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Tutu makes last-ditch push for Dalai Lama visaCape Town (AFP) Oct 5, 2011 Archbishop Desmond Tutu's office made a last-ditch appeal Wednesday for South Africa to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama to attend his 80th birthday celebrations. Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe tried to tamp down the public outcry over delays with the visa, which prompted the exiled Tibet spiritual leader on Tuesday to cancel his trip, which would have included a peace lecture this weekend. Motlanthe told local newspapers that "I don't see why it should be an issue at all", and Tutu's Peace Ce ... read more |
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  India launches 'world's cheapest' tablet computer India on Wednesday launched its long-awaited "computer for the masses", unveiling a $46 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students. ... more | .. |
India to launch $45 tablet computer India is set Wednesday to launch its long-awaited low-cost computer, a $45 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students. ... more | .. |
 'I don't know' if Dalai Lama will get S.African visa: Zuma South African President Jacob Zuma said Monday that he did not know if Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, would be granted a visa to enter the country. ... more | .. |
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  Dalai Lama's visa request leaves S.Africa in a bind The Dalai Lama's request for a visa to attend Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday has left South Africa to decide whether to insult the beloved anti-apartheid hero or alienate its top trading partner. ... more | .. |
  Russian jury acquits captain of India-bound submarine A Russian jury on Friday acquitted the captain of an attack submarine whose handover to India was pushed back by a tragedy in which 20 people died during sea trials, the court said. ... more | .. |
  Brazil native killing blamed on ranchers: advocates A Guarani Indian was stabbed to death in western Brazil in an attack blamed on cattle ranchers, an indigenous advocacy group said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Natural Power deploys first dual-mode ZephIR wind lidar in India Leading renewable energy consultancy group, Natural Power, has deployed a dual-mode ZephIR 300 wind lidar with the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (CWET) in Chennai, India. The dual-mode Zep ... more |
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Denmark hails 'very constructive' meeting with US over Greenland
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 India halts Mazagon shipyard joint venture India's first joint venture between the public sector and a private firm to build warships, Mazagon Dock-Pipavav, has been frozen after concerns about unfair competition. ... more | .. |
  India, Pakistan look to trade to reinforce peace Indian and Pakistani business leaders said Thursday there were big opportunities to boost direct trade between them after the rival nations agreed to work harder at opening up their markets. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa Dalai Lama ban will be bow to China: rights group A refusal by South Africa of the Dalai Lama to take part in Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday next Friday will be to please China and a denial of its struggle for democracy, said Human Rights Watch. ... more | .. |
  Death toll hits 79 in Indian floods The death toll from severe flooding in the eastern Indian state of Orissa has risen to 79 with an estimated five million people affected, local officials said on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Japan tsunami was wake-up call for S. Asia: expert Japan's March tsunami was a wake-up call for Indian Ocean nations still restoring their coastlines after a massive wave struck in December 2004, an expert said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  India better prepared for nuclear crisis: watchdog India has improved procedures to deal with a nuclear emergency in the wake of the Fukushima crisis in Japan, the country's atomic energy watchdog said Thursday, after criticism of its preparedness. ... more | .. |
  India, Pakistan to double trade, open new border post Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to more than double trade within three years and open a second border trading post as they seek to buttress their peace process. ... more | .. |
  Nepal villagers use camomile to scare off rhinos It can soothe a troubled mind and calm a rebellious gut, but a remote Nepalese forest community has discovered another unlikely use for camomile - it scares away unruly rhinos. ... 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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 US urges China to respect Tibetans' rights The United States on Tuesday urged China to respect the rights of Tibetans and address their grievances after two monks set themselves on fire, triggering a security clampdown. ... more | .. |
 US urges China to respect Tibetans' rights The United States on Tuesday urged China to respect the rights of Tibetans and address their grievances after two monks set themselves on fire, triggering a security clampdown. ... more | .. |
  Scientists probe Indian Ocean for clues to worldwide weather patterns An international team of researchers will begin gathering in the Indian Ocean next month, using aircraft, ships, moorings, radars, numerical models and other tools to study how tropical weather brew ... more | .. |
 Investment blows into India's wind sector Goldman Sachs will invest up to $200 million in India's ReNew Wind Power. ... more |
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  India tests nuclear-capable missile India tested a medium-range nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Saturday, an official said, as part of the nation's efforts to build up its atomic deterrent. ... more | .. |
  India tests nuclear-capable missile India tested a short-range nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Monday, an official said, as part of the nation's efforts to build up its atomic deterrent. ... more | .. |
Dalai Lama says China to have no say on successor Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday said he will decide when he is "about 90" whether he should be reincarnated and added firmly that China should have no say in the matter. ... more | .. |
Two monks try to self-immolate in China Two young monks set themselves on fire Monday in an attempted self-immolation at a restive Tibetan Buddhist monastery in southwestern China, rights groups said, adding the pair survived. ... more |
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 60 dead, four million affected in India floods Sixty people have died and four million have been affected by flooding in eastern India that has led to a major relief effort from local and international aid agencies, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
Successor chosen by Dalai Lama 'illegal': China China said Monday any successor chosen by the Dalai Lama would be "illegal" after the Tibetan spiritual leader announced that he, and not Beijing, would decide whether he should be reincarnated. ... more | .. |
Anger spreads over Bolivia crackdown on protesters Protests spread in Bolivia on Monday over a violent crackdown on Indian marchers demonstrating against a highway planned to be built through an Amazon rainforest preserve. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama in 'no hurry' to decide on successor Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Friday he was in "no hurry" to decide how his reincarnation will be chosen, but stressed the final word lay with him, not China. ... more |
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  EU urges more aggressive action on pirates European Union states on Friday called for "more robust" action from the international fleet in the Indian Ocean to step up the fight against increasingly daring and well-armed pirates. ... more | .. |
  India shrugs off China warnings on oil exploration Shrugging off Chinese warnings, India's state-run oil firm ONGC said on Friday it would press ahead with long-term partner Vietnam in exploring the disputed South China Sea for oil. ... more | .. |
  Solar Frontier Surpasses 30MW of Projects in India Solar Frontier has announced that it has closed deals to supply CIS solar modules to projects in India under National Solar Mission and Gujarat State program, totaling more than 30MW to be installed ... more | .. |
  Saab pushes defense systems marketing Wipro Ltd. of India and Sweden's Saab have teamed for the manufacture, delivery and marketing of Saab's Land Electronic Defense Systems in India. ... more |
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