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...sections: “Fiction” and “South Asian Fiction,” meaning books of the Adiga-Desai stamp. (A strain of nationalism too is on display: Books by South Asian authors on non-South Asian topics, or non-South Asians on South Asia, find no place on the latter shelf.) A book that “matters” enough to merit national pride often connotes a thick tome of realism—one that attempts to cram between its two covers either all the dramas of family life or an entire sordid cityscape.In...
...number of extra deaths caused by the additional exposure. If nothing is done to reduce emissions, that number could rise to 87,000 as soon as 2012, according to a 2009 report co-written by Corbett. Since six of the seven busiest ports in the world are in Asia, the health burden falls largely on port cities like Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai...
...Sweden to lead an all-Scandinavian top four - an honor determined by measuring the gap between female and male economic participation, educational attainment, political empowerment and quality of health in 134 countries. Elsewhere on the list, South Africa and Lesotho surged into the top 10, while the Philippines led Asia's entrants at No. 9 despite falling in the rankings for the first time in four years. The U.S. slipped four places to 31st, and Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan checked in near the very bottom of the list...
...scores, Oceania continues to hold the top spot, followed closely by Western Europe and North America. All three regions have closed over 70% of the gender gap. They are followed by Latin America and Eastern Europe, each having closed over 67% of the gender gap. Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia come next, each region having closed around 65% of the gender gap. The Middle East and North Africa region occupies the last place, having closed approximately 58% of its gender...
Xinhua gave few details on the two, but U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia's Tibetan service said Lobsang Gyaltsen was 28 and was from a poor family in Lubuk township in Lhasa. Loyak...