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McCain, Obama healthy for eight years as President, says actuarial firm

Washington Polls: Obama Keeps Up His Lead Over McCainNew York, Sept. 26 : An actuarial firm in the United States has said that both John McCain and Barack Obama would be cleared for insurance coverage if they approached in their capacity as President of the United States.

Obama has a history of smoking, and McCain is 72 years old with a history of skin cancer. But neither candidate is a bad bet to live through two terms as president of the United States, according to a statistical analysis performed by an actuarial firm.

US rescue plan seen having "positive" impact on Arab markets

Amman - The US bailout plan is expected to have a "positive impact" on Middle East markets, which plummeted under the "psychological" fallout of the US financial crisis over the past few weeks, financial analysts said Friday.

"We believe the US rescue plan will have a positive impact not only on global markets but also on Middle East markets," Wajdi Makhamreh, Chief Operating Officer at the Sanabel International Holding told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

"The scheme will help evade the collapse of the world financial system. However, doubts will continue to be raised as to the effectiveness of the salvage blueprint," he said.

India to open two more consulates in US

Manmohan Singh, Sarah PalinWashington/New York, Sept. 26 : India will open two more consulates in the United States as part of a bilateral and diplomatic exercise to enhance existing ties between the two countries.

Disclosing this to the Indian media team accompanying Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on his ten-day visit to the United States and France, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shanker Menon said that the consulates would be opened in Seattle in Chicago and in Atlanta in Georgia.

Wi-Fi ''dead zones'' may soon be history

Washington, Sept 26 : Getting away with Wi-Fi "dead zones" in large wireless networks that cover whole neighborhoods or cities can take a toll on your pocket. But now, thanks to a new technology, the whole procedure can be cheap and easy – without any dead zones. 

Usually pre-deployment testing turns out to be so costly that majority of WiFi providers simply build their networks first and fill in the gaps later. 

However, it’s still not easy, because of the paucity of inexpensive techniques for mapping out precisely which areas lack coverage. 

Warren Buffett’s biggest mistake was to let his wife walk out on him

Billionaire investor Warren BuffettNew York, September 26: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett feels that letting his late wife Susie walk out the door of their Omaha home was the biggest mistake he had ever made.

He revealed his feelings while discussing his personal life with Alice Schroeder, the author of a biography about him, entitled 'The Snowball'.

The 78-year-old admitted that he gave Susie plenty of reasons to leave, one of which was Katharine Graham, publisher of The Washington Post and Newsweek.

Indian shares fall as US bailout package stalls

New Delhi - Uncertainty over the US 700-billion-dollar bailout plan pulled down Indian shares Friday with the two main stock market indices showing a drop of more than 2 per cent.

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