2010年1月28日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Climate deal unlikely unless economy lifts - India (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:07 PM PST

Delegates walk past the logo of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the congress centre of Davos January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Michael BuholzerReuters - U.N. climate talks will "probably not" agree an ambitious deal this year unless the economy improves and voters press for action, said India's top climate official Shyam Saran.

Sri Lanka president to dissolve parliament, call poll (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 09:26 AM PST

People celebrate the victory of Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo, January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa will dissolve parliament shortly and call a legislative election, his office said on Thursday, in a move that could enable him to reshape the unwieldly coalition now backing him.

Karzai govt invites Taliban to peace meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:22 PM PST

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband (2nd R) as Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon applaud, after his speech at the 'Afghanistan: The London Conference' in central London January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Matt Dunham/PoolReuters - The Afghan government on Thursday invited the Taliban to a peace council as its Western allies worked out plans to try to end the war in Afghanistan.

Obama takes retooled agenda on road after speech (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:42 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (below) makes a point as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden looks on during Obama's first State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday he would not rest until U.S. businesses were hiring again, as he took his recast agenda on the road and sought to dig out of his deepest political rut since taking office.

Venezuela gets bids for all 3 Carabobo projects, ONGC bid included (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:52 PM PST

An engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) works inside the Kalol oil field in the western Indian state of Gujarat in this September 12, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Venezuela has received bids for all three projects in the Carabobo bidding round in the Orinoco heavy oil belt, sources said on Thursday, with major oil companies Chevron and Repsol among the bidders.

Brilliant Murray storms into Australian final (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 07:07 AM PST

Andy Murray of Britain reacts after hitting a winner against Croatia's Marin Cilic in their semi-final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Andy Murray charged into the Australian Open final on Thursday, giving fresh hope to Britain that the country's long wait for another men's grand slam champion may be nearing an end.

Food inflation accelerates, RBI action likely (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:58 AM PST

Indian police guard the Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai in this April 29, 2003 file photo. REUTERS/Roy Madhur/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appeared ready to tighten monetary policy on Friday as accelerating food price inflation and street protests highlighted the risks of price pressures in the broader economy.

Painting roofs white could cool cities - study (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:38 PM PST

A construction crew paints a roof white in downtown Washington, DC, in this recent photo released on January 28, 2010. Painting all the world's city rooftops white could significantly cool urban areas and perhaps ease the impact of global warming, according to a climate study. REUTERS/Maria Jose-Vinas/American Geophysical Union/HandoutReuters - Painting all the world's city rooftops white could significantly cool urban areas and perhaps ease the impact of global warming, according to a climate study released on Thursday.

Apple pitches $499 iPad, takes on Amazon (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 06:56 PM PST

Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new Reuters - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a sleek tablet that it called the iPad, pitching the new gadget at a surprisingly low price to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

INTERVIEW - Maruti to sell 1 mln cars in FY10 (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:08 AM PST

Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India R. C. Bhargava (L) and Director for Marketing and Sales S. Oishi pose with Maruti's A-Star hatchback model during its launch in New Delhi November 19, 2008. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, is on track to sell one million vehicles in the current year to March on the back of rebounding economy but sees the next year challenging on rising raw material prices and a possible roll back of government stimulus package.

Startpage launches anonymous Web search service (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:25 AM PST

Reuters - Search-engine company Startpage launched a service allowing users concerned about privacy to carry out Web searches and click on linked pages without being identified, tracked or recorded.

Toyota safety recall spreads to Europe, China (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 07:17 AM PST

The Toyota logo is lit up above Boch Toyota's dealership in Norwood, Massachusetts January 27, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. will suspend U.S. sales of eight models subject to a massive safety recall, an unprecedented move that sent its shares tumbling and raised questions about the timing of its earnings money. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Toyota Motor Corp extended its safety recall of millions of its most popular cars to Europe and China on Thursday in a further blow to the reputation of the world's largest auto maker.

Fed renews vow to keep rates low, with a dissent (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 09:17 PM PST

Reuters - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday offered a guardedly upbeat view of the U.S. economy and renewed its pledge to keep interest rates near zero despite the objection of one policy maker.

Govt faces food price discontent, violent protests (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:57 AM PST

A customer checks products inside a food store in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Violence erupted against rising food prices in Bihar, one of the country's poorest states, on Thursday, heaping more political pressure on the government to focus on inflation rather than growth and financial reform.

Williams and Henin end Chinese dreams in Melbourne (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 11:13 PM PST

Justine Henin of Belgium returns a shot against China's Zheng Jie during their semi-final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 28, 2010. Serena Williams and Justine Henin blasted their way into the Australian Open final. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Serena Williams and Justine Henin blasted their way into the Australian Open final on Thursday, setting up a dream decider between the current and former world number ones and killing China's hopes of a first grand slam finalist.

INTERVIEW - RBI may not hike CRR as liquidity adequate - Kotak (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:42 AM PST

Indian police guard the Reserve Bank of India building in Mumbai April 29, 2003. REUTERS/Roy Madhur/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to increase cash reserve ratio for banks at its policy review on Friday as the current surplus in the system is just adequate to meet likely fluctuations, a senior treasury official said.

RBI sees spillover risk from food prices (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:41 AM PST

A vendor arranges vegetables at a wholesale market in Siliguri in this April 4, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said there is a possibility of high food prices spilling over to other parts of the economy, a day before it is expected to tighten policy at its quarterly review of monetary policy.

Food inflation accelerates, RBI action imminent (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:09 AM PST

A shopkeeper arranges sweet figs at a wholesale dried fruit market in the old quarters of Delhi October 29, 2009. The food price index rose 17.40 percent in the 12 months to Jan. 16, rising for the first time after falling for three consecutive weeks, while the fuel index was up 5.70 percent. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - The annual food price inflation accelerated for the first time in four weeks, with the RBI looking set to tighten its policy on Friday to prevent it spilling over to the broader economy.

Brown seeks to turn tide in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:41 AM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) sits with Afghan President Hamid Karzai as they take part in a televised discussion at 10 Downing Street in London January 27, 2010. Any Afghan settlement involving the Taliban will depend on building strong government forces able to handle security, Britain said. REUTERS/Stefan RousseauReuters - The international community must aim to turn the tide in Afghanistan by the middle of next year, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday.

Injured Dravid and Yuvraj out of first S.Africa test (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:13 AM PST

Yuvraj Singh in this August 17, 2008 file photo. Injuries to top batsmen Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh have forced top-ranked India to name a depleted 15-man squad for the opening test against visiting South Africans in Nagpur from Feb. 6-10. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/FilesReuters - Injuries to top batsmen Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh have forced top-ranked India to name a depleted 15-man squad for the opening test against visiting South Africans in Nagpur from Feb. 6-10.

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