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Angry China blasts Dalai Lama's latest speech
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:48:58 PST
 Reuters - Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in which he said Buddhists were living in prison-like conditions and expressed sympathy with the people of Xinjiang.
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Congress faces turmoil over women's bill
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:12:56 PST
 Reuters - India's ruling Congress party officials met on Wednesday to resolve a political standoff over a contentious women's quota bill after two of its allies quit and left the government less elbow room to pass economic legislation.
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World's mega-rich adding wealth, Carlos Slim No. 1
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:22:16 PST
 Reuters - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 percent over the last year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.
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U.N. launches review of criticized climate panel
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:44:02 PST
 Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that a group of national science academies would review U.N. climate science to restore trust after a 2007 global warming report was found to have errors.
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Google chief sees outcome "soon" in China row
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:30:42 PST
 Reuters - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
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Q+A - Top issues in India, Russia relations
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:51:52 PST
 Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi on Thursday to reaffirm ties with Moscow's Cold War ally, lining up billions of dollars in mainly defence deals to be signed during the two-day trip.
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India to revamp mining laws, attract foreign miners
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:20:11 PST
Reuters - India is in the process of revamping its mining laws in a bid to attract more foreign mining and exploration companies to invest in its domestic mining sector, said a Indian top policymaker on Tuesday.
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Pakistan backtracks on bans for Yousuf, Younus
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:55:08 PST
 Reuters - Former captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf had their international futures cast aside and then restored just as quickly after the Pakistan Cricket Board backtracked on its decision to ban the two players.
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Q+A - Women's quota bill spells trouble for Congress
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:12:26 PST
 Reuters - Congress party officials met on Wednesday to douse a political stand-off over a contentious parliament bill after two of its allies quit and left the government less elbow room to pass economic legislation.
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Michael Schumacher raring to go
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:28:47 PST
 Reuters - Michael Schumacher is raring to go racing again, and the rest of Formula One is just as keen to have him back.
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Dalai Lama risks Chinese ire to back Uighurs
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:20:45 PST
 Reuters - The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, voiced his support on Wednesday for an ethnic minority in China's troubled Xinjiang province, risking further worsening his fraught relations with Beijing.
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FACTBOX - Forbes top 20 richest people in the world
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:28:34 PST
 Reuters - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the new richest person in the world, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, Forbes said on Wednesday.
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Blavatnik seeks up to 15 pct stake in new Lyondell
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:21:54 PST
Reuters - Billionaire Len Blavatnik, who led the 2007 leveraged buyout that created LyondellBasell, will seek a stake of up to 15 percent in the reorganized petrochemical maker when it exits bankruptcy protection, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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NEWSMAKER - World's richest man, Slim, a born wheeler-dealer
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:05:35 PST
 Reuters - Mexico's Carlos Slim, named the world's richest man on Wednesday, first showed a talent for business as a 10-year-old kid when he filled his pockets with pesos selling drinks and snacks to his family.
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First American woman in space promotes careers in science
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:02 PST
 Reuters - American physicist Sally Ride achieved lasting fame in June 1983 when she became the first American woman to travel in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
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INTERVIEW - Russia sees over $10 bln in deals with India
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:43:59 PST
 Reuters - Russia plans to sign over $10 billion worth of deals with India during the visit of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin later this week, Putin's deputy, Sergei Sobyanin, told Reuters in an interview.
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IBM, universities target easy-to-use cellphones
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:42:36 PST
 Reuters - IBM has started a two-year research programme that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate.
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UK academy aids study to regain climate data trust
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:21:26 PST
 Reuters - Britain's science academy said on Wednesday it would take part in a review of U.N. climate science intended to restore trust after a 2007 report was found to have exaggerated evidence for global warming.
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Google CEO sees China talks outcome soon
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:27:06 PST
 Reuters - Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, and its negotiations are independent of the U.S. government, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday
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Power cuts threaten port, plants in Orissa
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:12:26 PST
Reuters - A severe power shortage has forced India's largest iron-ore producing region to cut supply to industries once a week, which will cut output and affect cargo loading at Paradip, a key port for oil imports.
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