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Russian firm to provide 2.5 million tonnes of gas to India: Foreign Secretary

Moscow, Oct 22 (ANI): India's foreign secretary Sujatha Singh has said that the country's biggest gas transporter and marketer, GAIL, had signed a 20-year deal with Russian gas major, Gazprom, for the supply of 2.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas. Singh, made this statement at a news conference in Moscow, after the conclusion of the summit talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Oct 22, 2013
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Manmohan Singh to begin China visit today

New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day visit to China. Dr. Singh, who will reach Beijing after a two-day visit to Russia, will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. Several agreements in areas like trade, economy, culture and people-to-people contacts are expected to be signed between the two sides after the talks. This will be the Prime Minister's second visit to Beijing. Dr. Singh had previously visited China in January 2008. Oct 22, 2013
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Russia plans to set up new units at Kudankulam nuclear plant: Putin

Moscow, Oct 22 (ANI): Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has said that his country plans to build new nuclear units at India’s Kudankulam plant, as both the nations vowed during their annual summit to resolve the legal issues that had held up the deal for long. A joint statement, issued after Putin hosted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Kremlin, contained no concrete energy breakthroughs, however. The statement had just stated that the countries agreed to speed up the finalising of deals on two new nuclear energy units. Addressing mediapersons, Putin said that the first unit at Kudankulam which had already attained criticality would be linked to India’s power grid shortly. Putin was also optimistic about the finalizing of the deals on the second unit at Kudankulam. Oct 22, 2013
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Amnesty urges US to end drone attack secrecy

The United States should end the secrecy surrounding its drone campaign in Pakistan and bring those responsible for illegal strikes to justice, Amnesty International says. Duration: 01:00 Oct 22, 2013
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France tells US snooping must stop

France has formally told the United States to stop snooping on the telephone calls of French citizens but signalled it wanted to cool a row over the issue. Duration: 00:36 Oct 22, 2013
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Tibetan protest at UN against China rights abuses

Tibetan activists scaled scaffolding on the UN headquarters in Geneva Tuesday and unfurled a banner demanding the world address Chinese rights abuses, as diplomats began gathering to examine China's human rights record. Duration: 00:53 Oct 22, 2013
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Teacher dead, two injured in US school shooting

A teenager opened fire at a school in the US state of Nevada Monday, killing a teacher and critically wounding two students, police and reports said. The shooting also left the young gunman dead. Duration: 01:07 Oct 22, 2013
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Trial of Bolshoi dancer over acid attack postponed

The trial of Bolshoi dancer Pavel Dmitritchenko and two co-defendants, accused of staging an acid attack on the head of the Moscow ballet, was postponed until October 29 due to the absence of the lawyer of one of the three defendants. Duration: 00:37 Oct 22, 2013
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Syria film scoops top awards despite danger

A Syrian film that has scooped a string of prestigious awards in recent months barely made it to screens because of the dangers the crew faced in the war-ravaged country, its director told AFP. Duration: 01:24 Oct 22, 2013
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Romanian Roma village offered French-funded community centre

A French-funded centre in the Romanian village of Tinca aims to help some of the impoverished Roma community by offering much-needed services like showers and toilets, training courses for adults and even a day care centre. Duration: 02:22 Oct 22, 2013
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