2009年12月3日星期四

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Pakistan government clears players to take part in IPL (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 02:31 PM PST

A dancer entertains fans at the end of the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket final match in Johannesburg in this May 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/FilesReuters - Pakistan's government has given the go-ahead for the country's players to take part in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) next year, a cricket board spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.


GM near deal to sell China venture control - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:05 PM PST

File photo of General Motors cars at the company stockyard at Halol, about 150 east of Ahmedabad, August 28, 2009. General Motors has agreed to sell half its Indian operations and a stake in its Chinese business to China's SAIC Motor Corp, the New York Times said on Thursday. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - General Motors Co is nearing a deal to sell majority control of its China venture and transfer half of its India operations to Chinese partner SAIC, sources with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday.


Study finds no brain tumor link with mobile phones (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:21 PM PST

A boy speaks on a mobile phone in Tiananmen Square in this August 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Jason Lee/FilesReuters - A very large, 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia shows no link between cellphone use and brain tumors, researchers reported on Thursday.


Audi clean diesel sedan wins 'Green Car' award (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 03:52 PM PST

Audi logo sign is seen inside the lobby at the U.S. headquarters building of the Volkswagen Group of America in Herndon, Virginia, in this September 18, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - Audi's latest clean-diesel sedan, launched in the United States just last month, was named Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto show on Thursday, upsetting Toyota's popular Prius hybrid for the award.


India to slow greenhouse growth in step to U.N. deal (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:11 PM PST

A truck emits smoke during evening rush hour in Mumbai November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India set a goal on Thursday for slowing the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions, the last major economy to offer a climate target four days before the start of U.N. talks on combating global warming.


Taiwan movie triumphs at International Film Festival of India (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 11:27 AM PST

A hoarding promoting the 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is seen outside the film festival venue on the banks of the Mandovi river in Panaji, Goa November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Tony TharakanReuters - A Taiwanese film about a father who battles to keep custody of his daughter won the top prize at the 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Friday.


U.S. Secret Service officers on leave over gatecrashing (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 12:59 PM PST

Tareq and Michaele Salahi pose for a photographer as they prepare for a photo shoot with other models at Halcyon House in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Robert DevaneyReuters - Three U.S. Secret Service officers were put on paid leave for their role in letting an uninvited couple breeze into President Barack Obama's debut state dinner last week, where they shook hands with the president and had smiling photos taken with various officials.


Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo retires at 30 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 07:30 AM PST

Amelie Mauresmo of France laughs during a news conference in Sydney in this January 7, 2007 file photo. France's two-time grand slam winner and former world number one Mauresmo announced her retirement from tennis on Thursday. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/FilesReuters - Twice grand slam winner and former world number one Amelie Mauresmo, who will be remembered as much for her elegance on the court as her incapacity to prevail in her home major, announced her retirement on Thursday.


Telenor launches in India, avoids tariff war (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:56 AM PST

A man talks on a cellphone in Mumbai May 18, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Norwegian telecom group Telenor set a goal of an 8 percent share of the Indian market by 2018, but steered clear of an intense tariff war as it launched in the world's fastest-growing wireless market.


I felt in the groove for a big score, says Sehwag (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:33 AM PST

India's Virender Sehwag celebrates after scoring a double century on the second day of the third test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India's Virender Sehwag said he knew a big score was within his grasp in the series after thumping an unbeaten 284 in the final test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.


One killed in Mumbai water shortage protests (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 05:48 AM PST

A boy sits on a cart with empty buckets to be filled up with water from a hand pump at a street side in Mumbai March 30, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - One man was killed and about a dozen injured in a violent protest on Thursday against water cuts in Mumbai after the worst monsoon in nearly four decades left authorities scrambling to ration supplies.


Asian workers yet to feel heat in debt-laden Dubai (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:58 AM PST

An Indian labourer works at Mina Seyahi in Dubai December 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahReuters - A Vietnamese foreman barks orders at Asian workers toiling to complete a 30-storey residential tower in Dubai, seemingly unaffected by the emirate's debt woes.


Sauber secure entry for 2010 F1 season (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 09:31 AM PST

BMW Sauber Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld of Germany drives during the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix in the Hungaroring circuit near Budapest July 26, 2009.    REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/FilesReuters - Swiss-based Sauber will take departed Toyota's place as Formula One's 13th team next season, the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement on Thursday.


ANALYST VIEW - India targets 20-25 pct cut in C02 intensity (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 08:25 AM PST

Reuters - India aims to cut its carbon intensity, the amount of CO2 emitted for each unit of GDP, by 20-25 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels, the last major emitter to announce reduction targets before the Copenhagen climate talks.

India firms vow CO2 plans, but investment limited (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:18 AM PST

Smoke billows from the chimneys of a power station in New Delhi September 2, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India's top companies are slowly committing to improving their carbon footprint but are yet to provide for green technology in their investment decisions, a leading survey showed on Thursday.


Imperious Sehwag leaves Sri Lanka breathless (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 05:48 AM PST

India's Sachin Tendulkar (C), captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (R) and Rahul Dravid walk back after the end of Sri Lanka's first innings in Mumbai December 3, 2009. India were 92 without loss at lunch in reply to Sri Lanka's first-innings 393 on the second day of the third test at the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Virender Sehwag flayed Sri Lanka's attack to hit the second fastest double century and put India in control of the third and final test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.


INTERVIEW - India growth sustainable; keep eye on inflation - OECD (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:33 AM PST

Labourers carry goods at a wholesale market in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's economic recovery is sustainable but the country must be vigilant in guarding against inflation, the head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Thursday.


"Death factory" leaves toxic legacy 25 years on (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 03:48 AM PST

A security guard walks in front of the Union Carbide Corp, now part of Dow Chemical Co, pesticide plant in Bhopal December 1, 2009, which in December 1984 developed a toxic gas leak resulting in thousands of people dying in the aftermath, in what is called one of the world's worst industrial disasters.REUTERS/Reinhard KrauseReuters - It was seen as a symbol of the new emerging India -- a factory that would not only generate thousands of jobs, but manufacture cheap pesticides for millions of farmers.


RBI may revise upwards FY10 growth f'cast (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 04:09 AM PST

Labourers work at the construction site of a bridge over the Mahananda river in Siliguri June 4, 2009.  REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)is likely to revise upwards growth forecasts for 2009/10 when it reviews policy in January and monetary action may be needed if inflation accelerates, senior officials said on Thursday.


Amitabh Bachchan reverts to childhood in unusual film (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:55 AM PST

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan smiles as his son Abhishek Bachchan looks on in Bangkok June 7, 2008. An unusual film that casts 68-year-old Amitabh Bachchan as a 13-year-old school boy, with his own son playing the lead, has the film industry buzzing. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - An unusual film that casts 68-year-old Amitabh Bachchan as a 13-year-old school boy, with his own son playing the lead, has the film industry buzzing.


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