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2014年1月21日星期二

Morning Digest: Iran invite to Syria talks withdrawn after boycott threat

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01/21/2014

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

Iran invite to Syria talks withdrawn after boycott threat

UNITED NATIONS/ANKARA (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon withdrew a last-minute invitation to Iran to attend peace talks on Syria on Monday after the Syrian opposition threatened to boycott this week's conference if President Bashar al-Assad's main sponsor took part..

Suicide bomb kills four in Hezbollah area of Beirut: sources

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed four people on Tuesday in a residential neighborhood of southern Beirut known for its support of Shi'ite military and political group Hezbollah, security sources said..

European shares hit five and a half year high, dollar gains

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares hit fresh 5-1/2 year highs on Tuesday, tracking Asian shares higher as Chinese money rates eased, while the dollar got a boost from a report the Federal Reserve would again trim its bond buying next week..

Violinist Vanessa-Mae to ski at Sochi for Thailand

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Violin star Vanessa-Mae will put on her slalom skis next month to become only the third person to represent tropical Thailand at the Winter Olympics..

'Belieber' Bouchard beats Ivanovic to set up Li semi

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard kept her poise in the biggest match of her life to oust Ana Ivanovic in a three-set thriller and set up an Australian Open semi-final against China's Li Na on Tuesday..

Vodafone, BSkyB in talks to curb BT's broadband reach: report

LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone and BSkyB have held high-level discussions on how to curb BT's growing reach over the broadband market, the Sunday Times reported, citing senior sources..

Spacecraft Rosetta roused from slumber on comet-chasing quest

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta woke from nearly three years of hibernation on Monday to complete a decade-long deep space mission that scientists hope will help unlock some of the secrets of the solar system..

Japan's ANA pulls "big nose" TV ad after online furor

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's largest carrier All Nippon Airways said on Tuesday it was pulling a TV advertisement featuring a Japanese actor in a large false nose and blonde wig after it was criticized online for having racist overtones..