Reuters Morning Digest: August 19, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, August 19, 2015 German parliament backs third Greek bailout package BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers voted on Wednesday to back a third bailout for Greece despite a rebellion in the ranks of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives that suggests she cannot ask parliament to help Athens again. Home improvement chain Lowe's sales rise 4.5 percent (Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc , the No.2 U.S. home improvement chain, reported a 4.5 percent rise in quarterly sales as demand rose for products such as appliances and outdoor power equipment. Chinese police arrest 15,000 for Internet crimes BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China said on Tuesday they had arrested about 15,000 people for crimes that "jeopardized Internet security", as the government moves to tighten controls on the Internet. Human bones in Pennsylvania thought to be from 1918 flu pandemic SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. (Reuters) - Forensic archaeologists on Friday began excavating a highway embankment in eastern Pennsylvania, looking for more bones believed to be from impoverished victims of the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic in 1918. IOC chief Bach confident in 2018 Games security SEOUL (Reuters) - Olympics chief Thomas Bach conceded that major sporting events like the 2018 Winter Games will always carry some form of security risk but said on Wednesday he was confident that South Korean authorities would keep athletes safe in Pyeongchang. Bud Yorkin, producer of 'All in the Family,' 'The Jeffersons,' dead at 89 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bud Yorkin, who directed and produced some of the most influential and memorable television shows of the 1970s, including "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," has died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89-years-old. Ireland scraps heritage certificates presented to Tom Cruise, Obama DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's call to its 70-million-strong diaspora to make a show of their ancestry at up to 120 euros ($132) each went largely unanswered and the government as a result scrapped its "Certificate of Irish Heritage scheme" this week. Related Video Tianjin residents ask for compensation Wildfires scorch parts of Western U.S. Great Debate One party system: What total Republican control of a state really means China's markets are falling, but not everyone's worried 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