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Indian eye care group wins top world aid prize (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 02:57 PM PST

A woman waits to collect free clothes from a local charity during the Durga Puja Hindu festival in Siliguri in this October 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Indian group Aravind Eye Care System, which performs 300,000 free or subsidized eye surgeries a year for the poor, will receive the world's largest humanitarian prize, jurors said on Friday.


Chile quake-area still shaking, death toll unclear (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:20 PM PST

An earthquake survivor stands inside a test where she is living with her family five days after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami caused widespread destruction in Dichato March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Pilar OlivaresReuters - A series of strong aftershocks rattled south-central Chile on Friday, panicking residents nearly a week after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record devastated coastal towns and killed hundreds of people.


IPad to hit U.S. stores April 3, then 9 more markets (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:47 AM PST

The Apple  Reuters - Apple Inc said the first iPads will be in U.S. stores on April 3 and hit nine international markets later in the month, easing concerns that manufacturing constraints could delay launch.


PM: must consider more steps to tame inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 04:40 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is pictured during the Saudi-India Business Forum in Riyadh February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad ShadeedReuters - India must look at more effective steps in coming months to curb inflation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the upper house of parliament on Friday.


FEATURE - Orissa tribes fight mining firm in real-life Avatar (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:53 AM PST

A man of the Dongria Kondh tribe attends a gathering on top of the Niyamgiri mountain, which they worship as their living god, to protest against plans by Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite from that mountain near Lanjigarh in Orissa February 21, 2010. REUTERS/Reinhard KrauseReuters - As Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for the Oscars, a world away in Orissa, activists say the story of the blockbuster sci-fi film Avatar -- nominated for nine awards -- is being played out.


BSE Sensex posts best weekly gain in 2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 05:20 AM PST

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is seen in this May 22, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Indian shares posted their best weekly gains in 2010 as they closed 0.1 percent higher on Friday on positive global cues, with banks leading the rally, but concerns over stretched valuations limited gains.


Base rate for banks effective from July 1 (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:20 AM PST

A cashier checks currency notes in a bank in Agartala in this July 24, 2009 file photo. The RBI said on Friday the new base lending rate for banks will take effect from July 1. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday the new base lending rate for banks, to bring more transparency to loan pricing, will take effect from July 1.


Survey - Men losing more jobs than women worldwide (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:32 AM PST

Employees at a call centre provide service support to international customers, in Bangalore March 17, 2004. REUTERS/Sherwin Crasto/FilesReuters - The global recession has caused more men than women lose their jobs around the world, following a pattern already well established in the United States, according to research released on Friday.


PM says economy to grow at least 8 pct in FY11 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:40 PM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks in New Delhi November 8, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday the economy would grow by at least 8 percent in the year that begins April 1. Asia's third largest economy would expand 7.2-7.5 percent in 2009/10, he told parliament. (Reporting by Manoj Kumar; editing by Paul de Bendern)


Forbes lists Asia Pacific's most generous givers (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:03 PM PST

Actor Jackie Chan speaks  at the 60th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 16, 2010.   REUTERS/Christian Charisius/FilesReuters - A Taiwanese vegetable seller and the mother of media mogul Rupert Murdoch are among the most generous souls in the Asia Pacific, according to a list of philanthropist "heroes" in the region.


Temple stampede kills 63 people - police (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:37 PM PST

Onlookers stand at the site of a stampede in Kunda village of Uttar Pradesh March 4, 2010. At least 63 people, more than half of them children, were killed in a stampede triggered by a massive rush for free food and clothes at a temple on Thursday, police said. REUTERS/Jitendra PrakashReuters - At least 63 people, more than half of them children, were killed in a stampede triggered by a massive rush for free food and clothes at a temple in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said.


India salary hikes seen highest in Asia-Pacific - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 01:38 AM PST

A cashier counts currency notes inside a bank in Lucknow July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - Wages in India will rise the fastest in the Asia-Pacific region, going up by a tenth in 2010, a recent survey suggested, another indication local firms are more confident of growth than their regional peers.


Microsoft to stay its China course despite Google spat (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 01:18 AM PST

General view of Microsoft Corporation new headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris October 6, 2009.  REUTERS/Charles Platiau/FilesReuters - Microsoft said it will stick to its development strategy for the China Internet search market regardless of the outcome of Google's high-profile spat with Beijing.


India gold buying abates as traders await dips (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:57 PM PST

An employee displays gold necklaces in Chennai January 23, 2010. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - India gold demand abated on Friday afternoon as traders awaited price dips after a late-evening pick-up in offtake in the previous session, dealers said.


Toyota:no evidence of throttle failure in fixed cars (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 01:18 AM PST

A man is reflected on Toyota Motor Corp's Sai hybrid car at its showroom in Tokyo February 17, 2010. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/FilesReuters - Toyota Motor Corp said a partial review of complaints of unintended acceleration after vehicles were repaired had found no evidence of failure in the electronic throttle system or the fixes.


Chile wants loans, focuses on aid for quake areas (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 07:15 PM PST

Earthquake survivors grieve the loss of a relative in a major earthquake and ensuing tsunami, outside the morgue in Constitucion March 3, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos VeraReuters - Chile will need international loans and three to four years to rebuild after one of the most powerful earthquakes in a century killed hundreds of people and demolished cities and towns, President Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday.


Karun Chandhok secures F1 drive (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 07:47 PM PST

A Ferrari Scuderia logo is reflected on a FIA truck at the Istanbul Park racetrack in Istanbul, June 4, 2009, ahead of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix. Karun Chandhok will race for HRT in Formula One this season, the new Spanish-based team said in a statement on Thursday.  REUTERS/Umit Bektas/FilesReuters - India's Karun Chandhok will make his Formula One race debut with HRT this season, the new Spanish-based team said in a statement on Thursday.


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