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Plague breaks out in China's TibetBeijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2010 China issued a health alert in its southwestern region of Tibet Sunday after five people were diagnosed with the plague, an often fatal infectious disease. One of the five has already died from a severe lung infection attributed to the pneumonic plague, while one other patient was in a critical condition, the Tibet health department said in a statement on its website. The outbreak was first detected on Thursday last week in Latok village in Tibet's Nyingchi Prefecture, the department said. T ... read more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Sept 15, 2010During this year's IPL cricket tournament in India, mobile phone manufacturers used the hugely popular extravaganza to blitz viewers with an array of sponsorship deals and advertising. But rather than seeing the familiar big international brands, cricket fans were bombarded by nimble home-grown handset makers who saw the opportunity to reach consumers nationwide, particularly in rural areas. ... more  
Shimla, India (AFP) Sept 14, 2010Indian authorities have overturned environmental approval given to a 200-million-dollar cement plant project planned by French industrial giant Lafarge in northern India. The National Environment Appellate Authority on Monday ruled against the proposed plant in the state of Himachal Pradesh, citing a threat to the local economy and wildlife. The Lafarge project was to be built in Mandi d ... more  
Chennai, India (PTI) Sep 15, 2010The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch four satellites within a span of one week in December, a top space scientist said Tuesday. 'We will be launching the satellites this December. Currently the two rockets are being assembled,' Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) director P.S. Veeraghavan told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. The two roc ... more |
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India extends curfew amid Kashmir tensionsNew Delhi (UPI) Sep 14, 2010 A curfew has been extended to all major towns in India's troubled northeastern state of Kashmir after 17 people died in clashes with police. Among the dead was a policeman. More than 50 people were injured in the violence in the Kashmir Valley area, in the northern part of the state. A suspension of air services to and from the capital city Srinagar also has been put in place and will remain in place for at least three days, authorities said. Armed police are manning road blocks and patr ... read more |
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