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AndrewBuncombe

  1. @ameliagentleman Hey, brilliant stuff. Well done indeed. x about 16 hours ago via web
  2. @tobyharnden Yes, terrific stuff. Well done Toby. about 16 hours ago via web in reply to tobyharnden
  3. "#Buffalo milk scores over #cow milk', say Indian scientists. bit.ly/Lewb4o about 17 hours ago via bitly
  4. 'Forest guards in #India told to shoot poachers on sight after rash of tiger killings.' @Independent ind.pn/JsiqQh about 19 hours ago via bitly
  5. 10 years late, have finally watched Season 1 one of The Wire. Was good, but not that special, surely? @ravinessman @hodgeamanda @tianran 7:17 AM May 23rd via web
  6. 'Swimming over sand, over pebbles, over seaweed & silt.' Charming account of ocean swimming in UK. Via @HelenPidd. bit.ly/Kaa6Ya 4:45 AM May 23rd via web
  7. I have been directed towards DN Jha's The Myth of the Holy Cow. It is fascinating. 3:24 AM May 23rd via UberSocial for BlackBerry
  8. 'The End of Fish?' Terrifying map shows world's over-fishing. wapo.st/LeD5qn via @mirza9 11:33 PM May 22nd via web
  9. Thanks for religious pointers re buffalo = puller of "vehicle of death". But why was the buffalo assigned that role & not the cow? 10:00 PM May 22nd via web
  10. Can anyone please help with an easy explanation as to why in #India buffalo are not considered sacred in the same way as cows. 9:33 PM May 22nd via web
  11. '#SriLanka must face war crimes probe,' former military commander Sarath Fonseka tells @cfhaviland bbc.in/JyQxUR 3:17 AM May 22nd via web
  12. 'The Framing of al-Megrahi.' Important essay by Gareth Peirce. bit.ly/LwVBA7 via @Francis_Wade 10:59 PM May 21st via web
  13. 'US & Nato agree to end "their guiding role" in Afghanistan,' says @NYTimes. nyti.ms/LwUDDY 10:52 PM May 21st via bitly
  14. 'Indian women turn to firearms against threat of violence,' writes @burke_jason bit.ly/LwQDDz 10:25 PM May 21st via web
  15. 'Bringing #Tibet Home.' bit.ly/Lc7Jnh Trailer for documentary about this amazing art project: ind.pn/ukUMRT 4:42 AM May 21st via bitly
  16. @mihirssharma It's still no excuse. My responsibility. 12:55 AM May 21st via web in reply to mihirssharma
  17. @mihirssharma A valid point. 12:51 AM May 21st via web in reply to mihirssharma
  18. 'The austerity of India's affluent.' Some eye-opening revelations in @TheHindu bit.ly/KqsgCx via @AsianWindow 12:50 AM May 21st via bitly
  19. 'The fastest man in #Laos chases his dream.' bit.ly/KqgaJv 11:39 PM May 20th via bitly
  20. Shocking use of public money for all these newspaper 'tributes'. Jayalalitha, Mamata & today Rajiv Gandhi. bit.ly/JJ81Cy 10:35 PM May 20th via bitly
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  • Bio Andrew is Asia Correspondent of The Independent newspaper and sweats it out in Delhi and elsewhere. All this wisdom is his own.
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