Reuters Morning Digest: June 19, 2015

Click to View in Browser Friday, June 19, 2015 Greek PM optimistic on debt deal as banks bleed ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks pulled more than 1 billion euros out of their banks in a single day, banking sources said on Friday, as the country edged closer to the brink of default despite upbeat remarks from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Islamic State seen overtaking al Qaeda in South Asia social media war ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Islamist militant propaganda websites and social media accounts in South Asia are promoting Islamic State at the expense of al Qaeda, analysts said on Friday, highlighting the rivalry between the two global militant groups. Still an underdog, but China government deals help Alibaba's cloud ambitions SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is an underdog in the global cloud computing industry, but it has one thing going for it: it's Chinese. DNA sleuthing pinpoints two African elephant poaching hot spots WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DNA testing on tons of ivory seized from traffickers has identified two elephant poaching "hot spots" in Africa in a development scientists hope will spur a crackdown on the illegal trade decimating the population of Earth's largest land animal. Park In-bee: South Korea's unsmiling, silent assassin SEOUL (Reuters) - Few golfers would describe Park In-bee's languid, truncated swing as "textbook", but after winning her sixth career major at the Women's PGA Championship on Sunday, the South Korean is no doubt content to have played her way into the record books. Brian Williams dropped from NBC's 'Nightly News,' will join MSNBC NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television newsman Brian Williams, who was suspended for fabricating a story about being on board a helicopter when it was attacked in Iraq, has been dropped as anchor of the top-rated NBC "Nightly News" program, the network said on Thursday. Here comes the bride, all dressed in ... toilet paper? NEW YORK (Reuters) - The wedding dresses have it all -- long trains, full layered skirts, floral appliqués, ruffles and sparkling bodices. Their detailing is the kind you see on designer gowns made of silk and lace. But they're not. They're all made out of toilet paper. Related Video Bush named 'Father of the Year' Thai prime minister urges calm over MERS Great Debate How will the war against Islamic State end? Death in Charleston: Trapped by the tragic, unheeded lessons of the nation's racial past 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 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook