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October 08, 2014

Brazil elections most talked about in Facebook history
Sao Paulo (AFP) Oct 06, 2014
Brazil's elections Sunday inspired 346 million comments, conversations and other exchanges on Facebook, going on record as the most talked about in the social network's history. The former record-holder was India, where elections this April and May earned 227 million exchanges, said Facebook's director of institutional relations in Brazil, Bruno Magrani. "From the official start of the electoral campaign on June 5 to today (Monday), we have 346 million exchanges. It's an impressive number," he s ... read more

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US, India Cement Cooperation in Earth Exploration The United States and India have signed two agreements according to which NASA and the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) will roll out a joint satellite mission to explore Earth's surface. ... more		Nokia suspends production at Indian handset factory Finnish telecom equipment group Nokia said Tuesday it was halting production in its Indian factory near Chennai and that a dispute with local tax authorities was hindering finding a buyer for the facility that employs 7,000 workers. ... more		Next phase of underwater MH370 search begins The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 entered a new phase Monday with the resumption of the underwater search for the aircraft, officials said. ... more
				Dalai Lama marks Nobel anniversary as Western support wanes As the Dalai Lama marked his 25th year as a Nobel laureate this week, a row over South Africa's failure to grant him a visa underscored the huge challenge facing the movement he launched more than half a century ago. ... more		US, India to Collaborate on Earth, Mars Missions In a meeting Tuesday in Toronto, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed two documents to launch a NASA-ISRO satelli ... more

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Pakistan bars relief goods to flood-hit Indian Kashmir Pakistan on Saturday barred activists from taking relief goods intended for flood victims to the border of Indian-controlled Kashmir, where delays in aid have created widespread anger among residents. ... more		Modi wields broom in new 'Clean India' push Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielded a broom in a New Delhi slum on Thursday as he pledged to sweep away India's reputation for poor public hygiene and rudimentary sanitation. ... 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		Dalai Lama in 'informal' talks to return to Tibet The Dalai Lama indicated Thursday he was in informal talks with China to make a historic pilgrimage to his Tibetan homeland after more than half a century in exile. ... more
				Laureate says Nobel summit axed after Dalai Lama row A global summit of Nobel laureates has been cancelled after the event was hit by a boycott over the South African government's refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, peace prize winner Jody Williams said Wednesday. ... more		Chinese PM to visit Germany for joint cabinet meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a joint cabinet meeting of the Asian and European export powers next week, Berlin said Wednesday. ... more

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

Modi makes White House debut India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the White House Tuesday, on the latest stop in his headline-grabbing debut tour of the world stage after his Hindu nationalist party's crushing election win. ... more		If trees could talk Permafrost thaw drives forest loss in Canada, while drought has killed trees in Panama, southern India and Borneo. In the U.S., in Virginia, over-abundant deer eat trees before they reach maturity, ... 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		Microsoft to tap $2-trillion Indian cloud market Microsoft announced plans Tuesday to offer its commercial cloud services from Indian data centres as it seeks to tap what it calls a $2-trillion market in the country where Internet use is growing rapidly. ... more
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		Sri Lanka seeks to trademark cinnamon spice success 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. ... 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

	India's Mars Orbiter Cost Only 11 Percent of NASA's Maven Probe: Reports India's Mangalyaan orbiter reached Mars' orbit Wednesday, becoming the first spacecraft from an Asian country to reach the red planet, but the country hit another record by making the cheapest space ... more		China Exclusive: Mars: China's next goal? Mars receives two visitors from the Earth this week. NASA's new spacecraft MAVEN entered the orbit around Mars on Sept. 21 to hunt for the planet's lost water. and India's first Mars probe has reach ... 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

India's spacecraft beams back first Mars photos		India-China border stand-off resolved: minister		New underwater discoveries in hunt for MH370		Modi election points to India economy 'turnaround': ADB		Water research tackles growing grassland threat: trees
Snail shells show high-rise plateau is much lower than it used to be		India wins Asia's Mars race as spacecraft enters orbit		India Mars mission enters orbit		Floods kill at least 55 in northeast India		White tiger kills youth at New Delhi zoo

One million Filipinos join booming Philippine outsourcing sector

Why India went to Mars

India successfully testfires its maiden Mars mission's liquid engine

Two Martian Probes Set to Orbit Red Planet

India to enter Mars orbit on September 24

Pakistani Kashmiris want India border opened for flood relief

Tibetan man self-immolates in China: reports

Kashmir's famed carpets ruined in $5 bn flood losses

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

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