Morning Digest: Desperate Philippine typhoon survivors loot, dig up water pipes

	Click to View in Browser 11/13/2013 Desperate Philippine typhoon survivors loot, dig up water pipes TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Desperation gripped Philippine islands devastated by Typhoon Haiyan as looting turned deadly on Wednesday and survivors panicked over delays in supplies of food, water and medicine, some digging up underground water pipes and smashing them open.. Palestinian stabs Israeli soldier on bus: police JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Palestinian stabbed and critically wounded an Israeli soldier on a bus in northern Israel on Wednesday in an attack apparently motivated by Israel's jailing of his relatives, police said.. PetroChina buys Petrobras' oil, gas assets in Peru for $2.6 billion BEIJING (Reuters) - PetroChina , China's top oil and gas firm, said it had agreed to acquire Brazilian state energy firm Petrobras' oil and gas assets in Peru for $2.6 billion.. A Minute With-The Pixies, the "psychotic Beatles", on fame, comebacks and break-ups LISBON (Reuters) - Beloved of David Bowie and a generation of influential UK and U.S. guitar bands, American alt-rock combo the Pixies have sold out across Europe as they tour with new music for the first time in over 20 years.. Hurdle, Francona named managers of the year (Reuters) - Clint Hurdle was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday after leading Pittsburgh to their first postseason berth in 21 years, while Terry Francona of the Cleveland Indians took home the American League honors.. Chinese Internet firms sue Baidu for online piracy BEIJING (Reuters) - A group of Chinese Internet firms, including Tencent Holdings and Sohu.Com Inc, has joined a top U.S. film industry body in seeking 300 million yuan ($49.2 million) in damages from China's Baidu Inc and QVOD for copyright violation.. Incoming comet ISON heading for close encounter with sun CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A comet is heading for a close encounter with the sun later this month, and if it is not vaporized or torn apart, it should be visible to the naked eye in December.. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford bobblehead becomes instant collector's item TORONTO (Reuters) - Hundreds of people lined up at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday to buy a limited-edition bobblehead doll of embattled Mayor Rob Ford, which quickly sold out and began popping up on eBay for as much as 15 times its purchase price.. Related Video Typhoon-hit hospital copes as U.S. aid heads to Philippines Dow retreats from record high Great Debate Steven Cohen: The Gilded Age revisited What we learned from the BlackBerry era A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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 - 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