Reuters Morning Digest: February 9, 2016

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Brazilian studies aim to unravel Zika's link to birth defects CHICAGO (Reuters) - At Roberto Santos General Hospital in Salvador, Brazil, Dr. Antonio Almeida and a team of specialists are closely following two groups of women: Those who deliver babies with abnormally small heads and those who deliver apparently normal babies. Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir dies in The Hague AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb General Zdravko Tolimir, serving a life sentence for genocide during the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, died in The Hague on Monday night, a court spokesman said. Global stocks hit the rocks after Asian markets slump LONDON (Reuters) - A drop in bank shares kept European shares under pressure on Tuesday, after losses in Asian markets sent investors scurrying for safe havens. India introduces net neutrality rules barring Facebook's free Internet NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India introduced rules on Monday to prevent Internet service providers from having different pricing policies for accessing different parts of the Web, in a setback to Facebook Inc's plan to roll out a pared-back free Internet service to the masses. Snug as a bug: the hated cockroach inspires a helpful robot WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People use a lot of words to describe the reviled cockroach: disgusting, ugly, sneaky and repulsive, to name a few. But it may be time to add a surprising new one: inspirational. Kenya threatens to pull out of Rio Olympics over Zika threat NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya threatened on Tuesday to pull its elite runners and other athletes out of the Rio Olympics unless it got assurances they would not be exposed to the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow testifies in trial of accused stalker LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow told a Los Angeles court on Monday that she feared for her safety after receiving dozens of letters from a man accused of stalking her for the past 17 years, according to media reports. Do you want fries with that? Man charged with throwing alligator into fast food restaurant (Reuters) - A Florida fast food restaurant got a customer it wasn't expecting when a live alligator was tossed through a drive-thru window by a patron. Related Video What researchers know about microcephaly and zika Chinese medicine shops feel the pinch Great Debate Why ring-fencing Greece from Europe won't solve anything The dangers lurking in the U.N.'s new plan to prevent violent extremism 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