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UK's only working sled-dog centre to close 'due to climate change'

The Cairngorms Sleddog Centre, in Scotland, has decided to close its doors after 20 years in business as rising temperatures turn the once snow-covered mountains to a barren muddy landscape.




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Half of the world's beaches could disappear by the end of the century due to climate change

At-risk areas include Surfers' Paradise in Queensland, St Tropez, Honolulu, Copacabana, the Costa del Sol and Weymouth, the study reveals.




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UK must cut meat consumption by 50 per cent to meet 2050 carbon emissions target

Climate neutrality by 2050 is unlikely for the UK without drastic technological and societal changes including limiting aviation and halving meat production, a report has found.




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Wealthiest 10 percent of the world consume 187 times more fossil fuels than poorest 10 percent 

Rich people are the leading cause of climate change according to a new study from researchers at the University of Leeds, consuming more for transportation and home energy needs.




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West Ham chief Karren Brady reveals she is leading by example and taking 30 per cent pay cut

Lady Karren Brady has revealed she has taken a 30 per cent pay cut to her £898,000 salary to ease the financial burden on West Ham United and its staff during the coronavirus crisis.




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Coronavirus: West Ham stars agree to 'defer percentage of their salaries' during shutdown

The Hammers are keen to ensure staff receive '100 per cent of their salaries' while the game is suspended, with Mark Noble saying the entire squad wanted to do their bit and help out.




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Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes at centre of legal battle

Sampdoria believe they are owed a fee as part of the deal that took Fernandes to Manchester, claiming they inserted a sell-on clause in the deal that took him from Italy to Lisbon in 2017.




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The Busbys Pond in Centennial Park lies empty and dry

The Busbys Pond in Centennial Park is normally a lush oasis home to scores of birds and other wildlife - but today it lies empty, cracked and dry.




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Petrol prices drop to 64 cents per litre in some places as prices continue to plunge

Adelaide has the cheapest fuel in the country on average with prices falling to 89.5 cents per litre on April 1 for unleaded. Brisbane has the second cheapest price of 98.3 cents per litre.




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Police issue warrant for innocent man's Google information

Zachary McCoy, 30, learned that he was a suspect in a burglary case when authorities in Gainesville, Florida, requested all his Google account information in March 2019.




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A new poll suggests 60 PERCENT of Americans are unable or unwilling to use coronavirus-tracking apps

According to a recent survey, three out of five Americans are either unable or unwilling to use contact tracing technology that uses a phone's Bluetooth signal to track the spread of COVID-19.




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iPhone shipments to China fall 35 percent even as the country's smartphone market continues to grow 

iPhone shipments to China fell by 35 percent in November, the second straight month of double-digit declines in the country compared to the same periods the previous year, likely due to tariffs.




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Catch launches a mega 69 per cent off sale on designer products

Catch.com.au has released a '48-hour non-stop deal drop' for customers looking to purchase the latest Apple, Casio and KitchenAid products at a discounted rate.




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The best skin-friendly scented sanitisers

Supermarket shelves across the UK have been stripped bare as shoppers react to the Coronavirus. Claudia Connell tested out hand sanitisers that promise to leave your hands feeling soft.




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Credit card customers should act fast if they want to switch to a ‘zero per cent’ card deal 

Interest-free deals are disappearing fast for credit card customers seeking breathing space to pay off debt. The ‘balance transfer’ trick is a popular way of paying off money borrowed.




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New Visa incentive for shops to give cashback to customers 

Visa's scheme marks the first time all the UK's banks will pay small stores to offer cashback. Beccy Soper (pictured), of Beccy's Greengrocers in Stockbridge, Hampshire, said: 'It's a win-win'.




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Joe Exotic's Scottish friend says Tiger King is innocent of plotting to murder Carole Baskin

Stirlingshire-based Kayleigh McIntosh-Lowrie has spoken out after spending years chatting with the Tiger King Joe Exotic online, and is convincing the Netflix star has been framed.




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Delhi colony separating 100 per cent of its rubbish

The capital is to get its first large colony carrying out 100 per cent of its garbage separation at the household-level in Nizamuddin East.




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Chelsea announce they will NOT be asking players to take a 10 per cent wage cut

The Blues players - led by captain Cesar Azpilicueta - had initially agreed to take a 10 per cent pay cut after the club initially proposed a 30 per cent reduction but that has been dismissed 




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NASA's James Webb telescope has a roughly 12 percent chance of launching on time, says new study

The GAO says that technical problems with the telescope's primary contractor, Northrop Grumman, give it a 12 percent chance of meeting its slated launch of March 2021.




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NASA data shows air pollution in northeast areas of the US dropped 30 percent amid the coronavirus

Air pollution over the northeast region of the US declined by 30 percent last month compared to March 2019, as millions in the area are forced into lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus.




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Houston pledges to get 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources like wind and solar

The Mayor of Houston has announced a plan to move the city to 100 percent renewable energy sources starting in July, a change that's expected to save the city $65million over the next seven years.




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Erecting dykes along a third of Europe's coastline could prevent 83 per cent of flood damage by 2100

The researchers found that the ultimate benefits of erecting dykes would outweigh the costs for a quarter of the UK coast under 16 inches of sea level rise.




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Humans were brewing beer in central Europe 6,000 years ago

Neolithic humans in central Europe may have been brewing beer 6,000 years ago, according to scientists who have developed a new method to analyse grains.




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Middle-aged people are suffering almost 20 per cent more stress than two decades ago, study shows 

The root of the problem lies in the 'generational squeeze' of having dependent parents on one side and grown-up children struggling to start a career on the other, US researchers found.




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Human brains use dreams to replay recent events and help form memories, study finds 

Using implanted electrodes, US researchers were able to show that people's brains replayed the neuron activity of a memory game while they slept.




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Constipated lizard found with poop making up 80 PERCENT of its body mass thanks to its greasy diet 

Researchers discovered the tubby lizard near a Cocoa Beach pizza parlor in Florida with a record-breaking case of constipation - a glob of feces made up 80 percent of its body.




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Celtic news: Neil Lennon casts an eye over Partizan Belgrade centre-back Strahinja Pavlovic

Neil Lennon was in Wales last night to watch Partizan Belgrade's Strahinja Pavlovic. The Celtic boss cast an eye over the centre-back, as Partizan secured a 1-0 win over Connah's Quay Nomads.




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Arsenal 'eye move for Real Madrid centre-back Eder Militao' following his torrid first year in Spain

The 22-year-old centre back arrived at the Bernabeu last summer in a £44million move from Porto, but has played just 13 games all season and has played a lot out of position at Real Madrid.




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Budget increases incentives to make India a global hub for electronics

Government aims to take strategic crude oil reserve capacity to 15.33 MMT with two new facilities




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Central African Republic

Honorary Consulate General of India
B. P. 3364, Enface de Mamica
A. V. Banda, Pk-4, Bangui
Republique Centrafricane.

Telephone: 00-236-70804343
E-Mail: NA

Honorary Consul General of India*
Pankaj Girdharilal Tewani




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Kerala Assembly polls: Voting percentage touches 77.35%

Kozhikode recorded the highest voting percentage at 81.89%




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Traditional town centres with bakeries and butchers are attracting a new wave of buyers 

Despite the burden of business rates and the rise of online retailing, some high streets still bustle with Christmas customers.




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15th-Century north Wales mansion where Kit Harrington threw his stag do goes on sale on £1.65m

Eriviat Hall, in Henllan, Denbigshire, Wales, has been designed to run as both a private home and a wedding venue as well as a house for rent, and has been put on the market for £1.65million.




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Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines arrives in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Hemant Joshi[/ph]





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Prime Minister meets Ralph Gonsalves. Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in New Delhi





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Vice President is conferred 'The Order of the Green Crescent', the highest Civilian Honour of Comoros, by Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros in Moroni





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Secretary (East) inaugurates the maiden Coastal Security workshop for BIMSTEC countries conducted by Information Fusion Centre – IOR in New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy: Hemant Joshi[/ph]





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External Affairs Minister and Kalla Ankourao, Foreign Minister of Niger at the inauguration of the Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre in Niamey, Niger





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External Affairs Minister addresses India - Central Asia Business Forum in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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Sika opens research centre in UK

The centre will focus on research in the area of liquid roofing




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I see possibility of 100 per cent product development in India: Maruti Suzuki MD and CEO

Interview with Kenichi Ayukawa, MD and CEO, Maruti Suzuki




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Why leadership remains central in crises

Strong leaders help a company survive over the longer-term but for a company to truly survive, it has to live beyond its leaders




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As Covid-19 takes centre stage, crucial political matters await resolution

Even if the pandemic's curve flattens out, governments are in for a long haul because the economic and social costs are far too enormous to be recompensed in the short run




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'Adventure tourism': TMC on central teams' visit to WB to assess Covid-19

West Bengal Chief Minister had shot off a letter to the Prime Minister on Monday, underscoring the "unilateral" and "undesirable" action, keeping her government in the dark




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Did Prashant Kishor take a flight during lockdown? Centre asks airlines

On Thursday, Ministry of Home Affairs asked Ministry of Civil Aviation to find out




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Punjab Cong asks people to hoist national flag to protest against Centre

Gehlot suggests 15-point formula for post May 3 scenario to the Centre




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Amit Shah slams Puducherry govt for failing to implement Centre's welfare schemes

Shah, alleged that no governments had addressed the concerns of people, though the union territory offered good scope for development




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USCIRF welcomes Supreme Court's decision on Assam detention centres

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Tuesday (local time) welcomed the decision of India's Supreme Court to relax conditions for the release of individuals detained as "foreigners" in Assam's detention centres due to concerns with the spread of COVID-19."We welcome this decision as a first step," a statement by USCIRF quoted its Chair Tony Perkins as saying."We urge the Indian Supreme Court to continue on this promising path and order the release of all those detained in the detention centres on humanitarian grounds. Even two years as a minimum time for release is unreasonable given the threat of detention centres becoming a breeding ground for the spread of COVID-19," he added.In response to an application submitted by the Justice for Liberty Initiative, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of detainees held for at least two years and lowered the personal bond amount necessary to secure release from Rs 100,000 to 5,000.Coronavirus has impacted ..




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Assam govt hikes excise duty on IMFL by 25 per cent

The Assam government has decided to increase the excise duty on Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) by 25 per cent, state Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said after a Cabinet meeting on Friday. This will generate an additional income of Rs 1,000 crore for the state to meet the unexpected financial burden and expenditure arising out of the COVID-19 crisis, he said. Many states, such as Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi have already hiked liquor prices to give boost to their fledging revenue income. The Cabinet also decided that the tea industry will start operation in full strength maintaining social distancing norms as against the 50 per cent work force deployed since April 13. At meeting the Cabinet also decided to give nod to the Assam Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020, and repeal the Assam Agricultural Produce Marketing Act 1972. It further decided that the government will release fund for salary of Assam ...