
Exiled Tibet leader compares China to N.Korea, apartheid S.Africa
The leader of Tibet's exiled government on Thursday compared China to the regimes of North Korea and apartheid South Africa when it came to Beijing's iron-fisted control over Tibetans. ... more
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Experts sound warning over flu dangers in China, India
Scientists sounded warnings Wednesday over H7N9 bird flu in China and the H1N1 strain of swine flu in India that have jointly claimed more than 1,700 lives. ... more
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Spain heatwave was 'most intense on record' as Fires ravage an ageing rural Spain
Trump clashes with Democrats as he expands National Guard plans
Hidden order uncovered in geological epochs across Earth's deep history
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India-backed port won't dump dredge in Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Plans to dump dredge waste in Australia's Great Barrier Reef as part of an Indian-backed port expansion have been shelved in favour of land disposal, Queensland state said Wednesday. ... more
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Protests mark Tibet Uprising Day in India, Nepal
Baton-wielding riot police Tuesday hauled Tibetan protesters into waiting buses after they tried to storm the Chinese embassy in New Delhi on the anniversary of the 1959 uprising against Beijing's rule. ... more
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Bangladesh uses SERVIR for flood warning system
Bangladesh officials have announced plans to expand a satellite-based flood forecasting and warning system developed by SERVIR to aid an area where floodwaters inundate from 1/3 to 2/3 of the countr ... more
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Concern over India plan to stop publishing smog data
Environmental activists expressed concern Wednesday after Indian authorities said they would stop releasing raw air pollution figures for New Delhi, the world's most polluted city. ... more
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ISRO races to fix glitch in navigational satellite so that it can be launched in time
The Indian space agency is deliberating the ways and means of setting right a glitch in its fourth regional navigation satellite with minimum effort so that it can be launched early, said an officia ... more
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