Thursday, September 23, 2010

At call centre, cultural clash in reverse

At call centre, cultural clash in reverse

At call centre, cultural clash in reverse

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"Outsourced," which begins on Thursday on NBC and is based on a 2006 movie with the same title, reverses the premise to place an American naïf out of his depth in the developing world. Todd (Ben Rappaport) is a manager at Mid America Novelties in Kansas City, who is sent to Mumbai to run a call center staffed by Indian employees.


US delegation walks out of Iran leader's UN speech

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The United States led an enraged Western walkout of the UN General Assembly after Iran's leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad evoked US government involvement in the September 11 attacks.


Thais bristle at Australian’s take on Thai cuisine

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It's been a rough year for Thailand. First there were the images of deadly street battles between soldiers and protesters beamed around the world. Then people living in neighboring dictatorships snickered that Thailand was a democracy in decline. And now this: An Australian chef has the audacity to declare that he is on a mission to revive Thai cuisine.


Obama heckled by protesters at AIDS fundraiser

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United States President Barack Obama got heckled at a fundraiser on Wednesday night by protesters pushing for more funding for AIDS programmes and quicker action to allow gays to serve openly in the military.


More than 20 killed in heavy fighting in Somalia

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Heavy fighting between Islamist militants and pro-government troops raged in several parts of Somalia's capital on Thursday, killing at least 21 people and wounding nearly 80, an official said.


Obama preaches peace; Iran talks conspiracy

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He's hardly the first president to come this podium seeking Mideast peace, but Barack Obama is hoping against hope to be the last. "Now is the time for this opportunity to be seized, so that it doesn't slip away," he says.


Krishna, Qureshi have "chance encounter" at UN

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Foreign Minister S M Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi met on Thursday in a "chance encounter" at the UN for a few minutes in the parking lot while coming out of two separate meetings.


Recall for the rich: Bentley replaces hood ornament

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Luxury carmaker Bentley says it's recalling 820 cars worldwide over fears that its famous "Winged B" hood ornament could injure people in an accident because it might not properly retract.


NRI teacher accused of sexual misconduct at boys' school

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An NRI female teacher at a boys' school in Britain has been charged with sexual misconduct against two teenager students. Hina Patel, 37, was charged with two counts of abusing her position of trust by engaging in sexual activity with the students.


Age 20 months, addicted to cigarettes

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A 20-month-old boy in Indonesia has been addicted to cigarettes and smokes a half pack a day, a media report said. The toddler's father Deli Kusnadi was reported as saying Reno Ardiansyah has been smoking since he was 14 months old. He doesn't know who first introduced his son to smoking.


Gaza: UN cites human rights violations

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Investigations by Israel and the Palestinians into violations of human rights during the Gaza conflict of 2008 and 2009 were inadequate in several respects, an expert committee led by the United Nations Human Rights Council said on Tuesday.


UN to announce aid for women and children

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Secretary General Ban Ki-moon plans to end a development summit meeting of world leaders on Wednesday by announcing a huge increase in aid to improve the health of women and children, but independent specialists said they were skeptical about the amount of actual new money committed, given the global economic crisis.


India, seeking Kashmir peace, feels the anger of residents

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The Indian members of Parliament left their shoes on the floor beneath a wall covered in photographs of slain Kashmiris. The five men sat cross-legged on the floor of the headquarters of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, staring into a throng of television cameras as they delivered a carefully scripted message of reconciliation.


Posted by Harshad at 11:04 PM

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