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Indians keep faith with Ganges dips despite pollution crisisKanpur, India (AFP) Jan 24, 2010 For India's devout Hindus, the sacred River Ganges is always clean and always pure -- even if its waters are a toxic stew of human sewage, discarded garbage and factory waste. The belief that the Ganges washes away sin entices millions of Hindus into the river each year, and huge crowds of pilgrims are currently passing through the town of Haridwar for the three-month Kumbh Mela bathing festival. But concern over pollution along the length of the 2,500 kilometre (1,500 mile) river is growing, an ... read more |
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Forgotten Haiti orphans finally get quake aidLeogane, Haiti (AFP) Jan 23, 2010 Far from the capital, off a dusty lane lined with sugarcane, the youngsters from the Leogane Christian orphanage stare wide-eyed at a UN truck, the first to come here since the devastating earthquake. "These supplies are given to you by the United States. We are coordinating with them," says a solemn Belagaswatta Chandina, the commander of Sri Lanka's contingent of United Nations peacekeepers in Leogane. "Thank you, thank you," exclaims pastor Jean-Claude Chalier, surrounded by barefoot children ... read more |
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Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Jan 20, 2009 The shell of a tiny marine snail could be a model for better armor for soldiers and military vehicles, scientists in Massachusetts said. The shell of the scaly-foot snail can dissipate an amount of energy that would cause weaker shells to break, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said in a release Tuesday. The snail lives on the floor of the Indian Ocean near ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 21, 2010US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Wednesday that South Asian militant groups were seeking to destabilise the entire region and could trigger a war between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India. Reflecting anxiety in the region about New Delhi's reaction if it were attacked by a militant group with roots in Pakistan, Gates said restraint by India could not be counted on. Gates said rebe ... more  
Colombo, Sri Lanka (UPI) Jan 19, 2009 The two main contenders in next Tuesday's presidential election in Sri Lanka were given the most credit by their majority Sinhalese people for ending the civil war for a separate Tamil homeland, but as the polling date approaches, it may be the minority Tamil vote that decides the final outcome. President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced the Jan. 26 election seeking another term although he ... more |
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Beijing denies China hackers attacked Indian govtBeijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2010 China on Tuesday rejected reports that Indian government computers had been attacked by Chinese hackers as "groundless", one week after US Internet giant Google made a similar accusation. A source in the office of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed an attempted hacking to AFP last Friday, but said nothing had been compromised. The origin of the cyber attack was unknown at this stage, the source said, but daily newspaper Mail Today reported that China was the chief suspec ... read more |
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