
Reform doubts grow as India's Modi marks year in office
Narendra Modi marks the first anniversary of his landslide election win in a bullish mood about his mission to transform India into a great power, despite doubts about the delivery of economic reforms. ... more
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Indian PM meets China's Xi on home ground
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his ancestral home province Thursday, highlighting ancient ties as the Asian giants reportedly discussed a simmering border dispute. ... more
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Comet water analysis strengthens link to Earth origins
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Genetic traits behind hibernation may offer new hope for treating metabolic disease
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India awards Airbus $1.9 billion military plane order
India's defence ministry has agreed to buy 56 planes from Airbus for $1.87 billion, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to modernise the country's military, an official said Thursday. ... more
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Rescuers battle to reach survivors of new Nepal quake
Rescuers battled Wednesday to reach survivors of a deadly new earthquake in Nepal that triggered landslides and brought down buildings, as hundreds of troops searched for a missing US military helicopter. ... more
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Migrants in Indonesia could spend months in Aceh camps: IOM
Nearly 600 boat people from Myanmar and Bangladesh stranded in northwest Indonesia were moved to a larger shelter Wednesday, where migrant groups expect they could spend months before having their claims processed. ... more
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MH370 search finds uncharted shipwreck
The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has uncovered a previously uncharted shipwreck deep underwater, leading officials to say Wednesday that if the plane is in their search zone they will find it. ... more
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Australia to commit extra $63 million to MH370 search
Australia will contribute an extra Aus$79.6 million (US$63.4 million) over the next two years to the search for missing airline MH370 if it is not found in the current probe, budget documents showed Tuesday. ... more
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