
For Sri Lanka's displaced Tamils, homecoming is bittersweet
When Balasundaram Rasamalar finally got back her home in Sri Lanka's battle-scarred north after years of military occupation, there was an unexpected problem. The toilet was still in the militarised zone - where civilians are not allowed. ... more
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10 lions, hundreds of dead animals in India floods: report
Ten endangered Asiatic lions, 1670 blue bulls and 87 spotted deer were amongst hundreds of wild animals killed in the recent floods to hit west India's Gujarat, a government report said Sunday. ... more
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Fossil discoveries in southern Africa reveal life before catastrophic Permian extinction
Liverwort gene discovery reveals ancient mechanism behind plant reproductive growth
Potato traces its ancient roots to tomato hybridization
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China restricts passports for Tibetans: rights group
Beijing effectively bans Tibetans and other ethnic minorities from obtaining passports, Human Rights Watch said Monday, amid a surge in Chinese tourists travelling abroad. ... more
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Putin hosts BRICS summit amid standoff with West
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet world leaders on Wednesday including China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi ahead of the start of a summit of the BRICS emerging economies. ... more
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Nepal quake: Flat owners baulk at return to high-life
His luxury flat had views of the Himalayas to make the heart soar but Dan Bahadur Budhathoki is going to take some persuading to move back into Kathmandu's 17-storey Park View Horizon apartment block. ... more
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Scientists study ways to integrate biofuels and food crops on farms
We ask a lot of the land: feed the world with crops, power the world with bioenergy, retain nutrients so they don't pollute our water and air. To help landscapes answer these high demands, scientist ... more
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Nuclear Friendship: Kazakhstan to deliver 5K tons of uranium to India
As India attempts to bolster its nuclear energy capabilities, it has just formalized an agreement with Kazakhstan to receive 5,000 tons of uranium over the next four years. Rapidly developing its nu ... more
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