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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  
Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: expertsMiami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 US President Donald Trump's decision this week to return Americans to the Moon makes sense as a way to develop technology to one day reach Mars, but only if Congress allocates the money, experts say. ... 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 |
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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  
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 |
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 Spaceflight Prepares to Launch Eleven Spacecraft on India's PSLV-C40
Doctors say no to sport in Delhi as cricketers choke in smogNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 5, 2017 Unprecedented scenes of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi, where doctors are increasingly vocal about the health risks posed by smog. ... more  
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 |
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  Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017  Scrapping a $5.23 billion deal for new Boeing-made fighter jets, Canada announced amid a trade dispute with the company it will instead buy used jets elsewhere.
To replace its 30-year-old jets, Canada announced plans Tuesday to purchase older model F/A-18 fighter jets from Australia. The deal with Boeing would have provided for 18 new F/A-18 Super Hornet jets.
"We received a form ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2017Draken International to buy surplus South African fighters  Ottawa (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Canada to buy 18 used Australian jetsw  Doha (AFP) Dec 10, 2017Qatar signs $8-bn deal to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from UK |
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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 New York (AFP) Dec 19, 2017UPS orders 125 all-electric trucks from Tesla  Washington (UPI) Dec 14, 2017Denmark sets milestone for EV charges  San Francisco (AFP) Dec 14, 2017US prosecutors confirm Uber target of criminal probe |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 19, 2017 
China, the world's biggest polluter, unveiled plans on Tuesday for a national carbon market likely to become the world's largest exchange for emissions credits.
Environmentalists praised the move as an important step in the battle against climate change as China burns more coal than any other country, giving it the ignominious title of top greenhouse gas emitter.
Although the long-delaye ... more Baoding, China (AFP) Dec 17, 2017China shivers as shift from coal to gas sputters  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 |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Dec 19, 2017 
Before scientists can effectively capture and deploy fusion energy, they must learn to predict major disruptions that can halt fusion reactions and damage the walls of doughnut-shaped fusion devices called tokamaks. Timely prediction of disruptions, the sudden loss of control of the hot, charged plasma that fuels the reactions, will be vital to triggering steps to avoid or mitigate such large-sc ... more Houston TX (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Rules for superconductivity mirrored in 'excitonic insulator'  Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017New test procedure for developing quick-charging lithium-ion batteries  Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Lasers could soon trigger fusion energy, researchers predict |
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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  Kincardine, Canada (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Bruce Power Contracts Major Industry Suppliers for Steam Generator Replacement Project  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Mainz physicists propose a new method for monitoring nuclear waste |
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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 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Iraqi Kurdistan protests turn deadly  Kabul (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Militants storm Kabul spy training centre  Muzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 17, 2017In Kashmir, Pakistan and India race to tap the Himalayas |
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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  Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017BHP defends climate positions and Paris support  Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017'We're losing the battle', Macron tells Paris climate talks |
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 Seoul (AFP) Dec 19, 2017 
North Korea's sprint towards full-fledged nuclear statehood accelerated sharply in 2017, raising fears about a devastating atomic exchange to levels not seen since the Cold War.
An increasingly-belligerent Pyongyang - and volatile US rhetoric - dominated the world agenda and looks set to do the same next year as the international community struggles to contain the North's nuclear and missi ... more Bangkok (AFP) Dec 15, 2017US envoy says 'real dialogue' needed with N. Korea  Ottawa (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Canada, US to host N. Korea crisis talks in January  Washington (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Mattis emphasizes diplomacy in dealing with Iran |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2017  Thousands of spectators filled a stadium in China to watch 10 suspects be sentenced to death for crimes ranging from drug-dealing to homicide before they were taken away to be executed at the weekend.
An online video of the rare public trial, held in southern Guangdong province on Saturday, showed the handcuffed suspects paraded around a track by uniformed police officers as onlookers watche ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Three men jailed over Hong Kong explosives plot  Beijing (AFP) Dec 15, 2017Bustling Beijing migrant area turns into ghost town  Beijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Chinese dissident's widow sends desperate letter |
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 Gbarnga, Liberia (AFP) Dec 20, 2017 
Dekergar Duko, a lean father-of-two who crushes rocks for a living, often reminisces during his days of backbreaking labour about his life under Liberia's warlord-turned-president, Charles Taylor.
Living in a hovel metres (yards) away from the so-called "College of Knowledge" where the dreaded strongman trained child soldiers to kill, Duko recalls when times were so much more comfortable. ... more Harare (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Zimbabwe army chief retires for possible vice-presidency  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 |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 5, 2017 
Saab Defense reported an unidentified client has tapped the company's Swiss subsidiary to supply 155mm training artillery ammunition.
The order carries a value of about $14.4 million. Deliveries will take place over the next two years.
"The industry's nature is such that due to circumstances concerning the product and customer, further information about the customer will not be a ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 7, 2017Leonardo banners sales of Linaps artillery aiming systems  Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Scientists designed an instrument to identify unexploded artillery shells  Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017Oshkosh receives contract for motor vehicle parts for Marine Corps |
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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  Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 17, 20172 rookie astronauts, and cosmonaut blast off to ISS |
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