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  New Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2017 An Indian politician who attempted to cover a dam in sheets of polystyrene has been left red-faced after his bizarre water-saving scheme backfired. Tamil Nadu state minister Sellur K Raju waded into the dam with dozens of sheets of polystyrene, convinced they could help reduce water evaporation in the drought-stricken state. But the noble yet puzzling effort went belly-up almost immediately as strong winds lifted the lightweight sheets into the air, tossing them across the surface of the water. ... read more |
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Research sheds new light on forces that threaten sensitive coastlinesBloomington 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 ... more  
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 |
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MH370 'mostly likely' lies north of search zone: expertsSydney (AFP) April 21, 2017 Missing flight MH370 "most likely" lies north of a former search zone in the remote Indian Ocean, Australian authorities said Friday, in a new report that offers hope the plane may one day be found. ... more  
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  
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  
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 |
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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 |
  Minden, NV (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 
Airbus Perlan Mission II, an initiative to fly a glider without an engine to the edge of space to collect ground-breaking insights on high-altitude flight, weather, and climate change, returned to flight this week at its U.S. headquarters at the Minden-Tahoe Airport. Perlan Project Pilots Jim Payne and Miguel Iturmendi soared the pressurized glider to its highest altitude to date, reaching 30,61 ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Boeing pulls out of 'unfair' Belgian F-16 fighter replacement bid  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Kazakhstan buys two more Airbus C295 aircraft  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Singapore's air force upgrading Apache warfare systems |
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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 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  Albany NY (SPX) Apr 20, 2017NYSERDA Announces $15.5 Million Available for Energy Storage Projects to Support the Electric Grid |
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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 
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned of "another tough year" in Afghanistan as he arrived on an unannounced visit Monday, hours after his Afghan counterpart resigned over a deadly Taliban attack that triggered anger and left the embattled army in disarray.
Paying his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, Mattis met with President Ashraf Ghani and other officials and US military com ... more Kabul (AFP) April 24, 2017Afghan defence minister, army chief resign after Taliban attack Mazar-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 |
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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 |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) April 24, 2017 
The UN's environment chief is confident that the United States will not pull out of the Paris climate deal and expects a decision from Washington next month.
Erik Solheim told AFP in an interview on Monday that even if the United States withdraws, China and the European Union will step in and take the lead to implement the global agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"I am conf ... more New Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2017Indian minister ridiculed as bizarre drought plot backfires  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 |
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 Athens (AFP) April 23, 2017  China's foreign minister called Sunday for the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula amid rising tension over North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes.
"China is firmly supporting the denuclearisation of the area in the name of stability and peace", Wang Yi told reporters in Athens after meeting Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias.
"China may not have the key to this solutio ... more Seoul (AFP) April 25, 2017N. Korea marks military anniversary with firing drill  Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017Electric Boat selected for $95.6 million ballistic missile tube contract  Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017Trump: UN should consider 'stronger sanctions' on N.Korea |
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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 Bangkok (AFP) April 25, 2017Thai junta defends 'cheap' $393 mn Chinese sub purchase  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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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has published a collection of 27 essays as commentaries in its scientific journals highlighting the important role Earth and space science research plays in society.
The essays, covering a broad swath of scientific disciplines and written by notable scientists in their fields, discuss the critical role of research, the growing importance of data and the ... more Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 25, 2017Lunar, Martian Greenhouses Designed to Mimic Those on Earth Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017'Better you than me,' Trump tells record-breaking astronaut  Washington DC (AFNS) Apr 24, 2017Astronaut Airman launched to International Space Station |
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