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Indonesian Doctors Struggle as Quake Death Toll Rises
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The death toll from the earthquake off Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to at least 1,100 as doctors trying to treat hundreds of injured people struggled with a shortage of space, medicine and fuel for electricity.
John Holmes, the United Nations humanitarian chief, told a press briefing in New York yesterday that at least 1,100 were killed by the 7.6-magnitude quake on Sept. 30. The toll will probably rise as rescuers reach damaged areas, he sa ...
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10.5.2009
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The Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Island Nations
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What impacts does climate change have on Pacific Island nations?
The impacts are quite varied. If you look at the physical impacts that climate change is having, you will see temperature increases and sea level rises as the key factors. Changes in atmospheric and ocean temperatures will be having impacts on Pacific Islands through a variety of physical interactions — one of them being changes in precipitation patterns. For example, some parts of ...
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9.3.2007
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Anglo-Indians defy stereotypes
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Many of its Anglo-Indian residents still feast on pork vindaloo, listen to Engelbert Humperdinck on the few remaining turntables, and swap tales on lazy afternoons sitting on their slatted verandas.
But for younger community members like Ms Gomes, college-going daughter of a travel manager father and a secretary mother, there is little time for such leisure.
After finishing college, she plans to become a stewardess in India's flourishing airl ...
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9.3.2007
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Waiting for justice: 6,000 Indians in foreign jails
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The recent arrests of Indian doctors in terror-related cases is only a drop in the ocean of Indians incarcerated in prisons scattered across the world. On the last count, there were over 6,000 Indians in foreign jails. The good news however, is that the number may be coming down and not rising. Almost one-third of these prisoners are in Saudi Arabia (1,116), followed by the UAE (825). Add Bangladesh (893), Singapore (791), Pakistan (655) and Mala ...
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7.16.2007
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A bright, shining dilemma
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Dr Joga Chaganti is a man with options. The highly regarded Indian radiologist has just taken over as head of Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital MRI and cranial imaging department. He has studied in France, Germany, Britain and the United States and and worked for 20 years in the Indian public hospital system, most recently as the director of imaging for Bangalore's 1000-bed Manipal Hospital.
No health system needed him more than India's, but he c ...
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10.7.2007
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Indian killed in US university rampage
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A gunman massacred 32 people, including an Indian professor, at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in United States history. The man gunned down his victims in twin attacks two hours apart before the university could grasp what was happening and warn students.Investigators are trying to establish the connection between two shootings that took place in separate areas of the campus. The bloodbath ended on Monday with the gunma ...
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4.17.2007
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S’pore’s F&N in talks on Indian property deal
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SINGAPORE: Singapore beverages and property group Fraser & Neave (F&N), brewer of Tiger beer, is in talks to enter the Indian real estate sector, a company official told Reuters on Wednesday. F&N, which already owns a brewery in India through its Asia Pacific Breweries unit, said it was focusing on residential and serviced apartments in Indian cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, but had yet to conclude a t ...
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3.29.2007
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Iran considers charges against British sailors
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it was considering charging 15 British sailors and marines with illegally entering its waters, but added it may give consular access to them after an investigation.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair denied the navy personnel had been in Iranian waters and said Tehran should be under no illusion how seriously Britain considers the detentions.
The incident raised tensions that were already high with the We ...
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3.26.2007
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Beauty Pageant - Ayushka Singh crowned ‘Miss India USA 2006’
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A yushka Singh, a student from Las Vegas, has been crowned Miss India USA 2006, the longest running Indian pageant outside the country that celebrated its silver anniversary this year.
Singh, 19, a second year student representing Nevada state, will represent USA in the 16th Annual Miss India Worldwide Pageant to be held in March 2007.
She was crowned by outgoing Miss India USA 2005 and current Miss India Worldwide, Trina Chakravarty at a gli ...
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1.8.2007
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Bindi to star in show with Wiggles
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Bindi Irwin will star in her own stage show in the US next month on a double bill with the kings of kids entertainment, The Wiggles.
The eight-year-old daughter of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, announced on US television today she would perform the concerts in Los Angeles and New York.
The young wildlife warrior promised her high-energy show, called Bindi and The Crocmen, would have Americans on their feet.
The Crocmen are three men w ...
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12.9.2006
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