BitGou: Reuters Morning Digest: February 16, 2016

2016年2月16日星期二

Reuters Morning Digest: February 16, 2016

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Four U.S. journalists detained in Bahrain: journalists group

DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. journalist and three members of her camera crew were detained in Bahrain on Sunday, Reporters Without Borders said on Monday, urging Bahrain to release the four American citizens "rapidly and without harm."

Vodafone ties up with Liberty in Dutch deal to take on KPN

AMSTERDAM/LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile telecoms network operator Vodafone and cable company Liberty Global have agreed to combine their Dutch operations to create a stronger package of TV, broadband Internet and mobile, aiming to better take on former incumbent KPN .

Kanye West asks Facebook's Zuckerberg for $1 billion for his 'ideas'

(Reuters) - Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West, who says he is $53 million in debt, has asked Facebook Inc's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion into his "ideas."

Solar tower poised to energize market

In a vast expanse of open desert in southern Israel a 787-foot tower (240 meters) is taking shape that its builders hope will help make solar energy much more cost effective.

FIFA hears Blatter appeal against eight-year ban

ZURICH (Reuters) - Banned FIFA president Sepp Blatter was at the headquarters of soccer's governing body on Tuesday for a hearing to appeal against his eight-year suspension from the sport.

Hip-hop rules at Grammys show, Adele falls flat

(Reuters) - Hip-hop ruled the Grammys stage on Monday in performances that put racial tension back in the national spotlight and where some of music's biggest stars failed to deliver, or in the case of Rihanna, failed to show up at all.

Racy night with handcuffs lands Arkansas man in handcuffs, again

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - An Arkansas couple's evening of "kinky" entertainment ended with one pair of handcuffs used for fun being replaced by another used for real in an arrest, police said on Friday.