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Millions brace for holy Ganges festivalHaridwar, India (AFP) Jan 14, 2010 Millions of Hindu pilgrims readied Thursday for a ritual, pre-dawn bath in the waters of the holy Ganges river in northern India as the world's largest religious gathering gets underway. They had come from all over India: In families and couples, wealthy and poor, businessmen and farmhands, and itinerant 'sadhus' or holy men draped in saffron-coloured robes. For Hindu devotees, the three ... read more |
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Dehradun, India (AFP) Jan 12, 2010Hundreds of ash-covered, naked holy men and millions of Hindu pilgrims are making their way to northern India to take part in one of the largest religious gatherings on Earth. For Hindu devotees, the three-month Kumbh Mela, which begins Thursday in the towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh, offers the chance to wash away their sins with a ritual bath in the holy waters of the River Ganges. Eve ... more  
Santiago, Chile (UPI) Jan 12, 2009 Chile will launch its first deepwater salmon farming project with a Norwegian loan to try and reverse the low yields on salmon amid constant global demand. The offshore project is the brainchild of a Chilean business group that has been pledged $40 million by Norwegian banks, with the promise it can have access to more funds if the venture takes off. Disease and economic downtur ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2010One person was killed and scores injured last week as police clashed with villagers in eastern China over the forced eviction of farmers from rural lands, residents and a human rights group said Tuesday. The violence began last Thursday when about 100 hired thugs beat farmers who had resisted eviction in the city of Pizhou in Jiangsu province, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human ... more |
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New York (AFP) Jan 8, 2010The bitter cold weather battering Florida has sent orange juice prices soaring on financial markets, where traders fear a plunge in production that already appears weak this year. The "Sunshine State" at the southeastern tip of the United States, known for its production of oranges, grapefruit and other citrus fruit, is facing an even more brutal blast of freezing air this weekend, weather f ... more 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 11, 2010The latest satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellites have provided forecasters with signs in clouds and rainfall that Edzani is strengthening in the Southern Indian Ocean. Edzani has become a tropical cyclone as a result of low wind shear and warm ocean temperatures. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite's main mission is to ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 7, 2010Three Chinese dairy executives could face trial as early as next month for selling tainted milk products, prosecutors said Thursday, admitting the case had been under investigation for months. The case against the general manager of Shanghai Panda Dairy and his two deputies comes after "illegally high" levels of melamine were found in powdered and condensed milk, a spokesman for Shanghai ... more |
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