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  New Delhi (AFP) March 30, 2017 A senior Tibetan lama at the centre of a long-running row over one of Buddhism's most important titles has abandoned the monkhood altogether after marrying a childhood friend in India, his office said Thursday. Thaye Dorje, 33, has claimed since childhood to be the reincarnation of the Karmapa Lama, the leader of one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. But many adherents of the Karma Kagyu school of Buddhism follow another monk with a rival claim to the title, Urgyen Trinley, who is r ... read more |
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Manatees are no longer endangered: USMiami (AFP) March 30, 2017 Manatees are no longer an endangered species, US officials said Thursday, declaring success after decades of efforts to rebuild the population of the chubby sea cows in Florida and the Caribbean region. ... more 
Tibetan fashion hits the Beijing runwayBeijing (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. ... more  
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  
Shell unveils giant new high-tech research lab in IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) March 31, 2017 Oil giant Shell opened Friday a high-tech research hub in southern India that is hoping to pioneer the green energy of the future, including ways to transform farm and city waste into clean fuel. ... 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  
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  
Trump pressured to approve defense deals with IndiaWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 Two U.S. Senators have penned letters to President Donald Trump encouraging him to green light two pending defense deals with the Indian government. ... 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  
Russia Hopes India to Join Initiative on Non-Deploying Weapons in SpaceNew Delhi (XNA) Mar 27, 2017 Russia hopes India will join the Russian initiative on non-deployment of weapons in outer space, Russian Foreign Ministry's Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department Director Mikhail Ulyanov sai ... 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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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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It's all about that bass and lots of it. Deep, deep base-sound at frequencies too low for the human ear to pick-up. It's called infrasound, low-frequency soundwaves formed by events as diverse as ocean waves crashing together, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes to rocket launches. These soundwaves, capable of traveling around the world multiple times, have never been recorded from the stratosphe ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017General Electric to install Hornet engines for U.S. Navy  Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017Boeing awarded contract to build 17 Poseidon aircraft  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Northrop Grumman to upgrade French Hawkeye aircraft |
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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  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA Kennedy Partners to Help Develop Self-driving Cars  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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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
Fuel cells use a simple chemical reaction, such as the combination of oxygen and hydrogen to form water, to generate electricity. The question of which is the best material to use when making ceramic fuel cells is not a straightforward one, however. New materials are required that act as a catalyst for the chemical reaction required with maximum efficiency, but that also last as long as possible ... more Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Clarifying how lithium ions ferry around in rechargeable batteries  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 Chiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloons  Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017Westinghouse's woes spotlight US nuclear sector's decline  Tokyo (AFP) March 28, 2017Japan high court rules nuclear reactors can restart |
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Scientists have discovered a new mechanism involved in the creation of paired light particles, which could have significant impact on the study of quantum physics.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have shown that when photons - the fundamental particles of light - are created in pairs, they can emerge from different, rather than the same, location.
The ground-breaki ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017NIST physicists show ion pairs perform enhanced 'spooky action'  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Scientists recreate space particle collisions inside Large Hadron Collider  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017In a quantum race everyone is both a winner and a loser |
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 Washington (AFP) March 31, 2017  President Donald Trump will order staff Friday to pinpoint countries and goods responsible for America's nearly $50 billion trade deficit, in a protectionist warning shot to trade partners like China.
Top administration officials said Trump will issue a pair of executive orders aimed at rooting out the causes and culprits behind America's trade deficit, in a first step toward converting toug ... more Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017Trump predicts 'very difficult' China summit  San Jos� (AFP) March 29, 2017Mexican president says seeking 'new relationship' with US  Geneva (AFP) March 28, 2017WTO hands China partial win over EU in poultry spat |
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 Wellington (AFP) April 3, 2017 
New Zealand will not hold an inquiry into "discredited" allegations its special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Bill English said Monday.
A book published last month alleged the SAS staged a "revenge attack" in 2010 after the death of a New Zealand soldier, but faulty intelligence meant they killed six civilians including a three-year-old girl.
"Hit and Run", b ... more Herat, Afghanistan (AFP) April 3, 2017How to save a life while under fire in Afghanistan  Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017China's Xinjiang cracks down on Muslim practices in 'anti-extremist' push  Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) March 28, 2017Disputed Iraqi province votes to fly Kurdish flag |
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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 New York (AFP) March 31, 2017US will keep climate commitments despite Trump: ex-mayor of NY 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' |
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 Seoul (AFP) April 3, 2017 
South Korea, Japan and the US held a joint naval exercise Monday aimed at countering missile threats from North Korean submarines, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid mounting concerns over the hermit state's weapons programme.
Pyongyang is on a quest to develop a long-range missile capable of hitting the US mainland with a nuclear warhead, and has so far staged five nuclear tests, two of th ... more Washington (AFP) April 2, 2017US urges China to take 'action' against North Korea  United Nations, United States (AFP) March 30, 2017US warns China it is losing patience over North Korea  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) March 31, 2017Kim Jong-Nam's body returned to North Korea: China |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 2, 2017 
An Australian-based Chinese professor who has been critical of Beijing flew back to Sydney Sunday, a week after he was blocked from leaving China at the end of a visit.
Feng Chongyi, a permanent resident of Australia who has a Chinese passport, had been barred from flying out of the southern city of Guangzhou and was questioned by authorities.
His lawyer said at the time he was "suspec ... moreHong Kong (AFP) April 2, 2017Warhol Mao portrait fetches $12.7m in Hong Kong auction  Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2017What's in a Chinese name? Ancient rites and growing business  Hong Kong (AFP) March 30, 2017Hong Kong activist jailed over Umbrella Movement protest |
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 New York (AFP) March 31, 2017 
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Friday to renew the mandate of the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but cut its numbers.
The council voted to approve the MONUSCO mission for another year and asked that a review of its strategy be completed by September.
And members warned President Joseph Kabila that his government must honor a power-sharing d ... more Bamako (AFP) April 2, 2017Mali peace conference calls for talks with jihadists  Ouagadougou (AFP) April 2, 2017Burkina troops tried for arms depot raid claim tortured  Washington (AFP) March 31, 2017Trump boosts US military authority for Somalia fighting |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 
Peru, Colombia and Brazil may soon look to the United States to modernize their armored vehicle fleets, the U.S. Army announced on Thursday.
The modernization push comes as each aforementioned country grapples with threats from "illicit networks" within their borders, and the U.S. Army's Stryker combat vehicle may become an attractive investment.
According to U.S. Southern Comman ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Asian nation orders targeting and surveillance pods from IAI  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017General Dynamics contracted for tank ammo cartridges  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017Rheinmetall subsidiary receives orders for mine-clearance systems |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017  Australia issued Friday a Request for Tender to three companies for its $26.82 billion Future Frigate program. The companies shortlisted contract bidders were BAE Systems, Fincantieri and Navantia.
"Today's announcement shows the Government is on track to begin construction of the Future Frigates in 2020 in Adelaide," Defense Minister Christopher Pyne said in a press release. "The relea ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Indian navy commissions first Mk IV-class Landing Craft Utility ship  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017U.K., France join forces for new anti-ship weapon  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Australia modernizes Anzac-class frigate |
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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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017Robot Fedor to Guide Russia's Federation Spacecraft in Maiden Flight - Roscosmos  College Park MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017CRESST Signs $87M Cooperative Agreement with NASA Goddard  Houston TX (SPX) Apr 03, 2017Mission Control Team Finds Answers During Spacewalk |
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