New government council will help auto workers transition to new manufacturing jobs, Biden saysPERRYSBURG, Ohio — A new government council will help auto industry workers transition to new manufacturing opportunities, including jobs in alternative energy, Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday. Western Union introduces digital vendor program for mobile mobile banking platformsBARCELONA - The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in money-transfer services, announced today the launch of its Digital Vendor Program intended to extend the reach and accessibility of Western Union Money Transfer(r) services to mobile finance initiatives in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Sleepwalker put on nine stone because of nightly snacks!LONDON - A woman, who sleepwalks, has put on nine stone as she has unknowingly been snacking nightly. North Korea’s plutonium plans violate UN resolution, says USVIENNA - North Korea’s plans to turn its plutonium stock into atomic bomb material would violate the latest UN Security Council resolution, the US warned Wednesday. North Korea’s nuke blast could have been a mock testLONDON - Reports indicate that a global network of sensors designed to verify nuclear testing has failed to pick up radioactive gases from North Korea’s nuclear blast, which indicates that the country might have used conventional explosives to mimic a nuclear test. Stocks set to drift in absence of better economic data amid interest rate, inflation fearNEW YORK — The summer slowdown is setting in on Wall Street. Getting the story straight, inmate reporters wield pens in the penSAN QUENTIN, Calif. — Like journalists everywhere, the staff of the San Quentin News cover news, sports and the local arts scene. But these reporters are pen men with a difference. Canadian mayors pass resolution to shut out US bidders from local city contractsWHISTLER, British Columbia — Canadian mayors passed a resolution Saturday that would potentially shut out U.S. bidders from city contracts in response to the U.S. administration’s “Buy American” policy. LA judge approves $4.1 billion award for California company’s former executiveLOS ANGELES — A judge approved a $4.1 billion arbitration award against an Internet communications company accused of firing its chief operating officer in a dispute over commissions he said he was owed. Pacific Ocean faces threats that will render some coastal areas uninhabitableWASHINGTON - A new research by scientists has determined that the Pacific Ocean, occupying a third of the planet’s area, faces threats that will render some coastal areas uninhabitable. Space rock yields important “ingredient in kitchen” on Earth before life beganLONDON - Scientists have found formic acid, a molecule implicated in the origins of life, has been found at record levels on a meteorite that fell into the Tagish Lake in Canada in the year 2000. Texmaco, United Group tie up to make hi-tech wagonsKOLKATA - Texmaco Ltd, a KK Birla group company, has formed a joint venture with United Group of Australia to manufacture hi-tech wagon and locomotive bogie frames, it was announced here Tuesday. Congress should support Pawar as next PM: SangmaGUWAHATI - Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma on Friday reiterated that the Congress should support Sharad Pawar as the next Prime Minister. Rescuers scour ocean after at least 9 die when Haitian migrant boat sinks off Fla.; 16 savedDANIA BEACH, Fla. — Rescuers searched the open Atlantic off Florida for more possible survivors or victims Thursday after a boat overloaded with Haitian migrants capsized and sank a day earlier, killing at least nine people. Union agreements keep Boston Globe alive, but newspaper’s future uncertainBOSTON — While a tentative agreement between the owner of The Boston Globe and its largest employees union may keep the newspaper alive for now, the long-term future of the 137-year-old Globe is still uncertain. Analysis: Obama’s updated budget, policy ambitions could collide with slow recoveryWASHINGTON — Barack Obama’s budget, unveiled with fanfare, fails to deal with his biggest money problems. Pakistan should play attacking hockey to win Asia CupKARACHI - Pakistan’s hockey experts believe that the team will have to revert to the old style of playing attacking hockey to win the Asia Cup title in Malaysia. Lanka President invites UN chief to see Tamil refugee statusCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa has invited U N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the island nation to see for himself the situation in the camps where Tamil refugees are lodged. ‘If you like him, you like him. If you don’t, he doesn’t care.’LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s never a good thing when the man of the moment needs a publicist to tell people he isn’t talking. Branding Perez: The world’s most famous celeb-watcher, now one himself, has eye on an empireNEW YORK — Perez Hilton is still poking fun at celebrities. But as a blogger, radio host, author and now highly publicized advocate of gay rights, he’s also become one — and not just as a famous person, but a powerful and wide-reaching brand. Expanding service programs, Obama says all Americans can volunteer to help the nationWASHINGTON — Calling on Americans to volunteer, President Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the AmeriCorps service program over the next eight years and expands ways for students to earn money for college. “What this legislation does, then, is to help harness this patriotism and connect deeds to needs,” said Obama, a former community organizer in Chicago. Children’s diaries: corporal punishment must stopNEW DELHI - Diaries kept by some child reporters at the instance of NGOs reveal a sordid saga of how young students are thrashed, punished, humiliated daily by teachers in schools across India. They also reveal how 11-year-old Shano Khan’s death in Delhi is far from being an isolated case. News of ‘terrorist attack’ creates panic in ChandigarhCHANDIGARH - Panic gripped Chandigarh Friday as news of a terrorist attack at the police recruit training centre spread through the city. However, it later turned out to be a mock drill by the security forces. Former S African Minister Essop Pahad launches journalJOHANNESBURG - Essop Pahad, former minister in the Office of President Thabo Mbeki, has launched a new intellectual monthly journal in South Africa and plans to have leading writers from India contributing to it. Pakistani women artists make power statement in IndiaNEW DELHI - Pakistani women artists are pushing new frontiers despite a conservative social milieu controlled by men. For proof one need look no further than an exhibition in the Indian capital displaying the works of three young women from Lahore. Jacko asks BBC to apologise for comedians’ mockeryLONDON - Pop star Michael Jackson, who is gearing up to make a phenomenal comeback, is angry with the BBC after two comedians mocked him by comparing his comeback act to IRA. 300,000 apply online for FIFA World Cup ticketsJOHANNESBURG - More than 300,000 online applications for the 2010 FIFA World Cup have been received within 48 hours of the opening of ticket sales, the organising committee has said. Delhi Police to cover every home in safety surveyNEW DELHI - Policemen will visit ‘each and every house’ in the national capital for servant and tenant verification and also to record the number of senior citizens, Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal said Tuesday. I was doing comedy while grieving for my sister’MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Ashish Chowdhury says soon after he lost his sister and brother-in-law in the Mumbai terror strikes, he had to leave for South Africa to shoot comedy scenes for the film ‘Seasons Greetings’. BJP refuses to accept government clarification on AntulayNEW DELHI - Refusing to accept the government’s explanation on Minorities Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay’s remarks on the death of a Maharashtra police officer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday said the Congress-led government was ‘playing minority appeasement politics’ and it would take the issue to the people. |
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