Morning Digest: Greece requests euro zone loan extension, offers big concessions

	Click to View in Browser 02/19/2015 Greece requests euro zone loan extension, offers big concessions ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece formally requested a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement on Thursday, offering major concessions as it raced to avoid running out of cash within weeks and overcome resistance from skeptical partners led by Germany.. Ukraine calls for U.N. peacekeepers to observe ceasefire KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for U.N. peacekeepers to be deployed to monitor a ceasefire in east Ukraine, a proposal that pro-Russia rebels swiftly said would be in breach of a peace deal.. Fed softness knocks dollar, fails to lift Greece-focused Europe LONDON (Reuters) - A softer stance from the Federal Reserves knocked the dollar down on Thursday but failed to lift stock markets in Europe, where the looming deadline for Greece to get a new debt deal kept investors nervous.. Marigold Hotel's Dench still driven by lure of the new LONDON (Reuters) - After a career spanning seven decades, Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench rails against the notion of enforced retirement every bit as much as the character she plays in her latest film.. Changeless Riviera revered by the players PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Iconic Riviera Country Club, which once again hosts the Northern Trust Open this week, is loved by the players for its classic feel and the fact that it barely changes from year to year.. Lenovo installed software making laptops vulnerable to hacking: experts BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's largest PC maker, had pre-installed a virus-like software on laptops that makes the devices more vulnerable to hacking, cybersecurity experts said on Thursday.. Marijuana munchies are all in the brain, U.S. study finds NEW YORK (Reuters) - If recent laws legalizing marijuana in more U.S. states also boost sales of potato chips and brownies, scientists will know why: A study in mice published on Wednesday found, unexpectedly, that the active ingredients in pot essentially make appetite-curbing regions of the brain reverse functions.. Hong Kong 'wolf' tells people to be 'like sheep' after year of protests HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader C.Y. Leung, nicknamed the "wolf" by critics, said residents of the Chinese-controlled city should be more like sheep after a year "rife with differences", including months of sometimes violent pro-democracy street protests.. Related Video Ash Wednesday in Mexico City Student loans taking a bite out of housing Great Debate Beer may be about to get cheaper 'American Sniper' gives us the war we wished for, and that may win it an Oscar A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend