GULLANE, Scotland, July 10 (Reuters) - Unheralded Briton Daniel Brooks eclipsed some of the world's top golfers on Friday as he sprinted three strokes clear of the field in the Scottish Open second round.
A marine salvage yard filled with decayed ferries, tugboats, ocean liners and a submarine is drawing sell-out crowds for a kayak tour operator. Roselle Chen reports.
A marine salvage yard filled with decayed ferries, tugboats, ocean liners and a submarine is drawing sell-out crowds for a kayak tour operator. Roselle Chen reports.
A marine salvage yard filled with decayed ferries, tugboats, ocean liners and a submarine is drawing sell-out crowds for a kayak tour operator. Roselle Chen reports.
(Reuters) - Jordan Spieth shook off the rust that cost him in the opening round as he fired a sparkling seven-under-par 64 on Friday to surge into contention at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.
ATHENS, July 10 (Reuters) - A total of 84 percent of Greeks want to keep the euro, with just 12 percent favouring a return to the drachma, an opinion poll showed on Friday, as the country races to clinch a cash-for-reforms deal with its creditors.
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, July 10 (Reuters) - Sunshine replaced overcast skies and thunderstorms at the U.S. Women's Open on Friday but scores took a turn for the worse at the rain-softened Lancaster Country Club.
NEW YORK, July 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed broadly higher on Friday, with major indexes ending up more than 1 percent on hopes Greece would be able to secure fresh funding at an upcoming meeting, which could allow it to avert bankruptcy and remain in the euro zone.
July 10 (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth shook off the rust that cost him in the opening round as he fired a sparkling seven-under-par 64 on Friday to surge into contention at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.
About an hour after the Confederate flag was removed from the Statehouse grounds today, the Hillary Clinton for South Carolina staff released a campaign video about the flag’s removal being a good first step.
British actor Michael Sheen has called on Prime Minister David Cameron to “do the right thing” and ban the use of wild animals in circuses, adding even his lion tamer great-grandmother would agree with him if she were alive today.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Boca Juniors fans must wait another week to see Carlos Tevez wear their blue and yellow colours again even though the Argentine championship resumes this weekend after a break.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry does not agree with the Marine Corps general nominated to be America's next top uniformed commander that Russia poses an existential threat to the United States, a spokesman said on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry does not agree with the Marine Corps general nominated to be America's next top uniformed commander that Russia poses an existential threat to the United States, a spokesman said on Friday.
Greek restaurant workers say they feel betrayed by the government's proposed reforms to increase VAT by as much as the country's creditors' had demanded. Mana Rabiee reports.
Greek restaurant workers say they feel betrayed by the government's proposed reforms to increase VAT by as much as the country's creditors' had demanded. Mana Rabiee reports.
Greek restaurant workers say they feel betrayed by the government's proposed reforms to increase VAT by as much as the country's creditors' had demanded. Mana Rabiee reports.
Greek restaurant workers say they feel betrayed by the government's proposed reforms to increase VAT by as much as the country's creditors' had demanded. Mana Rabiee reports.
LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan will make its Formula One debut in July next year with Germany returning after a year's absence, according to a 21-race provisional calendar published by the sport's governing body on Friday. Malaysia moves to a September slot, with the race back-to-back with Singapore, while Russia takes a May 1 slot as the fourth race of the year a weekend after Bahrain. This year's calendar has 19 races, with Germany absent for financial reasons and Mexico making
It was not meant to go like this, a callow England were supposedly no match for the demon attack of Australia – the twin Mitchells too menacing, Hazlewood too metronomic.
NEW YORK, July 10 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by former Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc employees seeking to hold onetime Chief Executive Richard Fuld liable for their retirement plan losses as the Wall Street bank plunged into its 2008 bankruptcy.
July 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Scottish Open at the par-70 course on Friday in Gullane. The cut was set at 138. -11 Daniel Brooks (Britain) 64 65 -8 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 66 66 Justin Rose (Britain) 66 66 Ryan Palmer (U.S.) 67 65 Johan Carlsson (Sweden) 65 67 Matthew Nixon (Britain) 65 67 Graeme McDowell (Britain) 66 66 -7 Tommy Fleetwood (Britain) 67 66 Richard Mc
MILAN, July 10 (Reuters) - Italy's state investment fund Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) appointed two top bankers to its helm on Friday in a shake-up launched by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who wants the cash-rich agency to be more active in supporting the economy.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Several thousand leftist demonstrators protested in front of parliament in Athens on Friday ahead of a vote to support a package of cuts and tax hikes that closely resembled a similar package rejected in a referendum on Sunday.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Origami-like boats made from Venezuela's rapidly depreciating bolivar bills sit on the cash register of a small fruit and vegetable store in Caracas.
