Cautious reformers tipped for new China leadership

BEIJING (Reuters) – China‘s ruling Communist Party will this month unveil its new top leadership team, expected to again be an all-male cast of politicians whose instincts are to move cautiously on reform.Sources close to the leadership say 10 main candidates are vying for seven seats on the party’s next Politburo Standing Committee, the peak decision-making...

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Whale injures three boatmen off South Africa’s coast

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Three men were injured on Monday when a whale leaped out of the water and landed on their inflatable boat off South Africa’s south coast near the harbor city of Port Elizabeth, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said on Tuesday.The weight of animal, believed to be a humpback whale, pushed the craft underwater but the boat...

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“Political Animals” won’t get a second run on USA

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “Political Animals” has not been elected to a second term.The USA Network miniseries from “Brothers & Sisters” executive producer Greg Berlanti and starring Sigourney Weaver as a divorced former First Lady turned Secretary of State, won’t be returning to the network. The news isn’t terribly...

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Magic Johnson: 21 Years With HIV

Twenty-one years after announcing his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers because of HIV, Earvin “Magic” Johnson is a symbol of hope for more than a million Americans living with the once-deadly virus.The basketball star’s Nov. 7, 1991, revelation shocked the nation at a time when many people thought HIV was an infection for “other people,” like gay...

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Bomb shakes Damascus, opposition holds unity talks

AMMAN (Reuters) – A bomb exploded near army and security compounds in Damascus, Syrian television reported, and fractured opposition groups seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad began unity talks abroad to win international respect and arms supplies.The 50-kilogram (110-pound) bomb, near a large hotel in a heavily guarded district, was described...

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EU boosts radio spectrum for superfast mobile services

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is to release a swathe of radio spectrum to give mobile and internet companies more space for rolling out faster fourth-generation (4G) wireless services.Monday’s announcement means an extra 120 MHz of spectrum will be available for 4G from 2014 at the latest to try to accommodate a sharp rise in the use of...

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Foxx, Wonder among stars honoring Eddie Murphy

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (AP) — However riotous the Eddie Murphy stories from Arsenio Hall, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler and Russell Brand, the highlight of Spike TV‘s tribute to Eddie Murphy was the comedian’s duet with Stevie Wonder.Murphy joined the subject of one of his most classic impressions for a rousing rendition of Wonder’s...

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Sanofi considered moving headquarters abroad: report

affiliate marketing PARIS (Reuters) – Sanofi‘s management considered moving its headquarters abroad in the last few months but the plan was nixed by the drugmaker’s chairman, French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche reported on Sunday, citing sources close to the board.First mooted in July, when the Socialist government was preparing to...

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Brazil’s ‘pop-star priest’ gets mammoth new stage

affiliate marketing SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil‘s “pop-star priest” is already packing in the crowds at the newly opened mammoth sanctuary that he built for his campaign to stem the exodus of faithful from the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America’s biggest nation.Brazil still has more Catholics than any other country in the world, with...

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Tweet tastefully, dress like 007 with UK style guides

affiliate marketing LONDON (Reuters) – Should you keep your mobile phone on display at lunch? Can you tweet with taste and how does James Bond maintain that polished look in those dashing dinner jackets?Two new guides from British etiquette authority Debrett‘s offer modern men some time-honored tips on shoe care and shaving alongside...

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