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Energy crisis Matter Soft matter War Xinhua News Agency 1st LD Writethru: Dollar rises versus euro after ECB policy Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:30 NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rebounded against major currencies Thursday and it advanced versus the euro after the European Central Bank decided to maintain a loose monetary policy.... Currency Economy of Europe European Union Labor Technology Xinhua News Agency Zynga whacked as losses widen Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:30 Zynga said Thursday it wants to perform better, as the social games firm reported losses widened and revenues sank in the past quarter, sending its share price tumbling. The loss for the past quarter... Business Video game developers Virtual economy Zynga Zynga AFP Football: Celtic eye Euro reprieve after Legia player probe Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:30 Celtic were eyeing a potential Champions League reprieve Thursday when Legia Warsaw, who knocked them out in the third qualifying round, faced an investigation over the eligibility of one of their... Football in Poland Legia Warsaw Legia Warsaw Sport in Poland AFP New Argentina bonds hearing set for Friday Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:30 A New York judge called a new hearing in the Argentina bonds case for Friday, after Buenos Aires sued the US in the International Court of Justice for allegedly being forced into default. Judge... Economics Finance Financial economics AFP New Argentina bonds hearing set for Friday Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:30 A New York judge called a new hearing in the Argentina bonds case for Friday, after Buenos Aires sued the US in the International Court of Justice for allegedly being forced into default. Judge... Economics Finance Financial economics AFP U.S. takes control of $480 million stolen by Nigerian dictator Abacha Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:22 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has taken control of more than $480 million looted by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his associates after a court ruling, the Justice Department... Human Interest Kanuri people Mohammed Sani Abacha Politics Sani Abacha USD Thomson Reuters No major relief in sight for Tiger after bad Valhalla start Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:22 By Mark Lamport-Stokes (Reuters) - Tiger Woods' lengthy title drought in the majors showed no sign of ending any time soon after the former world number one struggled to an opening three-over-par 74... Golf Professional golf tours Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Thomson Reuters Yankees 1, Tigers 0 Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:22 Yankees 1, Tigers 0: Shane Greene spun eight-plus dominant innings and New York wiggled out of trouble in the ninth to take three of four from visiting Detroit. Greene (3-1) allowed five singles and... American League Championship Series Baseball Miguel Cabrera Thomson Reuters U.S. judge to hold hearing Friday in Argentina bond dispute Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:21 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. judge overseeing the litigation over Argentina's debt dispute has scheduled a hearing at 3 p.m. on Friday to address the country's recent public statements, a court... Business Economics Management Thomson Reuters T-Mobile CEO expects to unseat Sprint as No. 3 carrier Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:21 By Marina Lopes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - T-Mobile US will overtake Sprint Corp as the No. 3 wireless U.S. carrier in subscribers by the end of the year, Chief Executive John... Deutsche Telekom Sprint Corp. T-Mobile T-Mobile US T-Mobile USA Thomson Reuters Child's body found in search for missing Washington state girl Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:21 (Reuters) - Searchers looking for a missing 6-year-old girl who vanished from her mobile home park in Washington state over the weekend have found a child's body in the area, a county spokesman said... Kitsap County, Washington Thomson Reuters Head of Chicago gang faction, 34 others arrested for drugs: officials Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:21 By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The head of a Chicago street gang faction and 34 others were arrested and charged on Thursday with taking part in a high-volume drug business that sold heroin... Chemistry Law Medicine Pharmacology Thomson Reuters U.S., Iran have 'constructive' nuclear talks in Geneva: U.S. Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:20 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian officials had a "constructive discussion" about Iran's nuclear program in Geneva on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said without providing details. U.S.... Business Environment Health Iran Iran–United States relations Labor Law Politics Politics of Iran Thomson Reuters China frees prominent lawyer who defended religious freedom Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:20 By Megha Rajagopalan BEIJING (Reuters) - China freed a prominent human rights lawyer after three years in prison on Thursday, his brother told Reuters, ending the latest period of detention for the... Chinese Christians Chinese people Gao Zhisheng Technology Thomson Reuters Obama administration setting up group on experimental Ebola drugs Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:20 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is forming a special Ebola working group to consider setting policy for the potential use of experimental drugs to help the hundreds infected by the... Health Medicine Nursing research Technology Thomson Reuters Connecticut teen killed by boat propeller in tubing accident Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:19 By Richard Weizel GREENWICH Conn. (Reuters) - Police on Thursday identified a 16-year-old girl who died after being struck by the propeller of a boat that had been pulling her in a tube in Long... Disaster Greenwich, Connecticut London Water Thomson Reuters CDC activates high-level emergency operation center for Ebola outbreak Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:19 (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday he has activated the agency's emergency operation center at the highest response level to help respond... Biology Health Labor Medicine Social Issues Thomson Reuters Italian PM Renzi defies critics as recession returns Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:19 By Gavin Jones and Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi insisted on Thursday that Italy's economic strategy was sound and would lift the country out of crisis, after the... Business Matteo Renzi Rick Renzi Thomson Reuters NSA, struggling to recruit top talent, turns to Silicon Valley Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:19 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency is turning to Silicon Valley for topflight talent, but first it has to rebuild trust. Anne Neuberger, special assistant to NSA Director... Labor National Security Agency Thomson Reuters Potter's Dumbledore sends letter of comfort to massacre survivor Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:18 By Karen Brooks AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) - A suburban Texas teen who survived the massacre of her entire family found a sliver of joy in her mailbox, a letter of support from Professor Albus Dumbledore... British people English people Human Interest Literature Thomson Reuters Michigan porch shooter found guilty of second-degree murder Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:18 By Aaron Foley DETROIT (Reuters) - A white suburban Detroit homeowner was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder in the shooting of an unarmed black teen on his porch in a case that set off... Disaster Law Semiconductor device fabrication Thomson Reuters Wall Street falls as Russia tensions outweigh data Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:18 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended lower on Thursday, with concerns over a sanctions faceoff between Russia and the West erasing morning gains on upbeat jobs data. The Dow Jones industrial average... Thomson Reuters Exclusive: U.S. cuts resources for project involved in Ebola battle in Sierra Leone Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:17 By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will not renew funding for a major research project into Lassa fever, a decision that will, in turn, cut resources for a facility in Sierra... Biology Human Interest Medicine Microbiology Technology Thomson Reuters Former wine collector gets 10 years in prison for counterfeiting Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:17 By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Indonesian man, once considered one of the world's top wine collectors but who U.S. prosecutors later called a "kingpin of counterfeit" for selling millions of... Crimes Deception Fraud Labor Rudy Kurniawan Thomson Reuters Sierra Leone army blockades Ebola areas, Liberia declares emergency Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:16 By Umaru Fofana and Clair MacDougall FREETOWN/MONROVIA (Reuters) - The army blockaded rural areas hit by the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone on Thursday, a senior officer said, after neighbouring... Africa Business Economic Community of West African States Least developed countries War Thomson Reuters Foreign exchange rate of euro to other currencies Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:16 FRANKFURT, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the foreign exchange reference rates of euro to other currencies at the European Central Bank on Thursday: One euro to: U.S. dollar 1.3368 Chinese yuan... Currency Economics Money Xinhua News Agency Fujifilm's flu drug eyed for quick approval to fight Ebola: report Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:15 An experimental influenza treatment developed by a unit of Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp. may emerge as a candidate to fight the Ebola virus inflicting a deadly toll in West Africa, as U.S.... Biology Ebola Microbiology Technology Kyodo News International Portugal cuts state bailout for BES to 3.9 bn euros Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:15 Lisbon will cut its bailout for stricken Portuguese lender Banco Espirito Santo to 3.9 billion euros thanks to contributions from the financial sector, Finance Minister Maria Luis Albuquerque said... Banco Espírito Santo Banco Espirito Santo European sovereign debt crisis Late-2000s financial crisis AFP China releases rights lawyer jailed for years Thursday, August 7, 2014 - 17:15 A Chinese human rights lawyer whose secret detention and alleged torture by Communist authorities prompted an international outcry was released Thursday after a three-year jail sentence, his wife and... Chinese people Gao Zhisheng Gao Zhisheng Human Interest Politics Weiquan movement AFP Global Wires Archive International News Wires