 'Baby Federer' moves on up | | | Nicknamed "Baby Federer" Bulgarian tennis ace, Grigor Dimitrov is hoping to move quickly up the rankings |
| Report Kenya terror suspect linked to London bomber | | | A UK terror suspect whose trial on terror charges reconvenes Wednesday in Kenya served jail time with one of the men who carried out the 2005 London bomb attacks and may have been influence by him, a British intelligence report reveals. |
| Phys Ed How Exercise Can Calm Anxiety | | | Exercise leads to the creation of excitable brain cells, but it also creates neurons that can quiet parts of the brain and counter everyday stress, new research in mice shows. |
| Investors flee commodities in June as Fed signals end to stimulus | | | * Gold outflows at $4.1 bln for June, $28.2 bln YTD * Record quarterly AUM decline on sharp fall in gold price * Rise in real interest rates prompts commodity unwinding By Claire Milhench LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Investors sold out of commodity exchange-traded products (ETPs) in June after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it would wind down its economic stimulus programme, pushing up real interest rates and making gold less attractive. But the June outflow of $4.7 billio |
| Koreas to discuss reopening Kaesong | | | North Korea has agreed to South Korea's offer for working-level talks on reopening the suspended joint industrial complex at Kaesong, the South Korean Unification Ministry said. |
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