PORT-OF-SPAIN: President Barack Obama says the United States is seeking a ``new beginning with Cuba.'' The president made the remark in Trinidad on the first day of a summit of Western Hemisphere democracies. He said the United States is ready to engage with the Cuban government but cautioned the country would not simply talk for the sake of talking. Obama noted ``decades of mistrust'' and said he wants to talk with Cuban leaders about human rights, democratic reform and economic issues. The United States has announced eased restrictions on travel and finances to the Cuba, and Cuba has signaled willingness to talk with the new administration.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
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