Mar 8, 2015

DLF to sell properties worth Rs 15,000 crore in various projects

India’s largest realty firm DLF plans to monetize properties worth about Rs 15,000 crore under various projects to boost its cash flow and reduce debt, a senior company official said.


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DLF to sell properties worth Rs 15,000 crore in various projects

Morgan defends England approach

Captain Eoin Morgan says England are not reliant on statistics, but Geoffrey Boycott tells players to “think for yourself”. - Source      



Morgan defends England approach

China defends island building in South China Sea, says not seeking new world order

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister on Sunday defended his government’s controversial policy of reclamation on disputed isles in the South China Sea which has sparked regional concern, and said Beijing was not seeking to overturn the international order.



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China defends island building in South China Sea, says not seeking new world order

Vettori spins Kiwis past Afghanistan

New Zealand make it five World Cup wins from five as a six-wicket win eliminates Afghanistan from quarter-final contention. - Source      



Vettori spins Kiwis past Afghanistan

FDI in services sector up 44% during April-December

With government taking steps to improve the ease of doing business and attracting foreign investments, FDI inflows into the services sector grew by 44 per cent to $2.29 billion in the April-December period of the current fiscal.


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FDI in services sector up 44% during April-December

Jamaica moving to reclaim global dominance in reggae

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — For decades, the sound of Jamaica has been reggae, the infectious, uniquely syncopated music that transformed the small Caribbean island into a cultural powerhouse…. - Source      



Jamaica moving to reclaim global dominance in reggae

Once married, but now single: Women outnumber men

Over 3.2 million of those separated or divorced are women, compared to 1.6 million separated or divorced men. - Source      



Once married, but now single: Women outnumber men

A European Argentina

The Hypo Alpe Adria collapse rumbles on. Following the announcement by Austria’s Federal Markets Association (FMA) a few days ago that Heta, the “bad bank” created last year from the remnants of Hypo Alpe Adria (HAA), would be wound up, Moody’s has downgraded the rating of the Austrian province of Carinthia with a negative outlook. - Source      



A European Argentina

Protesters march in Wisconsin after black man shot dead by police

MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Demonstrators marched on Saturday to protest the police killing of a 19-year-old unarmed black man in Madison, Wisconsin, a shooting that came amid growing scrutiny of law enforcement’s use of lethal force against minorities, the poor and mentally ill.



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Protesters march in Wisconsin after black man shot dead by police

Protesters march in Wisconsin after black man shot dead by police

MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Demonstrators marched on Saturday to protest the police killing of a 19-year-old unarmed black man in Madison, Wisconsin, a shooting that came amid growing scrutiny of law enforcement’s use of lethal force against minorities, the poor and mentally ill.


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Protesters march in Wisconsin after black man shot dead by police

Islamist militants kill 5 in restaurant attack in Mali capital

BAMAKO/PARIS (Reuters) – A Sahara-based Islamist group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a rare attack in Mali’s capital that killed five people, including two foreigners, highlighting continued volatility in the African nation two years after France helped retake territory from al Qaeda-linked militants.



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Islamist militants kill 5 in restaurant attack in Mali capital

Four bombs in Nigeria's Maiduguri city kill at least 50

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Four bomb blasts killed at least 50 people in Maiduguri in Nigeria’s northeast on Saturday in the worst attacks there since Islamist militants tried to seize the city in two major assaults earlier this year.



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Four bombs in Nigeria's Maiduguri city kill at least 50

Canada says soldier killed by friendly fire in Iraq

TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian soldier was killed on Friday in a friendly fire incident in Iraq, Canada’s defense department said on Saturday, in the first fatality for the country during its current military mission there.



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Canada says soldier killed by friendly fire in Iraq