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April 17, 2014

Mini-sub to dive again after aborting first MH370 search
Perth, Australia (AFP) April 15, 2014
A mini-sub hunting missing Flight MH370 was set to sweep the Indian Ocean seabed again Tuesday after cutting short its first mission, as Malaysia vowed to reveal any 'black box' data found. The unmanned submarine equipped with sonar gear was deployed Monday night from the Australian ship Ocean Shield, which has spearheaded the hunt for the Boeing 777 that vanished on March 8 with 239 people aboard. But the dive by the Bluefin-21 detected nothing of interest before it automatically aborted the mi ... read more

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Mini-sub dives again after aborting first MH370 search A mini-sub hunting for Malaysian jet MH370 was Tuesday set for a second sweep of the remote Indian Ocean seabed, after aborting its first search when it encountered water deeper than its operating limits. ... more		Chinese gold demand may rise 20% by 2017: industry body China's annual demand for gold could jump around 20 percent by 2017 as more of its increasingly wealthy population seek new ways to make money, the World Gold Council predicted on Tuesday. ... more		Sri Lanka troops kill emerging Tiger leaders: official Sri Lanka's military on Friday shot dead three men they believed were trying to revive the separatist Tamil Tiger movement five years after its defeat, a spokesman said. ... more
				Mini-sub deploys to scour ocean depths in MH370 hunt Australia decided Monday to deploy a mini-submarine to scour the unmapped Indian Ocean seabed for Malaysian jet MH370 at a daunting depth of 4,500 metres (15,000 feet), ending the search for black-box signals. ... more		Coral reefs of the Mozambique Channel a leading candidate for saving marine diversity Marine scientists keen on finding patterns of coral decline and persistence in gradually warming oceans have a complex challenge: how to save reefs containing the most diversity with limited resourc ... more

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British Gurkha war hero fights one last campaign Rambahadur Limbu is one of Britain's greatest living war heroes, yet the 74-year-old veteran feels dishonoured by the way the country has treated Gurkha soldiers like him. ... more		China and India face huge cancer burden: experts China and India are facing a cancer crisis, with smoking, belated diagnosis and unequal access to treatment all causing large-scale problems, experts said on Friday. ... more		Russia should be ready for non-contact war China's maritime area being carved up Foes flex muscles in east Ukraine as NATO beefs up forces Syria at 'critical moment', China tells opposition chief Pakistani Taliban refuse to extend ceasefire, will continue talks Lockheed to continue torpedo maintenance US missile cruiser headed back to port after fire		IMF, World Bank push for price on carbon The IMF and World Bank on Friday urged finance ministers to impose a price on carbon, warning that time was running out for the planet to avoid worst-case climate change. ... more
				India's mission to Mars crosses half-way mark India's first mission to Mars successfully crossed the half-way mark on Wednesday, four months after leaving on an voyage to the Red Planet scheduled to take 11 months, the space agency said. ... more		Elusive 'pings' keep MH370 search in limbo Ships listening for undersea signals from Flight MH370 have failed to detect any more "pings" and will spend several more days trying to pinpoint a crash site before a mini-sub is launched to scour the seabed, searchers said Tuesday. ... more

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China's GDP growth to slow to 7.5% this year, 7.3% next: IMF The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday China's economic growth would slow to 7.5 percent this year and 7.3 percent in 2015, avoiding a "hard landing" if the government addresses risks and undertakes reforms. ... more		ISRO examining business model for industries in satellite, rocket production The Indian space agency is working at preparing a business model to partner with industries - public and private - so that they have a higher level of participation in the space sector, said its chi ... more		Nutrient-rich forests absorb more carbon Plugging an ozone hole Faithful allies since the Cretaceous Pioneering findings on the dual role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis Study finds recent wolf-dog hybridization in Caucasus region Neanderthals and Cro-magnons did not coincide on the Iberian Peninsula Greenland ice cores show industrial record of acid rain, success of US Clean Air Act		Indian navigation satellite soars into orbit, step closer to own GPS-like system The Indian Space Research Organization successfully launched its IRNSS-1B navigation satellite into space - the second of seven satellites which are bringing India steps closer to providing an alter ... more
				PSLV-C24 Launches India's Second Dedicated Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1B ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C24 has successfully launched IRNSS-1B, the second satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The launch took place on April 04 ... more		India developing satellites to study stars India is developing satellites to study stars, including the Sun, a top space official has said. "The satellite, Astrosat, which will study stars, will be unique in three aspects - UV rays, v ... more

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	India to have own satellite navigation system by 2015 India is expected to have its own satellite navigation system by the first quarter of 2015 with four of its satellites in space, said an official of Indian space agency. India is expected to have it ... more		MH370 searchers detect promising acoustic lead An Australian navy ship has detected new underwater signals consistent with aircraft black boxes, the search chief said Monday, describing it as the "most promising lead" so far in the month-old hunt for missing Flight MH370. ... more		Australia probes 'encouraging' signals in MH370 hunt Ships searching the vast Indian Ocean for a Malaysian airliner have detected three separate underwater signals, and more ships and planes were diverted Sunday to investigate whether they could have come from its "black box". ... more		Malaysia PM 'will not rest' until MH370 answers found Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak vowed Thursday "we will not rest" until the fate of flight MH370 is known, as Australia called it "the most difficult search in human history". ... more

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China demands Malaysia hand over MH370 satellite data

Gurkha war hero tells British MPs of 'third-class' treatment

US scholar urges nuclear deal with Pakistan

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Australia 'clutching' at MH370 leads after new data

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British Sikh jailed for attack on retired Indian general

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Avalanches kill six in Indian Kashmir

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