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	08/29/2011
Good afternoon John LATEST NEWS Town mints own money to fight austerity 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 Fish-catching trick may be spreading among dolphins August 29, 2011 11:25 AM ET PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Dolphins in one western Australian population have been observed holding a large conch shell in their beaks and using it to shake a fish into their mouths -- and the behavior may be spreading. | Full Article Astronomers discover planet made of diamond August 26, 2011 12:36 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard. | Full Article US TOP NEWS New York City gets back to business after Irene August 29, 2011 12:27 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City was slowly getting back to business as usual on Monday after Hurricane Irene but hundreds of thousands of people who normally travel in from the surrounding area faced a hellish commute as flooding knocked out some transit routes. | Full Article Consumer spending rebounds, calms recession fears August 29, 2011 10:30 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rose at its fastest pace in five months in July, backing views the economy was not falling back into recession, although pending sales of previously owned homes fell. | Full Article Bank of America to sell part of CCB stake August 29, 2011 11:04 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is selling 13.1 billion shares of China Construction Bank to a group of investors for $8.3 billion of cash, the bank said on Monday. | Full Article Exclusive: Finland wants Luxembourg agency to hold Greek assets August 29, 2011 12:18 PM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Finland has proposed that Greek state assets be transferred to a Luxembourg-based holding company and held as security for new loans to Athens, according to an internal document obtained by Reuters. | Full Article NY airports and subway reopen, limited East Coast service August 29, 2011 07:07 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York-area airports reopened on Monday as U.S. airlines gradually restored more flights to their operations throughout the Northeast that were halted by Hurricane Irene. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall St led higher by banks and insurers July pending home sales fall 1.3 percent from June: NAR Irene could lift machinery and engineering shares Europe snubs IMF call to force-feed bank capital IMF slashes U.S. GDP forecast: report RELATED VIDEO World class museums team for Renaissance exhibit Dogs get stretched during 'dog yoga' Estonians dance away the miles 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 China says to get tougher in fight against hacking Full Article Zynga planning to delay IPO: report Exclusive: Majesco to release Twister video game in November Samsung delays tablet launch in Australia on Apple suit Cisco buys Versly to boost collaboration tech Vodafone explores cooperation with Greek telecoms operator - 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