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	11/24/2011
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 UK burglar abuses "dumb" victim in apology letter November 24, 2011 08:57 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A convicted British burglar forced to write a letter of apology delivered a barely literate diatribe in which he blamed his "dumb" victim for the crime because the kitchen window was open. | Full Article Nike creates jacket based on Ibra's tattoos November 24, 2011 10:40 AM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic has inspired sportswear manufacturer Nike to create a jacket based on the tattoos on the Sweden and AC Milan forward's upper body. | Full Article Rats help Colombia sniff out deadly landmines November 23, 2011 01:06 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 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 US TOP NEWS Sarkozy, Merkel agree to stop sniping on ECB crisis November 24, 2011 12:13 PM ET STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - France and Germany agreed on Thursday to stop arguing in public over whether the European Central Bank should do more to rescue the euro zone from a deepening sovereign debt crisis. | Full Article Truce calms Cairo streets, army says no delay to vote November 24, 2011 10:54 AM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian riot police and protesters observed a truce on Thursday after violence that has killed 39 people in five days and the army said parliamentary elections would start on time next week. | Full Article AT&T braces for T-Mobile deal collapse November 24, 2011 12:19 PM ET LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - AT&T said it would take a $4 billion charge in case its takeover of T-Mobile USA fails, reflecting the dwindling chances for the deal seen as job-destroying by powerful political opponents. | Full Article Thanksgiving kicks off fight for holiday sales November 24, 2011 11:35 AM ET (Reuters) - The holiday shopping season starts in earnest on Thursday, with retailers anxious to see how willing U.S. consumers are to spend despite an endless stream of scary headlines about the fragile economy and their own precarious finances. | Full Article German bonds fall; stocks, euro vulnerable November 24, 2011 08:34 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - German government bond yields hit their highest in nearly a month and world stocks held near 7-week lows Thursday, a day after a weak debt sale in Berlin fanned fears the euro zone debt crisis is starting to threaten its biggest > falling 115 ticks on the day to 134.66, the lowest since October 31. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Olympus execs quit before showdown with ex-CEO Fitch cuts Portugal rating on high debts, worse outlook JP Morgan buys more sway in LME takeover battle Dexia gets cash lifeline, deal seen in "days" Labor unrest taking shine off Colombia's oil boom RELATED VIDEO Saks unveils holiday windows Mexican mariachis assemble en masse Millions of butterflies begin annual migration to Mexico 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 Thailand's surreal industrial park: crocodiles but no chips Full Article Most Britons oppose children having mobile phones, poll finds HTC cuts Q4 revenue growth forecast; shares tumble UK broadband providers told to come clean on speed Alibaba.com posts slowest quarterly growth in almost 2 years EU court says ISPs can't be forced to monitor users - 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