Morning Digest: Japan's Abe visits shrine for war dead, China, South Korea angered

	Click to View in Browser 12/26/2013 Japan's Abe visits shrine for war dead, China, South Korea angered TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a shrine on Thursday that is seen by critics as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime aggression, infuriating China and South Korea and prompting concern from the United States about deteriorating ties between the North Asian neighbors.. Opposition warns of "deep state" in new Turkish cabinet ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's opposition accused scandal-hit Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday of trying to rule via a secretive "deep state", after a cabinet reshuffle that would tighten controls on police already beleaguered by government-ordered purges.. Surge of holiday packages delays UPS shipments NEW YORK (Reuters) - A high volume of holiday packages overwhelmed shipping and logistics company UPS, the company said on Wednesday, delaying the arrival of Christmas presents around the globe and sending angry consumers to social media to vent.. Justin Bieber flirts with retirement in Christmas Eve tweets NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teenage pop star Justin Bieber sent out a series of mixed messages over his Twitter feed on Tuesday night, one of which said he was retiring, on the eve of the Christmas Day release of the latest film chronicling the life of the Canadian singer.. Thornton's 15-game ban upheld by league on appeal (Reuters) - Boston Bruins forward Shawn Thornton will serve out a 15-game suspension for punching an opponent in the head after National Hockey League (NHL) Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the ban on Tuesday.. Japan's 7-Eleven kingpin looks to U.S. to inspire online revolution TOKYO (Reuters) - The 81-year-old Japanese executive who built 7-Eleven into the world's biggest convenience store chain has a new mission: turning more than 50,000 bricks and mortar stores in Japan into portals to a new online retail empire.. Making waves: In the hunt for invisibility, other benefits seen SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A new way of assembling things, called metamaterials, may in the not too distant future help to protect a building from earthquakes by bending seismic waves around it. Similarly, tsunami waves could be bent around towns, and soundwaves bent around a room to make it soundproof.. The year that was: The good, the bad and the funny NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden congratulated the wrong man on being elected mayor of Boston and college football star Manti Te'o publicly mourned the death of a girlfriend who never was.. Related Video Christmas in Bangui Snowden releases Christmas video to push for more debate Great Debate Punitive politics: Blame the Puritans Pope Francis: Beyond the compelling gestures 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