2014年1月7日星期二

Morning Digest: Yellen approved to head Fed; only Republicans vote 'no'

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01/7/2014
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Yellen approved to head Fed; only Republicans vote 'no'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, a key force behind the Federal Reserve's unprecedented and controversial efforts to boost the U.S. economy, was confirmed by the Senate on Monday to lead the central bank just as it begins to unwind that stimulus..
Syria rebels kill 34 foreign fighters in northwest: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have killed 34 foreign fighters from al Qaeda-linked groups in the northwest of the country over the last three days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday..
European shares edge higher
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares clawed higher ahead of inflation data on Tuesday after fresh falls in Asia left stocks there at a near-four month low and disappointing U.S. data had weighed on Wall Street..
Eurythmics to reunite for Beatles tribute concert
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British pop duo Eurythmics will reunite in Los Angeles later this month for a performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show", organizers said on Monday..
American football-Florida State edge Auburn in thriller
PASADENA, California (Reuters) - The top-ranked Florida State Seminoles completed the biggest ever comeback to win college football's national championship with a wild 34-31 victory over No. 2 Auburn in the title game on Monday..
Skype says user information safe in Syrian Electronic Army hack
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A day after the Syrian Electronic Army said it had hacked into Skype's social media accounts, the Internet calling service acknowledged on Thursday it had been hit with a "cyber attack" but said no user information was compromised..
SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off with Thaicom digital TV satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Space Exploration Technologies' Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday to put a commercial communications spacecraft into orbit for Thai satellite operator Thaicom..
North Korean execution by dog story likely came from satire
SEOUL (Reuters) - An international media frenzy over reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle had been executed by throwing him to a pack of dogs appears to have originated as satire on a Chinese microblogging website..
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