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October 18, 2013

'Toxic bomb' ticks on Maldives rubbish island
Male, Maldives (AFP) Oct 17, 2013
Descending by plane into the Maldives offers a panoramic view of azure seas and coral-fringed islands, but as the tarmac nears, billowing smoke in the middle distance reveals an environmental calamity. Thilafushi Island, a half-hour boat trip from the capital, is surrounded by the same crystal clear waters and white sand that have made the Indian Ocean archipelago a honeymoon destination for the rich and famous. But no holidaymaker sets foot here and none could imagine from their plane seats tha ... read more

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Tibetan poet gives voice to dead protesters in new book A blogger, a taxi driver, a Communist Party official and a Buddhist monk. All of them Tibetan, and all of them driven to the desperate step of setting themselves on fire in protest at Chinese rule. ... more		Post-Fukushima, Asia still drives global nuclear growth Safety concerns in the wake of the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan have done little to curb Asia's ambitious plans for expanding the role of nuclear power in the regional energy mix. ... more		Floods kill five in India after cyclone: official Cyclone-induced flooding has killed five people in eastern India, a government official told AFP Tuesday. ... more
				India's poor face grim rebuilding task after cyclone Sitting on a wall of his collapsed one-room house in eastern India, B. Chinnaya reflects on the devastation that Cyclone Phailin wrought on his once vibrant fishing village. ... more		China criticises Spain lawsuit over former president China on Friday criticised a lawsuit in Spain against former Chinese president Hu Jintao over allegations of human rights abuses in Tibet. ... more

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US shutdown not to hit Indian Mars mission The partial shutdown of the US government would not affect the Indian Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) scheduled for launch Oct 28, the Indian space agency said Saturday. "National Aeronautics Space ... more		Killer Indian cyclone wreaks havoc, 1 million evacuated A massive relief operation kicked into gear in eastern India Sunday after a terrifying cyclone killed at least 18 people, forced one million from their homes and left a trail of destruction along the coast. ... more		Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution EU says ready to sign defence and security pact with India		Conflict and clashes over China's prized caterpillar fungus In a dirty, dimly-lit room in a backstreet of one of China's poorest rural towns, a trader combs his leathery fingers through a $17,000 bag of caterpillar fungus, lamenting the curse that its value has wrought. ... more
				Indian MET wins forecasting battle as cyclone ravages east coast India's weather office stood vindicated Sunday morning over its predictions for Cyclone Phailin which were consistently below those from foreign meteorologists who foresaw higher wind speeds and greater damage. ... more		India, US trying to hamper Pakistan quake relief: top militant The founder of a militant Islamist group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks Monday accused the US and India of trying to hamper efforts to help victims of Pakistan's earthquake. ... more

Space Situational Awareness Conference 2013

Solar systems for home and business

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

India cyclone survivors return home to destruction Hundreds of thousands of people who fled India's strongest cyclone in 14 years returned home to scenes of devastation Monday, as a massive relief operation kicked into gear. ... more		Fishermen, farmers secure livelihoods ahead of Indian cyclone As a crowd of Indian youths frolicked in the rising surf, fisherman Tonka Rao worked frantically to prevent Cyclone Phailin from destroying his livelihood. ... more		Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row China's birth rate falls to lowest on record Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfires		Strike ends, temporarily, in India's Andhra Pradesh state Electricity workers in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh called off their political strike ahead of a severe cyclone forecast to hit the coast Saturday night. ... more
				Mexican officials won't meet Dalai Lama: Tibetan group Mexico leader Enrique Pena Nieto has no plans to meet the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader begins a tour of the country on Friday. ... more		Myanmar to get more coal-fired power India and Singapore have agreed to jointly build a power plant with Myanmar for the energy-starved Southeast Asian country. ... more

Northrop Grumman to Upgrade French Navy E-2C Hawkeye Fleet

In Israel, lingering bitterness over a failed fighter project

Brazil aims to build advanced fighter jets with Russia

Safety of in-car WiFi proposal questioned by researchers

GM to launch dual-fuel car in 2014

Beijing to impose odd-even car ban in heavy pollution

Power plant threat to Bosnia oasis

Global Hydropower Market Continuing to Grow, with Asia-Pacific Keeping the Lead

Balancing Geological Potential and Political Risk

A Grand Unified Theory of Exotic Superconductivity?

Binghamton physicist contributes to creation of first computer-designed superconductor

American DG Energy to Provide Greener On-Site Utility Systems

	Kenya seizes 4 tonnes of ivory as elephant slaughter surges Kenyan customs officers have seized almost four tonnes of elephant ivory in two separate shipments, officials said Wednesday, amid a surge in poaching of the threatened animals. ... more		Alarming suicide rates among Brazil's Guarani Indians Survival International, a non-profit which champions the rights of indigenous people around the world, on Wednesday highlighted alarming suicide rates among Brazil's tiny Guarani Indian tribe. ... more		Early mammal varieties declined as evolution of flowering plants took off The dramatic explosion of flowering plant species that occurred about 100 million years ago was thought to have been good news for evolving mammals, providing them with new options for food and habi ... more		Recent Study Reduces Casimir Force to Lowest Recorded Level A research team that includes a physics professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has recorded a drastically reduced measurement of the Casimir effect, a fundamental qua ... more

Quantum transport method reads open quantum states

Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies

Early universe dark matter born red hot before cooling

Indian army ends deadly two-week Kashmir operation		Booming Philippine outsourcing industry faces worker shortage		Indian protesters clash over creation of Telangana state		Somali pirate suspects deny 'attack' on Spanish anti-pirate ship: court		Indian negotiator for giant Rafale fighter deal dies
Bangladeshi court sentences BNP politician to death		S. Korean steel plant in India could displace 22,000, says UN		Bangladesh breaks ground for first nuclear power plant		Bangladesh starts building first nuclear plant		UFO? Star cluster? No, it's Falcon 9's jettisoned fuel

China to be world's top gold buyer this year: experts

Indian navy gets its first Hawk trainer jets

China, the global auto industry's best hope

Sharif: India-Pakistan arms race 'massive waste'

Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: study

Suspected Indian terrorist escapes during security lapse

Sri Lanka Tamils win landslide in self-rule vote

India planning world's largest solar project

India unveils Mars mission spacecraft

New role for protein family could provide path to how crop traits are modified

Pulsating dust cloud dynamics modelled

Indian police arrest politicians over communal violence

Water supply a problem for New Delhi's poor

Sri Lanka, China to close free-trade deal: Colombo

Phase 2 of India's solar mission faces delays

Emerging powers chide rich nations climate stance

Suu Kyi meets Dalai Lama, risking China's ire

India test-fires long-range missile

Researchers identify ancient ancestor of tulip tree line

Dalai Lama says China's Tibet policy now 'more realistic'

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