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  Uncha Amirpur, India (AFP) Dec 10, 2017 Subedar Singh bears the scars of India's painful reliance on dirty power and its struggle to pay for the costly transition to the brave new world of solar and renewable electricity. Last year, the farmer walked into a field in his village and suffered 70 percent burns to his feet and ankles from an underground coal fire caused by a nearby power plant. Singh said he dragged himself out of the field and then fainted from the searing pain. The people of Uncha Amirpur in the northern Uttar Pradesh ... read more |
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Adani drops contractor for contentious Australia mega mineSydney (AFP) Dec 18, 2017 Embattled Indian miner Adani plans to develop and run its contentious Carmichael mega coal project in Australia on its own after parting ways Monday with mining services giant Downer. ... more  
Nuclear fusion project faces delay over US budget cuts: directorWashington (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 The head of the multinational nuclear fusion project known as ITER, in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump's administration, has warned US budget cuts could delay completion of the experimental reactor. ... more  
NASA Selects Three Companies to Develop 'FabLab' PrototypesWashington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 NASA is taking the next step in the development of a space-based, on-demand fabrication capability by partnering with three U.S. companies, under NASA's Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partn ... more  
Sri Lanka hands over debt-laden port to Chinese ownerColombo (AFP) Dec 9, 2017 Sri Lanka Saturday handed over a deep-sea port to a Chinese firm, in a deal agreed to boost the cash-strapped island's finances that has raised concerns at home and abroad over Beijing's growing influence. ... more |
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Nepal's Communist parties poised for election landslideKathmandu (AFP) Dec 11, 2017 Nepal's Communist parties were headed Monday for a landslide win in elections seen as a turning point after two decades of conflict, political instability and disaster that have crippled the Himalayan country. ... more  
Five elephants killed by train in IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 11, 2017 A train has struck and killed five elephants as they crossed over tracks at a tea plantation in northeast India, an official said Monday. ... more  
China says Indian drone 'invaded' its airspace, crashedBeijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 China lodged an official protest with India on Thursday after charging that an Indian drone had "invaded" its airspace before crashing, months after the two sides ended a tense border standoff. ... more  
Native groups fight to save land, culture from rising tidesWashington (UPI) Dec 5, 2017 The land that the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians call home is sinking. Without help, the unique cultural traditions of the native people of Southern Louisiana could be washed away. ... more  
Smog should stop play, Indian doctors tell cricket bossesNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 Cricket organisers must take pollution into account before allowing matches to go ahead, the Indian Medical Association told the country's governing body for the sport Thursday, after a smog-plagued Test match in New Delhi. ... more  
Spaceflight Prepares to Launch Eleven Spacecraft on India's PSLV-C40Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 05, 2017 Spaceflight, a satellite rideshare and mission management provider, has announced it will be launching 11 spacecraft in early January from India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Spacecraft i ... more |
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 Doctors say no to sport in Delhi as cricketers choke in smog  
Around 50 leaders set for Paris climate summitParis (AFP) Dec 4, 2017 Around 50 world leaders are expected in Paris for a major climate summit this month but US President Donald Trump will skip it, the French presidency said Monday. ... more 
Europe backing climate ambitions with capitalWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017 The European Union is putting money behind its rhetoric on climate change through partnerships in Germany and in India, the commission said Wednesday. ... more
Cricketers flounder in New Delhi's hazardous smogNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 4, 2017 Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers battled through hazardous smog levels in a Test match Monday as New Delhi authorities faced scathing criticism over their lack of action to combat pollution. ... more  
16 dead, 100 missing as cyclone hits India, Sri LankaNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 A powerful cyclone has killed at least 16 people across India and Sri Lanka, uprooting trees and cutting power for millions amid warnings Friday that the storm would intensify. ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017 
A new NASA image offers a preview of what the agency's next X-plane will look like when it finally takes flight.
The image, shared online by NASA on Monday, showcases the Air Force Test Pilot School T-38 in a in a transonic state. The plane is seen transitioning from subsonic to supersonic speed. Shockwaves can be seen beginning to form above and beneath the aircraft.
The image w ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 18, 2017Lockheed Martin meets F-35 production target  Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Canada halts plans to buy Boeing fighter jets in trade dispute  Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2017Draken International to buy surplus South African fighters |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2017 
One of China's largest state-owned automakers has said it will phase out sales of all petrol vehicles by 2025, as Beijing considers taking all fuel-burning cars off the country's roads.
Beijing Automotive Group Co (BAIC) chairman Xu Heyi said over the weekend the company will phase out sales of conventional cars in Beijing by 2020 and nationwide by 2025, according to the official Xinhua n ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2017Denmark sets milestone for EV charges  San Francisco (AFP) Dec 14, 2017US prosecutors confirm Uber target of criminal probe  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Daimler delivers its first all-electric trucks in Europe |
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 Baoding, China (AFP) Dec 17, 2017 
With temperatures dipping below freezing in a northern Chinese village, a group of parka-clad women tried to stay warm as they played mahjong around a small gas stove in a grocery store.
Many in China have been shivering more than usual this winter as authorities have curbed coal heating to fight pollution and the switch to natural gas has been plagued by shortages.
In northern Hebei pro ... more Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017US void hard to miss at Paris climate summit  Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2017To save climate, stop investing in fossil fuels: economists  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Improving sensor accuracy to prevent electrical grid overload |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
Rice University physicists dedicated to creating the working components of a fault-tolerant quantum computer have succeeded in creating a previously unseen state of matter.
The "topological excitonic insulator" was observed in tests at Rice by an international team from the United States and China. The researchers report their findings this week in the journal Nature Communications. Their ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Dec 19, 2017AI helps accelerate progress toward efficient fusion reactions  Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Battery research could triple range of electric vehicles  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Laser-boron fusion now 'leading contender' for energy |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 
Defects were found in equipment for a third-generation nuclear reactor under construction in southern China with the problematic parts being replaced, the state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) said Wednesday.
The issue concerned equipment used in one of two new European Pressurised Reactors (EPR), large units designed to offer improved power and safety.
With EPRs in Finland ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Australian waste treatment technology plays major role in management of radioactive waste  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Mainz physicists propose a new method for monitoring nuclear waste  Kincardine, Canada (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Bruce Power Contracts Major Industry Suppliers for Steam Generator Replacement Project |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2017 
Seeing is believing, or so the saying goes. And in some cases, a world of make-believe can help you realize what you're actually seeing, too.
Scientists are creating simulated universes, for example - complete with dark matter mock-ups, computer-generated galaxies, quasi quasars, and pseudo supernovae - to better understand real-world observations.
Their aim is to envision how new Ea ... more Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Herschel Data Links Mysterious Quasar Winds to Furious Starbursts  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole Found  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Dec 14, 2017New manifestation of magnetic monopoles discovered |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2017  China and Britain look forward to a "new period of historic opportunity" to deepen cooperation post-Brexit, officials said Saturday, as they accelerated plans to connect the London and Shanghai stock markets.
Visiting British finance minister Philip Hammond has been cozying up to Beijing, with the relationship between the two countries growing in importance as the UK contemplates its economi ... more Marseille (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Sweet victory: French candymakers win China legal war  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Japan firm says it will pay part of salaries in Bitcoin  Shanghai (AFP) Dec 19, 2017China issues code of conduct for firms investing abroad |
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 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 18, 2017 
Protesters in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday torched offices of the main political parties and security services as anger at the authorities boiled over in the wake of a failed independence push.
Furious demonstrators set fire to buildings in the Piramagrun area of Sulaimaniyah province as they demanded the resignation of the autonomous region's leadership, an opposition party official said.
... more Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) Dec 17, 2017Eleven police killed in attacks in Afghanistan  Beijing (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Chinese man jailed for stomping on Genghis Khan portrait  Kabul (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Militants storm Kabul spy training centre |
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 New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
Just in time for the holidays, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions are rolling out a new satellite-based drought severity index for climate watchers worldwide.
Relying on data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment mission, the index adds terrestrial water storage (groundwater) to drought assessments, augmenting commonly used tools most o ... more London, UK (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Space Climate Observatory agreed ahead of One Planet Summit in Paris  Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017'We're losing the battle', Macron tells Paris climate talks Paris (AFP) Dec 11, 2017France's nuanced record fighting climate change |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2017 
It was the kind of sitdown that China had long resisted: Top US officials telling Chinese counterparts how American troops would enter North Korea if the hermit regime collapsed.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's recent revelation that such a discussion took place would - if true - suggest a major shift in Chinese policy as Beijing comes under pressure to rein in its Korean War ally. ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Boeing to support Air Force's minuteman program  Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Putin, Trump discuss N Korea in phone call  Bangkok (AFP) Dec 15, 2017US envoy says 'real dialogue' needed with N. Korea |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 15, 2017 
Three men were jailed in Hong Kong Friday for possessing and conspiring to make explosives ahead of a contentious 2015 vote on political reform.
The trio, who were found guilty last month, were sentenced to up to three years and 10 months in prison as the judge said they had embarked on "a very dangerous path".
They were detained at a time of heightened political tension in Hong Kong in ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Bustling Beijing migrant area turns into ghost town  Beijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Chinese dissident's widow sends desperate letter  Manila (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Philippines's Duterte offers third telecom slot to China |
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 Harare (AFP) Dec 18, 2017 
Zimbabwe on Monday announced the retirement of army chief Constantino Chiwenga, who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule, in a move seen as paving way for his elevation to vice-presidency.
The news came as Chiwenga appeared on state television warning the army would step in to put a stop to feuding in the ruling ZANU-PF party.
"General Constantino Guvheya Dominic Nyikadzino ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 16, 2017UN gives green light on Russia arms to C. Africa United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 13, 2017US, Britain, France seek details on Russian arms to C. Africa  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Russia asks UN for green light to send arms to C. Africa |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017 
These detection systems should be non-destructive but still be able to detect and identify the threat objects, even from inside a shielding or masking enclosure. Active interrogation methods that use penetrative particle beams can reveal the presence of CBRNE materials.
"In prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA), an unknown object is exposed to a high neutron flux and the outgoin ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017Medical issues affect British army readiness  Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017U.S. Army to upgrade weapons on Abrams tanks  Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017Data-collecting device could make for better training of soldiers |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
Researchers have developed a water cloaking concept based on electromagnetic forces that could eliminate an object's wake, greatly reducing its drag while simultaneously helping it avoid detection.
The idea originated at Duke University in 2011 when researchers outlined the general concept. By matching the acceleration of the surrounding water to an object's movement, it would theoreticall ... more Washington DC (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Ocean of Things Aims to Expand Maritime Awareness across Open Seas  Ottawa (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Canada rejects Fincantieri-Naval Group warships offer  London (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Queen inaugurates new 'best of British' aircraft carrier |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2017  A three-man space crew made up of American and Japanese rookie astronauts and an experienced Russian cosmonaut successfully docked at the International Space Station to begin a six-month mission Tuesday.
NASA TV footage showed the Soyuz MS-07 capsule containing Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency dock at the ISS ... more Miami (AFP) Dec 17, 2017'Dragon back' as cargo reaches space station  Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Dec 17, 2017SpaceX resupply truck Dragon on route to ISS for space research delivery  Paris (ESA) Dec 15, 2017Paolo Nespoli returns to Earth |
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