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	02/14/2012
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Russia's Putin gets a drink fit for dinosaurs MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin received a drink fit for dinosaurs on Friday when he was presented with a sample of ancient water from a sub-glacial Antarctic lake pierced by Russian scientists. | Full Article Canada's winter so tame, festival buys fake snow February 09, 2012 11:42 AM ET WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The usually frigid Canadian city of Winnipeg - often nicknamed Winterpeg - has been so mild and dry this winter that a popular snow-sculpting competition has been forced to truck in 200 loads of fake flakes for this year's annual event. | Full Article India ministers quit after caught watching porn in parliament February 08, 2012 07:26 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Three Indian politicians from a morally conservative party, including a women's affairs minister, resigned on Wednesday after being caught watching pornography on a mobile phone during a session of state parliament. | Full Article French min deletes "stay indoors" tip for homeless February 08, 2012 07:49 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - A French health minister tried to tweet her way out of embarrassing blog advice that homeless people should not go outdoors during the ice-cold snap in Europe. | Full Article Frozen sauerkraut causes German motorway chaos February 07, 2012 11:05 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Piles of sauerkraut tumbled out of a truck on a busy German motorway and quickly froze to the autobahn surface, causing a massive traffic jam near Frankfurt during Tuesday's morning rush hour, police said. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Obama greets China's Xi with friendly words, firm stance February 14, 2012 12:38 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Tuesday over his country's huge trade surpluses with the United States and vowed to keep pressure on China to improve its human rights record. | Full Article Obama "hopeful" on payroll tax cut extension February 14, 2012 11:39 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he had seen "hopeful signs" that Congress would pass a payroll tax cut extension for the full year, as he kept pressure on lawmakers to take action he said was needed to keep the U.S. recovery on track. | Full Article Syrian forces attack opposition, Arabs mull arms support February 14, 2012 12:32 PM ET AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces attacked opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in cities and towns across the country on Tuesday and Arab officials confirmed that regional governments would be ready to arm the resistance if the bloodshed did not cease. | Full Article Retail sales up modestly but recovery advances February 14, 2012 10:59 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retail sales rose less than expected in January, hurt by discounting in the auto sector, but a rebound in an underlying measure of sales suggested a solid underpinning for the economy's recovery. | Full Article Moody's warns it may cut AAA-rating for UK and France February 14, 2012 11:41 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rating agency Moody's warned it may cut the triple-A ratings of France, Britain and Austria and it downgraded six other European nations including Italy, Spain and Portugal, citing growing risks from Europe's debt crisis. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street falls after retail sales data disappoints Exclusive: Goldman front-runner for Vale's Colombian coal ops Avon sales slide; loses door-to-door reps Luxury demand fuels Michael Kors glitzy quarter U.S. plan will end dozens of business tax RELATED VIDEO Kissing contest heats up Carnival time for plus size muse Pooches are pampered ahead of dog show 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 Apple may face iPad export ban in China trademark dispute Full Article Google gets U.S., EU nod to buy Motorola Mobility Amazon's Quidsi mulls more stores, starts Casa.com Philips investigates possible cyber security breach Apple subjects Foxconn, partners to labor scrutiny More mobile devices than people by 2016: Cisco - 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