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	08/30/2011
Good afternoon John LATEST NEWS Dutch mull bringing the mountain to them UTRECHT, The Netherlands (Reuters) - What started as a joke about creating an artificial mountain in the utterly flat Netherlands may actually be feasible. | Full Article China reinterprets untying the knot August 30, 2011 11:01 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - After Jia Lin divorced twenty years ago, his wife got both house and son, leaving the Beijing cook with little more than a fresh start. | Full Article Town mints own money to fight austerity August 29, 2011 01:45 PM ET ROME (Reuters) - A small town in central Italy is trying to go independent and mint its own money in protest at government austerity cuts. | Full Article Qantas apologizes for rugby fan photo August 29, 2011 11:23 AM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian national airline Qantas apologized for posting a picture of two rugby fans wearing Afro wigs and with their faces and arms painted black at an international rugby game after it sparked online outrage. | Full Article Boy trapped in bus after driver forgets him August 29, 2011 11:24 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - An eight-year-old boy was inadvertently locked inside a school bus for more than 12 hours on a steamy hot day in the eastern German town of Cottbus after the driver forgot about him, German daily Bild reported on Friday. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Gold, bonds jump as Wall St down on weak confidence August 30, 2011 12:19 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gold surged on Tuesday and Wall Street stocks slid after a sharp slide in U.S. consumer confidence and a weakened euro on Greek bailout woes pushed safe-havens back into play. | Full Article Consumer confidence crumbles to two-year low in August August 30, 2011 11:07 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confidence among consumers plunged in August to its lowest in more than two years following the country's loss of its top credit rating and heart-wrenching drops in major stock indexes. | Full Article Much of northeast paralyzed by Irene flooding August 30, 2011 11:20 AM ET WEST DOVER, Vt./WEST CALDWELL, New Jersey (Reuters) - Vermont planned to airlift food and water to inland towns cut off by Hurricane Irene, which left much of the northeast paralyzed on Tuesday two days after causing the worst flooding in decades. | Full Article Exxon, Rosneft tie up in Russian Arctic, U.S. August 30, 2011 12:04 PM ET SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - U.S. oil company Exxon and Russia's Rosneft signed a deal on Tuesday to develop oil and gas reserves in the Russian Arctic, opening up one of the last unconquered drilling frontiers to the global industry No.1. | Full Article Libyan leader sets ultimatum for Gaddafi forces August 30, 2011 12:24 PM ET TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Libya's interim leader on Tuesday gave forces loyal to deposed ruler Muammar Gaddafi a four-day deadline to surrender towns still under their control or risk a military showdown. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St rises as investors shrug off weak data Lehman seeking creditor vote on $65 billion payout BofA sued over $1.75 billion Countrywide mortgage pool Fed's Evans backs strong policy accommodation Madoff trustee seeks to broaden $59 billion Kohn case RELATED VIDEO Entrants stuck on bog snorkelling Buoyant Latvian milk carton boat race Wheels give paralysed pup new drive 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 HP executive says PC business to remain world No.1 Full Article Graphene finding could lead to super-fast Internet Samsung unveils 3 smartphones to run on own platform Barnes & Noble sees strong Nook growth China state media urge crackdown on microblog "rumors" Amazon may sell 3-5 million tablets in Q4: Forrester - 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