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China on Tuesday announced its first swine flu death, saying a patient in its southwestern Tibet region had died from the disease and warning the threat from the disease could soon worsen. In response, the government had "urgently" sent 200,000 doses of influenza A(H1N1) vaccine to the region since Sunday's death in a bid to contain the virus, China's health ministry said in a statement on ... read more 
Raichur, India (AFP) Oct 6, 2009Aid workers used helicopters and boats to try to reach survivors of massive floods in southern India that have killed at least 280 people, officials said Tuesday. Days of heavy rain and flash floods in the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra have forced close to 1.5 million people to take refuge in relief camps. Authorities stopped evacuating residents and have instead ... more
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 06, 2009As part of its ambitious manned space flights programme, India has sought a Russian spaceship for sending "space tourists" into orbit, an official said. "Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has applied for acquiring a spaceship for sending space tourists," Russian space agency "Roskosmos" spokesman Alexei Krasnov said. He said the deal would be commercial and two space ... more  
Washington (AFP) Oct 5, 2009The Dalai Lama on Monday started his first Washington visit in nearly two decades to lack a presidential meeting, as Barack Obama's administration insisted it still respected the Tibetan leader. Fellow Tibetan exiles welcomed the globetrotting 74-year-old monk as he arrived at his Washington hotel, starting a week in the US capital to feature spiritual teachings and talks with congressional ... more  
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2009India said Friday that December's climate meet in Copenhagen should aim to agree on modest goals, calling on wealthy nations to be less "evangelical" in their push for a deal. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh renewed India's vows not to be the deal-breaker in Copenhagen but stood by the developing world's refusal of binding requirements on cutting emissions blamed for global warming. ... more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Sep 30, 2009 India aims to boost its nuclear energy capacity by 12,000 percent by 2050. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in making the announcement Tuesday at a New Delhi conference on peaceful uses of nuclear power, predicted that India could produce 470 gigawatts of nuclear power. That would make India the largest nuclear energy producer in the world, surpassing the United States, which now ... more  
Badrahani, Nepal (AFP) Sept 29, 2009Nepalese villager Khinu Darai used to have to walk about five kilometres (three miles) every day to collect firewood so she could cook meals for her family. Then two years ago, she bought a biogas plant under a government scheme to encourage villagers to convert to greener energy -- an event the 30-year-old mother of three says transformed her life. "Biogas is a blessing for my family. ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2009China is second only to India worldwide in the number of people killed by rabies every year, the government has reported, making the disease one of the nation's biggest public health threats. "China is one of the countries most severely affected by rabies, and in recent years the number of annual reported deaths from rabies has averaged around 2,400," the health ministry said in a statement ... more |
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