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Inheriting an economy in peril, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has assembled his economic team and called on Congress to pass an economic stimulus programme. He warned Americans that the road to economic recovery will not be easy, at his first press conference as President-elect after a meeting with some of the country’s […]
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Kumble calls it a day
Captain Anil Kumble, one of the greatest spinners to have played the game, on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket. Kumble announced the decision after the drawn third Test against Australia and said it was fitting to have called it a day at the Ferozeshah Kotla Ground where he took […]
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Ahtisaari gets peace prize
The former primary school teacher, Martti Ahtisaari, who became Finland’s president in the 1990s, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. With his mild manner, sober suits and scholarly spectacles, Ahtisaari might seem an unlikely figure to mediate peace with Aceh rebels, Namibian freedom fighters, or sectarian Iraqis. He is widely known as […]
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Tearful adieu
Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp, the software maker he built into the world’s most valuable technology company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every home.
He leaves his full-time executive role at Microsoft, which he co-founded with childhood friend Paul Allen […]
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Rebel killings
Sri Lanka’s Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, 55, was killed by a suicide bomber in a powerful blast on Sunday. The minister had gone to flag off a marathon race. Television footage showed a ball of fire moving towards the minister as he signalled the start of the run. The attack comes amid an offensive […]
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