2009年8月11日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India says Myanmar must expedite political reform (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 07:48 AM PDT

A Myanmar national living in Thailand holds a portrait of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally calling for Suu Kyi's release, outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok August 11, 2009. India called for political reforms in army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday. REUTERS/Kerek WongsaReuters - India called for political reforms in army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday after a court sentenced opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months in detention, a verdict that has drawn widespread condemnation.


New figures show India emissions a fourth of China (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:51 AM PDT

Smokes pours out of a brick kiln factory in Malancha 50km south from Kolkata in this February 10, 2006 file photo. India contributes around five percent to global carbon dioxide emissions, a new government report showed on Tuesday, but is still only about a quarter of the emissions of China and the United States. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - India contributes around five percent to global carbon dioxide emissions, a new government report showed on Tuesday, but is still only about a quarter of the emissions of China and the United States.


Swine flu scare at Badminton world championships (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 06:53 AM PDT

A two minute break sign is displayed on a court during  World Badminton Championships in Hyderabad August 10, 2009. A Malaysian coach was quarantined with swine flu symptoms at the world badminton championships on Tuesday, while a doubles pair from Thailand pulled out of a match after one of them complained of fever. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - A Malaysian coach was quarantined with swine flu symptoms at the world badminton championships on Tuesday, while a doubles pair from Thailand pulled out of a match after one of them complained of fever.


Drought fears rise, soybean crop on brink (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 08:30 AM PDT

A farmer carries a bundle of jute in Singur, about 50 km northwest of Kolkata, August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - Fears of slower economic growth and lower yields of key crops rose in India on Tuesday as the weather office cut its monsoon forecast and the government said more than a quarter of districts were prone to drought.


Pandemic flu spreading with Asian monsoon season - WHO (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:37 AM PDT

A woman covers her nose and mouth while waiting for a H1N1 flu screening at a hospital in New Delhi August 11, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - H1N1 pandemic flu is spreading in India, Thailand and Vietnam with the onset of Asia's monsoon season, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.


Myanmar's Suu Kyi ordered back into house detention (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 10:19 AM PDT

An activist from Myanmar participates in a protest to denounce the Myanmar government and to demand the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in front of the supreme court in Dhaka August 8, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday sentenced opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months in detention, a verdict that drew condemnation abroad and will keep her off the political stage ahead of next year's elections.


Michael Schumacher's return stalls through injury (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 07:38 AM PDT

Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany drives a 2007 model Ferrari on Mugello track north of Florence July 31, 2009.  REUTERS/Marco Bucco/FilesReuters - Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher has cancelled plans for a temporary return to Formula One with Ferrari because of fitness concerns.


Rangarajan reappointed PM econ adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 06:28 AM PDT

C. Rangarajan listens to a speaker during a banking conference in Mumbai in this September 12, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The prime minister's economic advisory panel has been reconstituted and former central bank governor C. Rangarajan has been reappointed as its chairman, a government statement said on Tuesday.


Manager defends Steyn over drugs test result (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 06:24 AM PDT

South Africa's Dale Steyn (R) appeals and gets the wicket of Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya during the ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Match at Lord's Cricket Ground in London in this June 3, 2009 file photo.     REUTERS/Philip Brown/FilesReuters - South Africa's team manager defended fast bowler Dale Steyn on Tuesday, saying the player had shown elevated levels of morphine in a random drugs test in April because of medication he was taking for migraines.


H1N1 toll in India rises, hits Bollywood, badminton (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 01:07 AM PDT

A girl wears a mask prior to being tested H1N1 influenza at a special ward in Kasturba Hospital, in Mumbai August 5, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Schools, malls and cinema halls in some cities in western India have shut and Bollywood shoots cancelled as the toll from the H1N1 pandemic rose to eight.


Musharraf faces arrest if he returns to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 03:59 AM PDT

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf leaves the presidential house after his resignation in Islamabad August 18, 2008. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/FilesReuters - Former president Pervez Musharraf would face arrest if he returned to Pakistan after police registered a case against him on Tuesday over his detention of judges during a political crisis in 2007.


FICCI asks PM to take steps to reduce interest rates (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:07 AM PDT

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during a news conference in Chennai in this May 9, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - A delegation of industry representatives met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday and asked the government to take steps to bring down interest rates to revive economy, particularly the manufacturing sector.


India says developing world not split in climate talks (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:10 AM PDT

The sky is lit by the rising sun before dawn at a river of Pripyat, near the village of Semigostichi, some 270 km  south of Minsk, August 1, 2009. REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoReuters - Bilateral climate agreements are no solution to fighting global warming and could trigger unwelcome competitive pressures, India's top climate change negotiator said on Tuesday.


Big quake hits off Andamans, no tsunami (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 10:53 PM PDT

A massive magnitude 7.6 quake struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands, triggering a tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Monday. REUTERS/GraphicsReuters - A major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands early on Tuesday, but a tsunami alert for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later cancelled.


Bharti adds 2.8 mln mobile users in July - industry (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 03:33 AM PDT

A man talks on his mobile phone outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai May 18, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile operator, added 2.81 million mobile users in July, taking its total number of subscribers to 105.2 million, data from industry body Cellular Operators' Association of India showed on Tuesday.


ANALYSIS - Is Myanmar joining nuclear club with N.Korea aid? (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 02:48 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures during a media briefing after her meeting with  International Relations  minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Pretoria August 7,2009. Clinton  said she will push South  REUTERS/ Siphiwe SibekoReuters - A spate of reports that North Korea may be helping fellow pariah state Myanmar join the nuclear club has underlined concerns over Pyongyang's proliferation activities since it renounced disarmament talks and tested a bomb.


Strong quake rattles Tokyo, disrupts transport (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 11:06 PM PDT

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted eastern and central Japan on Tuesday, a government agency said, rattling houses in Tokyo. REUTERS/GraphicsReuters - A strong earthquake jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas early Tuesday morning, throwing food and bottles from store shelves, disrupting transport and closing a nuclear power plant for safety checks.


FEATURE - Talent building key challenge for India firms (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 09:34 PM PDT

A man walks past a billboard of Infosys Technologies Ltd's office in Bangalore, October 10, 2003. REUTERS/Jagadeesh NV/FilesReuters - Come June every year, and Infosys Technologies, India's second-biggest software services exporter, turns trainer for the nearly 30,000 students it recruits from top engineering colleges every year.


Strides says ready to meet H1N1 drug demand (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 12:57 AM PDT

Women wearing surgical masks arrive for a H1N1 flu screening at Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in New Delhi August 6, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Drugmaker Strides Arcolab Ltd said on Tuesday it is an approved and qualified supplier of Oseltamivir capsules, the generic equivalent of Tamiflu, used in the treatment for the H1N1 virus and is fully prepared to meet demand for the drug in the domestic and international markets.


U.N. chief warns of dire future without climate deal (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 12:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Failure to act quickly on climate change could eventually lead to violence and mass unrest as global weather patterns drastically change, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.

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