2011年6月28日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Christine Lagarde elected new IMF chief (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Christine Lagarde makes a statement to reporters as she leaves the IMF headquarters in Washington, June 23, 2011. The IMF board on Tuesday elected French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as the new managing director of the global lender. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on Tuesday was elected the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, maintaining Europe's grasp on the top job at the global lender.


U.S., India pledge cooperation on market access (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:55 AM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) participates in a conversation on India-U.S. relations with India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (L) at a hotel in Washington, June 27,  2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Finance chiefs from the United States and India pledged on Tuesday to continue efforts to open up India's financial, retail, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors to competition but offered no specific measures to boost access for American firms.


Nuclear suppliers tighten trade rules, may irk India (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Activists of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML) burn an effigy, while another holds a placard during a protest against an Indo-U.S. nuclear deal in New Delhi August 23, 2007. REUTERS/Tanushree Punwani/FilesReuters - A 46-nation export control group has acted to bar states that shun a global anti-nuclear weapons pact from obtaining technology which can be used to make atomic bombs, diplomats and experts say.


Mobile banking to help 2 bln people by 2020 - study (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:25 AM PDT

A shopkeeper speaks on a mobile phone at a vegetable wholesale market in Mumbai June 8, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Mobile financial services are expected to improve the lives of around 2 billion people in developing countries within a decade and boost economies, a Boston Consulting Group study found.


India fight back against West Indies (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Vangipurappu Laxman and Suresh Raina shared an unbroken century partnership to lead an Indian fight back on the opening day of the second test against West Indies on Tuesday.

Strong arm offers new life to baseball aspirants in India (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:20 AM PDT

Dinesh Patel (L) and Rinku Singh (2nd L), winners of a nationwide baseball pitching contest, watch as former U.S. ambassador to India David C. Mulford (R) speaks after handing them visas in New Delhi May 2, 2008. REUTERS/U.S. Embassy/Handout/FilesReuters - Young men all over India are flexing their muscles in the hope that a strong arm will carry them into a money-spinning career in professional baseball in the United States.


Associate teams back as ICC make 2015 World Cup U-turn (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:32 AM PDT

The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai, October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro/FilesReuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday retained the 14-team format for the 2015 World Cup, succumbing to pressure from non-test playing nations who will have four representations in the elite 50-overs tournament.


South China Sea disputes could lead to war in Asia - report (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:21 AM PDT

The Chinese Maritime Safety Administration's Haixun 31 maritime patrol vessel is seen berthed at Singapore Cruise Centre in this still image taken from video June 20, 2011. REUTERS/Reuters TVReuters - Risks are growing that incidents at sea involving China could lead to war in Asia, potentially drawing in the United States and other powers, an Australian think tank warned on Tuesday.


Indian women world's most stressed - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:13 AM PDT

A woman sits on the ground at a transit camp for villagers in Jagatsinghpur district, about 75 km (46 miles) east of Bhubaneswar, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Women around the world feel stressed and pressed for time, but women in emerging markets are more stressed than their sisters in developed nations -- and Indian women say they are the most stressed of all, according to a survey published on Tuesday.


Roche drug improves vision in diabetic eye disease (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Diabetic patients with a vision-robbing eye condition who were treated with Roche's Lucentis had significant and sustained vision improvement compared with those who received a placebo, according to data from a pair of pivotal clinical trials.

Christians issue rule book for spreading faith (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:22 AM PDT

Steel recovered from the World Trade Center that has been cut to make memorial crosses sits inside Hangar 17 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport June 16, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Segar/FilesReuters - A coalition of major Christian churches including the Vatican launched a rule book on Tuesday for spreading their faith that aims to reduce hostility from Islam and other religions to efforts to convert their followers.


Spending by Prince Charles rises, accounts show (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:13 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles listens to Tibetan Singing Bowls music in the Lighthouse when he visited the centre for the arts and creative industries at Trinity Buoy Wharf in east London June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Arthur Edwards/POOLReuters - Prince Charles's income from the taxpayer and spending on travel shot up last year, prompting demands from republicans for an urgent inquiry.


Geithner eyes India financial reforms, U.S. access (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:22 PM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) participates in a conversation on India-U.S. relations with India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (L) at a hotel in Washington, June 27,  2011.  REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - India has outgrown its financial system, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday, calling for cooperation on reforms that would deepen India's capital markets and allow U.S. firms more access to them.


No Williams in the quarters? Over to you Maria. (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:12 PM PDT

Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - The rare sight of neither Williams sister in the Wimbledon quarter-finals will have the remaining eight women in the draw buzzing with the possibility of reaching the final, none more so than 2004 champion Maria Sharapova.


Hugh Hefner's new girlfriend a Canadian Playmate (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:59 PM PDT

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner poses for a portrait at his Playboy mansion in Los Angeles, California, July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/FilesReuters - Meet Hugh Hefner's new girlfriend, almost the same as the old one.


International court orders Gaddafi's arrest (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 05:26 PM PDT

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gives a speech in Rome in this August 30, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Max Rossi/FilesReuters - The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Monday for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and rebels trying to oust him said their forces had advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of the capital.


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