Morning Digest: China says U.S. yuan bill could harm ties

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Good Morning Aron, THU 30 Sep 2010    China says U.S. yuan bill could harm ties North Korea's leader-in-waiting goes on show Stock index futures lower ahead of GDP Facebook and Skype exploring partnership: report Just-right planet that can support life detected Contador suspended for "adverse" test result Fact or fiction? Facebook film the latest "truth" tale TV host announces wrong winner for Top Model House targets Chinese yuan Arthur Penn dies U.S. goes after Iranian officials TOP NEWS China says U.S. yuan bill could harm ties September 30, 2010 05:01 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday warned that a House of Represenatives bill to penalize it for not letting the yuan rise faster could seriously affect bilateral ties. Full Article WORLD NEWS North Korea's leader-in-waiting goes on show September 30, 2010 06:03 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - A photograph of a plump, poker-faced young man seated near North Korea's ailing ruler confirmed the rise of Kim Jong-il's youngest son as the leader-in-waiting of the secretive state. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock index futures lower ahead of GDP September 30, 2010 05:30 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Thursday on global economic recovery worries, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq down 0.01 to 0.2 percent at 0901 GMT (5:01 a.m. EDT). Full Article INTERNET NEWS Facebook and Skype exploring partnership: report September 30, 2010 02:08 AM ET BANGALORE (Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook and Internet telephone company Skype are in talks to establish a partnership that is aimed at integrating their communication services, Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the situation. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Just-right planet that can support life detected September 29, 2010 07:00 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is not too hot and not too cold, and astronomers believe that a new planet detected outside our solar system may have a temperature that is just right to support life. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Contador suspended for "adverse" test result September 30, 2010 06:01 AM ET GEELONG, Australia (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has been provisionally suspended for returning an "adverse analytical finding" of clenbuterol from a urine sample taken during the race, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Thursday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Fact or fiction? Facebook film the latest "truth" tale September 29, 2010 08:00 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - They say Hollywood never lets the truth get in the way of a good story and while a new movie about Facebook has left some critics wondering if its story is fact or fiction, audiences are unlikely to care. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS TV host announces wrong winner for Top Model September 29, 2010 12:51 PM ET SYDNEY (Reuters) - Producers of Australia's Next Top Model have been left red faced after supermodel host Sarah Murdoch announced the wrong winner in what newspapers said was the country's most awkward TV moment. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers