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• China may be "Diabetics Capital of the World"  
  The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that China may have piped India to earn the dubious honor of being the "Diabetes Capital of the World."<More>

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• Defense Minister Defends Scorpene Deal 
  Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee issued a statement in the Parliament defending the Scorpene deal.<More>

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• No Russia-China Accord on Pipeline 
  Visiting Russian President and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao signed three pacts but failed to agree on a pipeline to carry Natural Gas from Siberia to China.<More>

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• Bush Says Nuclear Deal in US Interest 
  US President George Bush extolled American Congressmen and Senators to support the civilian nuclear deal saying that it was in America's interest to support India's nuclear needs.<More>

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