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	07/6/2011
Good afternoon John LATEST NEWS Blame it on my blood, disgraced Japan politician says TOKYO (Reuters) - Forced to quit after barely a week as Japan's reconstruction minister for remarks deemed offensive to victims of the March earthquake and tsunami, Ryu Matsumoto had an unusual explanation for his behavior -- his blood type. | Full Article Festival lures runners to dodge deadly bulls July 06, 2011 10:45 AM ET PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Alonso Ceardi nearly died when a half-tonne bull gored him in the chest during Spain's San Fermin festival last year, but he's still addicted to the thrill of running with bulls and is back again this week. | Full Article Former Nazi resort rebuilt as huge youth hostel July 06, 2011 10:48 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - A gigantic Nazi seaside resort on Germany's Baltic coast in the town of Prora has been turned -- after decades of disuse and decay -- into one of the country's largest youth hostels. | Full Article Guards bag prisoner in Mexico suitcase jailbreak July 06, 2011 08:02 AM ET MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican prisoner hoped to take a trip to freedom by packing himself into his girlfriend's suitcase. | Full Article School found using bomb as bell July 05, 2011 09:40 AM ET KAMPALA (Reuters) - A mine awareness team in Uganda was horrified to find an unexploded bomb being used as a bell when they visited a school to teach children how to spot bombs, a local newspaper reported. | Full Article US TOP NEWS EU slams ratings agencies after Portugal downgraded July 06, 2011 12:16 PM ET STRASBOURG, France/BERLIN (Reuters) - European politicians accused credit rating agencies on Wednesday of anti-European bias after Moody's downgrade of Portugal's debt to "junk" cast new doubt on EU efforts to rescue distressed euro zone states without debt restructuring. | Full Article Lagarde vows more clout for emerging markets at IMF July 06, 2011 12:00 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde, the IMF's new chief, pledged on Wednesday to push ahead with reforms to give fast-growing emerging markets greater sway at the global lender. | Full Article China raises rates, shrugs off slowing growth July 06, 2011 10:34 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China raised interest rates for the third time this year on Wednesday, making clear that taming inflation remains a top priority even as the growth pace of its vast economy gently eases. | Full Article White House sees support for ending tax breaks July 06, 2011 11:54 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday it believed there were enough Democrats and Republicans in Congress who would support eliminating some tax breaks in order to pass a broad deal to cut the deficit. | Full Article Exclusive: AirAsia plans to boost Airbus deal July 06, 2011 07:41 AM ET KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - AirAsia has drawn up plans to buy an extra 100 Airbus A320neo jets, potentially taking its record-breaking order to 300, a source with direct knowledge of ongoing discussions said. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street slips on global growth worry Services growth slows in June, employment stable UK's Cameron backs phone hacking probe Mortgage applications fell last week: MBA FDIC backs pay clawback in bank liquidations RELATED VIDEO A whopping big wad of meat Hot dog champ stuffs his face to win 62 hot dogs swallowed in 10 minutes 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 TECHNOLOGY NEWS Murdoch backs Brooks in hacking scandal Full Article Media moguls focus on digital dollars at Sun Valley Twitter seeking another round of funding: report Government lab victim of sophisticated cyber attack Verizon to eliminate unlimited data plans Obama Twitter session to concentrate on jobs, economy - 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