Newsletter BOX: Morning Digest: Germany, France pull euro zone out of recession

08/14/2013

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Germany, France pull euro zone out of recession

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The German and French economies grew faster than the United States in the second quarter, pulling the euro zone out of its longest recession..

Egyptian police kill at least 30 in protest crackdown: Brotherhood

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday when they cleared a camp of Cairo protesters who were demanding the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, his Muslim Brotherhood movement said..

Signs of euro zone recovery support shares, Bunds flat

LONDON (Reuters) - Clear signs the euro zone has crawled out of an 18-month long recession supported European shares near a 10-week peak on Wednesday and saw German 10-year yields hover near their highest level in almost two months..

Celebrity moms back California anti-paparazzi bill to protect kids

SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - Hollywood moms Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner continued their campaign to keep paparazzi away from the children of celebrities on Tuesday, appearing at a legislative hearing in California to urge passage of a bill that would increase state penalties for harassing children..

Joy for Ireland as Heffernan spoils Russian party

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Guts, guile and no lack of self-belief propelled Irishman Robert Heffernan to 50km race walk victory on Wednesday, spoiling the Russian party one day after Yelena Isinbayeva's wildly-celebrated pole vault triumph..

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..

Utah beauty queen accused of throwing bombs resigns title

(Reuters) - A Utah beauty queen accused along with three friends of throwing homemade bombs in a Salt Lake City suburb resigned her Miss Riverton title on Tuesday, according to a statement posted on the city's website..