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  New Delhi (Sputnik) May 24, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) will jointly put a $1.5 billion satellite into orbit in 2021 using GSLV, a rocket for which the US slapped sanctions on India. Weighing 2,200 kilogram, the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (abbreviated as NISAR) is the world's most expensive earth imaging satellite. It has been developed to observe and take measurements of earth's complex processes, including ecosystem disturbances, cracks ... read more |
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Sri Lanka deploys more troops as flood toll climbs to 180Kalutara, Sri Lanka (AFP) May 29, 2017 Thousands of Sri Lankan troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to over half a million people displaced by the island's worst flooding for 14 years, which has killed at least 180 people. ... more
Sri Lanka deploys thousands of troops as flood toll climbs to 169Kalutara, 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. ... more 
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 |
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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  
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 |
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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  
Indian Student Builds World's Smallest Satellite For NASANew Delhi (Sputnik) May 18, 2017 Rifath Shaarook, an 18-year-old student from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, has built a satellite which weighs only 64 grams and will be launched by NASA next month. Shaarook won the co ... more  
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 |
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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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 San Diego CA (SPX) May 26, 2017 
An international team of researchers has uncovered the mechanism that allowed Volkswagen to circumvent U.S. and European emission tests over at least six years before the Environmental Protection Agency put the company on notice in 2015 for violating the Clean Air Act.
During a year-long investigation, researchers found code that allowed a car's onboard computer to determine that the vehic ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 24, 2017China's Geely boosts expansion with Proton, Lotus stakes  Hong Kong (AFP) May 23, 2017Hong Kong police arrest 21 Uber drivers in sting  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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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) May 30, 2017 
A new type of nanocatalyst can result in the long-awaited commercial breakthrough for fuel cell cars. Research results from Chalmers University of Technology and Technical University of Denmark show that it is possible to significantly reduce the need for platinum, a precious and rare metal, by creating a nanoalloy using a new production technique. The technology is also well suited for mass pro ... more Amherst MA (SPX) May 30, 2017Off-the-shelf, power-generating clothes are almost here  San Diego CA (SPX) May 30, 2017Printed, flexible and rechargeable battery can power wearable sensors  Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 30, 2017Self-healing catalyst films for hydrogen production |
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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 Brussels (AFP) May 29, 2017EU clears EDF takeover of Areva reactor business  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 |
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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 Baltimore MD (SPX) May 28, 2017Collapsing Star Gives Birth to a Black Hole  Onna, Japan (SPX) May 30, 2017Unveiling the quantum necklace  Charlottesville VA (SPX) May 24, 2017VLA reveals new object near supermassive black hole in famous galaxy |
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 Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017  G7 leaders meet Friday determined to put on a display of united resolve in the fight against jihadist terrorism, despite deep divisions on trade and global warming.
The two-day summit in Sicily's ancient hilltop resort of Taormina kicks off four days after children were among 22 people killed in a concert bomb attack in Manchester.
British Prime Minister Theresa May will lead a discussio ... more San Francisco (AFP) May 24, 2017Chinese tech firm LeEco reverses course in US, cuts 325 jobs  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 |
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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 Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017Paris climate commitment 'crippling' to US growth: White House  Berlin (AFP) May 29, 2017Top economists urge 'strong carbon price' in climate fight  Sapporo, Japan (SPX) May 25, 2017The forces that affect species' movements in a changing climate |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 26, 2017 
Senior Trump administration officials fear a nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific if an increasingly belligerent North Korea is not reined in, Australia's foreign minister said Friday after talks in New York.
Pyongyang has launched a series of missiles this year, including a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range projectile this month which the North claimed was capable of carrying a "heavy" nuclear war ... more Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 26, 2017Trump: North Korea 'will be solved'; As Kim touts key role Seoul (AFP) May 30, 2017S.Korea's Moon orders probe into undisclosed US missile launchers  Washington (UPI) May 26, 2017Military leaders make case for $13.9B nuclear weapons budget |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 26, 2017 
Two Hong Kong independence activists who were stripped of their status as lawmakers last year pleaded not guilty Friday to charges over chaos at the city's parliament.
Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching were arrested last month and charged with unlawful assembly and attempted forcible entry into the legislative chamber.
They belong to a new movement calling for a complete split from China fo ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 28, 2017Better times? Hong Kong's British nostalgia trip  Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2017Young Chinese in the red as easy credit drives up debt  Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2017Former top Chinese cop executed for murder |
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 Umuahia, Nigeria (AFP) May 29, 2017 
Gabriel Ukuwagi was only 14 when he joined the Biafran army in 1967 to fight against Nigeria in a combat that was a foregone conclusion.
"They had jet fighters, we had machetes," he recalled.
The rebel province in southeast Nigeria declared independence on May 30, 1967, triggering a bitter civil war that would leave more than one million dead, most of them from famine and disease.
Th ... more Taormina, Italy (AFP) May 27, 2017Africa, so close yet so far from G7 summit  Kigali (AFP) May 29, 2017Rwanda to control presidential candidates' social media use  Lagos (AFP) May 24, 2017Nigeria seizes illegal arms shipment |
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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 24, 2017 
Raytheon has received a $14.7 million contract for maintenance and support of the AN/AQS-20 sonar mine detection system, which is meant to improve performance and sustainability of the system.
The AN/AQS-20 towed mine hunting and identification array is deployed on the Littoral Combat Ship. It falls under the Program Executive office. The program will be focused on support, system overh ... more Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Lockheed awarded contract for Trident II D5 navigation subsystem  Washington DC (UPI) May 22, 2017General Dynamics to support Columbia-class submarine development  Washington (UPI) May 19, 2017General Atomics receives Ford-class carrier contract |
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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  Boston MA (SPX) May 29, 2017MIT researchers engineer shape-shifting food  Washington (UPI) May 29, 2017NASA honors Kennedy's space vision on 100th birthday |
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