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	12/2/2011
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Mayans never predicted world to end in 2012? PALENQUE, Mexico (Reuters) - If you are worried the world will end next year based on the Mayan calendar, relax: the end of time is still far off. | Full Article Professor is dumpster-diving urban Robin Hood December 02, 2011 09:57 AM ET FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - University professor Jeff Ferrell is something of a U.S. urban Robin Hood, although what he gives away is not stolen but the result of dumpster diving. | Full Article Funny Finnish bunny thinks he's a chicken December 01, 2011 11:45 AM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - Otto would make the perfect chicken, except for a few hiccups. | Full Article Top Gear presenter in hot water over "silly" remarks December 01, 2011 11:41 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron has criticized comments made by "Top Gear" television show presenter Jeremy Clarkson after he said the country's striking public sector strikers be "shot in front of their families." | Full Article Paris cleans lipstick off Oscar Wilde grave December 01, 2011 11:41 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - For over a decade, Oscar Wilde fans have flocked to a famous Paris cemetery with lipstick in hand and left red and pink kiss marks all over the Irish writer's cream-colored grave. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Germany's Merkel fights for euro, Cameron for UK December 02, 2011 11:18 AM ET PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron threatened on Friday to obstruct a Franco-German drive for swift change to the European Union's treaty intended to help save the euro. | Full Article Jobless rate drops to 2-1/2 year low December 02, 2011 11:21 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unemployment rate fell to a 2-1/2 year low in November, even though the pace of hiring remained too slow to suggest a significant quickening of the recovery. | Full Article Zynga IPO values company as high as $9.04 billion December 02, 2011 11:22 AM ET (Reuters)- Zynga Inc, which plans to go public in two weeks, on Friday slashed its value by more than 30 percent to $9 billion, hoping to avoid the fate of other recent Internet IPOs that have disappointed after stock market debuts. | Full Article GE, Rolls Royce drop effort to build F35 engines December 02, 2011 11:41 AM ET (Reuters) - General Electric Co and Rolls Royce are dropping their effort to build an alternate engine for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 joint strike fighter, giving up on what they said could be a $100 billion market. | Full Article Over 20 arrested at U.S. London embassy protest December 02, 2011 10:40 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Police said they had made more than 20 arrests at a demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in London on Friday. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St heads for best week in 3 years House panel subpoenas MF Global's Corzine RIM caps dismal year with another profit warning Fed hawks say central banks can't solve fiscal woes SocGen to cut 700 jobs in Americas, Asia: sources RELATED VIDEO Surfers light up the night in Australia Rockefeller Christmas tree lights up Hitler bed sheet sells at auction 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 Insight: Apple vs Samsung lawsuit full of secret combat Full Article Verizon to pay $3.6 billion for cable spectrum Google wins antitrust approval to buy Admeld Publishers warm to e-books on their own terms Old media executives too busy, private for Twitter Western Digital could regain market share quickly - 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