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March 04, 2015

Flooding in Madagascar capital kills at least 14: rescuers
Antananarivo (AFP) Feb 27, 2015
At least 14 people died in flooding Friday in the Madagascan capital Antananarivo after a night of torrential rain caused dams to burst, rescue services said. About 24,000 people were driven from their homes in the floods and several neighbourhoods in the Indian Ocean island nation were being evacuated, the country's emergency management bureau said. "Due to the emergency, we call on all schools, churches, town halls, covered gymnasiums and those of goodwill to facilitate the sheltering of victi ... read more

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China protests after India PM visits frontier region China has expressed "strong dissatisfaction and staunch opposition" after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a frontier area controlled by New Delhi but claimed by Beijing, state media reported. ... more		UN climate chief to miss key meet after sex harassment case A top United Nations climate change official has pulled out of a key meeting in Kenya next week as Indian police investigate a sexual harassment complaint against him, officials have said. ... more		SpaceX scrubs Starship launch in latest setback Iran talks with European powers to be held in Geneva as sanctions loom National Guard troops begin carrying weapons in US capital		Modi vows to end India status as top defence importer Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Wednesday to end India's status as the world's number one defence importer, saying he wanted 70 percent of hardware to be manufactured domestically by the turn of the decade. ... more
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China coal power surges even as renewables hit record high

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Tiger nations to set up anti-poaching network		Uber to launch 'panic button' for users in India		Obama hails Dalai Lama as 'good friend'		Sri Lanka approves Chinese port project		New Sri Lanka president renews troop deployment orders

Climate summit hosts press India on emissions

Russia and US Go Toe-To-Toe for India's Nuclear Industry

Tens of thousands 'going hungry in drought-hit Madagascar'

Biologists partner bacterium with nitrogen gas to make cleaner bioethanol

India tests long-range missile from mobile launcher

Minister says India 'walking the talk' on climate change

Ecuador probes string of Indian helicopter mishaps

Calls for louder global "voice" as China, India, Russia meet

Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile

Indian PM Modi to visit China in May: foreign minister

China opposes Dalai Lama meeting foreign leaders 'in any form'

China demand threatens tiger protection: experts

Sri Lanka says military 'sabotaging' post-war reconciliation

Litchi fruit suspected in mystery illness in India

'Tiger heavyweight' Nepal hosts anti-poaching summit

Westinghouse Accompanies Historic US Delegation To India

Obama wraps India visit with pleas on religion, climate

'No chance' of beating climate change without India: Obama

China media vows punishment for dissenting Tibetan officials

Madagascar storm death toll climbs to 68

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