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  Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017 Face painted yellow and white with long braids draping her shoulders, a model in voluminous grey robes walks down the runway - an image of Tibetan grace in the heart of China's political power. It was the first appearance of an ethnic Tibetan designer's creation at Beijing's twice yearly fashion week, now in its 20th year. Aj-Namo, who hails from a predominantly Tibetan area in the southwestern province of Sichuan, first made her name as a singer, but has since branched out into clothing. ... read more |
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Fog and dew keep Africa's Namib Desert ecosystem goingWashington 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 ... more  
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  
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  
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 |
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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  
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 |
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India grants sacred rivers status of 'legal persons'Dehradun, India (AFP) March 21, 2017 Two of India's holiest but most polluted rivers have been recognised as a "legal person" in a landmark court ruling that could see the sacred waterways restored to health. ... more  
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 |
  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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 Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017 
German automakers Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen will recall nearly one million vehicles in China, according to the country's quality regulator.
Mercedes Benz will recall nearly 400,000 vehicles of different models produced between May 2015 and February 2017 due to concerns that parts of the ignition circuitry could overheat under some extreme conditions, according to a statement posted on the ... more 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  Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017VW reaches $157 mn diesel settlement with 10 US states |
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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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017How does oxygen get into a fuel cell  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 |
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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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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
Adding to strong recent demonstrations that particles of light perform what Einstein called "spooky action at a distance," in which two separated objects can have a connection that exceeds everyday experience, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have confirmed that particles of matter can act really spooky too.
The NIST team entangled a pair of beryllium ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Scientists recreate space particle collisions inside Large Hadron Collider  Norwich, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017New research into light particles challenges understanding of quantum theory  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017In a quantum race everyone is both a winner and a loser |
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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 San Jos� (AFP) March 29, 2017Mexican president says seeking 'new relationship' with US  Brussels (AFP) March 27, 2017EU clears Dow-DuPont chemicals mega-merger  Newark DE (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Unforeseen impacts of the fair trade movement |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017 
China has announced bans on beards and burkas in its remote violence-wracked Xinjiang region as part of tighter 'anti-extremism' regulations that also prohibit refusing to watch government propaganda.
Xinjiang is the homeland of the Uighurs - a traditionally Muslim group, many of whom complain of cultural and religious repression and discrimination.
The area has been hit by a wave of de ... more Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) March 28, 2017Disputed Iraqi province votes to fly Kurdish flag  Islamabad (AFP) March 28, 2017Pakistan extends secret military courts Istanbul (AFP) March 29, 2017Turkey slams Kurdish decision to fly flag in Kirkuk |
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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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 Moscow (AFP) March 30, 2017 
Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday said climate change was not caused by human activity, as the White House announced that President Donald Trump would decide by May on continued US participation in the landmark Paris Agreement limiting global carbon emissions.
One day after visiting the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic, Putin claimed that icebergs had been melting for decad ... more Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017Trump moves to roll back Obama climate measures  Miami (AFP) March 30, 2017US climate science hearing descends into bullying 'food-fight' Paris (AFP) March 30, 2017Trump keeps world dangling on Paris climate pact |
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 Tokyo (AFP) March 29, 2017  Japan's ruling party said Wednesday the government should consider developing the capability to strike enemy bases if the country is attacked, citing North Korea's missile and nuclear threats.
For years Tokyo has harboured deep suspicion of Pyongyang and seen itself as increasingly vulnerable to its nuclear and missile ambitions.
North Korea conducted two nuclear tests last year and test ... more Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017N. Korea could be in final preparations for nuclear test: report  United Nations, United States (AFP) March 30, 2017US warns China it is losing patience over North Korea  Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2017China coal imports from North Korea surge in February |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 30, 2017 
A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed Thursday over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city.
The cases come days after pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam was selected as city leader by a committee skewed towards the mainland camp.
They also precede an expected visit by China's Presid ... more Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017Tibetan fashion hits the Beijing runway  Beijing (AFP) March 27, 2017Australia-based professor blocked from leaving China  Hong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017China's favourite Lam wins Hong Kong leadership, vows to heal rifts |
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 Washington (AFP) March 31, 2017 
President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist insurgents in Somalia, the Defense Department said Thursday.
According to a Pentagon official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the new leeway accorded to the military will mean they no longer will have to justify a decision to launch air strikes, potentially leading to mor ... more Bamako (AFP) March 28, 2017Mali's former rebels agree to join peace conference  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 |
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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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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA concluded their spacewalk at 2:33 p.m. EDT. During the spacewalk, which lasted just over seven hours, the two astronauts successfully reconnected cables and electrical connections on the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3.
PMA-3 will provide the pressurized interface between the station and the second of two intern ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017The long legacy pf space-farming leading us to Mars  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 29, 2017X-Hab working seventh season of academic-aided innovation  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Deep space gateway to open opportunities for distant destinations |
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