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<title>Bihar government approves Rs 197 crore to plug breach in Kosi</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192495111</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Most years, the Kosi river of eastern India is a tranquil stream that flows gently  ...  half of Bihar, wiping out villages and farms, and displacing more than three million people.  ...  last flowed through 250 years ago. Copyright Asian News International ...
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<title>BJP cautions against complacency on global financial crisis</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192495110</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  in inflation, slow growth rate in the agriculture sector and downfall in industrial production were  ...  the future of millions within the country. India is not only witnessing a global crisis  ...  pains in store, &quot; Javadkar said. Copyright Asian News International ...
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<title>TOP PAKISTANI DELEGATION IN WASHINGTON FOR WB-IMF MEETINGS</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192494841</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  from October 10 to 13. Besides representing Pakistan at various forums of the world financial  ...  U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Richard Boucher on Thursday said the United  ...  finance leaders from Saudi Arabia, China, Germany, Afghanistan and Iran. The Adviser on Fianance is  ...
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<title>RBI cuts reserve ratio</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192492672</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a bond sale. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the cash reserve ratio by  ...  Several spending measures, including a waiver on farm loans, aimed at propping up the economy  ...  worldwide, global recession fears and signs that Asia&apos;s third largest economy was cooling, have shifted  ...
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<title>Global Crisis: How Far to Go? Part II</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192489859</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:19 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
... Asian economies face a new challenge, a downward  ...  large emerging economies such as Russia, China, India, Brazil and Turkey. With global demand for  ...  rubber, palm oil, coffee, cocoa and other agricultural produce will cut spending as well. As  ...
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<title>India-China sign MoU on trade remedy (Update MoU)</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192488171</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:55 GMT</pubDate>
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...  during the talks between the two sides. &quot;India and China have had a close cooperation  ...  different sectors including textile machinery, garments, steel, agriculture, science and technology and electronics. The two  ...  per cent over the previous year. Copyright Asian News International ...
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<title>&apos;Bailout the Hungry,&apos; Activists Tell World Bank</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192482611</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:37 GMT</pubDate>
<description>
...  says an international anti-poverty group. 6.5 million Afghans are among those suffering worst from the  ...  from past Bank orthodoxy and prescriptions on agriculture and for the institution to support the  ...  help solve the food crisis in Africa, Asia and Latin America. But enshrining nutritious food  ...
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<title>Pakistan dash to US for credit lifeline</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192477673</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:30 GMT</pubDate>
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... Pakistan seeks US funding to avoid bankruptcy Pakistan  ...  until recently touted itself as the next Asian Tiger, avoids a balance of payments crisis.  ...  grant blanket exemptions on exports from its farms to the Gulf in return &amp;ndash; an  ...
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<title>Flush the system</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192474058</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  and big developing nations such as China, India, Indonesia and Brazil. Wayne Swan is there,  ...  economic expansion. Australia sailed through both the Asian financial crisis of 1997 and US stock  ...  from manufacturers that compete with imports, to farmers digesting a fall in US dollar export  ...
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<title>PTC Alliance Continues its Global Expansion by Opening an Office in South Asia</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192473317</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:36 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Global Expansion by Opening an Office in South Asia Last update: 10:25 a.m. EDT Oct. 10,  ...  access high growth markets in China and India, PTC Alliance is opening an office in  ...
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<title>SENIOR MINISTER SAYS SINGAPORE, ASEAN STAND TO BENEFIT FROM INDIA&apos;S RISE</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192472608</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:36 GMT</pubDate>
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...  with India, Mr Goh is convinced that India will be the next engine of growth,  ...  said that being at the heart of Asia, Singapore can be a gateway for India  ...  to certain conditions. &quot;It must not be agricultural land. The place must be short of  ...
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<title>Grain drain boils over in the outback dust bowl</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192472379</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:35 GMT</pubDate>
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... Supplies of rice are drying up as farmers face a third wipe-out year in a  ...  varieties like basmati, which it imported from India. But the company has since turned to  ...  than those in the United States and Asia. But unless it rains heavily in catchment  ...
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<title>Climate change ground zero</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192466854</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:27 GMT</pubDate>
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...  on the island of Bhola, in southern Bangladesh, leaving him, his wife Nasima, and their  ...  is gushing down the great rivers of India - the Ganges and the Brahmaputra -  ...  Institute of Technology, Madras, warned that South Asia must brace for a massive wave of  ...
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<title>Snowballing sell-off spreads worldwide</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192463703</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 13:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Friday for a fifth day, adding to Asian losses as financials and agricultural stocks fell. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index  ...  9.6 percent in Japan, 8 percent in India and 7.2 percent in Hong Kong. European  ...
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<title>Taking stock of the Afghan war</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192461726</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 13:34 GMT</pubDate>
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...  aerial bombardment targeted Taliban-Al Qaeda targets within Afghanistan, US President George W Bush while addressing  ...  regional effort that mainly involves Iran, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Central Asian republics to address a growing regional problem.  ...
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