2013年4月11日星期四

Morning Digest: Obama budget aims to kick start deficit-reduction talks

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04/11/2013
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Obama budget aims to kick start deficit-reduction talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed a $3.77 trillion budget on Wednesday that combines controversial cuts to social safety net programs with tax increases on the wealthy in a package the White House hopes will jumpstart deficit-reduction talks..
South Korea, U.S. on missile watch as North praises Kim dynasty
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States were on high alert for a North Korean missile launch on Thursday as the hermit kingdom turned its attention to celebrating its ruling Kim dynasty and appeared to tone down rhetoric of impending war..
Stock index futures signal flat to higher open
PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat to higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.13 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.22 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.04 percent at 5:23 a.m. ET..
China debut of "Django Unchained" suddenly cancelled for "technical reasons"
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Chinese debut of Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning film "Django Unchained", a violent Western slave revenge tale, was suddenly cancelled on Thursday for "technical reasons," movie theatres said..
Tiger and Rory set for Masters title bid
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - With a resurgent Tiger Woods once again on the prowl and Rory McIlroy seemingly back in form, golf fans eagerly await the start of the 77th Masters which is now only hours away at Augusta National..
Big venture firms eye opportunity in Google Glass
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Venture firms Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are teaming up to provide funding for startups working with Google Glass, the hybrid eyeglasses and smartphone developed by Google..
British "test tube baby" pioneer Robert Edwards dies
LONDON (Reuters) - Robert Edwards, the scientist known as the father of IVF for pioneering the development of "test tube babies" for couples unable to conceive naturally, died on Wednesday aged 87..
Brazen theft from Parisian bridge baffles city
PARIS (Reuters) - The gilded Pont Alexandre III bridge in Paris has lost some of its sparkle after thieves made off with the historic monument's bronze plaques in the latest theft from a Parisian landmark..
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