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	01/6/2012
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Taiwan's Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it TAIPEI (Reuters) - The stars are aligning for Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to narrowly win re-election at the island's January 14 election, but he'll only get by with a little help from his wife, according to a well-known Taiwan fortune teller. | Full Article Women are a mystery to British physicist Hawking January 05, 2012 11:40 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest mystery in the universe perplexing one of the world's best known scientists is -- women. | Full Article Colorado woman accused of damaging $30 million painting January 05, 2012 10:09 AM ET DENVER (Reuters) - A 36-year-old woman was accused of causing $10,000 worth of damage to a painting by the late abstract expressionist artist Clyfford Still, a work valued at more than $30 million, authorities said on Wednesday. | Full Article Maldives lifts ban on luxury resort spas January 04, 2012 04:56 PM ET COLOMBO (Reuters) - A ban on luxury spas at hotels and massage parlors in the Maldives was lifted on Wednesday under pressure from the country's key tourism industry a week after it was imposed as part of an effort to curb perceived vice. | Full Article U.S. twin births have doubled in three decades: study January 04, 2012 04:56 PM ET ATLANTA (Reuters) - The number of twins born in the United States has doubled in the last three decades largely as a result of fertility treatments, with one in 30 infants born in 2009 a twin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Employment growth picks up pace January 06, 2012 12:30 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, offering the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery was gaining steam. | Full Article Iran plans more war games in strait as sanctions bite January 06, 2012 11:56 AM ET TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran announced plans on Friday for new military exercises in the world's most important oil shipping lane, the latest in weeks of bellicose gestures towards the West as new sanctions threaten Tehran's oil exports. | Full Article Soros says EU break-up would be catastrophic: report January 06, 2012 08:17 AM ET (Reuters) - A collapse of the euro and break-up of the European Union would have catastrophic consequences for the global financial system, billionaire investor George Soros was quoted as saying. | Full Article Woodford to sue Olympus over firing, drops CEO bid January 06, 2012 10:16 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - The ousted British CEO of disgraced Olympus Corp, who blew the whistle on a $1.7 billion accounting fraud, dropped his bid to return to lead the medical device maker, blaming cozy ties between its management and big Japanese shareholders and saying the saga had taken its toll on his family. | Full Article CME faces regulatory probe on MF Global: report January 06, 2012 10:12 AM ET (Reuters) - CME Group Inc is under investigation for its handling of MF Global before the broker's collapse last October, the New York Times said. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street slips despite strong payrolls Fed officials push more stimulus for housing Best Buy impresses with market share, profit view S&P France reps play down stakes of rating review ECB's Orphanides wants banks off Greece bailout hook RELATED VIDEO London Zoo counts its creatures China panda cubs leave the nest Let them eat cake! 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 Smartphones power Samsung to record quarterly profit Full Article LG to roll out Google TV As consumer power goes viral, company branding quakes London volunteers warned over social media use HTC quarterly net lags forecast amid tough competition Barnes & Noble may split off Nook, cuts forecast - 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