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| TBR Inside the List | | | Keith Richardsx2019;s autobiography, x201C;Life,x201D; hits the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 1, unsurprisingly. |
| German lobbying delays EU car emissions deal | | | BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - German lobbying has halted a deal to enforce stricter rules on carbon dioxide emissions for all new cars in the European Union from 2020, EU sources said on Thursday. |
| Sony suffers second box office letdown as it eyes partial spinoff | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony, which is studying a partial spinoff of its studio at the urging of major shareholder Daniel Loeb, suffered its second box office misfire of the summer season when its action movie "White House Down" opened with ticket sales below industry forecasts. |
| Meet the world's ugliest dog of 2013 | | | June 24 - The winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest for 2013 is a Beagle, Basset, Boxer mix named Walle who appears to be "photoshopped" according to one of the judges. Elly Park reports. |
| U.S. seeks to calm European outrage over alleged spying | | | DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried on Monday to reassure European allies affronted by reports of U.S. spying by suggesting all the world's intelligence services were involved in finding out the thinking of opponents and allies alike. |
| 15-love Top tennis romances | | | The life of a tennis professional is tough, but the rewards are plentiful -- and not just in a financial sense. |
| U.S. Day Ahead Fed votes on bank capital | | | July 1 - The Federal Reserve is expected to vote on plans to boost U.S. banks' required capital. And two Fedsters on the road speaking Fed Gov Jerome Powell and NY Fed president William Dudley. |
| Super freak to super stud? | | | How will Frankel, widely considered the finest thoroughbred every produced, perform in his new career at stud? |
| KCBT wheat futures trading debuts in Chicago with little fanfare | | | CHICAGO, July 1 (Reuters) - It was business as usual on the first day of pit trading for Kansas City Board of Trade wheat on the floor of CME's Chicago Board of Trade on Monday, marking the start of a new era for U.S. wheat futures trading, traders and analysts said. |
| PRESS DIGEST - British Business - July 2 | | | July 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. |
| Chinese fight for gay marriage | | | Shaman treatments, fake marriages and family pressure -- in China, gays and lesbians are facing taboos about their sexuality head on and fighting to gain the right to marry. |
| Kid with brain injury meets hero | | | As Stacey Halstead looked down at her 2-year-old son, Tripp, lying unconscious in a hospital bed, she was mesmerized by how angelic he seemed. |
| Egypt 'on the brink of a volcano' | | | Egypt's armed forces sent a stiff message to the country's embattled president and other politicians Monday, saying that the growing dispute must be resolved in 48 hours or it will step in. |
| Singapore 'Hello Kitty' fanciers bare claws in quest for toy | | | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore residents braved hazardous air, bid hundreds of dollars and queued for hours to lay their hands on a special Hello Kitty stuffed toy, swept up in a craze for the mouthless Japanese cat that peaked this week in the city-state. |
| A winning start for Brazil at home | | | Amid protests in the country, Brazil began its Confederations Cup campaign with a 3-0 win over Japan. Neymar was the star thanks to his thunderous half-volley. |
| FDA places clinical hold on Achillion's hepatitis C drug | | | July 1 (Reuters) - Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had placed a clinical hold on its hepatitis C drug sovaprevir after elevations in liver enzymes were noted in an early-stage study of the drug's interaction with an HIV drug. |
| Oceans Eco-victim or savior? | | | My grandfather Jacques Cousteau and my father Philippe dedicated their lives to revealing the ocean's wonders and helping us understand our connection to this vast expanse of water. Their work inspired generations and filled people with awe. |
| Singer Carla Bruni to tour France, U.S. to promote new album | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Carla Bruni, France's former first lady, says she doesn't miss political life, isn't afraid of getting old and is looking forward to touring in France and the United States to promote her latest album, "Little French Songs." |
| Team rebuilding world's first website | | | Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days. |
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