Morning Digest: Pressure piles on BP as Gulf spill widens

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Good Morning Bit, MON 24 May 2010    Pressure piles on BP as Gulf spill widens Two Koreas snarl at each other as tensions rise Stock futures signal losses Paris police warn against Sunday "Facebook" party Shuttle Atlantis departs from space station Stoudemire scorches Lakers as Suns win Game Three "Lost" leaves fans with still more questions Jailed professor says orgies disturbed no one Jamaica declares state of emergency Air India crash victims recovered "Shrek" less green at the box office TOP NEWS Pressure piles on BP as Gulf spill widens May 24, 2010 05:24 AM ET VENICE, La (Reuters) - BP sharply reduced its estimate on Monday of how much oil it is siphoning off each day from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico that has been spewing oil for a month and threatening ecological disaster. Full Article WORLD NEWS Two Koreas snarl at each other as tensions rise May 24, 2010 05:52 AM ET SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - The two Koreas raised their war-like rhetoric on Monday, threatening conflict if the other side pushes too far in escalating tension after Seoul accused Pyongyang of torpedoing one of its naval ships. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures signal losses May 24, 2010 04:38 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Monday following the previous session's late rally, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.68 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.52 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.43 percent at 0830 GMT 4:30 a.m. ET). Full Article INTERNET NEWS Paris police warn against Sunday "Facebook" party May 23, 2010 10:46 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Paris police advised people against going to the Champ de Mars area Sunday evening where a mass cocktail party organized over the internet is due to take place. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Shuttle Atlantis departs from space station May 23, 2010 02:32 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis departed the International Space Station on Sunday, leaving behind what one astronaut called a "palace" in space that is 98 percent finished after 12 years of construction. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Stoudemire scorches Lakers as Suns win Game Three May 24, 2010 01:18 AM ET PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Phoenix Suns turned up the heat in the Western Conference finals by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 118-109 in Game Three on Sunday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Lost" leaves fans with still more questions May 24, 2010 02:06 AM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - Sci-fi TV drama "Lost" ended six seasons of plot twists in an emotional finale that saw forgotten characters reemerge, an epic battle among key rivals and still more questions in the mysterious island paradise. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Jailed professor says orgies disturbed no one May 21, 2010 11:19 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese college professor has been jailed for running a sex club, whose members were the first to be convicted of "group licentiousness" in 20 years, media reported on Friday. 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