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	01/18/2012
Good afternoon LATEST NEWS Close shave for Britain's eBay athlete LONDON (Reuters) - A shaving company has come to the rescue of a British athlete who put himself up for auction on eBay to secure sponsorship for the London Olympics only to find the winning bidder was a hoax. | Full Article Priests, farmers, lesbian truckers tweet for Sweden January 17, 2012 12:39 PM ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden is tweeting to the world, and this week she is Hanna, "just your average lesbian truck driver." | Full Article Colombia rebels selling cows as drug money drops: Santos January 16, 2012 04:58 PM ET BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday the country's largest rebel group was increasingly selling its cattle to finance South America's longest-running insurgency as income from trafficking cocaine drops. | Full Article Iran cracks down on moral peril of Barbie peddlers January 16, 2012 07:48 AM ET 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 US TOP NEWS Obama set to reject Keystone oil pipeline: sources January 18, 2012 12:21 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration was poised on Wednesday to reject the Keystone crude oil pipeline, according to sources, a decision that would be welcomed by environmental groups but inflame the domestic energy industry. | Full Article Divers suspend search of capsized Italy liner January 18, 2012 11:33 AM ET GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work on Wednesday after the vast wreck shifted slightly, but officials said they are hoping to resume as soon as possible. | Full Article Goldman beats Street on lower expenses January 18, 2012 11:18 AM ET (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's fourth-quarter profit fell 56 percent as trading and investment banking revenue plunged, but the bank managed to beat analysts' expectations through cost cutting and lower taxes, sending its shares higher. | Full Article Romney urged by ally Christie to release tax return January 18, 2012 11:28 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a key ally of Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, on Wednesday joined Romney's rivals in urging the candidate to release his income tax forms after he said he pays roughly a 15 percent tax rate. | Full Article More arrests in insider trading probe January 18, 2012 10:59 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities arrested four people and will announce charges against several more on Wednesday as part of the government's sweeping probe into insider trading at hedge funds, an FBI spokesman said. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street rises on IMF hopes, Goldman earnings Tragedy deals near-term blow to cruise industry IMF seeks $600 billion more in funds Cities to see job gains, but many struggle Donovan: "Very close" to foreclosure deal with banks RELATED VIDEO Woman offers up cheeky tattoo auction Chinese pandas go abroad Seven million dollar book for 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 Wikipedia dark, Google lobbies in protest of anti-piracy bill Full Article Cellphone makers can expect poor reception in 2012 Exclusive: EU moves early on Google antitrust probe Fujifilm considering supporting Olympus Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigns Japan's Fujifilm calls for Swiss-style yen - 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