
India's booming taxi-app firms endure bumpy ride
India's ultra-competitive app-based taxi-hailing market has quickly become a multi-billion-dollar industry, but controversy surrounding safety, rejected licences and protesting cabbies threatens to slam the brakes on its spectacular rise. ... more
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France says India to seal deal on Rafale jets in '2 to 3 months'
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday that talks with India over the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets were progressing well and would be finalised within "two to three months". ... more
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Fossil discoveries in southern Africa reveal life before catastrophic Permian extinction
Liverwort gene discovery reveals ancient mechanism behind plant reproductive growth
Potato traces its ancient roots to tomato hybridization
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RS-25 Engine Fires Up for Third Test in Series
Ladies and gentlemen, we've started our engine. An RS-25 engine fired up for 500 seconds June 11 at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
Four RS-25 engines will power N ... more
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China says Nepal quake moved Everest southwest
A devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in April moved Mount Everest three centimetres (just over an inch) to the southwest, but did not change its height, according to Chinese research published on Tuesday. ... more
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Long, hard road for Nepal's disabled quake survivors
Eight hours after Bim Bahadur Gurung started walking along a mountain path, carrying his severely injured daughter on his back and hoping to find a hospital, a second earthquake struck already-devastated Nepal. ... more
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Quake-hit Nepal wants experts to assess Everest safety
Tourism-dependent Nepal will call in international experts to examine popular trekking routes - including in the quake-hit Everest region - and declare them safe for hikers, an official said late Thursday. ... more
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China's Panchen Lama meets Xi, calls for 'national unity'
A man Beijing has named as one of the most senior figures in Tibetan Buddhism met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, state media said Thursday, as Communist authorities seek to win support for their policies in the region. ... more
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