
Islamic State seen shifting to more international attacks: UN
The Islamic State group is moving into a new phase of warfare that is likely to lead to more attacks on international civilian targets, according to a new report by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. ... more
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Sri Lankan monks hold prayers for buried landslide victims
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks held funeral prayers Thursday for more than 100 villagers buried in a landslide two weeks ago, as rescuers formally ended the search for their bodies. ... more
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One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas - satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones
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More than 2,000 Indians contract HIV after transfusions
More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed Wednesday. ... more
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India Presses Ahead With Space Ambitions
Indian scientists pronounced the testing of an indigenously developed reusable space rocket this week, "Mission accomplished successfully." Those words have been heard increasingly in recent years f ... more
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Dalai Lama warns of growing divide among Tibetans
The Dalai Lama warned Friday of a growing divide among exiled Tibetans, saying that morals are "degenerating" in the community, as the leader of its government-in-exile was sworn in at a ceremony in India. ... more
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Critical factors that determine drought vulnerability of wheat, maize
Researchers led by Lixin Wang, assistant professor of earth sciences in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, have identified critical information about the env ... more
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Study shows tax on plug-in vehicles is not answer to road-funding woes
Given declining revenues from gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and the need for new ways of funding road infrastructure, state and federal policymakers are considering or have enacted annual registrat ... more
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