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January 14, 2011 7:43 PM

Around 500 people have died in flood hit Brazil

More than 500 people are now known to have died in floods in south-eastern Brazil, the country's worst natural disaster for several decades. Heavy rain has led to massive mudslides hitting several towns, resulting in thousands being made homeless. Police say the number of dead is likely to rise...

January 14, 2011 7:43 PM

Around 500 people have died in flood hit Brazil

More than 500 people are now known to have died in floods in south-eastern Brazil, the country's worst natural disaster for several decades. Heavy rain has led to massive mudslides hitting several towns, resulting in thousands being made homeless. Police say the number of dead is likely to rise...

January 14, 2011 7:09 PM

US to lifts ban soon from Indian defence entities

The US, which imposed curbs on trade with Indian defence entities like ISRO and DRDO following India's nuclear tests in 1998, has set in motion regulatory changes to lift the ban soon. This will fulfil a commitment made by President Barack Obama. A formal notification to lift the ban by the US ...

January 14, 2011 7:09 PM

US to lifts ban soon from Indian defence entities

The US, which imposed curbs on trade with Indian defence entities like ISRO and DRDO following India's nuclear tests in 1998, has set in motion regulatory changes to lift the ban soon. This will fulfil a commitment made by President Barack Obama. A formal notification to lift the ban by the US ...

January 14, 2011 7:09 PM

US to lifts ban soon from Indian defence entities

The US, which imposed curbs on trade with Indian defence entities like ISRO and DRDO following India's nuclear tests in 1998, has set in motion regulatory changes to lift the ban soon. This will fulfil a commitment made by President Barack Obama. A formal notification to lift the ban by the US ...

January 14, 2011 7:05 PM

FAO plays down concerns of repeating 2008 food crisis

UN's food agency FAO today played down concerns that tighter supplies of food could lead to a repeat of the 2008 food crisis because stocks were ample. Last week, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation said global food prices reached their highest levels since its records began in 1990...

January 14, 2011 7:05 PM

FAO plays down concerns of repeating 2008 food crisis

UN's food agency FAO today played down concerns that tighter supplies of food could lead to a repeat of the 2008 food crisis because stocks were ample. Last week, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation said global food prices reached their highest levels since its records began in 1990...

January 14, 2011 7:05 PM

FAO plays down concerns of repeating 2008 food crisis

UN's food agency FAO today played down concerns that tighter supplies of food could lead to a repeat of the 2008 food crisis because stocks were ample. Last week, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation said global food prices reached their highest levels since its records began in 1990...

January 14, 2011 6:26 PM

Lankan president denies shooting Indian fishermen

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has denied that the Sri Lankan Navy had fired on Indian fishermen which resulted in the death of a fisherman. At a breakfast meeting with the foreign correspondents at his temple Trees residence in Colombo, he said that the Sri Lankan Navy was not involved in t...

January 14, 2011 6:26 PM

Lankan president denies shooting Indian fishermen

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has denied that the Sri Lankan Navy had fired on Indian fishermen which resulted in the death of a fisherman. At a breakfast meeting with the foreign correspondents at his temple Trees residence in Colombo, he said that the Sri Lankan Navy was not involved in t...

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