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	12/14/2011
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Chinese man arrested for hiring wedding strippers BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested a man who hired two strippers to perform at his son's wedding after the performance was mobbed by villagers, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. | Full Article Take care selling the family silver, hard up Greeks told December 13, 2011 08:02 PM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece published guidelines on Tuesday to protect its austerity-hit citizens from being ripped off by pawn shops buying their family gold and silver. | Full Article Italy winemaker sends literary message in the bottle December 13, 2011 02:52 PM ET MILAN (Reuters) - Nowadays when people spend more and more time exploring the depths of cyber space or just watching TV, every effort counts to bring them back to the traditional pleasure of reading. | Full Article Hanover 96 pass flare-lighting fine on to fan December 13, 2011 02:56 PM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Hanover 96 have passed on a 4,000 euro fine for flare lighting to the fan responsible for the regulation breach, the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday. | Full Article Croat's Christmas now comes with a million lights December 12, 2011 06:55 PM ET GRABOVNICA, Croatia (Reuters) - Zlatko Salaj has come a long way from the bleak Christmases of his youth. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Germans rebuff calls for ECB action after summit December 14, 2011 11:14 AM ET BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's chancellor and central banker urged Europe to stick to stricter budget discipline and forget about one-shot solutions after financial markets judged that another EU summit had failed to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis. | Full Article Senate Democratic bid on payroll bill blocked December 14, 2011 10:28 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate blocked a Democratic bid on Wednesday to quickly reject a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would renew a payroll tax cut and speed up a decision on an oil pipeline that the White House has delayed. | Full Article Gingrich worse against Obama than Romney: Reuters/Ipsos poll December 14, 2011 11:32 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich holds a 10-point lead in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination, but he would fare worse against President Barack Obama than Republican Mitt Romney, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. | Full Article China says will hit U.S. auto imports with duties December 14, 2011 12:13 PM ET BEIJING/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China will impose punitive duties of up to 22 percent on large cars and SUVs exported from the United States , China's Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world's two largest economies. | Full Article Obama welcomes home troops, marks end of Iraq war December 14, 2011 12:38 PM ET FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama welcomed home some of the last U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, marking a symbolic end to the nearly nine-year war that strained America's armed forces and inflicted lasting damage to its standing worldwide. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Nasdaq drops 2 percent Olympus reveals $1 billion balance sheet hit OPEC oil deal puts Saudi back in charge Debt crisis pushes developed economies to the edge: Reuters poll Judge approves cash for MF Global bankruptcy RELATED VIDEO Santa visits baby elephants Peruvians punch their way to peace Croatian man lights up residents' lives 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 TECHNOLOGY NEWS More than 100 million EU citizens have never surfed web Full Article Nexon slips after Tokyo IPO, may sting Zynga debut Apple founding contract fetches $1.5 million at auction Broadcom raises fourth-quarter outlook T-Mobile USA to aim Nokia phone at first-timers Even market rocket scientists find euro crisis a challenge - 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