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June 06, 2014

Pollution-ridden Bangladesh unveils green tax in budget
Dhaka (AFP) June 05, 2014
Bangladesh imposed a radical new "green tax" on Thursday to force polluting factories to pay extra levies as it looks to clean up the country's increasingly dirty rivers and air. The environmental tax was announced as part of a $32 billion budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which also focused on giant new infrastructure projects such as a metro in the cramped capital Dhaka and a nuclear power plant to boost growth. Industrial effluent and waste from urban sewage "is severely contaminating our r ... read more

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NATO anti-piracy ops until 2016 Shipping lanes off the Horn of Africa will continue to be patrolled by maritime forces of NATO-members until 2016 to protect against piracy, the alliance has announced. ... more		Tibet leaders slam China 'repression' in new autonomy push The leader of Tibet's exiled government accused China Thursday of blanket repression in his homeland and warned that resentment over its rule was growing as he launched a new campaign for autonomy. ... more		2,000 Nepalese tree-huggers claim world record More than two thousand people including lawmakers and students hugged trees in a park outside Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Thursday to claim a new record on World Environment Day. ... more
				Dalai Lama in democracy call ahead of Tibet autonomy push The Dalai Lama has called for democracy in China and offered prayers for victims of the Tiananmen crackdown ahead of the launch Thursday of a new campaign for autonomy in his Tibetan homeland. ... more		The 'Sherlock Holmes' of Himalayan mountaineering When a deadly avalanche hit Mount Everest last April, reporters made a beeline for 90-year-old Elizabeth Hawley, the woman Edmund Hillary once called "the Sherlock Holmes of the mountaineering world". ... more

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Tibet leaders bid to revive drive for autonomy from China Senior Tibetan exiles will meet revered spiritual leader the Dalai Lama this week to kick-start a new push for greater autonomy from China as they try to halt a horrific string of self-immolations. ... more		Bangladesh to seek Chinese help to build deep sea port Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to seek Chinese funding to build a deep sea port in the Bay of Bengal when she visits Beijing later this week, officials said Wednesday. ... 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		Direct-to-satellite hand-held device could revolutionise learning A low-cost satellite-enabled tablet computer developed in India, coupled with two satellites once used for sterophonic radio broadcasts and which have a footprint in 127 countries, could revolutioni ... more
				13 dead as monsoon triggers havoc in Sri Lanka capital Unusually heavy monsoon rains have flooded Sri Lanka's capital and neighbouring districts where mudslides killed at least 13 people, officials said Monday. ... more		Chinese ship in latest glitch in MH370 search mission A Chinese ship mapping the ocean floor ahead of an intensive underwater search for missing Flight MH370 was returning to port Saturday due to a technical problem, officials said. ... more

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MH370 search on right track: Australian transport chief The head of Australia's transport safety bureau has defended the fruitless hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, saying he is confident that search teams are targeting the right area. ... more		Modi invites China President Xi to visit India Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit India later this year as the new Hindu nationalist leader extended another olive branch Thursday to one of New Delhi's traditional rivals. ... 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		Australia rules out swathe of ocean as MH370 crash zone Australia Thursday ruled out a large swathe of Indian Ocean as Malaysian Flight MH370's final resting place, compounding the frustration of passengers' relatives who are still without answers almost three months on. ... more
Video shows how wasp uses zinc-tipped drill to penetrate fruit Despite what some environmental advocates might say, humans are not parasites; humans don't rely on another organism for habitat or reproduction purposes. Parasitic wasps - as their name implies - aren't so lucky. ... more		MH370 relatives accuse Malaysia of withholding data Families of passengers aboard missing flight MH370 on Wednesday accused Malaysia of withholding crucial satellite data, saying a long-awaited report is incomplete and does not prove the plane crashed in the Indian Ocean. ... more		India receives fourth P-8I Poseidon India has received a fourth P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing, featuring India-specific design features and Indian-built sub-systems. ... more		Modi sworn in as India PM promising 'inclusive' agenda India's Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister Monday holding the strongest mandate for 30 years, promising to forge a "strong and inclusive" country on a first day that signalled his bold intentions. ... more

	India PM Modi, Pakistan's Sharif meet for talks Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for landmark talks in New Delhi on Tuesday in a bid to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. ... more		Jaitley named India's finance, defence minister India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed top corporate lawyer Arun Jaitley as his joint finance and defence minister and Sushma Swaraj as foreign minister in a streamlined cabinet Tuesday. ... more

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Chinese woman summits Everest, helped by chopper lift		Malaysia releases satellite data on MH370		Pakistani premier to attend Indian PM-elect Modi's swearing-in		Nepal glaciers shrink by quarter in 30 years: scientist		Australian environmentalists welcome bank wariness on reef port
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Malaysia, Inmarsat to release satellite data on MH370

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Tech troubles hinder resumption of MH370 search

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Australia commits up to $84 million to MH370 search

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China signs mega east Africa rail deal

Modi 'tsunami' forecast on India's holy Ganges

India admits 'Delhi as polluted as Beijing'

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India's Modi pledges defence procurement overhaul

Nepal counts cost of damaging Everest debacle

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