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	08/11/2011
Good afternoon John LATEST NEWS Tarantula fright at rail station BERLIN (Reuters) - A tarantula gave officials at Berlin's crowded Ostbahnhof rail station a scare when it crawled out of a bag left on a train, police said on Thursday. | Full Article Judge rules inmate has no right to matzoh August 11, 2011 12:07 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge has ruled that a Jewish inmate in a New York jail does not have a constitutionally protected right to matzoh and grape juice. | Full Article Man allegedly stole, swallowed client's ring August 10, 2011 09:49 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago-area home repairman was charged with felony theft on Tuesday after he allegedly tried to hide the evidence by gulping it down, presumably without chewing first. | Full Article Feared criminal takes short walk to freedom August 10, 2011 09:48 AM ET JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - One of South Africa's most wanted criminals appears to have made one of the most mundane of escapes when he slipped from police custody by walking out of a Pretoria court door along with the public. | Full Article Trojan horse t-shirts trick neo-Nazis August 10, 2011 09:47 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Festival goers at a nationalist, right-wing concert in Germany were taken by surprise when souvenir t-shirts they were given had a secret anti-far right message that emerged only after being washed. | Full Article US TOP NEWS World stocks gain on encouraging data August 11, 2011 12:33 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors swooped back into beaten-down global stocks on Thursday, encouraged by a surprise dip in the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits, while the Swiss franc dropped on talk of new official efforts to drive it down. | Full Article Jobless claims at 4-month low, trade gap widens August 11, 2011 11:28 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell to a four-month low last week, a sliver of hope for an economy battered for days by a credit rating downgrade and falling share prices. | Full Article Bomb kills five U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan August 11, 2011 12:13 PM ET KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five American troops in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the U.S. military said, less than a week after American forces suffered their worst single loss of the Afghan war when Taliban insurgents shot down a helicopter. | Full Article British PM Cameron vows crackdown on rioters August 11, 2011 12:04 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Thursday to hunt down the street gangsters and opportunistic looters he blamed for Britain's worst violence in decades, and acknowledged that police tactics had failed at the start of the rioting. | Full Article French banks at center of new funding crunch August 11, 2011 11:17 AM ET PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - A new crisis of confidence gripped Europe's banking industry Thursday as its borrowing costs soared, lenders sought emergency funding, and some institutions reviewed exposure to French banks in particular. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St rallies on Cisco and jobless claims data Banks in Asia review credit to French lenders Cisco jumps as revenue outlook calms investors AOL approves buyback as shares tumble News Corp shares rise on buyback promise, healthy outlook RELATED VIDEO Those are mighty big teeth you have! Bonobo female trump chimps in test Stranded whale calf rescued 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 Chinese authorities find 22 more fake Apple stores Full Article UK may disrupt social networks during unrest Analysis: In Twitter era, authorities must adapt or struggle Intel expects Ultrabook PCs priced below $999 in Q4 Caution marks mobile device market in H2: Gartner Cisco's Q4 beats Street view, focus on outlook - 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