Morning Digest: Google to phase out China search partnerships

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Good Morning Bit, WED 24 Mar 2010    Google to phase out China search partnerships U.S., Pakistan seek to turn page on caustic ties Euro struggles at 10 month lows, Greece drags Google users report erratic service in Beijing CERN to resume search for "Big Bang" secrets Tempers flare as Wizards remain trapped in losing spell Michael Jackson's doctor faces license suspension Woman arrested for setting hitmen on her father Artist places statues on NY streets Business Update: Airbus chastised Under fire in Helmand TOP NEWS Google to phase out China search partnerships March 24, 2010 04:49 AM ET BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Two day after shutting its Chinese portal over censorship, Google Inc said it plans to phase out deals to provide filtered search services to other online or mobile firms in China. Full Article WORLD NEWS U.S., Pakistan seek to turn page on caustic ties March 24, 2010 02:16 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Pakistan hold high-level talks on Wednesday aimed at reversing decades of mistrust, but tensions over issues from nuclear cooperation to security are still expected to taint relations. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Euro struggles at 10 month lows, Greece drags March 24, 2010 02:57 AM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - The euro hit 10-month lows against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as investors doubted a solution for Greece's fiscal woes was on the cards, with the cautious mood holding Asian stocks below two-month highs. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google users report erratic service in Beijing March 23, 2010 11:25 PM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Users of Google Inc.'s search engines across Beijing reported erratic service on Wednesday, with the site sometimes failing to open, and some searches for even non-sensitive terms like "hello" returning error messages. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS CERN to resume search for "Big Bang" secrets March 23, 2010 09:02 AM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - The world's largest scientific experiment will try to collide particles at the highest energy level so far from March 30, recreating conditions at the "Big Bang" birth of the universe 13.7 billion years ago, CERN said on Tuesday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Tempers flare as Wizards remain trapped in losing spell March 24, 2010 12:38 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Wizards' woeful run continued with a 95-86 overtime loss to the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday, the home team's 12th consecutive defeat made worse by a blazing row between the coach and one of his players. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Michael Jackson's doctor faces license suspension March 23, 2010 11:13 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's attorney general asked a court on Tuesday to bar Michael Jackson's former doctor, Conrad Murray, from practicing medicine while he faces charges in connection with the pop star's death. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Woman arrested for setting hitmen on her father March 23, 2010 10:55 AM ET ROME (Reuters) - An Italian woman who hired two assassins to murder her overbearing father was arrested after the second hitman changed his mind and confessed to the police, authorities said Tuesday. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers