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	12/21/2011
Good evening LATEST NEWS Insight: Russia says no to West's way with HIV MOSCOW (Reuters) - In 2010, President Dmitry Medvedev said heroin was a threat to Russia's national security. This year, Russia pledged to finance programs to reduce the harm done by drug use, including an HIV crisis that is one of the most severe in the world. | Full Article Hong Kong culls chickens at market, bans trade, as H5N1 found December 21, 2011 07:57 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - Workers began culling 17,000 chickens at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a dead chicken there tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian virus, a government spokesman said. | Full Article U.S. population grows at slowest rate since 1940s December 21, 2011 05:30 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The population of the United States is growing at its slowest rate in more than 70 years, the U.S. Census Bureau said on Wednesday. | Full Article Targeted drug side effects add to cancer costs December 21, 2011 05:23 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Painful rashes and other skin-related side effects of newer targeted cancer drugs may jack up treatment costs, suggests a new study. | Full Article Early help may improve preemies' behavior later December 21, 2011 12:12 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving parents of newborn preemies some help right from the start may make a difference in their children's behavior by school age, a new study suggests. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Obama presses Boehner to compromise on tax deal December 21, 2011 04:42 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a bid to end a worsening standoff over extending a tax break for Americans, President Barack Obama urged Republican House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday to pass a short-term extension and return to talks on a year-long deal in the New Year. | Full Article BofA's Countrywide to pay $335 million over bias case December 21, 2011 05:27 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's Countrywide Financial unit agreed on Wednesday to pay a record $335 million to settle civil charges that it discriminated against minority homebuyers, a historic settlement for the Obama administration in the wake of the subprime mortgage morass. | Full Article Fitch again warns U.S. debt burden threatens AAA rating December 21, 2011 05:28 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Wednesday warned again that the United States' rising debt burden was not consistent with maintaining the country's top AAA credit rating, but said there would likely be no decision on whether to cut the rating before 2013. | Full Article Exclusive: North Korea's military to share power with Kim's heir December 21, 2011 04:16 PM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea will shift to collective rule from a strongman dictatorship after last week's death of Kim Jong-il, although his untested young son will be at the head of the ruling coterie, a source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said. | Full Article Yahoo to weigh deals for Asian assets: sources December 21, 2011 05:28 PM ET (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is discussing a plan to slash its stakes in China's Alibaba Group and its Japanese affiliate as part of a complicated share transaction valued at roughly $17 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Oracle sinks Nasdaq; Dow, S&P hold firm Exclusive: Italian banks tap 116 billion euros of ECB loans Heungkuk, Goldman to arbitrate dispute Banks gorge on ECB loans, market cheer short-lived Walgreen unlikely to make up with Express Scripts RELATED VIDEO Activists say 111 killed in Syria Pope to faithful: remember true story of Christmas Argentine protesters remember 2001 financial meltdown A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Waiting for Congress, Obama takes dog Bo shopping Full Article Hungary tech firm immortalizes Steve Jobs in bronze Mystery buyer acquires vatican.xxx web address Florida town seeks nudist vacationers from Europe Canadian charity throws doomed bunnies a lifeline Portugal police boss suspended for saucy X-mas email - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend