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November 29, 2012
FLORA AND FAUNA
Microbial "Missing Link" Discovered After Man Impales Hand on Tree Branch
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 28, 2012
It all started with a crab apple tree. Two years ago, a 71-year-old Indiana man impaled his hand on a branch after cutting down a dead tree. The wound caused an infection that led scientists to discover a new bacterium and solve a mystery about how bacteria came to live inside insects. On Oct. 15, 2010, Thomas Fritz, a retired inventor, engineer and volunteer firefighter, cut down a dead, 10-foot-tall crab apple tree outside his home near Evansville, Ind. As he dragged away the debris, he go ... read more
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SINO DAILY

Four more Tibetans set themselves alight in China
Four more Tibetans have set themselves alight in protest at China's rule, overseas media said Tuesday, taking the total to more than 20 this month. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Ecuador opens bidding for Amazon oil exploration rights
Ecuador opens bidding by private and state companies Wednesday for rights to explore for oil in 16 blocks in the Amazon amid protests from indigenous communities. ... more
ENERGY TECH

Philippines refuses to stamp Chinese passports
The Philippines said Wednesday it would refuse to stamp Chinese passports containing a map showing most of the China South Sea as belonging to China, as it stepped up protests over the controversial move. ... more
24/7 News Coverage


TECH SPACE

Indian inventor wins cash to develop Braille phone
A 29-year-old Indian inventor on Tuesday won $50,000 to help him make a new low-cost mobile phone for the blind that uses a Braille display. ... more


FLORA AND FAUNA

Process for chameleon-like changes in abundant phytoplankton uncovered
An international team of biologists led by Indiana University's David M. Kehoe has identified both the enzyme and molecular mechanism critical for controlling a chameleon-like process that allows on ... more
The Year In Space
LAUNCH PAD

Failure Of India's Big Rocket Project Is Symbolic Of Deep Structural Problems
The ongoing "Asia Pivot" by United States is rapidly changing the regional dynamics of the Indo - Pacific region, and nowhere is it more visible than the sphere of cooperation in defence and space r ... more
MISSILE NEWS

India tests missile interceptor
India has test-fired a ballistic missile interceptor as part of its efforts to create a shield against incoming enemy missiles, defense officials said. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
US warship makes first call at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base; Chinese coast guard rescues Philippine sailors in disputed waters
Japan PM says US alliance would collapse if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis
Russia's military chief visits troops in east Ukraine: defence ministry
SUPERPOWERS

India counters China map claims in a tit-for-tat move
India is stamping its map on visas given to Chinese visitors, an Indian official said Saturday, after China began issuing passports showing disputed territories as its own. ... more
TRADE WARS

India, China firms sign deals despite political tensions
Indian and Chinese companies signed agreements on Monday worth billions of dollars as the two emerging market giants sought to broaden commercial ties despite political tensions. ... more
TECH SPACE

DataWind denies Aakash tablet cheap Chinese import
Makers of India's low-cost Aakash tablet on Saturday denied a local media report that said the computer was a cheap Chinese import and not an Indian innovation as was claimed. ... more
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SINO DAILY

Tibetan self-immolates in northwest China
A Tibetan villager has died after setting himself on fire, Chinese state media said Saturday - the latest death in a wave of protests against Beijing's rule. ... more
SINO DAILY

Outcry in Taiwan over rejection of Dalai Lama visit
Taiwan has decided to bar the Dalai Lama from entering the island, triggering an angry response from a women's organisation that had invited him to a meeting there next month, officials said Thursday. ... more
24/7 News Coverage
World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say
US monster storm kills 30
Icy cycles may have driven early protocell evolution
FROTH AND BUBBLE

India's capital widens ban on plastic bags
The Delhi government imposed a blanket ban on the use of all plastic bags on Friday in an attempt to tackle the city's mounting rubbish problems, an official said. ... more
FARM NEWS

Brazil native people say farmers poisoned stream
Prosecutors opened an investigation on Wednesday into allegations by Guarani Indians in central Brazil that their main source of water was deliberately poisoned by farmers. ... more
WAR REPORT

Nepal stages symbolic funeral rites for fallen Gurkhas
Veterans of Britain's Gurkha brigade lit candles and burned incense on Wednesday to mark the deaths of 60,000 Nepalese soldiers who they say have been forgotten by the country they fought for. ... more
WAR REPORT
India to buy nearly 130 Su-30 fighter jets from Russia

French police fire tear gas anew on airport protest

Owls' ability to fly in acoustic stealth provides clues to mitigating conventional aircraft noise


WAR REPORT
GM cars to use Apple voice assistant Siri

Canada orders automakers to halve emissions

Honda chief eyes more exports from US


WAR REPORT
A low-carbon Finland is a great challenge, but an achievable one

Official "Green Tuesday" Launch November 27, 2012

Poland to invest 24 billion euros in energy by 2020


WAR REPORT
Philippines refuses to stamp Chinese passports

Tanker ship making first arctic crossing

Graphite experiment shines new light laser-driven fusion

MISSILE NEWS

India steps up cruise missile production
A plant in Trivandrum, Kerala, has launched India's second line to assemble BraMos cruise missiles. The first line of this kind, built in Hyderabad, already turns out up to 40 such missiles ea ... more
TERROR WARS

Crisis-torn Somalia faces new dangers
Somalia, gripped by war for more than two decades, is facing another violent spasm as Islamist fighters of al-Shabaab, linked to al-Qaida, unleash a guerrilla campaign after being driven out of their urban strongholds by Western-backed African forces. ... more
SUPERPOWERS

China 2022 leadership clues already on show
Even as Xi Jinping was unveiled as China's new leader, clues on who will take over from him a decade down the line in the long-planned Communist succession system were already being revealed. ... more
AEROSPACE

India to buy nearly 130 Su-30 fighter jets from Russia
The total number of the Su-30 fighter jets in the Indian air forces will reach 270, one of the chiefs of the Rosoboronexport Agency, Sergei Kornev, said. Kornev will lead the Rosoboronexport d ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
Quantum collapse models point to subtle limits in timekeeping accuracy
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Primordial magnetism offers fresh angle on the Hubble constant puzzle
SINO DAILY

Two more Tibetans in China self-immolate: reports

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

UN agency faces aid deficit ahead of Madagascar storms

SHAKE AND BLOW

Roots of deadly 2010 India flood identified; findings could improve warnings

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Australia deports more Sri Lankans

WAR REPORT

Indian Maoists facing ammunition shortages

SINO DAILY

New Tibetan self-immolation in China: rights groups

THE STANS

Musharraf calls for India, Pakistan to 'bury the hatchet'

SOLAR DAILY

Solar vehicles in Chile race across world's driest desert

WATER WORLD

EU gives 'yellow card' to eight nations for illegal fishing

SINO DAILY

Tibetan boy, 14, dies in self-immolation: Xinhua

The race is on in 2nd Atacama solar challenge

US in tough debate on UN Internet rules

U.N.'s own report says it failed Sri Lanka

Dalai Lama urges Japan lawmakers to visit Tibet

Deadly Nepal flood due to 'small rockslide': experts

Dalai Lama 'despised' by Chinese people

India to buy Russia's Konkurs-M, Invar guided missiles

China not 'serious' in Tibet immolations probe: Dalai Lama

Greenpeace warns of overfishing 'crisis' in Indian Ocean

S.Asian vultures stable after near-extinction: study

India unveils new version of 'world's cheapest tablet'

Security increase reported after Tibet protests

Geologist calls for advances in restoration sedimentology

60 migrants feared drowned off Bangladesh

Saab invests in Pipavav shipyard in India

Six Tibetans set selves alight in China: exile government

Scientists Identify Insect-repelling Compounds in Jatropha

Boeing's Indian deal may take six months: officials

Boeing to clinch $2.4 billion Indian deal: report

Boeing Delivers Fifth Production P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to US Navy

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