2010年1月29日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Bill Gates promises $10 billion for vaccines (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:29 AM PST

Microsoft founder Bill Gates (L) and his wife Melinda attend a news conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 29, 2010.    REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannReuters - Bill and Melinda Gates said on Friday they would spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines, an increased commitment that reflects progress in the pipeline of products for immunising children in the developing world.


Taliban say no decision yet on Karzai offer of talks (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:43 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 - Taliban leaders have no immediate answer to President Hamid Karzai's offer of talks with the Afghan government but will respond soon, a militant spokesman said on Friday, after Karzai invited them to a peace council.


Honda sets own recall as Toyota details action (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:53 AM PST

A man looks around Toyota Motor's showroom in Tokyo January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Toyota said its global safety withdrawal would take upto 1.8 million vehicles off Europe's roads and rival Honda announced its own recall, placing the vaunted pedigree of Japan's carmakers under fresh scrutiny.


Brilliant Federer sweeps into Australian final (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:15 AM PST

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during their semi-final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 29, 2010.   REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Roger Federer provided a masterful demonstration of his incredible talent and insatiable desire to win by overwhelming Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 6-3 6-2 on Friday and join Andy Murray in the final of the Australian Open.


POLL - RBI seen raising rates in next three months (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:05 AM PST

An employee counts currency notes at a cash counter inside a bank in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, January 29, 2010. REUTERS/Jayanta DeyReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to increase its benchmark interest rates by the end of April, after holding them steady and hiking banks' reserve requirements in a quarterly policy review on Friday, a Reuters poll shows.


RBI lifts reserve ratio, rate rise seen next (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:23 AM PST

A man walks past the entrance of RBI headquarters in Mumbai January 27, 2009.  RBI left its short-term interest rates unchanged on Friday but raised banks' cash reserve requirements  by a higher-than-expected 75 basis points, to be implemented in two phases, and warned of rising inflation. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surprised markets by raising banks' cash reserve requirements by more than expected on Friday and warned of mounting inflation, setting the stage for increasing interest rates in the coming months.


BSE Sensex logs worst monthly loss since Oct (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:58 AM PST

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is seen in Mumbai May 22, 2006. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex erased early losses and nudged 0.3 percent higher on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept key interest rates unchanged, but still posted its worst monthly loss in three months.


Indian art show tackles Gandhi, war and poverty (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:38 AM PST

Reuters - A new exhibition of art from India at Charles Saatchi's London gallery tackles issues including poverty, the environment, war, religion and the region of Kashmir disputed by Pakistan.

U.S. economy likely grew 4.6 pct in 4th quarter (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 09:27 PM PST

Pedestrians walk past the outside of the New York Stock Exchange in New York's financial district September 16, 2008. The U.S. economy likely grew at its fastest pace in nearly four years in the fourth quarter as businesses made less-aggressive cutbacks on inventories, a government report is expected to show on Friday. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - The U.S. economy likely grew at its fastest pace in nearly four years in the fourth quarter as businesses made less-aggressive cutbacks on inventories, a government report is expected to show on Friday.


HIGHLIGHTS - RBI holds rates, lifts CRR by 75 bps (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:42 PM PST

A man uses an electronic machine to check a currency note at a money exchange shop in Siliguri February 5, 2008. The Reserve Bank of India on Friday raised the cash reserve ratio for banks by a higher-than-forecast 75 basis points but, as expected, left key interest rates unchanged. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India on Friday raised the cash reserve ratio for banks by a higher-than-forecast 75 basis points but, as expected, left key interest rates unchanged.


Honda recalls Fit/Jazz cars over window fault (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:47 AM PST

A Honda Jazz, a five-door limousine, is on display at the Geneva car show March 6, 2002. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener/FilesReuters - Honda Motor Co recalled 646,000 of its Fit/Jazz and City automobiles globally over a faulty window switch after a child died when fire broke out in a car last year.


RBI chief says cash sufficient to meet pvt loan demand (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:21 AM PST

Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao smiles during a business conference in New Delhi July 31, 2009. There will be sufficient liquidity in the banking system to meet private demand for loans, the central bank chief said. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - There will be sufficient liquidity in the banking system to meet private demand for loans, the central bank chief said on Friday, after it had raised the reserve requirement for banks in its policy.


Reclusive U.S. author J.D. Salinger dies at 91 (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 07:05 PM PST

Reuters - Reclusive U.S. author J.D. Salinger, who wrote the American post-war literary classic "The Catcher in the Rye," has died of natural causes aged 91.

Fin secy:cash reserve ratio hike appropriate (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:07 AM PST

Reuters - A 75-basis point hike in banks' cash reserve requirements (CRR) by India's central bank is "appropriate and adequate", Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said on Friday.

Australia seeks to curry favour with Indians (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 09:34 PM PST

Reuters - Australians are being urged to eat Indian food in a campaign dubbed "Vindaloo Against Violence" to show their opposition to dozens of attacks on Indian students.

Travel Picks: Top 10 destinations for 2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:38 AM PST

Tourists stand in front of the historic Taj Mahal in Agra January 17, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - For those wondering where to go this year, U.S.-based travel company Gate 1 Travel (www.gate1travel.com) has come up with a list of what it believes will be 2010's top holiday destinations.


Shares turn positive; had been down 2 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:05 AM PST

Reuters - Shares turned positive in afternoon trades on Friday, reversing earlier sharp losses, with banks gaining after the central bank raised reserve requirements but held short-term interest rates steady.
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