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Relief workers battle in tornado-hit IndiaRampur, India (AFP) April 15, 2010 Indian aid workers battled blocked roads and downed power lines Thursday as they rushed aid to victims of a giant tornado that ravaged hundreds of thousands of homes and killed 131 people. In West Bengal state, 250,000 people were made homeless by the twister, which packed winds of up to 120 kilometres (75 miles) an hour as it tore across isolated rural areas of northeast India and Bangladesh overnight Tuesday. "We are facing a crisis in the relief operation. There is a shortage of manpower to d ... read more |
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Nairobi (AFP) April 11, 2010Somali pirates seized a cargo ship and its 23-member Chinese crew on Sunday in the Indian Ocean west of the Seychelles, an organisation in Kenya that monitors piracy on the high seas said. The Rak Afrikana, with a cargo capacity of 7,561 tonnes, is owned by Rak Afrikana Shipping Ltd of the Seychelles, but sails under a flag of convenience from St Vincent and the Grenadines. "It developed ... more  
Bloomington IN (SPX) Apr 13, 2010To make large sheets of carbon available for light collection, Indiana University Bloomington chemists have devised an unusual solution - attach what amounts to a 3-D bramble patch to each side of the carbon sheet. Using that method, the scientists say they were able to dissolve sheets containing as many as 168 carbon atoms, a first. The scientists' report will appear in a future issue of ... more  
Washington (AFP) March 29, 2010The United States and India said Monday they have reached an agreement on reprocessing nuclear material, clearing a major hurdle in putting into operation a landmark atomic energy pact. The agreement, reached after nine months of painstaking negotiations, would allow India to reprocess spent nuclear fuel from the United States. Washington earlier had reprocessing deals only with European Uni ... more |
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Sandcastles On The MoonSydney, Australiw (SPX) Apr 12, 2010 Robots are coming to a Moon near you very soon. Aside from a new fleet of orbiters, some will be landing within three years. There will be rovers deployed on the Moon, and sample return missions. This new wave of missions is brought to you by the governments of the USA, China, India and a collection of private ventures. With so much attention focused on revisiting the Moon, it's time to re-explore a basic task that's never really been practiced before. Can we work effectively with the lunar regoli ... read more |
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