BitGou: Reuters Morning Digest: March 3, 2016

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Reuters Morning Digest: March 3, 2016

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Energy pioneer McClendon dies in Oklahoma car crash a day after indictment

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Aubrey McClendon, a brash risk-taker who led Chesapeake Energy Corp to become one of the world's biggest natural gas producers, died in a single-car crash on Wednesday, a day after being charged with breaking federal antitrust laws, police said. He was 56.

Turkish police kill two militants after gun attack in Istanbul suburb

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police killed two female militants who had earlier on Thursday staged an attack on a police bus in an Istanbul suburb, NTV news channel said.

Uber launches low-cost service in Pakistan amid broader Asia push

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S.-based ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] launched in Pakistan on Thursday, venturing into a country where credit cards are rare and security is a concern.

Wondrous fungus: fossils are oldest of any land-dwelling organism

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At first glance, they do not look like much: tiny fragments of a primordial fungus shorter than a single hair's width. But these fungal remnants possess the unique distinction of being the oldest-known fossils of any land-dwelling organism on Earth.

Murray keen to play full role in Davis Cup defense

(Reuters) - Andy Murray remains committed to playing a full part in Great Britain's Davis Cup defense despite the prospect of a packed schedule hampering the world number two's chances of leading the side to a repeat triumph.

Film depicting horrors faced by comfort women for Japan army tops Korea box office

SEOUL (Reuters) - A film based on the horrors experienced by "comfort women" in Japanese military brothels during World War Two, whose doubtful commercial appeal meant it took 14 years and the contributions of 75,000 individual donors to complete, is top of the box office in South Korea.

Good year for deaths drives profit rise for British funeral firm

LONDON (Reuters) - A sharp increase in the number of deaths in Britain in 2015 compared with the previous year helped funeral services firm Dignity post a 16-percent profit increase, the firm said on Wednesday.