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Russia hopes its proposal can revive Iran nuclear talk

Russia pitched on Wednesday a proposal to Iran's foreign minister which it hopes could bring a breakthrough in a confrontation over Tehran's nuclear programme, despite doubts in the West that the plan can make much headway.

Analysis: India Risks Facing Its Own Arab Spring

Supporters of Anna Hazare sign a banner with a portrait of Hazare outside the Tihar jail in New Delhi
An anti-corruption movement led by a feisty 74-year-old social activist is snowballing into one of the biggest challenges in decades for the ruling Congress party and if not contained risks sparking India's own version of an Arab Spring revolt.
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China's Tudou IPO prices within range

China's Tudou IPO prices within range

Chinese online video company Tudou Holdings Ltd (TUDO.O) priced shares in its initial public offering within the expected range on Tuesday, even though investor sentiment toward U.S.-listed Chinese stocks and the recent stock market turmoil had suggested it would be difficult.
One-hundred Yuan notes are seen in this picture illustration in Beijing

China Paper Prods U.S. to Act on Debt Situation

As Biden arrives in Beijing, China warns the United States must shoulder its responsibilities and take steps to soothe China's concerns over the security of its U.S. government debt holdings.
Photo illustration shows one-tael gold cubes at a jewellery store in Hong Kong

3 Reasons to Buy Gold

Here are three reasons to buy gold, even if it means selling some stocks or bonds to get the money for such an investment.
A boy watches through a window of an Amtrak train from Birmingham to Anniston

U.S. Infrastructure Woes: A Roadblock to Growth

Long famous for its top-notch highways and passion for cars, the United States is letting bridges rust as traffic chokes overburdened roads, threatening a pillar of its economic strength.
Perseid Meteor Shower

A View of a Shooting Star From Space or From Earth: Which is More Spectacular? [PHOTOS]

Astronaud Ron Garan generously shared his photos of the Perseid meteor shower this weekend -- taken from outer space.Garan is aboard the International Space Station Garan is as part of the Expedition 27 crew, which launched in April."What a 'Shooting Star' looks like #FromSpace," Garan said in his tweet of the photograph. At the time of the photograph, the space station was orbiting over China, a few hundred miles northwest of Beijing.Every year in mid-August, the Earth ...
Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants

Sex Photos Scandal Delays Cathay Pacific Ad Campaign

Asian airline Cathay Pacific has postponed the second phase of its high-profile international advertising campaign after a sex scandal involving photographs of crew members allegedly engaging in sexual acts circulated online and in Chinese-language newspapers.
A worker prepares traditional Chinese herbal medicines at Beijing's Capital Medical University Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital

Chinese Herb Mix May Shorten Flu Fever

In mild cases of H1N1 influenza, a traditional Chinese herb mixture may relieve a fever about as well as the antiviral drug Tamiflu, researchers reported Monday.
An employee stands inside a fake Apple Store in Kunming, Yunnan province July 22, 2011.

Fake Apple Store Count in China Reaches 22, One 'Smartens' Up

Despite some exterior changes, reported photos hint that the inside of at least one out of 22 imposter Apple stores with familiar wooden tables and Apple-like signage, remain unchanged. A blog that gained international attention for calling out the bogus stores led to the closure of two fake Apple stores by Chinese officials in July.
Drug Xarelto

FDA, Industry Reach Generic Drug Fee Agreement

U.S. regulators and generic drugmakers have reached a compromise agreement for a user-fee program that would require the companies to pay some $299 million in the first year to accelerate drug approvals.
Solar cells for a solar energy panel

Evergreen Solar files for bankruptcy

U.S. solar company Evergreen Solar Inc filed for bankruptcy on Monday, its once cutting-edge technology falling victim to competition from cheaper Chinese rivals and to solar subsidy cuts in Europe.

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