Friday, January 21, 2011

Citigroup gives CEO Vikram Pandit a big raise

Citigroup gives CEO Vikram Pandit a big raise


Citigroup gives CEO Vikram Pandit a big raise

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Citigroup Inc. is giving its CEO a big raise.


Man wearing Obama mask robs Austrian bank

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A man wearing a rubber mask of US President Barack Obama robbed a bank in Handenberg in Upper Austria just before the bank closed on Friday, Austrian police said.


Handwriting better for kids than typing

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Children who write by hand make for better learners than those who type as researchers say something seems to be lost in the brain process when switching from pen and book to computer screen and keyboard. This is because reading and writing involves a number of our senses, the journal Advances in Haptics reports.


Blair testifies before British inquiry into Iraq War

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Tony Blair, the former prime minister, appeared on Friday before a British inquiry into the origins and conduct of the Iraq war to fill in gaps from earlier testimony about his unpublicized discussions with President George W. Bush as the conflict loomed.


Britain may limit non-EU immigrants

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The British government is considering reducing the number of immigrants from non-European countries, including India, from where Britain receives the highest number of migrants. In April, the government will introduce rules to cap visas for less skilled workers from outside Europe to 21,700 next year, a reduction of a fifth. A consultation on how to cut the number of student visas is under way, the Daily Mail reported.


Pakistan Army slapped with 120 bn rupees 'bill' for using stadium

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The Pakistan Army has been slapped with a whopping 120 billion rupees ($1.3 billion) 'bill' for using a Lahore stadium for decades by the auditor general of Pakistan.


Chinese pandas extend their US stay

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Two beloved giant pandas have been the stars of Washington, DC's National Zoo for a decade. However their status is immigrant as they have been on loan from China. Just when kids were bidding goodbye to their oriental friends, comes the happy news that the stay for these pandas has been extended.


Islamophobia debate after UK minister's remarks

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British Prime Minister David Cameron has distanced himself from comments made by the only Asian member of his cabinet, Saeeda Warsi, that Islamophobia had become acceptable in British society.


Robbers open fire in shopping centre, kill police officer

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Two robbers opened fire in a shopping centre in a city in Northern Mexico on Thursday. A police officer was killed and three civilians injured in the incident.


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