Morning Digest: G20 struggles in Seoul as Irish crisis hits market

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Good Morning Aron, THU 11 Nov 2010    G20 struggles in Seoul as Irish crisis hits market Iraq breaks deadlock, PM wins support for new term Stock index futures slip as earnings eyed Wal-Mart to offer free shipping on website: report Successor to Hubble telescope hit by cost overruns Woods happy with solid start to Melbourne defense Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley shine at the CMAs Obamamania books a place in record books Cholera aid arrives in Haiti London student protest turns violent Clinton chides Israel TOP NEWS G20 struggles in Seoul as Irish crisis hits market November 11, 2010 06:04 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - The Group of 20 meeting on Thursday struggled to agree on meaningful action to rebuild the global economy as a crisis erupted in Ireland, pushing its bond spreads out to a record over Germany, and infecting Spain and Portugal. Full Article WORLD NEWS Iraq breaks deadlock, PM wins support for new term November 11, 2010 05:14 AM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi politicians appeared to have broken an eight-month political impasse on Wednesday when the Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance agreed to take part in a new government headed by incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Stock index futures slip as earnings eyed November 11, 2010 05:32 AM ET (Reuters) - Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.5 percent, Dow Jones futures were 0.2 percent lower and Nasdaq futures were down 0.7 percent at 1005 GMT. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Wal-Mart to offer free shipping on website: report November 11, 2010 02:16 AM ET (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to offer free shipping on nearly 60,000 gift items, including toys and electronics, when purchased through its website from Thursday, the New York Times reported. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Successor to Hubble telescope hit by cost overruns November 10, 2010 07:21 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A flagship U.S. space observatory designed as a powerful successor to the Hubble Space Telescope needs another $1.5 billion to make a launch date in 2015, an oversight panel reported on Wednesday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Woods happy with solid start to Melbourne defense November 11, 2010 02:49 AM ET MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Champion Tiger Woods produced his most consistent ball striking since he remodeled his swing for a two-under 69 to finish within touching distance of the Australian Masters first round leaders on Thursday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley shine at the CMAs November 10, 2010 11:56 PM ET NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Brad Paisley claimed the top prize of entertainer of the year at the Country Music Awards on Wednesday, but it was Miranda Lambert who was the big winner with three honors including best female vocalist and album of the year for "Revolution." Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Obamamania books a place in record books November 10, 2010 02:09 PM ET JAKARTA (Reuters) - At a thumb-numbing 5,472 pages, a book devoted to the life of Barack Obama is probably not going to be on the President's list of beach reads, but its Indonesian author is hoping for interest from the White House. 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