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	01/19/2012
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Close shave for Britain's eBay athlete LONDON (Reuters) - A shaving company has come to the rescue of a British athlete who put himself up for auction on eBay to secure sponsorship for the London Olympics only to find the winning bidder was a hoax. | Full Article Priests, farmers, lesbian truckers tweet for Sweden January 17, 2012 12:39 PM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden is tweeting to the world, and this week she is Hanna, "just your average lesbian truck driver." | Full Article Colombia rebels selling cows as drug money drops: Santos January 16, 2012 04:58 PM ET BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday the country's largest rebel group was increasingly selling its cattle to finance South America's longest-running insurgency as income from trafficking cocaine drops. | Full Article Iran cracks down on moral peril of Barbie peddlers January 16, 2012 07:48 AM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's morality police are cracking down on the sale of Barbie dolls to protect the public from what they see as pernicious western culture eroding Islamic values, shopkeepers said on Monday. | Full Article Troubled euro gains currency with counterfeiters January 16, 2012 05:46 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's debt crisis may be threatening to unravel the euro but criminals increasingly see the single currency as worth counterfeiting. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Perry ends presidential run, backs Gingrich January 19, 2012 12:22 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry dropped out of the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on Thursday after a series of gaffes and controversies undercut the campaign of the one-time frontrunner. He endorsed former rival Newt Gingrich. | Full Article Momentum to drain from world economy in 2012: poll January 19, 2012 12:29 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The world economy will lose momentum in 2012 but it will keep moving in the right direction, according to Reuters polls of around 600 economists who said crisis-hit Europe would drag on global growth. | Full Article Apple jumps into digital textbooks fray January 19, 2012 12:08 PM ET NEW YORK, Jan 19 - Apple Inc unveiled a new digital textbook service called iBooks 2 on Thursday, aiming to revitalize the U.S. education market and quicken the adoption of its market-leading iPad in that sector. | Full Article Jobless claims near 4-year low, inflation muted January 19, 2012 12:06 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for new jobless benefits dropped to a near four-year low last week and factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic expanded, suggesting the economy maintained its momentum early in the year. | Full Article Bank of America profit boosted by one-time gains January 19, 2012 10:07 AM ET (Reuters) - Signs of improvement in the economy and gains from asset sales helped Bank of America Corp post a quarterly profit, sending its shares higher on Thursday, but the second-largest U.S. bank still needs more capital and with little left to sell, it is becoming creative. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Financials, Europe debt auctions lift Wall Street Morgan Stanley beats expectations with cost cuts Photography pioneer Kodak files for bankruptcy Ford to pay bonuses, raises for salaried workers J&J to pay $158 million to settle Texas Risperdal case RELATED VIDEO Warm new home for Florida manatees Memorial for beloved Knut Unforgettable train ride for couple 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 Focus on past glory kept Kodak from digital win Full Article China's challenge to the iPad raises a red flag EU to decide on Google, Motorola Mobility deal Feb 13 Lawmakers flip on piracy bills protested on Web Angry Birds creator says IPO needs longer to hatch Sony Ericsson loss heralds tough start for sole owner - 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