2010年10月20日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


New malaria estimate says 205,000 die in India (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:58 PM PDT

A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier walks past a warning sign in a remote area, about 198 km (123 miles) southeast of Agartala, December 11, 2007. Malaria kills around 205,000 people in India each year, more than 13 times the estimate made by the World Health Organization, researchers said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - Malaria kills around 205,000 people in India each year, more than 13 times the estimate made by the World Health Organization, researchers said on Thursday.


Kohli ton leads India to thrilling win over Australia (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:43 PM PDT

Yuvraj Singh plays a shot during their second one day international cricket match against Australia in Vishakhapatnam October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Virat Kohli hit 118 and Suresh Raina hammered an unbeaten 71 to inspire India to a brilliant five-wicket win over Australia in the second one-day international on Wednesday.


U.S.-Pakistan dialogue faces prickly issues (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 04:07 PM PDT

File photo of U.S. President Barack Obama and Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, April 12, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young/FilesReuters - President Barack Obama and his national security team discussed the need to ramp up pressure on extremist safe-havens in Pakistan on Wednesday before meeting with Pakistani officials participating in talks on broadening bilateral relations.


India says Doha talks make progress (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:12 PM PDT

File photo of India's trade minister Anand Sharma as he attends a session at a forum in Davos, January 30, 2010.  Sharma added his voice on Wednesday to comments that the long-stalled Doha talks to free up world trade are again showing signs of life. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/FilesReuters - India's Trade minister Anand Sharma added his voice on Wednesday to comments that the long-stalled Doha talks to free up world trade are again showing signs of life.


Finance Ministry agrees to pay $2.25 bln oil subsidy - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 07:53 AM PDT

An employee fills a car with petrol at a gas station in Jammu February 26, 2010. The finance ministry has agreed to pay 100 billion rupees ($2.25 billion) to compensate state oil retailers for selling fuel at below-market prices in the first half of the fiscal year, govt sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - The finance ministry has agreed to pay 100 billion rupees ($2.25 billion) to compensate state oil retailers for selling fuel at below-market prices in the first half of the fiscal year, government sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.


Pakistan stop suspended trio using practice facilities (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 07:04 AM PDT

Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Amir (L) and Salman Butt in  England in this September 1, 2010 file photo. The Pakistan Cricket Board has stopped Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir from using any of the board's facilities or training at the national cricket academy while they remain banned. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - The Pakistan Cricket Board has stopped Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir from using any of the board's facilities or training at the national cricket academy while they remain banned.


Coal India IPO heavily oversubscribed on third day (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 08:16 AM PDT

A labourer works at a wholesale coal shop, which is a part of state-owned coal India, in Noida October 19, 2010. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - State-run Coal India's IPO to raise as much as $3.5 billion was nearly 12 times subscribed on Wednesday as big investors rushed into the offer during the final hours for institutional orders.


Development rivals caste in Bihar election (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 01:20 AM PDT

Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar speaks during an interview with Reuters in Patna March 31, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Bihar, one of India's most politically important states, holds an election from Thursday that could return to power a leader who has won support on a platform of infrastructure and development over traditional caste ties.


Too big to fail bank plans stretch into 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 08:05 AM PDT

An employee puts a key into a safe box in Basel January 21, 2009. Steps to avoid Reuters - Steps to avoid "too big to fail" banks from destabilising markets and the world economy will take longer to agree and a common global approach is beyond reach, regulators and central bankers said on Wednesday.


Rooney facing toughest decision of career (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 04:09 AM PDT

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (L) smiles as manager Alex Ferguson (R) watches during a training session at their Carrington training complex in Manchester, northern England in this October 1, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Phil Noble/FilesReuters - From the moment he curled in a sensational winner for Everton against Arsenal five days before his 17th birthday in 2002, Wayne Rooney's life changed forever.


Saudi royal gets life in jail for London murder (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 07:04 AM PDT

Reuters - A Saudi prince was jailed for life in Britain on Wednesday for beating and strangling his servant in the room they shared at a luxury London hotel after what prosecutors called a campaign of sadistic abuse.

CERN scientists eye parallel universe breakthrough (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:26 AM PDT

A graphic showing a collision at full power is pictured at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experience control room of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Meyrin, near Geneva in this March 30, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - Physicists probing the origins of the cosmos hope that next year they will turn up the first proofs of the existence of concepts long dear to science-fiction writers such as hidden worlds and extra dimensions.


India likely to halt Vedanta expansion this week (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:10 AM PDT

A bird flies by the Vedanta office building in Mumbai August 16, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The government is likely to halt this week miner Vedanta Resources' plans to expand its alumina refinery in Orissa due to serious violation of environmental laws, government officials said on Wednesday.


India raises local wheat purchase price by 1.82 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:56 PM PDT

A worker sifts wheat at a grain market in Chandigarh April 4, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - India on Wednesday raised the price it will pay to domestic farmers to buy new season wheat by 1.82 percent, the lowest increase in five years, signalling adequate stocks of the grain.


World's richest man says China should lift wages (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:21 PM PDT

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim speaks during a news conference in Mexico City July 15, 2010. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte/FilesReuters - The world's richest man weighed into the argument between China and the United States over currencies, saying the dispute could be resolved if China raises wages for workers.


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