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  Kalutara, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 29, 2017 Thousands of Sri Lankan troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to nearly half a million people displaced by the island's worst flooding in well over a decade, which has killed 169 people. The military said a lull in torrential monsoon rains had allowed it to deploy aircraft, boats and ground troops to evacuate people from flooded areas and deliver food and other essentials. Almost half a million people have had to abandon their homes after the island suffered its worst flooding in 14 years ... read more |
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Study explains severity of 9.2 magnitude Sumatra earthquakeWashington (UPI) May 25, 2017 New research suggests ancient Himalayan sediments account for the severity of the 2004 earthquake in Sumatra. ... more  
'Panic' in Bangladesh factories as workers collapse in heatwaveDhaka (AFP) May 25, 2017 Panic broke out in more than a dozen factories in Bangladesh's capital as hundreds of garment workers fell ill in a heatwave, forcing the plants to close, police said Thursday. ... more  
India opens its longest bridge near China borderTinsukia, India (AFP) May 27, 2017 India opened its longest bridge close to the border with China in a move seen as bolstering its defences in a sensitive region. ... more  
Jury out on North Korea link to ransomware attackWashington (AFP) May 25, 2017 Was North Korea behind the ransomware epidemic that hit global computer networks earlier this month? ... more |
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Hughes JUPITER System Selected for National 'Digital India' InitiativeGermantown MD (SPX) May 22, 2017 IPSTAR International, a premier Asia- Pacific telecommunications company and wholly owned subsidiary of satellite operator THAICOM Public Company Limited , has chosen the JUPITER System from Hughes ... more  
Israel signs $630-mln defence deal with IndiaJerusalem (AFP) May 21, 2017 Israel announced Sunday it had reached a deal worth $630 million to provide India's navy with missile defence systems, following a record weapons sale between the two countries last month. ... more  
IAI supplying missile systems to IndiaWashington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017 Israel Aerospace Industries is providing LRSAM air and missile defense systems to government-owned Bharat Electronics Limited of India. ... more  
ISRO to Launch GSLV Mark III, Its Heaviest Rocket SoonNew Delhi (Sputnik) May 17, 2017 Following the successful launch of the South Asia Satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now focused on the launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV ... more  
India gets bonds to help tackle climate changeWashington (UPI) May 17, 2017 More than $40 million in bonds are available to help India, one of the world's leading economies, address challenges from climate change, a bank said. ... more  
India's IT industry body slams mass layoff reportsMumbai (AFP) May 18, 2017 Indian software trade body Nasscom on Thursday dismissed widespread media reports of mass layoffs in the country's hugely important information technology industry but warned that the sector must reinvent itself. ... more |
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India to build 10 domestic nuclear power reactorsNew Delhi (AFP) May 17, 2017 India on Wednesday said it will develop 10 domestically-built heavy water reactors to increase its nuclear power capacity, as it looks to ramp up clean energy generation. ... more  
Hong Kong 'Snowden refugees' face deportation: lawyerHong Kong (AFP) May 15, 2017 A group of refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are facing deportation after the city's authorities rejected their bid for protection, their lawyer said Monday. ... more  
Looking at light to explore superconductivity in boron-diamond filmsWashington DC (SPX) May 16, 2017 More than a decade ago, researchers discovered that when they added boron to the carbon structure of diamond, the combination was superconductive. Since then, growing interest has been generated in ... more 
Rising temperatures threaten stability of Tibetan alpine grasslandsAtlanta GA (SPX) May 15, 2017 A warming climate could affect the stability of alpine grasslands in Asia's Tibetan Plateau, threatening the ability of farmers and herders to maintain the animals that are key to their existence, a ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017 
Boeing has received an $89 million contract to incorporate the Block II Infrared Search and Track System, or IRST, in the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday.
The contract includes design and development, hardware procurement, technical reviews, risk reduction, and product support and engineering tasks.
Work will be conducted in Orlando, Fla., ... more Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Sikorksy awarded contract for King Stallion helicopters  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Military, civilian aviation leaders meet over pilot shortage issues  Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017Northrop Grumman receives E-2D contract |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 23, 2017 
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested 21 Uber drivers for carrying passengers without a proper permit following an undercover operation, in the latest setback for the ride-hailing giant.
The sting comes as the San Francisco company has encountered regulatory roadblocks around the world, despite its huge popularity, and after five Uber drivers in the southern Chinese city were found guilty of ... more San Diego CA (SPX) May 26, 2017Researchers find computer code that Volkswagen used to cheat emissions tests  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 24, 2017China's Geely boosts expansion with Proton, Lotus stakes  Beijing (AFP) May 23, 2017China scrambles to tame bike chaos |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 22, 2017 
China said it will further open up its oil and gas sector to private investment as it seeks to overhaul an industry still dominated by a handful of state-run firms.
The plan comes as China, the world's biggest energy guzzler, attempts to ramp up domestic oil and gas production to boost its supply of the vital resources.
The country is heavily reliant on energy imports as domestic produ ... more Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2017Australia power grid leased to local-foreign consortium  (UPI) May 10, 2017Poland central to EU energy diversification strategy Washington (UPI) May 9, 2017Myanmar recovery linked to development of electrical grid |
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 Amherst MA (SPX) May 28, 2017 
A lightweight, comfortable jacket that can generate the power to light up a jogger at night may sound futuristic, but materials scientist Trisha Andrew at the University of Massachusetts Amherst could make one today. In a new paper this month, she and colleagues outline how they have invented a way to apply breathable, pliable, metal-free electrodes to fabric and off-the-shelf clothing so it fee ... more Houston TX (SPX) May 24, 2017Graphene-nanotube hybrid boosts lithium metal batteries  Dresden, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2017New approach to revolutionize the production of molecular hydrogen  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2017Stretching the limits of elastic conductors |
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 Homestead, United States (AFP) May 28, 2017 
A gray dinosaur statue outside south Florida's largest power plant is meant to symbolize two decommissioned fossil fuel reactors, but it also could be seen to represent a nuclear industry crumpling under mounting costs.
Almost a decade ago, Turkey Point was aiming to become one of the country's largest nuclear plants.
Florida Power and Light had argued that such expansion was needed to m ... more Geneva (AFP) May 21, 2017Swiss vote for gradual nuclear phaseout, energy makeover  Paris, France (SPX) May 22, 2017Hungary: AREVA NP awarded contract for safety IC modernization at Paks Nuclear Power Plant New Delhi (AFP) May 17, 2017India to build 10 domestic nuclear power reactors |
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 Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2017 
Astronomers have discovered a new kind of galaxy in the early universe, less than a billion years after the Big Bang. These galaxies are forming stars more than a hundred times faster than our own Milky Way.
The discovery could explain an earlier finding: a population of surprisingly massive galaxies at a time 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, which would require such hyper-productive ... more Charlottesville VA (SPX) May 24, 2017VLA reveals new object near supermassive black hole in famous galaxy  Baltimore MD (SPX) May 28, 2017Collapsing Star Gives Birth to a Black Hole  Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017Model predicts presence of naked singularity in 4D space |
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 San Francisco (AFP) May 24, 2017 
Cash-strapped Chinese tech firm LeEco on Wednesday confirmed that it is throttling back plans to invade the US market, cutting 325 jobs months after announcing a major expansion.
The layoffs were reported represent about 70 percent of the company's US staff.
"The challenges with raising new capital have made it difficult in the past few months to support all of our business priorities," ... more Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2017Germany calls for better EU market access to China  Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2017Moody's cuts China's rating on debt fears  Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017Trump joins new-look G7 amid trade, climate discord |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 25, 2017 
China condemned on Thursday the armed kidnapping of a Chinese couple in Pakistan, after the abduction raised safety concerns for Beijing's multi-billion dollar investments in the country.
"The Chinese government attaches high importance to the safety of Chinese citizens overseas," foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said during a regular press briefing.
"We condemn all forms of kidnapping ... more Quetta, Pakistan (AFP) May 24, 2017Two Chinese nationals kidnapped in Pakistan  Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) May 23, 2017Taliban attack on Afghan army base kills 10 soldiers Washington (AFP) May 17, 2017Mattis seeks allied input ahead of Afghanistan proposal |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) May 26, 2017 
A new University of Washington study shows that the textbook understanding of global chemical weathering - in which rocks are dissolved, washed down rivers and eventually end up on the ocean floor to begin the process again - does not depend on Earth's temperature in the way that geologists had believed.
The study, published May 22 in the open-access journal Nature Communications, looks at ... more Sapporo, Japan (SPX) May 25, 2017The forces that affect species' movements in a changing climate  New York NY (SPX) May 25, 2017Fossil beetles suggest that LA climate has been relatively stable for 50,000 years Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017Paris climate commitment 'crippling' to US growth: White House |
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 Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017  US President Donald Trump promised Friday that North Korea "will be solved", as G7 powers opened a summit that will confront a series of missile tests by the nuclear-armed nation.
Trump's tough talk came in a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, which along with South Korea is most immediately threatened by North Korean belligerence.
But the isolated regime has also threatene ... more Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Military leaders make case for $13.9B nuclear weapons budget  Washington (AFP) May 24, 2017Trump calls N. Korea's Kim Jong-Un 'madman with nuclear weapons'  Seoul (AFP) May 29, 2017North Korea fires missile in latest provocation |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2017 
A former regional police chief in China was executed for murder, state media said Friday, after reports described his victim as a lover more than three decades his junior.
Zhao Liping, 65, was found guilty of murder, bribery and possession of firearms and explosives by a court in Taiyuan, the capital of the northern province of Shanxi, in November.
China's supreme court announced Friday ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2017Hong Kong independence duo plead not guilty over parliament chaos  Washington (AFP) May 22, 2017Branstad, friend of Beijing, confirmed as US envoy to China  Beijing (AFP) May 24, 2017Jailed Chinese lawyer force-fed medication, wife says |
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 Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 27, 2017 
It's a powerful symbol: Seven of the world's richest countries gathered in Sicily, a Mediterranean island on whose shores rickety migrant boats from northern Africa regularly wash up.
But while migration and the vast continent on Sicily's southern doorstep got a mention Saturday in the final statement of G7 leaders gathered in the hilltop town of Taormina, the summit itself was dominated by ... more Lagos (AFP) May 24, 2017Nigeria seizes illegal arms shipment  Bouake, Ivory Coast (AFP) May 23, 2017Four killed in I.Coast clashes between ex-rebels and police Bouake, Ivory Coast (AFP) May 22, 2017Angry Ivory Coast ex-rebels block access to cities |
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 Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017 
Orders for .50-caliber ammunition have been given to Orbital ATK by the U.S. Army under the company's small-caliber ammunition contract, the company reported on Wednesday.
The orders, worth a combined total of $76 million, will be fulfilled at the Orbital ATK-run Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo.
"Once again, we have been called upon to supply our nation's warf ... more Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Boeing awarded $1B contract for Redesigned Kill Vehicle  Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017Oshkosh secures Marine Corps P-19R contract  Washington (UPI) May 19, 2017First Piranhas delivered to Danish military |
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 Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017 
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Missile Systems has received a $79.9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for technical and program management support services for the Trident II D5 Shipboard System Integration, or SSI, with the program focusing on the missile system's navigation subsystem.
The contract covers navigation hardware, software design, installation and services fo ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017General Dynamics to support Columbia-class submarine development  Washington (UPI) May 19, 2017General Atomics receives Ford-class carrier contract  Washington (UPI) May 18, 2017Lockheed Martin lays keel for USS St. Louis |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 24, 2017  DARPA has selected The Boeing Company to complete advanced design work for the Agency's Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which aims to build and fly the first of an entirely new class of hypersonic aircraft that would bolster national security by providing short-notice, low-cost access to space.
The program aims to achieve a capability well out of reach today-launches to low Earth o ... more Houston TX (SPX) May 29, 2017First Year of BEAM Demo Offers Valuable Data on Expandable Habitats  Logan, UT (SPX) May 24, 2017SDL-Supported SmallSat Launched from International Space Station  Miami (AFP) May 23, 2017'Victory' for US astronauts on critical spacewalk to replace power box |
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