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  Chitwan, Nepal (AFP) April 3, 2017 Conservationists on Monday captured a rare one-horned rhinoceros in Nepal as part of an attempt to increase the number of the vulnerable animals, which are prized by wildlife poachers. Five rhinos - one male and four female - will be released into a national park in Nepal's far west over the coming week in the hope of establishing a new breeding group. The first, a large male estimated to be around 12 years old, was located by rangers in Chitwan National Park after a four-hour search on elepha ... read more |
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Top Tibetan lama abandons monkhood to marry old friendNew 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. ... more 
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  
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 
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 |
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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  
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  
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  
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  
Indian navy commissions first Mk IV-class Landing Craft Utility shipWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 India's navy commissioned the first of eight MK IV-class Landing Craft Utility ships during a ceremony at Port Blair on Tuesday. ... 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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 Russia Hopes India to Join Initiative on Non-Deploying Weapons in Space  
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 |
  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
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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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
Since its inception, NASA has been known as an agency that opens doors to the future. While focusing on exploration beyond our home planet, agency experts also are working to improve life right here on Earth. NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently joined a partnership created to help perfect self-driving cars.
Autonomous vehicles sound like science fiction. It has always been ... more Ottawa (AFP) March 30, 2017Ford boosts research in Canada for connected cars  Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017Tesla tops quarterly sales forecast  Paris (AFP) March 29, 2017London, Paris, Seoul launch 'name-and-shame' polluting car index |
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 Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017  Global efforts to provide universal access to electricity, develop more renewable energy sources and increase efficiency are not on track to meet a target date of 2030, the World Bank said Monday.
With fewer people receiving electricity for the first time in recent years, only 92 percent of the world's population will have access to power by 2030, the bank said in a new report published toge ... more New York (AFP) April 3, 2017US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay  Paris (AFP) March 28, 2017Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings  Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2017Energy demand metrics indicate strong U.S. economy |
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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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 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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017In a quantum race everyone is both a winner and a loser  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Timing a Space Laser With a NASA-style Stopwatch  Norwich, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017New research into light particles challenges understanding of quantum theory |
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 Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017  The Trump administration has unveiled steps to limit an immigration visa program for skilled workers often used by Silicon Valley to attract tech workers.
The moves include new measures announced Monday to detect "fraud and abuse" in the H-1B visa program, and a warning by the Justice Department to companies not to discriminate against US workers.
Guidelines released last week will requi ... more Washington (AFP) March 31, 2017Trump to name and shame trade 'cheats'  Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2017China to create new economic zone outside Beijing  Shanghai (AFP) March 31, 2017China's big banks say bad-loan fears eased in 2016 |
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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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 New York (AFP) March 31, 2017  The former mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, said Friday the United States will keep its commitment to reduce greenhouse gases despite US President Donald Trump's skeptical outlook on climate change.
"No matter what roadblocks the White House and Congress throw up, the United States can - and I'm confident, will - meet the commitment it made in Paris in 2015 to reduce greenhouse gas em ... moreMiami (AFP) March 30, 2017US climate science hearing descends into bullying 'food-fight' Paris (AFP) March 30, 2017Trump keeps world dangling on Paris climate pact Washington (AFP) March 29, 2017Trump moves to roll back Obama climate measures |
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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  Hong Kong (AFP) April 3, 2017Hong Kong anti-graft body arrests 72 over vote-rigging  Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2017What's in a Chinese name? Ancient rites and growing business |
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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 Bamako (AFP) April 1, 2017Mali opposition close to joining key peace summit |
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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, 2017U.K., France join forces for new anti-ship weapon  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Indian navy commissions first Mk IV-class Landing Craft Utility ship  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Australia modernizes Anzac-class frigate |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2017 
The Executive Director for manned space flight programs at Roscosmos said that Russia and the United States have opportunities to broaden their collaboration in space, including on flights beyond low-earth orbit, despite the tense relations between the two countries.
Russia and the United States have opportunities to broaden their collaboration in space, including on flights beyond low-ear ... more Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Apr 04, 2017United Launch Alliance Completes Crew Emergency Egress System  Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Space Traffic Management at Mach 25  Houston TX (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Spacewalkers Connect Adapter for Commercial Crew Vehicles |
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