Morning Digest: Greek PM announces activation of EU/IMF aid package

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Good Morning Bit, FRI 23 Apr 2010    Greek PM announces activation of EU/IMF aid package Thai police confront red shirts after grenade attack Stock futures point to higher start Privacy chiefs keep watch over Facebook Orcas are more than one species, gene study shows Rams take Oklahoma QB Bradford with top draft pick Polanski loses bid to be sentenced in absentia Woman jailed over cheeseball murder Volcano impacts flower business South Park censored Business Update: Reform revival TOP NEWS Greek PM announces activation of EU/IMF aid package April 23, 2010 06:01 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday asked for the activation of an EU/IMF aid package aimed at pulling the euro zone member out of a debt crisis. Full Article WORLD NEWS Thai police confront red shirts after grenade attack April 23, 2010 05:48 AM ET BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Thai riot police confronted anti-government protesters in Bangkok's business district on Friday but later pulled back without violence, a day after grenades killed at least one person and wounded 88. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures point to higher start April 23, 2010 05:31 AM ET (Reuters) - Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.3-0.4 percent, pointing to a slightly firmer start on Wall Street on Friday. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Privacy chiefs keep watch over Facebook April 22, 2010 07:12 PM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Over the past six years, social networking has been the Internet's stand-out phenomenon, linking up more than one billion people eager to exchange videos, pictures or last-minute birthday wishes. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Orcas are more than one species, gene study shows April 22, 2010 06:46 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They may all look similar, but killer whales, also known as orcas, include several distinct species, according to genetic evidence published on Thursday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Rams take Oklahoma QB Bradford with top draft pick April 23, 2010 12:22 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford led a pack of Sooners at the top of the NFL Draft on Thursday when he was named first overall pick by the St Louis Rams at Radio City Music Hall. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Polanski loses bid to be sentenced in absentia April 23, 2010 05:41 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski lost his latest bid on Thursday to be sentenced while outside the United States for having unlawful sex with a minor more than three decades ago. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Woman jailed over cheeseball murder April 22, 2010 12:30 PM ET CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian woman who ran down and killed a man who threw cheese-flavored snacks at her car was jailed Thursday for 25 years. 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