Reuters Morning Digest: June 3, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Divers comb capsized China ship, death toll jumps to 18 JIANLI, China (Reuters) - Scores of divers cautiously searched a cruise ship in the Yangtze River on Wednesday for more than 400 missing people, many of them elderly, as the death toll in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years jumped to 18. Bangladesh academics get death threats from extremist group DHAKA (Reuters) - Death threats to academics in Bangladesh, including the junior home minister, are fuelling a climate of fear following the killings this year of three online critics of religious nationalism in the Muslim-majority nation. Greece will not pay IMF on Friday without prospect of a deal: lawmaker ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will not make a June 5 repayment to the International Monetary Fund if there is no prospect of an aid-for-reforms deal with its international creditors soon, the spokesman for the ruling Syriza party's lawmakers said on Wednesday. Silk Road website creator gets life term for drug plot NEW YORK (Reuters) - The accused mastermind behind the Silk Road underground website was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for orchestrating a scheme that enabled more than $200 million of anonymous online drug sales using the digital currency bitcoin. American Nobel chemistry laureate Irwin Rose dies at 88 (Reuters) - American Nobel laureate Irwin Rose, a biochemist whose groundbreaking work helped in the development of treatments for cervical cancer and cystic fibrosis, died on Tuesday, the University of California, Irvine said. He was 88. With Blatter's exit, calls for new face, fresh start for FIFA ZURICH (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter's shock resignation as FIFA president, hours before it emerged he was under investigation by U.S. authorities, prompted widespread calls for root-and-branch reforms at soccer's world governing body on Wednesday. Eddie Redmayne to star in Harry Potter spin-off 'Fantastic Beasts' LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne will enter the world of magic in Warner Bros' anticipated "Harry Potter" spin-off movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," the studio said. Chimps have mental skills to cook: study NEW YORK (Reuters) - They're not likely to start barbecuing in the rainforest, but chimpanzees can understand the concept of cooking and are willing to postpone eating raw food, even carrying food some distance to cook it rather than eat immediately, scientists reported on Tuesday. Related Video Search continues for missing passengers from sunken Chinese cruise boat. Witness says 50 killed in bomb blast at market in northern Nigeria. Great Debate Why China has the U.S. over a barrel in the South China Sea Why investors who bet big on Ukraine should shoulder their own losses 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