Morning Digest: China and India lead the way as Asia shows strength

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Good Morning Bit, MON 01 Nov 2010    China and India lead the way as Asia shows strength Brazil steps toward post-Lula era with Rousseff Wall St futures point to higher open as data eyed Google Earth and iPhone trouble Israeli security chief DNA barcoding aims to protect species and food Giants on brink of World Series title "Saw 3D" makes the cut at Halloween box office Halloween ghost hunters seek old soldiers in Gettysburg Hillary Clinton visits Cambodia Historic Ivory Coast vote begins Red shirts rally in Bangkok TOP NEWS China and India lead the way as Asia shows strength November 01, 2010 04:38 AM ET BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - Growth in China and India powered ahead last month, providing welcome support for the global economy at a time of sluggishness in the United States and most of Europe and a faltering in Japan's recovery. Full Article WORLD NEWS Brazil steps toward post-Lula era with Rousseff November 01, 2010 04:20 AM ET SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's president-elect Dilma Rousseff vowed to step up the fight against poverty without forfeiting economic stability in Latin America's largest nation when she takes over from her charismatic former boss on Jan 1. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St futures point to higher open as data eyed November 01, 2010 05:39 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.5 to 0.8 percent, pointing to a stronger start on Wall Street on Monday. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google Earth and iPhone trouble Israeli security chief November 01, 2010 06:04 AM ET TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Civilian Internet applications now offer militant groups access to intelligence that rivals what government spies can get, Israel's domestic security chief said on Monday. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS DNA barcoding aims to protect species and food November 01, 2010 01:38 AM ET TORONTO (Reuters) - Call it a DNA digital Dewey Decimal System for all life on Earth. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Giants on brink of World Series title November 01, 2010 01:34 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Sunday behind a superb performance by rookie pitcher Madison Bumgarner to move within one win of their first World Series title in 56 years. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Saw 3D" makes the cut at Halloween box office October 31, 2010 09:34 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Saw" horror franchise is not as sharp as it used to be, but the seventh -- and reportedly -- final entry in the annual Halloween franchise managed to take the top spot at the weekend box office in North America, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Halloween ghost hunters seek old soldiers in Gettysburg October 29, 2010 12:45 PM ET GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Days before Halloween on a darkened street Dwight Stoutzenberger aimed his digital camera at a wall not far from where a guide was telling ghost stories to a group of tourists. 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