irishtimes.com:Indonesia volcano erupts again

Indonesia volcano erupts again

Indonesia's military evacuated villagers from the slopes of the
country�s most volatile volcano today as it unleashed a new powerful
explosion that claimed another victim and temporarily shut down an airport.

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Rupees and rituals: the rise and rise of Bollywood brides (The Irish Times, 08 Oct 2010, Page 12)

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Rupees and rituals: the rise and rise of Bollywood brides
MARY FITZGERALD inNewDelhi
The Irish Times
08 Oct 2010

WHEN IT comes to her forthcoming nuptials, Ritika has a firm idea of what she wants. “My wedding will be simple and elegant,” she says. Her mother Kumkum nods in agreement. “I recently attended a wedding which was way over the top,” she recalls....read more...

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Maoists on the rise in lopsided economy (The Irish Times, 04 Oct 2010, Page 10)

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Maoists on the rise in lopsided economy

The Irish Times
04 Oct 2010

RAMESH WAS an illiterate teenage orphan when he joined the ragtag army that came to his village preaching Maoist revolution. During his years in the jungle he learned to read, write, and fire a gun. Ramesh says he left his cadre only because he wanted...read more...

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IT jobs trickling down to rural India (The Irish Times, 05 Oct 2010, Page 12)

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IT jobs trickling down to rural India
MARY FITZGERALD Foreign Affairs Correspondent in Bagepalli, southern India
The Irish Times
05 Oct 2010

WITH FANS whirring lazily overhead, several lines of young men and women peer at flickering computer screens as the sound of hundreds of fingers tapping on keyboards fills the room. At first glance, the scene could be that of any office in the...read more...

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Boom for â€�God men’ as new rich seek balm for the soul (The Irish Times, 06 Oct 2010, Page 14)

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Boom for â€�God men’ as new rich seek balm for the soul
MARY FITZGERALD Foreign Affairs Correspondent, in Karnataka, India This series was supported by a grant from Irish Aid’s Simon Cumbers Media Fund
The Irish Times
06 Oct 2010

INSIDE THE imposing five-storey meditation hall shaped like a lotus and covered with more than 1,000 marble petals, there are representations of several Hindu deities, but none as prominent as that of Lakshmi, a goddess of wealth and prosperity. Every...read more...

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Caste divisions remain an obstacle to India’s progress (The Irish Times, 07 Oct 2010, Page 14)

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Caste divisions remain an obstacle to India’s progress
MARY FITZGERALD
The Irish Times
07 Oct 2010

SUNITA JATAV never imagined that something as innocuous as feeding some leftover chapatti to a local dog would incur the wrath of her village council. Nor did she expect elders to impose a fine of 15,000 rupees (â��245) – an enormous sum for any...read more...

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India stakes its claim (The Irish Times, 08 Oct 2010, Page 15)

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India stakes its claim

The Irish Times
08 Oct 2010

INDIA IS so much more than “impossible to ignore”. This is the understated claim made for it by foreign secretary Nirupama Rao to The Irish Times recently. Seventeen per cent of the world’s population, 1.2 billion people, half of them under 24, live in...read more...

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irishtimes.com:Legacy of bad planning

Legacy of bad planning

IN 2002, WHEN the Government published Ireland�s first National Spatial
Strategy (NSS), there was some incredulity that so many �gateways� and
�hubs� had been designated for growth � nine in each category; it was
as if our political leaders had adopted Gay Byrne�s oft-repeated Late
Late Show line about how there was �something for everyone in the
audience�. They could not bring themselves to make the really hard
choices that would have limited growth to a more select number of
centres outside Dublin, such as Cork and Limerick/Shannon, over the
period to 2020.

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irishtimes.com:'Hundreds dead' in Mexico landslide

'Hundreds dead' in Mexico landslide

A landslide that buried some 300 homes in southwestern Mexico early
today is feared to have killed hundreds while they slept, local
authorities and media said.

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irishtimes.com:Breaking up Belgium would be hard to do

Breaking up Belgium would be hard to do

Belgium�s Flemings and Walloons cannot form a government, and some say
the regions are ready for divorce. But who would get Brussels, the
national debt and the football team?

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0911/1224278611490.html

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Indonesia volcano erupts again

An Indonesian volcano that lay dormant for 400 years shot ash 5km into
the air today in what was its biggest eruption since it became active
last week.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0907/breaking35.html

Moderate earthquake hits Iran

A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck southwestern Iran today,
the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of
any injuries or damage.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0907/breaking2.html

15 missing in Guatemala landslide

Guatemalan emergency workers temporarily suspended their search for
victims of a massive landslide last night due to darkness.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0907/breaking1.html

Heavy rains strike Guatemala

At least 18 people were killed in Guatemala yesterday as heavy rains
lashed the Central American nation and southern Mexico.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0905/breaking3.html

Mayor: Quake hit city 'like an iceberg'

Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is thankful there has been no loss of life but there had been considerable damage across the city and outlying areas. Christchurch has been left devastated after a massive ... More

Earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/03/earthquake-new-zealand-south-island
Earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island
Quake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale hits west of Christchurch, with residents reporting collapsed buildings
Jo Adetunji and agencies
Saturday September 4 2010
The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/03/earthquake-new-zealand-south-island

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand's South Island tonight.
The quake hit 19 miles west of Christchurch, on the south of the island, at 4.35am local time. It shook a wide area with some residents reporting collapsed buildings, bridges and power cuts.
Christchurch, which has a population of around 400,000 people, was also rocked with a series of sharp aftershocks. Minor injuries have been reported but no deaths.
Colleen Simpson, from Christchurch, said panicked residents ran into the street in their pyjamas. She said some buildings had collapsed, there was no power, and the mobile telephone network had failed. "There is a row of shops completely demolished right in front of me," she told the Stuff news website.
Another person from Christchurch, Kevin O'Hanlon, said the jolt was extremely powerful.
"I was awake to go to work and then just heard this massive noise and 'boom'," he said. "It was like the house got hit. It just started shaking. I've never felt anything like it."
Bruce Russell, 50, said that although he lives in Lyttelton, a port town to the south of Christchurch, which is on firmer volcanic ground, the earthquake had been "very alarming."
"We were woken up at 4.30am and it swayed like a ship at sea," he said. "It was very alarming. We have no power, which is a problem across [Christchurch]. We're listening to reports on a wind-up radio. It's still very frightening."
Russell said he had not experienced an earthquake on this scale before.
There were local reports of looting on one of Christchurch's commercial shopping streets and police were advising residents to stay inside until given an all-clear.
The geological agency GNS Science said the earthquake struck at a depth of 21 miles below the Earth's surface and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said "no destructive widespread tsunami threat existed, based on historical earthqake and tsunami data".
New Zealand lies above an area of the Earth's crust where two tectonic plates collide. The country records more than 14,000 earthquakes a year ? but only about 150 are usually felt. School children in the country often undertake earthquake drills.

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Low tax makes Ireland flag of convenience for some multinationals

BACKGROUND:Not all companies lured by our generous tax regime have
brought much in terms of jobs and investment, writes CARL O'BRIEN, Chief reporter
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0903/1224278127779.html

irishtimes.com:A parched land that yields only suffering

A parched land that yields only suffering

The Masai are just one tribe suffering from the harshest effects of
global desertification, writes JODY CLARKEin Kajiado, Kenya

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0824/1224277443317.html

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Southern Sudan unveils plans to build animal-shaped cities - CNN.com

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irishtimes.com:China's water needs drives relocations

China's water needs drives relocations

CHINA�S GROWING thirst for water is driving the biggest mass relocation
since the advent of the Three Gorges Dam, with 440,000 people moving to
make way for one of the biggest irrigation schemes in history.

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