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March 13, 2015
EPIDEMICS
Swine flu outbreak in India raises concern
Cambridge MA (SPX) Mar 13, 2015
Since December, an outbreak of swine flu in India has killed more than 1,200 people, and a new MIT study suggests that the strain has acquired mutations that make it more dangerous than previously circulating strains of H1N1 influenza. The findings, which appear in the March 11 issue of Cell Host and Microbe, contradict previous reports from Indian health officials that the strain has not changed from the version of H1N1 that emerged in 2009 and has been circulating around the world ever since. ... read more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

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SINO DAILY

Exiled Tibet leader compares China to N.Korea, apartheid S.Africa
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Bangladesh uses SERVIR for flood warning system
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Concern over India plan to stop publishing smog data
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EPIDEMICS

Experts sound warning over flu dangers in China, India
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WATER WORLD

India-backed port won't dump dredge in Australia's Great Barrier Reef
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SINO DAILY

Protests mark Tibet Uprising Day in India, Nepal
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Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
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GPS NEWS

ISRO races to fix glitch in navigational satellite so that it can be launched in time
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AEROSPACE

No known link between towelette found in Australia and MH370
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SOLAR DAILY

Global PV Balance-of-System Revenues to Exceed $20 Billion in 2019
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SUPERPOWERS

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WHALES AHOY

Washington's Makah Indian tribe could soon hunt gray whales
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Tibetan woman self-immolates in China: reports
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FLORA AND FAUNA

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Water, electricity cuts shut Comoros main hospital
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MILPLEX

Saudi Arabia becomes top arms importer: study
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GPS NEWS

India to Launch Fourth Navigation Satellite for Communications Security
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GPS NEWS

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EARTH OBSERVATION

India to Soon Have Better Earth Observation Satellites
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GPS NEWS

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WATER WORLD

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MILTECH

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CLIMATE SCIENCE

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EPIDEMICS

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SUPERPOWERS

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CLIMATE SCIENCE

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MILPLEX

Modi vows to end India status as top defence importer

NUKEWARS

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