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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Morning Digest: China's Xi says Japan's purchase of disputed isles a farce

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09/19/2012
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China's Xi says Japan's purchase of disputed isles a farce
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping denounced Japan's decision to buy disputed islands as a farce on Wednesday and said Tokyo should "rein in its behavior" as China moved to snuff out anti-Japan protests..
Russia says U.S. aid mission tried to influence elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of using its aid mission in Moscow to try to influence Russian politics and the outcome of elections, one day after Washington announced Moscow had ordered the mission's closure..
Stock index futures trade slightly higher
LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a moderately higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes up 0.3, and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 0807 GMT..
UK singer Robbie Williams becomes a father
LONDON (Reuters) - British pop star Robbie Williams has become a father for the first time, announcing the arrival of a baby girl - Theodora Rose, "affectionately known as Teddy"..
Falcons bring Manning back to earth, beat Broncos
(Reuters) - After his dream return to the NFL last week, Peyton Manning was given a rude awakening by Atlanta on Monday as the Falcons intercepted the Denver quarterback three times in the first quarter on the way to a 27-21 win over the Broncos..
Germany urges public to stop using Internet Explorer
FRANKFURT/BOSTON (Reuters) - The German government urged the public on Tuesday to temporarily stop using Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer following discovery of a yet-to-be repaired bug in the Web browser that the software maker said makes PCs vulnerable hacker attacks..
Trees must fall to make way for space shuttle's L.A. road trip
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour always had plenty of elbow room while soaring around Earth. But to make way for its slow 12-mile (19-km)journey through city streets next month to its final destination at a Los Angeles museum, some trees must fall..
Deaf gerbils hear again with human stem cells
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have restored hearing to deaf gerbils using human embryonic stem cells in an advance that could eventually help people with an intractable form of deafness caused by nerve damage..
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