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	05/19/2011
Good Morning John LATEST NEWS Army chief faults unfit recruits for injuries WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Army recruits have had poorer diets and are less fit than past generations, making them more prone to injury from heavier loads lugged in combat, its top general told a Senate panel on Wednesday. | Full Article Wider distribution of drugs needed to cut AIDS deaths in China May 19, 2011 08:53 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - China needs to identify and provide effective AIDS drugs to more HIV patients infected through sexual contact and use of dirty needles if it wants cut HIV death rates and avoid broader transmission of the virus, researchers said on Thursday. | Full Article Multi-state accord would reduce tobacco sales to minors May 18, 2011 10:28 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The companies that own Circle K, Dairymart and On The Run stores reached an agreement on Tuesday with 39 state attorneys general to curb tobacco sales to minors. | Full Article Mali to repay misused vaccine funds, arrests 4: GAVI May 19, 2011 09:24 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - An investigation by the GAVI global vaccine alliance has found that $563,000 was misused in two of its cash-based projects in Mali, and Malian authorities have agreed to pay it back, the alliance said Thursday. | Full Article Generics seen slashing global drug sales growth May 18, 2011 10:29 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global sales growth of prescription drugs could be cut in half over the next five years as lucrative brands lose patent protection and cheaper generics and emerging markets become the only significant growth drivers, according to IMS Health | Full Article US TOP NEWS Existing home sales unexpectedly dip in April May 19, 2011 10:08 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned homes fell in April, a trade group said on Thursday, in a sign that the country's housing market is struggling to recover from the recent financial crisis. | Full Article IMF chief resigns, debate on successor heats up May 19, 2011 09:58 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the IMF, saying he needs all his energy to fight charges that he sexually assaulted a hotel maid, prompting an immediate political tug-of-war over his job on Thursday. | Full Article Al Qaeda releases posthumous bin Laden audio recording May 19, 2011 07:59 AM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - Al Qaeda released a posthumous audio recording by Osama bin Laden in which he praised revolutions sweeping through several Arab countries, and called for more Muslim "tyrants" to be toppled. | Full Article NATO chief "confident Gaddafi rule will collapse" May 19, 2011 10:02 AM ET TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The head of the NATO military alliance said Thursday that military and political pressure were weakening Muammar Gaddafi's hold on power in Libya and would eventually topple him. | Full Article EU to seek bank commitment to hold Greek debt: sources May 19, 2011 08:24 AM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The main option under consideration for Greece now is a voluntary deal by investors to maintain their Greek bond holdings over the period of another EU/IMF program from 2011 to 2014, euro zone sources said. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street set to open higher after jobless claims Glencore's record IPO makes muted debut LinkedIn IPO prices at $45 per share, top of range Fed's Dudley: "Considerable way to go" in recovery ECB issues Greek debt threat to stop restructuring RELATED VIDEO U.S. military plane crashes after take-off U.N. seeks Libya ceasefire to get supplies in South Korea stages massive military drill A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. 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 ODDLY ENOUGH In a first, Venezuela suspends driver's license Full Article Police comb city for mullet-wearing bandit "Planking" goes viral despite death, injury Obama 2012 using birth flap as fund-raising tool Students consider prostitution to pay for school? Bids soar for princess's "toilet seat" wedding hat - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend