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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Billionaire financier George Soros outlined a way to unlock $100 billion to help slow global warming on Thursday as talks on a new U.N. climate deal slowed over tough demands by the Pacific island state of Tuvalu. Full Story »
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The food price index rose 19.05 percent in the 12 months to Nov. 28, while the fuel index was up 0.06 percent, the government said on Thursday. Full Story »
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tigers are in a "very, very precarious" state and could disappear altogether in nearly half of India's tiger reserves, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday. Full Story »
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LONDON (Reuters) - Uranium, the silvery-white mineral that powers nuclear reactors, is capturing growing attention amid burgeoning demand for power from emerging nations and a scramble to curtail carbon emissions. Full Story »
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OSLO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, accepting the Nobel Prize for Peace, on Thursday defended the right of the United States to wage "just wars" like the one in Afghanistan. Full Story »
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday the country needs to sharply increase public spending on agriculture, particularly on irrigation and technology, to raise farm output. Full Story »
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - More than half the countries at 192-nation U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen back far tougher goals for limiting global warming than those favoured by rich nations, a group of small island states said on Monday. Full Story »
SARGODHA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Five young Americans detained in Pakistan, which is fighting a violent Taliban insurgency, wanted to join a holy war and were in contact with militants through the Internet, officials said on Thursday. Full Story »
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PANAJI (Reuters Life!) - Gurinder Chadha, the director behind the hit "Bend it Like Beckham", is one of a trio of Indian-origin women directors wowing the world with their unique style. But unlike Deepa Mehta or Mira Nair, Chadha's films have a distinctly earthy feel. Full Story »
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Government may impose a penalty on Reliance Communications Ltd after examining a state audit report that found the No. 2 telecoms firm under-reported revenue for two years, the telecoms minister said on Thursday. Full Story »
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