Morning Digest: French government says China backs Lagarde for IMF

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	05/24/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS French government says China backs Lagarde for IMF MEXICO CITY/BRASILIA (Reuters) - The race to pick a new leader for the IMF formally launched on Monday as Mexico sought support for its central bank governor and Brazil said more time was needed to make a choice. | Full Article Ash cloud hits Scottish flights, Ryanair complains May 24, 2011 05:27 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Ash from an Icelandic volcano forced the cancellation of dozens of flights to and from Scotland on Tuesday and Ireland's Ryanair said it would protest against "unnecessary" restrictions as airlines braced for the heavy cost of grounding planes. | Full Article Wall Street stock index futures point higher May 24, 2011 05:44 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones futures and Nasdaq futures gaining 0.2-0.3 percent by 5:08 a.m. | Full Article Sony websites hacked, Greek users' information leaked: report May 24, 2011 04:52 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp websites in three countries have been hacked and personal information for about 8,500 people has been leaked from the consumer electronics maker's Greek website, Jiji news service reported on Tuesday. | Full Article Russia's parting gift to NASA: Shuttle legacy photo May 23, 2011 06:47 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Half the International Space Station crew departed for Earth on Monday, leaving behind the visiting shuttle Endeavour and a parting gift for NASA -- a legacy photograph of the shuttle parked at the orbital outpost. | Full Article Surging Cabrera rallies Indians over Red Sox May 24, 2011 01:54 AM ET CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Asdrubal Cabrera stayed red-hot with three hits, including the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning, to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday and their fourth successive win. | Full Article "Idol" creator Simon Fuller gets Hollywood star May 23, 2011 09:44 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Simon Fuller, the British creator of hit TV show "American Idol," received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday surrounded by some of the real-life stars he has helped to create. | Full Article Princess's "toilet seat" hat sells for $131,000 May 23, 2011 12:39 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The much-mocked hat worn by Princess Beatrice to Britain's royal wedding last month -- widely described as looking like a toilet seat -- sold for 81,100 pounds ($131,000) on eBay, charities which will benefit from the sale said. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Colombia's flood economy Protests and beatings in Syria Wall St. at one-month lows A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend