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China issues new warnings on Tibet, TaiwanBeijing (AFP) March 4, 2010 China on Thursday launched a new warning to foreign countries not to interfere in its affairs in Tibet and Taiwan - two issues that have badly strained ties with the United States. Washington irked Beijing in January when it approved the sale of a 6.4-billion-dollar package of arms to Taiwan, and then again a month later when US President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama at the White House. Without referring specifically to the US leader, a Chines government spokesman said Western leaders should ... read more |
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Shhh! Indians told to keep it down
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 24, 2010By and large, Indians embrace noise. Their festivals are a riot of colour and sound, weddings an exercise in high-decibel exuberance and house parties an extreme test of neighbourly tolerance. But now things have reached such a pitch that the government has decided to step in, beefing up decade-old noise pollution regulations to keep the volume dial turned down. "Stress has been laid on ... more Electronic waste a growing problem
Bali, Indonesia (UPI) Feb 24, 2009 Developing countries, particularly India and China, could be faced with mountains of waste from electronic products says a U.N. report which calls for new recycling technologies and regulations to safeguard both public health and the environment. The study - "Recycling - from E-Waste to Resources" - launched Monday at a Bali, Indonesia, meeting of hazardous wastes experts, predicts t ... more Australia avoids regional visa row
Melbourne (UPI) Feb 24, 2009 Australia may have avoided a major diplomatic row after media reports say the government excluded Indonesia, India and Pakistan from its tougher visa regime. The three countries aren't believed to be among the 10 unnamed countries in the government's counter-terrorism white paper. The long-awaited document outlined plans to, among other things, detect terrorists traveling to Australia. ... more |
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Dalai Lama says loves China despite 'suppression'Los Angeles (AFP) Feb 22, 2010 Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he feels love in his heart for China but believes hardliners in Beijing are in denial over their cultural "suppression" of his homeland. "Sometimes you see some of these hardliners' sort of policy, brutalist policy, sometimes I got some irritation for short moment," the Buddhist monk told CNN talk-show host Larry King on a visit to Los Angeles. "Still, yes, I have to sort of make effort to keep love," he said in the interview broadcast Monday e ... read more |
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