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Page 1/13 IT to generate 5.8 million new jobs by 2013: IDC
washington: Information technology will be an employment machine, generating 5.8 million new jobs in the coming four years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) research released yesterday. IDC predicts that the IT industry will be an engine powering economies out of economic doldrums, [more...]
Posted on:10/5/2009 Bangladesh government faces flak over killings
DHAKA: Bangladesh human rights activists have accused a government minister of supporting extra-judicial killings as a means to control rising crime and asked for an explanation.
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan said on Saturday that “criminals should be killed in cross-fire”, as it was often not [more...]
Posted on:10/5/2009 Qatar launch bid website
DOHA: After promoting their FIFA World Cup bid with banners and posters across Doha last week, Qatar stepped up a gear by launching its new website yesterday.
Nasser Al Khater, Qatar 2022 Bid Communications Director, yesterday announced the launch of the official website, saying the football-cra [more...]
Posted on:10/5/2009 Capello says he won’t rest England stars
LONDON: Fabio Capello insists he will not rest Wayne Rooney or any of England’s star players for his side’s final two World Cup qualifiers against the Ukraine and Belarus.
Capello, whose team have already qualified for South Africa 2010 with eight victories in their opening eight fixtures, had pr [more...]
Posted on:10/5/2009 Sea The Stars wins Arc race
PARIS: Irish champion Sea The Stars won the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe here yesterday at Longchamp to complete a unique treble of the English 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and the Arc and emulate his mother Urban Sea who won the race in 1993.
Ridden by Mick Kinane and trained by John Oxx, he bea [more...]
Posted on:10/5/2009 Arsenal hit Blackburn for six
LONDON: Arsenal turned on the style to celebrate a landmark week for boss Arsene Wenger as the Gunners thrashed Blackburn 6-2 at the Emirates Stadium yesterday. Wenger became Arsenal’s longest serving manager on Thursday with 13 years’ service, which began in October 1996, and this was the ideal way [more...]
Posted on:10/5/2009 Chelsea sweep aside Liverpool to regain top spot
LONDON: Chelsea returned to the top of the Premier League yesterday as goals from Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda clinched an impressive 2-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side opened up a two-point gap over second placed Manchester United. But perhaps more importantl [more...]
Posted on:10/5/2009 Aussies start as favourites
CENTURION, South Africa: New Zealand will adopt a familiar role of underdogs when they confront title holders and hot favourites Australia today in the ICC Champions Trophy final.
Form and tradition are stacked against the ‘Black Caps’, but that will not concern skipper Daniel Vettori and his wa [more...]
Posted on:10/5/2009 Younus rues dropping Elliott’s catch
CENTURION: Pakistan’s captain Younus Khan has conceded that a dropped catch against New Zealand cost his team the Champions Trophy semi-final here on Saturday. The match was evenly poised when Younus dropped Grant Elliott in the covers off teenage fast bowler Mohammad Aamer in the 40th over, with th [more...]
Posted on:10/5/2009 Kuznetsova, Safina win
BEIJING: Russia’s Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova struggled to find their rhythm but advanced yesterday to the second round of the China Open.
Safina, the top seed, defeated Italy’s Roberta Vinci in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, but it did not look easy. The pair traded breaks throughout the mat [more...]
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