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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Morning Digest: Despite threats, North Korea keeps border factories open

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03/28/2013

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Despite threats, North Korea keeps border factories open

PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - A heavily armed border crossing between North and South Korea that allows the North access to $2 billion in trade a year, one of its few avenues to foreign currency, remained open on Thursday despite Pyongyang's move to cut communications..

Democratic hopes dashed for Hong Kong 2017 election

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hopes that Hong Kong's 2017 election will be genuinely democratic have been dashed after a senior Chinese leader said, regardless of the vote, Beijing will have the final say on who is appointed Hong Kong's next leader..

Stock futures signal flat to lower open

PARIS (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a flat to lower open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.22 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.01 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.03 percent at 5:00 a.m. EDT..

TV comedies "Girls," "Louie" headline Peabody Awards

(Reuters) - Irreverent U.S. cable television series "Girls" and "Louie" on Wednesday headlined the winners of the annual Peabody Awards, the oldest and one of the top honors in broadcasting..

Miami's 27-game streak snapped after Chicago loss

March 27 (The Sports Xchange) - The Miami Heat's quest for history fell short, but it didn't end quietly..

Internet slowed by cyber attack on spam blocker

LONDON (Reuters) - One of the largest ever cyber attacks is slowing global internet services and the disruption could get worse, experts said on Wednesday, after an organization blocking "spam" content became a target..

UK scientists develop safer foot-and-mouth vaccine

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have developed a new vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease that is safer and easier to manufacture, an advance they believe should greatly increase production capacity and reduce costs..

Restaurant meals for kids fail nutrition test: U.S. consumer group

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The menus offered to children by most U.S. restaurant chains have too many calories, too much salt or fat, and often not a hint of vegetables or fruit, according to a study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest..