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  Bangkok (AFP) Dec 19, 2016 A rainbow-headed snake, a tiny frog and a lizard with dragon-like horns are among more than 150 new species confirmed by scientists last year in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region, researchers said on Monday. Winding its way from the Tibetan plateau through the mountains and jungles of Southeast Asia, the Mekong river helps sustain one of the most diverse regions on the planet. Each year scientists announce new species, after an often lengthy identification process, highlighti ... read more |
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Final sweep for MH370 sea searchThe 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. ... more  
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 |
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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 
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 |
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ISRO launches earth observation satellite, Resourcesat-2AAn Indian rocket named Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully on Wednesday morning with the country's earth observation satellite Resourcesat-2A. The PSLV-XL variant roc ... more  
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 |
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Heading home for the holidays may fill you with joy, as well as a little dread at the thought of the complexities of air travel at one of the busiest times of the year. The good news is that NASA is working on new technologies and concepts in air traffic management that will not only provide some relief from holiday travel headaches, but increase the efficiency, safety and environmental friendli ... more Germany receives first tactical A400M transport from Airbus Raytheon to provide new F-16 mission computers for U.S. Air Force Bell-Boeing contracted for V-22 Osprey repair services |
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Conservation scientists have used layers of data on biodiversity, climate, transport and crop yields to construct a colour-coded mapping system that shows where new road-building projects should go to be most beneficial for food production at the same time as being least destructive to the environment.
The hope is that this "trade-off" strategy might guide governments, investors and develo ... more GM first to deliver mid-priced, all-electric car French cars lead EU list of low CO2 emitters, Ferrari finedVW settles Canada drivers' class action over emissions |
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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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Catalysts are at the heart of fuel cells-devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen to water and enough electricity to power vehicles for hundreds of miles. But finding effective, inexpensive catalysts has been a key challenge to getting more of these hydrogen-powered, emission-free vehicles out on the road.
To help tackle this challenge, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) B ... more Finger swipe-powered phone? We're 1 step closer Battery research reaching out to higher voltages Lower cost of LEDs reduce profitability for manufacturing landscape |
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  Japan has scrapped plans to generate electricity at a multi-billion dollar experimental nuclear reactor, the government said Monday, giving up on the decades-old project due to spiralling costs.
Once touted as a "dream reactor," the Monju facility was designed to generate more fuel than it consumes via nuclear chain reaction, an attractive alternative in a country with few natural resources. ... more Bulgaria seeks investor to revive nuclear project Japan switches on nuclear reactor after safety shutdown Fukushima costs to double to nearly $180 bn: report |
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Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a method that will detect roughly 10 black holes per year, doubling the number currently known within two years, and it will likely unlock the history of black holes in a little more than a decade.
Avery Broderick, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo, and Mansour Karami, a PhD studen ... more Spinning black hole swallowing star explains superluminous event Blocks of ice demonstrate levitated and directed motion High-tech glass plates to be used to discover the birth of new black holes |
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  China's economic growth will slow to 6.5 percent next year and the yuan will continue falling against the dollar, a top Chinese think-tank said Monday.
The prediction follows a raft of positive data earlier this month that raised hopes of an end to the slowdown.
But the economy - the world's second largest - still "faces increasing downward pressure", the Chinese Academy of Social Scie ... moreChina vows more 'flexible' yuan, less property speculation In China, it's crunch time in 'Santa's workshop' Philippines taps China-backed AIIB to fix infrastructure |
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  India on Monday accused Pakistani militant leader Maulana Masood Azhar of masterminding an audacious attack on an air force base in January that led to a breakdown in relations between the two nuclear-armed nations.
Seven soldiers were killed in the attack on the Indian air force base in Pathankot, which New Delhi has said could not have been carried out without the help of the Islamabad gov ... more Kurdish-Shiite row erupts at Iraqi football match Pentagon works to ease Kurdish-Turkish tensions in Syria Uzbek interim leader scores landslide election win |
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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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Australian, South African and US researchers say that although the environmental movement is in shock at US President-elect Donald Trump's election victory and its implications, it is not all doom and gloom.
"The environmental movement should proactively seize opportunities over the next four years," said lead author Dr Duan Biggs of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions ... more Glee to gloom: Climate and the 'Trump effect' Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet 'Fear is palpable' among US climate scientists over Trump moves |
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Lockheed Martin has received $60 million in contracts to sustain and modernize intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry systems for the U.S. Air Force.
The agreement is comprised of a new contract in addition to an extended second contract. The company will be tasked with providing equipment and services for U.S. Air Force personnel to support testing and maintenance for all Minutema ... more Iran discusses nuclear ships plan with IAEA chiefIAEA content with oil-rich Iran, Iran seeks sanction review N. Korea calls time on 200-day mass mobilisation |
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  The wife of a Chinese human rights lawyer said Monday she is suing the public security bureau for accusing her in an online propaganda video of fomenting "colour revolution".
Li Wenzu's husband Wang Quanzhang took on a number of civil rights cases considered sensitive by the ruling Communist party and was detained last summer.
His employer, Beijing's Fengrui law firm, was at the centre ... more 'Iron lady' Ip runs for Hong Kong leader Chinese official's wife jailed in new vaccine scandal Popular Chinese Muslim website shuttered after Xi Jinping petition |
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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 General Atomics contracted to support U.S. Army's Gray Eagle U.S. State Dept. approves M1A2 tank recapitalization for Kuwait Lithuania buys Saab's RBS 70 simulators |
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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 Australia launches second air warfare destroyer China aircraft carrier group conducts first live-fire drills BAE rolls out first Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 prototype |
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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 Spacewalk for Thomas Pesquet at ISS NASA's Exo-Brake 'Parachute' to Enable Safe Return for Small SpacecraftTrump sits down with tech execs, including critics |
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