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Clinton presses China on Tibet, blind lawyerHonolulu, Hawaii (AFP) Nov 10, 2011 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced alarm over Beijing's treatment of Tibetans and a blind rights activist as tensions between the superpowers threatened to intrude on Pacific Rim talks. In Honolulu for an Asia-Pacific summit, Clinton said Thursday that the United States welcomed a "thriving China" but wanted to ensure that the fast-growing region develops standards on openness and basic freedoms. "When we see reports of lawyers, artists and others who are detained or 'disappeared,' the ... read more |
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  Nepal defends China snub for climate summit Nepal was forced Thursday to defend a climate summit for Himalayan nations next week after it emerged China had not been invited and no leader had so far agreed to attend. ... more | .. |
 Tibet protester sets himself alight in Nepal: police A Tibetan exile chanting anti-China slogans briefly set himself on fire in Nepal on Thursday before his companions put out the flames, police said. ... more | .. |
  Brazil court refuses to stop work on Amazon dam A federal court on Wednesday rejected an appeal for suspending construction of Brazil's controversial $11 billion Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon until after indigenous people have been consulted. ... more | .. |
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  India's Total Solar Market to Grow From 54 MW in 2010 to more than 9 GW by 2016 Over the next five years, India will become an anchor of global solar demand, installing more than 9 GW between 2011 and 2016, according to a new report, The India Solar Market: Strategy, Players, a ... more | .. |
  Foes India, Pakistan eye better ties The leaders of India and Pakistan will meet on the sidelines of a regional summit this week, as the nuclear-armed rivals seek to push a tentative rapprochement in their fractious relationship. ... more | .. |
  New study reveals coral reefs may support much more biodiversity than previously thought Smithsonian scientists and colleagues conducted the first DNA barcoding survey of crustaceans living on samples of dead coral taken from the Indian, Pacific and Caribbean oceans. The results suggest ... more | .. |
 Geologists find ponds not the cause of arsenic poisoning in India's groundwater The source of arsenic in India's groundwater continues to elude scientists more than a decade after the toxin was discovered in the water supply of the Bengal delta in India. But a recent study with ... more |
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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China
Denmark hails 'very constructive' meeting with US over Greenland
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 Sea life "must swim faster to survive" Fish and other sea creatures will have to travel large distances to survive climate change, international marine scientists have warned. Sea life, particularly in the Indian Ocean, the Western and E ... more | .. |
  Somali pirate attacks hit record level Attacks on shipping by increasingly sophisticated Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean reached record levels in the first nine months of the year, the International Maritime Bureau says. ... more | .. |
 Nepal children to track elusive snow leopard Conservationists in Nepal have enlisted an army of school children to record the movements of the mysterious snow leopard, one of the most elusive predators in the world, a scientist said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama blames Chinese for Tibet deaths Tibetans setting themselves on fire are protesting Beijing's "cultural genocide" policy in Tibet, the Dalai Lama said at the end of a visit to Japan. ... more |
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  India facing twin epidemic time bomb: doctors India is facing a twin epidemic of diabetes and high blood pressure, doctors have warned, after the results of a countrywide study suggested that one in five people had both conditions. ... more | .. |
  Map mischief creates furore in India New Delhi lodged a diplomatic protest with China after a map used in a commercial presentation showed sections of northern India as part of China. ... more | .. |
  Arabian Sea tropical cyclones are intensified by air pollution A recent increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea may be a side effect of increasing air pollution over the Indian sub-continent, a new multi-institutional study has found. ... more | .. |
 Conservationists slam moves to ban India tiger tourism Conservationists and wildlife tour operators warned Monday that moves to restrict tiger tourism in India to protect the endangered big cats would have the opposite effect. ... 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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'Cultural genocide' behind self-immolations: Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama on Monday said Tibetans faced "cultural genocide" under hardline Chinese rule that he blamed for a recent wave of self-immolations in China's southwest. ... more | .. |
  US flying car maker eyes India, Brazil, China A company from the United States that is developing a flying car is eyeing the booming economies of India, Brazil and China as future markets, its co-founder said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 China envoy loses cool over Indian map error: report The Chinese ambassador to India told a journalist in New Delhi to "shut up" in a heated exchange over a map that showed parts of India within China, newspapers reported on Friday. ... more | .. |
  Call for Australia, US security pact with India Australia and the United States should form a three-way security dialogue with India, in part to help counter any naval aggression from China, a paper released Friday said. ... more |
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  Stuxnet-like virus hides in Microsoft Word files Microsoft said Thursday it is working to fix a Windows software vulnerability that lets a Stuxnet-like Duqu virus sneak into computers by hiding in Word document files. ... more | .. |
 Army says not 'correct' to revoke Indian Kashmir law A top Indian army official says harsh emergency laws in Indian Kashmir should not be revoked until Pakistan ends its "interference" in the revolt-hit region. ... more | .. |
  India to open rival bids for huge war plane deal India was on Friday set to open rival bids from France's Dassault and the Eurofighter consortium, which are competing over a multi-billion contract to provide 126 fighter jets. ... more | .. |
 Biggest spike ever in global warming gases: US Harmful carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels made their biggest ever annual jump in 2010, according to the US Department of Energy's latest world data released this week. ... more |
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Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm
Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning
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 US ready to sell F-35 fighter to India: Pentagon The United States would be prepared to sell India the new F-35 fighter jet, the Pentagon said Wednesday, after New Delhi rejected a US offer of older aircraft in a major competition this year. ... more | .. |
  Tata wins Indian radar-jamming contract India has awarded Tata Power Strategic Electronics Division a contract for two integrated electronic warfare systems to be deployed in mountain regions. ... more | .. |
 Exiled Tibet PM urges US pressure over protests Tibet's prime minister-in-exile urged the United States on Thursday to step up pressure on China after a wave of self-immolations, which he said showed the failure of Beijing's rule. ... more | .. |
Tibetans divided by self-immolations For Tashi Choezom, a Tibetan studying for a nursing degree in New Delhi, the string of suicides by monks and nuns who have set themselves on fire to protest Chinese religious repression are a sin. ... more |
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  Scientist: India should quit nuclear power A leading Indian nuclear scientist has indicated that India should scrap its nuclear energy program. ... more | .. |
  Asia's largest wine fair kicks off in Hong Kong Asia's largest wine fair kicked off in Hong Kong Thursday, attracting nearly 1,000 wine producers from around the world as the southern Chinese city cements its position as a key international wine hub. ... more | .. |
  Gibson Guitar boss backs tough timber trade rules The head of Gibson Guitar said Wednesday he favors tougher US laws to combat illegal logging, under three months after federal agents seized rare Indian ebony from its factories. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan mulls importing electricity from India Energy starved Pakistan is in talks to import electricity from its erstwhile nuclear rival India to overcome crippling power outages, a government official said Wednesday. ... more |
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