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	11/23/2011
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Mayor stages hunger strike as residents shiver BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A Romanian mayor has begun a hunger strike to protest against cuts in heating subsidies imposed under a government austerity drive, reawakening memories of the harsh final years of communism. | Full Article Rats help Colombia sniff out deadly landmines November 23, 2011 12:14 PM ET BOGOTA (Reuters) - In a laboratory on the grounds of a police-guarded complex, 11 white-furred rats wait their turn to impress trainers and perhaps receive a bit of sugar as reward. | Full Article Probe widens in buttocks-enlargement case November 23, 2011 12:13 PM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - More alleged victims are coming forward in the case of a Florida resident accused of injecting "super glue" and flat-tire repair materials into the buttocks of a woman in a botched illegal cosmetic surgery procedure, the Florida Department of Health said on Tuesday. | Full Article Greyhound bus driver leaves passengers stranded November 22, 2011 12:38 PM ET ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Greyhound bus company is conducting an investigation after a bus driver left 45 passengers stranded for about eight hours in the middle of the night at a gas station in the state of Missouri. | Full Article Woman jailed for stealing $1 million from Mark Twain House November 22, 2011 12:39 PM ET (Reuters) - A former employee of author Mark Twain's historic Connecticut home who admitted to embezzling more than $1 million from it in a long-running scheme was sentenced on Monday to 3-1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of and taxes on the stolen funds. | Full Article US TOP NEWS "Disastrous" bond sale shakes confidence in Germany November 23, 2011 12:36 PM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - A "disastrous" German bond sale on Wednesday sparked fears that Europe's debt crisis was even starting to threaten Berlin, with the leaders of the euro zone's two biggest economies still firmly at odds over a longer-term structural solution. | Full Article Republicans bash Pakistan in debate November 23, 2011 05:34 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican presidential hopefuls criticized U.S. policy toward Pakistan and called for placing sanctions on Iran's central bank in a lively and substantive foreign policy debate on Tuesday. | Full Article China factory sector shrinks most in 32 months November 23, 2011 10:28 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory sector shrank the most in 32 months in November on signs of domestic economic weakness, a preliminary PMI survey showed, reviving worries that China may be slipping toward a hard landing and fuelling fears of a global recession. | Full Article Fighting resumes near Cairo's Interior Ministry November 23, 2011 12:36 PM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - Running battles flared in central Cairo on Wednesday even after Egyptian military police reinforced riot police guarding the Interior Ministry, a flashpoint for violence. | Full Article Yemen's Saleh signs power transfer deal November 23, 2011 12:12 PM ET DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a Gulf initiative on Wednesday to hand over power to his deputy as part of a proposal to end months of protests that have pushed the Arab country to the brink of civil war. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street continues slide on Europe woes, China data Mixed data raises questions on economic momentum Groupon shares sink below $20 IPO price JP Morgan agrees to buy all MF Global's LME shares: KPMG Agricultural demand fuels Deere results, outlook RELATED VIDEO Millions of butterflies begin annual migration to Mexico Dozens of rescued penguins return home Golden Christmas Tree lights up 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 Nokia Siemens Networks to slash staff by quarter Full Article Online holiday sales to rise 15 percent: comScore Google quits plans to make cheap renewable energy Western Digital cleared to buy Hitachi disk drive business Merck said to hijack German rival's Facebook page Olympus ex-CEO lands in Tokyo for showdown - 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