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This is an archive article published on October 31, 2009
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Hondurass de facto government has accepted a US-driven deal that opens the door for the return to power of President Manuel Zelaya...
Honduran rivals agree on deal
TEGUCIGALPA: Hondurass de facto government has accepted a US-driven deal that opens the door for the return to power of President Manuel Zelaya,toppled in a military coup four months ago. The breakthrough late on Thursday followed renewed pressure from senior US officials who traveled to Honduras for a last-ditch effort to end the crisis. Congress still needs to approve Zelayas return and it originally backed the coup against him,but Zelaya said he did not expect any new setback.
Soon,web addresses in Hindi,other scripts
Seoul/New Delhi: The regulator for online domain names has approved the use of non-Latin scripts such as Hindi and Hebrew in web addresses,a move that is likely to transform the Internet landscape. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICAAN on Friday approved the proposal to use non-Latin script. The Fast Track Process is the first step in bringing the 100,000 characters of the languages of the world online for domain names, ICANN Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush said.
Indian drug cos to be probed: Reports
COLOMBO: With incidents of contaminated vials with medicines coming to the fore from some hospitals in the Island Nation,the Sri Lankan government has reportedly asked some Indian drug companies to submit explanations in this regard,a media report has said. The six Indian companies,which allegedly supplied medicine contaminated with strange particles have been asked to submit explanations by the Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry, state-run Daily News reported quoting a Ministry spokesman.
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