Web surfing may not be main reason for teenage weight gain
(Reuters Health) - Web surfing may not be as big a factor in teenage weight gain as how many excess pounds children are carrying around at the start of adolescence, a Swiss study suggests.
(Reuters Health) - Web surfing may not be as big a factor in teenage weight gain as how many excess pounds children are carrying around at the start of adolescence, a Swiss study suggests.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daniel Radcliffe raps the alphabet. Mariah Carey sings karaoke to her own hits. Celebrities read out nasty tweets about themselves. In the race to go viral online, U.S. television late night hosts are bringing out the big guns.
(Reuters) - FXCM Inc, an online foreign exchange broker, said its systems were hacked and a "small number" of unauthorized wire transfers were made from customer accounts, sending the company's shares down 25 percent to a record low.
* Shares slump 25 pct to record low (Adds FBI spokeswoman comment, stock move)
ATHENS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - National Bank of Greece declined comment on a Financial Times report that it had received a bid from Qatar National Bank for its Turkish subsidiary that values Finansbank at about 3 billion euros.
LONDON (Reuters) - British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch on Thursday said he would file a claim against Hewlett-Packard for $150 million in damages over allegations the U.S company made about his role in the acquisition of his software company Autonomy in 2011.
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - The sale of marijuana for recreational use began in Oregon on Thursday as it joined Washington state and Colorado in allowing the sale of a drug that remains illegal under U.S. federal law.
Richard Beales and Reynolds Holding discuss an insider-trading probe into a 2012 leak from the central bank and the alleged target's compelling defense that it was just doing journalism.
Richard Beales and Reynolds Holding discuss an insider-trading probe into a 2012 leak from the central bank and the alleged target's compelling defense that it was just doing journalism.
Richard Beales and Reynolds Holding discuss an insider-trading probe into a 2012 leak from the central bank and the alleged target's compelling defense that it was just doing journalism.
* Trust may consider external managers if performance lags (Adds comment from chair, detail, updates share price)
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A bill to lift the 40-year-old ban on U.S. oil exports passed the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, but the future of the measure is uncertain in the full chamber, after a controversial amendment was added to it.
LONDON (Reuters) - Twice world champions South Africa seek to reassert their standing as a pre-eminent power when they take on Scotland in their Rugby World Cup crunch game on Saturday.
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Twice world champions South Africa seek to reassert their standing as a pre-eminent power when they take on Scotland in their Rugby World Cup crunch game on Saturday.
BERLIN, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Thursday it would take longer than expected to investigate its rigging of vehicle emissions tests, raising the prospect of months of uncertainty as it grapples with the biggest business crisis in its 78-year history.
ZAGREB, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Croatia's Supreme Court ordered a retrial of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader on Thursday and annulled his 2014 conviction for rigging public tenders and abusing state funds.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has ordered all international aid agencies to renew their registration with the government within 60 days, its interior minister said on Thursday, amid a crackdown on charity workers whom authorities accuse of breaking unspecified laws.
LAGOS (Reuters) - President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday he had submitted a cabinet list to parliament for approval but asked Nigerians to be patient with his four-month search for a government to tackle the country's worst economic crisis for decades.
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds spent a total of $24.9 billion on overseas acquisitions during the third quarter of 2015, almost double the previous quarter as they chased after trophy assets.
LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds spent a total of $24.9 billion on overseas acquisitions during the third quarter of 2015, almost double the previous quarter as they chased after trophy assets.
Oct 1 (Infostrada Sports) - Line-ups for the World Cup pool stage Pool A match between Wales and Fiji on Thursday at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales Wales : 1-Gethin Jenkins, 2-Scott Baldwin, 3-Tomas Francis, 4-Bradley Davies, 5-Alun-Wyn Jones, 6-Danny Lydiate;7-Sam Warburton (capt), 8-Toby Faletau;9-Gareth Davies, 10-Dan Biggar, 11-George North, 12-Jamie Roberts, 13-Tyler Morgan;14-Alex Cuthbert 15-Matthew Morgan Replacements: 16-Ken Owens, 17-Aaron Jarvis, 18-Samson Lee, 19-Luke Charteri
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday it appointed James Bell, Boeing Co's former chief financial officer, to its board.
FRANKFURT, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Germany's two biggest IPO candidates have been forced to reconsider the size of their listing plans as Volkswagen's emissions scandal has scared off investors and equity markets continue to wobble.
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Thursday it appointed James Bell, Boeing Co's former chief financial officer, to its board.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday will issue new limits on ground-level ozone, the main component of smog, as officials try to promote human health without unduly burdening industry with costly regulations, sources familiar with the plan said.
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