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2014年8月19日星期二

Morning Digest: U.S. police come under gunfire, arrest 31 in Missouri racial unrest

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08/19/2014

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U.S. police come under gunfire, arrest 31 in Missouri racial unrest

FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - U.S. police said early on Tuesday they came under heavy gunfire and arrested 31 people during another night of racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman 10 days ago..

Iraqi forces battle to drive jihadists from Saddam's home town

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces launched an offensive on Tuesday to drive Islamic State fighters out of Tikrit, hometown of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, while the militants warned they would attack Americans "in any place"..

Global stocks head higher as risk appetite returns

LONDON (Reuters) - Global stocks rose and core bonds barely moved on renewed investor appetite for risk on Tuesday, driven by a lack of escalation of the Ukraine crisis and upbeat U.S. housing data that buoyed Asian and European markets..

At 91, Marvel creator Stan Lee continues to expand his Universe

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Marvel Entertainment's chief emeritus Stan Lee may be in his ninth decade, but it hasn't stopped him from adding outposts to his creative empire as he hopes to interest a new generation of children in super heroes of all shapes and sizes..

Cardinals' Dockett to miss season with serious knee injury

(Reuters) - Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Monday and will be lost for the NFL season..

Community Health says data stolen in cyber attack from China

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Community Health Systems Inc , one of the biggest U.S. hospital groups, said on Monday it was the victim of a cyber attack from China, resulting in the theft of Social Security numbers and other personal data belonging to 4.5 million patients..

Spacewalking cosmonauts launch satellite, set up studies

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. - A pair of Russian cosmonauts began their work week on Monday floating outside the International Space Station to toss out a small satellite for a university in Peru, install science experiments and tackle some housekeeping chores..

China Eastern plane aborts landing as traffic controllers take a nap

BEIJING (Reuters) - A China Eastern Airlines Corp passenger plane that had started its night-time descent into a Wuhan airport was forced to abort its landing after air traffic controllers had dozed off, an investigation report found..