2010年12月2日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Russia, Qatar take World Cup to new lands (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:27 PM PST

CEO Alexey Sorokin and chairman Vitaly Mutko (R) of Russia's bid committee for the FIFA soccer world cups 2018 and 2022 address a news conference in Zurich November 30, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannReuters - FIFA gave its ultimate recognition to emerging markets on Thursday by awarding the 2018 and 2022 editions of the prestigious and lucrative World Cup soccer finals to Russia and Qatar, both new hosts.


Government is defiant amid parliament deadlock (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:10 AM PST

A view of the Indian parliament building is seen in New Delhi December 1, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The embattled government on Thursday rammed another spending bill through parliament in defiance of a deadlock over corruption scandals that has slowed the passage of major reform legislation.


INTERVIEW - India hopes climate auditing scheme will get U.S. nod (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 02:13 AM PST

India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh  gestures during a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/FilesReuters - An Indian proposal on how rich and poor nations report their actions to fight global warming could help get the United States on board for a broad agreement on climate change, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday.


HIGHLIGHTS - Latest WikiLeaks developments (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:34 AM PST

WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson speaks to a journalist before a briefing at the Frontline club in London, December 1, 2010.  REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Vladimir Putin rules Russia by allowing a venal elite to siphon off cash from the world's biggest energy producer, according to a picture painted by U.S. diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks.


Future of TV? Snapping, swiping and surfing (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 02:39 PM PST

A shopper stops to watch televisions in a department store in Nice November 16, 2010. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/FilesReuters - Fall back on your sofa in five years, snap your fingers to turn on a TV that's thin as paper and stretches across a wall, then ask it to switch to your favorite sports channel so you can watch the day's baseball game in 3-D -- no glasses required.


Australian states woo Indian T20 investors (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 02:24 AM PST

Reuters - If cars and coal are deemed fine, then so should cricket.

Food inflation eases to 18-month low (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:55 AM PST

A customer shops at a grocery store in Chandigarh November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - India's annual food inflation eased to its lowest level in 18 months in the year to Nov. 20, pressed down by lower prices of potatoes, pulses and vegetables, in line with policymaker forecasts.


NBA signs two TV deals to air games in India (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST

Miami Heat's LeBron James (L) covers Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo during the third quarter of NBA basketball action in Miami November 11, 2010. REUTERS/Hans DerykReuters - The National Basketball Association signed multiyear deals with media company Taj Television and a company majority-owned by Sony Corp to broadcast games in India, the U.S. sports league said on Thursday.


SPECIAL REPORT - Turning over new Leaf: Get ready for EV era (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:14 PM PST

Nissan Motor Co's Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn (C) drives the company's prototype of the first mass-volume electric car Reuters - Over the past few years, Eiji Makino has met with heads of state, governors and mayors around the globe pursuing an unconventional strategy for Nissan's new electric car, the Leaf: lining up support for the model before it was even on the road.


TCS opens back office centre in Manila (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:51 AM PST

Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Group, attends the annual general meeting of Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai July 2, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Tata Consultancy Services, India's top software services company, said on Thursday it opened a back office services centre in Manila, its first such facility in Southeast Asia.


IMF head says condition in Europe 'serious' (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:39 AM PST

Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shakes hands with India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee before their meeting in New Delhi December 2, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The condition in Europe is serious, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Thursday.


FIFA set to take biggest decision in world sport (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 01:28 AM PST

A worker cleans the red carpet where the bid nations arrive for the final presentations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup host nations bids, at FIFA headquarters in Zurich December 1, 2010. REUTERS/Christian HartmannReuters - FIFA will take the most far-reaching decision in international sport on Thursday when its executive committee votes on the host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.


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