Newsletter BOX: Morning Digest: German investor morale brightens as euro zone picks up

08/13/2013

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German investor morale brightens as euro zone picks up

MANNHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - German analyst and investor sentiment climbed more than expected in August, a leading survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting Europe's largest economy is gradually regaining momentum after suffering a contraction in late 2012 and a weak start to 2013..

Egyptian government yet to decide on pro-Mursi vigils: report

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's interim leaders are still debating how to end protests by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, the state-run al-Ahram newspaper reported on Tuesday, signaling no imminent police crackdown on the sit-ins..

Global shares, dollar up as investors bet on strong data

LONDON (Reuters) - Evidence that Europe's economy is finally picking up steam pushed the region's shares to a 2-1/2 month high on Tuesday, lifted the euro and left safe-haven German government bonds under pressure..

Filmmaker George Lucas, wife welcome baby girl via surrogate

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson became parents to a baby girl born via surrogate, his representatives said on Monday..

Lashmanova takes walk title despite last-lap lapse

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Olympic champion Elena Lashmanova overcame confusion over where the finish line was to lead home a Russian one-two in the women's 20-km race walk at the world championships on Tuesday..

Dalai Lama's China site hacked, infects others: expert

BOSTON (Reuters) - A prominent computer security firm warned that the Dalai Lama's Chinese-language website has been hacked and is infecting visitors' computers with viruses in what may to be an effort to spy on human rights activists who frequently visit the site..

California billionaire unveils futuristic 'Hyperloop' transport

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California billionaire Elon Musk took the wraps off his vision of a futuristic "Hyperloop" transport system on Monday, proposing to build a solar-powered network of crash-proof capsules that would whisk people from San Francisco to Los Angeles in half an hour..