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Inflation Stubbornly High; RBI May Hold Rates Steady

India's wholesale prices rose more than expected in November, leaving inflation stubbornly high and suggesting the RBI would hold rates steady at its review on Friday even as worries grow over the health of the economy.

China considers Seychelles port offer, denies base plan

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China will consider turning to the Seychelles as a resupply port for navy ships taking part in anti-piracy operations off Africa, official media said, rejecting suggestions this would amount to a military base that could unsettle the region.
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India's Economic Slowdown Likely to Prolong

If Indian policymakers are hoping the country's slowing economy can rebound largely the same way it did from the 2008 global financial crisis, they are dreaming. India's economic slowdown is likely to prolong.
Gold

Gold in Demand Due to Bullion Price Drop

A sharp drop in bullion prices prompted some buying interest on Asia's physical market, but many remained reluctant to purchase large quantities as the year end approaches and the eurozone debt crisis threatens to further sink prices.
Laborers at work

India’s Inflation Drops to 9.04 Percent: Poll

India's headline inflation likely eased in November to 9.04 percent from 9.73 percent the month before as food prices fell to their lowest in nearly three-and-a-half years, a Reuters poll showed.
Greenpeace activists hold a mock party opposite the venue where the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) is being held, in Durban December 10, 2011.

Durban deal may do little to cool heating planet

The world is forecast to grow hotter, sea levels to rise, intense weather to wreak even more destruction and the new deal struck by governments in Durban to cut greenhouse gas emissions will do little to lessen that damage.
United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres speaks with Brazil's Minister of Environment Izabella Teixeira (L) and chief climate envoy Luiz alberto Figueiredo during a plenary session at the Unit

New U.N. Climate Deal Struck, Critics Say Gains Modest

Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the biggest polluters for the first time to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but critics said the plan was too timid to slow global warming.
Strawberry

Strawberries and Dreams in India's Hill Districts

Farmer Shripati Nana Jadhav has good reasons to be a fan of strawberries - they've funded construction of his simple, spacious house near the hill station of Panchgani and allowed him to send his four children to college.
Google’s infographic

Top 10 Most Android ‘App-Crazed’ Countries

Following Google’s recent announcement that Android Market has reached an important milestone - 10 billion downloads per month – the Internet search engine giant also released a detailed infographic that showed how the world is being driven forward by Google power.
Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries Planning to Sell More Oil to Africa

Reliance Industries is currently selling two million to three million tonnes of petroleum products a year to Africa, and it sees the potential for more, P. Raghavendran, president of the company's refinery business, said Saturday.
Delegates continue debating into the night during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban December 9, 2011.

Ministers Battle to Save U.N. Climate Talks

Ministers fought to save U.N. climate talks from collapse on Saturday, searching to narrow differences between rich and poor nations over how quickly to fight global warming.

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