2009年11月8日星期日

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All the pressure is on India, says Sangakkara (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 08:53 AM PST

Sri Lanka's cricket team captain Kumar Sangakkara speaks during a news conference in Mumbai November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The pressure will all be on India when they host Sri Lanka in this month's opening test, visiting captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Sunday as his side prepared to try to win their first test match in the country.


Stimulus exit when recovery clear - Pranab Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 10:59 AM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee listens to a question during a news conference in New Delhi May 27, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - The timing of the withdrawal of stimulus steps for India's economy will be decided when it becomes clear the economy is recovering, but there will be no fresh stimulus, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday.


Dalai Lama visits Arunachal Pradesh (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 04:14 AM PST

The Dalai Lama in Washington October 6, 2009.  housands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to Arunachal Pradesh also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesReuters - Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to Arunachal Pradesh also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants.


Australia power to one-day series win in India (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 03:19 AM PST

Australia's Doug Bollinger (R) celebrates after taking the wicket of n Mahendra Singh Dhoni as Australia's captain Ricky Ponting watches during their sixth one-day international cricket match in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati November 8, 2009. Australia beat India by six wickets in the sixth one-day international. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - Left-arm seamer Doug Bollinger grabbed five for 35 to set up Australia's six-wicket victory over India in the sixth one-dayer on Sunday for an unassailable 4-2 lead in the seven-match series.


Financial sector reforms to quicken, says PM (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 04:40 AM PST

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi December 20, 2007. There are clear signs of an upturn in the Indian economy, which is expected to expand by 6.5 percent in the year to March 2010, Manmohan Singh said on Sunday. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India's long-stalled reforms to its financial sector gained momentum on Sunday after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he would push through legislative changes, including the insurance sector which foreign players are eyeing.


INTERVIEW - Deficit, inflation seen threatening India's recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 06:16 AM PST

Former chief economist at the World Economic Forum Raghuram Rajan answers a question during a news conference in Singapore September 14, 2006. REUTERS/Stephen Jaffe/IMF/Handout/FilesReuters - A high fiscal deficit and rising inflationary pressure could derail India's economic recovery, an advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday.


China to boost aid to Africa as ties blossom (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 07:32 AM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) shakes hands with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif (R) beside Egyptian Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid during a session of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum in Egypt at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh November 7, 2009.  REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered Africa $10 billion in concessional loans over the next three years on Sunday, saying China was a "true and trusted friend" of the continent and its people.


U.S. healthcare faces tough path in Senate (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 10:36 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - After a landmark win in the U.S. House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed.


Bharti Airtel not seeking new buys, sees local shake up (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:42 AM PST

A tractor driver talks on a mobile phone in front of an advisement of Bharti Airtel in the northern Indian state of Punjab September 16, 2009. Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said on Sunday that the company was not actively seeking acquisitions after its $23 billion planned tie-up with South Africa's MTN collapsed. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile operator, is not actively seeking acquisitions, after its $23 billion planned tie-up talks with South Africa's MTN collapsed, the firm's Chairman Sunil Mittal said on Sunday.


Arrest in export fall reassuring - trade minister (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:45 PM PST

Anand Sharma speaks during an during an interview in New York, June 19, 2009. The arrest of a steep fall in exports is reassuring, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Sunday. REUTERS/Chip East/FilesReuters - The arrest of a steep fall in exports is reassuring, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Sunday.


FACTBOX - India, China's old border dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:33 PM PST

Reuters - The Dalai Lama, branded by China as a separatist began a week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh, also claimed by Beijing as the two countries struggle to settle a border dispute.

SPECIAL REPORT - In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 06:39 PM PST

Survivors from Belene concentration camp and relatives gather in front of a building of a communist-era prison built on the site of the death camp on the Danube island of Persin, Bulgaria, in this April, 1990 file photo. Nostalgia for the past is growing in the small Balkan country and across the former Soviet bloc. REUTERS/Georgi Georgiev/FilesReuters - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.


China to provide $10 bln in loans to Africa over 3 yrs (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 01:30 AM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) shakes hands with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif (R) during a session of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Sino-African Forum in Egypt at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh November 7, 2009. China will provide $10 billion in loans to Africa over the next three years. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - China will provide $10 billion in loans to Africa over the next three years, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday.


Australia restrict India to 170 in sixth ODI (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:17 PM PST

Yuvraj Singh (L) leaves the field after his dismissal as Australian players celebrate during their sixth one-day international cricket match in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati November 8, 2009. ndia, opting to bat first, made 170 in 48 overs in the sixth one-day international against Australia on Sunday. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - India, opting to bat first, made 170 in 48 overs in the sixth one-day international against Australia on Sunday.


India opt to bat first in sixth Australia one-dayer (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 07:21 PM PST

Australia's team members huddle before a cricket practice session in  Guwahati November 7, 2009. India won the toss and elected to bat first in the sixth and penultimate one-dayer against top-ranked Ausralia on Sunday. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - India won the toss and elected to bat first in the sixth and penultimate one-dayer against top-ranked Ausralia on Sunday.


G20 pledge to support economy until recovery firms (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 07:03 PM PST

Russian Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin (R) poses with his G20 colleagues and central bank leaders at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at St. Andrews, November 7, 2009. Group of 20 pledged to prepare strategies to end emergency support for their economies, but to keep the aid flowing until recovery was assured. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/PoolReuters - Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers pledged on Saturday to prepare strategies to end emergency support for their economies, but to keep the aid flowing until recovery was assured.


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