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  Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017 Where did the earliest Indians come from? The origins of the peoples of the Indian Subcontinent remains a much debated topic among scientists. But new research has offered some clarity on the matter. The latest analysis suggests India was populated by a succession of migrations from Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Previously, a lack of ancient DNA samples has hampered the search for India's genetic origins. The subcontinent has yielded few well-preserved skeletal remains ... read more |
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Norway wealth fund drops Indian group over environment concernsOslo (AFP) May 5, 2017 Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has taken Indian industrial giant Bharat Heavy Electricals out of its investment portfolio due to environmental concerns, the Norwegian central bank said on Friday. ... more 
Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smogCincinnati OH (SPX) May 04, 2017 Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust on one of the most remote mountain roads in ... more  
Indian Space Agency Test-Drives Solar Electric Hybrid VehicleNew Delhi (Sputnik) May 04, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) added another milestone to its list of achievements by successfully showcasing a solar-electric hybrid vehicle. ISRO's different engineering branches at ... more  
India's Space Agency Saves Over US$ 2 Billion per Year for the CountryNew Delhi (Sputnik) May 01, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is not just building satellites or driving innovation by sharing its Lithium-ion batteries for powering vehicles, the space agency is helping fishermen ... more |
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Scientists uncover substance telling ants which will become queensWashington (UPI) May 3, 2017 Researchers have identified the "princess pheromone" that tells a colony of ants when an ant larva will become the queen. ... more  
India to launch GSAT-9 communication satellite on May 5: ISRONew Delhi (IANS) May 01, 2017 India will launch communication satellite GSAT-9 using its heavy rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) on May 5, the ISRO said on Friday. According to Indian Space Research ... more 
Tibetan people have multiple adaptations for life at high altitudesWashington DC (SPX) May 01, 2017 The Tibetan people have inherited variants of five different genes that help them live at high altitudes, with one gene originating in the extinct human subspecies, the Denisovans. Hao Hu and Chad H ... more  
Mechanism of the influence of the Tibetan-Iranian Plateaus on the circulation and climate in summerBeijing, China (SPX) May 03, 2017 The highest and largest plateau in the Northern Hemisphere, the Tibetan Plateau (TP), is in the subtropical region of Asia. The air quality above the TP is only 60% of the sea level. In addition, be ... more  
Indian Space Research Organisation Starts Work on India's First Venus MissionNew Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has begun the process to send its first satellite to Venus by inviting Indian scientists and academia for space-based experiments. The Announcement of O ... more 
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 |
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Sri Lanka overturns ban on adopting elephantsColombo (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. ... more  
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  
India dreams of harvesting lunar dust to power fusion rectorsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 24, 2017 ISRO is working on mining lunar dust, which is rich in Helium, and transport back it to India, said Dr Sivathanu Pillai, an ISRO scientist who earlier worked as the chief of the Indo-Russian venture ... more |
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  Palestine TX (SPX) May 11, 2017 
NASA completed its third mid-latitude Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) flight at 11:24 p.m. EDT, Saturday, May 6, after 12 days, 4 hours and 34 minutes aloft. Flight controllers at NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, conducted a controlled flight termination of the balloon, which slowly descended back to Earth impacting in the South Pacific Ocean about 200 miles south of ... more (UPI) May 10, 2017Rolls-Royce to provide logistical, engineering support for the KC-130J  Moscow (Sputnik) May 10, 2017Russian engineers develop new surveillance, missile defense airships  Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Leonardo partners with Britain for new aircraft decoy system |
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 Washington (AFP) May 3, 2017 
Tesla said Wednesday that revenues more than doubled in the past quarter compared with a year ago, as the electric carmaker prepared for production of its new mass-market vehicle.
In its update for the first quarter Tesla said its Model 3 development "is nearly complete." The company expects to produce 5,000 of these cars per week at some point this year and 10,000 per week in 2018.
The ... more Stockholm (AFP) May 5, 2017Chinese carmaker Geely to be largest Saxo shareholder  Berlin (AFP) May 2, 2017Germany's Bosch sells subsidiary to China's ZMJ  Beirut (AFP) April 30, 2017Bike-sharing launched in congested Beirut |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2017 
A major Australian power grid operator was Thursday partially leased to a local-foreign consortium in a multi-billion-dollar deal, ending an international chase for electricity assets being privatised to raise funds for infrastructure projects.
Australia's largest state New South Wales has sought to privatise three large power assets - TransGrid, Ausgrid and Endeavour Energy - but faced ro ... more Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Myanmar recovery linked to development of electrical grid  (UPI) May 10, 2017Poland central to EU energy diversification strategy  Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017U.S. emissions generally lower last year |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 09, 2017 
Hydrogen powered fuel cell cars, developed by almost every major car manufacturer, are ideal zero-emissions vehicles because they produce only water as exhaust. However, their reliability is limited because the fuel cell relies upon a membrane that only functions in when enough water is present, limiting the vehicle's operating conditions.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Swan ... more Princeton NJ (SPX) May 11, 2017New model of plasma stability could help researchers predict and avoid disruptions  Washington DC (SPX) May 11, 2017Can the motion of checking your smartwatch charge it?  Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2017NRL breakthrough enables safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) May 10, 2017 
The collapse of a tunnel at the most contaminated nuclear waste site in the United States has raised safety concerns at such facilities described by some as ticking time bombs.
Workers on Wednesday began plugging a hole in the collapsed tunnel at the Hanford Site in the western state of Washington, where an emergency was declared the previous day and thousands of workers were placed on lockd ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017Plutonium research to aid nuclear cleanup techniques  Moscow (Sputnik) May 09, 2017EU Plans to Hand Over Control of Euratom Nuclear Waste on UK Soil to London Los Angeles (AFP) May 10, 2017Tunnel collapses at US nuke site, no radiation leak |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 10, 2017 
Black holes get a bad rap in popular culture for swallowing everything in their environments. In reality, stars, gas and dust can orbit black holes for long periods of time, until a major disruption pushes the material in.
A merger of two galaxies is one such disruption. As the galaxies combine and their central black holes approach each other, gas and dust in the vicinity are pushed onto ... more Champaign IL (SPX) May 11, 2017Researchers develop transistors that can switch between 2 stable energy states  Washington DC (SPX) May 11, 2017Controlling charged molecules with quantum logic  Beijing, China (SPX) May 02, 2017Towards largest-possible separation between quantum and classical query complexities |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 9, 2017 
The dollar extended gains in Asian trade Tuesday as investors swung their attention to expectations of another US interest rate hike next month, but equities struggled under the weight of profit-taking following the previous day's rally.
Regional markets surged Monday, with Tokyo and Seoul leading the way, following centrist Emmanuel Macron's victory in France's presidential election and las ... more Shanghai (AFP) May 7, 2017Sister of Trump senior adviser solicits Chinese investment  Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017China's April exports rise but slow from March  Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017China factory gate inflation slows as commodity prices drop |
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 Istanbul (AFP) May 10, 2017  Turkey on Wednesday slammed as unacceptable a US plan to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Ankara considers terrorists, but the militia applauded a "historic" move that would speed up the defeat of Islamic State (IS) extremists.
The issue risks further stoking tensions between Ankara and Washington less than a week before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Washington to meet his US count ... more London (AFP) May 10, 2017NATO mulls sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan  Copenhagen (AFP) May 9, 2017Denmark open to sending more troops to Afghanistan: minister  Vilnius (AFP) May 9, 2017US to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria |
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 Bonn (AFP) May 8, 2017  US President Donald Trump's threats to pull America out of the climate-rescue Paris Agreement is expected to cast a long shadow over UN talks starting Monday to work on the nuts and bolts of the deal.
The 11-day haggle in Bonn is meant to start drafting a "rulebook" to guide member countries in the practical execution of the pact, which seeks to brake global warming by curbing fossil fuel em ... more Bonn (AFP) May 9, 2017Climate: US hesitates as talks frustrated  Washington (AFP) May 11, 2017US cities, states mobilize against climate change without Trump  Washington (AFP) May 9, 2017Trump delays decision on Paris climate deal |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017 
Russia will have upgraded its Strategic Missile Forces with 5th-generation devices by 2027. All missile divisions of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) will be rearmed with 5th-generation ballistic missile systems by 2027, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
"The development and adoption of a new missile system with a heavy missile, as well as new systems with missiles of a lig ... more Washington (AFP) May 3, 2017US tests intercontinental ballistic missile  Seoul (AFP) May 9, 2017South Koreans vote in historic election  Tehran (AFP) May 6, 2017Iran army criticises Rouhani's missile comments |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2017 
A leading Chinese human rights lawyer went on trial Monday for inciting subversion, in a case which sparked an international outcry after claims he was tortured.
Xie Yang, who had worked on numerous cases considered politically sensitive by China's ruling Communist Party, was among hundreds of legal staff and activists detained in summer 2015.
The "709 crackdown" - named after the date ... more Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017China lawyer's wife seeks US asylum after brazen escape  Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2017China wants its anthem sung, but maybe not at parties Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017China frees human rights lawyer on bail: Amnesty |
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 Abidjan (AFP) May 8, 2017 
Several hundred ex-rebels on Monday blocked access to Ivory Coast's second city Bouake, their former stronghold, seeking thousands of euros in bonuses in line with a deal following a deadly January mutiny.
Security forces were deployed to monitor the upheaval, which caused a tailback of about 100 vehicles outside the main southern entrance to the city, but the former rebels started letting c ... more Tunis (AFP) May 10, 2017Army to protect Tunisia economy from protests: president  United Nations, United States (AFP) May 10, 2017UN chief condemns attack that killed four peacekeepers in C. Africa  Maputo (AFP) May 4, 2017Mozambique's opposition extends truce indefinitely |
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 Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017 
The German military is upgrading 104 Leopard 2 tanks that have been brought out of storage, government officials said Tuesday.
The program will be carried out by the manufacturer Krauss-Maffel Wegmann and is expected to cost $832.7 million.
"The geopolitical developments of the past years have emphasized to us the importance of tank technology for our defense capabilities," the G ... more Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Engility to continue support for DITRA  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Cubic Global Defense to provide training support services for British army  Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017Rheinmetall picks armaments services supplier Australian vehicle contract |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017 
Australian shipbuilder Austal has opened a new office to support its bid for a contract to build offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Australian Navy.
The design and project management office, located in Adelaide, South Australia, marks a major company expansion in one of two major Australian shipbuilding hubs.
"As a key stakeholder in the delivery of the Australian government's ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017Nimitz-class carrier USS Ronald Reagan begins sea trials  Washington (UPI) May 5, 2017DCNS to modernize three French navy frigates  Washington (UPI) May 5, 2017New America-class amphibious assault ship launched early |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2017 
NASA has received and is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system exploration. The proposed missions of discovery - submitted under NASA's New Frontiers program - will undergo scientific and technical review over the next seven months. The goal is to select a mission for flight in about two years, with launch in the mid-2020s.
"New Frontiers is about answering the biggest qu ... more Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2017'Road to Nowhere': Retired Cosmonaut Reveals How It Feels to Walk in Space  Elkton MN (SPX) May 05, 2017Orion Motor Ready for Crewed Mission  Melbourne FL (SPX) May 09, 2017Orbiting at 250 Statute Miles, Florida Tech Experiment Tested |
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