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Chinese PM Li Keqiang in India to boost trade and ease tension
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China’s new prime minister is making his first trip abroad since taking office in March, arriving first in India.
Beijing says Li Keqiang’s visit to Delhi shows the importance China attaches to improving relations between the two countries – the most populous in the world.
It comes weeks after a stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the disputed border in eastern Kashmir, an episode which revived long-standing tensions.
In the end a deal was reached and both sides pulled back.
But right-wing Hindu activists wanted a tougher reaction from their own government to China’s alleged incursion.
They demonstrated near India’s parliament, calling on the Chinese leader to go home.
It is unlikely to disturb both governments who have already agreed to boost trade by 50 percent to nearly 80 billion euros over the next three years.
After three days in India Li’s next stop will be to Pakistan, before he heads to Switzerland and Germany.
More about: China, Economy, India, Politics
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Salafists clash with police in Tunisia after rally is banned
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Police have clashed with hardline Islamists in Tunisia after the government banned their annual rally.
The Salafist Ansar al-Sharia group, who openly support Al Qaeda, were due to hold the gathering in the central city of Kairouan but told their Facebook followers to gather in the Ettadamen district of Tunis instead, where tensions boiled over.
As some 500 protesters attempted to gather in the capital police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd who responded by throwing stones.
The Interior Ministry said that they forbade the gathering in Kairouan as it posed a ‘threat to public security’.
Hardline Islamist groups have alarmed the secular elite by calling for religion to play a larger role in Tunisia. Authorities fear they wish to promote an agenda which would impose sharia law compromising women’s rights and democracy.
More about: Clashes and riots, Protests in Tunisia, Tunisia
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Spain jobless restaurant customers work rather than pay the bill
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People who cannot afford to eat out are being offered an alternative menu by a Spanish restaurant: do an hour’s work rather than pay the bill.
In a move echoing similar initiatives elsewhere during the recession, the Troboda in Catalonia caters partly for the long-term unemployed who live below the poverty line.
In return for a free meal they give up some time either serving, cleaning or washing up.
Julia Gonzalez is one such “time customer’, as they’re called. She lost her job as a cleaner two years ago. After dessert she dons an apron and takes to the kitchen.
“I think this is great. I love it. Since I have been here I feel more optimistic. I have made lots of friends. We all stick together and encourage each other. It is a unique opportunity.”
The restaurant is part of a social club. Half the meals are served as part of the work exchange scheme, a joint venture with Terrassa city council and 30 local charities.
“Soup kitchens have to play a social role, this restaurant scheme is different. They’re complementary. This is aimed at people wanting to regain and strengthen their self-esteem. People wanting to improve their daily lives,” said the restaurant’s manager, Xavier Casas.
He estimates that more than 15,000 hours of voluntary work will be generated during the project’s first year.
About a quarter of the scheme’s budget comes from paying customers. The work exchange scheme is seen as an alternative way of contributing to the economy – and helping some of Spain’s long-term unemployed.
In the first quarter of 2013 the number of people out of work stood at 6.2 million. More than half of them (3.5 million) have been jobless for more than a year.
More about: Debt crisis, Economic crisis, Food, Spain
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Car crashes through Virginia parade in the US
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A car has plowed through a hikers parade in Virginia, USA. Between 50-60 injuries were reported.
Witnesses say an elderly man was behind the wheel when the car accelerated and struck the crowd. He claims he has no memory of it. Police are investigating whether he suffered a medical problem.
It occurred at the annual Trail Days festival held in Damascus near the Tennessee state line. A young eyewitness described the moment the car hit the parade.
“We heard screams behind us, and he sort of pushed us out of the way of it, and all of us, we all looked back and saw…misery”
Mayor Jack McCrady announced that a donation fund was being set up for the injured, some of whom have no medical insurance.
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Pakistani politician killed ahead of re-elections
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