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• Pakistan government clears players to take part in IPL (Reuters)
• GM near deal to sell China venture control - sources (Reuters)
• Study finds no brain tumor link with mobile phones (Reuters)
• Audi clean diesel sedan wins 'Green Car' award (Reuters)
• India to slow greenhouse growth in step to U.N. deal (Reuters)
• Taiwan movie triumphs at International Film Festival of India (Reuters)
• U.S. Secret Service officers on leave over gatecrashing (Reuters)
• Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo retires at 30 (Reuters)
• Telenor launches in India, avoids tariff war (Reuters)
• I felt in the groove for a big score, says Sehwag (Reuters)
• One killed in Mumbai water shortage protests (Reuters)
• Asian workers yet to feel heat in debt-laden Dubai (Reuters)
• Sauber secure entry for 2010 F1 season (Reuters)
• ANALYST VIEW - India targets 20-25 pct cut in C02 intensity (Reuters)
• India firms vow CO2 plans, but investment limited (Reuters)
• Imperious Sehwag leaves Sri Lanka breathless (Reuters)
• INTERVIEW - India growth sustainable; keep eye on inflation - OECD (Reuters)
• "Death factory" leaves toxic legacy 25 years on (Reuters)
• RBI may revise upwards FY10 growth f'cast (Reuters)
• Amitabh Bachchan reverts to childhood in unusual film (Reuters)

Pakistan government clears players to take part in IPL (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 02:31 PM PST Reuters - Pakistan's government has given the go-ahead for the country's players to take part in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) next year, a cricket board spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.

GM near deal to sell China venture control - sources (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:05 PM PST Reuters - General Motors Co is nearing a deal to sell majority control of its China venture and transfer half of its India operations to Chinese partner SAIC, sources with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday.

Study finds no brain tumor link with mobile phones (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:21 PM PST Reuters - A very large, 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia shows no link between cellphone use and brain tumors, researchers reported on Thursday.

Audi clean diesel sedan wins 'Green Car' award (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 03:52 PM PST Reuters - Audi's latest clean-diesel sedan, launched in the United States just last month, was named Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto show on Thursday, upsetting Toyota's popular Prius hybrid for the award.

India to slow greenhouse growth in step to U.N. deal (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:11 PM PST Reuters - India set a goal on Thursday for slowing the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions, the last major economy to offer a climate target four days before the start of U.N. talks on combating global warming.

Taiwan movie triumphs at International Film Festival of India (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 11:27 AM PST Reuters - A Taiwanese film about a father who battles to keep custody of his daughter won the top prize at the 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Friday.

U.S. Secret Service officers on leave over gatecrashing (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 12:59 PM PST Reuters - Three U.S. Secret Service officers were put on paid leave for their role in letting an uninvited couple breeze into President Barack Obama's debut state dinner last week, where they shook hands with the president and had smiling photos taken with various officials.

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo retires at 30 (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 07:30 AM PST Reuters - Twice grand slam winner and former world number one Amelie Mauresmo, who will be remembered as much for her elegance on the court as her incapacity to prevail in her home major, announced her retirement on Thursday.

Telenor launches in India, avoids tariff war (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:56 AM PST Reuters - Norwegian telecom group Telenor set a goal of an 8 percent share of the Indian market by 2018, but steered clear of an intense tariff war as it launched in the world's fastest-growing wireless market.

I felt in the groove for a big score, says Sehwag (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:33 AM PST Reuters - India's Virender Sehwag said he knew a big score was within his grasp in the series after thumping an unbeaten 284 in the final test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

One killed in Mumbai water shortage protests (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 05:48 AM PST Reuters - One man was killed and about a dozen injured in a violent protest on Thursday against water cuts in Mumbai after the worst monsoon in nearly four decades left authorities scrambling to ration supplies.

Asian workers yet to feel heat in debt-laden Dubai (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:58 AM PST Reuters - A Vietnamese foreman barks orders at Asian workers toiling to complete a 30-storey residential tower in Dubai, seemingly unaffected by the emirate's debt woes.

Sauber secure entry for 2010 F1 season (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 09:31 AM PST Reuters - Swiss-based Sauber will take departed Toyota's place as Formula One's 13th team next season, the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement on Thursday.

ANALYST VIEW - India targets 20-25 pct cut in C02 intensity (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 08:25 AM PST Reuters - India aims to cut its carbon intensity, the amount of CO2 emitted for each unit of GDP, by 20-25 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels, the last major emitter to announce reduction targets before the Copenhagen climate talks.

India firms vow CO2 plans, but investment limited (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:18 AM PST Reuters - India's top companies are slowly committing to improving their carbon footprint but are yet to provide for green technology in their investment decisions, a leading survey showed on Thursday.

Imperious Sehwag leaves Sri Lanka breathless (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 05:48 AM PST Reuters - Virender Sehwag flayed Sri Lanka's attack to hit the second fastest double century and put India in control of the third and final test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

INTERVIEW - India growth sustainable; keep eye on inflation - OECD (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:33 AM PST Reuters - India's economic recovery is sustainable but the country must be vigilant in guarding against inflation, the head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Thursday.

"Death factory" leaves toxic legacy 25 years on (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 03:48 AM PST Reuters - It was seen as a symbol of the new emerging India -- a factory that would not only generate thousands of jobs, but manufacture cheap pesticides for millions of farmers.

RBI may revise upwards FY10 growth f'cast (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 04:09 AM PST Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)is likely to revise upwards growth forecasts for 2009/10 when it reviews policy in January and monetary action may be needed if inflation accelerates, senior officials said on Thursday.

Amitabh Bachchan reverts to childhood in unusual film (Reuters) Posted: 03 Dec 2009 01:55 AM PST Reuters - An unusual film that casts 68-year-old Amitabh Bachchan as a 13-year-old school boy, with his own son playing the lead, has the film industry buzzing.

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