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Good Morning Bit, TUE 15 Jun 2010    BP faces grilling in Congress U.N. urges Kyrgyzstan to contain ethnic clashes Stock futures signal slight gains Sprint to limit data roaming for laptop users: report There's more water on the moon than anyone thought North Korea face Brazil in daunting return Judge rules Jackson doctor can keep California license Bangladesh asks factories to shut for World Cup Obama's crisis management Jacko's doctor in court again Obama pledges Gulf help. TOP NEWS BP faces grilling in Congress June 15, 2010 05:39 AM ET WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's U.S. chief faces accusations in Congress on Tuesday that the energy giant caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history with a calculated strategy to cut costs, hours before President Barack Obama uses a televised address to defend his handling of the disaster. Full Article WORLD NEWS U.N. urges Kyrgyzstan to contain ethnic clashes June 15, 2010 05:09 AM ET BISHKEK (Reuters) - The United Nations urged Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday to prevent the spread of "indiscriminate" ethnic violence in the region bordering Afghanistan and said the number of refugees fleeing the clashes may soon exceed 100,000. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock futures signal slight gains June 15, 2010 04:56 AM ET NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.25 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.16 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.04 percent at 0820 GMT. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Sprint to limit data roaming for laptop users: report June 15, 2010 02:00 AM ET (Reuters) - Telecoms company Sprint Nextel Corp will temporarily deactivate the accounts of laptop broadband users if they consume more than their allotted share of data while roaming, the Wall Street Journal reported. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS There's more water on the moon than anyone thought June 14, 2010 06:01 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is far more water on the moon than just about anyone thought and it is likely widespread deep under its surface, according to a report released on Monday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS North Korea face Brazil in daunting return June 15, 2010 04:10 AM ET JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea make a first return to the World Cup since 1966 on Tuesday but could hardly face a bigger challenge than five-times champions Brazil. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Judge rules Jackson doctor can keep California license June 15, 2010 01:18 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Monday ruled that Michael Jackson's physician can keep his California medical license, and he set August 23 as the start date for a preliminary hearing into a manslaughter charge against Dr. Conrad Murray. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Bangladesh asks factories to shut for World Cup June 14, 2010 09:31 AM ET DHAKA (Reuters) - Authorities in soccer crazy Bangladesh on Monday asked all manufacturing factories in and around the capital Dhaka to suspend operations each evening until the end of the World Cup in South Africa. 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