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  Chittagong, Bangladesh (AFP) June 14, 2017 Rescue workers battled Wednesday to reach victims of landslides, described as the worst in Bangladesh's history, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 152. Villagers in some of the worst-hit areas used shovels to try to dig bodies out of the mud that engulfed their settlements as they slept. Authorities say hundreds of homes were buried by mud and rubble sent cascading down hillsides after monsoon rains dumped 343 millimetres (13.5 inches) of water on the southeast of the country in just 2 ... read more |
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Heavy rain, landslides kill at least 134 in BangladeshChittagong, Bangladesh (AFP) June 13, 2017 Heavy monsoon rains and landslides have killed at least 134 people in southeast Bangladesh, burying many in their homes as they slept, authorities said Tuesday. ... more 
Small climb in mean temperatures linked to far higher chance of deadly heat wavesIrvine CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 An increase in mean temperature of 0.5 degrees Celsius over half a century may not seem all that serious, but it's enough to have more than doubled the probability of a heat wave killing in excess o ... more  
Mumbai's adored Padmini taxis near the end of the roadMumbai (AFP) June 14, 2017 They were named after a legendary Indian queen and were synonymous with Mumbai for half a century but the last Premier Padmini taxis will soon embark on their final journey - to the scrapyard. ... more 
Heavy rains kill at least 35 in BangladeshDhaka (AFP) June 13, 2017 Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 35 people in southeast Bangladesh, most of them buried under landslides, authorities said Tuesday. ... more |
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India, Pakistan join China and Russia-led security blocAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 9, 2017 Asian rivals India and Pakistan on Friday formally joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a security bloc spearheaded by China and Russia, despite bilateral tensions bubbling over Kashmir. ... more 
Uber woes mount ahead of workplace probe reportSan Francisco (AFP) June 8, 2017 Uber has parted ways with another top executive, in the latest dent to the reputation of the ridesharing giant as it prepares to release the results of a probe into workplace misconduct. ... more  
Indian Space Agency to Work on Electric Propulsion for Large SatellitesNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jun 07, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to work on incorporating and utilizing electric propulsion in its spacecraft which will be more cost effective and can help in interplanetary mis ... more  
India shows off space prowess with launch of mega-rocketNew Delhi (AFP) June 5, 2017 India Monday successfully launched its most powerful home-produced rocket, another milestone for its indigenous space programme which one day hopes to put a human into orbit. ... more 
Sri Lanka hails record military deployment as toll hits 213Colombo (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  
Sediment from Himalayas may have made 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake more severeCorvallis OR (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 Sediment that eroded from the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau over millions of years was transported thousands of kilometers by rivers and in the Indian Ocean - and became sufficiently thick over time ... more |
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Nepal, China sign mega hydropower agreementKathmandu (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. ... more 
Fish uses special lips to eat razor-sharp, venomous coralWashington (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  
India's Adani to start work on mine near Great Barrier ReefSydney (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  
China rights lawyer charged with subversionBeijing (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 |
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  Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017 
The KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker aircraft is undergoing testing at Benfield Anechoic Facility, or BAF, to ensure that it meets Federal Aviation Administration regulations and certifications requirements, the U.S. Air Force announced this week.
The testing will also determine how resistant the KC-46A is to electromagnetic fields and other environmental factors using Department of Defense ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017Boeing receives contract for F-18, magnetic launch system support  Yangon (AFP) June 7, 2017Debris from Myanmar military plane found in sea  Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017F-35 flights grounded at Arizona base because of health concerns |
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 San Francisco (AFP) June 14, 2017  Uber said Tuesday its chief executive Travis Kalanick would take an indefinite leave of absence as it unveiled steps aimed at restoring confidence in the scandal-plagued ridesharing giant.
The pioneering company has been facing pressure to rein in a no-holds-barred management style led by Kalanick and to reform its workplace culture, which has sparked charges of harassment and discrimination ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Scientists inch closer to wirelessly charging moving electric vehicles Mumbai (AFP) June 14, 2017Mumbai's adored Padmini taxis near the end of the road  San Francisco (AFP) June 12, 2017Uber loses key executive as inquiry report looms |
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There's no alternative but to pursue an energy strategy that calls for a low-carbon trajectory for economic growth, European leaders said from Vienna.
More than 100 delegates were on hand for a forum in Vienna on the transition to an energy pathway focused on renewable and alternative energy resources.
"There is no other alternative for the Energy Community members than to follow ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Divestment streak continues for British energy company Centrica  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017New ultrathin material for splitting water could make hydrogen production cheaper  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Keeping the hydrogen coming |
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Chinese scientists have made good use of waste while finding an innovative solution to a technical problem by transforming rusty stainless steel mesh into electrodes with outstanding electrochemical properties that make them ideal for potassium-ion batteries.
As reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the rust is converted directly into a compact layer with a grid structure that can sto ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Scientists propose new method to correct common power problem in microgrids  West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2017'Instantly rechargeable' battery could change the future of electric and hybrid automobiles  Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 08, 2017Scientists develop divide and conquer approach for more stable power generation |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 13, 2017 
A Japanese court Tuesday gave the green light to switch on two more nuclear reactors despite heavy public opposition, in the latest victory for the government's pro-atomic push.
Local residents lost their bid for an injunction to block the refiring of the No.3 and No.4 reactors at the Genkai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan on safety grounds, according to a district court official.
Th ... more Paris, France (SPX) Jun 12, 2017AREVA-EWN consortium to dismantle the Reactor Pressure Vessel at Brunsbuttel  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jun 12, 2017UNIST improves remote detection of hazardous radioactive substances  Berlin (AFP) June 7, 2017German court nukes tax on power firms |
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 Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Jun 09, 2017 
In the first moments after the Big Bang, the Universe was able to expand even billions of billions of billions of times faster than today. Such rapid expansion should be due to a primordial force field, acting with a new particle: inflaton. From the latest analysis of the decay of mesons, carried out in the LHCb experiment by physicists from Cracow and Zurich, it appears, however, that the most ... more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 13, 2017The largest virtual Universe ever simulated  Daytona Beach FL (SPX) Jun 08, 2017New confirmation of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 15, 2017Russian Spektr-RG mission to identify 3 billin black holes after 2018 launch |
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 Strasbourg, France (AFP) June 14, 2017 
The EU will keep the door open for Britain to return, but only on worse terms than it currently has, European Parliament Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt said Wednesday.
A day after France and Germany both said Britain could reverse Brexit if it wanted, Verhofstadt said Britain's budget rebates and opt outs from EU rules would disappear if it did so.
"Yesterday Emmanuel Macron, the new ... more Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017China factory output rises in May but officials guarded  Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017IMF raises China growth forecast, urges faster reforms  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) June 13, 2017ECB swaps some dollar reserves for renminbi |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 13, 2017  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday said he understood the Kurdish minority's statehood aspirations but bemoaned its leadership's decision to hold an independence referendum in September.
"Every part of Iraq has aspirations and has a dream, and we respect that, even if we disagree with it," he said, responding to the Kurdish push to achieve statehood.
"We live in one homeland ... more Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017US 'not winning' in Afghanistan: Pentagon chief Washington (AFP) June 15, 2017Mattis vows not to repeat past mistakes in Afghanistan  Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017China to help Pakistan probe 'preaching' by kidnapped citizens |
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 London (AFP) June 13, 2017 
US President Donald Trump was "wrong" to pull the United States out of the Paris climate change deal, Britain's new environment minister said on Tuesday.
"I think he is wrong. I think that we need international cooperation in order to deal with climate change," said Michael Gove, who was appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May over the weekend.
Gove, who has himself come under criticism ... more Strasbourg, France (AFP) June 14, 2017EU's Juncker says no Paris climate deal renegotiation  Bologna, Italy (AFP) June 12, 2017US isolated as allies vow accelerated action on climate change Bologna, Italy (AFP) June 11, 2017Climate change rift raises temperature for G7 meet |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 8, 2017 
North Korea launched a volley of surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said, the latest in an accelerating series of tests defying global pressure to rein in its weapons program.
The launches come less than a week after the United Nations expanded sanctions against Pyongyang in response to recent ballistic missile tests.
"North Korea fired ... more Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017Mattis warns N. Korea is 'most urgent' threat to peace  Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017Trump to host S.Korea's Moon for N.Korea talks  Washington (AFP) June 14, 2017Jailed US student flown out of North Korea 'in coma' |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 14, 2017  Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and ex-deputy leader Rafael Hui will serve out their jail terms after their final appeal bids against graft convictions were dismissed Wednesday.
The pair were found guilty of corruption in 2014 after a blockbuster trial over a cash-for-favours scandal.
In a written judgement, the Court of Final Appeal ruled that they had been "properly convicted o ... more Beijing (AFP) June 15, 2017Billionaire shakes China's elite with online theatrics  Dazu, China (AFP) June 15, 2017Backpacks, books and life jackets: Time for school in China  Taipei (AFP) June 12, 2017Taiwan lawmakers launch support group for Hong Kong democracy |
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 Doha (AFP) June 14, 2017 
Qatar has withdrawn its peacekeeping troops from the Djibouti-Eritrea border, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after years of mediating in a territorial dispute between the two African states.
"The state of Qatar informed the government of Djibouti that it has withdrawn all its troops deployed on the border line in Djiboutian territory," a ministry statement said.
The ministry sai ... more Tunis (AFP) June 12, 2017Tunisian soldier dead after landmine blast  Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) June 9, 2017Nigerian soldier sentenced to death for 'Boko Haram' murder  United Nations, United States (AFP) June 9, 2017France faces US reservations over UN backing for Sahel force |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017 
BAE Systems is helping intelligence analysts identify intelligence threats through the use of motion sensors integrated into its Geospatial eXploitation Products line of software.
The capabilities added include complex multi-tracking analytics, movement interpretation, and activity from video, radar, and other types of motion sensors that enable the tracking of people and vehicles, BAE ... more Washington (UPI) May 30, 2017European country orders Elbit ground intel systems  Washington (UPI) May 23, 2017Boeing awarded $1B contract for Redesigned Kill Vehicle  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017Orbital ATK supplying Army with .50-caliber ammunition |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 
Electric Boat Corp. has received a $25 million modification to an existing contract for Long Lead Time Material, or LLTM, for the fiscal 2019 Virginia-class submarines SSN's 802 and 803.
The {link:contract grants LLTM "https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1211091/",nw} for components of the submarines' steam and electric plants, the main propulsion system and shi ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017Saab signs maintenance, support deal for submarines  Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2017Vigor Works receives stealth boat contract for Navy Seals  Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017Vietnamese coast guard receives former U.S. vessel |
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 Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2017 
Russia on Wednesday launched an unmanned Progress cargo ship carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
"The Soyuz-2.1A booster rocket with the Progress MS-06 cargo ship launched successfully from Baikonur cosmodrome at 12:20 Moscow time (0920 GMT)," Russian space agency Roscosmos said in a statement on its website.
The cargo sh ... more Miami (AFP) June 7, 2017Pence hails new NASA astronauts as 'best of us'  Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 14, 2017Bread Me Up, Scotty: Crumb-Free Pastries Coming to the ISS  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 14, 2017NASA Prepares for Future Space Exploration with International Undersea Crew |
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