Morning Digest: Exclusive: N.Korea military, uncle to share power with Kim heir

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	12/21/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Exclusive: N.Korea military, uncle to share power with Kim heir BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea will shift to collective rule from a strongman dictatorship after last week's death of Kim Jong-il, although his untested young son will be at the head of the ruling coterie, a source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said. | Full Article China urges others to help keep North Korea stable December 21, 2011 03:35 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - China, which may have received advanced notice of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has moved swiftly to call on the United States and other countries to help maintain stability in the reclusive state, officials and news reports said. | Full Article Euro, stocks gain as ECB lending seen positive December 21, 2011 06:08 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks and the euro firmed on Wednesday, enjoying a brief surge after banks borrowed around $489 billion euros from the European Central Bank at its first-ever offer of three-year loans on hopes it will be a significant step toward easing the region's two-year old debt crisis. | Full Article China hackers breached U.S. Chamber of Commerce: report December 21, 2011 04:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hackers in China broke through the computer defenses of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last year and were able to access information about its operations and its 3 million members, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. | Full Article NASA finds Earth-size planets outside solar system December 20, 2011 05:37 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system, a milestone in the search for planets like the earth, the space agency said on Tuesday. | Full Article Jets, Giants battle for playoffs and pride December 20, 2011 05:32 PM ET New York (Reuters) - Outspoken New York Jets coach Rex Ryan is billing Saturday's Christmas Eve showdown against the New York Giants as a battle for the Big Apple, but the fellow-tenants of MetLife Stadium are not biting. | Full Article Analysis: EA bets big on Jedis and Wookies December 20, 2011 07:30 PM ET (Reuters) - Electronic Arts invested more money and firepower into "Star Wars: The Old Republic" than it has on any game in its 30-year history. Starting today, the company will find out if the bet pays off. | Full Article California sperm donor at odds with federal regulators December 20, 2011 04:17 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - An electronics company engineer who the U.S. government considers a one-man sperm bank has fathered an estimated 14 children through free donations of his semen that he advertises over the Internet. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Hunting health care fraud Shell Games: The Medicare swindle Protests end in Chinese village after promise of talks. 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