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  Bloomington IN (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Wind-driven expansion of marsh ponds on the Mississippi River Delta is a significant factor in the loss of crucial land in the Delta region, according to research published by scientists at Indiana University and North Carolina State University. The study found that 17 percent of land loss in the area resulted from pond expansion, much of it caused by waves that eroded away the edges of the pond. The findings add to scientists' understanding of the processes that shape the Delta and present new ch ... read more |
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Sri Lanka bans anti-garbage protests after dump disasterColombo (AFP) April 21, 2017 Sri Lanka has outlawed protests over Colombo's garbage crisis following rallies over the city's waste disposal after a landslide at a giant rubbish tip killed 32 people and destroyed 145 homes. ... more  
Nepal quake injured stalked by disability two years onKathmandu (AFP) April 23, 2017 The day after Nepal was struck by a devastating earthquake, Samrat Basnet opened his doors to the wounded as hospitals overwhelmed with thousands of victims had to send away those without life-threatening injuries. ... more  
Can we see a singularity, the most extreme object in the universe?Mumbai, India (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 A team of scientists at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India, have found new ways to detect a bare or naked singularity, the most extreme object in the universe. Wh ... 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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Sri Lanka ends search for garbage survivors as toll hits 32Colombo (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. ... more  
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
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  
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 |
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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  
Leading electronic fest Ultra expands to China, IndiaNew 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. ... more |
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Airbus Defense and Space will sell two additional C295 military airlifters to the government of Kazakhstan, the aerospace contractor announced on Thursday.
In addition to the aircraft, the contract also includes deliveries for spares and a support package. The company says the deal complies with a memorandum of understanding signed by both parties in 2012.
Once delivered, Kazakhs ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Singapore's air force upgrading Apache warfare systems  Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017Israel set to receive three more F-35s this weekend  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017BAE, Leonardo to support threat detection for U.S. Army aircraft |
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 Shanghai (AFP) April 20, 2017  Southeast Asia's potential beckons as global automakers look beyond China's massive market to extend their sales boom in the region, but executives say they face a struggle to match the explosive Chinese growth.
Chinese passenger-car sales have quadrupled over the past 10 years to 24.38 million last year, having become the world's biggest market in 2009.
But with Chinese economic growth ... more Shanghai (AFP) April 19, 2017Automakers see promise in China car-sharing  Shanghai (AFP) April 23, 2017China's quota threat charges up electric car market  Shanghai (AFP) April 21, 2017Imitation Game: China carmakers ape foreign brands at Shanghai show |
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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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 Riverside CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have used waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to create nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. The batteries will extend the range of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and provide more power with fewer charges to personal electronics like cell phone ... more Albany NY (SPX) Apr 20, 2017NYSERDA Announces $15.5 Million Available for Energy Storage Projects to Support the Electric Grid  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Electrochemical performance of lithium-ion capacitors  Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Stanford scientist's new approach may accelerate design of high-power batteries |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 
AREVA, represented by its subsidiary STMI, has won the call for tenders to provide its services as industrial operator of the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management's Aube surface disposal facility. The contract, worth several million euros, covers the period from 2017 to 2022.
As industrial operator of the site, AREVA's main responsibilities will be:
+ Acceptance, i ... more Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 19, 2017The critical importance of Predictive Power when building NPPs  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 |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
At the center of the Centaurus galaxy cluster, there is a large elliptical galaxy called NGC 4696. Deeper still, there is a supermassive black hole buried within the core of this galaxy.
New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes has revealed details about this giant black hole, located some 145 million light years from Earth. Although the black hole itself is unde ... moreMumbai, India (SPX) Apr 21, 2017Can we see a singularity, the most extreme object in the universe?  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Quantum mechanics are complex enough, for now...  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Supermassive black holes found in 2 tiny galaxies |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 20, 2017 
Japanese exports recorded their biggest gain in more than two years in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign of optimism for the world's third-biggest economy.
The strong result, which came in better than expected, backs up the view that Japan's economic growth is picking up steam.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday boosted its economic forecast for Japan, proje ... more Jerusalem (AFP) April 23, 2017Israel signs deal to bring in 6,000 Chinese labourers  Juigalpa, Nicaragua (AFP) April 23, 2017Police block farmers' protest against planned Nicaragua canal  Washington (AFP) April 20, 2017Trump invokes national security to probe US steel imports |
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 Kabul (AFP) April 24, 2017 
The Afghan defence minister and his army chief resigned Monday, days after a Taliban attack at a military base in northern Afghanistan killed or wounded more than 100 soldiers, a presidential statement said.
"President Ashraf Ghani has accepted the resignation of the defence minister and army chief of staff," the statement from Ghani's office said.
Furious Afghans had called for resignat ... moreMazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP) April 22, 2017Over 100 killed, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan military base  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017U.S. State Department approves arms sale for Peshmerga forces  Jalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) April 19, 2017Fighting ongoing near site of US blast in Afghanistan: NATO |
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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.
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 
The UK Space Agency and their French counterparts, CNES, have reached a ground-breaking new agreement to work together to tackle climate change.
The Agency's Director of Growth, Catherine Mealing-Jones, and CNES President, Jean-Yves Le Gall, signed the MicroCarb cooperation agreement 19th April at the French Ambassador's Residence in London, witnessed by Jo Johnson, the Minister of State f ... more Washington (AFP) April 22, 2017In Washington, the economic world meets Trump climate skepticism  Paris (AFP) April 21, 2017Proposed cuts in US climate science reverberate worldwide  Lawrence KS (SPX) Apr 20, 2017In new paper, scientists explain climate change using before and after photographic evidence |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017  The U.S. Department of Defense will begin examining its nuclear weapon capabilities with its Nuclear Posture Review, the department announced this week.
President Donald Trump ordered the review on Jan. 27 shortly after assuming office with the stated goal of ensuring U.S. nuclear capabilities were still an effective deterrent to hostile forces. It was included in a memo regarding execu ... more Athens (AFP) April 23, 2017China urges Korea peninsula denuclearisation  Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2017In call with Trump, Xi urges 'restraint' on N. Korea: govt  Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Northeastern researchers' discovery could aid in detecting nuclear threats |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2017 
Liang Shanshan considers herself a mother of two: one child is her biological son, the other is a 16-year-old Chinese teen pop star she has never met.
She is a "mother fan" and part of a group of women in their mid-20s to 60s whose maternal instincts are set off by China's boy band sensation TFBoys("The Fighting Boys").
The band has won millions of Chinese followers since their 2013 deb ... more Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2017China rights lawyer denied own defence for trial Beijing (AFP) April 20, 2017Chinese tycoon accuses Beijing of meddling in interview  The Hague (AFP) April 12, 2017Dutch panda mania as giant bears arrive from China |
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 Djibouti (AFP) April 24, 2017 
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged France to continue its fight against terror in Africa on Sunday as he visited Djibouti, a strategic Horn of Africa nation which hosts Washington's only permanent military base on the continent.
Camp Lemonnier, home to some 4,000 US soldiers and contractors, is vital to US military operations in Somalia against militant groups like Al-Shabaab, and also pr ... more Nairobi (AFP) April 23, 2017Top conservationist wounded in Kenya gun attack  Rabat (AFP) April 22, 2017Morocco, US stage joint military exercise  Kunta Kinteh Island, Gambia (AFP) April 21, 2017Gambia's race to save its 'Roots' on Kunta Kinteh island |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 
Russia's next-generation main battle tank, the Armata, is undergoing field trials on schedule, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.
"[The field trials] are proceeding according to plan," he told the Tass news agency . "Various technologies are being tested and the issue of automatizing all of the tank's systems is being considered."
The T-14 Armata was first produc ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Australia receives new Hercules armored recovery vehicles  Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017Canadian army to modernize training simulation system  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Leidos to provide TUAS support for U.S. Army |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017 
Admiral Gorshkov, the lead vessel in Russia's new class of frigates, is conducting sea trials ahead of formally entering service.
The Russian navy began testing the warship in November 2014. March 20 marked the vessel's final tests. According to Russian state media reports, the trials are expected to be completed in July.
"The works are not being delayed and are proceeding accord ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Damen prepares training vessel for Australian navy  Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017Construction begins for U.K's 5th Offshore Patrol Vessel  Manila (AFP) April 21, 2017Philippines' Duterte tours Russian warship |
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 Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 20, 2017 
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a Russian and an American reached the International Space Station Thursday, completing the first two-man flight to the ISS in over a decade.
The Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft with veteran Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA rookie Jack Fischer onboard successfully docked to the ISS at 1319 GMT, Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
Manned launches to the ISS ... more Washington DC (AFNS) Apr 24, 2017Astronaut Airman launched to International Space Station  Houston TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2017Cygnus docks with ISS, delivering 28 Cubesats from multiple customers  Miami (AFP) April 22, 2017Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station |
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