
Sri Lanka to replace its ageing fighter jets
Sri Lanka Wednesday announced plans to replace its ageing jet fighters to better defend its maritime borders including rich fishing grounds, seven years after the island's separatist war ended. ... more
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Tourist boom threatens Sri Lanka's golden beaches
Tourists have flocked back to Sri Lanka's palm-fringed beaches since a bloody civil war ended in 2009, but environmentalists warn unchecked development means some areas are now so polluted, swimming there is a health hazard. ... more
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Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn
China starts construction of Tibet mega-dam
Brazil's Congress passes bill easing environmental licensing rules
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Midwest states skew gas price average higher
An issue at a BP refinery in Indiana and an uptick in road travel strained supplies, though retail prices are holding relatively stable overall, AAA said. ... more
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Tradition faces modernity at Tibetan horse festival
As Tibetan riders waved rifles and dug cowboy-booted feet into their horses' flanks, hanging sideways from their mounts, tourists and locals cheered and snapped pictures on digital cameras and smartphones. ... more
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Malaysia says MH370 pilot flew Indian Ocean route on simulator
Malaysian officials have said that one of MH370's pilots plotted a path over the Indian Ocean on a home flight simulator, but warned this did not prove he deliberately crashed the plane. ... more
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MH370 plunged into ocean at high speed: report
MH370 plunged into the ocean at high speed - up to 20,000 feet a minute - reinforcing analysis that the missing Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in the current search zone, a report said Tuesday. ... more
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Nepal lawmakers elect Maoist chief as prime minister
Nepal's new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal pledged Wednesday to unite a country hit by deadly protests over constitutional changes after lawmakers elected the Maoist leader and former guerrilla to head a new government. ... more
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