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• Govt tentatively moves for talks with Hazare (Reuters)
• Gaddafi hunted as loyalists fight on in Tripoli (Reuters)
• England sweep to series whitewash (Reuters)
• Tendulkar falls nine short of 100th century (Reuters)
• From taste to yields, hybrid rice's many hurdles in India (Reuters)
• Sri Lanka deploys military to 'Grease Devil' towns (Reuters)
• Pirates attack 2nd tanker after Indian ship hijacked (Reuters)
• Gold above 28,000 rupees/10 gms; demand weak (Reuters)
• Farming overhaul vital for food, water security - U.N. (Reuters)
• Sehwag, Sharma ruled out of England one-dayers (Reuters)
• Volkswagen on road to carbon-free car - FT (Reuters)
• App aims to make navigating Disney Parks easier (Reuters)
• Murray wins Cincinnati as injured Djokovic quits (Reuters)
• 'The Help' outflexes 'Conan' to win box office (Reuters)
• Heroic Dravid delays England charge towards whitewash (Reuters)

Govt tentatively moves for talks with Hazare (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:29 AM PDT Reuters - Anti-graft activist Anna Hazare's hunger strike entered its seventh day on Monday with opposition parties calling for nationwide rallies this week, prompting the government of Premier Manmohan Singh to take tentative steps to open talks.

Gaddafi hunted as loyalists fight on in Tripoli (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:45 AM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi was a hunted man on Monday as loyal remnants of his forces made last-ditch stands in the capital and world leaders rushed to embrace the fractious rebel movement as new masters of Libya's oil riches.

England sweep to series whitewash (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:32 AM PDT Reuters - England swept to a series whitewash over India in the fourth test at the Oval on Monday after Sachin Tendulkar had been dismissed nine runs short of a 100th international century.

Tendulkar falls nine short of 100th century (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 07:43 AM PDT Reuters - Sachin Tendulkar succumbed nine short of an unprecedented 100th international century on the final day of the fourth test against England at the Oval on Monday.

From taste to yields, hybrid rice's many hurdles in India (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 06:21 AM PDT Reuters - India needs to boost rice yields by nearly a third by 2025 to feed its growing 1.2 billion population, but hybrid technology that could increase productivity faces challenges -- from sharply varying yield advantages to a fastidious Indian palate.

Sri Lanka deploys military to 'Grease Devil' towns (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka on Monday deployed soldiers to quell unrest sparked by a fear of nighttime prowlers known as "Grease Devils", after at least five died over the past two weeks in a wave of vigilantism and clashes with police across the island nation.

Pirates attack 2nd tanker after Indian ship hijacked (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:51 AM PDT Reuters - A chemical oil tanker foiled a hijack attempt by pirates near the Omani port of Salalah on Sunday, a day after a tanker and crew were snatched from inside the port in front of the coast guard.

Gold above 28,000 rupees/10 gms; demand weak (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:19 AM PDT Reuters - Gold demand in India, the world's biggest consumer, dried up on Monday after prices spilled past 28,000 rupees per 10 grams, tailing a rally overseas and on the rupee's weakness.

Farming overhaul vital for food, water security - U.N. (Reuters) Posted: 21 Aug 2011 09:06 PM PDT Reuters - Agricultural methods need to be radically overhauled to ensure food production rises to meet increasing demand but that water resources are not depleted further by doing so, research showed on Monday.

Sehwag, Sharma ruled out of England one-dayers (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 04:04 AM PDT Reuters - Opening batsman Virender Sehwag and paceman Ishant Sharma have been ruled out of the forthcoming limited-overs series against England due to injury.

Volkswagen on road to carbon-free car - FT (Reuters) Posted: 21 Aug 2011 10:44 PM PDT Reuters - Volkswagen will within two weeks unveil one of the first single-seater cars, with the potential for zero emissions, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

App aims to make navigating Disney Parks easier (Reuters) Posted: 22 Aug 2011 02:31 AM PDT Reuters - Finding your way around the Disney's Magic Kingdom and locating a favourite character can be a daunting experience but a new app aims to make it easier.

Murray wins Cincinnati as injured Djokovic quits (Reuters) Posted: 21 Aug 2011 09:29 PM PDT Reuters - Britain's Andy Murray won the Cincinnati Open on Sunday when his opponent in the final, Serbia's world number one Novak Djokovic, retired injured.

'The Help' outflexes 'Conan' to win box office (Reuters) Posted: 21 Aug 2011 10:09 PM PDT Reuters - The maids of "The Help" proved far mightier than muscle-flexing "Conan the Barbarian" and three other new releases at the weekend box office, taking the top spot with an estimated $20.5 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales.

Heroic Dravid delays England charge towards whitewash (Reuters) Posted: 21 Aug 2011 08:19 PM PDT Reuters - Another monumental performance from Rahul Dravid on the fourth day of the fourth test at the Oval on Sunday delayed England's progress towards a series whitewash over India.

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