Reuters Morning Digest: January 14, 2016

Click to View in Browser Thursday, January 14, 2016 Islamic State launches militant assault on Indonesia's capital JAKARTA (Reuters) - Islamic State militants launched a gun and bomb assault on Indonesia's capital on Thursday, police and media said, marking the first assault on the Muslim-majority country by the radical group, but five of the seven people killed were the attackers themselves. Giving up on stocks: China's retail investors seek safety first SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As China's legions of retail investors flee the country's tumultuous equity markets, pushing stock prices down around 15 percent so far this year, money is flowing into perceived safe-haven assets such as domestic bonds, gold and the dollar. Cheesy puns abound as White House hosts online chat (Reuters) - The White House attracted pungent waggery on Wednesday after using the arcane theme of a big block of cheese to lure people into a post-State of the Union online conversation with administration officials. Ancient tools show mysterious humans occupied Indonesian island WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The diminutive prehistoric human species dubbed the "Hobbit" that inhabited the isle of Flores apparently had company on other Indonesian islands long before our species, Homo sapiens, arrived on the scene. Corruption was embedded in IAAF, says Pound MUNICH (Reuters) - Corruption within the world athletics body IAAF was not a result of renegade individuals' actions but was embedded in the organization, the head of an independent commission on doping in athletics will say in his report on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. Annie Leibovitz portrait exhibition opens in London LONDON - Singer Adele, pop star Taylor Sweep, comedian Amy Schumer and past Olympic champion and reality star Caitlyn Jenner are among the people featured in a new exhibition by American photographer Annie Leibovitz. Wanted: an inspiring new anthem for English sports teams LONDON (Reuters) - The 19th century courtyards of Britain's parliament echoed to the strains of Hubert Parry's "Jerusalem" on Wednesday in one of the loudest public shows of support for a possible new anthem to be played at English sports events. Related Video Witness recounts shooting in deadly Jakarta attack Indonesian President condemns deadly Jakarta attack Great Debate GE making wicked smaht HQ move to Boston Vladimir Putin is the closest thing to a friend Israel has ever had in Moscow 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 2016 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