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  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 The ocean is not the sole source of the fog that sustains life for numerous plants and animals living in Africa's coastal Namib Desert. The fog also comes from groundwater and other sources, report ecohydrologists supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and affiliated with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The scientists conducted the research in one of the world's oldest and most biologically diverse deserts. Their results are published in the journal Science A ... read more |
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India court bans sale of 800,000 vehicles over emission levelsNew Delhi (AFP) March 29, 2017 India's top court Wednesday banned the sale of more than 800,000 new vehicles which fall short of new emissions standards, declaring public health more important than company profits. ... more  
Houthi rebels in Yemen threatening strategic strait: US officialWashington (AFP) March 29, 2017 Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other sophisticated defenses on a key strait, a top US general said Wednesday. ... more  
Bangladesh to join India's South Asia Satellite initiativeDhaka (IANS) Mar 27, 2017 Bangladesh has signed an agreement with India to formally join New Delhi's 'South Asia Satellite' initiative, through which the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch a communication ... more  
Myanmar army chief hits out at Rakhine 'interference'Yangon (AFP) March 27, 2017 Myanmar's army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims security forces carried out a campaign of killing and torture against Rohingya Muslims there. ... more |
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India gets indigenously built hypersonic wind tunnelNew Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 23, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday commissioned the world's third-largest hypersonic wind tunnel in Thiruvananthapuram. It will be put to use in optimizing the design and development o ... more  
China, Nepal discuss joint military exercisesKathmandu (AFP) March 23, 2017 China's defence minister met his Nepal counterpart Thursday pushing ahead plans to hold joint military exercises, a move likely closely watched by India as Beijing boosts its influence in the region. ... more 
Lowest bidders threaten Nepal's quake-hit heritageKathmandu (AFP) March 24, 2017 Caretaker Deepak Shrestha padlocked shut the quake-ravaged remains of the Trailokya Mohan Narayan temple in Nepal's capital Kathmandu to keep out the contractors who are meant to be rebuilding it. ... more  
Pulverizing electronic waste is green, clean - and coldHouston TX (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 Researchers at Rice University and the Indian Institute of Science have an idea to simplify electronic waste recycling: Crush it into nanodust. Specifically, they want to make the particles so small ... more 
Study of non-rainfall water in Namib Desert reveals unexpected originsIndianapolis IN (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 In a study conducted in one of the world's oldest and most biologically diverse deserts, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis scientists explore the origins of water other than rainfall ... more  
Does Mars Have Rings? Not Right Now, But Maybe One DayPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2017 As children, we learned about our solar system's planets by certain characteristics - Jupiter is the largest, Saturn has rings, Mercury is closest to the sun. Mars is red, but it's possible that one ... more |
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Adani to begin work on Australia mine by August: reportMumbai (AFP) March 19, 2017 India's Adani Enterprises says work on a giant coal mine near Australia's Great Barrier Reef will begin in August despite mounting opposition to the long-delayed project, local media reported Sunday. ... more  
Team Indus To Send Seven Experiments To The Moon Including Three From IndiaBengaluru, India (IANS) Mar 17, 2017 Seven teams, including three from India, have qualified for the country's first private moon mission in December, space technology start-up TeamIndus said on Wednesday. "Teams Callisto, Ears a ... more  
India test fires BrahMos Extended Range missileWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017 Indian defense researchers completed a test launch with the BrahMos Extended Range Missile in a move industry partners praised as a milestone for the program. ... more  
Nuera Solar Announces Partnership with The Solar Village ProjectBarrington RI (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 Nuera Solar has announced a partnership with the Solar Village Project, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that delivers light and power to communities in Africa, India, and Polynesia. The p ... more |
  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Saab received a $42 million contract from the Swedish government to perform operational and developmental support for the Gripen fighter throughout 2017.
In addition to the operation of rigs and simulators, the company will test, verify and validate Gripen C/D and Gripen E fighter aircraft systems. Gripen C/D planes will also receive operational support.
Work on the contract will ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Serbia to receive MiG-29 fighters from Russia  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Northrop Grumman gets contract mod for E-2D production  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Simulator for F-35 naval test pilots ready to use |
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 27, 2017 
Uber on Monday said its self-driving cars were being put back in action on roads after a weekend crash prompted the ridesharing giant to halt testing.
Self-driving Uber cars went back to work in San Francisco in the morning there and were to return to streets in Arizona and Pennsylvania later in the day, Uber said an email response to an AFP inquiry.
The on-demand ride service grounded i ... more Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017Mercedes, VW recall million vehicles in China  New Delhi (AFP) March 29, 2017India court bans sale of 800,000 vehicles over emission levels  Paris (AFP) March 29, 2017London, Paris, Seoul launch 'name-and-shame' polluting car index |
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 Paris (AFP) March 28, 2017 
Voluntary efficiency programmes - including one targeted for elimination by the Trump administration - have led to energy savings of up to 30 percent in commercial buildings in Los Angeles, researchers have reported.
Describing their study as the first large-scale analysis of green certification schemes for big buildings, a pair of researchers from the University of California at Los Angel ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Energy demand metrics indicate strong U.S. economy  New York (AFP) March 26, 2017New York skyscrapers adapt to climate change  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Emissions flat for three years in a row, IEA says |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
Although most of our electronic devices, like mobile phones, laptops and electric vehicles use lithium rechargeable batteries, what is going on inside them is not fully understood. Researchers from the Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) succeeded in observing in realtime the ultrafast dynamics of lithium ions with femtosecond time resolut ... more New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Building a market for renewable thermal technologies  New Haven CT (SPX) Mar 23, 2017New gel-like coating beefs up the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Non-toxic material that generates electricity through hot and cold |
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 Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017 
Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said Wednesday, as the troubled division wrestles with huge losses and accounting fraud claims.
The Japanese conglomerate's board approved the Chapter 11 filing in a US court in New York, a step that temporarily shelters struggling firms as they try to restructure their affairs ... more Tokyo (AFP) March 28, 2017Japan high court rules nuclear reactors can restart  Tokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017Loss-hit Toshiba nosedives on fears about future  London, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoU |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
When describing nature using physical laws, scientists often start from everyday experiences. However, our usual intuition does not apply to the quantum world. Physicists have recently realized that quantum theory even forces us to question innate concepts, such as the order in which things occur.
Imagine, for example, a race between two friends, Alice and Bob. In everyday life, the winner ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017NIST physicists show ion pairs perform enhanced 'spooky action'  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 28, 2017Gravitational wave kicks monster black hole out of galactic core  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Timing a Space Laser With a NASA-style Stopwatch |
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 Geneva (AFP) March 28, 2017 
China won a partial victory at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday in a dispute over tariffs imposed on its poultry products by the European Union.
Between 2006 and 2009, Brussels set up a wide range of tariffs on poultry imports.
The EU then cut separate deals with Brazil and Thailand to reduce costs on imports from the two countries.
Beijing claimed it deserved the same deal ... more Brussels (AFP) March 27, 2017EU clears Dow-DuPont chemicals mega-merger  Newark DE (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Unforeseen impacts of the fair trade movement  Wellington (AFP) March 26, 2017China's Li in New Zealand for trade talks |
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 Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) March 28, 2017 
Provincial councillors in disputed, oil-rich Kirkuk province voted Tuesday to fly the Kurdish regional flag over government buildings, a move likely to increase tensions with Baghdad.
Kirkuk is at the centre of a long-running dispute over northern territory between Kurdish authorities, who want to incorporate the land into their autonomous region, and the federal government in Baghdad.
" ... more Islamabad (AFP) March 28, 2017Pakistan extends secret military courts Istanbul (AFP) March 29, 2017Turkey slams Kurdish decision to fly flag in Kirkuk Washington (AFP) March 26, 2017US air strike in Afghanistan killed senior Qaeda leader: official |
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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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 Nairobi (AFP) March 28, 2017 
The number of Kenyans needing emergency food aid has doubled in the past three months to three million, the Red Cross said Tuesday, as the impact of a devastating drought worsens.
Kenya is one of several East African countries suffering from food crises, along with Ethiopia; South Sudan, where famine has already been declared; and Somalia, on the brink of its third famine in 25 years.
Ou ... more Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017Trump moves to roll back Obama climate measures  Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017China calls on US to honour climate commitments  Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017No decision yet on staying in Paris climate accord: US |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 27, 2017 
More than 100 countries on Monday launched the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, as Washington led an international boycott of a process it deems unrealistic.
Before the conference had even begun, the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, spoke out to reject the proposal in the light of current global security threats.
"As a mom and a daughter th ... more Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017Japan ruling party urges strike capability amid N.Korea threat  Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017N. Korea could be in final preparations for nuclear test: report  Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017China coal imports from North Korea surge in February |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017  Hong Kong's new leader Carrie Lam pledged Sunday to mend political rifts after winning a vote dismissed as a sham by democracy activists who fear the loss of the city's cherished freedoms.
The former career civil servant was chosen as next chief executive of the semi-autonomous city by a mainly pro-China committee. She was widely seen as Beijing's favourite candidate.
Her main rival, ex- ... more Beijing (AFP) March 27, 2017Australia-based professor blocked from leaving China  Hong Kong (AFP) March 27, 2017Hong Kong targets activists day after vote Hong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017Beijing favourite Lam wins Hong Kong leadership |
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 Bamako (AFP) March 28, 2017 
Former rebels in Mali on Tuesday reversed a decision to boycott a national reconciliation conference after receiving assurances from the government, a spokesman said.
The talks were agreed in a 2015 peace deal signed by Tuareg-led rebels, the government and pro-Bamako militias aimed at ending successive separatist uprisings in Mali's north, most recently in 2012, and to isolate jihadist grou ... more Cotonou (AFP) March 27, 2017Benin's defence minister quits over constitutional reform  Washington (AFP) March 24, 2017Operations against Kony's LRA 'coming to an end': US general Abuja (AFP) March 21, 2017Nigerian rights group denounces 'attacks' on Amnesty office |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Rheinmetall has been selected to supply two Survivor R law enforcement vehicles to the German federal state of Saxony.
The event marks the German defense contractor's first sale of an advanced protected police platform. The delivery is part of a $16 million anti-terror package, and will be used to protect special police units in the area.
Rheinmetall says the sale improves the co ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017U.S. Army picks AM General for Humvee sale to Iraq  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017NATO agency to offer 40 tech refresh contracts  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Israel Aerospace Industries gets border protection sale |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
Britain and France have inked an agreement to share the the cost of a new cruise missile program lead by MBDA Missile Systems.
Under the terms of the pact, signed by British Defense Minister Harriett Baldwin and French counterpart Laurent Collet-Billon, each country will contribute roughly $62 million for the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon program.
"We are launching today a maj ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Indian navy commissions first Mk IV-class Landing Craft Utility ship  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Australia modernizes Anzac-class frigate  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Norway orders autonomous mine-hunting systems |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
Some of the newest tech that will make living on other worlds possible may come in part from research and imagination of college students working with NASA through a project called X-Hab that is entering its seventh year fostering cooperation between the space agency and universities around the country.
Short for eXploration Systems and Habitation Academic Innovation Challenge, the X-Hab c ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Deep space gateway to open opportunities for distant destinations  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA unveils new searchable multimedia library  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA partnerships open the path from ground to space |
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