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  Colombo (AFP) April 26, 2017 Sri Lanka said Wednesday it was overturning a ban on adopting baby elephants, drawing sharp criticism from the animal protection lobby. Elephants are revered as holy in the mainly Buddhist nation, where the high-maintenance beasts have become a status symbol for the wealthy elite. The animals are also kept by temples for use in religious ceremonies, and the ban had led to worries there would not be enough tame elephants for Buddhist pageants. "Wildlife conservation is good but we also need ... read more |
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India's coal plant plans conflict with climate commitmentsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 India will not be able to meet its Paris climate agreement commitments in the coming years if it carries through with plans to build nearly 370 coal-fired power plants, a new study finds. "Ind ... more  
The Nepal quake survivors who can never go homeRasuwa, Nepal (AFP) April 25, 2017 Nepal marked the second anniversary of a devastating quake on Tuesday with rebuilding finally under way, but thousands of survivors still living in flimsy shelters have been told they can never return home. ... more  
Indian minister ridiculed as bizarre drought plot backfiresNew 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. ... more  
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 |
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Indian Space Agency Comes Up With an App Indicating Solar Power PotentialNew Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an Android app that will show the solar potential of a given location in any part of the country. The app was developed to support the cle ... 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  
Nations team up to protect ancient heritage from terrorismAthens (AFP) April 24, 2017 Ten countries formed a new group Monday aimed at protecting ancient heritage from extremism of the kind that saw the Islamic State group lay waste to Syria's historic Palmyra. ... more  
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 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 |
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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 |
  Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017  A Silicon Valley "flying car" startup, Kitty Hawk, reportedly backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, released a video Monday of its airborne prototype and announced plans for deliveries of a "personal flying machine" this year.
"Our mission is to make the dream of personal flight a reality. We believe when everyone has access to personal flight, a new, limitless world of opportunity will op ... more Minden, NV (SPX) Apr 25, 2017Pressurized Perlan glider reaches new high altitude on journey to edge of space  Bras�lia (AFP) April 25, 2017China's HNA buys stake in Rio airport: Brazil official  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Kazakhstan buys two more Airbus C295 aircraft |
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 Shanghai (AFP) April 19, 2017  Unable to afford a car, Shanghai university student Long Yi endured an expensive taxi commute across his vast city until he started using one of the car-sharing schemes quickly gaining momentum in China.
Essentially an Internet Age twist on car rentals, car-sharing is attracting Chinese millennials who increasingly demand mobility but shun the burden of auto ownership.
Long, 20, drives ... more 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  Shanghai (AFP) April 20, 2017Beyond China, carmakers seek new drivers of Asian growth |
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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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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
Seeking to further improve plasma performance, from March 7, 2017, plasma experiments utilizing deuterium ions, which have twice the mass of hydrogen, were initiated in the Large Helical Device (LHD) at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS).
In numerous plasma experiments being conducted in countries around the world, the use of deuterium is improving the confinement of heat and ... 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  Riverside CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2017Making batteries from waste glass bottles |
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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 Johannesburg (AFP) April 26, 2017Court deals setback to South Africa's nuclear ambitions  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 |
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017 
A supervoid is unlikely to explain a 'Cold Spot' in the cosmic microwave background, according to the results of a new survey, leaving room for exotic explanations like a collision between universes. The researchers, led by postgraduate student Ruari Mackenzie and Professor Tom Shanks in Durham University's Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, publish their results in Monthly Notices of the Royal ... more Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 24, 2017Quantum mechanics are complex enough, for now...  Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017First-ever direct observation of chiral currents in quantum Hall atomic simulation  Lemont IL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Study offers new theoretical approach to describing non-equilibrium phase transitions |
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 Ottawa (AFP) April 25, 2017 
Canada will respond firmly to Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday after the United States announced new tariffs on its softwood and vowed to also target Canadian milk.
"I'm polite, but I'm also very firm in defending Canada's interests," Trudeau said in an interview with broadcaster CTV.
After targeting Canadian lumber Monday, the US president threatened retaliation ... more 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  Jerusalem (AFP) April 23, 2017Israel signs deal to bring in 6,000 Chinese labourers |
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 Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP) April 26, 2017 
The green mosque in the Afghan military compound attacked by Taliban militants is scarred - disfigured by bullet holes, blast marks and with blood splattered across the ceiling - telltale signs of the deaths of at least 144 young Afghan recruits.
Images filmed by an AFP journalist reveal some of the horror of one of the deadliest attacks ever perpetrated in Afghanistan.
The images and ... more Al-Malikiyah, Syria (AFP) April 25, 2017Turkish strikes kill Kurdish fighters in Syria, Iraq  Washington (AFP) April 25, 2017Toll now 144 in Taliban attack on Afghan base: US official  Ankara (AFP) April 26, 2017Turkey says US, Russia informed of strikes on Kurd militia |
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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 ... moreNew Delhi (AFP) April 24, 2017Indian minister ridiculed as bizarre drought plot backfires  Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats  Washington (AFP) April 22, 2017In Washington, the economic world meets Trump climate skepticism |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2017 
The U.S. Navy announced it is moving forward with it's Ohio Replacement Program, designed to replace the venerable Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine.
A key part of the program includes the missile compartment project, which the Electric Boat Corporation of Groton, Conn., secured in a contract worth $95.6 million to produce 17 ballistic missile tubes, according to the Department of ... more Seoul (AFP) April 26, 2017N. Korea hails 'largest ever' firing drill  Seoul (AFP) April 25, 2017S.Korea tourist numbers plummet in China boycott  Seoul (AFP) April 25, 2017N. Korea marks military anniversary with firing drill |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) April 26, 2017 
Two Hong Kong independence activists who were barred from taking up their seats as lawmakers last year were arrested and charged Wednesday over chaos at the city's parliament.
Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching were arrested at their apartments Wednesday morning and were charged with illegal assembly and attempted forceful entry into the legislative chamber, Yau told reporters.
The pair be ... more Changsha, China (AFP) April 25, 2017Trial of China human rights lawyer delayed: supporters Beijing (AFP) April 20, 2017Chinese tycoon accuses Beijing of meddling in interview Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2017For Chinese fans, popular teen band are mama's boys |
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 Nairobi (AFP) April 23, 2017 
Italian-born conservationist and writer Kuki Gallmann was shot and seriously wounded Sunday while patrolling her conservation park in central Kenya, a region plagued by violence linked to a drought.
The 73-year-old, whose best-selling autobiography "I Dreamed of Africa" was made into a film with Kim Basinger playing Gallmann, was "shot in the stomach during an attack" by three men on the spr ... more Djibouti (AFP) April 24, 2017US Defense Secretary Mattis visits strategic Djibouti 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 21, 2017 
Canada has tapped Cubic Global Defense to upgrade the Department of National Defense's Data Communications Network and Exercise Control Center.
Under the $4.5 million contract, the software used by the DCN and EXCON center for the Canadian Weapons Effect Simulation system, or CWES, at the Canadian Maneuver Training Center in Wainwright, Alberta, will be upgraded. DCN and EXCON hardware ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Field trials underway for Russia's next-generation battle tank  Washington (UPI) Apr 20, 2017Australia receives new Hercules armored recovery vehicles  Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Leidos to provide TUAS support for U.S. Army |
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 Bangkok (AFP) April 25, 2017 
The Thai junta on Tuesday defended $393 million earmarked for a Chinese submarine, batting back criticism of the secrecy of the deal, its cost and the questionable utility of the warship.
The submarine sale is the latest defence deal between Beijing and Bangkok, who have grown ever closer since Thailand's 2014 coup.
Historically the Southeast Asian kingdom has been a major purchaser of w ... 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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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 25, 2017 
While astronauts have successfully grown plants and vegetables aboard the International Space Station, NASA scientists at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are collaborating with a university team to develop long-term methods that could help sustain pioneers working in deep space.
Agency researchers believe while there are many challenges for human exploration beyond Earth, they are conv ... more Miami (AFP) April 26, 2017NASA spacesuits over budget, tight on timeline: audit Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017'Better you than me,' Trump tells record-breaking astronaut  Houston TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2017Cygnus docks with ISS, delivering 28 Cubesats from multiple customers |
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