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- DNA India: Sea rises threaten Australian homes: Govt report
- Sydney: Nearly a quarter of a million homes along Australia's coastline could be submerged by 2100 unless action is taken to stop sea levels rising, a government report said on Saturday. Debate on climate change, and a government proposal to...
- Newstrack India: Vettori reclaims top ODI bowling spot
- Abu Dhabi, Nov 14(ANI): New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has regained the No. 1 bowling spot in ODIs following his performance during the 2-1 series win over Pakistan in Abu Dhabi this month. ...
- San Fransisco Chronicle: Obama: 'America's first Pacific president'
- (11-14) 04:00 PST Tokyo - -- President Obama said today that he welcomes a robust China on the world scene, but he cautioned that all nations must respect human rights, includingreligious freedoms. Images View Larger Image In a speech to prominent Japanese, Obama called himself "America's first Pacific president" and urged greater cooperation between theUnited States and Japan and other Asiancountries. He played down some Westerners'fears of an ascending China,...
- Khaleej Times: Russia vows to end protectionism
- SINGAPORE - President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday promised that protectionist measures imposed by Russia would end after the economic crisis, saying Asia-Pacific leaders were obliged to remove trade barriers. Medvedev, whose country controversially hiked tariffs on imported vehicles to protect the Russian car industry in the crisis, said restoring global...
- Zeenews: 'Pacific' President Obama vows full US role in Asia
- Tokyo: Billing himself America's first "PacificPresident", Barack Obama said the United Statesdid not seek to "contain" China and promised a full US’ role in charting Asia's future. In a major speech on the second day of his debut tour of the region, Obama repeatedly challenged regional leaders to wean themselves off lucrative US export markets to pursue "balanced" and sustainable economic growth. Drawing on his childhood in Hawaii andIndonesia, and with a characteristic call for a new era of...
- BBC News: Obama affirms commitment to Asia
- Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. President Obama: "The United States and China will be better off meeting challenges together" US President Barack Obama has welcomed a bigger role for China on the world scene and pledged to pursue greater cooperation with Asian countries. Speaking inTokyo, he said the US would not be "cowed" by North Korea's nuclear threats and that his commitment to the security of Asia was "unshakeable". Mr Obama also...