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Russia passes on munitions pactMoscow (UPI) Aug 16, 2010 The International Convention on Cluster Munitions entered into force Aug. 1. Delegates from 107 nations agreed and signed the final draft of the treaty at the end of a 10-day meeting held in May 2008 in Dublin, Ireland. Both the United States and Russia opposed the treaty then and now. China, India, Pakistan and Israel also have declined to ratify the agreement. The convention requires signatory states to cease the production, stockpiling and use of cluster munitions and their export, ... read more |
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Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 10, 2010The United Nations is launching an appeal to help the millions of people hit by Pakistan's worst ever floods which have cut off swathes of the country and raised fears of a food crisis. A UN official said the disaster has affected almost 14 million people, eclipsing the scale of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, as the deadly floodwaters sweep south and rescuers battle to bring aid ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 10, 2010India's flagship outsourcing industry has slammed a US bill that could double the cost of a work visa in a move targeting high-profile Indian software exporters. The measure would boost annual US visa costs for India's outsourcing industry by 200-250 million dollars annually, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) warned. S. Gopalakrishnan, chief executive ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 8, 2010Japan is seeking to export low-carbon technology and equipment to nine mostly Asian countries in exchange for "right-to-pollute" credits, a press report said Sunday. The Japanese government has already reached basic agreements with Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and India on such deals and plans to start talks soon with Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, China and Peru, the business daily Nikkei ... more |
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India auto sales hit monthly record as China sales slowNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 9, 2010 Car sales in India raced to a record monthly peak in July as increasingly affluent consumers crowded showrooms while sales in China, the world's biggest car market, cooled, industry data showed Monday. Car sales in India surged 38 percent in July to hit a best-ever monthly total of 158,764 units, as the consumers were lured by new models and cheap finance. "New model launches, penetration of rural markets and the availability of finance continue to boost sales," Society of Indian Automobile Manu ... read more |
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