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October 19, 2015

Fuel crisis halts aid supplies to quake-hit Nepalis
Kathmandu (AFP) Oct 18, 2015
After months in makeshift shelters, earthquake victim Bhim Bahadur Gurung is desperate to start rebuilding his house ahead of Nepal's biting winter, but a fuel blockade has left him unable to obtain vital construction supplies. Nearly six months after a 7.8-magnitude quake killed almost 8,900 people and destroyed about half a million homes, thousands of survivors are still living in tents and other temporary shelters, dependent on aid. But the three-week blockade of a major border checkpoint by ... read more

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Indian-Made Nuclear Sub to Fire First Missile in October India's first domestically-designed nuclear submarine will perform its first missile firing test in October. India's first domestically-designed nuclear submarine that has completed sea trials ... more		India court approves 'pollution toll' to clean choking Delhi Diesel-guzzling trucks and commercial vehicles in India will soon have to pay a surcharge for entering New Delhi, after the country's top court Friday approved a trial plan to improve the capital's notoriously filthy air. ... more		ULA launches USSF-106 for US Space Force aboard Vulcan rocket Rocket Lab completes Geost acquisition adding EOIR payload expertise to national security portfolio Zelensky says Ukraine, allies must resist Russian 'deception'		New tough-talking PM tasked with unifying quake-hit Nepal Nepal's new prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli, tasked with rebuilding the quake-hit country and ending bitter constitutional protests, spent years in jail for trying to overthrow the king before becoming a tough-talking politician. ... more
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