Morning Digest: Foreclosure problems "shameful": Housing Secretary

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Good Morning Bit, MON 18 Oct 2010    Foreclosure problems "shameful": Housing Secretary Japan PM wants China to ensure citizens' safety Firm dollar halts charge into stocks and commodities Finnish firm finds hard-to-detect online attacks First babies born in IVF full gene screening study Phillies level NL Championship Series 1-1 Actresses take center stage on Oscar watch list Belgian Church head criticized for AIDS remarks Robbery turns to gunfight No contact with S Korean ship Memory of another underground ordeal TOP NEWS Foreclosure problems "shameful": Housing Secretary October 17, 2010 01:14 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's housing secretary said on Sunday "it's shameful" that financial institutions may have made the housing crisis worse by improperly processing foreclosures. Full Article WORLD NEWS Japan PM wants China to ensure citizens' safety October 18, 2010 05:44 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister on Monday urged China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens and firms after Chinese protesters took to the streets over a maritime territorial dispute straining ties between Asia's top economies. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Firm dollar halts charge into stocks and commodities October 18, 2010 05:17 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - The battered dollar rose on Monday, edging further away from a 10-month low, while Asian stocks pulled back from a two-year high as markets awaited details of a widely expected easing in U.S. monetary policy. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Finnish firm finds hard-to-detect online attacks October 18, 2010 04:01 AM ET HELSINKI (Reuters) - All network security equipment, the strongest of which is used by the financial industry, is exposed to a new kind of online attack, Finnish data security vendor Stonesoft said on Monday. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS First babies born in IVF full gene screening study October 15, 2010 12:25 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Two women have given birth to healthy babies from eggs screened for genetic defects before being implanted in the womb, in a study of a new technique that could improve the success rate of in-vitro fertilization. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Phillies level NL Championship Series 1-1 October 18, 2010 12:29 AM ET PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies tied their best-of-seven National League Championship Series at 1-1 by beating the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Sunday behind the superb pitching of Roy Oswalt and a seventh-inning outburst. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Actresses take center stage on Oscar watch list October 18, 2010 06:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's Oscar race is only about six weeks old, but already one theme is emerging: unlike most years when men dominate the critical buzz for strong roles, this season women are the talk of the town. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Belgian Church head criticized for AIDS remarks October 15, 2010 02:03 PM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's Roman Catholic Church, already reeling from allegations of sexual abuse, faced a new scandal Friday after its primate wrote that AIDS was "a sort of inherent justice." 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