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  New York (AFP) April 10, 2017 Leading electronic music festival Ultra announced an expansion Monday to China and India, sensing a bright future for the booming genre in the world's two most populous countries. Ultra Music Festival, launched in 1999 in Miami when electronic dance music was beginning to find mass audiences in the West, also plans to head to Australia which will bring the party to six continents. The September 9-10 edition in Shanghai marks the first entry of an international music festival into mainland China, ... read more |
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Indian, Chinese navies rescue ship hijacked by Somali piratesNew Delhi (AFP) April 9, 2017 The navies of India and China carried out a joint operation Sunday to rescue a merchant ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian defence ministry said. ... more  
Nepal's rhinos on road to recovery with cross-country moveChitwan, Nepal (AFP) April 10, 2017 All hell broke loose as the one-horned rhino stepped out of the crate, the powerful male charging elephant-mounted mahouts relocating him to a new home in Nepal's far west in the hope of shoring up the vulnerable species. ... more  
IEA: India needs diverse investments in renewablesWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 India, which accounts for about 6 percent of total world energy demand, is making strides with renewables, but needs more investments, the IEA said. ... more 
Developing Asia to fuel global growth but risks ahead: ADBHong Kong (AFP) April 6, 2017 Developing Asian countries will drive the world economy in the next two years, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday, but it warned of uncertainties from the United States and Europe. ... more |
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India inks weapons deal worth nearly $2 bn with IsraelNew Delhi (AFP) April 7, 2017 India will buy nearly $2 billion worth of weapons technology from Israel in what's being described as the "largest defence contract" ever signed by the military exporting giant. ... more  
Avalanches kill three Indian soldiers in KashmirSrinagar, India (AFP) April 7, 2017 Three soldiers have died after avalanches struck a high-altitude army post in Indian-administered Kashmir, an officer said Friday, after heavy snowfall in the disputed Himalayan region. ... more  
IAI, Indian navy sign $1.6B contract for air defense systemsWashington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 Israel Aerospace Industries was awarded contracts to deliver an air and missile defense system to the government of India. ... more  
Bangladesh closes one of world's most polluted placesDhaka (AFP) April 6, 2017 A historic leatherworking quarter in Bangladesh once labelled among the most polluted places on earth was shut Thursday as police enforced a court ruling to protect a vital waterway. ... more  
China protests to India over Dalai Lama visitBeijing (AFP) April 6, 2017 China said on Thursday that it has lodged an official protest with India over the visit of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to contested territory along the two countries' border. ... more  
When did India collide with Asia to form the Himalayan mountainsBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 The collision between the Indian subcontinent and the Asian landmass resulted in the formation of the Himalayan Mountains and the rise of the Tibetan Plateau, with consequent major climatic and envi ... more |
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ISRO Beams in Private Firm to Make Two Satellites for NavigationNew Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017 In a first, ISRO, India's space research agency, has hired a private company to build two large satellites for India's navigation system. The private firm will initially undergo a rigorous developme ... more 
Nepal to relocate five rare one-horned rhinosChitwan, 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. ... more
Dalai Lama reunited with guard who welcomed him to IndiaGuwahati, India (AFP) April 3, 2017 The Dalai Lama has had an emotional reunion with the Indian border guard who escorted him as he fled his native Tibet following a failed uprising nearly 60 years ago. ... more  
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 |
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The U.S. Navy has temporarily grounded its T-45C trainer aircraft fleet amid oxygen supply problems that could incapacitate its crew.
The three-day pause in flight operations took effect Wednesday on orders from Naval Air Forces Commander Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker.
"The pause is in response to concerns raised by T-45C pilots over the potential for physiological episodes," U.S. Nav ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017Saab developing Gripen fighter for Brazil  Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017CH-53K helicopters approved for low-rate production  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Panama's AW139 helicopters hit a flight-hour milestone |
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 Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 
Plugging into renewable energy sources outweighs the cost and short driving ranges for consumers intending to buy electric vehicles, according to a new study.
Queensland University of Technology Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Kenan Degirmenci, from QUT Business School, said environmental performance - or being green - was more important than price or range confidence for electric vehicle ... more Ottawa (AFP) March 30, 2017Ford boosts research in Canada for connected cars  Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017Tesla tops quarterly sales forecast  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA Kennedy Partners to Help Develop Self-driving Cars |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 
The only U.S. sector where emissions of carbon dioxide increased last year was in the transportation sector, an Energy Department division reported.
A daily brief from the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported CO2 emissions from the transportation sector increased 1.9 percent from 2015 levels. Emissions directly from motor gasoline increased 1.8 percent and the overall sector ... more Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity  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 |
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 Saarbrucken, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 
Experimental physicists in the research group led by Professor Uwe Hartmann at Saarland University have developed a thin nanomaterial with superconducting properties. Below about -200 C these materials conduct electricity without loss, levitate magnets and can screen magnetic fields.
The particularly interesting aspect of this work is that the research team has succeeded in creating super ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Scientists further understanding of a process that causes heat loss in fusion devices  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Mar 30, 2017How does oxygen get into a fuel cell  Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Clarifying how lithium ions ferry around in rechargeable batteries |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) April 9, 2017 
South Africa's ruling party on Sunday said the government will have to re-think its costly and highly contentious nuclear expansion programme following last week's relegation of the country's creditworthiness to junk.
Within days of each other the world's two major rating agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor's downgraded South African sovereign debt to junk status after President Jacob Zuma's ... more Paris (AFP) April 9, 2017France enshrines decision to close oldest nuclear plant  Tokyo (AFP) April 4, 2017Toshiba to buy Engie's stake in NuGen for $139 mn  Chiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloons |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 
A crowd of 29 stands still, positioned as lookouts in various directions. A chirp punctuates the silence before being replaced by a distinct buzz. The buzzing grows louder, then abruptly drops back into silence. Twenty-eight Lego figurines shift slightly - they survive. But one unlucky companion lies on his back, toppled by an invisible force.
The culprit of this miniature disaster? Target ... more Boston MA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Seeing Black Holes and Beyond  Birmingham, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Scientists make progress on unravelling the puzzle of merging black holes  Amherst MA (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Peering into Black Holes Using an Earth-sized Telescope |
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 New York (AFP) April 10, 2017  Leading electronic music festival Ultra announced an expansion Monday to China and India, sensing a bright future for the booming genre in the world's two most populous countries.
Ultra Music Festival, launched in 1999 in Miami when electronic dance music was beginning to find mass audiences in the West, also plans to head to Australia which will bring the party to six continents.
The Se ... more Stanford-Le-Hope, United Kingdom (AFP) April 10, 2017First 'Silk Road' train from Britain leaves for China  Hong Kong (AFP) April 6, 2017Developing Asia to fuel global growth but risks ahead: ADB  Beijing (AFP) April 4, 2017China plan for new economic zone sparks real estate frenzy |
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 Islamabad (AFP) April 10, 2017  Pakistan will execute an Indian who allegedly confessed to spying for Indian intelligence, the powerful military said Monday in a move that quickly raised tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.
The man, named by the army as Kulbushan Sudhir Jadhav who also goes by the alias Hussein Mubarak Patel, was found guilty by a military court which was closed to the public and was sentenced to dea ... more Kabul (AFP) April 9, 2017US soldier killed in anti-IS operations in Afghanistan  Istanbul (AFP) April 6, 2017Turkey planning new operation against PKK in northern Iraq: report  Arbil, Iraq (AFP) April 4, 2017Kushner meets Iraq Kurd leaders; Erdogan warns on Kirkuk 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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 Los Angeles (AFP) April 7, 2017 
California Governor Jerry Brown declared Friday the official end of the state's drought that lasted more than five years.
Despite lifting the drought emergency in all but four counties, the governor kept in place water reporting requirements, as well as bans on practices like watering during or following rainfall and hosing off sidewalks.
"This drought emergency is over, but the next dro ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it's up to us  Rome (AFP) April 10, 2017G7 energy ministers fail to agree statement on climate change: Italy  Bejing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017How ENSO and Atlantic ADO impact East Asian winter monsoon |
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 Washington (AFP) April 9, 2017  As a US strike group led by an aircraft carrier steamed toward the Korean peninsula Sunday, a senior official said President Donald Trump has asked to be provided with a range of options for eliminating the North Korean nuclear threat.
The US naval move will certainly raise tensions in the region and comes hard on the heels of a US cruise missile strike on Syria that was widely interpreted a ... more Seoul (AFP) April 11, 2017North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move  Seoul (AFP) April 10, 2017China, SKorea vow strong measures if NKorea tests nuke again Washington (AFP) April 9, 2017US navy strike group heads toward Korean peninsula |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 10, 2017 
A Hong Kong technician was jailed for four years and nine months on Monday for rioting and arson during anti-China protests last year, in the harshest punishment yet over the unrest.
The case is the latest in a slew of legal action against demonstrators and comes soon after new pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam was selected as leader of the semi-autonomous city.
Yeung Ka-lun, 32, was pictu ... more Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2017Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China  Los Angeles (AFP) April 5, 2017US authorities bust visa fraud scheme for wealthy Chinese  Hong Kong (AFP) April 2, 2017Warhol Mao portrait fetches $12.7m in Hong Kong auction |
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 Mogadishu (AFP) April 10, 2017  A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Mogadishu army camp Monday, killing at least three soldiers a day after the army chief escaped an attack on his convoy, military sources said.
"The suicide bomber was stopped at the main entrance and he blew himself up. Three soldiers died and several others were wounded," said soldier Abdukadir Farah, who was inside the camp at the time of the attac ... more Washington (AFP) April 10, 2017El Nino can warn on cholera outbreaks in Africa: study  Bamako (AFP) April 9, 2017Five dead in jihadist attack in Mali  Kano, Nigeria (AFP) April 9, 2017Boko Haram kills eight, abducts women in NE Nigeria: sources |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 
BAE Systems Hägglunds is to provide maintenance and sustainment support for Estonia's fleet of CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles, the company announced this week.
The contracts from the Estonian Center for Defense Investment cover 44 vehicles, which were procured in 2014 from the Netherlands.
"The armored maneuvering capability program is one of the most important capability dev ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017Northrop Grumman to support IBCS development for U.S. Army  Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017General Dynamics, US Ordnance share contract for M2 machineguns  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017General Dynamics contracted for tank ammo cartridges |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 
Damen Shipyards became the first shipbuilder to submit tender for Australia's Offshore Patrol Vessel project, which calls for the construction of twelve ships.
Australia's Defense Ministry formally issued a request for tender for three shortlisted companies in November. The project aims to replace aging Armidale-class patrol boats currently in service with Australia's naval forces.
... more Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017Raytheon tests new electric gun for Phalanx weapon system  Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017Boeing, Laurel Tech contracted for DDG 51 modernization  Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017U.S. Navy's USS America completes survivability test |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 10, 2017 
A mechanical rover inspired by a Dutch artist. A weather balloon that recharges its batteries in the clouds of Venus. These are just two of the five ideas that originated at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and are advancing for a new round of research funded by the agency.
In total, the space agency is investing in 22 early-stage technology proposals that have the ... more Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 10, 2017Two Russians, one American land back on Earth from ISS  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017US, Russian Astronauts Prepare for April Crew Swap on Space Station  Rio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2017No Roscosmos plans to send space tourists to ISS before 2020 |
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