Friday, June 19, 2009 WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama’s honeymoon period has probably finished, since two new surveys suggested that the Americans are gravely concern over his policy. A poll jointly conducted by news two publications here showed that the US President’s popularity went down from 61% in April to 56%. Furthermore, the majority of the respondents (58%) want more changes capable of trimming the deficit, even if it may take longer for the recovery of the US economy.Seven in Ten Wary of His Interventions in EconomyAlmost 70% of those surveyed said they were concerned over the federal government’s intervention in economy, healthcare and social security and Obama’s rescue of General Motors.The poll found that just 37%t of Americans thought Obama had taken on too many issues, while 60% said he was fighting on many fronts because the country faced many pressing problems.In the meantime, the Republicans’ popularity has received a heavy blow, since only 28% of the people gave them a positive rating.Both polls demonstrated the majority’s opposition to Obama’s decision to shut down the Guantanamo detention centre for suspected terrorists.
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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