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Rain-swollen rivers rise across Missouri with widespread flooding forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people and threatening to wash out scores of structures. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Rain-swollen rivers rise across Missouri with widespread flooding forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people and threatening to wash out scores of structures. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Britain closed its oldest nuclear reactor after nearly 45 years of service on Wednesday, marking the end of a British technology that dominated the country's nuclear industry for decades.

(Reuters) - Swansea City's three-game unbeaten run in the Premier League has bought the club a little time in their search for Garry Monk's successor, caretaker manager Alan Curtis said ahead of Saturday's clash with Manchester United.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has certified two shareholder class actions accusing Facebook Inc of hiding concerns about its growth forecasts prior to the social media company's May 2012 initial public offering.

ANKARA (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Turkey on Jan. 23 and will meet President Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, sources from the Turkish prime minister's office said on Wednesday.

South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on Monday to resolve the issue of "comfort women", those who were forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels.

South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on Monday to resolve the issue of "comfort women", those who were forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels.

(Reuters) - Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink dismissed reports that midfielder Cesc Fabregas will be leaving the club during the January transfer window.

Global growth will disappoint next year and the outlook for the medium-term has deteriorated, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde. David Pollard reports.

Global growth will disappoint next year and the outlook for the medium-term has deteriorated, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde. David Pollard reports.

Two separate amateur videos capture the moment an 18th century stone bridge crumbles amid heavy flooding in Tadcaster, England. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Two separate amateur videos capture the moment an 18th century stone bridge crumbles amid heavy flooding in Tadcaster, England. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Two separate amateur videos capture the moment an 18th century stone bridge crumbles amid heavy flooding in Tadcaster, England. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Two separate amateur videos capture the moment an 18th century stone bridge crumbles amid heavy flooding in Tadcaster, England. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The year's top-performing U.S.-listed global equities fund as rated by Morningstar sees Asian and emerging market stocks as undervalued and primed to outperform in 2016.

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises LP has agreed to buy Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack for about $1 billion, the companies said on Wednesday, hours after Bridgestone Corp quit the race for the U.S. auto parts retailer.

Pennsylvania prosecutors say that comedian Bill Cosby has been criminally charged in connection with an incident in 2004, where a woman was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at his Philadelphia-area mansion. Gavino Garay reports.

Pennsylvania prosecutors say that comedian Bill Cosby has been criminally charged in connection with an incident in 2004, where a woman was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at his Philadelphia-area mansion. Gavino Garay reports.

Pennsylvania prosecutors say that comedian Bill Cosby has been criminally charged in connection with an incident in 2004, where a woman was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at his Philadelphia-area mansion. Gavino Garay reports.

Pennsylvania prosecutors say that comedian Bill Cosby has been criminally charged in connection with an incident in 2004, where a woman was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at his Philadelphia-area mansion. Gavino Garay reports.

Pennsylvania prosecutors say that comedian Bill Cosby has been criminally charged in connection with an incident in 2004, where a woman was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at his Philadelphia-area mansion. Gavino Garay reports.

(This story filed on Dec 21 has been refiled to make corrections in paragraphs 8 and 10, updates figures to Three fourths of women (not Two thirds) and 1.15 of every 1,000 home births(not 1.5)

(This story filed on Dec 21 has been refiled to make corrections in paragraphs 8 and 10, updates figures to Three fourths of women (not Two thirds) and 1.15 of every 1,000 home births(not 1.5)

BRASILIA, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Brazil said on Wednesday it will start repaying massive debts to state-run banks using bond sales, a step towards reining in swollen budget deficits that recently cost Latin America's largest economy its coveted investment grade.