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Troops guard water pumps in BangladeshDhaka, Bangladesh (UPI) Apr 21, 2010 Soldiers are guarding water pumps in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, as the city of 7 million faces severe water shortages. While water shortages are typical during the April-May dry season, it has been especially bad this year, getting a start in March with unusually high temperatures. The city needs 581 million gallons of water a day but can only produce 502 million, said the country's national Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. "The army will work in coordination with the w ... read more |
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Dhaka (AFP) April 18, 2010Bangladesh will sign a deal with Russia to build two nuclear power plants at a cost of at least three billion dollars in the electricity-starved Asian nation, Dhaka's atomic energy chief said Sunday. The two sides would sign the agreement when Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits Russia later this year, said Mosharraf Hossain. "We have finalised the deal. The cabinet early this we ... more  
Rampur, India (AFP) April 15, 2010Indian aid workers battled blocked roads and downed power lines Thursday as they rushed aid to victims of a giant tornado that ravaged hundreds of thousands of homes and killed 131 people. In West Bengal state, 250,000 people were made homeless by the twister, which packed winds of up to 120 kilometres (75 miles) an hour as it tore across isolated rural areas of northeast India and Banglades ... more  
Bangalore, India (UPI) Apr 15, 2010 India is developing a sub-sonic cruise-type missile with a range of around 650 miles, The Press Trust of India reports. The 19-foot-long and 1.5-foot-wide Nirbhav missile is under development and was "getting into some shape," V. K. Saraswat, scientific adviser to the defense minister and the head of the Defense Research and Development Organization, said. Nirbhav, meaning "fearl ... more |
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High altitudes complicate China quake rescueXining, China (AFP) April 15, 2010 High altitudes in northwestern China's quake-struck Qinghai province will hinder rescuers as they struggle to cope with the region's low oxygen levels, state media reported Thursday. Qinghai's mountainous Yushu county, which was hit by a 6.9 magnitude quake Wednesday, is more than 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) above sea level on the Tibetan plateau, known as the "Roof of the World." High-altitude rescues were "a more physically and technically demanding task for relief workers due to a shortage of ... read more |
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