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Good Morning Bit, WED 24 Nov 2010    U.S. aircraft carrier heads for Korean waters Teetering Irish government to set out 4-year plan Shares stabilize after Korea attack Online holiday sales growth seen up again: comScore Russia and China pledge to save the tiger Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton wins American League MVP Baby boy for John Travolta after son's tragic death Bruce Willis to front Russian bank ad campaign Under water in Dubrovnik US: "Measured" response to N Korea Knox appealing murder charges TOP NEWS U.S. aircraft carrier heads for Korean waters November 24, 2010 05:47 AM ET INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier group set off for Korean waters on Wednesday, a day after North Korea shelled a South Korean island, in a move likely to enrage Pyongyang and unsettle its ally, China. Full Article WORLD NEWS Teetering Irish government to set out 4-year plan November 24, 2010 05:54 AM ET DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's teetering government will announce plans on Wednesday to cut welfare spending sharply and raise taxes to help pay for the country's catastrophic banking crisis and meet the terms of an international bailout. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Shares stabilize after Korea attack November 24, 2010 03:16 AM ET SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shares in Asia and Europe steadied on Wednesday from a sell-off following North Korea's deadly shelling of a South Korean island, but tension on the divided peninsula supported safe-haven assets such as gold and Japanese government bonds. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Online holiday sales growth seen up again: comScore November 23, 2010 07:55 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online spending this holiday is now expected to rise by 11 percent over last year, comScore said on Tuesday, marking the second time the analytics firm has raised its closely watched view. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Russia and China pledge to save the tiger November 23, 2010 02:42 PM ET ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday agreed with other Asian nations to try to double the world's wild tiger population by 2022 and save it from extinction. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton wins American League MVP November 23, 2010 04:41 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Slugging outfielder Josh Hamilton, who helped the Texas Rangers reach their first World Series, capped a storybook season Tuesday by winning the American League's Most Valuable Player award. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Baby boy for John Travolta after son's tragic death November 24, 2010 05:37 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston on Tuesday announced the birth of their third child, a baby boy born nearly two years after the death of their 16-year-old son Jett. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Bruce Willis to front Russian bank ad campaign November 23, 2010 10:28 AM ET MOSCOW (Reuters) - The tough guy image of Hollywood actor Bruce Willis will be used in a new campaign for a mid-sized Russian bank, the lender has said. 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