2010年10月18日星期一

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Over 200 cultural heritage sites at risk - study (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 08:38 AM PDT

U.N. special envoy to Haiti and former U.S. President Bill Clinton (2nd L) speaks with a local businessman as he visits the ruins of Sans Souci palace in Haiti in this October 2, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/U.N./Logan Abbasi/Handout/FilesReuters - More than 200 of the world's most significant cultural heritage sites could be severely damaged or lost which would cost developing nations over $100 billion in lost revenue, a new report showed.

INTERVIEW - Korea no easy ride for Red Bull (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:55 PM PDT

HRT Formula One driver Karun Chandhok of India speaks during a news conference at the Sepang F1 circuit outside Kuala Lumpur April 1, 2010. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Red Bull's Formula One championship contenders, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, have been warned that a journey into the unknown in South Korea this weekend could be tougher than expected.

Majority on environment panel want POSCO clearances scrapped (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 06:02 AM PDT

An employee of steelmaker POSCO walks at the company's headquarters in Seoul April 10, 2009. A review of Posco's steel mill project in Orissa says the plant could violate forest laws, and a majority of the review panel says existing green clearances should be scrapped, the environment minister told reporters on Monday. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - A majority of an Indian review panel recommended on Monday that environmental clearances given to South Korea's POSCO for a steel mill in the east of the country be cancelled because the project could violate forest laws.

Bread was around 30,000 years ago -study (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:20 PM PDT

A baker wraps a loaf of bread in paper in his North Sydney Bakery September 18, 2007. Starch grains found on 30,000-year-old grinding stones suggest that prehistoric man may have dined on an early form of flat bread, contrary to his popular image as primarily a meat-eater. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/FilesReuters - Starch grains found on 30,000-year-old grinding stones suggest that prehistoric man may have dined on an early form of flat bread, contrary to his popular image as primarily a meat-eater.

Pranab Mukherjee hints at retirement, Rahul Gandhi as PM (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:38 PM PDT

Rahul Gandhi (L) speaks with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee during a public rally in Kolkata September 6, 2010. Mukherjee has hinted at retirement, saying he was unlikely to join a new cabinet, and said Rahul Gandhi could become prime minister. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has hinted at retirement, saying he was unlikely to join a new cabinet, and said Rahul Gandhi could become prime minister.

FACTBOX - India's rules on foreign investment (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 09:39 PM PDT

A money changer counts U.S. dollars in Bombay, May 21, 2003. India is seeing a sharp rise in portfolio inflows as investors in slow-growing developed markets look for higher returns in buoyant Asia. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India is seeing a sharp rise in portfolio inflows as investors in slow-growing developed markets look for higher returns in buoyant Asia.

Coal India $3.5 bln IPO opens, solid demand expected (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:08 AM PDT

People walk pass the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building displaying the benchmark share index on its facade, in Mumbai July 31, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Coal India launched its $3.5 billion share sale on Monday, with its lower-than-expected pricing and exposure to India's booming electricity demand expected to draw solid investor interest to the country's largest-ever IPO.

INTERVIEW: Rising rupee may not help dampen inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:16 AM PDT

A vegetable seller reads a newspaper as he waits for customers at a market in Kolkata September 9, 2010. Rupee appreciation is unlikely to serve as an effective anti-inflationary tool due to the country's limited dependence on food items and basic goods imports, a top government official said. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India's currency appreciation is unlikely to serve as an effective anti-inflationary tool due to the country's limited dependence on food items and basic goods imports, which are pushing up the headline inflation, a top government official said.

Pentagon braces for huge WikiLeaks dump on Iraq war (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 07:31 PM PDT

File photo of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in central London, July 26, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/FilesReuters - The Pentagon said on Sunday it had a 120-member team prepared to review a massive leak of as many as 500,000 Iraq war documents, which are expected to be released by the WikiLeaks website sometime this month.

China's Xi gets military post, succession boost (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:30 AM PDT

China's Vice-President Xi Jinping in this February 21, 2009 file photo. Xi Jinping won a boost to his succession prospects on Monday, when the ruling Communist Party promoted him to the body that oversees the country's military, according to the official Xinhua news agency. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/FilesReuters - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping won a boost to his succession prospects on Monday, when the ruling Communist Party promoted him to the body that oversees the country's military, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

Luxury sales back at record levels in 2011 - study (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:37 AM PDT

A pair of high heel shoes is placed on shore in front of a yacht in Moscow, July 4, 2010. The global market for luxury goods is expected to return to pre-crisis levels in 2011 on the back of a 10 percent growth this year, helped by booming Asia and Chinese tourists shopping in Europe, a report said on Monday. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/FilesReuters - The global market for luxury goods is expected to return to pre-crisis levels in 2011 on the back of a 10 percent growth this year, helped by booming Asia and Chinese tourists shopping in Europe, a report said on Monday.

Finnish firm finds hard-to-detect online attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 01:51 AM PDT

A man sets up a network server of a stand in Hanover February 28, 2009. All network security equipment, the strongest of which is used by the financial industry, is exposed to a new kind of online attack, Finnish data security vendor Stonesoft said on Monday. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/FilesReuters - All network security equipment, the strongest of which is used by the financial industry, is exposed to a new kind of online attack, Finnish data security vendor Stonesoft said on Monday.

Super typhoon hits Philippines; rice crop at risk (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 06:28 AM PDT

A military rescuer prepares life saving equipment as Typhoon Megi approaches in northern Philippines during a formation at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City Metro Manila October 17, 2010. REUTERS/Cheryl RaveloReuters - The Philippines declared a state of calamity in a northern province after super typhoon Megi hit on Monday, cutting off power and communications, forcing flight cancellations and putting the region's rice crop at risk.

Cracks appear in Chile miners' 'pact of silence' (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 07:47 PM PDT

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera poses with the 33 rescued miners inside Copiapo Hospital October 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ho NewReuters - Most of Chile's 33 rescued miners are honoring a pact of silence about the worst of their ordeal, but one indicated on Sunday he would talk if paid and another set the record straight about what didn't happen.

Actresses take centre stage on Oscar watch list (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 08:14 PM PDT

Miniature Oscar statuettes are pictured in a souvenir shop in Hollywood March 6, 2010. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/FilesReuters - Hollywood's Oscar race is only about six weeks old, but already one theme is emerging: unlike most years when men dominate the critical buzz for strong roles, this season women are the talk of the town.

Gunmen kill 29 in Pakistan's Karachi as election held (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2010 07:57 PM PDT

Men hold up their identification cards for local television cameras covering a polling station in Karachi October 17, 2010. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - Gunmen shot to death at least 29 people in Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi over the weekend, deepening tensions as a by-election was held to replace a lawmaker who was murdered in August.

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