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FDA approves Orexo drug to treat opioid addiction
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Swedish drugmaker Orexo AB's drug to treat opioid addiction, the company said on Thursday, sending its shares up as much as 14.3 percent in Stockholm.


Joblessness Edges Higher to Hit a Euro Zone Record
Unemployment in the euro zone has been increasing almost without interruption since early 2008, but many are hopeful that a peak is near.


Ex-Bank of America trader launches credit hedge fund - source
LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran credit trader Iftikhar Ali is launching his own hedge fund firm, a source close to the new company told Reuters, as traders look to cash in on turbulent bond markets.


Lisicki Shows Anything Possible to Set Up Bartoli Final
No one would have guessed that Sabine Lisicki is allergic to grass as she joyfully rolled on the most famous rectangle of turf after surviving a heart-pumping, nerve-jangling epic to set up a mind-boggling Wimbledon final against Marion Bartoli.


Jobs data upbeat, but trade and services dim outlook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Private employers stepped up hiring in June and new applications for unemployment benefits fell for a second straight week last week, pointing to a steadily improving labor...


Square's website for small businesses takes on e-commerce giants
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Since 2010, Square Inc's matchbox-sized card readers have steadily supplanted credit card machines in coffee shops and corner stores across the United States.


Currents | Furniture An Eames Chair Returns to Its Roots
The classic chair is reintroduced in sustainable fiberglass.


ECB, BoE easing signals send shares and bonds higher
LONDON (Reuters) - Clear signals of looser policy ahead from central banks in the UK and Europe on Thursday sent the euro to a five-week low, lifted bond prices and gave a boost to share markets.


Australia shares close down 1.9 pct on offshore selling, resources hit
SYDNEY, July 3 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 1.9 percent on Wednesday with resource stocks the worst hit as growth concerns in China weighed on foreign investors.


Straight Sets A Challenge Not Taken, a Match Not Won
Li Na chose not to challenge when her serve at set point was called out and wound up losing the set and the quarterfinal match to Agnieszka Radwanska.


'Lone Ranger' ambushed at box office, Disney may face loss
LOS ANGELES, July 4 (Reuters) - "The Lone Ranger," Walt Disney Co's big-budget western starring Johnny Depp, performed below expectations on Wednesday night, raising the possibility that the movie could saddle the media giant with a loss on the film.


The new age of the airship?
Once upon a time, the airship was hailed as the future of flight as glamorous, luxurious and fashionable as the Art Deco era which marked its heyday.


UPDATE 1-Zynga's new CEO to get pay package worth some $50 million
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3 (Reuters) - Don Mattrick, the head of Microsoft Corp's Xbox business who will replace Zynga Inc founder Mark Pincus as chief executive next week, will get a hefty, largely stock-based compensation package of about $50 million in coming years, the company said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.


ArtsBeat American Ballet Theater Announces Fall Season
Alexei Ratmanskys take on Shakespeares Tempest will open the season, which will also include a revival of Twyla Tharps Bach Partita.


Tool Kit Remedies for Better Cellphone Signal and Quality
As more people eschew landlines, companies are offering technologies like personal cell sites and signal boosters to augment cellphones.


The Consumer New Approach to Depression
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses magnetic pulses to stimulate parts of the brain connected to mood, has helped some patients with severe depression.


Obama wildlife trafficking plan may also boost security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House plan to curb illegal trafficking in rhino horn, elephant tusks and body parts from other endangered wildlife could have the side benefit of helping to stabilize parts of Africa plagued by insurgent groups, military and political analysts say.


Lisicki overcomes adversity to walk tall
LONDON (Reuters) - Learning to walk again after a career-threatening injury helped Sabine Lisicki realize that anything is possible - even reaching a Wimbledon final.


Nelson Mandela's health 'perilous,' court documents say
Court papers lodged by members of former South African leader Nelson Mandela's family in a burial dispute reveal that his "health is perilous" and that fears his death is drawing near are justified.


UPDATE 2-China Rongsheng shares suspended after job loss reports
HONG KONG, July 4 (Reuters) - Trading in shares of China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd, China's largest private shipbuilder, was suspended on Thursday in the wake of media reports that said it had laid off 8,000 workers in recent months.


Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
July 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1430 GMT on Thursday


Footsteps Seeing Like Klimt on an Austrian Lake
A visit to Lake Attersee, where the painter Gustav Klimt created dozens of landscapes, frames the artists vision.


UK royal baby 'more likely to be girl'
Maybe Henry VIII should have been watching what his many wives ate if he wanted to improve the odds of having sons.


Breaking the Seal on Drug Research
More researchers are insisting on seeing all the data behind all clinical trials for drugs, not just the rosy reports that companies choose to release.


Can Mourinho be 'the Stable One?'
Once "the Special One," Jose Mourinho now calls himself "the Happy One" -- but his much-hyped first press conference back at Chelsea reveals that his new character may well be "the Stable One."


World Briefing | Europe France Political Guillotine Flashes, and Party Discipline Is Served
Moving to enforce cabinet discipline, President Franois Hollande on Tuesday fired Delphine Batho, the environment minister.


Can cycling beat the cheats?
As doping allegations plague professional cycling, Amanda Davies discovers how the sport is cracking down on the issue.


Isis shares jump after experimental drug cuts blood fat
(Reuters) - Shares of Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc rose as much as 24 percent after the drugmaker said its experimental drug reduced triglycerides, a type of fat, in blood and increased the level of...


Art in Review The Boxer
Boxer at Rest is a Hellenistic bronze sculpture on loan from the National Museum of Rome, and one of the most charming pugilists in Western art.


UConn Qualifies Academically for Postseason
Connecticut's men's basketball team, which was barred from the 2013 postseason because of past problems with its Academic Progress Rate, has qualified academically for next year's NCAA tournament.


EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks rally as bargain-hunters pile in
* Brazil's Bovespa rises for first session in five * MPX Energia jumps after Batista steps down as chairman * Bovespa rises 1.6 pct, Mexico IPC up 0.91 pct By Asher Levine and Luc Cohen SAO PAULO/MEXICO CITY, July 4 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks closed higher on Thursday, with Brazil's Bovespa gaining for the first session in five as bargain-hunters picked up shares of commodities producers OGX and Vale to take advantage of recent losses. Mexico's IPC index rose 0.91 pe


Movie Review The Look of Love Stars Steve Coogan as a Sex Impresario
In The Look of Love, Steve Coogan plays Paul Raymond, a British tycoon who built his empire on strip clubs, soft-core pornography and real estate.


Editors Choice
Our best photos from the last 24 hours.


Quarrels Continue Over Permanent Repository for Nuclear Waste
A bipartisan group of four senators introduced a bill that would provide for temporary, centralized storage of nuclear waste, which is accumulating at reactors around the country.


Shopping for Fans
The hotelier Carlos Couturier goes looking for fans as the temperature in New York City creeps up to 90 degrees.


Wed be better off without American Airlines - Felix TV
Loose seats. Disrupted flights. Damning headlines. Its been a terrible week for American Airlines. Reuters blogger Felix Salmon explains why flying American and other big carriers has become such a drag. (October 4, 2012)


'World War Z' is 'scary good'
Just about every zombie movie I can think of is set, for the most part, in tightly defined spaces where groups of survivors huddle to fend off the flesh-hungry hordes outside.


Norris Scores on Passed Ball in A's 1-0 Win
Derek Norris scored on a passed ball with two outs in the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Thursday.


William and Kate set to modernize royal parenting
July 01 - Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look set to be thoroughly modern parents and could change the traditions of royal parenting. Elly Park reports.


Four killed, 3 injured in holiday cooking fire in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) - Four people, including two children, were killed and three others were critically injured when an unattended holiday cooking fire swept through a home without smoke detectors in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a fire official said on Thursday.


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