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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Morning Digest: Palestinian rocket fire persists after Israel agrees to Gaza truce

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Palestinian rocket fire persists after Israel agrees to Gaza truce
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired rockets at Israel on Tuesday after it agreed to an Egyptian proposal to end the week-old Gaza conflict, and a Hamas leader said the Islamist group was still undecided on whether to accept the ceasefire..
Iraq army launches Tikrit offensive, politicians elect speaker
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's army and Shi'ite militia forces launched an assault on Tuesday to retake the city of Tikrit from Islamist militants as parliamentarians in Baghdad prepared to vote for a new speaker, a possible step towards breaking months of political deadlock..
Global stocks, bonds edge up after Draghi, data eyed
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares edged up and euro zone bond yields dipped on Tuesday as investors balanced accommodative signals on monetary policy against a pre-earnings season warning from the software industry..
South African anti-apartheid author, Nobel winner Gordimer dies
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer, an unwavering moralist who became one of the most powerful voices against the injustice of apartheid, has died at the age of 90, her family said on Monday..
South African athlete Pistorius in night club altercation
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was involved in an argument at a night club over the weekend, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday, days after his lawyers wrapped up their defence in his murder trial..
Insurers struggle to get grip on burgeoning cyber risk market
PARIS/BOSTON (Reuters) - Insurers are eagerly eyeing exponential growth in the tiny cyber coverage market but their lack of experience and skills handling hackers and data breaches may keep their ambitions in check..
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - Overcoming two months of delays, a Space Exploration Technologies' Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Monday to put six small commercial communications satellites into orbit for ORBCOMM Inc..
Chinese city bans, destroys matches to fight terror
BEIJING (Reuters) - A city in China's violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang has banned matches and destroyed more than 20,000 boxes of them as part of efforts to fight terror attacks, a state-run newspaper said..
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