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• Early results show Afghan election too close to call (Reuters)
• India raises farm subsidy to boost winter crops (Reuters)
• Asia way short of vaccine to fight swine flu - WHO (Reuters)
• F1 race wont help develop sport in India, says govt (Reuters)
• Pakistani Taliban confirm leader is dead - BBC (Reuters)
• Govt unveils cap and trade market worth $15 bln (Reuters)
• Sugar eases as govt puts limits on bulk buyers (Reuters)
• Last-placed Kyrgyzstan hold Lebanon 1-1 (Reuters)
• Reader's Digest gets OK to tap into $150 mln loan (Reuters)
• Shipyard takeover underlines govt's defence urgency (Reuters)
• Skipper Bhaichung Bhutia celebrates 100 caps with goal (Reuters)
• Govt to review impact of weak monsoon rains - report (Reuters)
• Sports minister allays Commonwealth Games venue fears (Reuters)
• Tibetans welcome mountain spirits in faith ceremony (Reuters)
• Looking for the perfect partner? Do the maths (Reuters)

Early results show Afghan election too close to call (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 09:43 AM PDT Reuters - The first partial results from Afghanistan's election had President Hamid Karzai and his main rival running neck-and-neck on Tuesday, suggesting a close race headed for a second round.

India raises farm subsidy to boost winter crops (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 12:29 PM PDT Reuters - India has raised farm subsidy by 2.88 billion rupees ($59 million) to provide seeds to farmers to help winter crops as it tries to mitigate the impact of scanty rains on summer crops, the finance minister said on Tuesday.

Asia way short of vaccine to fight swine flu - WHO (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:11 AM PDT Reuters - Asia is going to be way short of the new H1N1 vaccine to fight swine flu when the next surge of infections hits during the cold season this year, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.

F1 race wont help develop sport in India, says govt (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 02:45 AM PDT Reuters - The government believes hosting a Formula One race will have no impact on the development of sport in the country, local media reported on Tuesday.

Pakistani Taliban confirm leader is dead - BBC (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani Taliban militants confirmed on Tuesday for the first time that their leader, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed, the BBC reported.

Govt unveils cap and trade market worth $15 bln (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:52 AM PDT Reuters - India has approved in principle new trading plans centred on energy efficiency as part of efforts to shift to a greener economy to fight climate change, opening up a potential market worth more than $15 billion by 2015.

Sugar eases as govt puts limits on bulk buyers (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:28 AM PDT Reuters - Indian spot sugar prices eased on Tuesday after the federal government put curbs by restricting bulk buyers to keep stocks enough to meet demand for just 15 days, traders said.

Last-placed Kyrgyzstan hold Lebanon 1-1 (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 10:43 AM PDT Reuters - Lebanon's hopes for a final berth were dealt a blow after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Kyrgyzstan, already out of reckoning, in a league game of the five-nation Nehru Cup tournament on Tuesday.

Reader's Digest gets OK to tap into $150 mln loan (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 02:14 PM PDT Reuters - The bankrupt publisher of Reader's Digest won court approval on Tuesday to access some of the $150 million in funding it has lined up to continue operating while it reorganizes.

Shipyard takeover underlines govt's defence urgency (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 04:35 AM PDT Reuters - India's Defence Ministry will take over a commercial shipyard to build military vessels for its navy, the junior defence minister said on Tuesday in a move underlining a new urgency in upgrading defence capabilities.

Skipper Bhaichung Bhutia celebrates 100 caps with goal (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 04:23 AM PDT Reuters - India skipper Bhaichung Bhutia scored a goal to cap a memorable 100th national team appearance, leading the hosts to victory over Kyrgyzstan in a five-nation tournament.

Govt to review impact of weak monsoon rains - report (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2009 10:57 PM PDT Reuters - A panel of ministers will meet on Tuesday to review the impact of patchy monsoon rains and discuss if there is a need to modify some of the steps initiated to manage drought, the Financial Express said.

Sports minister allays Commonwealth Games venue fears (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 04:09 AM PDT Reuters - Sports minister Manohar Singh Gill has dismissed fears that venues for the Commonwealth Games wil not be ready in time, despite a government report suggesting many of the projects are running late.

Tibetans welcome mountain spirits in faith ceremony (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2009 10:58 PM PDT Reuters - Every summer the green hills of Rebkong are home to unique celebrations during which local Tibetans believe the mountain gods visit villagers -- and each other -- through human mediums.

Looking for the perfect partner? Do the maths (Reuters) Posted: 24 Aug 2009 10:57 PM PDT Reuters - Looking for "the one"? An Australian mathematician says singles face much better odds if they date, and then reject, 12 potential partners, and then start searching for love.

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