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October 22, 2013

Clock ticks for Madagascar's lemurs
Ranomafana, Madagascar (AFP) Oct 20, 2013
Immortalised in the hit cartoon "Madagascar", real-life lemurs face extinction within 20 years short of drastic action to tackle the poverty driving islanders to poach the primates and destroy their habitat. Each year that passes hastens the decline of the saucer-eyed primates, as the Indian Ocean island's people struggle for survival amid a drawn-out political crisis. "As long as there is poverty, we can't expect to prevent the lemurs' extinction," said primatologist Jonah Ratsimbazafy from the ... read more

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Delhi hospitals overflow with hidden dengue epidemic Factory worker Mohammad Awwal is gripped by fever, sweats and the sort of agonising aches that mean his condition is sometimes called "breakbone disease". It's an annual plague in India and a hidden epidemic, say experts. ... more		India PM fails to strike nuclear deal in Russia Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh failed Monday to strike a long-delayed nuclear power deal with Russia during talks with President Vladimir Putin that also focused on big arms and energy deals. ... more		BHP Billiton scraps most of its Indian gas, oil exploration Mining giant BHP Billiton has exited from 10 Indian oil and gas exploratory fields due to clearance delays. ... more
				Indian PM heads to Russia, China to boost trade India's Manmohan Singh embarks Sunday on one of his last major foreign trips as prime minister, heading to Russia and China to strengthen trade ties and address a long-running border dispute. ... more		Mission To Mars: A Critical Step In Space Globalization India is getting ready to become the fifth country to send a spaceship to Mars. The USA, Russia, the EU, China and Japan are working on their own programs of studying the Red Planet. And although it ... more

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'Toxic bomb' ticks on Maldives rubbish island Descending by plane into the Maldives offers a panoramic view of azure seas and coral-fringed islands, but as the tarmac nears, billowing smoke in the middle distance reveals an environmental calamity. ... more		Pakistan military says one killed by India firing Pakistan accused India of killing a paramilitary soldier in "unprovoked firing" across the border in eastern Punjab province Thursday in the latest frontier flare-up between the nuclear-armed neighbours. ... more		Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution EU says ready to sign defence and security pact with India		Tibetan poet gives voice to dead protesters in new book A blogger, a taxi driver, a Communist Party official and a Buddhist monk. All of them Tibetan, and all of them driven to the desperate step of setting themselves on fire in protest at Chinese rule. ... more
				Post-Fukushima, Asia still drives global nuclear growth Safety concerns in the wake of the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan have done little to curb Asia's ambitious plans for expanding the role of nuclear power in the regional energy mix. ... more		Floods kill five in India after cyclone: official Cyclone-induced flooding has killed five people in eastern India, a government official told AFP Tuesday. ... more

Space Situational Awareness Conference 2013

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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

India's poor face grim rebuilding task after cyclone Sitting on a wall of his collapsed one-room house in eastern India, B. Chinnaya reflects on the devastation that Cyclone Phailin wrought on his once vibrant fishing village. ... more		China criticises Spain lawsuit over former president China on Friday criticised a lawsuit in Spain against former Chinese president Hu Jintao over allegations of human rights abuses in Tibet. ... more		Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row China's birth rate falls to lowest on record Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfires		US shutdown not to hit Indian Mars mission The partial shutdown of the US government would not affect the Indian Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) scheduled for launch Oct 28, the Indian space agency said Saturday. "National Aeronautics Space ... more
				Killer Indian cyclone wreaks havoc, 1 million evacuated A massive relief operation kicked into gear in eastern India Sunday after a terrifying cyclone killed at least 18 people, forced one million from their homes and left a trail of destruction along the coast. ... more		Conflict and clashes over China's prized caterpillar fungus In a dirty, dimly-lit room in a backstreet of one of China's poorest rural towns, a trader combs his leathery fingers through a $17,000 bag of caterpillar fungus, lamenting the curse that its value has wrought. ... more

Brazil aims to build advanced fighter jets with Russia

EU revives airline carbon tax proposal

In Israel, lingering bitterness over a failed fighter project

Engine technology on the road to meeting emissions standards

Beijing to impose odd-even car ban in heavy pollution

GM to launch dual-fuel car in 2014

Firms eye power generation in post-Fukushima Japan

South Korean president calls for global energy cooperation

Power plant threat to Bosnia oasis

BHP Billiton scraps most of its Indian gas, oil exploration

Scotland's Salmond warns future of shuttered refinery in jeopardy

Finland OKs $168 million in funding for LNG capacity expansion

	Indian MET wins forecasting battle as cyclone ravages east coast India's weather office stood vindicated Sunday morning over its predictions for Cyclone Phailin which were consistently below those from foreign meteorologists who foresaw higher wind speeds and greater damage. ... more		India, US trying to hamper Pakistan quake relief: top militant The founder of a militant Islamist group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks Monday accused the US and India of trying to hamper efforts to help victims of Pakistan's earthquake. ... more		India cyclone survivors return home to destruction Hundreds of thousands of people who fled India's strongest cyclone in 14 years returned home to scenes of devastation Monday, as a massive relief operation kicked into gear. ... more		Fishermen, farmers secure livelihoods ahead of Indian cyclone As a crowd of Indian youths frolicked in the rising surf, fisherman Tonka Rao worked frantically to prevent Cyclone Phailin from destroying his livelihood. ... more

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Strike ends, temporarily, in India's Andhra Pradesh state		Mexican officials won't meet Dalai Lama: Tibetan group		Myanmar to get more coal-fired power		Kenya seizes 4 tonnes of ivory as elephant slaughter surges		Alarming suicide rates among Brazil's Guarani Indians
Early mammal varieties declined as evolution of flowering plants took off		Recent Study Reduces Casimir Force to Lowest Recorded Level		Indian army ends deadly two-week Kashmir operation		Booming Philippine outsourcing industry faces worker shortage		Indian protesters clash over creation of Telangana state

Somali pirate suspects deny 'attack' on Spanish anti-pirate ship: court

Indian negotiator for giant Rafale fighter deal dies

Bangladeshi court sentences BNP politician to death

S. Korean steel plant in India could displace 22,000, says UN

Bangladesh breaks ground for first nuclear power plant

Bangladesh starts building first nuclear plant

UFO? Star cluster? No, it's Falcon 9's jettisoned fuel

China to be world's top gold buyer this year: experts

Indian navy gets its first Hawk trainer jets

China, the global auto industry's best hope

Sharif: India-Pakistan arms race 'massive waste'

Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: study

Suspected Indian terrorist escapes during security lapse

Sri Lanka Tamils win landslide in self-rule vote

India planning world's largest solar project

India unveils Mars mission spacecraft

New role for protein family could provide path to how crop traits are modified

Pulsating dust cloud dynamics modelled

Indian police arrest politicians over communal violence

Water supply a problem for New Delhi's poor

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