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China opens door to talks with Dalai Lama representativeBeijing, China - The Chinese government is preparing to meet with a private representative of the Dalai Lama, China's Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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China frees foreign pro-Tibet activistsMontreal, Canada - Chinese officials have released after questioning eight foreign activists for Tibetan independence and all are in Hong Kong, a spokesman for a Tibet independence group said Wednesday. |
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Tibet’s “Movie Star” Antelope Slowly Rebounding, Expedition FindsChang Tang Reserve,Tibet - A rare antelope that has been extensively poached for its prized wool is slowly rebounding, experts report. |
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Tibet Provides Passage For Chemicals To Reach The StratospherePasadena, CA - ASA and university researchers have found that thunderstorms over Tibet provide a main pathway for water vapor and chemicals to travel from Earth's lower atmosphere - where human activity directly affects atmospheric composition - to the stratosphere, where the protective ozone layer resides. |
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Dalai Lama offers lifeline to Indian tigerNew Delhi, India - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, has thrown a lifeline to India's dwindling tiger population after an emotional appeal to outlaw the trade in animal skins provoked an extraordinary reaction in his homeland. |
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Dalai Lama preaches message of optimism at RutgersPiscataway - While never raising his voice above the level of a conversation with friends, the Dalai Lama spoke yesterday before an adoring crowd of 36,000, blending optimism with humor before the largest gathering at Rutgers Stadium for an event that did not involve competition. |
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Over 800 New Insect Species Found in TibetTibet - It is reported that over 800 new species of insects have been found in Tibet. |
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