BitGou: Reuters Morning Digest: August 21, 2015

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Reuters Morning Digest: August 21, 2015

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Friday, August 21, 2015

Thailand increases reward for bombing suspect

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities have tripled to $85,000 a reward for information leading to the arrest of the main suspect in the country's worst ever bombing.

World War Two bomb found at BASF plant in Germany

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chemicals firm BASF said on Friday that a World War Two bomb was found at its plant in Ludwigshafen and would be defused next month.

U.S. oil fall longest in 29 years after China data

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices headed for their eighth consecutive week of falls on Friday, the longest losing streak since 1986, after a sharp drop in Chinese manufacturing increased worries over the health of the world's biggest energy consumer.

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.

Massive Aztec human skull rack found in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archeologists have discovered a massive ceremonial skull rack from the heyday of the Aztec empire in the heart of Mexico City, a find that could shed new light on how its rulers projected power by human sacrifice, the team said on Thursday.

Gatlin the form horse but don't write off Bolt: Greene

BEIJING (Reuters) - In-form American Justin Gatlin should beat Usain Bolt to win both the sprints at the world championships but it would be foolhardy to write off the Jamaican, three-times world 100 meters world champion Maurice Greene said on Friday.

Josh Duggar admits cheating on wife after Ashley Madison hack

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former reality TV star Josh Duggar on Thursday admitted cheating on his wife after reports that he had subscribed to the Ashley Madison affair website, apologizing for being "the biggest hypocrite ever."

Santa goes bust over Finnish tax bill

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Santa Claus Office has been declared bankrupt over unpaid taxes after a sharp drop in visits from recession-hit Russians, once the center's best customers.