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  Colombo (AFP) April 19, 2017 Sri Lanka on Wednesday ended the grim search for survivors five days after a huge garbage mountain collapsed onto a slum, killing 32 people and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents. Another 11 people were injured when the 300-foot (90-metre) dump partially collapsed on Friday as Sri Lankans celebrated their traditional new year. "We are still carrying out clearing operations," said military spokesman Roshan Seneviratne. "The final death toll is 32 and a handful of people who were ... read more |
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Garbage piles up in Sri Lanka capital as toll hits 31Colombo (AFP) April 18, 2017 Hundreds of tonnes of rotting garbage piled up in Sri Lanka's capital Tuesday after the main rubbish dump was shut following an accident that killed at least 31 people. ... more 
The bus mafia controlling Nepal's smog-choked capitalKathmandu (AFP) April 16, 2017 Nepal's government is trying to tackle rising pollution levels in the smog-choked Kathmandu Valley, but standing in the way is a powerful bus mafia that controls the capital's roads. ... more  
India likely to receive normal monsoon rains this yearNew Delhi (AFP) April 18, 2017 India's crucial monsoon rains are forecast to be normal this year, the weather office said Tuesday, bringing hope to the agricultural sector which employs 60 percent of the population and has been hit by drought in recent years. ... more  
New solar power on tap for IndiaWashington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 A contract for a new solar project in India could help the country reach its goals for renewable power capacity, French energy company ENGIE said. ... more |
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Chinese investors launch Oman industrial projectDuqm, Oman (AFP) April 19, 2017 Chinese investors in Oman on Wednesday laid the first stone of an industrial zone in the sultanate's southern port town of Duqm under a $10.7-billion (10-billion-euro) development plan. ... more  
Nepal, China begin first-ever joint military exercisesKathmandu (AFP) April 16, 2017 China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing boosts its influence in the region. ... more 
EU's Mogherini to make first to visit to RussiaBrussels (AFP) April 12, 2017 EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini will make her first official visit to Russia this month, with relations strained to breaking point by the Ukraine conflict and the war in Syria. ... more  
U.S. orders cannon bodies from Triumph GroupWashington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017 Gun bodies for BAE Systems' M777 Howitzer are to be manufactured by Pennsylvania-based Triumph Precision Components under a $15 million contract. ... more  
Pakistan to execute Indian 'spy': militaryIslamabad (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. ... more  
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 |
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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  
Tibet sediments reveal climate patterns from late Miocene, 6 million years agoRochester NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 The Tibetan Plateau in China experiences the strongest monsoon system on Earth, with powerful winds - and accompanying intense rains in the summer months - caused by a complex system of global air c ... 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  
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 |
  Amsterdam (AFP) April 12, 2017  The aerospace industry is on the brink of a "third revolution" and Airbus boss Tom Enders is determined his giant company will play a leading role in its future.
"I do genuinely believe that we are at a point where those technological changes and breakthroughs in electric propulsion, autonomous flight, artificial intelligence, machine learning, new materials, all come together, plus the data ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017Russia conducting munitions tests for T-50 aircraft  Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017Iran shows off homemade stealth fighter jet  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Norway tests added parachute braking system for F-35 |
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 New York (AFP) April 14, 2017 
General Motors is boosting its autonomous driving efforts, investing $14 million and adding 1,100 jobs in a new research center in San Francisco.
The largest US automaker made the announcement Thursday, amid a race in the industry on autonomous vehicle research.
While GM is already testing autonomous vehicles through its Cruise Automation unit in California, Arizona and Michigan, the new ... more San Francisco (AFP) April 14, 2017Uber says growth strong as it gives a peek at earnings  Washington (AFP) April 13, 2017Tesla's Musk announces plans for semi-truck launch  San Francisco (AFP) April 14, 2017Apple gets permit to test 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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 Lincoln NB (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 
One of the biggest problems with computers, dating to the invention of the first one, has been finding ways to keep them cool so that they don't overheat or shut down.
Instead of combating the heat, two University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineers have embraced it as an alternative energy source that would allow computing at ultra-high temperatures.
Sidy Ndao, assistant professor of mech ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 19, 2017A battery prototype powered by atmospheric nitrogen  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017Art of paper-cutting inspires self-charging paper device  Riverside CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Making batteries from waste glass bottles |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 
Few jobs are more massive than that of building a nuclear power plant, a project that takes years and billions of dollars to complete. But once a new plant is finished, how do engineers know it will operate as designed?
In October 2016, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began full commercial operation of its Watts Bar Unit 2 (WB2) nuclear power plant, the United States' first new nuclea ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017AREVA NP Signs Contract for Outage Services at Farley Nuclear Generating Station  Paris, France (SPX) Apr 12, 2017AREVA and KAZATOMPROM sign a strategic agreement  Johannesburg (AFP) April 9, 2017S.Africa to re-think nuclear deal after junk status : ANC |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 
Three years ago, a University of Utah-led team discovered that an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy contained a supermassive black hole, then the smallest known galaxy to harbor such a giant black hole. The findings suggested that the dwarfs were likely tiny leftovers of larger galaxies that were stripped of their outer layers after colliding into other, larger galaxies.
Now, the same group of U ... more Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Supermassive black holes found in 2 tiny galaxies  Pullman WA (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Washington State University physicists create 'negative mass'  Buffalo NY (SPX) Apr 18, 2017Study unravels long-held Fermi puzzle tied to nonlinear systems |
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 Washington (AFP) April 14, 2017 
China and Germany are not manipulating the value of their currencies to gain an unfair trade advantage, but both should do more to reduce their large trade surpluses with the United States, the Treasury Department said Friday.
The decision was expected after President Donald Trump this week reversed himself and said China was not a currency manipulator.
And although the administration's ... more Kenosha, United States (AFP) April 18, 2017Trump seeks headway on 'Buy American, Hire American' pledge  Beijing (AFP) April 18, 2017IMF raises China growth forecast to 6.6% this year, 6.2% in 2018 Xiongan, China (AFP) April 16, 2017Tears and cheers greet China's new economic zone |
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 Jalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) April 19, 2017  Fighting was still ongoing Wednesday near the site in eastern Afghanistan where the US dropped a massive bomb on an Islamic State group stronghold six days ago, a NATO spokesman said.
Security forces have denied access to residents and media to the area where the US military dropped its GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, dubbed the "Mother of All Bombs" and used in combat for the first tim ... more Kabul (AFP) April 16, 2017Top US official visits Afghanistan after huge bomb attack  Islamabad (AFP) April 17, 2017Female Pakistani suicide bomber planned thwarted Easter attack: army Jalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) April 14, 2017Huge US bomb kills dozens of IS militants in Afghanistan |
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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 ... more Miami (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 |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 
How hot our planet will become for a given amount of greenhouse gases is a key number in climate change. As the calculation of how much warming is locked in by a given amount of emissions, it is crucial for global policies to curb global warming.
It is also one of the most hotly debated numbers in climate science. Observations in the past decade seem to suggest a value that is lower than p ... more Nairobi (AFP) April 11, 2017Drought, conflict and famine in Africa  Bejing, China (SPX) Apr 10, 2017How ENSO and Atlantic ADO impact East Asian winter monsoon  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it's up to us |
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 Washington (AFP) April 17, 2017  The latest North Korean missile launch may have been of a new and hitherto unknown system being developed by Kim Jong-Un's regime, a weapons expert said Monday.
The Pentagon has not discussed which missile blew up "almost immediately" after launch early Sunday from near Sinpo on the North's east coast, and the White House has said only that it was a medium-range device.
John Schilling, a ... more Tehran (AFP) April 14, 2017Iran's Rouhani registers to run for re-election  London (AFP) April 15, 2017Britain urges N. Korea to stop nuke drive; As China seeks Russian help  Seoul (AFP) April 20, 2017Next S. Korea leader to rein in Trump over North: analysts |
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 The Hague (AFP) April 12, 2017  Two giant pandas arrived by plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Wednesday after a marathon 8,000 kilometre journey from China, the first breeding pair on Dutch soil in three decades.
Female panda Wu Wen (Beautiful Powerful Cloud) and her male companion Xing Ya (Elegant Star) touched down at Schiphol at around 1730 GMT after leaving Chengdu in central China more than 10 hours earlier.
... more Beijing (AFP) April 10, 2017Beijing hutongs: village life in the city  Beijing (AFP) April 11, 2017Hong Kong's Carrie Lam officially accepts role as chief executive  Hong Kong (AFP) April 12, 2017Hong Kong lawmaker charged for upending Chinese flag |
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 Washington (AFP) April 15, 2017 
The United States is deploying "a few dozen" troops to Somalia to assist the national army and conduct unspecified security operations, a US military spokeswoman said Saturday.
The soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, a light infantry unit trained for air assaults, will mainly train and equip Somalia's army "to better fight Al-Shabab," an Al-Qaeda linked extremist group, the spokeswoma ... more Kinshasa (AFP) April 14, 2017DR Congo suspends military cooperation with Belgium  Lagos (AFP) April 12, 2017Four dead in army, police clashes in Nigeria: source  Mogadishu (AFP) April 10, 2017Three killed in Mogadishu army camp attack: military |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2017  The Kremlin plans to modernize weaponry and equipment issued to Russian forces in Crimea and the Arctic regions.
Russian defense officials disclosed the move during a Defense Ministry Board meeting in Moscow on Wednesday. Discussions focused on an armament program set to take place from 2018 through 2025.
According to Russian Army General Sergei Shoigu, the program is necessary f ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017U.S. Navy buys 300 BRU-55A/A bomb ejector racks  Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017Russian tank becomes U.S. Army unmanned target vehicle  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Leidos to provide TUAS support for U.S. Army |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017  BAE Systems in Britain has received a $1.77 billion Ministry of Defense contract to build a sixth Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine for the Royal Navy.
The Agamemnon will be about 318 feet long, have a submerged speed of 30 knots and an endurance of 90 days. It can carry Tomahawk missiles as well as torpedoes.
Securing the contract for the sixth Astute class submarine is a s ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017Sweden taps Saab for signal intelligence ship  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Finland to commission design of new corvettes  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017Leonardo subsidiary supplies auxiliary engines for U.S. Coast Guard vessels |
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 Miami (AFP) April 18, 2017 
An unmanned Orbital ATK cargo ship rocket packed with food and supplies for the astronauts living at the International Space Station blasted off Tuesday from a NASA launch pad.
The barrel-shaped Cygnus spacecraft, nestled atop a white Atlas V rocket, soared into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 11:11 am (1511 GMT).
"Liftoff of the Atlas V rocket with Cygnus and the S.S. John ... more Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 20, 2017Russian, American two-man crew reaches ISS  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 19, 2017Soyuz-FG rocket to be installed at Baikonur on April 17  Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 20, 2017NASA Engages the Next Generation with HUNCH |
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