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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Morning Digest: Cell receptor work wins Nobel prize for chemistry

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10/10/2012

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Cell receptor work wins Nobel prize for chemistry

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two American scientists won the 2012 Nobel Prize for chemistry for showing how cells in the body respond to stimuli such as a rush of adrenalin, work that is helping the development of more effective drugs, the prize committee said on Wednesday..

U.S. officials say frantic search failed to find envoy in Benghazi

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. State Department officials on Tuesday offered their most detailed description yet of the dramatic events in Benghazi that led to the death of a U.S. ambassador, but they backed away from earlier assertions that the events were triggered by protests against an anti-Islam video..

Stock index futures flat; Alcoa eyed

PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.06 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.07 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.02 percent at 4.30 a.m. EDT..

Relatives fear for female punk band appeal after Putin comments

Moscow (Reuters) - Pussy Riot supporters said the punk band members were unlikely to win their appeal against jail terms for a raucous Moscow cathedral protest against Vladimir Putin, after the Russian president said they had got what they deserved..

Crisp catch inspires A's to hold off Tigers

(Reuters) - Coco Crisp banished the memories of a costly defensive error with a spectacular catch that sparked Oakland to a 2-0 victory over Detroit on Tuesday as the A's avoided being swept in their American League Division Series..

Samsung cuts deal for Spotify on its TV sets in Europe

(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it will become the first TV manufacturer to bring music streaming service Spotify to Internet-connected television sets, with the launch of a new application later this year..

Nobel for quantum "parlor trick" that could make super computers

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A French and an American scientist won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for finding ways to measure quantum particles without destroying them, which could make it possible to build a new kind of computer far more powerful than any seen before..

Tunisian kids' magazine to be prosecuted for petrol bomb guide

TUNIS (Reuters) - A popular Tunisian children's magazine is to be prosecuted for telling its young readers how to make a petrol bomb, officials said on Tuesday..