
France to probe risks taken by soldiers in deadly avalanche
France's defence minister promised Tuesday to investigate whether five Foreign Legion troops killed in an avalanche took unnecessary risks, as an expert warned that an unusually mild autumn was causing a spate of deadly snowslides. ... more
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A tree or not a tree? India's Goa rows over coconut status
Politicians in India's Goa are locked in an row over the status of the popular tourist state's beloved coconut trees - after officials ruled that they were not in fact trees. ... more
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SMOS mission reveals 15-year global forest carbon storage trends
Pacific microstate sells first passports to fund climate action
Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread bleaching on record
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Bird flu detected in US turkey flock
Bird flu has been detected in a US turkey flock but is different from the strain that devastated the nation's poultry industry last year, officials said Friday. ... more
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Nepal quake rebuilding to take years, new chief says
Tens of thousands of Nepalis left homeless after April's massive earthquake will have to spend years living in temporary shelters, the country's reconstruction chief has told AFP. ... more
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First evidence for independent working memory systems in animals
A new study from Indiana University could help ensure the hundreds of millions of dollars spent each year to develop potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease aren't wasted on targeting the wrong ... more
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Indian Army likely to get K9 Vajra-T howitzers
The Indian Army is likely to acquire the K9 Vajra-T howitzer, a Larsen & Toubro modification of Samsung Techwin's K-9 Thunder. ... more
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MH370 search finds new shipwreck, but no plane
The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has uncovered a shipwreck deep underwater, officials said Wednesday, the second such discovery since the search began almost two years ago. ... more
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