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the democratic hyperpower |
 Patna, India (AFP) June 29, 2009 
At least 35 people including eight children were killed after they were struck by lightning in the adjoining eastern Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, officials said Monday. Around 18 people were killed late Sunday by bolts of lightning across Bihar, including six children, State Disaster Management Minister Devesh Chand Thakur said. "The children were playing in the pre-monsoon show ... read more 
New Delhi (AFP) June 27, 2009New Delhi residents faced misery on Saturday as the Indian capital reeled under one of its worst power and water shortages in years, during an acute heatwave and a delayed rainy season. The city's power grid has been stretched thin, with demand at its highest ever as the worst-hit areas have suffered outages of up to 10 hours over the past few days. The power cuts also affected water ... 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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Berlin (AFP) June 25, 2009Delegates from over 80 countries pledging to destroy their cluster bombs started a two-day conference in Berlin on Thursday to assess progress since a 2008 agreement banning the weapons. Absent however were United States, Israel, Russia and Georgia -- countries which have used cluster bombs in recent years and which refuse to sign up the agreement. China, India and Pakistan also stayed away. ... more 
Bhubaneswar, India (AFP) June 25, 2009An 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 ... 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  
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 |
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Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2009A drought in Tibet has intensified into the region's worst in three decades, leaving thousands of hectares parched and killing more than 13,000 head of cattle, China's state media said Saturday. The report by Xinhua news agency follows a warning by China's top weather official last month that the Himalayan region faced a growing threat of drought and floods as global warming melts its ... 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 ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 18, 2009Authorities in China aim to halt the spread of the desert in Tibet by next year, hoping to stem the effects of years of mining, tree-felling and overgrazing, state media said Thursday. Desertification is spreading by 39,600 hectares (98,000 acres) annually in Tibet, an official at the regional forestry bureau was quoted as saying by the Xinhua news agency. Sangye Drawa said Tibetan ... more  
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 |
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