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Tutu urges South Africa to give visa to Dalai Lama: reportJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 28, 2011 South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu urged his government on Sunday to grant the Dalai Lama a visa to attend Tutu's 80th birthday party, after it denied a visa request in 2009. South Africa in 2009 barred the Tibetan spiritual leader from visiting, saying it did not want to jeopardise ties with China, a key economic partner whose relations with the Dalai Lama have been strained for decades. "I have invited His Holiness the Dalai Lama to attend my 80th birthday celebrations in Cape Town," Tu ... read more |
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  Emerging powers call for extending climate deal Brazil, South Africa, India and China said Saturday that November's UN climate talks should aim to extend the Kyoto Protocol, the only binding global deal to cut greenhouse gases. ... more | .. |
 Murder trial for 3 monks over Tibet self-immolation Three monks in a Tibetan region of China will go on trial for murder next week over the death by self-immolation of another monk in March, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Emerging powers press rich world on CO2 cuts Brazil, South Africa, India and China called Friday on industrialized nations to step up their commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a key UN climate summit later this year. ... more | .. |
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  'Happy' Bhutan alarmed by Himalayan climate change Bhutan's prime minister has issued a dire warning about the impact of Himalayan climate change, saying it could wreck the tiny kingdom's ambitious plans to be a world leader in hydropower. ... more | .. |
  AIDS stalks gay and transgender Indians India's success in slashing HIV/AIDS infection rates by 50 percent in the last decade masks a high rate of infection among homosexual and transgender people, experts say. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: The 'LES' countries The term "BRICs" is a virtual cliche. Brazil, Russia, India and China were lumped together as the globe's "emerging" economic dynamos. Now, if even handedness applies to politics, we should declare the "LES" countries, drawn together by public rebellion against decades of autocratic rule. ... more | .. |
  Floods cause misery in Bangladesh Floods in southwest Bangladesh have inundated vast swathes of farmland, affecting nearly a million people, many of whom are stranded on embankments with no food or shelter, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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  India outsourcers predict 18% growth India's flagship outsourcing sector is still expected to post 16 to 18 percent export revenue growth, despite fears of a fresh slump in its key US and European markets, an industry body said. ... more | .. |
  Adani's grip on Australian coal for power As part of its $10.4 billion investment in Australia's coal exports to India, Indian energy giant Adani Enterprises Ltd. aims to control each stage, from mine to port, The Australian newspaper reports. ... more | .. |
  Libya's spy master home destroyed in NATO air strike NATO air strikes destroyed on Friday one of the homes in Tripoli of Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, an AFP journalist said. ... more | .. |
 India pays oil bill, Iran ducks sanctions Amid a welter of international intrigue and big-stick diplomacy, Iran has been dodging international sanctions again. ... more |
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  Design win for 1MW solar power tower in India SunBorne selects Titan Tracker heliostat design for 1MW pilot solar power tower system in India. SunBorne Energy is developing a 1MW solar power tower system. This R and D project is jointly funded ... more | .. |
 Tecta America Completes Re-Roofing of Indiana Federal Building Tecta America's Blackmore and Buckner branch, located in Indianapolis, and F. J. A. Christiansen, located in Milwaukee, recently completed a 282,000 square-foot re-roofing of the Major General Emmet ... more | .. |
  India's Bharti unveils $220 tablet challenger to iPad India's communications giant Bharti Enterprises said Thursday it had launched a $220 tablet computer as a domestic challenger to Apple's iPad. ... more | .. |
  Building booms in S.Lanka president's home town When the 2004 Asian tsunami hit Sri Lanka, the sleepy fishing region of Hambantota was flattened and 3,000 people perished. Now it is riding a massive wave of construction. ... more |
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
US finalizes rule for deep-sea mining beyond its waters
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 Nepal reassures China on anti-Beijing activities Nepal renewed its commitment on Wednesday not to allow anti-Chinese activities on its soil as a top-level Chinese delegation announced a $50-million aid package for the impoverished nation. ... more | .. |
Sri Lanka signs $500 million port deal with China Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced it had clinched its largest ever single foreign investment deal by signing a $500-million contract with a Chinese-led consortium to build a new container terminal. ... more | .. |
  Russia set to show off its first stealth fighter Russia was due Tuesday to unveil its first stealth fighter to the public, lifting the curtain on a secret project designed to flood the market with cheaper versions of veteran US jets. ... more | .. |
  DCGS Upgrades Help Reduce Costs for Image Processing of High-Altitude Missions Raytheon has upgraded the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) nodes for the Kansas and Indiana Air National Guard with the latest net-centric, cost-efficient and service-interoperable capabiliti ... more |
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Nepali president orders consensus gov't Nepali President Ram Baran Yadav gave the Constituent Assembly until next Sunday to form a government of consensus or the country will go to the polls. ... more | .. |
  Gulf of Guinea pirates trigger alarm Pirate attacks off the coast of West Africa are increasingly sharply in a region that is becoming a major oil-producing zone and trading hub. ... more | .. |
 Greenpeace hands Rainbow Warrior to Bangladesh Environmental campaign group Greenpeace on Tuesday handed over its iconic protest ship Rainbow Warrior II to a Bangladeshi charity which will turn it into a floating hospital. ... more | .. |
 Army surrounds China monastery after monk's death Soldiers and police on Tuesday surrounded a monastery in southwest China where a Tibetan monk set himself on fire and died, sparking fears of a fresh crackdown on the area's large Tibetan population. ... more |
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  Sri Lanka completes elephant count Sri Lanka says it has completed the first nationwide survey of its elephant population, intended to increase protection of the animals and their habitat. ... more | .. |
 Amazon Indians protest Bolivia road project Hundreds of Amazon Indians protested Monday against a road project cutting through a nature preserve, arguing it shows that President Evo Morales has a double standard on the environment and native rights. ... more | .. |
Tibetans to decide on Dalai Lama role: spiritual leader Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama warned China Saturday it was up to his people to decide on his future role, days after a change at the head of the Tibetan government in exile. ... more | .. |
  India hungry for everyday Internet access India has built a global reputation as a major player in information technology, but lack of Internet access among its own citizens is posing a threat to long-term growth. ... more |
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 US urges China, Russia, India action on Syria US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged China, India and Russia to step up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to curtail his government's brutal crackdown on protests. ... more | .. |
Sri Lanka's elephant census begins despite boycott Thousands of workers, soldiers and volunteers fanned out across Sri Lanka on Friday to begin the country's first national elephant survey despite a boycott by some wildlife groups. ... more | .. |
  Record Hindu pilgrimage to Kashmir shrine An annual pilgrimage to a Hindu cave shrine in restive Indian Kashmir came to an end Saturday with more than 600,000 pilgrims - a record number - having made the Himalayan trek, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Hard-liner said to take over al-Shabaab The Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab, increasingly a target for covert U.S. operations, was reported Thursday to have replaced its longtime leader, Ahmad Abdi Godane, with a seasoned military commander who advocates global jihad. ... more |
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