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India's moidam royal burial mounds are its latest World Heritage Site
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Charaideo Moidam royal burial complex and shrines, built by northeast India's Ahom dynasty, has been inscribed as a new World Heritage Site, the United Nations' cultural agency said on Friday. UNESCO experts, who are deliberating on a list of sites nominated...
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India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops on their disputed border
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have agreed to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along their disputed border in a long-running standoff, India's government said. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese...
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Kamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith that traces back to MLK and Gandhi
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black clergy who know Vice President Kamala Harris, now the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, marvel at the fusion of traditions and teachings that have molded her religious faith and social justice values. A Baptist married to a Jewish man,...
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India and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visit
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the United Kingdom launched a new technology security initiative expected to boost economic growth and deepen collaboration, the two countries announced during the first official visit to India by the new British foreign secretary. According to the...
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Olympic fans can eat, drink and cheer in a mini World's Fair in Paris park
PARIS (AP) — Sip a cool caipirinha cocktail in Brazil. Sample a spicy samosa in India. Boogie down with a DJ in France 'til the early hours. Or, do all three in a day — and perhaps meet some athletes, too. If you’re in Paris but don’t have tickets for the Olympics, organizers...
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As Harris eyes US presidency, reaction in her mother’s native India is muted but tinged with pride
NEW DELHI (AP) — When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in the U.S., residents in her maternal family’s ancestral village in southern India watched in real time, setting off fireworks, holding up portraits of her and wishing her a long life. But, four years later, as...
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India's Modi focuses on jobs creation in first budget after winning polls
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s newly formed government presented an annual budget to Parliament that raises spending to generate more jobs and spur economic growth, while aiming to appease coalition partners it needs to stay in power. In her budget speech...
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India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it
BENGALURU, India (AP) — At a Coca-Cola factory on the outskirts of Chennai in southern India a giant battery powers machinery day and night, replacing a diesel-spewing generator. It's one of just a handful of sites in India powered by electricity stored in batteries, a key component to...
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Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, scientists warned that continued burning of oil, gas, and coal would have devastating climate impacts. Those impacts are being felt around the world. Climate change is driving extreme weather By all accounts, the last few years have been...
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Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 2 passengers and injuring 20 others
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A passenger train derailed on Thursday in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, a railroad official said. The cause of the accident is being investigated. Naveen Kumar, a state relief commissioner, said dozens of rescuers, a...
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