Morning Digest: Quake kills 400; destroys homes on Tibet plateau

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Good Morning Bit, WED 14 Apr 2010    Quake kills 400; destroys homes on Tibet plateau Thai protesters move to "final battleground" Wall Street futures signal gains on upbeat Intel results New York Times leads pack of Webby nominees Obama to outline revamped space policy in Florida Rose blooms to put Bulls on brink of playoffs Aiden Turner exits U.S. dancing show First singers fined for lip-synching Obama: China currency undervalued Business Update: Chips Ahoy! America's first lady visits Haiti TOP NEWS Quake kills 400; destroys homes on Tibet plateau April 14, 2010 05:02 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Wednesday killed about 400 people in the mountainous Tibetan Plateau in southwest China and left more than 10,000 injured as houses, schools and offices collapsed. Full Article WORLD NEWS Thai protesters move to "final battleground" April 14, 2010 05:18 AM ET BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's "red shirt" protesters congregated at a ritzy Bangkok shopping district on Wednesday, preparing a "final battleground" in their campaign to oust army-backed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street futures signal gains on upbeat Intel results April 14, 2010 05:10 AM ET (Reuters) - Stocks futures rose on Wednesday, pointing to a higher start for Wall Street after the world's top chipmaker Intel Corp posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and gave an outlook that topped Wall Street forecasts. Full Article INTERNET NEWS New York Times leads pack of Webby nominees April 13, 2010 02:37 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The New York Times led the pack of nominees for the Webby Awards on Tuesday, sharing the spotlight for the "Oscars of the Internet" with the BBC, actor Zach Galifianakis and comedian Stephen Colbert. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Obama to outline revamped space policy in Florida April 13, 2010 11:31 PM ET WASHINGTON/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will outline a revamped space policy on Thursday aimed at speeding development of a new heavy-lift rocket, increasing the number of human spaceflight missions, creating 2,500 new jobs and ultimately voyaging to Mars. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Rose blooms to put Bulls on brink of playoffs April 14, 2010 01:24 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Derrick Rose propelled the Chicago Bulls to within one win of the NBA playoffs, scoring a career-high 39 points in his team's 101-93 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Aiden Turner exits U.S. dancing show April 14, 2010 12:37 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daytime television star Aiden Turner was voted off "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday after failing to impress the judges and audiences with his rumba the previous night. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS First singers fined for lip-synching April 12, 2010 01:39 PM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Two Chinese singers have become the first people in the country to fall foul of new rules banning lip-synching nearly two years after widespread criticism of miming at the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony. 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