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China jails more Tibetan monks, US concernedBeijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2011 A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced two more Tibetan monks to jail time over a self-immolation protest at their monastery, as the United States voiced concern and urged Beijing to address grievances. A monk at the flashpoint Kirti monastery in a mainly Tibetan area of Sichuan province named Phuntsog set himself on fire on March 16, the third anniversary of protests in Lhasa and neighboring areas against Chinese rule. His death triggered a fresh clampdown by authorities nervous about renewed anti-g ... read more |
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 Rights groups criticise China for jailing monk Rights activists on Tuesday criticised China for jailing a Tibetan lama for 11 years over the death of a young monk who set himself alight, with one calling his prosecution "purely political". ... more | .. |
  Indian MPs get iPad lessons to cut paperwork Indian members of parliament are taking lessons on how to use iPads and other tablet computers after being given a special budget to buy technology that cuts down on paperwork. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
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  India's Mumbai hit by heavy flooding Heavy rainfall left parts of the Indian financial hub Mumbai underwater on Monday, flooding homes, closing schools and badly disrupting train services. ... more | .. |
 Tutu urges South Africa to give visa to Dalai Lama: report 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. ... more | .. |
China jails Tibetan monk for 11 years: Xinhua A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan lama to 11 years in prison on Monday over the death of a fellow Buddhist monk who set himself alight in March, the state Xinhua news agency reported. ... more | .. |
  New Report Analyzes Development Paths of Emerging Space Nations and Sustainable Use of Outer Space While the advent of emerging space nations certainly creates opportunities, it also raises new concerns. Balancing these new sets of opportunities and risks requires an understanding of the rational ... more |
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  India commissions second stealth frigate India has commissioned the Satpura warship, the second of what it calls "stealth" frigates, in a ceremony in Mumbai, the Business Standard newspaper said. ... 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 | .. |
  '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 |
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  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 | .. |
  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 |
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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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  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 | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
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 |
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Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning
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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 | .. |
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 |
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  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 | .. |
  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 |
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