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Good Morning Bit, MON 13 Sep 2010    Basel eases bank capital raising fears Mexican marines capture top drug lieutenant Wall St futures point to higher open for U.S. stocks Google to buy Israel's Quicksee: report Artificial "skin" materials can sense pressure Brady leads to Patriots to opening win, Colts lose Lady Gaga the big winner at MTV music awards "Father" of 55 children arrested in suspected benefits scam Three dead in Gaza Police gun battle in the Caucasus Iran to free hiker TOP NEWS Basel eases bank capital raising fears September 13, 2010 05:35 AM ET AMSTERDAM/LONDON (Reuters) - New bank capital rules agreed by global regulators brought relief to the world's banks on Monday although one of the architects said the sector would have to raise hundreds of billions of euros eventually. Full Article WORLD NEWS Mexican marines capture top drug lieutenant September 13, 2010 05:26 AM ET MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican marines captured a top lieutenant of a leading drug cartel on Sunday, officials said, as authorities intensified their campaign against drug kingpins. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St futures point to higher open for U.S. stocks September 13, 2010 05:27 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open for Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq futures up 0.7 to 0.9 percent by 4:51 a.m. ET. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google to buy Israel's Quicksee: report September 13, 2010 03:59 AM ET TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Google Inc will buy Israel-based Quicksee, whose software enables users to turn video into interactive virtual tours, for about $10 million, financial newspaper TheMarker said on Monday. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Artificial "skin" materials can sense pressure September 12, 2010 01:01 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - New artificial "skin" fashioned out of flexible semiconductor materials can sense touch, making it possible to create robots with a grip delicate enough to hold an egg, yet strong enough to grasp the frying pan, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Brady leads to Patriots to opening win, Colts lose September 13, 2010 12:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tom Brady made a winning start with the New England Patriots while fellow quarterback Peyton Manning suffered a surprising loss with the AFC champion Indianapolis Colts on the opening Sunday of the NFL season. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Lady Gaga the big winner at MTV music awards September 13, 2010 12:22 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lady Gaga was crowned queen of the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, winning eight prizes including video of the year. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS "Father" of 55 children arrested in suspected benefits scam September 10, 2010 01:32 PM ET PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris man who registered 55 children by 55 different mothers faces up to 10 years in jail and fines for suspected paternity fraud and for helping to obtain residency under false pretences, police said 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