BitGou: Morning Digest: Putin and Obama set to spar over Syria arms at G8

2013年6月17日星期一

Morning Digest: Putin and Obama set to spar over Syria arms at G8

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06/17/2013

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

Putin and Obama set to spar over Syria arms at G8

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama faces what could be a frosty G8 meeting with Vladimir Putin on Monday after the Russian leader clashed with the West over plans to arm Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad..

Greek PM faces allies, court on state TV closure

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras faced a double challenge on Monday from coalition partners furious over the shutdown of state broadcaster ERT and a court hearing that could put the shuttered station back on air..

Dollar firms as Fed meeting nears, shares bound higher

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar edged up against the yen and euro while European and Asian shares recouped some of last week's losses on Monday, as investors hunkered down for the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting later this week..

Faster than speeding bullet, 'Man of Steel' sets June record

(Reuters) - "Man of Steel," the big-budget reboot of the Superman franchise, leaped over the apocalyptic buddy comedy "This is the End," collecting a muscular $113.1 million to lead the domestic box office with the year's second-largest debut weekend and the biggest June opening ever..

Poised Rose wins first major at U.S. Open

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Justin Rose produced remarkable poise and a Ben Hogan-like finish to win his first major title by two shots at the U.S. Open on Sunday after overhauling 54-hole leader Phil Mickelson in the final round..

Apple got up to 5,000 data requests in six months

(Reuters) - Apple received over the last six months between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for customer data from U.S. law enforcement authorities relating to criminal investigations and national security matters, the company said on Monday..

Solar plane lands at Washington on journey across U.S.

(Reuters) - An airplane entirely powered by the sun landed in Washington on Sunday after a flight from St. Louis, the next-to-last leg of a journey across the United States intended to boost support for clean energy technologies..

Famed Milwaukee tavern rehangs bras on ceiling

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Standing on a foot ladder, Jeff Scanell bent down, pinched his girlfriend's red lace brassiere between his thumb and index finger and gently lifted it out of the front of her shirt as a cowbell wildly rang and a raucous crowd roared..