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  Srinagar, India (AFP) Jan 30, 2017 The death toll from a series of avalanches in Kashmir has climbed to 25 after five Indian soldiers pulled alive from beneath heavy snow died of their injuries, the military said Monday. The seriously injured troops were rescued Saturday after a day-long mission along the de facto border that divides the disputed territory with Pakistan. They had been approaching a border post along the Line of Control (LoC) when their track caved in. Hostile weather prevented the soldiers from being flown to ... read more |
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How India's 'Garden City' became garbage cityThe stench of rubbish hanging over swathes of Bangalore is so powerful it rouses residents in the middle of the night, the fetid result of a trash crisis that threatens its reputation as one of India's nicest places to live. ... more  
India Defers Much-Awaited Heaviest Rocket LaunchIndian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has decided to postpone the launch of its heaviest rocket GSLV Mk-III by a few months as it did not complete the necessary tests on time. The Geosynchronous ... more  
Bangladesh plants million trees to cut lightning tollBangladesh has begun planting one million palm trees nationwide to help prevent hundreds of people being killed by lightning strikes every year, a top official said Tuesday. ... more  
Oceanographic analysis offers potential crash site of MH370A group of oceanographers offers a new analysis of the potential crash site of flight Malaysian Airlines flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean. The researchers, which included scientists from the ... more |
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Humans, not climate change, wiped out Australian megafaunaNew evidence involving the ancient poop of some of the huge and astonishing creatures that once roamed Australia indicates the primary cause of their extinction around 45,000 years ago was likely a ... more  
Doubt over Everest's true height spurs fresh expeditionScientists will take the tape measure to Mount Everest to determine whether a massive earthquake in Nepal really did knock an inch off the world's tallest peak. ... more  
India turns to AI as cyber warfare threats growIn the darkened offices of a tech start-up, a handful of computer engineers sifts through a mountain of intelligence data that would normally be the work of a small army of Indian security agents. ... more  
MH370: what's next in hunt for missing airlinerThe official search for MH370 may have been called off but experts believe the missing airliner will one day be found, perhaps either by deep-sea miners or treasure hunters lured by a huge cash reward. ... more  
Earth breaks heat record in 2016 for third year in a rowLast year, the Earth sweltered under the hottest temperatures in modern times for the third year in a row, US scientists said Wednesday, raising new concerns about the quickening pace of climate change. ... more |
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MH370 families plead for search to continue at Australia meetGrieving relatives of MH370 passengers will appeal for the hunt for the missing airliner to continue at a meeting between the Australian and Malaysian transport ministers in Perth on Sunday. ... more 
China receives imagery from high-resolution remote sensing satellitesChina 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 W ... more |
   The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The proposed sale under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program carries an estimated value of $525 million.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which manages the FMS program, said in its notification to Congress that Saudi Arabia's pro ... more KAI taps Texstars to develop KF-X fighter transparencies Saudi Arabia unveils next-generation F-15 warplane Pentagon chief orders review of F-35 fighter program |
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  German prosecutors said Friday they were investigating Volkswagen's former chief executive Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of fraud over the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, dealing a blow to the auto giant's attempts to move on from the crisis.
Investigators say they have "sufficient indications" that Winterkorn may have known earlier than he has so far admitted about the cheating, a ... more Paris experiments with driverless buses Society set for head-on collision with driverless cars New Zealand stimulates electric vehicle market |
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Iraq signed a billion-dollar deal Thursday with US firm General Electric for the construction of two power plants aimed at easing the country's long-running electricity woes, the premier's office said.
Under the deal, the power plants, each with a capacity of 750 megawatts, will be built in the provinces of Dhi Qar and Muthannah at a total cost of $1.05 billion, a statement from Haider al-Ab ... more Nordic countries are bringing about an energy transition worth copying China energy firm expands in crisis-hit Brazil Europe to take up climate investment mantle |
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  French energy company ENGIE said it was making a debut in geothermal energy with a commitment to help build a power plant in Indonesia.
The French company is part of a consortium tasked with building the Muara Laboh geothermal plant in Indonesia, a former member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The plant is backed by a $440 million finance agreement coordinated in p ... more Electrocatalysis can advance green transition Harnessing the energy of fireworks for fuel UNIST researchers get green light to commercialize metal-air batteries |
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The AREVA Georges Besse II enrichment plant successfully reached its full production capacity of 7.5 million SWUs1 in 2016, on schedule as planned. The plant has gradually been able to ramp up its activity thanks to the modularity of its production process.
The most recent qualification tests carried out have confirmed the performance capabilities of the plant's equipment with its industri ... more France takes key step towards closing ageing nuclear plant International partnerships vital for UK nuclear energy New technique could lead to safer, more efficient uranium extraction |
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By using galaxies as giant gravitational lenses, an international group of astronomers including researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics have made an independent measurement of how fast the universe is expanding. The newly measured expansion rate for the local universe is consistent with earlier findings. These are, however, in intriguing disagreement with measurements of the ea ... more Scientists unveil new form of matter: Time crystals Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe Astronomers measure universe expansion, get hints of 'new physics' |
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Japan on Wednesday reported its first annual trade surplus since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster sent the country's energy import bills soaring.
The government trade data showed imports in 2016 fell nearly 16 percent, mainly due to the falling cost of crude oil and liquified natural gas.
That left Japan with a 4.07 trillion yen ($35.8 billion) annual trade surplus last year, the firs ... more An uneasy Silicon Valley denounces Trump immigration ban EU envoy says China must open market to match soaring words Australia opens door to China in push to save TPP |
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  Afghanistan has announced fresh initiatives to bring more women into the army, weeks after the country's first female pilot sparked a national debate on insecurity and women's rights by seeking asylum in the US.
The defence ministry wants to boost the proportion of women in the army to 10 percent, deputy ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanesh told AFP Friday, confirming a slew of incentives i ... more Two years after NATO steps down, Afghan forces still struggle: US inspector Syrian Kurds say not invited to Astana talks Obama's toughest decision? 30,000-troop Afghanistan 'surge' |
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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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  With very little rain in the last weeks and none expected for two months, more than 17 million people face hunger in the Horn of Africa, the UN food agency warned Sunday.
Severe drought since the failure of October-December rains is ravaging Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said in a statement.
"The t ... more Florida corals tell of cold spells and dust bowls past, foretell weather to come Study reveals that climate change could dramatically alter fragile mountain habitats The ancient Indus civilization's adaptation to climate change |
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China's alleged deployment of a DF-41 strategic ballistic missile brigade to Heilongjiang province, bordering Russia, triggered a fascinating spectacle; how to spin - or not to spin - what necessarily represents a milestone in Russia-China's strategic partnership.
The Global Times stressed Hong Kong and Taiwan media interpreted pictures of the DF-41 were taken in Heilongjiang, admitting th ... more Charles Stark Draper Lab tapped for Trident guidance system production Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight Iran warns US to not create tensions; Russia says missile tests allowed |
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  A Chinese court Monday sentenced a former top official to life in prison for corruption involving millions of dollars, the latest high-profile conviction in President Xi Jinping's crackdown on graft.
Su Rong, 66, was a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a discussion body that is part of the Communist Party-controlled government structure.
He ... more Hong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial Trump to ruffle feathers in Year of the Rooster 2016 baby bump after China relaxes one-child rule |
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  Islamist Shabaab fighters attacked a Kenyan military base in southern Somalia on Friday in the second assault by the Al-Qaeda linked group this week.
The attack on the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) base at Kolbiyow, close to the Kenyan border in Somalia's Lower Juba region, began with suicide truck bombers blasting their way into the camp, followed by militants attacking from different directio ... more Weapons seized from Gambia ex-leader's home: general 14 members of pro-govt militia killed in Mali attack The 5 previous West African military interventions |
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Germany's Rheinmetall and Austria's Steyr Mannlicher have partnered to manufacture and market a new and modular military assault rifle.
The RS556 - 5.56x45 mm - is based on Steyr Mannlicher's STM556, which Steyr Mannlicher first unveiled in 2012. It fires NATO's standard 5.56 mm rounds.
It has a standard 16-inch barrel and features a 30-round magazine. It weighs just over nine ... more U.S. Army tests Stryker with 30mm cannon BAE Systems producing howitzers for India Pentagon chief holds fast against torture |
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  General Atomics has received a $532.6 million contract modification to manufacture an additional Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System for the U.S. Navy.
The modification includes manufacturing, assembly, inspection, testing, and checkout duties for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System to be used by the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. The contract also covers installation tasks, ... more German navy set for additional corvettes France orders another B2M support ship U.S. Navy notes progress on 2 expeditionary fast transports |
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As Houston gears up for the Super Bowl, scientists and students are tackling Omics during the 2017 NASA Human Research Program (HRP) Investigators' Workshop in Galveston, Texas this week. Kicking off the week, astronaut, molecular biologist and Human Health and Performance Deputy Director Kate Rubins, Ph.D., awarded prizes to 10 art students at Mosbacher Odyssey Academy in Galveston on Tuesday f ... more Mister Trump Goes to Washington Airbus delivers propulsion test module for the Orion programme to NASA NASA to rely on Soyuz for ISS missions until 2019 |
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