Reuters Morning Digest: April 13, 2016

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Russia sees Syria vote filling legal vacuum pending new constitution MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria's parliamentary elections on Wednesday aim to avoid a legal vacuum before early elections are held under a new constitution, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. Band plays on, as global oil glut leaves supertankers in a huge jam SINGAPORE (Reuters) - It may be the world's biggest traffic jam. Alibaba, Ant Financial invest $1.25 billion in China online food-delivery firm Ele.me BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese online food-delivery service company Ele.me has raised $1.25 billion from Alibaba Group Holding and its Internet finance arm Ant Financial, Ele.me and Alibaba said in separate statements on Wednesday. Swiss group buys Airbus jet for zero-gravity flights ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss aerospace group plans to offer zero-gravity flights this year in an airliner that will expose thrill-seekers with strong stomachs to repeated bouts of weightlessness. Hamilton seeking more Shanghai success SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton has had more success in Shanghai than any other Formula One driver, which makes Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix the ideal location for the triple world champion to end Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg's winning streak. The Avengers enter 'Civil War' with supersized premiere Los Angeles - Hollywood Boulevard hosted a supersized premiere for "Captain America: Civil War" on Tuesday, which sees the superhero come to loggerheads with Iron Man. Woman seen in Texas funeral home video stealing rings off corpse AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Police in west Texas are searching for a woman seen in a surveillance video at a funeral home in Odessa stealing a ring from the body of an 88-year-old in an open casket. Related Video Will and Kate take a safari in India South Koreans vote for new parliament Great Debate Forget 'free trade,' here's what fair trade looks like Why China's latest power play may roil Russia 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