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Print - 2007-07-07
Non-representation of PSQCA on TDAP board may hamper exports

Non-representation of PSQCA on TDAP board may hamper exports

Non-representation of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) on the Board of Management of Trade Development Authority (TDAP) is likely to make it difficult for Pakistan to achieve its export targets.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Friday (July 06, 2007).

Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Off-market deals reporting made mandatory

Off-market deals reporting made mandatory

The governing board of directors of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has decided to make reporting of all off-market transactions mandatory for members with immediate effect. The governing board, in its meeting held on July 2, reviewed the matter as advised b
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Friday (July 06, 2007).

Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Countdown starts to find modern seven global wonders

Countdown starts to find modern seven global wonders

Peru's Machu Picchu, Jordan's Petra and the Acropolis were among the top contenders to be picked as the new seven Wonders of the World with just a few hours to go in a massive poll to pick the winners. Voting in what may be the biggest ever global online
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Dividend on HBL Income Fund announced

Dividend on HBL Income Fund announced

The board of directors of HBL Asset Management Limited (the management company) for HBL Income Fund, in their meeting held on Friday, announced dividend payout in the form of bonus units for the year ended June 30.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Dividend on HBL Income Fund announced

Dividend on HBL Income Fund announced

The board of directors of HBL Asset Management Limited (the management company) for HBL Income Fund, in their meeting held on Friday, announced dividend payout in the form of bonus units for the year ended June 30.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
PTCL reduces IP bandwidth tariff

PTCL reduces IP bandwidth tariff

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has further reduced its IP bandwidth tariffs that will directly benefit the Internet service providers (ISPs), data network operator and the Call centre industry.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Friday (July 06, 2007).

Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Non-representation of PSQCA on TDAP board may hamper exports

Non-representation of PSQCA on TDAP board may hamper exports

Non-representation of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) on the Board of Management of Trade Development Authority (TDAP) is likely to make it difficult for Pakistan to achieve its export targets.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Off-market deals reporting made mandatory

Off-market deals reporting made mandatory

The governing board of directors of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has decided to make reporting of all off-market transactions mandatory for members with immediate effect. The governing board, in its meeting held on July 2, reviewed the matter as advised b
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Friday (July 06, 2007).
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Non-representation of PSQCA on TDAP board may hamper exports

Non-representation of PSQCA on TDAP board may hamper exports

Non-representation of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) on the Board of Management of Trade Development Authority (TDAP) is likely to make it difficult for Pakistan to achieve its export targets.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Friday (July 06, 2007).

Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Army starts relief operations

Army starts relief operations

The Pakistan Army has started relief operations in flood-hit areas of the Shahdadkot, Kumber and Katcha areas of the Larkana. General Officer Commanding (GOC) Pano Akil Garrison, Major General Mumataz Bajwa told on Friday.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Four kidnappers among six killed

Four kidnappers among six killed

Six people were killed in a gunbattle in a tribal area on Friday after masked assailants abducted an official from a military college, officials said. Masked gunmen in the troubled tribal region of North Waziristan, bundled into their car Faisal Islam, an
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Four kidnappers among six killed

Four kidnappers among six killed

Six people were killed in a gunbattle in a tribal area on Friday after masked assailants abducted an official from a military college, officials said. Masked gunmen in the troubled tribal region of North Waziristan, bundled into their car Faisal Islam, an
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Friday (July 06, 2007).

Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
PSMA urges government to buy 0.5 million tonnes sugar

PSMA urges government to buy 0.5 million tonnes sugar

Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (Punjab Zone) has urged the government to immediately build buffer stocks of 500,000 tonnes at already agreed price of Rs 31 per kg, to enable the sugar mills to start next crushing season in time and also clear the grower
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
China donates $0.2 million for flood-hit areas

China donates $0.2 million for flood-hit areas

The Chinese government has donated $0.20 million to Pakistan for disaster relief efforts, said a press release issued by the Embassy of China here on Friday. For the same purpose, a batch of anti-malarial drugs worth about $0.13 million was delivered to t
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
BRIndex30 loses 60.61 points

BRIndex30 loses 60.61 points

On Friday, the BR Index30 opened in the positive zone at 15,329.99, but closed at 15,269.38, registering a downward change of -60.61 points and percentage change of -0.40. It experienced intra-day high of 15,381.29 and low of 15,235.45. The volume amounte
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Sweet And Sour Hurray for happiness

Sweet And Sour Hurray for happiness

Yes, hurray for happiness, because I have given up the idea of ever becoming a columnist. It had been my desire that when I grow up I would become a columnist. At the age of 78 I thought it is time now to do something about my dream. I didn't realise that
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Government may allow sugar import if millers delay crushing

Government may allow sugar import if millers delay crushing

The government may allow sugar import if the sugar mills stick to their decision to delay cane crushing this season. The sugar import option could be useful as internationally the commodity's prices are consistently declining.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
CAPITAL CULTURAL SCENE: Revival of genuine theatre

CAPITAL CULTURAL SCENE: Revival of genuine theatre

The National College of Arts, Rawalpindi campus, in the wake of degenerating theatrical activities, has initiated a pleasant move for the revival of genuine theatre in the country. The presentation of "Rung" with Paul Burgess, a UK based expert, as its di
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Government may allow sugar import if millers delay crushing

Government may allow sugar import if millers delay crushing

The government may allow sugar import if the sugar mills stick to their decision to delay cane crushing this season. The sugar import option could be useful as internationally the commodity's prices are consistently declining.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
A new high: brimful of happiness

A new high: brimful of happiness

Awoke with a start, it was getting late , Talib had about twenty aminutes to reach the all important gathering. He couldn't risk being late, so he made a wish to his guardian angel and set off turning his car onto the busy Zamzama thoroughfare. There was
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Government may allow sugar import if millers delay crushing

Government may allow sugar import if millers delay crushing

The government may allow sugar import if the sugar mills stick to their decision to delay cane crushing this season. The sugar import option could be useful as internationally the commodity''s prices are consistently declining.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
R D Burman, like father like son

R D Burman, like father like son

Composer Rahul Dev Burman (1939-94), who was affectionately known among his professional colleagues as Pancham, was the son of S.D. Burman, the legendary inventor of new tunes for films. He is fondly remembered by millions of music buffs for the enduring
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
LAHORE CULTURAL DIARY: A new book on Lahore

LAHORE CULTURAL DIARY: A new book on Lahore

"Gumshuda Lahore" is the title of a new Urdu book on Punjab's capital, which was launched in the city on June 30 at the Lahore Arts Council. Written by Syed Sharafat Hussain, the book has a painting of Meeraan Bakhsh on its cover. Its launching ceremony,
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Looking for new avenues to enhance citrus export

Looking for new avenues to enhance citrus export

A delegation of Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Board comprising exporters and other stake-holders would visit Poland in December this year to explore this new market for kinnow in East Europe.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Education and class in Pakistan: The growth of the private sector-II

Education and class in Pakistan: The growth of the private sector-II

PRIVATE SECTOR SCHOOLING IN PAKISTAN: School enrolment and literacy rates have remained low in Pakistan through the last five decades, since records have been kept. While literacy has improved somewhat (Table 1) since the early 1950s, the figures h
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
The valley of Bamburet to open shorltly for tourists

The valley of Bamburet to open shorltly for tourists

The most picturesque valley - Bamburet - inhabited by the Kalash tribe is going to be opened up shortly, for the first time, to the locals as well as foreign tourists in connection with the Visit Pakistan Year-2007.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Islamabad says its writ in NWFP and FATA shrinking

Islamabad says its writ in NWFP and FATA shrinking

For the first time, the government has conceded that its writ in the tribal areas and NWFP is shrinking gradually, morale of the law enforcing agencies is declining and the Lal Masjid's stand-off has further added fuel to the fire.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Equities stay range-bound on LSE

Equities stay range-bound on LSE

Equities stayed range-bound on Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) on Friday, the last trading day of the week. However, the sentiment remained bullish following buying interest in side items. The LSE-25 index ended at 4,879.79 points against of 4,875.74 of Thurs
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Equities stay range-bound on LSE

Equities stay range-bound on LSE

Equities stayed range-bound on Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) on Friday, the last trading day of the week. However, the sentiment remained bullish following buying interest in side items. The LSE-25 index ended at 4,879.79 points against of 4,875.74 of Thurs
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
ISE index up 97.10 points

ISE index up 97.10 points

Bulls dominated the proceedings at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) on Friday where fresh buying spree in hot favourites moved the entire ready board in upward direction amid increase in index. ISE Ten Index showed an increase of 97.10 points from 2,745
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) -- issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Comm
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
ISE index up 97.10 points

ISE index up 97.10 points

Bulls dominated the proceedings at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) on Friday where fresh buying spree in hot favourites moved the entire ready board in upward direction amid increase in index. ISE Ten Index showed an increase of 97.10 points from 2,745
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Friday (July 06, 2007).

Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Indian farmers' suicides spiral despite cash plans

Indian farmers' suicides spiral despite cash plans

Hundreds of farmers unable to repay crop loans killed themselves in India's richest state in the past year, despite a multi-million dollar cash plan to improve their lot, activists said on Friday.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soyabeans jumps

US MIDDAY: soyabeans jumps

Soyabean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade climbed early on Friday on follow-through support from last week's low US acreage estimate, traders said. That was leading most private analysts to expect the government to reduce its 2007 US soya crop foreca
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat mixed

US MIDDAY: wheat mixed

Soft red winter wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were mixed at midday on Friday, with light profit-taking offsetting support from bullish weekly export data, traders said. The market was consolidating after recent volatility, including a sharpl
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn climbs

US MIDDAY: corn climbs

Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade climbed more than 2 percent early on Friday on forecasts for hotter and drier weather by the weekend in the US Midwest, traders said. At 10:06 am CDT (1506 GMT), corn was unchanged to 7-3/4 cents per bushel highe
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Gold pares losses

Gold pares losses

Gold pared losses after falling to a one-week low on Friday, as the dollar steadied after rising on better-than-expected US jobs data. Spot gold fell as low as $645 an ounce, the lowest since June 28, before rising to $648.20/649.00 1342 GMT, against $649
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Aluminium hits five-week high

Aluminium hits five-week high

Aluminium rose to a five-week high on technical fund buying on Friday, while copper eased on profit-taking despite strike threats. On the technical charts aluminium broke above the 100-day moving average at around $2,790 a tonne, which attracted plentiful
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
China slows soya imports

China slows soya imports

China, the world's top soya importer, has slowed down imports of the oilseed, with surges in Chicago futures squeezing profit margins, especially as a pickup in animal feed has been slower than expected.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
New York cotton sets contract high

New York cotton sets contract high

Cotton futures ended strong on Friday, posting a new contract peak and roaring to 3-1/4 year highs, and while traders said the tops were in overnight, the weekly US exports report sustained the support.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Pan Pacific eyes Chile, Peru for copper

Pan Pacific eyes Chile, Peru for copper

Pan Pacific Copper Co Ltd, Japan's top copper smelter, is looking at potential mine sites in Chile and Peru as candidates for its next exploration project, the head of the company said on Thursday. Eiji Kato, who took over at the firm in April, said Pan P
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Oil surges to 11-month high

Oil surges to 11-month high

Oil surged to an 11-month high above $76 a barrel on Friday, closing in on the all-time record as Nigerian disruptions and Opec output cuts stirred supply concerns amid rising US refiner demand. London Brent crude, currently seen as a better indicator of
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Oil surges to 11-month high

Oil surges to 11-month high

Oil surged to an 11-month high above $76 a barrel on Friday, closing in on the all-time record as Nigerian disruptions and Opec output cuts stirred supply concerns amid rising US refiner demand. London Brent crude, currently seen as a better indicator of
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Oil surges to 11-month high

Oil surges to 11-month high

Oil surged to an 11-month high above $76 a barrel on Friday, closing in on the all-time record as Nigerian disruptions and Opec output cuts stirred supply concerns amid rising US refiner demand. London Brent crude, currently seen as a better indicator of
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
CME beefs up CBOT bid, confident of approval

CME beefs up CBOT bid, confident of approval

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings (CME) said on Friday it increased its take-over offer for CBOT Holdings Inc, winning the vote of CBOT's biggest shareholder and apparently sealing the deal. Craig Donohue, CME's chief executive, told Reuters in a telep
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
India sugar output crosses 28 million tonnes

India sugar output crosses 28 million tonnes

Sugar output in India has crossed a record 28 million tonnes so far in the year to September 2007, and production is likely to touch 30 million tonnes next year, a trade source said on Friday. The world's second-largest producer churned out 19.3 million t
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Britain's top share index rises

Britain's top share index rises

Britain's top share index ended up 0.8 percent on Friday, led by heavyweight oil stocks as crude prices surged to an 11-month high above $76 a barrel and shrugged off better than expected US jobs growth.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Chinese shares higher

Chinese shares higher

Chinese share prices closed 4.58 percent higher on Friday as bargain hunters helped the market recover most of the previous day's sharp losses, dealers said. They said it was another volatile trading session as stocks climbed, fell and then rose again ami
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
US Stocks: Friday early afternoon trade

US Stocks: Friday early afternoon trade

US stocks rose on Friday, with all three major Wall Street indexes poised to end the week higher, after rising oil prices lifted energy shares and a stronger-than-expected jobs report indicated strength in the economy.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Crossover index moves up

Crossover index moves up

Corporate credit spreads in Europe headed wider on Friday as a stronger than expected US jobs report kept concerns about higher interest rates alive. Financial markets wiped out the chance of a US Federal Reserve rate cut as data showed US employers added
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Crossover index moves up

Crossover index moves up

Corporate credit spreads in Europe headed wider on Friday as a stronger than expected US jobs report kept concerns about higher interest rates alive. Financial markets wiped out the chance of a US Federal Reserve rate cut as data showed US employers added
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Yen falls to record low against euro

Yen falls to record low against euro

The yen fell to record lows versus the euro on Friday as the market continued to focus on the search for higher yield, while the dollar held the previous session's gains ahead of a key US jobs report.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Sterling steadies below 26-year peak

Sterling steadies below 26-year peak

Sterling steadied below this week's 26-year highs versus the dollar on Friday, but stayed comfortably above the $2 mark, supported by Thursday's Bank of England rate hike and expectations for further tightening.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Court dismisses lawsuit on Bush's spying plan

Court dismisses lawsuit on Bush's spying plan

A US appeals court in Cincinnati on Friday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging President George W. Bush's domestic spying programme adopted after the September 11 attacks.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Judges search Villepin office in smear probe

Judges search Villepin office in smear probe

French judges searched the offices of former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Friday, a day after targeting his home, as they investigated allegations he unlawfully tried to wreck Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential hopes.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Armenia criticises European Union, Nato over Turkish blockade

Armenia criticises European Union, Nato over Turkish blockade

Armenia criticised Nato and the European Union on Friday for turning a blind eye to Turkey's long-running blockade of its borders, saying Ankara's refusal to open land routes was costing the small, landlocked state a third of its Gross Domestic Product (G
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Investigators 'getting to bottom' of plot: Brown

Investigators 'getting to bottom' of plot: Brown

Investigations stretching from Britain to Australia are "getting to the bottom" of a cell behind failed car bombings in London and Scotland, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday. Brown said he had spoken to Australian Prime Minister John Howard abou
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Rains maroon thousands in India

Rains maroon thousands in India

Thousands of people in eastern India were marooned for a fourth straight day on Friday as torrential rains hampered relief work, and in neighbouring Bangladesh two people were killed by landslides. Close to 700 people have died in South Asia due to heavy
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Spy recruited top Israeli scientist for USSR

Spy recruited top Israeli scientist for USSR

A convicted spy has revealed for the first time that he recruited another senior Israeli academic to spy for the Soviet intelligence services, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Thousands attend Gaza funerals, Israel ends raid

Thousands attend Gaza funerals, Israel ends raid

Thousands of Palestinians marched in Gaza on Friday for the funerals of 11 people, including nine militants from the ruling Hamas, who were killed in an Israeli raid into the central Gaza Strip a day earlier.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Gusmao party forms coalition

Gusmao party forms coalition

A party set up by former East Timor president Xanana Gusmao has lined up partners to form a coalition government in the wake of last week's parliamentary elections, party leaders said on Friday. "We have decided to make an alliance for the stability of th
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Saudi Arabia downplays Iran military threat

Saudi Arabia downplays Iran military threat

Saudi Arabia still hopes for a peaceful solution to the international stand-off over Iran's nuclear energy programme and has downplayed the idea of Iran targeting the Gulf region in any war, a report said on Friday.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
US general warns against abandoning Iraq strategy

US general warns against abandoning Iraq strategy

A senior US military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a US reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Talabani urges Iran to help rein in Iraqi militias

Talabani urges Iran to help rein in Iraqi militias

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani urged neighbouring Iran to help rein in militias carrying out sectarian violence in his country and said Syria and the Islamic Republic could make it easier for Iraq to combat terrorism.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Iraq hangs militant for 2003 killing

Iraq hangs militant for 2003 killing

Iraq has executed an alleged al Qaeda militant found guilty of taking part in the 2003 killing of a top Shia cleric, who also confessed to helping slay 19 Italians, an Iraqi justice official said on Friday.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Millions demand release of hostages in Colombia

Millions demand release of hostages in Colombia

Millions of Colombians brought the country to a near standstill in nation-wide protests to demand that armed groups release thousands of hostages they are holding. Demonstrators wore white shirts and waved white handkerchiefs to show their unity in demand
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Air and ground strikes kill 33 Taliban

Air and ground strikes kill 33 Taliban

Air and ground strikes on Taliban fighters killed 33 rebels Friday after the militants attacked police in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said. The US-led coalition confirmed the fighting in the southern province of Uruzgan but said only that i
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Two Nato soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two Nato soldiers killed in Afghanistan

A suicide blast struck a foreign military vehicle near the Afghan capital Friday, officials said, as the Nato-led force announced that two of its soldiers were killed in combat elsewhere. Only the attacker was killed in the blast near a convoy travelling
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Darfur peace meeting set for Libya this month

Darfur peace meeting set for Libya this month

The United Nations and the African Union plan a meeting in Libya this month on how to advance peace talks among rebel groups in violent Darfur where 2.5 million people are homeless, UN officials said on Thursday.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Abe launches media offensive as voter support dives

Abe launches media offensive as voter support dives

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has launched a media offensive to win back foundering voter support, which has slid below the key 30 percent level ahead of an upper house election this month.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Polish official to sue CIA jail report author

Polish official to sue CIA jail report author

Poland's former national security adviser said on Thursday he would sue a European investigator for naming him in a report that accused Poland and Romania of hosting secret CIA prisons for suspected terrorists.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
North Korea may shut down nuclear plant early

North Korea may shut down nuclear plant early

North Korea is considering suspending operations at its nuclear facilities as soon as the first shipment of heavy fuel reaches its port under an aid-for- disarmament deal, its Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
India's HIV cases revised down to 2.47 million

India's HIV cases revised down to 2.47 million

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in India is 2.47 million, less than half of previous official estimates, according to new UN-backed government estimates released on Friday. India was thought to have the world's biggest HIV-positive caseload with
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Gore gets last-minute DC venue for Live Earth

Gore gets last-minute DC venue for Live Earth

Initially rebuffed by Washington, former Vice President Al Gore's Live Earth concerts found a last-minute home in the US capital on Friday after Native Americans offered their museum for the world-wide event.
Published 07 Jul, 2007 12:00am
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