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• Airbus lands record $16 bln IndiGo order (Reuters)
• Sickly India needs universal healthcare by 2020 (Reuters)
• Cabinet changes could give hint on reform (Reuters)
• Assange could face death penalty in U.S. - lawyers (Reuters)
• ICC to give verdict on Pakistan trio on Feb. 5 (Reuters)
• Twins' bid to void Facebook settlement meets doubt (Reuters)
• James Bond to blast back into movie theaters (Reuters)
• Auto sales set to slow after record surge in 2010 (Reuters)
• Judge orders Michael Jackson doctor to stand trial (Reuters)
• South Africa, India fine-tune Cup preparations (Reuters)
• Q&A - Does India have to live with high food inflation? (Reuters)
• India mulls payments in yen, euro to Iran for oil (Reuters)
• Pakistan president names aide to succeed governor (Reuters)
• Michael Douglas says tumor gone, cancer may be beat (Reuters)
• FACTBOX - India's state of health, how it compares with others (Reuters)
• Google names former Microsoft India MD as new India chief (Reuters)
• BSE Sensex drops 6th day, longest in a year (Reuters)
• Tata Steel offering to raise up to $800mln by end-Jan - sources (Reuters)
• South Korea joins global action to boost food supply (Reuters)

Airbus lands record $16 bln IndiGo order (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 03:06 PM PST Reuters - Airbus on Tuesday unveiled what it called the biggest jet order in commercial aviation history with a $15.6 billion deal to sell 180 planes to Indian budget carrier IndiGo, including the first orders for a revamped model.

Sickly India needs universal healthcare by 2020 (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST Reuters - Despite rapid economic growth, India's healthcare system remains blighted by high rates of infant mortality and deaths in childbirth, malaria, tuberculosis and a growing problem with chronic diseases, experts said.

Cabinet changes could give hint on reform (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 03:51 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may reshuffle his cabinet this month, government sources said on Tuesday, in a move that may reveal how much support he is giving to some reformist ministers.

Assange could face death penalty in U.S. - lawyers (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 08:10 AM PST Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will argue he should not be extradited from Britain to Sweden over alleged sex crimes because he could end up in the United States facing the death penalty, his lawyers said on Tuesday.

ICC to give verdict on Pakistan trio on Feb. 5 (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:09 AM PST Reuters - The outcome of an ICC probe into three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of a corruption scandal involving spot-fixing will drag on into next month after cricket's world governing body said a tribunal will give its verdict on Feb. 5.

Twins' bid to void Facebook settlement meets doubt (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 04:17 PM PST Reuters - Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss found a skeptical audience on Tuesday as they tried to persuade a U.S. appeals court to release them from a $65 million settlement over the founding of online social network Facebook.

James Bond to blast back into movie theaters (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 03:57 PM PST Reuters - It's hard to keep a good man down, even after bankruptcy.

Auto sales set to slow after record surge in 2010 (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:43 AM PST Reuters - Auto sales in India grew a record 31 percent in 2010, driven by a burgeoning middle class in Asia's third-largest economy, but tougher comparisons, a likely hike in interest rates, and rising fuel and vehicles costs are expected to slow sales growth this year.

Judge orders Michael Jackson doctor to stand trial (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:12 PM PST Reuters - A judge on Tuesday ordered Michael Jackson's doctor to stand trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's 2009 death by an overdose of the powerful drug propofol.

South Africa, India fine-tune Cup preparations (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST Reuters - South Africa and India lock horns in a five-match one-day series starting on Wednesday which should help finalise their World Cup squads.

Q&A - Does India have to live with high food inflation? (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:42 AM PST Reuters - Food inflation hit a year-high of just over 18 percent in late December, prompting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and several ministers to discuss on Tuesday ways to stem spiralling prices which risk sparking social unrest and may weaken the coalition government.

India mulls payments in yen, euro to Iran for oil (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 03:51 AM PST Reuters - India is looking at making payments to Iran for oil shipments through the yen, euro and dirham currencies, R. Gopalan, secretary of financial services in India's finance ministry, told reporters on Tuesday.

Pakistan president names aide to succeed governor (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 10:57 AM PST Reuters - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari appointed close aide Latif Khosa on Tuesday to succeed the murdered governor of the biggest province of Punjab as his government recovers from a week-long political crisis.

Michael Douglas says tumor gone, cancer may be beat (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 01:25 AM PST Reuters - Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas, who revealed in August that he had throat cancer, said on Monday that his tumor is gone and chances are good he has beaten cancer.

FACTBOX - India's state of health, how it compares with others (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST Reuters - Despite India's rapid economic growth its healthcare system has remained in the doldrums and is struggling with high rates of child and maternal deaths, malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and a growing problem with chronic diseases.

Google names former Microsoft India MD as new India chief (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST Reuters - Google has appointed Rajan Anandan, previously managing director of Microsoft's India unit, as head of its India operations effective immediately.

BSE Sensex drops 6th day, longest in a year (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:43 AM PST Reuters - The BSE Sensex fell for the sixth session in a row on Tuesday, their longest losing run in a year, as rate rise concerns continued to rattle investors, who were also sceptical of quarterly earnings that begin this week.

Tata Steel offering to raise up to $800mln by end-Jan - sources (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 07:55 AM PST Reuters - Tata Steel, the world's seventh largest steel maker, plans to raise up to $800 million through a share sale expected to be launched in the last week of this month, three sources with direct knowledge said.

South Korea joins global action to boost food supply (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:43 AM PST Reuters - South Korea unveiled steps on Tuesday to combat the threat of rising food prices, joining a flurry of activity as policymakers grow increasingly worried that inflation could derail a global recovery.

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