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  Sydney (AFP) Dec 14, 2016 The last vessel searching for missing MH370 has left on its final sweep across the southern Indian Ocean, Australia said Wednesday, as the transport minister cautioned the airliner might not be found in coming weeks. Fugro Equator sailed from Fremantle port on Australia's western coast on Monday for the 120,000 square-kilometre (46,000-square-mile) zone where investigators believe the Malaysian Airlines jet disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 passengers a ... read more |
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India Inc joins hands to bid for moon missionAn Indian aerospace start-ups's plans to send a mission to moon as part of the Google's Lunar XPRIZE challenge has received a major boost in funding from local corporate houses and entrepreneurs. A ... more  
84,000 people displaced by Indonesia earthquake: officialThe number of people left homeless after an earthquake struck western Indonesia has soared to nearly 84,000, leaving authorities struggling to care for the victims, an official said Tuesday. ... more 
Cyclone kills 10 in south India's tech hubAt least 10 people were killed when Cyclone Vardah slammed into the southern Indian tech hub of Chennai, bringing down houses and cutting off the electricity supply, authorities said Tuesday. ... more  
Sri Lanka to sell loss-making port to ChinaSri Lanka hopes to sell part of its loss-making $1.4 billion harbour to a Chinese company in January to help pay off crippling debts, the ports minister said Wednesday. ... more |
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Indonesia, India pledge closer maritime tiesThe leaders of Indonesia and India pledged greater maritime cooperation Monday, as Asia's two largest democracies sought to counter China's rising influence in the region. ... more  
Climate change likely caused deadly 2016 avalanche in TibetWith a deadly avalanche, it appears climate change may now be affecting a once stable region of the Tibetan Plateau. That's the conclusion of an international team of researchers who have published ... more 
Two die as cyclone hits coastal IndiaTwo people were killed Monday after Cyclone Vardah pounded India's southeastern coast at speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour, forcing thousands to flee their homes. ... more  
Energy-hungry Asia slowing down, lender saysGrowth for energy-hungry Asian economies is starting to level off as a slowdown in India drags on regional momentum, a regional lender said. ... more
Sri Lanka navy breaks up dock worker strikeSri Lankan security forces fired warning shots Saturday to disperse striking dock workers who have prevented a Japanese vessel from leaving the port for four days, a navy spokesman said. ... more |
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Tibetan self-immolates in China: rights groupA man has self-immolated in protest against China's presence in Tibet while calling for the return of the Dalai Lama, a rights group said Saturday, the first Tibetan to set themselves on fire since March. ... more 
One ship left in MH370 underwater searchThe official search for MH370 in the Indian Ocean has been reduced to one ship, Australian authorities said Wednesday, as relatives of the missing passengers launch their own hunt for crash debris in Madagascar. ... more |
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   The German Air Force has received its first upgraded A400M Atlas military transport aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space.
The new plane is the sixth A400M to serve in the branch, and the first to feature new capabilities allowing it to fly into areas with known military threats. Germany intends to replace its legacy fleet of C-130 airlifters with the updated planes.
"The A400M ... more US military grounds Osprey planes in Japan after crash Final sweep for MH370 sea search Boeing delivers digital flight deck upgrades to NATO fleet |
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General Motors began deliveries Tuesday of the first all-electric car model aimed at the middle market, getting a head start on Tesla Motors and other competitors.
GM delivered the Chevrolet Bolt EV to three customers in California, including one in Fremont, where Tesla has a big factory.
The Bolt can travel up to 238 miles on a full charge. It lists for $37,495, but consumers are eligi ... more French cars lead EU list of low CO2 emitters, Ferrari fined California shuts down Uber's self-driving carsUber defies California, keeps self-driving cars rolling |
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Growth for energy-hungry Asian economies is starting to level off as a slowdown in India drags on regional momentum, a regional lender said.
The Asian Development Bank trimmed its outlook for full-year 2016 from 5.7 percent to 5.6 percent for all of Asia. The forecast for 2017 remains stable at 5.7 percent. The bank said a slowdown in India was behind most of the downgrade.
"Indi ... moreUS push to low-carbon future 'unstoppable': Biden China's Shanghai Electric to invest $9bn in Pakistan upgrades China power plant collapse kills at least 22: Xinhua |
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The day of charging cellphones with finger swipes and powering Bluetooth headsets simply by walking is now much closer. Michigan State University engineering researchers have created a new way to harvest energy from human motion, using a film-like device that actually can be folded to create more power. With the low-cost device, known as a nanogenerator, the scientists successfully operated an L ... more Battery research reaching out to higher voltages Could a seawater battery help end our dependence on lithium? Researchers peer into atom-sized tunnels in hunt for better battery |
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Bulgaria is looking for an investor ready to revive a long-delayed project for a new nuclear power plant on the Danube, the government announced Friday.
The announcement comes after Bulgaria's state-owned National Electricity Company on Thursday paid Russia's nuclear company Atomstroyexport a total of 601 million euros in compensation after cancelling the planned project to build a 2,000-meg ... more Japan switches on nuclear reactor after safety shutdown Fukushima costs to double to nearly $180 bn: report 'Diamond-age' of power generation as nuclear batteries developed |
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In 2015, the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) detected an event, named ASASSN-15lh, that was recorded as the brightest supernova ever - and categorised as a superluminous supernova, the explosion of an extremely massive star at the end of its life. It was twice as bright as the previous record holder, and at its peak was 20 times brighter than the total light output of the entir ... more Blocks of ice demonstrate levitated and directed motion High-tech glass plates to be used to discover the birth of new black holes Neutrons identify key ingredients of the quantum spin liquid recipe |
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  China ended a major annual economic meeting Friday with promises to liberalise investment in state-owned sectors, control real estate speculation and improve the "flexibility" of the yuan's exchange rate, as the country's economy shows signs of stabilisation.
The Central Economic Work Conference, headed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, began Wednesday in Beijing and focused on setting out ec ... more In China, it's crunch time in 'Santa's workshop' China new bank loans grow modestly in November EU agrees tougher trade rules amid China row |
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  Two clubs from Iraqi Kurdistan announced on Saturday their withdrawal from the country's football championship in protest at anti-Kurdish chants during a match against a Shiite club.
The match itself was briefly suspended after Arbil's players walked off when home club supporters in the Shiite city of Najaf south of Baghdad chanted slogans associating the Kurdish regional capital Arbil in th ... more Pentagon works to ease Kurdish-Turkish tensions in Syria Uzbek interim leader scores landslide election win Kurdish curbs harm recovery of Iraq Yazidis: rights group |
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This week, astronauts are unloading more than 5,000 pounds of cargo and crew supplies from the Cygnus spacecraft to support dozens of science and research investigations. However, this shipment has special significance. This shipment arrived via an Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.
Rocket launches to the International Space ... moreOrbital cargo ship arrives at space station New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS |
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Climate scientists tend to be a hardy bunch, accustomed to hate mail, vicious online attacks, lawmakers who deny that global warming is real, and for some, even death threats.
But their mood darkened in recent days as President-elect Donald Trump tapped a series of climate change deniers and fossil fuel supporters for key posts in his administration.
That gloom turned to panic when Trum ... more Warmer temps may not affect carbon stored deep in northern peatlands Glee to gloom: Climate and the 'Trump effect' Scientists measure impact of local weather on global climate patterns |
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North Korea on Thursday wrapped up a 200-day mass mobilisation campaign aimed at boosting an economy struggling with upgraded UN sanctions imposed after its two nuclear tests this year.
Coming hard on the heels of a similar 70-day campaign that ended in May, the 200-day version kicked off in early June, pushing extra hours and working weekends.
On the final day Thursday, as on every day ... more Obama allows Iran sanctions renewal without signing bill Gunning for science and power in N. Korea Lockheed Martin to continue ICBM sustainment for U.S. Air Force |
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  A former Hong Kong security chief who stepped down after mass protests and is loathed by the city's pro-democracy camp said Thursday she will run for leader, as opponents warn she would be a Beijing puppet.
The race for chief executive was thrown open when unpopular hardline leader Leung Chun-ying declared last week he would not seek reelection after a term marked by political crises and ant ... more Chinese official's wife jailed in new vaccine scandal Popular Chinese Muslim website shuttered after Xi Jinping petition Anti-China protesters rally in Hong Kong as vote looms |
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  The UN has stopped The Gambia's controversial army chief from visiting troops serving as peacekeepers in Darfur, as international pressure grows on the country's top brass to accept incoming president-elect Adama Barrow.
Gambian security forces seized the country's Independent Electoral Commission on Tuesday, drawing international condemnation follosing a contested presidential election held ... more Influx of Chinese investors angers Madagascans Mobile money lifts Kenyan households out of poverty Mali rivals must stick to peace deal: French minister |
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  MBDA Missile Systems has completed firing trials for its Enforcer lightweight precision weapon system.
The tests, completed in November 2016, were conducted at the German Bundeswehr's Technical Center for Weapons Ammunition 91. MBDA officials say the end of the trials marks a significant milestone in for the program.
"These tests have topped off a successful year of Enforcer deve ... more U.S. State Dept. approves M1A2 tank recapitalization for Kuwait Lithuania buys Saab's RBS 70 simulators Saab introduces mobile training app for soldiers |
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BAE Systems has received a $368 million contract to perform weapon system engineering services for U.S. and U.K. Ohio- and Vanguard-class submarines.
The five-year contract supports the U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs office, which oversees the Strategic Weapons System and Attack Weapons systems for both developing platforms. Company officials say the work will bolster maritime d ... more BAE rolls out first Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 prototype PAE contracted to support maritime surveillance in Tunisia DCNS begins final M51 missile adaptation for French submarines |
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The Space Network, the wireless communication system connecting astronauts inside the International Space Station to their colleagues on the ground, is getting an upgrade. The boost will double data rates.
Currently, astronauts aboard ISS are limited by a connectivity threshold of 300 megabits per second, about twice the speed of most home WiFi networks.
"Fundamentally, this upgr ... more Trump sits down with tech execs, including critics NASA Tech - it's all around us NASA Communications Network to Double Space Station Data Rates |
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