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September 29, 2014

Sri Lanka seeks to trademark cinnamon spice success
Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka (AFP) Sept 28, 2014
Ten years after the Asian tsunami devastated Sarath Kumara's cinnamon plantation in Sri Lanka, forcing him to start over with nothing, the farmer faces a new threat from further afield. Sri Lanka is the world's leading cinnamon supplier thanks to its centuries-old industry, whose lush, green plantations are strung along the island's southern coast where European colonists and Arab traders once flocked. But the industry says its product known the world over as "Ceylon cinnamon" is being undermine ... read more

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Six Nobel laureates boycott summit over Dalai Lama visa Six Nobel peace laureates will boycott a global summit in South Africa next month after the government refused to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, a spokeswoman said Thursday. ... more		Philippines 'breaks world tree-planting record' Philippine officials said Saturday they had set a new world record for the most trees planted in an hour, with 3.2 million seedlings sown as part of a national forestation programme. ... more		India turns to nuclear as energy crisis deepens India's new prime minister is turning to nuclear energy to ease a power crisis made worse by the cancellation of hundreds of coal mining permits, but he faces scepticism both at home and abroad. ... more
				New underwater discoveries in hunt for MH370 Remnants of volcanoes, towering ridges and deep trenches have been discovered on the seabed of the southern Indian Ocean by experts mapping the underwater terrain as part of the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. ... more		Modi election points to India economy 'turnaround': ADB India's economy shows promise of a "turnaround" following Narendra Modi's election, while Asian markets will likely ride out the effects of further stimulus tapering by the United States, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday. ... more

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Water research tackles growing grassland threat: trees Two Kansas State University biologists are studying streams to prevent tallgrass prairies from turning into shrublands and forests. By looking at 25 years of data on the Konza Prairie Biologic ... more		Snail shells show high-rise plateau is much lower than it used to be The Tibetan Plateau in south-central Asia, because of its size, elevation and impact on climate, is one of the world's greatest geological oddities. At about 960,000 square miles it covers sli ... more		Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack Denmark proposes NATO surveillance mission for Greenland Military aircraft to arrive in Greenland for 'long-planned' activities: US-Canadian command		India wins Asia's Mars race as spacecraft enters orbit India won Asia's race to Mars on Wednesday when its unmanned Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered the Red Planet's orbit after a 10-month journey on a tiny budget. ... more
				India Mars mission enters orbit India's Mars Orbiter Mission on Wednesday successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet on in its first attempt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced. ... more		Floods kill at least 55 in northeast India At least 55 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in flash floods and mudslides in India's northeast after days of heavy rain, local authorities said Wednesday. ... more

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White tiger kills youth at New Delhi zoo A white tiger on Tuesday attacked and killed a youth who apparently jumped into its enclosure at a zoo in the Indian capital. ... more		One million Filipinos join booming Philippine outsourcing sector The Philippines' booming outsourcing industry now employs a million people after growing almost tenfold in just over a decade, the industry association said Wednesday. ... more		Heavy snow in US strands drivers in 100-vehicle crash Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out Death toll from floods rises in Mozambique, South Africa		Why India went to Mars India went Mars because Japan and China had tried and failed and she wanted the glory to the first Asian country to succeed. The small cars sized Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) with its modest 15kg scie ... more
India successfully testfires its maiden Mars mission's liquid engine India Monday successfully testfired its maiden Mars mission's main liquid engine, a crucial step before the spacecraft enters Martian orbit Wednesday. The state-owned Indian Space Research Org ... more		Two Martian Probes Set to Orbit Red Planet Two unmanned spacecraft headed to Mars, one launched by the United States and the other by India, will soon reach the Red Planet within days of each other. NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile ... more		India to enter Mars orbit on September 24 An Indian spacecraft will enter Mars on September 24 for scientific exploration of the red planet after a 300-day voyage through inter-planetary space, an ISRO official said on Monday. "After ... more		Pakistani Kashmiris want India border opened for flood relief Pakistan-controlled Kashmir's parliament on Monday called upon India to open the de facto border separating the two sides of the disputed territory to allow rescue officials to reach residents hit by devastating floods. ... more

	Tibetan man self-immolates in China: reports A Tibetan man has burned himself to death in northwest China, overseas media and a campaign group reported on Monday, the latest in a string of self-immolation protests in recent years against Beijing's control. ... more		Kashmir's famed carpets ruined in $5 bn flood losses Caked with mud and soaked in putrid water, Qazi Mohammad Yahya's ruined handmade carpets and Pashmina shawls reflect Indian Kashmir's economic devastation from the region's worst floods in a century. ... more

Russia says US has not released crew from detained tanker

Inside China's buzzing AI scene year after DeepSeek shock

EU wants to keep Chinese suppliers out of critical infrastructure

Iran considers other use for Pakistani gas pipeline		India A New Contender in Asian Space Race or Technological Breakthrough		NASA Awards Cross-track Infrared Sounder For JPS System-2 Bird		India's spacecraft 'on target' to reach Mars		India says Modi raised China border incursions with Xi
De Beers warns diamonds aren't forever		Border stand-off overshadows China leader's India trip		China's Xi makes maiden India visit, seeking to reset ties		Floating bodies, shallow graves in flood-hit Kashmir		Dalai Lama calls inter-faith meeting in India to counter violence

China's Xi pledges closer defence ties with Sri Lanka

China's Xi visits India, sets tone for future relations

Hindu hardliners storm Indian university after Kashmir flood appeal

Asian monsoon much older than previously thought

China's Xi wins Maldives backing for 'maritime silk route'

China's Xi starts South Asia tour in "paradise"

Hundreds of thousands still stranded by killer Kashmir floods

Shikaras to the rescue on Kashmir's flooded paradise

Fresh rain hampers rescue bid in flood-ravaged Kashmir

Indian Ocean expedition pioneers citizen oceanography

Kashmir militants suspend jihad to help flood efforts

Bangladesh meet begins to save endangered tigers

14 Nobel Laureates urge Zuma to give Dalai Lama visa

China's Xi touts 'maritime silk road' on South Asia tour

Leopard poop reveals dogs to be cats' favorite meal in India

Indian Kashmir city 'in ruins' after floods

Severe flooding in Northern Pakistan photographed by NASA

India and China in wary dance as Xi visits South Asia

Indian Navy added a fifth P-8I to its maritime patrol fleet of aircraft

Pakistan blows up dyke to protect city from floods

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