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'I'm a Marxist:' Dalai LamaNew York (AFP) May 20, 2010 Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Thursday that he is a Marxist, yet credits capitalism for bringing new freedoms to the communist country that exiled him - China. "Still I am a Marxist," the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader said in New York, where he arrived with an entourage of robed monks and a heavy security detail to give a series of paid public lectures. Marxism has "moral ethics, whereas capitalism is only how to make profits," the Dalai Lama, 74, said. However, he credited ... read more |
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Bloomington IN (SPX) May 13, 2010Of all the things that might control the onset of disease epidemics in Michigan lakes, the shape of the lakes' bottoms might seem unlikely. But that is precisely the case, and a new BioScience report by scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and four other institutions explains why. "In the paper, we go through several explanations for what is going on," said IU Bloomington biologi ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) May 11, 2010The death from radiation poisoning of a scrapyard worker in New Delhi has highlighted the lax enforcement of waste disposal laws in India, leading to calls for urgent action. In early April, a machine from Delhi University containing cobalt-60, a radioactive metal used for radiotherapy in hospitals, ended up in a scrapyard in the city. Rajendra Yadav, a 35-year-old worker in the congest ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) May 11, 2010India's annual greenhouse gas emissions increased by 58 percent from 1994-2007, driven by higher industrial activity, energy production and transport, government figures showed Tuesday. "Between 1994 and 2007, some of the sectors indicate significant growth in greenhouse gas emissions, such as cement production, electricity generation and transport," said a report released by Environment Min ... more |
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Maoists end general strike in KathmanduKathmandu, Nepal (UPI) May 10, 2010 Shoppers and businesses reclaimed the streets of Nepal's capital Kathmandu after Maoist anti-government demonstrators called off their general strike on the weekend. The Maoists, some of whom are former guerrilla fighters, backed from their protests after thousands of angry residents created their own demonstrations demanding the Maoists end their crippling strike. Patience ran out for many normally peaceful Kathmandu inhabitants as stocks of food, especially vegetables, ran low at home ... read more |
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