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2013年10月15日星期二

Morning Digest: Mother of missionary jailed in North Korea pleads with U.S. for help

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10/15/2013

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Mother of missionary jailed in North Korea pleads with U.S. for help

SEOUL (Reuters) - The mother of a U.S. missionary jailed in North Korea for state subversion pleaded on Tuesday for the U.S. government to help secure her ailing son's release as she ended a trip to see him..

Typhoon Nari hits Vietnam, 122,000 people evacuated

HANOI (Reuters) - Typhoon Nari knocked down trees and damaged hundreds of houses in central Vietnam early on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, state media said..

U.S. debt deal hopes boost shares, dollar steady

LONDON (Reuters) - Cautious optimism that the U.S. government would avert an economically damaging debt default lifted world shares and supported the dollar on Tuesday though prices traded within tight ranges..

'The Walking Dead' season premiere draws 16.1 million TV viewers

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - AMC's cult zombie horror series "The Walking Dead" drew its largest audience in the show's history, 16.1 million viewers, for the season premiere on Sunday, the U.S. cable television network said on Monday..

Phillip Island braces for Stoner-free era

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The retirement of Casey Stoner will be keenly felt at Sunday's Australian MotoGP, where the two-time world champion's domination was a guarantee of solid crowds and a comfort to organizers under pressure to rein in costs..

Burberry names Bailey CEO as Ahrendts quits for Apple

LONDON (Reuters) - Christopher Bailey, the designer credited with restoring the cachet to fashion brand Burberry, is to become chief executive next year when long-standing boss Angela Ahrendts will move to Apple..

Astronaut Scott Carpenter, fourth American in space, dies at 88

DENVER (Reuters) - Astronaut Scott Carpenter, who in 1962 became the fourth American in space and the second to orbit the Earth, died on Thursday in Colorado at age 88 of complications from a stroke, his wife Patty Carpenter said..

'Luxury bishop' must take responsibility for crisis: German church head

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Roman Catholic bishop under fire for spending some 31 million euros ($42 million) on an ultra-luxurious residence should examine his conscience over the crisis he has caused, the head of Germany's bishops said on Monday..