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  Dhaka (AFP) Dec 28, 2016 Four Bangladeshi fishermen were injured when Myanmar's navy allegedly opened fire on them while they were fishing along the countries' troubled border in the Bay of Bengal, an official said Wednesday. A group of 14 fishermen, four of whom have been hospitalised with bullet wounds, told coastguard officials that a Myanmar navy ship had entered Bangladeshi waters and opened fire on their trawler on Tuesday. "They said the navy ship started firing on them without any warning," coastguard officer Sa ... read more |
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Pakistan frees 220 Indian fishermenPakistan on Sunday released 220 Indian fishermen held for trespassing into its territorial waters as a "goodwill gesture" to its nuclear-armed rival India, officials said. ... more  
Dalai Lama will not visit Mongolia again: govtsChina said Wednesday it hoped Mongolia could "draw lessons" from the fallout over hosting the Dalai Lama after the Mongolian foreign minister announced that the Tibetan spiritual leader would no longer be allowed to visit the country. ... more  
Exciting new creatures discovered on ocean floorScientists at the University of Southampton have discovered six new animal species in undersea hot springs 2.8 kilometres deep in the southwest Indian Ocean. The unique marine life was discovered ar ... more  
Experts 'highly confident' MH370 not in search zoneMissing flight MH370 is almost certainly not in the current search zone in the remote Indian Ocean and may be further north, new analysis showed Tuesday, but authorities indicated the hunt may not be expanded. ... more |
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India accuses Pakistani Islamist over airbase attackIndia 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. ... more  
Alpha Defence Company To Make Navigation Satellites For ISROLeading defence electronics and aerospace firm Alpha Design Technologies Ltd. announced on Monday signing a contract to make navigation satellites for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ... more 
New species found near ocean floor hot springsResearchers have discovered six new species living near hydrothermal vents on the sea floor. ... more  
Rainbow snake, tiny frog among new Mekong speciesA 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. ... more  
A population of neutron stars can generate gravitational waves continuouslyProfessor Sudip Bhattacharyya of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India, and Professor Deepto Chakrabarty (MIT, USA), an adjunct visiting professor at the same institute, h ... more |
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 Missing Chinese activist 'handed over state secrets':  
India names new military, spy chiefs; China protests Dalai Lama meetingIndia Saturday announced the names of the new army and airforce chief along with the heads of the country's spy agencies. ... more
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 |
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   Russian rescuers working round the clock have found the main black box from the Syria-bound military plane that crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.
The defence ministry said the box, which could provide vital clues as to why the Tu-154 jet crashed, was discovered early Tuesday only 1,600 metres from the shore and 17 metres under the surface and was i ... more Preparing for air traffic control via satellite Sikorsky funded for Phase III of DARPA's ALIAS program Lockheed Martin contracted for PAC-3 production for Qatar |
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Charging stations along the U.S. highway system and advances for school bus fleets are getting the bulk of new alternative vehicle funding, the government said.
The U.S. Energy Department said it was putting $18 million in support forward for projects aimed at developing electric and other hybrid vehicle technology.
"Public investment in advanced, energy efficient transportation ... more China fines GM unit $29 million for 'price-fixing' Uber puts brakes on self-driving cars in California Volkswagen reaches emissions agreement with 3-liter car owners |
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Distributed energy resources - relatively small-scale power technologies such as solar, wind, energy storage, and power electronics and control devices - are being deployed rapidly in the global shift toward a low-carbon energy future.
To ensure that both distributed and centralized energy resources are integrated efficiently, however, electric power systems in the U.S., Europe, and other ... more Toward energy solutions for northern regions Energy-hungry Asia slowing down, lender saysUS push to low-carbon future 'unstoppable': Biden |
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A little sodium goes a long way. At least that's the case in carbon-based energy technology. Specifically, embedding sodium in carbon materials can tremendously improve electrodes.
A research team led by Yun Hang Hu, the Charles and Carroll McArthur Professor of materials science and engineering at Michigan Tech, created a brand-new way to synthesize sodium-embedded carbon nanowalls. Previ ... more World's smallest electrical wire made from world's smallest diamonds Lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes affected by impurities in vacuum Scientists build bacteria-powered battery on single sheet of paper |
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Physicists from MIPT and the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences described the mobility of line defects, or dislocations, in uranium dioxide. This will enable future predictions of nuclear fuel behavior under operating conditions. The research findings were published in the International Journal of Plasticity.
Nuclear fuel has an immense potential, as i ... more Battling energy crisis, Pakistan turns on fourth nuclear plant Report finds additional radioactive materials in gas-well drill cuttings Chemistry research breakthrough that could improve nuclear waste recycling technologies |
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In a paper published in the journal Nature, the ALPHA collaboration reports the first ever measurement on the optical spectrum of an antimatter atom. This achievement features technological developments that open up a completely new era in high-precision antimatter research. It is the result of over 20 years of work by the CERN antimatter community.
"Using a laser to observe a transition i ... more ALPHA observes light spectrum of antimatter for first time Existence of a short-lived tetraneutron predicted Saudi Arabia Adopts Western Calendar |
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China had "real cause for concern" after US President-elect Donald Trump chose outspoken China critic Peter Navarro for a top trade position, Chinese media reports said Friday, as they warned of a potential trade war.
Trump has picked Navarro to head the White House National Trade Council, a new office that will oversee trade and industrial policy, in the latest sign he is moving ahead with ... more US returns Alibaba website to counterfeits blacklist Trump names critics of China, regulation for economic posts Toshiba shares fall 20% after it flags one-off loss |
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Chinese police have shot dead three people who allegedly attacked a Communist Party office in the restive Xinjiang region on Wednesday, state media said, in the bloodiest such incident in months.
The three "rioters" drove up to a local party office in Moyu County and "detonated (an) explosive device", killing two and injuring three others, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a s ... more India accuses Pakistani Islamist over airbase attack Pentagon confirms death of two Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan Kurdish-Shiite row erupts at Iraqi football match |
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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 Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet Glee to gloom: Climate and the 'Trump effect' 'Fear is palpable' among US climate scientists over Trump moves |
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India's Defense Research and Development Organization completed a test for its Agni-V ballistic missile, leading China to question the country's intentions.
The test marked the fourth demonstration of the weapon, which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead at a range of over 3,100 miles The Hindu reported. The Defense Research and Development Organization hailed the event as a "huge ... more N. Korea plans nuclear push in 2017: top defector Duped by fake news, Pakistan minister makes nuke threat to Israel Is the Iran nuclear deal already being violated? |
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Nine residents of the Chinese "rebel" village of Wukan have been jailed for "disrupting social order" after September protests against officials turned violent, leading police to shut down the settlement and impose a media blackout.
Wukan, a 13,000-strong fishing village in the southern province of Guangdong, became a symbol of resistance against corruption after a mass uprising over alleged ... more Hong Kong's ousted anti-China lawmakers make final appeal over ban Born again: baby boom after China ends one-child rule Dalai Lama will not visit Mongolia again: govts |
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  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday claimed the military had routed Boko Haram in a key northeastern stronghold, a year after saying the Islamist militants had been "technically" defeated.
A campaign lasting for months in the 1,300 square-kilometre (500 square-mile) forest in northeastern Borno state led to the "final crushing of Boko Haram terrorists in their last enclave in Sam ... more UN cancels controversial Gambia army chief's Darfur visit Influx of Chinese investors angers Madagascans Mobile money lifts Kenyan households out of poverty |
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Raytheon is offering its InSITE training solution for the U.S. Army's Training Aids, Devices, Simulations and Simulators Maintenance Program.
The program, which the company maintains will effectively boost mission readiness for the branch, is a follow-up to the U.S. Army Warfighter FOCUS program, for which Raytheon received a contract in 2007.
The InSITE project involves particip ... more BAE Systems to provide active protection for Dutch CV90 vehicles Kongsberg contracted for M1A2 CROWS configuration Orbital ATK completes Zombie Pathfinder target test for U.S. Army |
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The U.S. Navy formally accepted the future USS Gabrielle Giffords into its fleet, marking the final milestone for the vessel prior to commissioning.
The acceptance of the branch's ninth littoral combat ship took place during a ceremony on Dec. 23, and follows the completion of acceptance trials in November. Gabrielle Giffords is the fifth Independence-class ship to join the Navy.
... more China's aircraft carrier passes south of Taiwan General Dynamics receives modification for Columbia submarines Raytheon selected for anti-ship weapon support |
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From "Aliens" to "Interstellar," Hollywood has long used suspended animation to overcome the difficulties of deep space travel, but the once-fanciful sci-fi staple is becoming scientific fact.
The theory is that a hibernating crew could stay alive over vast cosmic distances, requiring little food, hydration or living space, potentially slashing the costs of interstellar missions and eradicat ... more NASA Readies for Major Orion Milestones in 2017 India achieves advances multiple space systems in 2016 Spacewalk for Thomas Pesquet at ISS |
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