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  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Sri Lankan refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong have been targeted by agents from their home country, a lawyer and legislators said Thursday. The story of how impoverished refugees helped the former National Security Agency contractor, who initiated one of the largest data leaks in US history, evade authorities in 2013 only emerged in September, propelling them into the media spotlight. Snowden's former hosts Supun Thilina Kellapatha and ex-soldier Ajith Pus ... read more |
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Mumbai's original inhabitants fear world's tallest statueMumbai (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 A fitting tribute to a local legend or a grotesque misuse of money? The decision to build the world's tallest statue just off Mumbai's coast has divided the city. ... more  
India to join elite rocket club after successful tests for 4-ton class satelliteNew Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 21, 2017 Following the successful launch of record number of satellite into the space, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully tested its largest cryogenic engine for a more than 10 minute ... more  
Saab offering sensor package for Indian Tejas fightersLinkoping, Sweden (UPI) Feb 15, 2017 Saab reports that it is offering a sensor package for India's s LCA-Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft in partnership with Indian industry. ... more 
HAL unveils new multirole helicopter at Aero India 2017Bengaluru, India (UPI) Feb 15, 2017 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited showcased a full-scale mock-up of its Indian Multi Role Helicopter during the Aero India 2017 conference in Bengaluru. ... more |
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Russian Helicopters in talks with India for 200 aircraftMoscow (UPI) Feb 20, 2017 Russian Helicopters is in talks with the government of India for the potential sale of 200 helicopters to support various security roles. ... more  
India Takes Russian Help to Analyze Chemical Composition of Lunar SurfaceNew Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 17, 2017 ISRO has started a series of ground tests for testing the performance of sensors and actuators for soft landing of the Lander on the lunar surface. India Space Research Organization (ISRO) has ... more 
Dassault to offer Rafale fighter to Indian navyBengaluru, India (UPI) Feb 16, 2017 Dassault Aviation of France plans to bid on a contract to supply 57 fighter jets to the Indian Navy, the Press Trust of India reported. ... more
India, Russia close in on chopper deal: reportBangalore, India (AFP) Feb 14, 2017 Russia is close to finalising a deal to build helicopters in India, an executive said Tuesday, a move that would boost Narendra Modi's ambitions to manufacture defence hardware locally. ... more 
GE Aviation reveals $4B investment in U.S. operationsEvendale, Ohio (UPI) Feb 16, 2017 GE Aviation invested $4.3 billion in its expanding U.S. operations during the 2011 to 2016 period and another $1.1 billion internationally. ... more  
Scientists find surprising harmony among cats and dogs in IndiaKarnataka, India (UPI) Feb 16, 2017 Large cats and wild dogs don't typically get along. When possible, they keep their distance, operating in their own ecological niches. ... more |
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 US university's invite to Dalai Lama sparks uproar 
Study rewrites the history of corn in corn countryChampaign IL (SPX) Feb 15, 2017 A new study contradicts decades of thought, research and teaching on the history of corn cultivation in the American Bottom, a floodplain of the Mississippi River in Illinois. The study refutes the ... more  
Polluted Indian lake catches fireBangalore, India (AFP) Feb 17, 2017 Toxic smoke billowed Friday from a lake in India's technology capital Bangalore after the polluted water caught fire, with residents lamenting authorities' alleged inaction over the blighted environment. ... more 
Google internet balloon plan snagged in Sri Lanka: ministerColombo (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 Google's venture to beam the internet to remote areas of the world via balloon has hit a legal snag in Sri Lanka that could see the project abandoned on the island, a minister said Thursday. ... more  
Thales, Bharat Dynamics ink STARStreak capability transfer dealLondon (UPI) Feb 15, 2017 Thales Group and Indian state-owned contractor Bharat Dynamics have signed off on exploring the transfer of technology for the STARStreak missile capability. ... more |
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The development of a Russia-UAE fifth-generation fighter jet based on the MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: "Fulcrum") will be completed no earlier than 2025, the CEO of the Rostec State Corporation said Monday.
"We shall probably begin this work next year. The project is difficult, I think the plane will be created in seven or eight years, no earlier, Sergei Chemezov said during the IDEX-2017 ... more Paris (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Airbus profits hit by military plane woes  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Liquid hydrogen may be way forward for sustainable air travel  Moscow (UPI) Feb 20, 2017Russian Helicopters in talks with India for 200 aircraft |
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 Redmond WA (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 
Kymeta, has announced that its 20 cm mTenna satellite antenna subsystem module (ASM) for the consumer connected car industry, successfully connected to the Intelsat satellite constellation. This successful test continues Kymeta's progress toward bringing high throughput, secure mobile connectivity to the automotive industry and follows the partnership announced with Toyota Motor Corporation at t ... more San Francisco (AFP) Feb 23, 2017Tesla slips back into red but revenue grows  Hanover NH (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Roads are driving rapid evolutionary change in our environment  Atlanta GA (SPX) Feb 17, 2017Four-stroke engine cycle produces hydrogen from methane and captures CO2 |
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 Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Feb 21, 2017  Even with international praise for its renewable energy strategy, New Zealand's government said there is room for improvement.
An annual review of the New Zealand energy sector from the International Energy Agency described the country as a "success story" for its ability to advance on low-carbon options like hydro-electric power and geothermal energy, all without government subsidies. ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) Feb 15, 2017EU parliament backs draft carbon trading reforms  Taipei (AFP) Feb 12, 2017Taiwan lantern makers go green for festival of lights  Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2017Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2017 
USC researchers may have just found a solution for one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the next wave of rechargeable batteries - small enough for cellphones and powerful enough for cars.
In a paper published in the January issue of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Sri Narayan and Derek Moy of the USC Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute outline how they developed an alteratio ... more Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Stabilizing energy storage  Champaign IL (SPX) Feb 22, 2017Tiny nanoclusters could solve big problems for lithium-ion batteries  Corvallis OR (SPX) Feb 22, 2017New hydronium-ion battery presents opportunity for more sustainable energy storage |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Feb 22, 2017  German energy provider RWE on Thursday announced a surprise loss of 5.7 billion euros for 2016, hit by writedowns on its plants and one-off costs related to the country's exit from nuclear power.
"The difficult market environment made impairments necessary. In addition, the nuclear energy fund imposed a substantial one-off burden on us," chief executive Rolf Martin Schmitz said in an unsched ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Russia's Rosatom Subsidiaries Produced 7,900 Tonnes of Uranium in 2016  Paris (AFP) Feb 21, 2017China delays nuclear reactor start again  West Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 21, 2017System automatically detects cracks in nuclear power plants |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 
Members of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have been studying changes in the appearance of emission from around the supermassive black hole in the centre of a galaxy known to astronomers as NGC 2617. The centre of this galaxy, underwent dramatic changes in its appearance several years ago: it became much brighter and things that had not been seen bef ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017Why it will take supercomputers, AI to solve time travel conundrum  Warwick, UK (SPX) Feb 21, 2017Molecular phenomenon discovered by advanced NMR facility  Cracow, Poland (SPX) Feb 24, 2017First trace of differences between matter and 'ordinary' antimatter |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  President Donald Trump huddled with US manufacturing moguls at the White House Thursday, discussing "tough policies" to bring "our jobs back" from places like China and Mexico.
Seeking to codify protectionist rhetoric that helped propel him to an historic election win, Trump renewed his promise to overhaul the way America does business with the world.
Between banter with CEOs from two do ... more Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2017US Treasury's Mnuchin dials back Trump economic promises  London (AFP) Feb 21, 2017HSBC profits plunge as bank navigates political storms  Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2017China's huge debt poses big headache for central bank |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2017  China has created a 100 million yuan ($14.5 million) fund for "anti-terrorism" awards in a violence-wracked part of the country, state media reported, as the government steps up a campaign targeting unrest.
The government of Hotan in the far western region of Xinjiang will give prizes of up to 5 million yuan ($730,000) to those who expose terrorist plots or "struggle, kill, wound, or subdue ... more Islamabad (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Pakistan launches nationwide anti-militant offensive  Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 19, 2017Pentagon chief readies Afghanistan proposals for Trump Beijing (AFP) Feb 15, 2017Eight killed in knife attack in China's Xinjiang: govt |
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 Chincoteague Island, VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2016 
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 ... moreMiami (AFP) Oct 23, 2016Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 21, 2016New Instrument on ISS to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases  Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 19, 2016Two Russians, one American blast off to ISS |
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 Exeter, UK (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 
Rising temperatures could accelerate climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide stored in ponds and increasing the methane they release, new research shows. The scientists experimentally warmed an array of ponds over seven years by 4-5+ C and studied the impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and rates of metabolism.
Changes observed after the first year became "amplified" over a ... more Quixeramobim, Brazil (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Brazil's poorest region suffers worst drought in a century  Paris (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Climate study delivers dire warning on Alpine snow  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2017Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release |
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 Seoul (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  South Korea is using giant loudspeakers to blast news of the dramatic assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother across the border with its reclusive northern neighbour, it was reported Thursday.
Kim Jong-Nam - the eldest son of the North's late leader Kim Jong-Il - died on February 13 after being attacked by two women at a Kuala Lumpur airport in what is suspected to ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Feb 22, 2017N. Korea more isolated than ever after Malaysia killing Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017China move puts onus on US in N. Korea impasse: experts  Pyongyang (AFP) Feb 21, 2017No major impact from China coal ban, says N.Korea official |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 22, 2017  More than 30,000 people gathered in Hong Kong Wednesday to show their support for seven police officers who were sentenced to two years in jail for beating up a pro-democracy activist in 2014, reports said.
Television news footage showed long queues leading up to the packed football pitch of the Police Sports and Recreational Club in Kowloon, with off-duty and retired members of the force ma ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2017China jails safety boss who was sacked over huge blast  Beijing (AFP) Feb 23, 2017China muzzles feminist group over anti-Trump posts  Shanghai (AFP) Feb 22, 2017China selfie-app leader seeks to 'beautify the world' |
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 Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Feb 23, 2017  Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army against a rebel militia, a military spokesman told AFP Thursday.
Guillaume Djike, a spokesman for the army in troubled North Kivu province in the east of the nation, said 16 people had been killed from Monday to Wednesday, while five rebels from the M23 militia had been cap ... more Abidjan (AFP) Feb 22, 2017I.Coast hosting bid to save its last chimpanzees  Kinshasa (AFP) Feb 22, 2017DR Congo investigating alleged army massacre video  Kampala (AFP) Feb 20, 2017A tonne of ivory, hacked into pieces, seized in Uganda |
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 Melbourne, Fla. (UPI) Feb 20, 2017  The United Arab Emirates has given the Harris Corporation a two-year contract to provide its military with an integrated battle management system.
The contract, issued under the UAE's Emirates Command & Control System Land Tactical System program, is worth $189 million.
"This Land Tactical System project represents a major milestone in the advancement of battlefield management an ... more Orlando, Fla. (UPI) Feb 21, 2017U.S. Marines place $150M order for Target Sight Systems  Dulles, Va. (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Orbital ATK reports new orders for Bushmaster guns  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Feb 20, 2017Russia ready to export new T-90 tank variant |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 
According to US military and defense experts, the country's navy needs a deep modenization in order to be able to counter the emerging threats and challenges. During a recent visit to United States Central Command in Florida, President Donald Trump said: "Our Navy is at a point almost as low as World War I. That's a long time ago. It's not going to happen anymore. Not with me."
The capabil ... more Moscow (UPI) Feb 23, 2017Russia to lay down two submarines in 2017  Orlando, Fla. (UPI) Feb 16, 2017Lockheed Martin to perform full-rate eCASS production for U.S. Navy  Paris (UPI) Feb 16, 2017France places order for fourth Batiment multimission ship |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 22, 2017 
Russia's Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia hopes to be the first to offer space tourism around the Moon aboard the Soyuz spacecraft by 2021-2022.
First round-the-Moon flights should be possible for space tourists aboard the Soyuz spacecraft in 2021-2022, Vladimir Solntsev, the head of Russia's Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, told Sputnik.
"We are speaki ... more Berlin (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Study: People don't want their future revealed  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 22, 2017NASA selects proposals for first-ever Space Technology Research Institutes  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2017NASA saves energy and water with new modular supercomputing facility |
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