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• Swine flu spreads; health officials plan vaccines (Reuters)
• Muddy policy hurdle faces India-U.S. nuclear deal (Reuters)
• Plane hits wall at Iranian airport, killing 17 (Reuters)
• EXCLUSIVE - S.Africa says "devil in detail" on MTN/Bharti deal (Reuters)
• Bharti, MTN may extend merger talks - sources (Reuters)
• Starbucks to enter India within two years (Reuters)
• Jackson's hair made into diamonds -- for real (Reuters)
• Bill Gates urges India to move from low-cost to R&D (Reuters)
• FIA says new agreement could be signed next week (Reuters)
• U.S., India begin sensitive talks on atom fuel supply (Reuters)
• First defense against swine flu - seasonal vaccine (Reuters)
• Liverpool's Steven Gerrard cleared over bar brawl (Reuters)
• Govt issues notice to Star Plus over 'Sach Ka Saamna' (Reuters)
• Reliance Q1 net down; KG gas to drive earnings (Reuters)
• India to end diplomatic deals for rice, wheat export (Reuters)
• INTERVIEW - Trade secretary sees Doha breakthrough by end 2009 (Reuters)
• Matthew Hayden to set up academy in Chennai (Reuters)
• Australia open India ODI tour in Jaipur on Oct 25 (Reuters)
• Monsoon weak in sugarcane, corn areas - govt (Reuters)
• Finance ministry to seek cabinet nod for pension - source (Reuters)

Swine flu spreads; health officials plan vaccines (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 02:34 PM PDT Reuters - Global health officials stepped up efforts to prepare for quick vaccination against the H1N1 pandemic virus, saying on Friday it appeared now to be affecting older age groups spared earlier in the pandemic.

Muddy policy hurdle faces India-U.S. nuclear deal (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 07:21 AM PDT Reuters - The India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal, already hit by procedural delays, may face a new hurdle: the Japanese partners of top U.S. nuclear firms may need to convince Tokyo and get approval to do business in India.

Plane hits wall at Iranian airport, killing 17 (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:21 PM PDT Reuters - At least 17 people were killed and 23 injured when a passenger aircraft veered off the runway and hit a wall while landing at Mashhad airport in northeastern Iran on Friday, media reports said.

EXCLUSIVE - S.Africa says "devil in detail" on MTN/Bharti deal (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 09:10 AM PDT Reuters - South Africa's Treasury said on Friday it was broadly supportive of a tie-up between mobile phone operator MTN and India's Bharti Airtel but that the "devil is in the detail".

Bharti, MTN may extend merger talks - sources (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN are expected to extend exclusive talks about a possible merger by at least two to three weeks, four sources familiar with the deal said on Friday.

Starbucks to enter India within two years (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 11:50 AM PDT Reuters - Coffee chain Starbucks Corp plans to enter India within two years, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

Jackson's hair made into diamonds -- for real (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:53 PM PDT Reuters - Since Michael Jackson's sudden death on June 25, the rumor mill over details of his bizarre personal life has ground away nearly non-stop, and on Friday, one company said it was turning his hair into diamonds. That one is true.

Bill Gates urges India to move from low-cost to R&D (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 05:44 AM PDT Reuters - Billionaire Bill Gates on Friday urged India to move away from low-cost labour toward high-end research and development to keep its giant IT sector competitive.

FIA says new agreement could be signed next week (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 09:23 AM PDT Reuters - A new commercial agreement to secure the stability of Formula One until at least 2012 should be ready for signing by the end of next week, the sport's governing body said on Friday.

U.S., India begin sensitive talks on atom fuel supply (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 05:20 AM PDT Reuters - The United States and India have begun talks to flesh out rules for Indian reprocessing of spent U.S. atomic fuel, a crucial part of a nuclear cooperation pact critics fear will erode non-proliferation standards.

First defense against swine flu - seasonal vaccine (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. health officials strengthened their recommendations for seasonal flu vaccines on Friday, saying all children aged 6 months to 18 years should be immunized -- especially because of the H1N1 flu pandemic.

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard cleared over bar brawl (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 05:51 AM PDT Reuters - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was cleared on Friday of attacking a businessman in a fight over music being played in a bar.

Govt issues notice to Star Plus over 'Sach Ka Saamna' (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:37 AM PDT Reuters - The Indian version of "The Moment of Truth", an American reality TV show, is in danger of going off air after a government notice said the show's content was indecent.

Reliance Q1 net down; KG gas to drive earnings (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 07:57 AM PDT Reuters - Reliance Industries, India's top energy firm, on Friday posted a larger-than-expected 11.5 percent fall in quarterly net profit, its third straight quarterly decline, as its refining margins more than halved.

India to end diplomatic deals for rice, wheat export (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:57 AM PDT Reuters - India will not export any wheat or rice through diplomatic arrangements, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar told parliament on Friday.

INTERVIEW - Trade secretary sees Doha breakthrough by end 2009 (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 03:26 AM PDT Reuters - India expects a breakthrough in the Doha round of trade talks by the end of 2009, even though it is not changing its stance, as the stalled negotiations are expected to gain momentum from September, trade secretary Rahul Khullar said on Friday.

Matthew Hayden to set up academy in Chennai (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 03:41 AM PDT Reuters - Former Australia batsman Matthew Hayden is planning to set up a cricket academy in Chennai, local media reported on Friday.

Australia open India ODI tour in Jaipur on Oct 25 (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 06:13 AM PDT Reuters - Australia will open their seven-match one-day tour of India in Jaipur on Oct. 25, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday.

Monsoon weak in sugarcane, corn areas - govt (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 12:37 AM PDT Reuters - India's monsoon rains remain weak in Bihar, the country's leading corn producer, and Uttar Pradesh, which normally produces more than half of India's sugarcane, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said on Friday.

Finance ministry to seek cabinet nod for pension - source (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jul 2009 03:46 AM PDT Reuters - India's finance ministry will approach the cabinet of ministers for seeking approval to introduce a bill on pension reforms in Parliament, a ministry source said on Friday.

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