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2013年8月16日星期五

Morning Digest: Egypt braces for more violence as Brotherhood calls 'march of anger'

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08/16/2013

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Egypt braces for more violence as Brotherhood calls 'march of anger'

CAIRO (Reuters) - Deeply polarized Egypt braced for renewed confrontation on Friday after the Muslim Brotherhood called for a nationwide march of millions to show anger at a ferocious security crackdown on Islamists in which hundreds were killed..

South Africa's ruling ANC shun 'massacre' commemoration

MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa's government and ruling African National Congress (ANC) party said they were staying away from one-year anniversary commemorations on Friday to mark the killings of 34 striking platinum miners shot dead by police..

Global shares buckle, U.S. bond yields rise on Fed tapering bets

LONDON (Reuters) - Global shares headed for their biggest weekly fall in almost two months on Friday, with markets setting aside evidence of a broad economic upturn to focus on signs the Federal Reserve's stimulus program will soon end..

Michael Jackson's ex-wife says daughter Paris is 'devastated'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's ex-wife said in a Los Angeles court on Thursday that their daughter Paris is "devastated" over her father's death and "doesn't feel like she has a life.".

Bolt blocks out the pain to advance in 200m

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Usain Bolt stretched, stifled a yawn and, almost apologetically, extracted his giant frame from his blocks before strolling through his heat as he began his bid for a third successive world 200 meters title on Friday..

Sony nears deal with Viacom for new Internet TV service: WSJ

(Reuters) - Sony Corp is close to striking a deal to secure content from media company Viacom for a new Internet-based TV service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday..

NASA calls off attempts to fix Kepler space telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Kepler space telescope's planet-hunting days are over because its broken positioning system cannot be fixed, NASA officials said on Thursday..

Seattle police to give Doritos to pot-party revelers

(Reuters) - Police in Seattle have no plans to issue citations to dope-smoking revelers when the city's annual Hempfest kicks off Friday, but officers will be handing out Doritos instead..