BitGou: Reuters Morning Digest: February 4, 2016

2016年2月4日星期四

Reuters Morning Digest: February 4, 2016

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

Billions pledged for Syria at London donors conference

LONDON (Reuters) - Donor nations pledged on Thursday to give billions of dollars in aid to Syrians as world leaders gathered for a conference in London to tackle the world's worst humanitarian crisis after the breakdown of peace talks the day before.

Credit Suisse posts first loss since 2008, sees tough markets

ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse reported its first full-year loss since 2008 after booking a big impairment charge at its investment banking business, sending its share price tumbling and piling pressure on new Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam.

EU watchdog says needs time to study data deal with United States

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An EU watchdog said on Wednesday it needed time to study a new EU-U.S. agreement on data transfers to determine whether the United States was committed to limiting intelligence surveillance of Europeans.

Short-legged Oregon arachnid gets 'behemoth' name

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Researchers have bestowed a grandiose scientific name on a tiny, spider-like cousin of the daddy longlegs, officially dubbing the newly discovered denizen of remote Oregon forests the Cryptomaster behemoth.

Mile High City takes on Tobacco Road for Super Bowl 50

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Carolina has tobacco and NASCAR while Denver has legalized marijuana and the Rocky Mountains but come Sunday only one will also be called home of the Super Bowl 50 champions.

Victoria's Secret models play ball

As the Feb. 7 Super Bowl and Valentine's Day near, lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret has released a football-themed advert, with some of its famous faces playing ball.

Video of Pomeranian doing Chinese lion dance goes virtual with three million hits

(Reuters) - Optimus, a two-year-old Pomeranian in Thailand, has become an Internet hit after his owner posted a video on Facebook of the tiny dog doing a traditional Chinese lion dance ahead of the Lunar New Year.