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May 15, 2014
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Tech troubles hinder resumption of MH370 search
Sydney (AFP) May 14, 2014
Technical troubles have hindered a resumption of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with a mini-sub lasting only two hours in the water before it had to be raised, officials said Wednesday. Australian vessel Ocean Shield, carrying the US Navy Bluefin-21 submersible, arrived back in the southern Indian Ocean search zone Tuesday following a port visit to Perth after the air and sea hunt was scaled back. The plan was for it to resume scouring the seabed where transmissions believ ... read more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Australia commits up to $84 million to MH370 search
Australia has committed up to Aus$89.9 million (US$84 million) towards the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 over two years, budget papers released Tuesday show. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR

Six suffer burns at controversial India nuclear plant: reports
Six workers suffered significant burns on Wednesday at a Russian-backed nuclear power plant in southern India plagued by years of protests before its opening, reports said. ... more
DEMOCRACY

India election campaign ends with clashing visions
Ruling Congress party frontman Rahul Gandhi warned Saturday of an India divided by caste and creed if the Hindu nationalist opposition wins power, as campaigning ended ahead of the last round of voting in the nation's multi-stage election. ... more
24/7 News Coverage


FAST TRACK

China signs mega east Africa rail deal
China on Sunday signed a deal to build a $3.8 billion rail link between Kenya's Indian Ocean port of Mombasa and Nairobi, the first stage of a line that will eventually link Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. ... more


DEMOCRACY

Modi 'tsunami' forecast on India's holy Ganges
As he contemplated the vast crowds that greeted Narendra Modi in India's holiest city, the would-be prime minister's top aide proclaimed the wave of support for his boss had become a "tsunami". ... more
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

India admits 'Delhi as polluted as Beijing'
India's state air monitoring centre made a rare admission Thursday that pollution in New Delhi was comparable with Beijing, but disputed a WHO finding that the Indian capital had the dirtiest atmosphere in the world. ... more
SUPERPOWERS

Dalai Lama shrugs off Norway government snub
The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday he held no grudges against Norway's government after they decided not to meet him on his trip to Oslo in order to avoid further damaging already fragile relations with China. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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
MILPLEX

India's Modi pledges defence procurement overhaul
India's frontrunner for prime minister Narendra Modi has pledged to speed up corruption-hit defence procurement if he comes to power to ensure the country's military is better prepared for battle. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Nepal counts cost of damaging Everest debacle
Dreams shattered and counting their losses, many foreign climbers say they might never return to Nepal to climb Everest, upset by ugly scenes at base camp and what they see as the government's mismanagement of the peak. ... more
WATER WORLD

Extremes in wet, dry spells increasing for South Asian monsoons
Stanford scientists have identified significant changes in the patterns of extreme wet and dry events that are increasing the risk of drought and flood in central India, one of the most densely popu ... more
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WATER WORLD

Hydro-power plants partly blamed for deadly India floods: study
Hydropower projects in northern India were partly to blame for devastating floods last year that killed thousands, a government report has concluded, in a warning to other Himalayan nations investing in the alternative energy source. ... more
RUSSIAN SPACE

Russia Set to Boost Space Cooperation With India, China
Russia is set to develop its space cooperation with India and China, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Oleg Ostapenko said on Thursday. "Recently, we received an invitation from J ... more
24/7 News Coverage
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
MISSILE DEFENSE

India test-fires anti-ballistic missile
India successfully test-fired a new anti-ballistic missile on Sunday in a step towards developing a missile defence system which only an elite club of countries has built. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Undersea search for MH370 to expand: Australia
Australia's prime minister Monday announced an expanded search across a huge swathe of seabed where Flight MH370 might have crashed seven weeks ago, admitting it is now "highly unlikely" any surface wreckage will be found. ... more
WEATHER REPORT

Sixteen dead in Bangladesh storm
A severe storm has killed 16 people and destroyed 1,000 homes in northern Bangladesh, police and government officials said Monday. ... more
WEATHER REPORT
Staying On Task in the Automated Cockpit

Belgium asks U.S. for F-16 upgrade equipment

Sikorsky moves forward with optionally-piloted helicopters


WEATHER REPORT
Google self-driving car coming around the corner

Two-stroke scooters are 'super-polluters': study

Nissan venture aims for 20% of China electric car market


WEATHER REPORT
Changing Renewable Energy Target would damage investment and throw away jobs

Caltech's Sustainability Institute Gets Funding to Solve Global Energy Problems

Germany now EU's worst polluter as CO2 emissions rise


WEATHER REPORT
Campaigners call on EPA to address shortfalls in 'toxic pollutants' from fracking

Japan's Inpex Corp. announces gas is flowing from field off Indonesia coast

Austrian energy company OMV says security issues dragged on Libya oil output

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Undersea search for MH370 to expand: Australia
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday admitted it was "highly unlikely" that any surface wreckage will be found from Flight MH370 as he announced a more intensive underwater search. ... more
WEATHER REPORT

At least nine dead in Bangladesh storm
A severe storm left at least nine people dead and about 1,000 homeless after hitting northern Bangladesh overnight, police and a local government official said Monday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Sherpas struggle as Everest shuts down after killer avalanche
An unprecedented shutdown of Mount Everest after the worst ever accident on the world's highest peak has left grieving Nepalese sherpa guides and their families fearing for their livelihoods. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

No Everest summits likely this season: expedition official
The Everest climbing season will probably be called off this year following last week's avalanche that killed 16 sherpas, an organisation representing Nepalese expedition operators said Friday. ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Australia plans to widen fruitless MH370 search

SUPERPOWERS

Back door over red carpet: Norway torn on Dalai Lama visit

DEMOCRACY

Six killed as India heads back to the polls

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Guides, climbers prepare to leave Everest

SOLAR DAILY

US urged to drop India WTO case on solar

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Australia says cost not a concern in MH370 search

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Cancellations on Everest amid talks to save climbing season

FLORA AND FAUNA

Chimpanzees prefer firm, stable beds

INTERNET SPACE

WhatsApp hits half billion users; Facebook profits soar; Apple plan stock split

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Everest guides abandon climbing season after deadly avalanche

Madagascar fights to prevent oil spill from stricken tanker

Nepal calls off search for missing guides on Everest: official

Cyclone curtails aerial search for MH370

Guides, climbers cancel Everest expeditions after tragedy

Malaysia Airlines jet in emergency landing after tyre bursts

Everest avalanche death toll reaches 13

Ex-Apple chief plans mobile phone for India

12 Nepalese guides killed in worst-ever Everest accident

IT czar Nilekani issues warning as India votes

MH370 search to be most costly ever at $100 mln: analysts

India's opposition rules out major change to nuke policy

Sri Lanka troops kill emerging Tiger leaders: official

Mini-sub to dive again after aborting first MH370 search

Mini-sub dives again after aborting first MH370 search

Chinese gold demand may rise 20% by 2017: industry body

SU geologists prove early Tibetan Plateau was larger than previously thought

Mini-sub deploys to scour ocean depths in MH370 hunt

Coral reefs of the Mozambique Channel a leading candidate for saving marine diversity

British Gurkha war hero fights one last campaign

China and India face huge cancer burden: experts

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