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  Dhaka (AFP) March 6, 2017 A Bangladeshi court on Monday ordered the government to shut down more than 100 tanneries in Dhaka after they were accused of dumping huge amounts of toxic waste into the city's main river. The High Court ruling followed a petition by Bangladeshi environmentalists, who have accused the government of failing to enforce earlier orders to clean up the tanneries. "The court told the administration to shut down tanneries and cut their utility connections," said Rizwana Hassan of Bangladesh Environmen ... read more |
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115 migrants rescued, 25 missing: Libya navyTripoli (AFP) March 3, 2017 The Libyan navy said it rescued 115 migrants Friday headed for Europe whose overloaded rubber boat was sinking off the coast near Tripoli, and that another 25 people were missing. ... more  
India's Moon Mission on 2018 Target, Says ISRO ChiefMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 03, 2017 ISRO boss AS Kiran Kumar says the second lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 is making good progress; it is scheduled for launch next year. But critics question why should India get into the manned spacefli ... more  
Transfer of technology deal between Saab and HALLinkoping, Sweden (UPI) Feb 28, 2017 Saab's South African subsidiary has signed an agreement to transfer technology to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Avionics Division. ... more  
Newfound primate teeth take a big bite out of the evolutionary tree of lifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 Fossil hunters have found part of an ancient primate jawbone related to lemurs - the primitive primate group distantly connected to monkeys, apes and humans, a USC researcher said. Biren Patel ... more |
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Sri Lanka slams lawyers over 'Snowden refugee' claimsColombo (AFP) Feb 26, 2017 Sri Lankan police Sunday formally denied hunting nationals who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong and said their claims to the contrary could have been made to bolster asylum applications. ... more  
Terma partner wins Indian radar contractNew Delhi (UPI) Feb 23, 2017 India's Nova Integrated Systems, in partnership with Terma AS, has signed an Indian Ministry of Defense contract to provide naval surface surveillance radar. ... more 
Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' sought by Sri Lanka agents: lawyerHong 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. ... more  
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 |
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 HAL unveils new multirole helicopter at Aero India 2017 
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 |
  Riyadh (UPI) Mar 06, 2017 
Boeing received a $46 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to perform interim contractor support for Saudi Arabia's recently purchased F-15s.
Interim contractor support refers to an agreement wherein a service will defer an investment due to a lack of technological capabilities, such as equipment spares or technical data. Boeing is expected to complete this service for ... more Washington DC (UPI) Mar 07, 2017U.S. Air Force F-16s to receive weapon systems update  Bonn (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Rheinmetall making ammunition for U.S. Air Force F-35s  Arlington, Va. (UPI) Feb 22, 2017Boeing to provide C-17 training for UAE |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 8, 2017 
Australia's consumer watchdog Wednesday launched court action against Volkswagen and its subsidiary Audi over an emissions cheating scandal, claiming they engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged Audi had installed so-called defeat software to produce lower levels of harmful nitrogen oxides during testing than under normal ... more Oslo (AFP) March 6, 2017Norway says half of new cars now electric or hybrid Beijing (AFP) March 6, 2017Volkswagen to recall over 680,000 Audis in China  Washington (AFP) March 7, 2017Pressure mounts on Uber and CEO after missteps |
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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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 Oxford UK (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
Satellite-powering technology that was abandoned decades ago has been reinvented to potentially work with traditional power stations to help them convert heat to electricity more efficiently, meaning we would need less fossil fuel to burn for power. A new study in Nano Energy presents a prototype energy converter, which uses graphene instead of metal, making it almost seven times more efficient. ... more Livermore CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Confined nanoparticles improve hydrogen storage materials performance  Houston TX (SPX) Mar 03, 2017New path suggested for nuclear fusion  Richland WA (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Tweaking electrolyte makes better lithium-metal batteries |
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 Brussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 
EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia.
The approval removes the last roadblock to the 12.5 billion euro ($13.2 billion) expansion of Hungary's only nuclear facility, which Russia is financing by 80 percent even as tensions between Europe and the Kremlin run high.
The European Commission "has approved this s ... more Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017Areva narrows losses in 2016  Pullman WA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Researchers find new clues for nuclear waste cleanup  Manchester UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Next generation of nuclear robots will go where none have gone before |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 07, 2017 
This summer, an ice chest-sized box will fly to the International Space Station, where it will create the coolest spot in the universe. Inside that box, lasers, a vacuum chamber and an electromagnetic "knife" will be used to cancel out the energy of gas particles, slowing them until they're almost motionless. This suite of instruments is called the Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL), and was developed b ... more Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Quantum entanglement between a single photon and a trillion of atoms  College Park MD (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Rapid changes point to origin of ultra-fast black hole 'burps'  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons |
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 Washington (AFP) March 6, 2017 
The Trump administration's top trade advisor said Monday US trade deficits are a threat to national security that could cause the loss of American freedom and prosperity.
Outlining an unapologetically aggressive trade policy, Peter Navarro, director of the White House National Trade Council, accused economists and the media of ignoring the risk posed by trade deficits and embracing an "antiq ... more Paris (AFP) March 7, 2017Navy, shiny leather and suits: the big Paris fashion week trends  Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2017EU group says China plan 'skews' high-tech field  Shanghai (AFP) March 7, 2017Alibaba's Jack Ma blames "outdated" law for fakes |
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 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) March 3, 2017 
Iraq's main Kurdish party and a Turkish rebel group fought a proxy battle Friday in the country's north, officials said, a conflict combining political rivalry and disagreement over territorial control.
Syrians Kurds tied to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) clashed with members of Iraq's Yazidi minority affiliated with Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has a long-running pre ... more Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017Bloody Islamic State video puts China in cross-hairs  Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) March 2, 2017US drone kills two on motorbike in Pakistan: officials Kunduz, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Air strike kills key Afghan Taliban commander |
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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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 Beijing (SPX) Mar 06, 2017 
The increasing rate of the global mean surface temperature was reduced from 1998 to 2013, known as the global warming hiatus or pause. Great efforts have been devoted to the understanding of the cause.
The proposed mechanisms include the internal variability of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system, the ocean heat uptake and redistribution, among many others. However, the atmospheric footpri ... more Ottawa (AFP) March 7, 2017Canada faces 'herculean shift' to meet climate targets  Voi, Kenya (AFP) March 5, 2017Bringing water to Kenya's drought-stricken wildlife  Washington (AFP) March 3, 2017Trump team divided over Paris climate agreement |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2017  China on Wednesday called on North Korea to suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for the US and South Korea halting military wargames, to prevent what it called a "head-on collision."
Foreign Minister Wang Yi's proposal came after a cascade of events that has led to a dramatic spike in tensions in the region, including a volley of North Korean missile tests that flew provoc ... more Seoul (AFP) March 8, 2017N. Korea goes 'my way' with missiles and murder row  Washington (AFP) March 6, 2017Pentagon blasts 'unprofessional' Iranian navy  Vienna (AFP) March 6, 2017US hasn't decided yet on Iran nuclear deal: IAEA |
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 Shanghai (AFP) March 3, 2017 
Shanghai has impounded thousands of brightly coloured bikes placed on city streets by cycle-sharing companies, in the latest sign of impatience with an explosion of the haphazardly-parked two-wheelers.
The bike-sharing sector has become one of the fastest-growing industries in the country, with users typically renting the bicycles for short periods by first unlocking them through the use of ... more Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017Beijing's shanties: Towns of hope and despair  Hong Kong (AFP) March 1, 2017Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Activists gatecrash meeting of Hong Kong leadership hopeful |
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 Ben Guerdane, Tunisia (AFP) March 7, 2017 
The battle against jihadists in Ben Guerdane a year ago was a "turning point" for Tunisia, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said on Tuesday during a visit to commemorate the anniversary.
Jihadist groups mounted a coordinated assault on security installations in the town on the border with Libya last March 7, aiming to win over residents and establish an "emirate" of the Islamic State jihadist g ... more Maputo (AFP) March 3, 2017Mozambique truce extended by two months  Bamako (AFP) March 5, 201711 Malian soldiers killed in attack on border base  Dakar (AFP) March 4, 2017Senegal and Gambia announce new era of ties |
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 Brussels (UPI) Mar 06, 2017  The European Defense Agency recently completed the Course Correction Fuze project, an effort aimed at improving the accuracy for artillery munitions.
The Course Correcting Fuze, or CCF, is designed to provide near-precision capabilities for conventional munitions by placing fins in the fuze body. Researchers say this approach can be used along with GPS technologies to make strikes with ... more Archbald, Pa. (UPI) Mar 2, 2017Lockheed Martin introduces Paragon direct attack bomb  Dulles, Va. (UPI) Feb 27, 2017Orbital ATK production of artillery shell guidance kits tops 10,000  Linkoping, Sweden (UPI) Mar 2, 2017Unidentified country orders Saab target vehicle system |
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 Moscow (UPI) Mar 03, 2017 
Russia will begin its planned repair and modernization project for its sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov in 2017, according to state media reports.
The carrier, a Soviet vessel that has been in service with Russia's navy since the early 1990s, will be upgraded at the Zverdochka shipyard in Severodvinsk. The operation will take 2 1/2 years.
"The decision to start Admiral Ku ... more Ottawa (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Canada picks Seaspan for Joint Support Ship production  San Diego (UPI) Feb 28, 2017U.S. Navy signs off on modernization of San Diego ships  London (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Rolls-Royce supplying propulsion components for USCG vessels |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 07, 2017 
NASA has released its 2017-2018 software catalog, which offers an extensive portfolio of software products for a wide variety of technical applications, all free of charge to the public, without any royalty or copyright fees. Available in both hard copy and online, this third edition of the publication has contributions from all the agency's centers on data processing/storage, business systems, ... more New Delhi (XNA) Mar 03, 2017India has capability to develop space station, says top official  Redmond WA (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Orion spacecraft achieves key safety milestone  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 28, 2017The NASA Imager Dentists Use Daily |
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