Morning Digest: BP says oil spill compensation payout rate soars

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Good Morning Bit, MON 20 Sep 2010    BP says oil spill compensation payout rate soars China media warn Japan over escalating sea row Stock index futures signal slight gains YouTube and Guggenheim showcase video artists Budget cuts force CERN to shut accelerators for year Jets fire up while Giants lose Manning Bowl "King's Speech" wins top Toronto film fest prize Bailiffs to seize puppies to recover debt Pinera upbeat about Chilean miners Lohan fails drug test Pope wraps up UK trip TOP NEWS BP says oil spill compensation payout rate soars September 20, 2010 04:31 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - BP said payouts to people affected by its Gulf of Mexico oil spill had dramatically increased since it surrendered authority for dispensing funds to an independent administrator. Full Article WORLD NEWS China media warn Japan over escalating sea row September 20, 2010 04:57 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese media Monday warned Japan it risked intensified reprisals over a sea dispute and claimed that many back military force to settle a long feud over islands between Asia's two biggest economies. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock index futures signal slight gains September 20, 2010 05:38 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.37 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.1 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.44 percent at 5 a.m. EDT. Full Article INTERNET NEWS YouTube and Guggenheim showcase video artists September 20, 2010 12:24 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Guggenheim museum has teamed with YouTube in a partnership that reflects the growing influence of new media as an art form. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Budget cuts force CERN to shut accelerators for year September 17, 2010 12:32 PM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - Europe's particle research center CERN unveiled budget cuts Friday that will force it to temporarily close its accelerators for a year in 2012, but said its flagship "Big Bang" machine will mainly be unaffected. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Jets fire up while Giants lose Manning Bowl September 20, 2010 01:44 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants lost the Manning Bowl to the Indianapolis Colts but their Big Apple rivals the Jets backed up their bold talk with a big win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "King's Speech" wins top Toronto film fest prize September 19, 2010 05:39 PM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - "The King's Speech" won the top award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, giving the Tom Hooper-directed film some early momentum heading into Oscar awards season. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Bailiffs to seize puppies to recover debt September 17, 2010 10:39 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian bailiffs have threatened to take what is most precious from a Russian pensioner who has failed to pay a debt -- her three Shar Pei pedigree puppies, they said 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