Reuters Morning Digest: September 21, 2015

Click to View in Browser Monday, September 21, 2015 Special Report: Commercial ships scoop up desperate human cargo LONDON (Reuters) - In October last year, bulk carrier CS Caprice was shipping a cargo of barley across the Mediterranean when it answered a call to help about 500 people who were drifting north of Libya without a skipper. A brewing storm threatened to capsize their tiny fishing boat. Lennar profit rises 26 percent on higher home sales (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilder Lennar Corp reported a 26 percent rise in quarterly profit as it sold more homes at higher prices, and said orders rose 10.3 percent. Internet growth slows; most people still offline: U.N. GENEVA (Reuters) - Growth in the number of people with access to the Internet is slowing, and more than half the world's population is still offline, the United Nations Broadband Commission said on Monday. UK scientists seek permission to edit the genes of human embryos LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - British scientists have applied for permission to edit the genes of human embryos in a series of experiments aimed at finding out more about the earliest stages of human development. Day wins BMW, becomes world number one LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) - Jason Day claimed his fourth victory in six starts and surged to the world number one ranking after going wire-to-wire to win the BMW Championship by six shots on Sunday. Warner Bros joins wave of Hollywood tie-ups in China HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Warner Brothers and investment firm China Media Capital (CMC) are forming a joint venture to develop Chinese-language movies, adding to a wave of tie-ups between Hollywood studios and Chinese partners to tap China's fast-growing box office. Watching paint dry leads to Guinness world record in rural Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Mike Carmichael simply wanted to do something weird when he and his 3-year-old son slapped a coat of blue paint on a baseball in 1977. Related Video Turnbull swears in new cabinet Tsipras wins decisive vote Great Debate When Vladimir Putin looks in the mirror, does he see Syria's Assad? How Pope Francis can win back the West and secure his church's future 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