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  Beijing (XNA) Jan 13, 2017 China has received images from a pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution remote sensing satellites launched in late December last year, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said Wednesday. Tourists were seen visiting the Potala Palace in Tibet Autonomous Region in the captured images. The satellites, SuperView-1 01/02, on the back of a Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province . The two are operating at an altitude of ... read more |
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Research sheds new light on high-altitude settlement in TibetHumans likely established permanent settlements on the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau between 13,000-7,400 years ago, according to new research published this week in the journal Science. That ... more  
Swiss police detain Tibet protesters as Xi arrivesSwiss police on Sunday detained 32 people protesting conditions in Tibet as Chinese President Xi Jinping began a state visit in the wealthy Alpine nation. ... more  
26 killed as Yemeni forces push rebels backAt least 26 Yemeni fighters died in fresh clashes and an air strike as government forces advanced against Shiite Huthi rebels near a key shipping strait, medics and officials said Saturday. ... more  
India launches second Scorpene-class submarineA second Indian-built Scorpene-class submarine was launched in Mumbai for the Indian Navy Thursday by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited. ... more |
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Tiny plants with huge potentialWolffia globosa, a tiny, rootless duckweed, or water lens, apparently has what it takes to achieve great things. Researchers at the University of Jena (Germany), together with colleagues in In ... more  
Proto India was by not as isolated as we thoughtIndia gradually drifted away from Africa and Madagascar towards the north and collided with the Eurasian plate. Scientists assumed for a long time that the subcontinent was largely isolated during i ... more  
India test-fires guided Pinaka Rocket Mark-IIIndia's Defense Research and Development Organization test-fired a guided variant of its Pinaka rocket in a recent demonstration. ... more  
China to set up gravitational wave telescopes in TibetChina is working to set up the world's highest altitude gravitational wave telescopes in Tibet Autonomous Region to detect the faintest echoes resonating from the universe, which may reveal more abo ... more  
Nepal sacks quake reconstruction chiefNepal on Wednesday sacked the chief of its earthquake reconstruction body, a move seen by critics as politically motivated and likely to further delay rebuilding following the April 2015 disaster. ... more |
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 Indian police rescue 6,000 turtles in 'largest' haul  
Changing rainfall patterns linked to water security in IndiaChanging rainfall is the key factor driving changes in groundwater storage in India, according to a new study led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar published in the journal Nat ... more  
New active filaments mimic biology to transport nano-cargoInspired by micro-scale motions of nature, a group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, in Chennai, India, has developed a new desi ... more |
   The U.S. Navy has accepted its 50th P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft from Boeing.
The plane, which will be part of an eventual fleet of 117 Poseidon aircraft, was delivered at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., earlier this month, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command reported.
"I'd like to formally thank the team, including PMA-290, Boeing ... more DARPA awards Sikorsky Phase 3 contract for ALIAS program Eurofighter signs support deals for Typhoon fighters GKN Aerospace continues Gripen's engine support program |
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  Auto sales in China, the world's biggest car market, surged at their fastest in three years in 2016, an industry group showed Thursday, jumping nearly 14 percent after authorities slashed a purchase tax.
The world's second-largest economy is crucial to global auto manufacturers, but the market took a hit from slowing economic growth in 2015.
However a total of 28.03 million cars were sol ... more Oslo temporarily bars diesel cars to combat pollution Bikeshare cycles dumped en masse in China US deal won't end 'dieselgate' pain for Volkswagen |
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  Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure on Monday moved a step closer to a more than Aus$7 billion (US$5.2 billion) takeover of Australian energy group Duet after a recommendation from the energy group's board.
In December, the Hong Kong billionaire put in an unsolicited and conditional offer of $Aus3 per share for Duet.
Following a review of the offer, the Duet board said it had agreed ... more China to build $1.5 billion power line across Pakistan MIT Energy Initiative report provides guidance for evolving electric power sector Toward energy solutions for northern regions |
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Just when lighting aficionados were in a dark place, LEDs came to the rescue. Over the past decade, LED technologies - short for light-emitting diode - have swept the lighting industry by offering features such as durability, efficiency and long life.
Now, Princeton engineering researchers have illuminated another path forward for LED technologies by refining the manufacturing of light sou ... more Nanoscale view of energy storage NREL pioneers better way to make renewable hydrogen UK-Led Hydrogen Fuel Project Promises to Provide Ultra-Clean Air in China |
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AREVA NP signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide fleet-wide refuel equipment upgrades. Under this contract, AREVA NP will upgrade existing refueling platforms, manipulator cranes, fuel transfer systems and used fuel bridge components. This modern equipment will help operators increase efficiency, strengthen performance and reduce time when rece ... more Portugal protests against Spain nuclear waste near borderFrance sells off Engie stake to finance Areva rescue UK asks regulators to assess Chinese nuclear reactor |
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Every few thousand years, an unlucky star wanders too close to the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The black hole's powerful gravity rips the star apart, sending a long streamer of gas whipping outward. That would seem to be the end of the story, but it's not. New research shows that not only can the gas gather itself into planet-size objects, but those objects then are flung througho ... more CU Boulder to lead operations for NASA black holes mission Seeing the quantum future literally LIGO expected to detect more binary black hole mergers |
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Chinese President Xi Jinping presented himself as a champion of globalisation Tuesday, lecturing the world elite in Davos on the dangers of protectionism and the futility of trade wars
The leader of the world's second largest economy became the first Chinese president to address the World Economic Forum, where 3,000 well-heeled delegates from government, business, science and the arts have g ... moreChinese leader meets Davos elite as voters revolt Distraught Davos finds globalisation saviour in China's Xi Seagate to cut more than 2,000 China jobs: reports |
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Two years after NATO handed responsibility for Afghanistan's security to local forces, the country remains crippled by corruption and its troops can barely hold the Taliban at bay, a US inspector said Wednesday.
Since US-led NATO troops stopped leading patrols and stepped into an advisory and support role at the end of 2014, Afghan army and police forces have suffered thousands of casualties ... more Syrian Kurds say not invited to Astana talks Obama's toughest decision? 30,000-troop Afghanistan 'surge' Chinese police kill three "rioters" in Xinjiang |
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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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  More than 100 of Britain's top climate scientists on Monday urged Prime Minister Theresa May to press US President-elect Donald Trump to safeguard government-led research on global warming.
"We stand ready to support and assist our counterparts in the United States... in resisting any political attempts to prevent, hamper or interfere with vital research on climate change," they wrote in an ... more Drought may add famine to Somalia's humanitarian woes On climate, top diplomat nominee says US must stay engaged Obama again defends climate deal |
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  EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini on Monday insisted the bloc will stand by the Iran nuclear accord, bluntly condemned by US President-elect Donald Trump, because it serves Europe's security needs.
"It is proof that diplomacy works and delivers... The European Union will continue to work for the respect and implementation of this extremely important deal, most of all for our securit ... more Obama warns Trump not to jettison Iran nuclear deal 'No sense' in renegotiating nuclear deal: Iran president Russia test-fires Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile |
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  Hong Kong's tough former deputy leader Carrie Lam, widely seen as China's favourite in an upcoming election for the top post, pledged Monday to end the divided city's "heartache" as she announced her candidacy.
Lam was deputy to the unpopular current chief executive Leung Chun-ying until she resigned to contest the poll, but is a less disliked figure.
Leung is vilified by the city's pro ... more Robert Chow: Hong Kong's pro-Beijing firebrand Hong Kong activists declare 'war' after appeal bid snub Taiwan says gang links in protest against HK activists |
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  A mutinous soldier was killed in Ivory Coast's administrative capital Tuesday, as fresh trouble erupted in several cities after troops took to the streets, firing shots in the air and terrifying residents.
The soldier's death in Yamoussoukro was the first since a mutiny over pay erupted in the second city Bouake on January 5, stoking security fears in the world's top cocoa producer.
Init ... more Uganda military denies Congolese rebels left camp Ivory Coast government and rebel troops reach deal Congolese M23 rebels cross over from Uganda, 'clash with army' |
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  Dozens of retired top military brass have written to President-elect Donald Trump urging him not to follow through on campaign pledges to reinstate waterboarding, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
Trump said while campaigning that "waterboarding is fine, but it's not nearly tough enough" and said he would "bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding."
In a letter dated Januar ... more What Russia's railgun can really do Safran to design new inertial navigation system Leidos to support counter-IED organization |
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What have been appositely referred to as the "military's smartest toys," robot boats have just become a lot smarter, and so has the US Navy.
It has taken the US government some time, but its team of researchers and developers have begun to discover the effectiveness of swarming by means of autonomous boats - Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) or Autonomous Surface Craft (ASCs). The Office of ... more India launches second Scorpene-class submarine Ingalls Shipbuilding contracted for Coast Guard cutter Pentagon approves potential $126 billion submarine project |
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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet floated into space on his first-ever spacewalk Friday, and helped install three new, refrigerator-sized lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the power system at the International Space Station.
Wearing a white spacesuit with the French flag emblazoned on one shoulder, Pesquet and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough switched on their spacesuits' internal battery power to ... more 'Hidden Figures' soars in second week atop box office The dust never settles on the Space Station Real time imaging and transcriptome analysis of medaka aboard space station |
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