2011年1月17日星期一

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Price protests hit India as cabinet reshuffle looms (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 06:42 AM PST

A labourer crushes raw almonds with his feet inside a small-scale factory unit in New Delhi January 15, 2011. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - Thousands of supporters of Trinamool Congress, a key party in the Congress-led ruling coalition, marched through Kolkata on Monday to denounce double-digit food inflation, the latest sign of unease among the government's partners before critical state elections.


Apple's Jobs takes 3rd medical leave, stock slumps (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:44 PM PST

Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs displays a iPod Nano at Apple's Reuters - Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs is taking medical leave for the third time since 2004, sending its shares tumbling more than 8 percent as the surprise revived concerns over the long-term future of the iPhone- and iPad-maker.


Injured Tendulkar, Sehwag in World Cup squad (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 07:31 AM PST

India's cricket players listen to their team coach Gary Kirsten (arm up) during a practice session in Dambulla June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/FilesReuters - India will gamble on the fitness of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Praveen Kumar after the four injured players were included in the final 15-member squad on Monday for next month's World Cup.


Swiss whistleblower hands bank data to WikiLeaks (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 09:35 AM PST

Former Swiss private banker Rudolf Elmer waits to speak at the Frontline club in London, January 17, 2011.  REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - A former Swiss private banker handed over data on hundreds of offshore bank account holders to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday, saying he wanted to draw attention to financial abuses.


Federer fireworks warm up Melbourne Park (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:53 AM PST

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during their match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 17, 2011. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Roger Federer fired up the Australian Open with a blistering start to his title defence on Monday, bringing some welcome warmth to an unseasonably cool Melbourne Park on opening day.


Britain to push India to open up retail sector (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 09:01 AM PST

Britain's Business Secretary Vince Cable speaks during a news conference in Mumbai January 17, 2011. Cable is in India on a three-day visit. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Britain will press India to open up its lucrative retail sector to foreign firms like Tesco, Business Secretary Vince Cable said on Monday, a day before he was scheduled to meet officials in New Delhi.


China rebuffs Indian concerns on visa policy (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 01:33 AM PST

Chinese paramilitary policemen walk past an Indian flag in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing January 13, 2008. REUTERS/Grace Liang/FilesReuters - China said on Monday that India is aware of its stance on a long-running border row, rebuffing Indian concerns over its decision to give separate visas to people living in areas disputed by the two sides.


Henin back from brink to defeat Sania Mirza at Melbourne (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 06:22 AM PST

Justine Henin of Belgium serves to Sania Mirza of India during their match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 17, 2011. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - Justine Henin, who quit the tour in 2008 to find herself, nearly found herself out of the Australian Open on Monday after getting completely lost in her first-round match against India's Sania Mirza.


RBI head says facing surging inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:20 AM PST

A man talks on his mobile phone as he walks past the logo of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) inside its head office in Mumbai June 14, 2010.  REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief said on Monday the country is facing surging inflation and it needs to calibrate monetary policy in order to manage inflation and also support growth.


'Social Network' electrifies Golden Globes (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:09 AM PST

(L-R) Executive producer Kevin Spacey, producers Cean Chaffin, Dana Brunetti, Scott Rudin, and Michael De Luca pose with their award for Best Motion Picture - Drama 'The Social Network', at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 16, 2011.  REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonReuters - Facebook film "The Social Network" won four Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, including best drama, making it a front-runner in Hollywood's Oscar race after sweeping several honors from critics and industry groups in recent weeks.


China's Hu upbeat, resists U.S. pressure on yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 10:54 PM PST

China's President Hu Jintao speaks during the APEC CEO Summit in Singapore November 13, 2009.     REUTERS/Michael Fiala/FilesReuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged an end to a "zero sum" Cold War relationship with the United States and proposed new cooperation, but resisted U.S. arguments about why China should let its currency strengthen.


INTERVIEW - Musharraf says blasphemy law cannot be changed (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2011 07:04 PM PST

File photo of Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf as he leaves the presidential house after his resignation in Islamabad August 18, 2008.  REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/FilesReuters - Former president Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that Pakistan's blasphemy laws could not be changed, but that the man who killed the governor of Punjab province over his opposition to them must be punished.


India name 15-member squad for World Cup (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 01:04 AM PST

A policeman walks past a logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)  at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai April 26, 2010.  REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The selectors on Monday named the final 15-member squad for next month's World Cup, to be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.


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