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Gordhan said that the debt crisis in Europe is harming economies thousands of miles way.

The Hanson brothers will sell their own beer in 2012 - and they're not joking: MmmHop IPA, anyone?”

A gold ATM machine selling jewellery and 31,000-rupee gold coins, but for more than just window-shopping, it faces stiff competition from traditional jewellery shops.

The initial signs from Myanmar, following U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's meeting with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and with the president Thein Sein, a former junta member, indicate a step in right direction.

Teenage girls pose for pictures beside the latest arrival in Mumbai's modern Phoenix Mills mall -- a gold ATM machine selling jewellery and $600 gold coins -- but for more than just window-shopping, it faces stiff competition from traditional stores.

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India's policy of targeting sex workers to control the spread of AIDS by providing contraceptives, treatment for sexually transmitted infections and raising awareness through their peers is expected to avert three million infections.

Gold purchases in India, the world's largest bullion consumer, slowed down as the festival season ended, and business was lackluster elsewhere in Asia as concerns of global growth weighed on sentiment.

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Last year, Sri Lanka suffered an unprecedented shortage of coconuts, a long-time staple for the tropical island nation.

Ranbaxy Laboratories said on Thursday it has launched the first generic version of the cholesterol-lowering Lipitor in the U.S., the largest selling drug of all time, sending its shares surging over 11 percent.

HIV-infected children in Asian countries are becoming resistant to AIDS drugs, a study of 4,000 patients under the age of 23 in Asia has revealed.

A recent study, Impact of Targeted Interventions on Heterosexual Transmission of HIV in India, by the World Bank has found a significant decline in the prevalence of the HIV virus among female sex workers and young women (15-24 years) in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.

Tens of thousands of small shopkeepers went on strike across India on Thursday to protest a government decision to allow foreign retail giants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc to enter the country's $450 billion retail market.

Maruti Suzuki, India's top car maker, said sales in November fell 18.5 percent, as the troubled carmaker recovered, partially, from a 53 percent fall in October.

India gold futures eased a tad from a 2-week high, weighed by a stronger Indian rupee, but the losses were not enough to attract physical players seeking to stock up for the wedding season.

India's manufacturing sector expansion slowed in November as factory output grew at its slowest pace in nearly three years although export demand should provide some cheer for factories.

The world economy faces a worse situation than in 2008 and stimulating growth is the top priority, a Chinese official said on Thursday, as data showed slumping export demand stalled manufacturing in some of Asia's biggest economies.

The Tanglish (Tamil + English) song, Why this Kolaveri Di, has crossed 10 million hits since its release, on Nov. 16, on YouTube, making it something of a blockbuster. Its popularity has, in turn, made it a massive revenue generator, for Techzone, a mobile value added service providing company.

State-run oil firms will cut petrol prices by Rs. 0.78 (1.5 cents) a litre, or approximately 1.2 percent, from Thursday, Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) said. This will be the second cut this month, reflecting global prices and potentially easing near double-digit inflation.

The next time, the corrupt government officials in India might think twice before harassing poor villagers who approach with a request. On Tuesday, an angry snake charmer freed more than a dozen venomous snakes at a government office in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to teach them a lesson for the trouble they had caused him.