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December 11, 2010
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Guarded optimism as climate talks enter night
Cancun, Mexico (AFP) Dec 9, 2010
The world's climate negotiators worked into early Friday morning amid guarded hopes of making progress, as a new willingness by India to accept binding action brightened the mood. Host Mexico asked the envoys from more than 190 nations to meet throughout the night to hammer out an agreement meant to find building blocks to a global package on how to fight rising temperatures blamed for growing disasters. "A broad and balanced package of decisions is indeed within our grasp," Mexican Foreign Secr ... read more

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INTERN DAILY

Protestors urge 'hands off medicine' at EU-India summit
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PILLAGING PIRATES

Somalia's pirates take to the high seas
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CLIMATE SCIENCE

India offers olive branch at UN climate talks
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Experts link 'stress' to Indian big cats getting smaller
India's endangered Bengal tiger is dwindling not only in numbers, but also in stature, according to a recent survey that suggests the famed big cats are getting physically smaller. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Chase for India's rural rupee inspires tech innovations
India's hunger for new technology is as sharp in its countless small villages as in its shiny office towers or shopping malls - and businesses are waking up to an area of massive potential growth. ... more
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TECH SPACE

High hopes and hard realities for India's 35-dollar computer
The Indian government won headlines around the world when it unveiled a prototype 35-dollar tablet computer in July, but questions are now growing over whether the project is just a pipe dream. ... more
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INTERNET SPACE

India aims for Internet revolution to reach rural heartland
India said Thursday it aims to sharply expand its national broadband network as it seeks a "revolution" to bring high-speed Internet to the country's rural heartland. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Japan's Toyota Tsusho to procure rare earths in India
Japanese trading house Toyota Tsusho will build a plant for processing rare earth minerals in India, the company said, as Japan scrambles to diversify supply sources beyond dominant producer China. ... more
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SINO DAILY

Sri Lanka to skip Nobel awards amid China boycott calls
Sri Lanka, a close ally of China, said Thursday it would not send a representative to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo for jailed Chinese dissident writer Liu Xiaobo. ... more
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SINO DAILY

India to attend Nobel ceremony: report
India will attend Friday's Nobel peace prize ceremony in Oslo for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the country's national news agency said on Tuesday. ... more
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LAUNCH PAD

ISRO Hands Two Contracts To Arianespace
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has given an estimated Rs500 crore order to Arianespace and renewed the five-year contract with EADS Astrium for joint marketing of satellites, it was annou ... more
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SUPERPOWERS

Australia told US to ready to use force in China: Wikileaks
Former leader Kevin Rudd praised Australia's "robust" ties with China Monday, after a leaked cable showed him urging the US to be ready to use force against the rising power "if everything goes wrong". ... more
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SPACEMART

ISRO Renews Deal With EADS
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has renewed a five-year contract with EADS Astrium, Europe's leading satellite system specialist, for joint marketing of satellites. Announcing this d ... more
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FIRE STORM

China grassland fire extinguished after 22 killed
Firefighters have extinguished a grassland blaze in a remote mountainous region in southwest China that killed at least 22 people and injured another four, state media said Monday. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Climate change may mean new crop strategy
Farmers in the U.S. Midwest could get permanent Southern-style weather if future climate change projections are accurate, researchers say. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Sarkozy and Indian PM Singh set to sign nuclear reactor deal
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday in New Delhi, with a new deal on nuclear power set to be the centrepiece of the meeting. ... more
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TRADE WARS

Land disputes hitting Indian infrastructure schemes
Protests against a proposed Indian nuclear power plant this weekend highlight a growing problem facing developers, experts say, as the country tries to upgrade or build much-needed infrastructure. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Sarkozy pushes nuclear deals in India
French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a four-day trip to India on Saturday, pitching for new nuclear energy contracts while stressing his hosts' increased power in world affairs. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Thousands protest against French-backed Indian nuclear plant
Indian villagers on Saturday protested at the site of a nuclear power plant to be built with French help, campaigners said, as France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the country for a visit. ... more
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EXO WORLDS
NASA's Spitzer Reveals First Carbon-Rich Planet

Astronomers Discover New Planet In Planetary System Very Similar To Our Own

Astronomers Detect First Carbon-Rich Exoplanet

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Sony and Sharp launch e-readers, tablets in Japan

World's First Microlaser Emitting In 3-D

EU slaps huge fine on South Korea, Taiwan LCD cartel

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Program Error Caused Russian Glonass Satellite Loss

GPS Not Working A Shoe Radar May Help You Find Your Way

GPS Satellite Achieves 20 Years On-Orbit

EXO WORLDS
China Builds Theme Park In Spaceport

Tiangong Space Station Plans Progessing

China-Made Satellite Keeps Remote Areas In Venezuela Connected

EXO WORLDS
Trace Elements Tell Of End Of Planet Formation

Geminid Meteor Shower Defies Explanation

Geminids Meteor Shower: 'Up All Night' With NASA

EXO WORLDS
Study: Earth's precious metals from space

MegaPhase RF Cables Enable Conclusion Of Seven-Year Deep Space Program

Dawn On A Smooth And Steady Course

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TRADE WARS

Philippines overtakes India as call centre capital
The Philippines has become the call centre capital of the world, overtaking India as the number one player in the global business outsourcing market, according to industry data and the government. ... more
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FIRE STORM

Grassland fire in China kills 22
A grassland fire in a mountainous Tibetan region in southwest China on Sunday killed at least 22 people and severely burned another three, state media said. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Ivory Coast crisis keeps Sarkozy defence minister home
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, currently on a visit to India, left his defence minister at home because of the political crisis in the Ivory Coast, a presidential source said Sunday. ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Bhopal activists dismiss India's bid for extra compensation
Indian activists battling for more money for victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy dismissed Saturday a government legal suit for more than a billion dollars in extra compensation. ... more
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INTERNET SPACE

India says no BlackBerry solution so far
India said Friday no solution has been found to an ongoing standoff over BlackBerry's messaging services, which it has threatened to shut down unless its intelligence agencies can monitor them. ... more
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SPACEMART

Sarkozy To Address ISRO Scientists
Indian space agency ISRO is gearing up to host French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni at its headquarters here Saturday and will interact with top scientists. According to I ... more
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TRADE WARS

Sarkozy eyes defence, nuclear contracts in India trip
President Nicolas Sarkozy heads to India Saturday to try to sell French fighter jets and nuclear technology to the Asian giant while his pop star wife Carla Bruni pursues her AIDS charity work. ... more
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

China leads Asia-wide acceleration in manufacturing: surveys
China's factories led a strong pick-up in manufacturing activity across Asia in November, surveys showed Wednesday, but soaring raw material costs fuelled expectations for more interest rate hikes. ... more
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