BitGou: Morning Digest: Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session

2014年6月26日星期四

Morning Digest: Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session

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06/26/2014

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Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants took a town an hour from Baghdad that is home to four natural gas fields on Thursday, another gain by Sunni insurgents who have swiftly taken large areas to the north and west of the Iraqi capital..

Russia must urge Ukraine separatists to disarm 'in hours': Kerry

PARIS (Reuters) - US Secretary of State John Kerry, after meeting with France's foreign minister, said on Thursday Russia should call on separatists in Ukraine to disarm within "the next hours"..

Stocks put aside U.S. growth setback

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Stock markets in Europe and Asia looked past gains by Iraqi militants and poor first-quarter growth in the United States on Thursday, with some investors raising their forecasts for a U.S. economic bounce in coming months..

Chris Brown rejects plea deal in Washington assault case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - R&B singer Chris Brown rejected a no-jail plea deal on Wednesday for a suspected sidewalk punchup and will go to trial in September, the latest legal hurdle for the Grammy-winning performer..

Suarez and Uruguay sweat ahead of FIFA ruling on bite

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Soccer's governing body FIFA has not yet decided whether to expel Uruguay striker Luis Suarez from the World Cup for biting an opponent with deliberations set to continue on Thursday..

Google sets sights on TVs, cars and watches, beyond mere smartphones

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's Android software is coming to cars, televisions and watches this year, as the Internet search giant races against Apple Inc and other tech companies to extend its business into a rapidly broadening field of Internet-connected devices..

SpaceX puts Falcon 9 rocket launch on hold until July

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - Bedeviled by a spate of technical problems, Space Exploration Technologies on Monday said it will suspend launch attempts of its next Falcon 9 rocket until early July..

Minnesota alleged burglar traced with Facebook account

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minnesota man came home to find his house unlocked, cash and other items missing, and the accused burglar's Facebook profile open on his computer, authorities said..