2009年9月22日星期二

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Former world number one Henin to make comeback (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:42 AM PDT

Belgium's Justine Henin holds a news conference in Paris in this May 24, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/FilesReuters - Former world number one Justine Henin is to make a comeback, less than two years after retiring from tennis.


India increases security after Israel, Australia warnings (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:00 AM PDT

File photo of Palaniappan Chidambaram during a financial conference in New Delhi May 29, 2008. The government said on Tuesday it was increasing security to thwart possible militant strikes in the country days after Israel and Australia issued warnings to its citizens to avoid travelling to Indian cities. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The government said on Tuesday it was increasing security to thwart possible militant strikes in the country days after Israel and Australia issued warnings to its citizens to avoid travelling to Indian cities.


China pledges climate action, Obama says time short (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:13 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy during a visit to Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York September 21, 2009. Halo effect caused by backlight. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - World leaders tried to inject momentum into climate change talks on Tuesday but new proposals by China and a rallying cry from U.S. President Barack Obama did little to break a United Nations deadlock.


Bharti: MTN deal to meet Indian, South African laws (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:34 AM PDT

A rickshaw driver talks on his mobile phone as he rides past a billboard outside a railway station in the Chandigarh May 26, 2009.  Bharti Airtel, which is in exclusive tie-up talks with South Africa's MTN, said on Tuesday the structure of the deal would be fully compliant with the laws in both countries.REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel, which is in exclusive tie-up talks with South Africa's MTN, said on Tuesday the structure of the deal would be fully compliant with the laws in both countries.


Briatore 'distraught' by life ban, may sue - reports (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:32 AM PDT

Renault Formula One team principal Flavio Briatore in Monza  in this September 11, 2009 file photo. Briatore is devastated by his life ban from Formula One for his role in a race-fixing scandal and may take legal action against motor sport's governing body, Italian media reported. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito/FilesReuters - Flavio Briatore is devastated by his life ban from Formula One for his role in a race-fixing scandal and may take legal action against motor sport's governing body, Italian media reported on Tuesday.


China to project naval, air power further off shore (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:44 PM PDT

A file phtot of Chinese General Liang Guanglie during an election at the plenary session of China's parliament, National People's Congress, in Beijing March 17, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee/FilesReuters - China plans to transform its naval and air forces to project power further from its shores, China's defence minister said a week before the nation puts on a massive military parade showcasing its strength.


New Delhi drivers could wreck city's image, says Chidambaram (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:39 AM PDT

Traffic moves at a slow pace on a street of New Delhi, one of world's most crowded cities, June 22, 2006. Dangerous driving in New Delhi could dent the city's hopes of showing itself off as a truly global city during next year's Commonwealth Games,  P. Chidambaram said. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore/FilesReuters - Dangerous driving in New Delhi could dent the city's hopes of showing itself off as a truly global city during next year's Commonwealth Games, the Home Minister said.


Pakistan spy arrested in Bihar - police (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:21 AM PDT

Policemen escort an unidentified Indian after his arrest in the eastern Indian city of Patna September 22, 2009. The man, on the payroll of Pakistan's spy agency, was arrested in Bihar in possession of important military secrets, police said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Krishna Murari KishanReuters - An Indian on the payroll of Pakistan's spy agency was arrested in Bihar in possession of important military secrets, police said on Tuesday.


Cannon fire, slow train star in major Kapoor show (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 08:38 AM PDT

The Royal Academy of Arts is reflected in a sculpture called 'Tall Trees and the Eye' by British artist Anish Kapoor at the Royal Academy of Arts in London September 22, 2009. The gallery is holding a major retrospective of Kapoor's work from September 26 to December 11.        REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - A flying pellet of red wax shot from a cannon in one room and a giant, train-sized lump of the same material moving glacially across another -- welcome to the world of Anish Kapoor.


Young children need 2 doses of H1N1 vaccine - U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:27 PM PDT

A laboratory scientist demonstrates the intake procedures as they begin to test samples for the H1N1 swine flu virus at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore, September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Younger children will need two doses of the vaccine against the new pandemic of H1N1 influenza, U.S. officials said on Monday.


Nepal's former "living goddess" in pension muddle (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:55 AM PDT

Reuters - The fall of Nepal's monarchy has left a 12-year-old girl who served as a "living goddess" without a $40 monthly pension nearly a year after she retired.

Flu causes heart attacks but vaccine protects - study (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:19 PM PDT

A doctor vaccinates a patient in a municipal vaccination centre in Nice, southeastern France, September 9,2009. REUTERS/Eric GaillardReuters - Influenza can help trigger heart attacks and may account for a 35 percent to 50 percent rise in heart attack deaths during flu season, British researchers reported on Monday.


CORRECTED - GE CEO to test new management model in India (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:05 AM PDT

The sign over the entrance to a General Electric Co. facility is seen in Medford, Massachusetts July 17, 2009.  REUTERS/Brian Snyder/FilesReuters - General Electric Co plans to test a new management model in India that the largest U.S. conglomerate believes will help it flourish through a long period of sluggish post-recession growth in developed markets.


Jackson movie to get mass worldwide premiere (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 07:31 PM PDT

A file photo of U.S. pop star Michael Jackson at the O2 Arena in London March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/FilesReuters - The Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" -- based on footage from concert rehearsals before his death in June -- will have simultaneous premieres in more than 15 cities around the world next month, the studio behind the film said on Monday.


Public smoking bans cut heart attack rates - U.S. studies (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:48 PM PDT

A Palestinian automobile mechanic smokes a cigarette at a garage in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Fadi Arouri/FilesReuters - Smoking bans in public places can significantly reduce the number of heart attacks, two U.S. research teams reported on Monday.


Q+A - A primer on climate change at the U.N. and G20 (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 10:24 PM PDT

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looks on at a news conference after the high level segment of the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3) at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) in Geneva September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - Worldwide efforts to fight climate change face potentially crucial milestones this week during United Nations and G20 meetings that activists hope will bring momentum to stalled talks on a new global warming treaty.


Bharti offers last-mile sweeteners for MTN - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:35 PM PDT

A general view of the headquarters of South Africa's MTN Group in Johannesburg, May 27, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel has offered to retain the top management at MTN for at least three years and given the option of an all-cash offer to minority MTN shareholders to sew up the planned tie-up between the two firms, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday.


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