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the democratic hyperpower |
 Bhubaneswar, India (AFP) June 25, 2009 
An acute heatwave roasting much of India has claimed at least 100 lives, with more deaths feared because the annual monsoon rains have yet to come, officials said Thursday. In the eastern state of Orissa, at least 58 people have died due to sunstroke since April, disaster management official Durgesh Nandini Sahoo told AFP in the state capital Bhubaneswar. Local newspapers have reported ... read more 
Brussels (AFP) June 24, 2009Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade called on European nations on Wednesday to boost their aid to Africa, warning that countries there might turn to Brazil, China and India for economic help. "Africa wants to cooperate with Europe, but if Europe shuts itself off from Africa when we have India, China, Brazil coming to offer us the same things as Europe at lower prices and with extraordinary ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Dhaka (AFP) June 24, 2009The creators of a new television soap opera in Bangladesh said Wednesday they were hoping it will teach farmers in one of the world's poorest nations new tricks to boost their income. The Dhaka branch of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has produced the eight-episode drama, which will air weekly until August on a private satellite channel. "It aims to help farmers to ... more  
Washington (AFP) June 22, 2009Access to green technology is becoming a growing stumbling block in global efforts to fight climate change, with US lawmakers bristling at what they see as China's attempt to "steal" US know-how. China and India have led calls for developed nations to share technology to help them battle global warming as the clock ticks to a December meeting in Copenhagen meant to seal a successor to the ... more  
Brasilia, Brazil (UPI) Jun 22, 2009 Brazil and fellow up-and-coming economies Russia, India and China discussed how they could exert greater sway over the global financial system at their first summit in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg last week, but they surprised observers with toned-down talk about reducing the world's reliance on the U.S. dollar. Frustration at the dominant but unstable dollar as the world's reserve ... more 
Durban, South Africa (AFP) June 22, 2009Millions of sardines have begun their annual migration down South Africa's east coast, but fewer fish are making the journey due to rising ocean temperatures, a researcher said Monday. Known as the Sardine Run, the spectacular marine migration with schools miles long attracts dolphins and birds, spawning a cottage industry for the tourists who flock to the Indian Ocean coast in KwaZulu-Natal ... more |
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Niagara Falls, N.Y. (UPI) Jun 18, 2009 Canadians and Americans see each other as closer than neighbors, more like allies and friends. But stricter U.S. security measures along the U.S.-Canadian border are testing that relationship. Among them are American Indian citizens living in both countries who say their rights are being squeezed by ever tightening security rules. At a meeting at Rainbow Bridge, near Niagara Falls, N.Y. ... more 
Washington (AFP) June 18, 2009India on Thursday called on the United States, China and other powers to return to talks immediately to frame a world trade accord instead of waiting for recovery from the global economic crisis. "We live in times when the people are anxious. This economic challenge cannot be resolved by waiting and watching," Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said in Washington. "It can also not be ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 18, 2009China angrily denounced Thursday the approval by the Asian Development Bank of a 2.9-billion-dollar funding plan for India, saying the scheme encroached on a territorial dispute between the Asian giants. "The Asian Development Bank, regardless of the major concerns of China, approved the India Country Partnership strategy which involves the territorial dispute between China and India," ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Jun 16, 2009 The twin summits this week in Russia provide a venue for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to meet, but whether that will revive suspended talks between their nations as sought by the United States cannot be answered. Singh and Zadari will be at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and that of the four emerging economies of Brazil ... more |
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