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	04/1/2011
Good Morning Pan LATEST NEWS China toddler fights fat in land of little emperors GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - In a sleepy riverside village in Southern China, three-year-old Lu Zhihao tears around his home; his belly, arms and legs wobbling with fat as he stuffs a pear into his mouth. | Full Article U.S. Medicare rules seek improved care, lower costs April 01, 2011 08:41 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Medicare regulators on Thursday launched a program for doctors to deliver more follow-up care to patients that they predict will save the government as much as $960 million over the next three years while providing better healthcare for the elderly. | Full Article "Jumpers" offered big money to brave Japan's nuclear plant April 01, 2011 10:00 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - It's a job that sounds too good to be true -- thousands of dollars for up to an hour of work that often requires little training. | Full Article Midwife shortage costs over a million lives worldwide: report April 01, 2011 08:43 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Over a million mothers and newborn babies are dying each year from easily prevented birth complications because of a chronic shortage of midwives across much of the developing world, a new report from Save the Children said on Friday. | Full Article NIH obesity plan focuses on real-world research April 01, 2011 09:55 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Health officials Thursday announced a new effort to curb America's obesity epidemic by moving science from the lab into clinical trials to find practical ways for prevention and treatment. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Gaddafi forces storm Misrata, rebels offer truce April 01, 2011 09:14 AM ET TRIPOLI/AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces stormed the western rebel outpost of Misrata with tanks and artillery on Friday, a rebel spokesman said, while insurgents marshaled defenses in their eastern heartland. | Full Article Employment jumps in March, jobless rate falls April 01, 2011 09:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment recorded a second straight month of solid gains in March and the jobless rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent, underscoring a decisive shift in the labor market that should help to underpin the economic recovery. | Full Article Nasdaq, ICE make rival bid for NYSE Euronext April 01, 2011 09:22 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX and IntercontinentalExchange unveiled a rival bid to buy NYSE Euronext for about $11.3 billion in cash and stock, a 19 percent premium to the offer made by German competitor Deutsche Boerse. | Full Article Fierce fighting spreads in Ivory Coast showdown April 01, 2011 09:17 AM ET ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Fierce fighting spread across Abidjan on Friday as forces loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo fended off attacks by those seeking to install rival presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara. | Full Article Japan PM vows funding to tackle long nuclear crisis April 01, 2011 09:26 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Friday he was ready for a long fight to bring a quake-hit nuclear plant under control but was convinced Japan would overcome the world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street higher after payroll report, NYSE rallies TPG agrees to sell minority stake: source EU files tactical appeal in Boeing trade spat Fed's Plosser: raising rates in 2011 a possibility GE unlikely to face liability in Japanese nuclear crisis RELATED VIDEO U.S. troops join Japan's search for bodies Gunfire rings out in Ivory Coast city Japan tries to get back to normal A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Dog rescued from floating house Full Article No more saggy pants for Arkansas school children April Fools' jokes poke fun at royal wedding Pandas help lighten the mood in Japan Thieves steal diamonds worth millions from fair Struggling stewardess exposed euro coin fraud ring - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend