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Olympic torch rekindled in Beijing
The elaborate ceremony to rekindle the Olympic torch went off without a hitch Monday in closely guarded Tiananmen Square - with hundreds of cheering women in brightly colored T-shirts, flower-toting children and confetti.
01 Apr 2008 |
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India's entertainment and media industry to touch $28.9 billion by 2012: Report
India's entertainment and media industry will grow at a blistering pace over the next five years and would touch $28.9 billion by 2012, a joint study by the world's largest professional services firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and India's top industry chamber, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), has revealed.
01 Apr 2008 |
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Kenya power-sharing hits deadlock over cabinet
Kenya's political rivals traded accusations on Thursday over who is to blame for the deadlock in plans to create a unity government and end the country's post-election crisis
27 Mar 2008 |
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EU opens antitrust proceedings against Visa Europe
The European Commission said on Wednesday it had opened antitrust proceedings against Visa Europe Ltd over the interchange fees the company charges for cross-border consumer payment card transactions.
27 Mar 2008 |
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Lhasa monks accuse Beijing of lying over unrest
Tibetan monks stormed a news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing Chinese authorities of lying about recent unrest and saying the Dalai Lama had nothing to do with the violence, foreign reporters said
27 Mar 2008 |
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Protest at Olympic flame-lighting ceremony
Even before the Olympic flame was lit Monday, a protester of China's human rights policies disrupted the solemn ceremony, foreshadowing the prospect of demonstrations throughout the 85,000-mile torch-relay route right up to the Beijing Games themselves
25 Mar 2008 |
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Lehman, Deutsche to invest $500 million in Unitech's SPV
Private equity players, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Deutsche Bank are set to make a combined investment of $500 million in a special purpose vehicle (SPV) floated by India's second-biggest real estate developer Unitech Ltd.,
25 Mar 2008 |
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Women join demining charge in south Sudan
Seven months pregnant Opayi Mary stands half a metre away from a mine made expressly to blow anything over 3 kg to pieces. For her, it's just part of a day's work
24 Mar 2008 |
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