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the democratic hyperpower |
 Yekaterinburg, Russia (AFP) June 17, 2009 
Leaders from the world's top emerging economic powers on Tuesday delivered a warning-shot to the domination of the US dollar as their new forum flexed its muscle at a first ever summit. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China -- dubbed the BRIC nations -- called for a "more diversified" currency system after a meeting that came amid growing talk over the dollar's future as the global ... read more 
Colombo (AFP) June 15, 2009Sri Lankan troops have recovered the first submarine believed to have been used by the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said Monday. Troops found the 24-foot (7.2-metre) submersible on the coast of the northeastern district of Mullaittivu, where the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were defeated last month, ending decades of ethnic conflict. "It had reportedly been used ... more
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Tokyo (AFP) June 12, 2009Japan and India plan to launch their first joint space research project this year, an experiment in growing plants in zero gravity, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency researcher said Friday. The two Asian powers are set to launch a small and unmanned Indian-made satellite in October, carrying Japanese laboratory equipment, that is set to orbit for about one week at a height of around 600km ... more  
Bloomington IN (SPX) Jun 15, 2009Black holes are a common topic for scientific discussion today - but to the astrophysicists, theoretical physicists and mathematicians attending Indiana University's Capra Conference on radiation reaction, predictions still outweigh proof when it comes to black holes and their interstellar antics. Hosted by IU for the first time in the event's 12-year history, the Capra Conference each ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) June 15, 2009The government in New Delhi on Monday urged young Indians to avoid international travel as a precaution against swine flu. The advisory came after local health authorities said they were treating around a dozen people for the illness, officially called A(H1N1) influenza, although there have been no fatalities in India. "Until this disease is controlled globally, I would like to request ... more 
Ahmedabad, India (AFP) June 15, 2009Taking medicines on time is a big part of a successful marriage for Ravi and Nima -- an HIV-positive couple who met as a direct result of the enduring stigma attached to AIDS in India. They met through a non-profit marriage bureau in India's western state of Gujarat that caters exclusively to HIV-infected people, setting up introductions and helping with legal issues for couples who choose ... more |
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Dhaka (AFP) June 14, 2009A controversial global treaty to clean up the ship recycling industry will mean a boom in business for the Bangladeshi magnates whose workers pull the often toxic vessels apart, experts say. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) agreement on ship-breaking was signed last month by 65 countries, and business leaders say the deal finally legitimises their work and should herald major gr ... more 
Yekaterinburg, Russia (AFP) June 16, 2009Leaders from emerging giants Brazil, Russia, India and China were Tuesday to meet for the first summit of their informal BRIC grouping in a show of unity in the face of a sharp global slowdown. The idea for the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) grouping was spawned after research by a US investment bank suggested the four economies were developing at such pace they could be amongst the wor ... more  
Chennai, India (PTI) Jun 12, 2009India needs to address the issue of space security as the weapon system deployed there could target civilian satellites, former ISRO Chief K Kasturirangan said on Thursday. "We need to address the issue of space security at the earliest as India has already put many satellites in space even as we are developing many. There are weapons system which could target even civilian satellites. ... more  
Bonn, Germany (AFP) June 11, 2009India blasted rich countries at the UN climate talks on Thursday, accusing them of snubbing scientists' warnings to slash their emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 percent by 2020 over 1990 levels. India's special envoy, Shyam Saran, said efforts to complete a new climate pact in Copenhagen this December hinged on advanced economies delivering "clarity" on the scale of their emissions cuts. ... more |
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Bangladesh's tigers stalk uncertain future in Sundarbans
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