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Floods kill 27, displace 900,000 in northeast IndiaGuwahati, India (AFP) June 28, 2012 At least 27 people have died and 900,000 others have been forced to leave their homes as monsoon rains swamp wide areas of the northeastern Indian state of Assam, officials said on Thursday. A state government spokesman said 21 of Assam's 27 districts were hit by flash floods which began last weekend as the rains lashed the tea and oil-rich Indian state. "So far, 27 people have died in separate incidents including five who were killed when their boat sank," Assam Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Se ... read more |
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  High levels of lead found in Indian Ocean U.S. researchers say they have discovered high concentrations of lead in the Indian Ocean despite leaded gasoline having been slowly phased out worldwide. ... more | .. |
  India grapples with coal shortages Amid India's ongoing domestic coal shortage, Tata Power, the country's largest private power producer, said it is eyeing coal mines abroad for fuel security. ... more | .. |
  Heavy rains, landslides kill 94 in Bangladesh More than 90 people have been killed in landslides in southeast Bangladesh after three days of rains that triggered flash floods and severed transport links, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
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  Apple launches iTunes Store in 12 new Asia markets Apple launched its iTunes Store in 12 Asian markets on Wednesday, giving consumers access to millions of songs and movies, but regional giants China, India and Indonesia were not on the list. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama visits scene of Italy quakes The Dalai Lama visited emergency camps in northeast Italy housing thousands of people who were hit by two deadly earthquakes in May, Italian media reported on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Immolations expression of freedom: Tibet's exiled PM Tibet's exiled political leader Lobsang Sangay on Tuesday said a spate of self-immolations in China was a strong message being sent by oppressed and desperate people who want to assert their freedom. ... more | .. |
  VP Biden says Romney good at creating jobs -- in China Vice President Joe Biden kept the pressure on Mitt Romney's White House bid Tuesday, lampooning the Republican as an expert at job creation - in rival China and growing economic power India. ... more |
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North Korea to soon unveil 'next-stage' nuclear plans, Kim says
Greenland dispute is 'wake-up call' for Europe: Macron
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  India readies upgrade of 'world's cheapest' tablet India is set to release an upgrade of its ultra-low-cost computer tablet, the 40-dollar "Aakash-2", after the first edition was criticised for its quality and distribution. ... more | .. |
 Obama mocks Romney over 'outsourcing' row President Barack Obama Monday mocked attempts by his rival Mitt Romney's campaign to shrug off reports the Republican's former firm helped ship US jobs to places like India and China. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: How does Turkey do it? As the economies of Europe, China, India and the United States all slow at once, how does Turkey do it? How does this country, poised at the intersections of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, grow its economy last year at close to 10 percent, lower its trade deficit and get its sovereign debt upgraded by Moody's? ... more | .. |
  U.S. approves Nevada solar facility The U.S. Department of Interior has approved the first utility-scale solar energy project for development on American Indian tribal lands. ... more |
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Two Tibetans set themselves alight in China Two young Tibetans in a remote area of northwest China set themselves alight, state media and a rights group said Thursday, in the latest such protest against Chinese rule. ... more | .. |
  Nepal launches drones to combat poachers Conservationists in Nepal are to send drone aircraft into the skies in the battle to save the Himalayan nation's endangered tigers and rhinos from poachers. ... more | .. |
 Rio+20: Maldives to create world's biggest marine reserve The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives announced at the Rio+20 summit here Wednesday it would create the world's biggest marine reserve to protect its fisheries and biodiversity. ... more | .. |
  Rwanda's ex-army boss testifies of betrayal in murder bid Former Rwandan army chief Faustin Nyamwasa took the stand Wednesday in the trial of six men accused of trying to kill him, detailing how his trusted driver had turned against him. ... more |
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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
Trump troop deployments in US cities cost nearly $500 mn in 2025 | .. |
  From pomegranate peel to nanoparticles Food waste is a growing problem in many parts of the world, but discarded fruit peel, in the case of pomegranates, could be put to good use in the burgeoning field of nanotechnology according to res ... more | .. |
  China, India step up global role with fund After years of pressure to take a greater role in global affairs, China and India have stepped up by contributing to a new IMF emergency fund - from which the United States is absent. ... more | .. |
  China, India challenge US monopoly on AMD, satellite defense Development of antimissile and anti-satellite systems is not the prerogative of the United States or Russia. Many other countries, however, like China, Israel and India are developing such systems. ... more | .. |
  Taliban praises India for U.S. resistance The Afghan Taliban has praised India as a "significant country" in Asia and for what it called New Delhi's resistance to U.S. calls for greater military involvement in Afghanistan. ... more |
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  Nearly 15 million people displaced by disasters in 2011 Floods, storms, earthquakes and a tsunami displaced 14.9 million people last year, 89 percent of them in Asia, according to an estimate by two Norwegian-backed agencies issued here Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Indiana drought a concern for farmers Indiana farmers and livestock producers still can recover from one of the worst droughts in more than two decades, but time is growing short, researchers say. ... more | .. |
  Palm oil for India 'destroying Indonesian forests' Surging demand for palm oil in India for cooking and everyday grocery items is driving tropical forest destruction in Indonesia, Greenpeace said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Nepal's governing communists split A hard-line faction of the governing Unified Communist Party of Nepal has split away, claiming the prime minister has destroyed the UCPN's achievements. ... more |
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Gold soars towards $5,600 as Trump rattles sabre over Iran
Online platforms offer filtering to fight AI slop; EU lawmakers want AI to pay for using copyrighted work
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 India and Russia boost IMF crisis firewall India and Russia each pledged $10 billion on Monday for an IMF firewall meant to prevent future crises, marking a new level of commitment by emerging economies as they seek a greater voice. ... more | .. |
 Indian 'sadhus' protest dam projects on holy Ganges Hundreds of saffron-clad Indian "sadhus," or holy men, protested in New Delhi Monday against plans to construct more than 50 dams on the River Ganges - whose waters are sacred to millions of Hindus. ... more | .. |
Dalai Lama forms unlikely double act on UK tour The Dalai Lama kicked off Saturday a series of talks across Britain, forming an unlikely double act with comedian Russell Brand. ... more | .. |
  Saudi, Japan deals drive record US arms sales Boosted by massive fighter jet deals with Saudi Arabia and Japan, US foreign military sales have shot past $50 billion in a record-breaking year, a senior US official said Thursday. ... more |
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China boycotts religious event over Tibet presence Chinese delegates taking part in a religious event in South Korea abruptly flew home Wednesday in an apparent protest against Tibetan participation, organisers said. ... more | .. |
  Rights group slams 'lawless' Indian mining industry Human Rights Watch blasted the Indian government on Thursday for failing to regulate the country's "out of control" mining industry which it said fuelled corruption and damaged local communities. ... more | .. |
 China hit by another self-immolation: state media A person has self-immolated in a remote Tibetan area in northwestern China, state media said Friday, the latest such incident to hit the Asian nation. ... more | .. |
 India's capital in water crisis after supplies cut Large parts of New Delhi were struggling with acute water shortages on Friday after a neighbouring state cut its supplies at the peak of summer, officials said. ... more |
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