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    National holiday in Kenya on Obama victory

    Nairobi, Nov 5 (DPA) Kenyans took to the streets early Wednesday morning to celebrate Barack Obama’s election to the White House as the nation’s president declared a national holiday.


    Hit by slowdown, Orissa steelmakers seek bailout

    Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (IANS) Orissa’s sponge iron industry has been hit hard by the economic slowdown, notwithstanding a rush for new projects in the state, forcing existing players to cut production and downsize workforce, government and industry officials said.

Hit by slowdown, Orissa steelmakers seek bailout

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (IANS) Orissa’s sponge iron industry has been hit hard by the economic slowdown, notwithstanding a rush for new projects in the state, forcing existing players to cut production and downsize workforce, government and industry officials said.



ADB pledges to help Asian economies address market crisis

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Trujillo (Peru), Nov 5 (Xinhua) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said it would help Asian economies deal with the world financial crisis.



Canadian PM congratulates Obama

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Toronto, Nov 5 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday congratulated Barack Obama on his election as the 44th president of the US.



New Zealand PM congratulates Obama

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Wellington, Nov 5 (Xinhua) New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark Wednesday congratulated Democrat Barack Obama on his victory in the US presidential election.



Iran hails Obama victory

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Tehran, Nov 5 (IANS) Iran Wednesday hailed the election of Barack Obama as the president of the US, saying the victory of the first black American dismantled the last racial barrier in the country’s politics.



This is our time to reclaim the American dream: Barack Obama (Lead)

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, World

Chicago, Nov 5 (IANS) It had been a long time in coming but change had come to America, Barack Obama, the man who would be the first African American president in the White House, said Wednesday after his historic landslide victory to tens of thousands of wildly cheering crowds.



Would-be immigrants to Britain need hefty bank balances

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

London, Nov 5 (IANS) British Home Office guidelines for the new points-based immigration system to be introduced from Nov 27 say that prospective immigrants will have to show hefty bank balances up to three months before even applying for their visas.



Hillary Clinton hails victory of Obama

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, World

Washington, Nov 5 (DPA) US Senator Hillary Clinton called the election of Democratic nominee Barack Obama as US president “an historic victory for the American people.”