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Nepal, China sign mega hydropower agreement![]() ![]() Kathmandu (AFP) June 5, 2017 Nepal has signed an agreement with a Chinese company to build the largest hydroelectric plant in the impoverished landlocked country, which suffers from a chronic energy shortage. Nepal's energy minister Janardan Sharma on Sunday signed the agreement for the China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) to build the long-mooted 1,200 megawatt Budhi-Gandaki hydroelectric project. Estimates put the project cost at $2.5 billion. A financing agreement will be signed later, ministry spokesman Dinesh Kumar ... read more |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2017 The slime-covered lips of the tubelip wrasse, a fish common among the coral reefs of the Indian and western Pacific oceans, allow the species to eat razor-ship, venomous coral. ... more ![]() ![]() Colombo (AFP) June 5, 2017 Sri Lanka's military recorded its biggest peacetime deployment for search and rescue operations after monsoon rains triggered landslides and floods that killed 213 people, the government said Monday. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2017 A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who disappeared late last year has been officially charged with "subversion of state power", his wife said Monday, after his case attracted international attention. ... more ![]() ![]() Colombo (AFP) June 3, 2017 Sri Lanka announced plans Saturday to prosecute a slew of companies and individuals behind illegal construction projects blamed for landslides and flooding that have killed at least 211 people following heavy monsoon rains last week. ... more |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) June 6, 2017 Indian mining giant Adani on Tuesday said it will start work on a huge US$16 billion coal project that environmentalists warn will damage Australia's Great Barrier Reef. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) June 3, 2017 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Saturday to go "above and beyond" the Paris Agreement on climate change, as he met French President Emmanuel Macron following the controversial US decision to quit the deal. ... more ![]() ![]() Dhaka (AFP) June 1, 2017 The Bangladesh navy said Thursday it has rescued 23 fishermen from the Bay of Bengal and is searching for scores more missing since a cyclone hit two days ago. ... more ![]() ![]() Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) May 31, 2017 Aid workers warned Wednesday of an "acute crisis" in Bangladesh after a cyclone destroyed thousands of homes and devastated camps housing Rohingya refugees, leaving many without food or shelter. ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin (AFP) May 30, 2017 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that failing to act on climate change would be "morally criminal" and voiced strong support for the "vision" of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. ... more ![]() ![]() Colombo (AFP) May 30, 2017 Sri Lanka appealed Tuesday for volunteers to help with a massive clean-up after landslides and floods left at least 193 dead and tens of thousands without safe drinking water. ... more |
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![]() ![]() GSLV to launch US-India NISAR EO Satellite ![]() ![]() Mumbai (AFP) May 31, 2017 Experienced Indian techie Raghu Narayanaswamy lost his job recently and fears he may not get another, as analysts warn of massive layoffs across the country's multi-billion-dollar information technology sector. ... more ![]() ![]() London (AFP) May 29, 2017 Passengers faced a third day of disruption at Heathrow on Monday as British Airways cancelled short-haul flights after a global computer crash that unions blamed on the outsourcing of IT services to India. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (AFP) May 24, 2017 India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a long-awaited policy to boost local manufacturing of high-tech defence equipment and cut down reliance on expensive imports. ... more ![]() ![]() Kalutara, 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 |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter passes design review ![]() ![]() Britain's Royal Navy delivers Sea King helicopters to Pakistan ![]() ![]() Saab contracted for maintenance of Gripen fighters |
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![]() San Francisco (AFP) June 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Daimler, VW eye China's electric car market ![]() ![]() Germany finds emission-cheating gear on 24,000 Audis in Europe ![]() ![]() Continental partners with Baidu on connected cars |
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![]() Paris (AFP) June 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US states, cities and firms unite behind Paris accord ![]() ![]() US may do less harm outside climate pact than in it: analysts ![]() ![]() China further opens energy sector to private investment |
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![]() San Diego CA (SPX) May 30, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Nanoalloys 10 times as effective as pure platinum in fuel cells ![]() ![]() Off-the-shelf, power-generating clothes are almost here ![]() ![]() Self-healing catalyst films for hydrogen production |
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![]() Fort Collins CO (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Nuclear-wary Japan restarts another atomic reactor ![]() ![]() Three Mile Island nuclear plant to close in 2019 ![]() ![]() Why nuclear could become the next 'fossil' fuel |
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![]() Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() UQ physicist builds on Einstein and Galileo's work ![]() ![]() Muon magnet's moment has arrived ![]() ![]() Quantum states reveal themselves with measurable 'fingerprint' |
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![]() Brussels (AFP) June 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China manufacturing down for 1st time in 11 months: Caixin ![]() ![]() Goldman Sachs CEO defends Paris deal in first-ever tweet ![]() ![]() Trump saw Paris climate pact as economic straitjacket |
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![]() Kabul (AFP) June 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pakistani forces 'kill dozen IS fighters' in raid: officials ![]() ![]() China condemns couple's kidnapping in Pakistan ![]() ![]() Two Chinese nationals kidnapped in Pakistan |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Jun 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() California plots to fight 'AWOL' Trump on climate ![]() ![]() Exit has 'galvanized' US support behind Paris accord; Bloomberg speaks out ![]() ![]() Isolated US lashes out at climate critics |
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![]() Seoul (AFP) May 31, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() UN confirms Iran compliance to nuke deal ![]() ![]() Mattis reassures allies as US turns to China on N. Korea ![]() ![]() CIA names former bin Laden hunt chief to run Iran spying |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Chinese skinny-dippers defy public morals ![]() ![]() Thousands gather at Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil ![]() ![]() US returns criminal suspect to China |
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![]() Conakry (AFP) June 3, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China rejects Uganda ivory trafficking claims against diplomats ![]() ![]() One dead after Gambian protesters clash with W. African troops ![]() ![]() EU to give 50 million euros for African force in Sahel |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Boeing awarded $1B contract for Redesigned Kill Vehicle ![]() ![]() Orbital ATK supplying Army with .50-caliber ammunition ![]() ![]() Oshkosh secures Marine Corps P-19R contract |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Raytheon receives anti-mine contract ![]() ![]() Saab displays new lightweight torpedo ![]() ![]() Philadelphia Gear receives Arleigh Burke contract |
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![]() Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 2, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() From 2D to 3D, Space Station Microscope Gets an Upgrade ![]() ![]() John Glenn Cygnus departs ISS begins secondary mission ![]() ![]() Studying Flame Behavior in Microgravity with a Solid "High-Five" |
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