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From curses to sacrifices, S.Africa's deadly shark puzzlePort St Johns, South Africa (AFP) Dec 5, 2011 The beach is a breathtaking site, the Indian Ocean rolling endlessly toward dramatic hills of lush forest sloping down to the powdery sand. But South Africa's Second Beach in the rural Eastern Cape is among the world's deadliest for shark attacks, with five fatalities in five years, three in 2009 alone. "We're probably the most unsafe beach in the world at the moment," says Michael Gatcke, who from the verandah of his guesthouse witnessed a teenage surfer being mauled in January. As for what ... read more |
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  Scientists confirm Himalayan glacial melting Glaciers in the Himalayas have shrunk by as much as a fifth in just 30 years, scientists have claimed in the first authoritative confirmation of the effects of climate change on the region. ... more | .. |
  Australia opens uranium exports to India Australia has lifted its ban on exporting uranium to India, despite India not having signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. ... more | .. |
 Australia's ruling party overturns India uranium ban Australia's ruling Labor party voted Sunday to lift a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India after a passionate debate about nuclear weapons and reactor safety following Japan's quake crisis. ... more | .. |
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 India's uranium mines cast a health shadow Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines. ... more | .. |
  India to ban 'offensive' Internet material India on Tuesday vowed to ban offensive material from the Internet after Facebook, Google and other major firms told the government they were unable to screen content before it was posted. ... more | .. |
  China parades Tibetans accused of separatism: photos Tibetans arrested by Chinese security forces have been paraded with placards around their necks indicating their names and alleged crimes such as "separatism", according to photographs published Saturday by the Free Tibet campaign group. ... more | .. |
  Seychelles invites China to set up anti-piracy base The Seychelles on Friday invited Beijing to set up a military base on the archipelago to beef up the fight against piracy there, Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Paul Adam said. ... more |
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  Poultry cull follows Kathmandu bird flu outbreak Nepalese health workers have culled hundreds of chickens and ducks following the first reported outbreak of bird flu in the capital Kathmandu, a government official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  India's Maoists call for a national strike Maoist rebels in India want a two-day countrywide strike to protest the killing of their leader, Koteshwar Rao, in a gun battle with security forces. ... more | .. |
  Suzlon revs up wind power Indian wind power giant Suzlon Energy says it aims to sign $1 billion worth of new orders every quarter. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan tops 2010 list for weather impact Pakistan, Guatemala and Colombia topped the league table in 2010 for countries that were worst hit by extreme weather events, according to a "climate risk index" published here on Tuesday. ... more |
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  India-China meeting off over Dalai Lama: source A meeting between Indian and Chinese diplomats has been cancelled after Beijing objected to a scheduled speech in New Delhi by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, officials said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Global slowdown set to hit China and India: OECD A slowdown in the global economy is set to hit emerging giants China and India, but also bring a respite from inflation, while Japan is still set for a rebound, the OECD said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Developing economies see no escape from coal Concrete towers rise over the African bush, as the continent's largest coal-fired power station takes shape in a multi-billion-dollar testament to developing nations' love affair with coal. ... more | .. |
  Amnesty urges Brazil to probe Indian chief's killing Amnesty International on Friday called for an independent investigation into the killing of a Guarani Indian chief in Brazil's western state of Mato Grosso do Sul. ... 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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China to offer social security to Tibetan clergy China will start paying pensions to monks and nuns in its Tibetan areas, the official Xinhua news agency said Thursday, after a run of self-immolations by Buddhist clergy protesting religious repression. ... more | .. |
 Brazil offers to resolve land issue for Guarani Indians Brazilian authorities said Thursday they were close to a deal to secure a demarcated territory for Kaiowa Guarani Indians in the western state of Mato Grosso do Sul following last week's killing of a community chief. ... more | .. |
 Sustainability is a growing science here to stay Sustainability has not only become a science in the past 25 years, but it is one that continues to be fast-growing with widespread international collaboration, broad disciplinary composition and wid ... more | .. |
 NGO releases new pictures of Brazil's isolated Amazon tribe A non-governmental group on Tuesday released new pictures of an Indian tribe living in isolation in the Brazilian Amazon and warned that they are threatened by the return of illegal gold miners on their territory. ... more |
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 China: No South China Sea interference China has cautioned against foreign interference in the disputed oil-rich South China Sea. ... more | .. |
India eyes Australia uranium assets - report Energy-hungry India will consider acquiring Australian uranium mining assets if a controversial ban on exports to the nuclear power is lifted, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Satellite images help species conservation Organisms living on small islands are particularly threatened by extinction. However, data are often lacking to objectively assess these threats. A team of German and British researchers used ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama questions self-immolation The Dalai Lama said he doesn't encourage self-immolation by monks and nuns protesting China's control over Tibet and questions the usefulness of the acts as a protest tool. ... more |
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Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning
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  India sends out RFI for 3-D naval radar The Indian navy has issued a request for information for 3-D radars to enhance the surveillance capability of warships, the Press Trust of India said. ... more | .. |
  India: more AWACS and BrahMos missiles India is in final negotiations for buying two more Israeli-made EL/M-2075 Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control Systems, the Times of India reported. ... more | .. |
  Parts of Gondwana megacontinent found off Australia Australian scientists exploring areas of the Indian Ocean said Thursday they had found sunken parts of the megacontinent Gondwana which could offer clues on how the current world was formed. ... more | .. |
  Bangladesh looks abroad for farmland Bangladesh is looking for farmland outside the country. ... more |
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 Exiled Tibetan premier to make first European tour Tibet's prime minister-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, is to embark next week on his first European tour since he was elected in April, amid increasing alarm over a wave of nun and monk immolations. ... more | .. |
  India tests long-range nuclear-capable missile India on Tuesday successfully test fired one of its longest range missiles capable of carrying a one-tonne nuclear warhead deep inside China, officials said. ... more | .. |
 US joins East Asia summit in challenge to China The United States joins an East Asian pact this week, yoking a diplomatic offensive to assert itself as a Pacific power with the interests of countries wary of China's emerging might. ... more | .. |
  India, Pakistan take new strides to normalise trade Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan on Tuesday took significant strides towards fully normalising two-way trade in the latest sign of warming ties between the longtime foes. ... more |
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