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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Morning Digest: Record freeze extends to eastern United States, at least nine dead

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Record freeze extends to eastern United States, at least nine dead
NEW YORK/MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States on Tuesday, snarling air, road and rail travel, driving energy prices higher and overwhelming shelters for homeless people..
India targets American expatriate club as diplomatic dispute escalates
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has told the United States it cannot permit non-diplomats to visit a club at its Delhi embassy, escalating a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York..
Global shares and dollar rise on further signs of economic recovery
LONDON (Reuters) - Global equity markets and the dollar rose on Wednesday, with solid German export data pushing European shares to near their highest levels since mid-2008..
'Gravity' leads Britain's BAFTA film nominations
LONDON (Reuters) - Space thriller "Gravity" won 11 BAFTA nominations on Wednesday, putting it just ahead of the pack at Britain's top film honors, while "12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" were in the running in 10 categories..
French slope in Schumacher ski accident properly marked out: inquest
PARIS (Reuters) - The French mountain slope on which former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher had a skiing accident had been prepared according to national standards, the local prosecutor told a news conference on Wednesday..
Analysis: Social media empowers anti-mining activists
TORONTO/BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Facebook and other social networks are making it easier for anti-mining activists to derail projects, helping them get their message out and organize more quickly against an industry that is already struggling with high costs and volatile prices..
SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off with Thaicom digital TV satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Space Exploration Technologies' Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Monday to put a commercial communications spacecraft into orbit for Thai satellite operator Thaicom..
North Korean execution by dog story likely came from satire
SEOUL (Reuters) - An international media frenzy over reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle had been executed by throwing him to a pack of dogs appears to have originated as satire on a Chinese microblogging website..
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