
Australia moves to reduce legal challenges to mining projects
Australia plans to change the law to stop environmental groups from launching "endless legal sabotage" against developments, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday after a court this month blocked a massive India-backed mine. ... more
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India to Set Up Space Research and Satellite Monitoring Station in Fiji
The Indian Space Research Organization has announced plans to open a new space research and satellite monitoring station on the Fiji Islands. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to formally ann ... more
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Destructive cosmic airbursts likely more common than previously believed
CO2 increase to reshape geomagnetic storm impacts on satellites
Fossil discoveries in southern Africa reveal life before catastrophic Permian extinction
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Chinese Military Giving US Troops the Boot in Djibouti
The Chinese military is about to give its American counterpart the boot in the tiny country of Djibouti - the strategically critical entrance from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea located in the Horn ... more
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Paleobotanist identifies what could be the mythical 'first flower'
Indiana University paleobotanist David Dilcher and colleagues in Europe have identified a 125 million- to 130 million-year-old freshwater plant as one of earliest flowering plants on Earth. The find ... more
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South Indian state orders temples to pray for rain
Authorities in a south Indian state have ordered temples to perform special prayers for rain after a disappointing monsoon. ... more
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Deutsche Bank mulls selling activities in China, India: report
Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, is considering selling its stake in Chinese group Hua Xia Bank and divesting its retail banking activities in India, the business daily Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday. ... more
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Seven killed as landslide hits Sikh temple in India
A landslide struck a popular Sikh temple complex in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and wounding nine others, police said. ... more
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