Reuters quote of the day, April 8

Friday, April 7, 2006, 11:05 [IST]

London, Apr 7 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''When the missionaries came to Africa, they had the Bible and we had the land. They taught us to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, we had the Bible in our hand, and they had the land.'' -- Attributed to Kenyan independence leader Jomo Kenyatta. He and five companions were convicted on April 8, 1950, of ''managing'' the Mau Mau insurrection against British rule and were each sentenced to seven years' hard labour.

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Reuters historical calendar - April 8

Friday, April 7, 2006,11:05 [IST]

London, Apr 7 (Reuters) Following are some of the major events to have occurred on April 8 in history: 1904 - Britain and France signed the ''Entente Cordiale'', an agreement settling all disputes between the two. 1913 - China's first parliament opened in Peking. 1939 - One day after invading Albania, Italian troops took the capital Tirana and King Zog fled to Greece. 1946 - The League of Nations opened its final session in Geneva before being.....

Database ensures Big Brother is watching in China

Friday, April 7, 2006,11:05 [IST]

BEIJING, Apr 7 (Reuters) China has recorded details of more than 96 per cent of its population on a police database, state media reported today, supplementing Internet and other state-sanctioned urveillance. Since the 2003 launch of its ''Gold Shield Programme'', the Public Security Bureau had collected information on about 1.25 billion of the country's 1.3 billion people. ''It has helped police uncover many criminal cases,'' Liu Shuo, a police official, was quoted by Xinhua news.....

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Tom Hanks swaps jokes with Japan's movie buff PM

Friday, April 7, 2006,11:05 [IST]

TOKYO, Apr 7 (Reuters) Hair topped the agenda when movie star Tom Hanks met Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi today, with the normally short-haired Hanks expressing admiration for Koizumi's wavy locks. ''You changed your look,'' an ebullient Koizumi greeted Hanks, who let his hair grow long for his starring role in the movie ''The Da Vinci Code'', which he was in Japan to promote. ''I wanted a hairstyle that looked like you,'' Hanks quipped, referring to.....

Advani hopes quakes in Gujarat were 'passing tremors'

Friday, April 7, 2006,11:23 [IST]

Ahmeadabad, Apr 7: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani today said that the quakes that rocked Gujarat and Kutch regions were only ''passing tremors'' and the state government was alert to the situation.''I experienced the quake tremors after addressing the inaugural rally of the Bharat Suraksha Yatra,'' Mr Advani told mediapersons here, adding that he was confident of the state government's ability to deal with the situation.''Gujarat has evolved a very good and effective national disaster mitigation system and various.....

Vaiko asks Karunanidhi reason behind favour to Maran

Friday, April 7, 2006,11:34 [IST]

Tiruchirapalli, Apr 7 (UNI) Marumalarchi DMK (MDMK) leader Vaiko has asked the DMK President M Karunanidhi to explain why the party gave undue importance to Mr Dayanidhi Maran, Minister for Communication.....