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Hong Kong talks called off as protesters accuse Beijing of using Triad
04 Oct 2014
The protests were triggered by China`s announcement in August that while Hong Kong citizens can vote for their next leader in 2017, only candidates vetted by Beijing will be allowed to stand
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New Swedish govt to set EU precedent by recognising Palestine
04 Oct 2014
Sweden's new Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says Friday that his country will recognize the state of Palestine, making it the first major European country to do so
UK economy recovered faster than earlier thought
01 Oct 2014
First case of Ebola diagnosed in the US
01 Oct 2014
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Modi ends triumphal US visit with many agreements, but no real deals
01 Oct 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left the US with reaffirmed support for India's membership of the expanded UN Security Council, and backing for "voice and vote" in international financial institutions like IMF and the World Bank
What Modi and Obama wrote in the Washington Post
30 Sep 2014
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India, US chart future course of strategic partnership
30 Sep 2014
The US-India vision statement takes the partnership between the two countries beyond commerce and technology to combating terrorist threats across the world and responding expeditiously to humanitarian disasters and crises
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Modi pitches for job-creating investment in meeting with CEOs
29 Sep 2014
The PM today hinted at involving overseas investors, probably private equity firms, in the retendering of the 214 coal blocks whose allocations were cancelled by the Supreme Court last week
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Solar energy could be major source of power by 2050: IEA
29 Sep 2014
The IEA said photovoltaic expansion would be led by China, followed by the US, while solar thermal electricity could also grow in the US along with Africa, India and the Middle East
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Protests against Chinese hegemony paralyse Hong Kong
29 Sep 2014
The pro-democracy protests have brought widespread disruption to the heart of one of Asia's biggest financial centres, as thousand blocked major highways in the heart of Hong Kong overnight
Ebola death toll in West Africa over 3,000: WHO
27 Sep 2014
Iran urges OPEC to arrest fall in oil prices
27 Sep 2014
Monsanto GMO wheat found growing in Montana
27 Sep 2014
China counters with `Made in China’ campaign
25 Sep 2014
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