Morning Digest: Ireland unclear on aid amount, markets eye rescue

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Good Morning Bit, FRI 19 Nov 2010    Ireland unclear on aid amount, markets eye rescue Explosion at New Zealand coal mine Wall St futures signal weaker start for equities Chinese activist sentenced for Twitter post Cosmic "cannibalism" brings new planet to Milky Way Bears maul injury ravaged Dolphins Chris Brown commended for progress on probation California couple stand out as world's tallest Obama hails GM IPO JLo's new line; Clooney honored Angry Haitians blame UN for cholera TOP NEWS Ireland unclear on aid amount, markets eye rescue November 19, 2010 06:01 AM ET DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland came under renewed pressure from euro zone partners on Friday to accept quick support for its banks, but Dublin said it remained unclear for now how much its battered financial institutions required. Full Article WORLD NEWS Explosion at New Zealand coal mine November 19, 2010 05:30 AM ET WELLINGTON (Reuters) - An explosion rocked a remote coal mine in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 people underground, the company said. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St futures signal weaker start for equities November 19, 2010 04:24 AM ET (Reuters) - Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.1 to 0.2 percent, pointing to a slightly weaker start for equities on Wall Street on Friday. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Chinese activist sentenced for Twitter post November 19, 2010 04:13 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have handed out a year-long labor re-education sentence to an online activist for posting on Twitter a satirical message urging people to attack Japan's pavilion at the Shanghai Expo. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Cosmic "cannibalism" brings new planet to Milky Way November 18, 2010 02:13 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - European astronomers scanning the Milky Way have discovered a planet near a star of extragalactic origin, implying that it came from outside our own galaxy. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Bears maul injury ravaged Dolphins November 19, 2010 12:56 AM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - The Chicago Bears took over sole control of the NFC North after beating the Miami Dolphins 16-0 on Thursday for their third successive win. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Chris Brown commended for progress on probation November 18, 2010 07:10 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown was praised on Thursday for a "commendable" job in complying with court-ordered domestic violence classes and community service imposed for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS California couple stand out as world's tallest November 18, 2010 06:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Their height made Wayne and Laurie Hallquist seem like an ideal match when they met seven years ago, and on Thursday they were matched with something else -- the title of world's tallest living married couple. 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