Financial crisis heralds era of "new seriousness" (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:03 AM CDT Reuters - Power tools roar as an army of workmen rushes to ensure Europe's largest city-centre shopping mall opens on time, but marketing executives say the crisis in global financial markets has accelerated a trend among consumers to reject conspicuous consumption. |
Australian pacers rattle India on final day (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:54 AM CDT Reuters - Australian fast bowlers left India reeling at 99 for four in the second innings to take the upperhand at lunch on the final day of the third test on Sunday. |
IMF needs hundreds of billions of dollars - Brown (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 03:25 AM CST Reuters - The IMF needs hundreds of billions of dollars to protect struggling economies from the global financial crisis, Britain's Gordon Brown said on Sunday, as he led a business and ministerial delegation to the Gulf States. |
Bond film opens with guns blazing in Britain (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 11:30 PM CDT Reuters - The new James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace," debuted in Britain on Friday to record one-day ticket sales of 4.94 million pounds ($8 million), distributor Columbia Pictures said on Saturday. |
Superstars thrash England to win Stanford prize (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 11:11 PM CDT Reuters - The Stanford Superstars scooped the richest prize in cricket after crushing England by 10 wickets in a one-sided Twenty20 $20 million challenge in Antigua on Saturday. |
South African judge to hear Gambhir ban appeal (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 09:43 AM CDT Reuters - Senior South African judge Albie Sachs will hear Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir's appeal against a one-test ban for a breach of conduct during the third test against Australia, cricket's ruling body said on Saturday. |
Expected Dalai Lama visit to France off - newspaper (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 10:32 PM CDT Reuters - An expected visit to France by the Dalai Lama next month, during which the French government said he would meet President Nicolas Sarkozy, will not take place, French weekly Journal du Dimanche said on Saturday. |
China, India feel crisis; Brown seeks Gulf help (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 10:40 PM CDT Reuters - Two Asian powerhouse economies felt the sting of the global financial crisis on Saturday as India cut its main short-term lending rate and China said it was bracing for a slowdown. |
Iran urges India to commit to gas pipe plan - report (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 09:13 AM CDT Reuters - Iran wants India to commit to a project to export Iranian gas via Pakistan to the south Asian giant and measures have already been discussed to ensure supply security, the Iranian oil minister said on Saturday. |
Survivor Clarke rallies Australia with hundred (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 08:46 AM CDT Reuters - Michael Clarke survived three dropped chances to score his eighth test hundred to ensure Australia all but denied India victory in the third test on Saturday. |