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	12/21/2011
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Hungary tech firm immortalizes Steve Jobs in bronze BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A Hungarian software company unveiled what it said was the world's first bronze statue of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs Wednesday, calling him one of the greatest personalities of the modern age. | Full Article Portugal police boss suspended for saucy X-mas email December 21, 2011 11:04 AM ET LISBON (Reuters) - A Portuguese city suspended its police chief for sending a Christmas email greeting to its entire municipal workforce which contained images of scantily clad women and seasonal wishes for a great sex life. | Full Article California sperm donor at odds with federal regulators December 20, 2011 04:17 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - An electronics company engineer who the U.S. government considers a one-man sperm bank has fathered an estimated 14 children through free donations of his semen that he advertises over the Internet. | Full Article Disgraced duke's figure moved in Madrid wax museum December 19, 2011 01:47 PM ET MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's royal family has lost one of its members, at least in Madrid's Wax Museum. | Full Article British sprinter raises 2012 sponsorship on eBay December 17, 2011 03:34 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A top British sprinter desperate to run in his home London Olympics next year has raised 32,550 pounds ($50,500) in sponsorship by auctioning himself on eBay. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Exclusive: North Korea's military to share power with Kim's heir December 21, 2011 08:58 AM 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 Banks gorge on ECB loans, market cheer short-lived December 21, 2011 12:04 PM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Banks gobbled up nearly 490 billion euros in three-year cut-price loans from the European Central Bank on Wednesday, easing immediate fears of a credit crunch but leaving unresolved how much will flow to needy euro zone economies. | Full Article Republicans under pressure over payroll tax cut December 21, 2011 12:24 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans were under growing pressure on Wednesday to agree to a 60-day extension of an expiring payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and end a stand-off with Democrats that threatens to undercut a fragile U.S. economic recovery. | Full Article Insight: Boehner leadership in focus in tax cut debate December 20, 2011 11:30 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Congress' tense drama over how to extend payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans, it may be the most intriguing subplot: whether Republican House Speaker John Boehner is losing his grip on members of his own party. | Full Article Iraq's Maliki summons parties, Sunnis rebuff December 21, 2011 12:34 PM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki summoned all Iraq's parties to talks in the coming days but was promptly rebuffed on Wednesday by the main Sunni bloc, as a sectarian crisis in his power-sharing coalition deepened. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street extends losses with Nasdaq down 2 percent Home sales hint at recovery after deep slump Walgreen sinks as Express Scripts deal unlikely Oracle falls as slow tech spending hurts business Insight: U.S. commodity markets shrink after MF Global failure RELATED VIDEO Cat lovers in Cuba push for a more feline-friendly country A chimney in the UK passes the "Santa test" Famous "poopers" in nativity scene 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 New Nokia smartphone fails to turn tide Full Article Angry Birds finally available on RIM's PlayBook Wal-Mart throws weight behind online entrepreneurs China hackers breached U.S. Chamber of Commerce: report China tops U.S, Japan to become top patent filer Verizon battles a network problem again - 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