2010年11月12日星期五

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Rumours swirl in Myanmar over Suu Kyi release (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 06:29 AM PST

A child from Myanmar stands under a poster of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the Mae Tao clinic in the Thai border town of Mae Sot November 10, 2010. REUTERS/Chaiwat SubprasomReuters - Rumour and speculation about the imminent release of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi swept across Myanmar on Friday but there was no word from the country's secretive military rulers about whether she would be freed.


Tata Steel Q2 net beats f'cast, to raise funds (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:00 AM PST

The Tata Steel logo is displayed in London October 20, 2006. Tata Steel, the world's seventh-largest steel maker by output, on Friday said September quarter net profit beat forecasts on stronger demand at European unit Corus and strong growth at its Indian operations. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Tata Steel reported forecast-beating quarterly results on better demand and higher prices, and said it would raise up to $1.6 billion in additional capital as it looks to cut debt and invest in its European operations.


Security tight as China opens Asiad with a splash (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:55 AM PST

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong province November 12, 2010. The Asian Games run from November 12-27 and will involve some 14,000 athletes and officials from 45 countries. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Guangzhou's Asian Games opened on Friday with a glitzy riverside ceremony and a flotilla of athletes as security was tightened across the city for the biggest sports event in China since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


Pakistan trio to learn their fate in January (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 06:39 AM PST

Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt arrives at the ICC HQ in Dubai October 30, 2010. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro/FilesReuters - An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal will rule on charges of alleged breaches of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption code by Pakistan test players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir in Doha from Jan. 6-11.


Over 60 pct of child deaths in India avoidable - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:58 PM PST

Reuters - More children under the age of five die in India than in any other country in the world, and from five main causes that are avoidable, a study in India has found.

India economy set to grow 8.5 pct in 2010/11 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:28 PM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur arrive for dinner at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul November 11, 2010, on the first day of the G20 Summit. REUTERS/Yonhap/G20 Seoul Summit Media Pool/HandoutReuters - India's economy is expected to grow 8.5 percent in the current year and 9 percent in 2011/12, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.


Opener McIntosh gives New Zealand solid start (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:48 AM PST

New Zealand's Martin Guptill (R) plays a shot as India's captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni watches during the first day of their second test cricket match in  Hyderabad November 12, 2010.  REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Opener Tim McIntosh scored his second test hundred to build a solid platform for New Zealand in their first innings on the opening day of the second test against India on Friday.


G20 closes ranks but skims over toughest tasks (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:49 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) arrives at the airport in Incheon November 10, 2010, prior to the G20 Summit. World leaders gathered in Seoul for a two-day summit hoping to move beyond broad promises of economic cooperation, but days of rancorous debate appear to have undone much of the G20 unity. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - G20 leaders closed ranks on Friday and agreed to a watered-down commitment to watch out for dangerous imbalances, yet offered investors little proof that the world was any safer from economic catastrophe.


Govt panel to have final meet on new mine bill (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 03:22 AM PST

A miner stands at the Gevra coalmines in Chhattisgarh, Asia's largest opencast coalmine, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - A government panel is set to hold a final meeting on the draft of a new mining bill that will be introduced in the ongoing session of parliament, Mines Minister B.K. Handique said on Friday.


Tata Steel Europe operations facing headwinds - exec (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:55 AM PST

The Tata Steel logo is displayed in London October 20, 2006. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Tata Steel continues to face headwinds in its European operations amid "a bit of overcapacity" in the region, the head of the company's Indian operations said on Friday.


Afghanistan to sign mining MoU with India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:59 AM PST

Reuters - Afghanistan will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India on mining in a month, the country's mines minister, Wahidullah Shahrani, told reporters on Friday during a visit to India.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi - from housewife to democracy hero (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:32 AM PST

A graffiti artist finishes a mural of Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an event to mark her 65th birthday in Prague June 18, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny/FilesReuters - Aung San Suu Kyi, who went from English housewife to Myanmar's oppposition leader and world famous political prisoner, is a powerful symbol of the struggle against dictatorship in one of the world's most oppressive countries.


September industrial output growth slows (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:15 PM PST

A labourer sleeps in a roll of underground cables at a construction site in Jammu September 20, 2010.  REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - The annual industrial output growth slowed unexpectedly in September, led by a decline in capital goods production, adding to the likelihood the central bank rate will keep rates on hold in coming months.


State Bank of India plans euro bond - chair (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 06:06 AM PST

People walk in front of a signboard displayed at the head office of State Bank of India in Mumbai November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - State Bank of India (SBI), the country's top lender, plans to launch a benchmark-size 5-year euro bond issue, its chairman said on Friday.


Convoy attacked in Afghan capital - police, NATO (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:32 AM PST

Reuters - A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy near the new parliament building in the Afghan capital on Friday, police and the coalition said, the first attack in Kabul in three months after security was increased.

Canada, India launch free trade deal negotiations (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:57 PM PST

A mobile crane prepares to stack a container at Thar Dry Port in Sanand in Gujarat September 15, 2010. Canada and India on Friday launched talks on a free trade deal they said could boost gross domestic product in each nation by C$6 billion ($5.9 billion) a year and increase existing trade flows by 50 percent. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Canada and India on Friday launched talks on a free trade deal they said could boost gross domestic product in each nation by C$6 billion ($5.9 billion) a year and increase existing trade flows by 50 percent.


Facts about Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:51 AM PST

Activists stand behind a poster of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in front of the office of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Yangon November 10, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's fight against military dictatorship, is scheduled to be released from house arrest on Saturday, just days after a military-backed party won the first election in two decades.


New Zealand 258-4 v India - second test, close (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:05 AM PST

India's Zaheer Khan (R) celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand's Ross Taylor (L) during the first day of their second test cricket match in Hyderabad November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - New Zealand reached 258 runs for four wickets at the close of the opening day of the second test against India on Friday.


Buoyant India eye big medal haul at Asian Games (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 06:47 PM PST

A military policeman stands guard at the entrance of the Athletic stadium for the Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong province November 11, 2010.  REUTERS/Michael DalderReuters - India are hoping to follow their impressive performance at the Commonwealth Games with another big medal haul at the Asian Games in Guangzhou but tougher competition awaits them in China.


Asia, Europe giving U.S. science a run for the money (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:57 PM PST

A laboratory technician at the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce building June 12, 2007. China is now the second-largest producer of scientific papers, after the United States, with nearly 11 percent of the world's total. REUTERS/Claro Cortes/FilesReuters - The United States still leads the world with its scientific clout, armed with highly respected universities and a big war chest of funding, but Europe and Asia are catching up, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Friday.


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