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03.06.2009, 09:38
Women in India are choosing to make a living driving cabs. Authorities say they want at least 500 lady drivers before the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Dehli.
01.06.2009, 18:54
Maqboolpura, a slum on the outskirts of the Indian city Amritsar is known as a “place of widows,” because the multitude of drug addicts there that die from their fatal habit leave behind traumatised spouses and children.
28.05.2009, 12:22
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Enchanted by a Russian beauty, an Indian actor decided to trade in his Bollywood career for marrying his sweetheart and leave for her hometown, only for him to end up near-destitute.
28.05.2009, 10:53
The price of gold has surged in 2009. Initially India, the world's biggest buyer of the metal, suffered from a drop in demand, but now it's back and the golden nuggets are once again on the menu.
01.07.2009, 02:43
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Russia is trying to upgrade its army to face modern challenges, but due to the ongoing crisis, it’s likely to be a ‘mission impossible’, says Ruslan Pukhov, Director of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technolog
11.09.2009, 09:05
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Hit by the recession, the once-prosperous UK town of Swindon has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Many fear it will lead to a whole generation of people who've lost their will to work.
29.05.2009, 02:37
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In an attempt to identify infant prodigies for further specialized training, authorities of the Chongqing municipality in south-western China have launched a program employing complex genetic tools.
13.11.2009, 20:17
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South Korea and China are setting up shop in the United States’ backyard, as Latin America is searching for countries eager for its resources among Asian economies hungry for raw materials.
16.09.2009, 15:38
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Employees from AvtoVAZ – Russia’s biggest car company from Central Russia’s city of Togliatti – might soon be demoted to making toys, rather than cars, in an attempt to pull through the economic crisis.
19.03.2009, 16:46
Indian bioengineers are developing an artificial heart based on that of a cockroach. It promises to be much cheaper and more reliable than models used today.
Published: 12 June, 2009, 10:40
India has not emerged unscathed from the global crisis, but it is better off than many Western economies. Its success in IT is well-known, but there are other industries that are just as innovative.
