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Good Morning Bit, THU 10 Jun 2010    U.N. council hits defiant Iran with new sanctions Suicide bomber kills dozens at Afghan wedding party Stock index futures signal gains for Wall St Google protests Apple's iPhone developers agreement South Korea rocket crashes in second straight failure Chicago ends 49 years of Stanley Cup hurt Britney Spears' ex-manager, mom escalate legal feud Woman striving to be world's heaviest Business Update: BP drags Wall St. Troops ready for Kandahar offensive U.S. woman sets world's fattest goal TOP NEWS U.N. council hits defiant Iran with new sanctions June 10, 2010 05:35 AM ET UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions in as many years on a defiant Iran on Wednesday over a nuclear program the West suspects is aimed at developing atomic weapons. Full Article WORLD NEWS Suicide bomber kills dozens at Afghan wedding party June 10, 2010 04:26 AM ET KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - At least 40 people were killed and 77 injured by a suicide bomb attack on a packed wedding party in insurgency-plagued southern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock index futures signal gains for Wall St June 10, 2010 05:12 AM ET (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for Wall Street on Thursday, rebounding from falls in the previous session, with futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq up 0.9 to 1.1 percent by 0849 GMT. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google protests Apple's iPhone developers agreement June 09, 2010 02:44 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Wednesday recent changes to Apple's developers agreement would effectively cripple Google's advertising tools for the iPhone, creating "artificial" barriers to competition. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS South Korea rocket crashes in second straight failure June 10, 2010 05:52 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean space rocket carrying a scientific satellite exploded two minutes into its flight in the second failure in two tries to put a payload in orbit, dealing a major setback to the country's space program. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Chicago ends 49 years of Stanley Cup hurt June 10, 2010 03:28 AM ET PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks ended 49 years of Stanley Cup frustration with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday that clinched the National Hockey League's best-of-seven championship series. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Britney Spears' ex-manager, mom escalate legal feud June 10, 2010 01:06 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Did he manipulate, drug and cut off his client from the real world? Was she really the problem, and did she make all this stuff up? Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Woman striving to be world's heaviest June 09, 2010 07:26 PM ET OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey (Reuters) - A New Jersey woman is waging a campaign to become the world's heaviest living woman, admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food. 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