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Tibetan nun self-immolates in China: rights groupsShanghai (AFP) Feb 12, 2012 An 18-year-old nun set herself on fire in China's restive southwest and later died, rights groups said Sunday, the latest in a spate of such incidents among ethnic Tibetans protesting Beijing's rule. The woman - a member of a Buddhist nunnery in Aba prefecture in China's Sichuan province, which borders Tibet - set herself alight on Saturday evening, Free Tibet and the International Campaign for Tibet said. This brings to at least 19 the number of people who have set themselves on fire in the p ... read more |
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  Southern Indian Ocean humpbacks singing different tunes A recently published study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and others reveals that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since humpback ... more | .. |
 China's Wen pledges greater freedoms for restive Tibet Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Friday pledged religious freedom and cultural protection in Tibet, just hours after security forces reportedly killed two Tibetans who protested China's rule. ... more | .. |
  EU pressures India over Iran nuclear programme The EU on Friday pushed India to use its influence to get Iran to resume talks over its disputed nuclear drive, a day after New Delhi said it wanted to boost trade with the Islamic republic. ... more | .. |
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  Iran, free trade pact top EU-India summit agenda The European Union looks set to push India at a summit Friday to use its commercial and diplomatic influence to try to bring Iran back to the negotiating table over its disputed nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  IAF plans to induct more drones in fleet The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to induct more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in its fleet for surveillance and reconnaissance on the borders as an effective weapon for deterrence, a sen ... more | .. |
 China fires Tibet officials over unrest: report Tibet's top leader has fired three officials for failing to crack down on unrest in the region, state press said Thursday, a day after another Tibetan set himself alight to protest China's rule. ... more | .. |
  India eyes business with sanctions-hit Iran India Thursday said it would send a "huge" trade mission to Iran to explore business opportunities created by sanctions imposed by the West over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear programme. ... more |
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 India should scale up green technologies India should now have an aggressive clean energy solution policy, scaling up development of green technologies for its energy security and export these to developing countries in Africa and Latin Am ... more | .. |
  Devas deal cancelled for national security The central government cancelled the Antrix Corporation-Devas Multimedia deal for reasons of national security and not for purported loss of revenue in sale of spectrum, Minister of State in the Pri ... more | .. |
 Ex-ISRO chief slams Antrix-Devas probe Former Indian space agency chief G. Madhavan Nair Sunday slammed the twin probe reports on the multi-billion dollar Antrix-Devas spectrum deal, saying they were "one-sided and without all facts". "T ... more | .. |
  Brazil to lead world in biotech crops: association Brazil is on course to dislodge the United States as the world's top producer of biotech crops in the coming years, a leading promoter of farm biotechnology said Tuesday. ... more |
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 India outsourcers see export growth slowing India's flagship information technology and business services sector forecast on Wednesday that export growth would slow in the next financial year amid global "economic uncertainties." ... more | .. |
  Amazon tests waters in India US online retail giant Amazon has made its first foray into India with launch of a shopping website, Junglee.com, as it tests the waters for a possible full entry into the nation's e-commerce market. ... more | .. |
  India's need for aerospace engineers to grow With calls for the government to liberalise foreign direct investment (FDI) norms to allow foreign airlines to invest up to 49 percent in domestic air carriers, India will see a tremendous need for ... more | .. |
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
Major rains drive widespread flooding in southern Mozambique
Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imagery | .. |
 Tibet leader warns of military buildup The Chinese military could be preparing for a crackdown on Tibetan dissidents, the leader of the Tibetan Government in Exile says. ... more | .. |
  Maldives' Nasheed: dissident to president Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected leader of the Maldives, was a former political prisoner who rose from grassroots activism and journalism. ... more | .. |
 China to 'resolutely crack down' on Tibetan unrest China said Tuesday it would "resolutely crack down" on any attempts to instigate violence in Tibetan-inhabited areas, where authorities have launched a deadly clampdown on protesters. ... more | .. |
  India, Russia, US, China plan anti-carbon tax talks India, Russia, the United States, China and other countries will meet in Moscow this month to decide whether to retaliate against the EU's decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel, a report says. ... more |
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Tibet exiles say repression in China at new heights A continuing spate of self-immolations by Tibetans in China are a desperate response to "new levels" of Chinese persecution, the Tibet government-in-exile said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Nepal in mass poultry cull after bird flu found Health workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the Himalayan country, officials said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 China hit by more Tibetan self-immolations: reports A Tibetan died and two others were seriously hurt when they set themselves on fire in a remote Chinese village in the latest protests against Beijing's rule, an exile group and US-based broadcaster said. ... more | .. |
 China bans airlines from paying EU carbon charges China said Monday it has banned its airlines from complying with an EU scheme to impose charges on carbon emissions opposed by more than two dozen countries including India, Russia and the United States. ... more |
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  Suzuki sales slip, downgrades annual forecast Japan's Suzuki Motor said Monday its net profit fell 4.7 percent for the nine months to December and downgraded its annual sales forecast due to the impact of a strong yen and a slump in India. ... more | .. |
  Dassault tops EADS for Indian jet deal French aircraft manufacturer Dassault has landed India's biggest military contract with a $10 billion order for 126 Rafale jet fighters. ... more | .. |
 EU climate chief sees 'unpleasant' talks ahead EU climate chief Connie Hedegaard acknowledged Friday that "difficult and unpleasant" negotiations lay ahead with countries like India and China to agree a global framework to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. ... more | .. |
  India's air the worst, says study India has the worst air quality in the world, beating even its neighbour China, according to an annual survey based at Yale and Columbia universities in the United States. ... more |
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 South African court throws out Dalai Lama visa challenge A South African court on Friday dismissed a case brought by two opposition parties challenging the government's failure to grant the Dalai Lama a visa last year. ... more | .. |
  Old weapons, new threats fuel India's military build-up India's planned purchase of 126 fighters from France's Dassault marks the latest stage in a huge military procurement cycle that has turned the world's largest democracy into its biggest arms importer. ... more | .. |
 Indian PM says lack of collective will on climate change Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that "a lack of collective will" was hampering efforts to forge a common global front against the threat of climate change. ... more | .. |
Monk who self-immolated 'called for Dalai Lama return' A senior Tibetan monk who self-immolated last month urged Tibetans to unite and called for the return of the Dalai Lama in a message recorded before his death, advocacy groups said Thursday. ... more |
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