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Humpback whale beats long-distance recordParis (AFP) Oct 12, 2010 A humpback whale has broken the world record for travel by any mammal, swimming at least 9,800 kilometres (6,125 miles) from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean in search of a mate, marine biologists reported on Wednesday. The female humpback was first photographed among a group of whales at a breeding ground on Abrolhos Bank, off Brazil's southeastern coast, on August 7 1999. By sheer chance, it was photographed more than two years later, on September 21 2001 by a commercial whale-watching tour at ... read more |
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Paris, France (ESA) Sep 30, 2010Following extensive testing in India, the Hylas-1 telecommunication satellite has been given the go-ahead for shipping to Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for its November flight. The Hylas-1 mission, a public-private partnership between ESA and Avanti Communications in the UK, will target the high demand for broadband services in Europe. The Agency's advanced communications payload wil ... more  
United Nations (AFP) Sept 29, 2010India's foreign minister said Wednesday that Pakistan-sponsored attacks in Kashmir are underpinning a "trust deficit" that is holding up efforts to improve relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors. S.M. Krishna told the UN General Assembly that India shares international concerns about "the growth and consolidation of militancy and terrorism in Pakistan." The Indian minister spoke o ... more 
Mumbai (AFP) Sept 29, 2010India's prime minister launched the country's hugely ambitious national identification scheme on Wednesday, handing the first unique numbers to locals in a remote and impoverished tribal village. Manmohan Singh described the start of the process, expected to cost billions of dollars over the coming years, as a "special moment" that would empower the most marginalised in society. "It will ... more |
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India, U.S. to sign $3.5B defense dealNew Delhi (UPI) Sep 28, 2010 India and the United States are set to sign a landmark $3.5 billion defense deal, the biggest ever between the two countries. Although details of the prospective deal have yet to be officially released, local media in India reported that the agreement would include the purchase of 10 C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for the Indian air force. The advanced airplanes are intended to replace India's aging fleet of Russian-made Ilyushin IL-76s. The Economic Times reported that the d ... read more |
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