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Good Morning Bit, TUE 30 Mar 2010    Moscow mourns, Russian bombing toll rises to 39 G8 ministers call for strong measures against Iran Stock futures signal rise; Apple, Verizon eyed Twitter's heady rise has Venezuela's Hugo Chavez in spin Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine Nowitzki's triple-double puts Nuggets to sword Latin singer Ricky Martin says he is gay Bomb hoax delays cruise ship off Florida Business Update: French fury Fighting over Farrah Huge task to rebuild Haiti TOP NEWS Moscow mourns, Russian bombing toll rises to 39 March 30, 2010 05:41 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow observed an official day of mourning on Tuesday and nervous commuters returned to the metro, while the death toll from twin suicide bombings on the capital's underground railway rose by one to 39 people. Full Article WORLD NEWS G8 ministers call for strong measures against Iran March 30, 2010 06:08 AM ET OTTAWA (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrial nations will call on the international community to take "appropriate and strong steps" to show its resolve over Iran's nuclear activities. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures signal rise; Apple, Verizon eyed March 30, 2010 04:19 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.14 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.08 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.24 percent by 4.01 a.m. ET. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Twitter's heady rise has Venezuela's Hugo Chavez in spin March 30, 2010 04:40 AM ET CARACAS (Reuters) - A jailed judge "tweets" to her followers from prison. The director of an opposition TV station uses Twitter to denounce a conspiracy to oust him. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine March 30, 2010 04:11 AM ET WASHINGTON/CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters ) - Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analyzed until last summer. And he was surprised by what he learned. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Nowitzki's triple-double puts Nuggets to sword March 30, 2010 02:32 AM ET DALLAS (Reuters) - Dirk Nowitzki recorded the second triple-double of his career to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 109-93 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Latin singer Ricky Martin says he is gay March 29, 2010 08:40 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Latin pop star Ricky Martin on Monday announced he was gay in a blog posting, ending years of speculation. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Bomb hoax delays cruise ship off Florida March 29, 2010 12:23 PM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - A Carnival cruise ship was held off the Florida coast for several hours on Sunday while authorities searched the vessel and arrested a drunk passenger on bomb hoax charges, the U.S. Coast Guard said. 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