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2012年7月5日星期四

Morning Digest: "It's a boson:" Higgs quest bears new particle

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07/5/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

"It's a boson:" Higgs quest bears new particle

GENEVA (Reuters) - Scientists at Europe's CERN research center have found a new subatomic particle, a basic building block of the universe, which appears to be the boson imagined and named half a century ago by theoretical physicist Peter Higgs..

Greece presses case to change bailout terms

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's new government took up the task on Thursday of persuading skeptical lenders visiting Athens to ease the punishing terms of the bailout saving the debt-laden country from bankruptcy..

Wall Street set for sluggish start

(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Thursday as local shares were set to catch up with losses on global markets after a U.S. holiday on Wednesday..

Lana Del Rey in "National Anthem" tribute on 4th of July

MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Lana Del Rey gave a Fourth of July concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival that left fans wanting more of the American chanteuse, who swept to fame last year on the back of her haunting 'Video Games' single..

Murray grinds down Ferrer, Federer shines

LONDON (Reuters) - Brick by brick, Andy Murray chiseled his way through a Spanish wall to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals while Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic simply demolished outclassed opponents on Wednesday to set up a mouth-watering first meeting on grass..

Google offers to settle EU antitrust probe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google has offered to settle antitrust charges following an ultimatum by EU regulators investigating its business practices, in a move that could stave off a hefty fine..

Asian nations want to sink South Korea whale hunt plan

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - South Korea on Wednesday proposed resuming whaling for scientific research, angering other Asian countries and conservationists who said the practice would skirt a global ban on whale hunting..

On a New York island, firefighters set homes ablaze

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Firefighters will spend the next two weeks setting homes ablaze on a small island in New York Harbor for one purpose: Saving lives..