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	01/10/2012
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Magpies and bears mourn North Korea's "Dear Leader" SEOUL (Reuters) - The passing of North Korean strongman Kim Jong-il has been marked by plunging temperatures, mourning bears and now, according to North Korean state media, by flocks of magpies. | Full Article Australian survives terrifying fall after bungee snaps January 09, 2012 03:50 PM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian woman has survived a terrifying fall after her bungee cord snapped during a 111-metre (364-feet) leap off Africa's Victoria Falls Bridge, plunging her into the crocodile-infested Zambezi River below. | Full Article Taiwan's Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it January 09, 2012 04:12 PM ET TAIPEI (Reuters) - The stars are aligning for Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to narrowly win re-election at the island's January 14 election, but he'll only get by with a little help from his wife, according to a well-known Taiwan fortune teller. | Full Article Women are a mystery to British physicist Hawking January 05, 2012 11:40 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest mystery in the universe perplexing one of the world's best known scientists is -- women. | Full Article Colorado woman accused of damaging $30 million painting January 05, 2012 10:09 AM ET DENVER (Reuters) - A 36-year-old woman was accused of causing $10,000 worth of damage to a painting by the late abstract expressionist artist Clyfford Still, a work valued at more than $30 million, authorities said on Wednesday. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Focus on 2nd as Romney eyes New Hampshire win January 10, 2012 12:19 PM ET MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - With Mitt Romney poised to stride toward the Republican presidential nomination by capturing New Hampshire on Tuesday, all eyes were on whether he could win big enough to convince his party he is the best candidate to defeat Democrat Barack Obama. | Full Article Olympus sues execs over scandal, shares surge January 10, 2012 06:32 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp is suing its president and 18 other executives, past and present, for up to $47 million in compensation, as it struggles to recover from one of the nation's worst accounting scandals. | Full Article Forex trade emails cast doubt on SNB's Hildebrand January 10, 2012 09:27 AM ET ZURICH (Reuters) - The supervisory council of the Swiss National Bank forced Philipp Hildebrand to step down as chairman after emails about a currency trade by his wife failed to clear him of involvement in the deal, newspapers reported on Tuesday. | Full Article EU, Japan prepare for Iran oil embargo January 10, 2012 12:27 PM ET TEHRAN/VIENNA (Reuters) - Europe and Japan moved ahead on Tuesday in planning for punitive cuts in oil imports from Iran, where a senior official dismissed Western anger at news Tehran is enriching uranium deep underground as cover for ulterior motives. | Full Article Syria's Assad vows "iron fist," mocks Arab League January 10, 2012 11:50 AM ET BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Tuesday to strike "terrorists" with an iron fist and derided Arab League efforts to halt violence in a 10-month-old revolt against his rule. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street led higher by Alcoa, commodities Hedge funds lock horns with IMF on Greek debt WebMD scraps sale talks, warns of weak 2012 Wholesale inventories barely rise in November Tiffany holiday sales weaken; Zale, Signet rise RELATED VIDEO "Iron Chef" helps Filipino prisoners cook up a new future Flash mob leaves the pants at home on Mexico City subway Filipinos unfazed by terrorist threat as they celebrate Nazarene feast 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 Samsung confident of outselling Nokia in 2012 Full Article YouTube eyes gadgets, channels to boost viewership D.Telekom, Groupon cooperate on mobile Web: report Microsoft Xbox sales strong over holidays Struggling Kodak reorganizes businesses Facebook's newest frontier: inside the car - 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