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Agreement reached over shutdown of two Libya oil ports -official
TRIPOLI, July 7 (Reuters) - An agreement has been reached with the armed groups that shut down two Libyan oil ports, allowing exports to resume, an official present at negotiations said on Sunday.


Character Study Piano Man of a Silent Screen
Steve Sterner is one of the last remaining silent-film accompanists, playing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and at the Film Forum in Manhattan.


TABLE-Foreign brokers set to buy Japanese stocks
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Following are orders for Japanese stocks placed through six foreign securities houses before the start of trade on Monday. Japanese Stocks BUY 17.8 million shares SELL 10.3...


Blixt Wins Rain-Delayed Greenbrier Classic by 2
Jonas Blixt shot a 3-under 67 Sunday to win the rain-delayed Greenbrier Classic by two strokes.


Retro Report Biosphere 2 Good Science, or Bad Sense?
Retro Report revisits an experiment in the Arizona desert in 1991 that sought to test the limits of sustainability. Deemed a fiasco, the project had a surprising afterlife.


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.


Scientists create human liver from stem cells
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory.


Growing up in an Indian brothel
Shweta Katti grew up in Mumbai's red-light district, surrounded by the sex industry. But now her future is bright.


Malala's voice stronger, not silenced
The attack was meant to silence the outspoken teenager who dared to defy the Taliban's ban against girls in school. Instead, it only made Malala's voice more powerful. After a school year that started with a shooting, Malala now eyes a summer of speaking at the U.N., telling her story in a new book and amplifying the issue of girls education.


Why higher U.S. yields should cheer investors
LONDON (Reuters) - Rising U.S. bond yields should embolden, not spook, investors as they reflect improving growth and increase the allure of assets that most benefit from an economic upturn.


The Last Mermaid Show
In the shadow of Disney World, an endangered species is practicing the secrets of the deep.


Egypt Military Ousts President
President Mohamed Morsi is taken into custody after failing to meet the militarys demand to pacify Egyptians.


Boy dangling from balcony rescued
July 7 - A 6 year old boy is rescued while dangling from a balcony in China. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).


Well Dangers of Distracted Walking
A growing number of people who walk while talking or texting on a cellphone are ending up in the emergency room.


Name These Baby Llamas
Richard Snyder of Snyder Quality Llamas in Milford, Pa., invites visitors to pick names for the crias, or baby llamas. Submit your suggestion.


Amen Corner God's Golfers
Forget hitting the greens -- it's the fairway to heaven which is on the minds of some of the world's top golfers.


Jackson went days without real sleep
Michael Jackson died while preparing to set a world record for the most successful concert run, but he unknowingly set another record that led to his death.


English profanity earns place in standard German dictionary
BERLIN (Reuters) - The English profanity "shitstorm" is so widely used by Germans, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, that the country's most prestigious dictionary has included it in its latest edition.


Five die, 40 missing after Canadian freight train disaster
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - At least five people died and 40 were missing on Sunday after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the center of a small Canadian town in a disaster that raised fresh questions about shipping oil by rail.


T Magazine The Scene | Paris Mens Fashion Week Lanvin
Scenes from the mens fashion week photo diary of Kevin Tachman.


Alleged victim in 50 Cent case a model, actress
The Los Angeles woman whom rapper 50 Cent is accused of kicking in a domestic violence incident is a model and an actress who had a part in a "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, her representative told CNN Friday.


Phones OK on a plane says BA
The airline will be become first in Europe to allow phones to be used upon landing. Your seatmate just got more irritable.


UPDATE 1-Japan's Seibu and Cerberus meet, but no firm agreements
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Seibu Holdings Inc and top shareholder Cerberus Capital Management LP said they met on Friday as the two sought to end a highly public dispute over the Japanese railway and...


PETA Finds Itself on Receiving End of Others Anger
The high-profile group still euthanizes most of the animals at its shelter in Virginia, even as a no-kill movement that promotes adoption grows rapidly.


Economic Reports for the Week of July 8
Government reports include German and Chinese trade data, and Alcoa, Chevron, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are among the companies posting earnings.


Living Golf meets Bubba Watson
A sneak preview of Living Golf's shoot with defending Masters champion Bubba Watson.


GLOBAL ECONOMY-No escaping the Fed
* Contrasting growth messages to come from Japan and China


Floating Schools Bring Classrooms to Stranded Students
In Bangladesh, where floods regularly disrupt education, a nonprofit group has found a way of using wooden boats to deliver classes and books to rural communities.


Overfished and under-protected
As the human footprint has spread, the remaining wildernesses on our planet have retreated. However, dive just a few meters below the ocean surface and you will enter a world where humans very rarely venture.


Seeking a Home-Near-the-Court Advantage
Wimbledon feels a world away from London, and many participants from players to officials to fans rent rooms, apartments or homes nearby for the tournament.


Sunday Routine | Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon Before the Songs, a Precisely Made Chai
For Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon, the Grammy nominee who leads a choir at a Hindu temple in Flushing, Queens, the day begins quite early.


BRICs will suffer from QE rollback - World Bank
June 19 - As quantitative easing slows, developing countries will struggle to access capital, warns World Bank President Jim Yong Kim at a newsmaker event in London.


Giggs handed coach role
Ryan Giggs takes another step in further cementing his remarkable relationship with Manchester United after he was appointed the club's player-coach.


Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest
July 5 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Friday


UPDATE 8-Oil-laden freight train explodes in Canadian town, people killed
* Transporting crude oil from North Dakota to eastern Canada


Greece, foreign lenders close in on deal to unlock aid
(Reuters) - Greece is likely to reach a deal with foreign lenders on its latest bailout review before a meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Monday to decide on further aid, EU and Greek officials said on Sunday.


For online lenders, Wall Street cash brings growth and risk
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Institutional investors are tripping over themselves to buy so-called peer-to-peer loans offered by a new breed of Internet lending companies, a development that could...


Rivals to loom large over HTC sales, third-quarter growth seen flat
TAIPEI (Reuters) - HTC Corp may not sustain sales growth into the third-quarter as the glow around the Taiwanese smartphone maker's flagship model is likely to be eclipsed by new products from bigger rivals Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.


The Caucus Sunday Breakfast Menu, July 7
Turmoil in Egypt and the uncertain fate of immigration reform share the spotlight on the Sunday shows this week.


Well Ask Well 3 Short Workouts or 1 Long One?
Are three short workouts just as good as one long one? The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to reader questions.


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