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	01/16/2012
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Iran cracks down on moral peril of Barbie peddlers TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's morality police are cracking down on the sale of Barbie dolls to protect the public from what they see as pernicious western culture eroding Islamic values, shopkeepers said on Monday. | Full Article Troubled euro gains currency with counterfeiters January 16, 2012 05:46 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's debt crisis may be threatening to unravel the euro but criminals increasingly see the single currency as worth counterfeiting. | Full Article Banned Bulgarian soccer referee uses false identity January 13, 2012 04:29 PM ET SOFIA (Reuters) - A banned Bulgarian referee took charge of this week's friendly between Werder Bremen and AZ Alkmaar under a false identity, state television BNT reported on Friday. | Full Article Russian villager mistakenly buys Kalashnikov arsenal January 13, 2012 12:28 PM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian villager discovered a stockpile of Kalashnikov assault rifles hidden in the wooden crates he bought for $15 from a stranger to use as fuel for his winter stove. | Full Article Modern trading killing off "barrow boy" market slang January 16, 2012 08:05 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - "The Old Lady just bought half a yard of cable and there are plenty of bids for Bill and Ben." | Full Article US TOP NEWS Huntsman ends campaign, endorses Romney January 16, 2012 12:30 PM ET MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Jon Huntsman suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday, calling on his party to end "an onslaught of negative and personal attacks" in the campaign and then endorsing rival Mitt Romney. | Full Article S&P, Greece pressure euro zone to boost defenses January 16, 2012 12:14 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Mass euro zone ratings downgrades are unlikely to shake up investors too much, but with Greek debt talks at an impasse, pressure has been loaded on the bloc to shore up its defenses and glimmers of optimism from last week have been firmly doused. | Full Article Search of Italian cruise ship resumes, hopes fade January 16, 2012 12:36 PM ET GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed a search of the hulk of a giant cruise liner off the west coast of Italy on Monday after bad weather forced them to halt operations, but hopes were fading of finding more survivors. | Full Article Protesters ready igloos to Occupy Davos January 16, 2012 10:54 AM ET DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Occupy protesters with their sights set on the World Economic Forum, the annual gathering next week of the rich and powerful in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, unveiled their igloo accommodation on Monday. | Full Article Greece dispatches officials to U.S., default fears grow January 16, 2012 12:11 PM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece sent senior officials to Washington on Monday for meetings with the International Monetary Fund as it raced against the clock to break a deadlock in debt swap talks that has raised fears of an unruly default. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Global shares, euro stabilize, economic data eyed Carnival and cruise sector count cost of disaster DB, NYSE stress European nature of deal in EU letter BofA chairman says he supports CEO "100 percent" S&P downgrade may spark tougher EU ratings curbs RELATED VIDEO Accidental fireworks in China tunnel Steve Jobs lives on in comic book L.A. gets futuristic makeover 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 Plodding PC sales weigh down Microsoft profit Full Article 24 million customer accounts hacked at Amazon's Zappos Israel rattled as hackers hit bourse, banks, El Al Microblogging use in China quadruples in 2011: report Hulu challenges cable with first original drama Friends turn to social media to find cruise ship survivors - 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