REUTERS Celebrity/Gossip News, Jun 10, 2011

Controversial "Three Cups" author has heart surgery Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT Reuters - HELENA, Montana (Reuters) - "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson, who is under fire over allegations he fabricated much of his story, is recovering from open heart surgery, a representative said on Thursday. Full Story1

Luxe shoemaker Tod's pledges latest aid to La Scala Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:40 PM PDT Reuters - MILAN (Reuters) - Luxury shoemaker Tod's pledged 5.2 million euros ($8 million) on Thursday to fund Milan's La Scala opera house and urged others in the private sector to come to the rescue of Italy's cash-starved cultural treasures. Full Story1

NY Antiquities auction takes in $10 million Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:38 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Antiquities auction took in $10.35 million at Christie's on Thursday, but its star lot, a 2,000-year-old Roman Imperial marble sculpture expected to fetch more than $1 million, failed to sell. Full Story1

Fired "Spider-Man" director Taymor claims royalties Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:33 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Julie Taymor, the ousted director of Broadway's troubled "Spider-Man" musical, is seeking an estimated $300,000 in unpaid royalties from producers, the union representing her said on Thursday. Full Story1

MTV drops racy drama "Skins" after poor ratings Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:31 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - MTV has canceled its teen drama "Skins" after the show suffered disappointing ratings in the face of a media controversy about its depiction of underage sex and drinking. Full Story1

Expanded "O Brother" soundtrack arriving August 16 Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:21 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - An expanded edition of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," the biggest-selling soundtrack of the last decade, will be released August 16. Full Story1

Lynyrd Skynyrd-themed eatery to open in Las Vegas Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:19 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In the never-ending search for licensing opportunities to exploit, iconic southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd will serve as the theme of a new restaurant set to open this fall at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Full Story1

Columbia nabs music rights to NBC's "Smash" Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:17 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Columbia Records has won the rights to the music from NBC's upcoming midseason musical series "Smash." The music will include covers and originals composed by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, the team behind "Hairspray" and "Catch Me If You Can." Full Story1

Robin Wright eyes Netflix's "House of Cards" Thu,9 Jun 2011 08:46 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Robin Wright is in early negotiations to join Kevin Spacey in Netflix's first original series, "House of Cards." Full Story1

'Super 8' a box office mystery Thu,9 Jun 2011 08:46 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The pairing of J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg has turned "Super 8" into the box office mystery of the summer. Full Story1

"Mad Libs", "Get Smart" producer Leonard B. Stern dies Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:24 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Leonard B. Stern, the prolific writer and producer whose credits included "The Honeymooners," "Get Smart" and the word game "Mad Libs," died Tuesday of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 87. Full Story1

"Super 8" opening one day early in Twitter promo Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:58 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amid rumblings about its low-key marketing campaign, "Super 8" will come out in movie theaters one day ahead of schedule on Thursday as part of a promotional campaign targeted at Twitter users. Full Story1

Lindsay Lohan wins restraining order against man Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:43 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday won a two-year restraining order against a man she says sent her delusional phone text messages and left chocolates at her door. Full Story1

First Lady Michelle Obama to appear on "iCarly" Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama will appear on children's TV show "iCarly," -- a favorite program of her daughters -- to promote her initiative to support military families, the network behind the show said on Wednesday. Full Story1

Willie Nelson off the hook on pot charge Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:35 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - When Willie Nelson is on the road again, he will be traveling without a Texas drug charge hanging over his head. Full Story1

Adele reigns on U.S. singles chart; Coldplay debuts Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Billboard) - Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" claimed a fifth week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Wednesday, while Coldplay's "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" charged in as the top new entry at No. 29. Full Story1

Lady Gaga leads U.S. pop chart despite sales slide Wed,8 Jun 2011 09:56 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Lady Gaga led the U.S. pop album chart for a second week on Wednesday, but inevitably suffered a mammoth sales drop since her opening round was boosted by Amazon.com's 99 cent promotion. Full Story1

Alleged Weiner nude photo released by radio hosts Wed,8 Jun 2011 09:55 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - An alleged photo of Congressman Anthony Weiner's genitals hit the Internet on Wednesday after conservative watchdog Andrew Breitbart shared it with a pair of radio DJs who then tweeted it to the masses. Full Story1

Country star Ronnie Dunn beats fear of flying solo Wed,8 Jun 2011 08:16 PM PDT Reuters - DETROIT (Billboard) - Despite a superstar foundation from his 20 years in the country duo Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie Dunn says that he went into his new solo career "scared to death." Full Story1

UFC in talks to buy stake in NBCU's G4 channel: report Wed,8 Jun 2011 06:55 PM PDT Reuters - Bangalore (Reuters) - Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal is in discussions to sell a controlling interest in its G4 cable channel to professional mixed martial arts promotion company Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Wall Street Journal reported citing sources. Full Story1

"CSI" star Laurence Fishburne leaves show Wed,8 Jun 2011 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Laurence Fishburne is leaving his starring role on TV forensic investigation drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" after a little more than two seasons, Hollywood publications reported on Wednesday. Full Story1

'Disaster of a year' for new TV shows, analyst Wed,8 Jun 2011 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Only 23 percent of last season's new broadcast series -- excluding reality and mid-season shows -- were picked up for the fall, the lowest rate in five years, a research report said Wednesday. Full Story1

In swift talks, TV networks win big ad price rises Wed,8 Jun 2011 06:18 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - ABC, NBC and CBS are on the brink of wrapping up their advanced television advertising sales, winning double-digit price increases nearly across the board in one of the quickest selling periods on record. Full Story1

Senate panel backs auctions of TV airwaves Wed,8 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee backed giving U.S. communications regulators authority to auction some airwaves currently used by broadcast television and to shift their use to mobile broadband. Full Story1

In swift talks, TV networks win big ad price rises Wed,8 Jun 2011 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - ABC, NBC and CBS are on the brink of wrapping up their advanced television advertising sales, winning double-digit price increases nearly across the board in one of the quickest selling periods on record. Full Story1

Willie Nelson off the hook on pot charge Wed,8 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters Life!) - When Willie Nelson is on the road again, he will be traveling without a Texas drug charge hanging over his head. Full Story1

Lindsay Lohan wins restraining order against man Wed,8 Jun 2011 02:42 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday won a two-year restraining order against a man she says sent her delusional phone text messages and left chocolates at her door. Full Story1

Willie Nelson to get fine for marijuana possession Wed,8 Jun 2011 01:50 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - When Willie Nelson is on the road again, he will be traveling without a Texas drug charge hanging over his head. Full Story1

Rapper Ja Rule sentenced to two years in prison Wed,8 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hip-hop artist Ja Rule was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday, six months after he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. Full Story1

Unpublished Dylan lyrics to be sold in New York Wed,8 Jun 2011 12:35 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A selection of previously unpublished draft lyrics by legendary songwriter Bob Dylan is hitting the auction block this month, Christie's said on Wednesday. Full Story1

"CSI" star Laurence Fishburne quits show Wed,8 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Laurence Fishburne is leaving his starring role on TV forensic investigation drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" after a little more than two seasons, Hollywood publications reported on Wednesday. Full Story1

Obreht youngest winner of UK's Orange fiction prize Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:17 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Belgrade-born author Tea Obreht was the surprise winner on Wednesday of Britain's Orange Prize for Fiction with her debut novel "The Tiger's Wife," a mystical, magical examination of the recent conflicts in the Balkans. Full Story1

"Super 8" opening one day early in Twitter promo Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:11 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amid rumblings about its low-key marketing campaign, "Super 8" will come out in movie theaters one day ahead of schedule on Thursday as part of a promotional campaign targeted at Twitter users. Full Story1

Vieira makes farewell appearance on "Today" show Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:11 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meredith Vieira marked her final appearance as a popular co-host of NBC's top-rated "Today" show on Wednesday with an emotional farewell, telling her fans: "I will never leave you." Full Story1

Laughter or ritual suicide in Japan samurai comedy Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:55 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - The price for a failed joke is usually dead silence or derisive jeering. But the hapless warrior hero of a new Japanese samurai comedy film must succeed with his humor or pay the ultimate price -- by committing ritual suicide. Full Story1

Lady Gaga leads U.S. pop chart despite sales slide Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Lady Gaga led the U.S. pop album chart for a second week on Wednesday, but inevitably suffered a mammoth sales drop since her opening round was boosted by Amazon.com's 99 cent promotion. Full Story1

Oxford academic finds "tantalizing" clue to Ophelia Wed,8 Jun 2011 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - An Oxford academic has found a "tantalizing" link between Shakespeare's tragic heroine Ophelia and a real-life girl who died at the age of two in 1569, when the Bard would have been around five years old. Full Story1

Spanish writer and camp survivor Semprun dies Wed,8 Jun 2011 08:04 AM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish prize-winning and politically committed novelist Jorge Semprun, who was also a scriptwriter, French Resistance fighter and concentration camp survivor, has died at the age of 87. Full Story1

A Minute With: Horror king John Carpenter on "The Ward" Wed,8 Jun 2011 05:59 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Horror meister John Carpenter returns to movie making for the first time in 10 years with "The Ward," which arrives on video-on-demand on June 8 before a theatrical release a month later. Full Story1

Paramount plays down box office expectations for "Super 8" Wed,8 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Trying to debunk buzz in Hollywood that pre-release tracking is soft for J.J. Abrams' movie "Super 8", Paramount Pictures says the $50 million-budgeted movie doesn't need a big opening weekend because it cost far less than a big studio blockbuster. Full Story1

 

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REUTERS Celebrity/Gossip News Headlines, Jun 10, 2011

Controversial "Three Cups" author has heart surgery
Luxe shoemaker Tod's pledges latest aid to La Scala
NY Antiquities auction takes in $10 million
Fired "Spider-Man" director Taymor claims royalties
MTV drops racy drama "Skins" after poor ratings
Expanded "O Brother" soundtrack arriving August 16
Lynyrd Skynyrd-themed eatery to open in Las Vegas

REUTERS World News, Jun 10, 2011

Kansai Elec asks users to save power with reactors Thu,9 Jun 2011 08:35 PM PDT Reuters - OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Western Japan's Kansai Electric Power Co has asked its customers to cut power use by 15 percent during peak hours this summer as public worries over safety are keeping nuclear reactors offline, pushing the country's power crunch beyond the quake-hit northeast. Full Story1

China accuses Vietnam in escalating sea tensions Thu,9 Jun 2011 08:15 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused Vietnam of "gravely violating" its sovereignty and endangering Chinese sailors in the South China Sea in an escalating row over territorial claims in the resource-rich region. Full Story1

Factbox: Venezuela's indigenous groups and their struggles Thu,9 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Mining, ranchers, religious conversion and socialist politics in some of the world's deepest forests are changing Venezuela's Indian tribes at the same time they push for the implementation of laws protecting their land. Full Story1

Barefoot college helps Venezuela Indians fight back Thu,9 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT Reuters - CANO TAUCA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Every morning, groups of tribespeople cross a jungle creek from their adobe student homes and wander barefoot through savanna inhabited by boa constrictors to reach class at Venezuela's first indigenous university. Full Story1

Venezuela assembly OK's doubling of government debt Thu,9 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's parliament approved on Thursday a near-doubling of borrowing in 2011 by President Hugo Chavez's government, which wants the extra debt to finance social projects the year before an election. Full Story1

Libyan rebels get aid, blast heard in capital Thu,9 Jun 2011 03:53 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO warplanes pummeled a town west of Libya's capital, state media said soon after Western and Arab powers promised more than $1 billion to help rebels fighting to end Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule. Full Story1

European push for U.N. Syria rebuke hits resistance Thu,9 Jun 2011 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain and France met determined resistance on Thursday from Russia, China and other U.N. Security Council members on a proposal to rebuke Syria for its crackdown on anti-government protests, U.N. envoys said. Full Story1

Syrians flee as troops mass, West concern grows Thu,9 Jun 2011 03:30 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrians fled into Turkey fearing a military assault, officials said, as the country braced for the prospect of more violent protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday. Full Story1

Peru's Humala burnishes moderate image in Brazil Thu,9 Jun 2011 02:29 PM PDT Reuters - BRASILIA/LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala praised Brazil on Thursday for fighting poverty while fostering economic growth, seeking to show he will lead as a moderate leftist who has shed his radical past. Full Story1

Start of Afghan transition on track for July: NATO Thu,9 Jun 2011 01:28 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Plans are on track for Afghan forces to take charge of security in seven areas of Afghanistan from late July with a second phase of the handover starting in December, NATO commanders said on Thursday. Full Story1

Over 10,000 flee clashes in Sudan border state: U.N. Thu,9 Jun 2011 12:43 PM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - More than 10,000 people displaced by fighting in Sudan's Southern Kordofan were staying near a U.N. compound on Thursday, the country mission spokesman said, after nearly a week of clashes in the tense border state. Full Story1

21 bodies found in Mexican president's home town Thu,9 Jun 2011 12:31 PM PDT Reuters - MORELIA, Mexico (Reuters) - Police in the western Mexican city of Morelia have found the bodies of 21 men next to notes identifying them as criminals and warning of more killings to come, authorities said Thursday. Full Story1

Guatemala arrests ex-police chief in war crime probe Thu,9 Jun 2011 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan security forces on Thursday arrested a former national police chief wanted in the disappearance of a student union leader in 1984 during the country's civil war. Full Story1

Factbox: U.S., EU, and U.N. sanctions against Iran Thu,9 Jun 2011 12:06 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Following are details of sanctions imposed against Iran in recent years by the United States, the United Nations and the European Union. Full Story1

Six powers push defiant Iran to address nuclear fears Thu,9 Jun 2011 12:06 PM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - Russia and China joined Western powers Thursday in telling Iran its "consistent failure" to comply with U.N. resolutions "deepened concerns" about possible military dimensions to its nuclear program. Full Story1

Yemen awaits possible Saleh return after surgery Thu,9 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT Reuters - SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Loyalists to wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh celebrated reports that he would soon return to Yemen, but opponents said they were working to ensure that, even if he does, he will no longer be in power. Full Story1

Opposition: 400 Bahrainis on trial after protests Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:53 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - About 400 people have been put on trial in Bahrain for their roles in weeks of protests that rocked the Gulf island kingdom this year, a leading opposition group said on Thursday, but the government disputed the figure. Full Story1

Madoff's French victims' fate tied to Luxembourg case Thu,9 Jun 2011 11:42 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - A group of 78 French victims of Bernard Madoff's giant Ponzi scheme must await the outcome of legal proceedings in Luxembourg to find out if they stand to recoup some $40 million in investments from Swiss bank UBS, a Paris court said on Thursday. Full Story1

Somalia rival leaders agree to defer elections Thu,9 Jun 2011 10:24 AM PDT Reuters - KAMPALA (Reuters) - Somalia's feuding leaders agreed on Thursday to extend the mandate of a transitional government for a year rather than hold elections, a move sought by Uganda which has peacekeepers stationed in the anarchic state. Full Story1

Israel rocket victims fail in bid to sue Al Jazeera Thu,9 Jun 2011 10:17 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Victims of 2006 rocket strikes on Israel cannot sue Al Jazeera on grounds the broadcaster intentionally helped Hezbollah attack civilians by reporting the sites of explosions, a U.S. judge ruled this week. Full Story1

UK PM says segregation in Northern Ireland must end Thu,9 Jun 2011 10:16 AM PDT Reuters - BELFAST (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron told Northern Irish politicians on Thursday that segregation between Protestant and Catholics in the British-controlled province must come to an end. Full Story1

Up to 15,000 killed in Libya war: U.N. rights expert Thu,9 Jun 2011 09:58 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - An estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people have been killed on both sides in four months of fighting in Libya, according to Cherif Bassiouni, who led a U.N. Human Rights Council mission to Tripoli and rebel-held areas in late April. Full Story1

U.S. sanctions Iranian police for rights abuses Thu,9 Jun 2011 09:43 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it had sanctioned Iran's national police force and police chief and two other security forces for serious rights violations since Iran's disputed 2009 presidential election. Full Story1

U.S. says transition talks under way with Gaddafi aides Thu,9 Jun 2011 09:35 AM PDT Reuters - ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday talks were under way with people close to Muammar Gaddafi and there was "the potential" for a transition of power in Libya. Full Story1

Gaddafi will ultimately yield to international pressure: CIA Thu,9 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will ultimately step down if the international community keeps up pressure on his crumbling regime, CIA chief Leon Panetta told the Senate on Thursday. Full Story1

Selling Libya's rebels to the European Union Thu,9 Jun 2011 08:14 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - In a spartan office on a quiet tree-lined street near the power centers of Brussels sits a man whose role is to promote Libya's opposition movement in Europe. Full Story1

France says to give Libya rebels 290 million euros Thu,9 Jun 2011 07:21 AM PDT Reuters - ABU DHABI (Reuters) - France is ready to deliver 290 million euros ($423.6 million) to Libya's rebel Transitional National Council within a week, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday. Full Story1

Croatia charges former official with war crimes Thu,9 Jun 2011 07:11 AM PDT Reuters - ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia indicted a former senior interior ministry official on Thursday, charging him with war crimes against Serb civilians at the beginning of the country's independence war in the early 1990s. Full Story1

U.N. rights boss calls on Syria to halt "assault" Thu,9 Jun 2011 06:59 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The top U.N. human rights official called on Syria on Thursday to halt its "assault on its own people" and said more than 1,100 people may have been killed and up to 10,000 detained since March. Full Story1

Germans find E.coli uncertainty adds to suffering Thu,9 Jun 2011 06:50 AM PDT Reuters - HAMBURG (Reuters) - Some are too weak to talk, others drift in and out of consciousness, but for many in German isolation wards the most difficult thing to deal with in a fight with a new strain of E.coli is not knowing what happens next. Full Story1

Analysis: Risks too great for full Japan nuclear shutdown Thu,9 Jun 2011 05:53 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Economic risks are too high for Japan to pull the plug on its 54 nuclear plants next year despite intense public pressure on Tokyo to cut reliance on atomic power in favor of other clean energy sources. Full Story1

Special Report: After Japan, where's the next nuclear weak link? Thu,9 Jun 2011 05:41 AM PDT Reuters - DETROIT (Reuters) - Imagine a country where corruption is rampant, infrastructure is very poor, or the quality of security is in question. Now what if that country built a nuclear power plant? Full Story1

Special Report: Qatar's big Libya adventure Thu,9 Jun 2011 05:29 AM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - To get an idea of who might wield influence in post-civil war Libya, take a look at the flags flying in the rebel-held east of the country. Full Story1

Over 100 militants attack Pakistan's northwest Thu,9 Jun 2011 04:21 AM PDT Reuters - MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Around 150 militants armed with rockets attacked a security checkpost in Pakistan's Waziristan on Thursday, killing eight soldiers, intelligence officials said, as tensions rise in the volatile northwestern region along the Afghan border. Full Story1

Insurgents shoot dead nine wedding guests in Afghan Thu,9 Jun 2011 03:19 AM PDT Reuters - JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Insurgents shot dead nine wedding guests and wounded five more in Afghanistan's turbulent east, local officials said on Thursday, the latest attack on revelers who engage in what militants say is un-Islamic activity. Full Story1

Factbox: Five facts about possible Japan PM candidate Noda Thu,9 Jun 2011 01:49 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, an advocate of fiscal discipline who backs a rise in sales tax to contain mounting debt, has emerged as a frontrunner to replace Naoto Kan as prime minister, a newspaper said on Thursday. Full Story1

China says Libyan rebels welcome to visit soon Thu,9 Jun 2011 01:46 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it would welcome a visit by Libyan rebels seeking to oust leader Muammar Gaddafi, a fresh sign Beijing is courting opposition forces fighting for power in the north African country. Full Story1

Sectarian divide widens after Bahrain unrest Thu,9 Jun 2011 01:05 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - Sectarian tension between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims has reached new heights in Bahrain after pro-democracy protests that the Sunni minority government crushed with martial law and foreign military forces. Full Story1

More vaccines for poor could save 6.4 million lives Thu,9 Jun 2011 12:47 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of children's lives and billions of dollars could be saved if vaccines were more widely available in 72 of the world's poorest countries, according to research published on Thursday. Full Story1

Bahrain's unseen protests fall on deaf ears Thu,9 Jun 2011 12:31 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - In a poor district of Bahrain's capital, a few hundred people marched through cramped, crumbling alleyways banging pans and screaming, "Down with the regime." Full Story1

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REUTERS World News Headlines, Jun 10, 2011

Kansai Elec asks users to save power with reactors
China accuses Vietnam in escalating sea tensions
Factbox: Venezuela's indigenous groups and their struggles
Barefoot college helps Venezuela Indians fight back
Venezuela assembly OK's doubling of government debt
Libyan rebels get aid, blast heard in capital
European push for U.N. Syria rebuke hits resistance
Syrians flee as troops mass, West concern grows
Peru's Humala burnishes moderate image in Brazil
Start of Afghan transition on track for July: NATO
Over 10,000 flee clashes in Sudan border state: U.N.
21 bodies found in Mexican president's home town
Guatemala arrests ex-police chief in war crime probe
Factbox: U.S., EU, and U.N. sanctions against Iran
Six powers push defiant Iran to address nuclear fears
Yemen awaits possible Saleh return after surgery
Opposition: 400 Bahrainis on trial after protests
Madoff's French victims' fate tied to Luxembourg case
Somalia rival leaders agree to defer elections
Israel rocket victims fail in bid to sue Al Jazeera
UK PM says segregation in Northern Ireland must end
Up to 15,000 killed in Libya war: U.N. rights expert
U.S. sanctions Iranian police for rights abuses
U.S. says transition talks under way with Gaddafi aides
Gaddafi will ultimately yield to international pressure: CIA
Selling Libya's rebels to the European Union
France says to give Libya rebels 290 million euros
Croatia charges former official with war crimes
U.N. rights boss calls on Syria to halt "assault"
Germans find E.coli uncertainty adds to suffering
Analysis: Risks too great for full Japan nuclear shutdown
Special Report: After Japan, where's the next nuclear weak link?
Special Report: Qatar's big Libya adventure
Over 100 militants attack Pakistan's northwest
Insurgents shoot dead nine wedding guests in Afghan
Factbox: Five facts about possible Japan PM candidate Noda
China says Libyan rebels welcome to visit soon
Sectarian divide widens after Bahrain unrest
More vaccines for poor could save 6.4 million lives
Bahrain's unseen protests fall on deaf ears


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Business - E. coli fears hit the bottom line - The Prague Post

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The E. coli blame game has left some in the agricultural industry with some very real financial damage as sales dropped according to what consumers were told by government officials and the media.

On May 28, the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) announced on its website that Spanish cucumbers suspected of E. coli contamination had been delivered to the Czech Republic via a German bio cucumber supplier. The office named the organic specialty store Country Life as the sole receiver of the cucumbers, a fact that was quickly disseminated in the media.