2009年8月24日星期一

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Jackson died from lethal dose of propofol - coroner (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 04:34 PM PDT

Candles and flowers are seen on a photograph of pop star Michael Jackson in Beverly Hills, California June 26, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - Pop star Michael Jackson died from a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol given in a cocktail of drugs, leading authorities to suspect his doctor of manslaughter, court documents showed on Monday.


Afghan minister claims Karzai poll win, U.N. says wait (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 01:03 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds up his inked stained finger as he gestures during a news conference on election day in Kabul August 20, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Afghanistan's finance minister claimed victory on Monday for President Hamid Karzai in last week's presidential election but, with no official figures released, the claim was rejected by his main rival's camp.


Nokia to enter PC industry with first netbook (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 07:32 AM PDT

The corporate logo hangs on a wall at Nokia world headquarters in Helsinki July 9, 2008. Picture taken July 9, 2008.  REUTERS/Bob Strong/FilesReuters - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Monday it would start to make laptops, entering a fiercely competitive but fast-growing market with a netbook running Microsoft's Windows operating system.


Reader's Digest U.S. units file for bankruptcy (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 09:24 AM PDT

Copies of the Reader's Digest magazines are seen in Port Washington, New York, August 18, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The U.S. units of media company Reader's Digest Association Inc filed for bankruptcy, marking a new chapter for the 87-year-old magazine as it carries out a plan to cut its debt and transfer ownership to a group of lenders.


Govt to meet deficit target despite drought woes (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 08:12 AM PDT

India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia speaks during a national conference with ministers of environment and forests in New Delhi August 18, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India's fiscal deficit is unlikely to widen further this year, a top policy adviser said on Monday, even as the government spending on food imports and drought relief is expected to rise following a poor monsoon.


Media multitasking doesn't work say researchers (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 02:14 PM PDT

A generic picture of a woman in an office using a computer mouse. REUTERS/Catherine Benson/FilesReuters - Multitaskers of media activities like watching YouTube, writing e-mail and talking on the phone are not very good at any of their tasks, according to a Stanford University report on Monday.


Syria thrash Sri Lanka in Nehru Cup soccer (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 08:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Favourites Syria thrashed Sri Lanka 4-0 for their second victory in as many matches in the five-nation Nehru Cup soccer tournament on Monday.

Drought stretches budget; more borrowing unlikely (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 05:30 AM PDT

A girl waits to fill her water containers with drinking water supplied by a municipal corporation tanker in Vejalpur village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad August 22, 2009. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - A poor monsoon threatens to worsen India's already steep fiscal deficit as it spends on food imports and relief for farmers, although the government is seen tapping the bond market only as a last resort to fund any further shortfall.


Fortis to buy Wockhardt assets for $187 mln (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 07:32 AM PDT

Malvinder Mohan Singh, chairman of Fortis Healthcare  in Mumbai in this December 6, 2007 file photo.  REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India's Fortis Healthcare Ltd said on Monday it will pay 9.09 billion rupees to buy 10 hospitals from Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd, which failed in its efforts to go public last year.


Dry spell casts pall over Ramadan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 01:28 AM PDT

A man distributes food among Muslims about to break their fast on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, in Jammu August 23, 2009.  REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - For Imrat Salaam, the holy month of Ramadan couldn't have come at a tougher time: the weakest monsoon in decades has hiked food prices, and her eldest son, the main breadwinner, lost his job in the economic downturn.


Venezuelan wins Miss Universe crown (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 11:42 PM PDT

Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez (C) celebrates onstage with other contestants after being crowned Miss Universe 2009 at the annual pageant at Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas August 23, 2009.  REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez, an 18-year-old brunette, won the Miss Universe 2009 title on Sunday, giving her South American country its second consecutive win and its sixth title in the beauty pageant.


Sugar flat as trade awaits policy change (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 04:26 AM PDT

A sweeper cleans a road as a sugarcane vendor sleeps at a roadside market in Kolkata August 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - Indian spot sugar prices were treading water on Monday as uncertainty over changes in sugar policy prompted stockists to postpone large purchases, traders said.


Bangladesh crocodile farm aims to bite into luxury market (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 11:01 PM PDT

Reuters - A Bangladeshi entrepreneur wants to add bite to the country's meagre exports with skin and meat from crocodiles, products he says are largely recession-proof as they're targetted at the rich.

Boys get better grades at all-boys schools - study (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 01:38 AM PDT

Reuters - Boys get better grades at single-sex schools than when they're in mixed-gender schools, where girls consistently outperform them, a recent New Zealand study shows.

Wockhardt to use Fortis deal proceeds to repay debt (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 04:07 AM PDT

Reuters - Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd, promoted by the founders of Wockhardt Ltd, will use the funds from the sale of its hospitals to repay debt of 5 billion rupees, a top official said on Monday.

Pakistan police arrest 7 "plotting Karachi attacks" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2009 12:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistani police have arrested seven men belonging to an al Qaeda-linked militant group who were planning to attack high profile targets in the country's biggest city, Karachi.

Australia bemoans loss of Ashes, number one status (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2009 09:13 PM PDT

Australia's cricket team waits for the presentations after England defeated Australia in the fifth Ashes cricket test match at the Oval in London August 23, 2009. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Having been the cricket world's unremitting bully-boy for nearly two decades, Australia was brought down to earth with an almighty thud on Sunday, losing the Ashes to old enemy England, and their number one status to boot.


0 条评论:

发表评论

订阅 博文评论 [Atom]

<< 主页

bnzv