2009年11月12日星期四

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Australia reaches out to India with climate aid (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:35 AM PST

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) and his wife Therese Rein stand after placing a wreath at the India Gate war memorial in New Delhi November 12, 2009. Australia said it will invest $50 million to develop green technologies in India, in a sign Canberra was trying to bridge differences with New Delhi. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Australia said it will invest $50 million to develop green technology in India in a sign Canberra is trying to bridge differences with New Delhi over climate change negotiations.

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 bln, settle all disputes (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:18 PM PST

The Intel logo is advertised on the side of a computer box at an electronic store in Phoenix, Arizona November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - Intel Corp will pay rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc $1.25 billion to settle all outstanding legal disputes, in a move that can hasten the resolution of Intel's antitrust troubles.

Sri Lanka top general retires, may run for president (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 06:54 AM PST

Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff Sarath Fonseka takes part in a ceremony at the army head quarters in Colombo in this July 15, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Sri Lanka's top general, who engineered the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after a 25-year war, submitted his resignation on Thursday amid speculation he will run for president.

Pakistan's disputed Northern Areas go to polls (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:53 AM PST

Reuters - Voters in Pakistan's mountainous far north went to the polls on Thursday to elect an assembly for their district as part of an autonomy package that has angered old rival India.

Obama tops Forbes list of world's most powerful people (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 03:07 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about stimulus funding being used for biomedical research during his visit to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland in this September 30, 2009 fle photo. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama can add another accolade to his already long list of awards after being named the world's most powerful person in an inaugural ranking by Forbes magazine.

L&T to sell Satyam shares worth $65 mln - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:57 AM PST

Reuters - Leading Indian engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro Ltd will raise $65 million by selling one-third of its stake in Mahindra Satyam Ltd on Friday, a television channel said on Thursday.

Govt approves $2.34 bln road projects - fin min (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:08 AM PST

Two men ride on bike on a deserted highway in Sangrama, 40 km (25 miles) north of Srinagar, in this May 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - A government panel has approved eight road projects worth 108.8 billion rupees ($2.34 billion), the finance ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Weird and wacky world records tumble around globe (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:06 AM PST

Reuters - Manjit Singh, a 59-year-old security consultant from Leicester, England known as the "Ironman", on Thursday pulled a double-decker bus weighing more than eight tonnes over a distance of 21.2 metres with his hair.

Dhaka to revive talks on Myanmar-India gas link (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:49 AM PST

Reuters - Bangladesh will restart negotiations over a long standing proposal for a pipeline across its territory that would take natural gas from Myanmar to India, a senior energy official said on Thursday.

Govt to infuse equity into Air India by March - Praful Patel (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:31 AM PST

Air India aircraft stand on the tarmac at the airport in Mumbai September 27, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The government will infuse equity into ailing state-run carrier Air India by March, Aviation Minister Praful Patel told reporters on Thursday.

India to play one-day series and two tests in Bangladesh (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:35 AM PST

Reuters - India will play in a tri-nation tournament and a two-test series against Bangladesh in January, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Thursday.

Strong industry data adds to stimulus debate (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 12:03 AM PST

Labourers break coal to be used in a steel factory in Ellikatta village, 60 km from the Hyderabad September 2, 2009. Industrial output grew a faster-than-expected 9.1 percent in September from a year earlier adding to the debate over when the government should pull back from its aggressive policies to drive growth. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Industrial output grew a faster-than-expected 9.1 percent in September from a year earlier, helped by stimulus measures and adding to the debate over when the government should pull back from its aggressive policies to drive growth.

Food price index rises 13.68 pct yr/yr Oct 31 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:53 PM PST

Fruits are displayed for sale at a roadside shop in the southern Indian city of Kochi September 24, 2009. The food price index was up 13.68 percent in the 12 months to Oct. 31, while the fuel index was down 1.71 percent, the government said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - The food price index was up 13.68 percent in the 12 months to Oct. 31, while the fuel index was down 1.71 percent, the government said on Thursday.

Ranbaxy gets WHO approval for AIDS drug (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:08 AM PST

Reuters - Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's top drug maker by sales, said on Thursday it received the World Health Organization pre-qualification for its Indinavir anti-retroviral AIDS drug.

China warns Obama about Dalai Lama, citing Lincoln on slavery (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 01:45 AM PST

The Dalai Lama in Washington October 6, 2009. A Chinese government spokesman said Barack Obama should be especially sympathetic to China's opposition to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence, as a black president who lauded Abraham Lincoln for helping abolish slavery. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesReuters - A Chinese government spokesman said Barack Obama should be especially sympathetic to China's opposition to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence, as a black president who lauded Abraham Lincoln for helping abolish slavery.

Rising jobless casts shadow over world trade - Lamy (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:40 PM PST

World Trade Organisation Director-General Pascal Lamy speaks during a news conference in Singapore July 22, 2009. Rising unemployment is the biggest threat to free trade and could spark greater protectionist policies around the globe, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on Thursday. REUTERS/Tim ChongReuters - Rising unemployment is the biggest threat to free trade and could spark greater protectionist policies around the globe, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on Thursday.

Infosys BPO buys U.S. firm, to pay $38 mln upfront (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 11:12 PM PST

An engineer works in the control room at Infosys Technologies campus at Electronics City in Bangalore January 20, 2003. nfosys Technologies' business process outsourcing arm said on Thursday it had signed a deal to acquire U.S.- based McCamish Systems for an upfront payment of $38 million. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/FilesReuters - The back-office services unit of Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's No. 2 software exporter, will acquire U.S.-based McCamish Systems for an upfront payment of $38 million to boost its service offerings.

Nepal Maoists block PM's office over army chief row (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2009 01:31 AM PST

Reuters - Thousands of former Maoist rebels blocked entrances to the prime minister's office and other ministries on Thursday in the worst standoff since they quit the government earlier this year.

SPECIAL REPORT - India's food dilemma: high prices or shortages (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 05:55 PM PST

A farmer sleeps next to a sugarcane field in the village of Dumchhedi in Punjab November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay VermaReuters - For a man who will inherit vast tracts of fertile farmland in Punjab, India's grain bowl, Jaswinder Singh made what seemed to him a logical career move -- he took a job with a telecoms company in New Delhi.

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