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Bangladesh storm toll rises to 26, scores missingDhaka (AFP) Oct 12, 2012 Tropical storms that battered southern Bangladesh are now known to have killed at least 26 people while some 60 fishermen are still missing, police and officials said on Friday. The government's Disaster Management Bureau (DMB) said at least 30,000 mud, tin and straw-built houses were damaged in the storms that wreaked havoc in around half a dozen coastal towns and the islands of Hatiya, Bhola and Sandwip early Thurday. Dalil Uddin, a senior DMB controller, said rescuers had found seven more bod ... read more |
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 19 killed, 1,500 fishermen missing in Bangladesh storm At least 19 people were killed and an estimated 1,500 fishermen are missing after tropical storms smashed into Bangladesh's southern coastal islands and districts early Thursday, police said. ... more | .. |
  Guatemala arrests nine in wake of deadly protest Guatemalan authorities have arrested a colonel and eight soldiers over the alleged extrajudicial killings of eight Indian demonstrators at a protest last week, an official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Boeing to Build 702HP Communications Satellite for SES Boeing has been selected by SES S.A. to provide a new satellite that will expand direct-to-home broadcasting and other communications services to the fast-growing markets of Northeast Asia, South As ... more | .. |
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  India testfires Mars mission engine India has testfired its Mars mission engine for the first time, local media reported Tuesday. The Mars mission engine, known as the liquid apogee motor (LAM), was fired for about 670 seconds a ... more | .. |
  Filming bacterial life in multicolor as a new diagnostic and antibiotic discovery tool An international team of scientists led by Indiana University chemist Michael S. VanNieuwenhze and biologist Yves Brun has discovered a revolutionary new method for coloring the cell wall of bacteri ... more | .. |
14 killed, 1,500 fishermen missing in Bangladesh storm At least 14 people were killed and an estimated 1,500 fishermen are missing after tropical storms smashed into Bangladesh's southern coastal islands and districts early Thursday, police said. ... more | .. |
  Japan, India to study LNG pricing Japan and India on Wednesday launched a joint research project into pricing structures in LNG markets, the Japanese government said, amid complaints that energy-hungry Asia is paying above the odds. ... more |
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Balerion backs Northwood to tackle ground bottlenecks in expanding space economy
China prepares offshore test base for reusable liquid rocket launches
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  Rearing Technique May Bolster Biocontrol Wasp's Commercial Prospects Two to three millimeters long, the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor is a top candidate for use in programs to biologically control Indianmeal moths and other stored-product pests. But despi ... more | .. |
  Two flights grounded in China after phone threats: airline Two planes were grounded at Chinese airports on Tuesday after anonymous threatening phone calls were received, an airline said, a day after a hoax threat forced a plane to make an emergency landing. ... more | .. |
  Modern life, and TV wrestling, come to Nepal Himalayas In the Nepalese hamlet of Simen, five days' walk from the nearest town, children pay for schooling with wood or animal dung, and life appears untouched by modernity - but change is coming. ... more | .. |
  Brazil activists occupy controversial Amazon dam More than 150 fishermen and indigenous natives occupied Brazil's Belo Monte dam on Tuesday, claiming the project will do irreparable damage to the Amazon ecosystem and their way of life. ... more |
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  India business group visits Iran for 'win-win' trade An Indian business group said Saturday a delegation was visiting Iran to boost trade with the Islamic republic, which is under strain from Western sanctions over its alleged nuclear weapons programme. ... more | .. |
  Biodiversity meeting begins with funding plea A major UN meeting designed to safeguard the world's natural resources began Monday with appeals to ensure that biodiversity does not become a victim of the global financial crisis. ... more | .. |
Sri Lanka says South Koreans killed in lightning strike Two foreign tourists killed by lightning in Sri Lanka's central region have been identified as South Koreans, police said Sunday, correcting earlier reports they were Chinese. ... more | .. |
 Australia scientists tackle reef-killing starfish An Australian research team said Monday they have found an effective way to kill the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish, which is devastating coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian oceans. ... more |
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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Inside King Charles's passion project, focus of Amazon film
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  Russian carrier refit delays irk New Delhi Indian and Russian defense ministers met in New Delhi this week with disputes about the former Russian aircraft carrier, which is to become part of the Indiana navy, expected to be high on the agenda. ... more | .. |
  HP enters India's computer security market U.S. computer firm Hewlett-Packard predicts India will become a major market for its security products. ... more | .. |
 GSAT-10 is a success but ISRO needs to advance its Launch Capabilities India's GSAT-10 Communication Satellite was launched successfully on September 29, 2012 by the Ariane-5 vehicle from French Guiana. This 3400 kg satellite has been the heaviest Indian satellite that ... more | .. |
  Council of war gathers for world's biodiversity crisis Efforts to save Earth's natural resources kick into high gear next week amid warnings that as little as a decade remains to fend off a species extinction that also poses a threat to humanity. ... more |
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  Asian economy slowing Dimming global prospects and soft domestic demand in China and India are slowing the pace of economic growth in Asia. ... more | .. |
EU unveils measures to combat biopiracy The European Union on Thursday set out proposals aimed at thwarting the illegal use of genetic resources and traditional medicine, a practice known as bio-piracy. ... more | .. |
ULFA insurgents eye south Bhutan bases Battered by Indian military operations, Assamese insurgents are relocating to Bhutan. ... more | .. |
 Bhutan aims to be first 100% organic nation The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking "happiness" for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food and farmers 100 percent organic. ... more |
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Laser method proposed to extend muon lifetime for science applications
Quantum collapse models point to subtle limits in timekeeping accuracy
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ADB cuts growth forecasts for developing Asia The Asian Development Bank Wednesday slashed its growth estimates for the region's emerging economies to the lowest level since 2009, citing a slowdown in powerhouses China and India. ... more | .. |
  India in talks to buy first bullet trains: report India is in talks to buy its first bullet trains for the nation's creaking and accident-prone network, but the new fleet will run at only a fraction of its top speed, a report said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Buddhist statue, discovered by Nazi expedition, is made of meteorite It sounds like an artifact from an Indiana Jones film; a 1,000 year-old ancient Buddhist statue which was first recovered by a Nazi expedition in 1938 has been analysed by scientists and has been fo ... more | .. |
 Two rare Indian rhinos die after poaching attack Two rare rhinos brutally attacked by poachers this week in northeast India have died, veterinarians said Saturday, triggering protests at local authorities' failure to protect the animals. ... more |
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  Seven Britons, five Chinese dead in Nepal air crash: police Seven Britons and five Chinese are among the dead in a plane crash Friday on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu which killed all 19 on board, according to a revised police toll. ... more | .. |
  Indian state in grip of a drug epidemic On a muggy evening in the north Indian city of Amritsar, Sunil Sharma prepares for another heroin hit in a decrepit, abandoned building. ... more | .. |
  Tibet PM calls for global support against China The prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile on Friday called on the international community to resist growing pressure from China and stand up for human rights in his homeland. ... more | .. |
 India pursuing Canadian oil sands India is becoming more interested in Canadian energy assets, a government official says. ... more |
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