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  Ahmedabad, India (AFP) July 16, 2017 Heavy monsoon flooding has killed four people in western India, officials said Sunday, with grave fears held for at least six others still missing following torrential downpours. Major rail networks and dozens of highways in Gujarat state have been interrupted by floodwaters, and power to more than 120 villages cut in badly-hit areas. "Four people died after being swept away in rain waters since Saturday morning. Six others are missing", Pankaj Kumar, a senior state government official, told AFP ... read more |
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Sucking up spilt oilWashington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 Spilt crude oil has repeatedly polluted and even destroyed marine ecosystems. An effective measure would be to remove spilt oil slicks by absorption into a separable solid phase. As Indian scientist ... more  
Five killed, 10 missing in landslide in remote IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) July 11, 2017 At least five people were killed and 10 missing Tuesday after a massive landslide buried homes in a remote village in northeast India, a disaster management official said. ... more  
India holds naval exercises with US, JapanNew Delhi (AFP) July 10, 2017 India began holding naval exercises with the United States and Japan off its south coast on Monday, seeking to forge closer military ties to counter growing Chinese influence in the region. ... more  
India Plans to Roll Out National GPS Next YearNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 07, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to offer GPS from its own navigation system for mobile users from next year, aiming to make it more accurate than foreign competitors' products. T ... more |
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U.S., Japan, India start Malabar 2017 joint naval exercisesWashington (UPI) Jul 7, 2017 The United States, Japan and India have started a week-long series of joint naval exercises involving ships and aircraft from all three nations, the U.S. Navy announced Friday. ... more  
With demolitions, China squeezes Buddhist academySertar, China (AFP) July 6, 2017 The hills around revered Tibetan Buddhist academy Larung Gar were once a seamless carpet of vibrant red, dominated by the homes of thousands of monks, nuns and devotees who crowded the remote valley in southwest China to explore their faith. ... more  
Rivers do not have same rights as humans: India's top courtNew Delhi (AFP) July 7, 2017 India's sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers cannot be considered "living entities", the country's top court ruled Friday, suspending an earlier order that granted them the same legal rights as humans. ... more 
Indian troop withdrawal 'precondition' for peace: ChinaBeijing (AFP) July 5, 2017 China warned Wednesday that the withdrawal of Indian troops from disputed territory was a precondition for peace as tensions rise in a border row between the two Asian powers that has drawn in tiny Bhutan. ... more  
Modi, Netanyahu seek to deepen ties on first visit by an Indian PMJerusalem (AFP) July 5, 2017 Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday on the first ever visit by an Indian premier to Israel as they sought to deepen ties beyond high-priced defence deals. ... more  
Space Debris Mitigation Mission Successfully Launched on June 23rd, 2017Fino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 D-Sat, the first nanosatellite with the ability to remove itself from orbit in a direct and controlled way through a dedicated device at the end of its mission, was successfully launched on Friday J ... more |
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Modi begins first ever Israel visit by an Indian PMJerusalem (AFP) July 4, 2017 Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel Tuesday for what he called a "groundbreaking" first ever visit by an Indian premier, with growing ties between the two countries including billion of dollars in defence deals. ... more  
Table top plasma gets wind of solar turbulenceMumbai, India (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 Turbulent magnetic field dynamics that explain astrophysical phenomena like the evolution of stars could thus far be obtained only through observations via telescopes and satellites. Now a tea ... more  
80th consecutive success for Ariane 5 with launch of Hellas Sat, Inmarsat and ISROKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 28, 2017 Arianespace has successfully launched the Hellas Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN "condosat" - composed of two payloads for operators Hellas Sat and Inmarsat; as well as the GSAT-17 satellite for India's space ... more  
Sri Lanka deploys troops to tackle dengue crisisColombo (AFP) July 2, 2017 Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of soldiers to destroy mosquito breeding grounds as the country battles the spread of deadly dengue fever that has killed a record 215 people this year, officials said Sunday. ... more |
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  Hong Kong (AFP) July 13, 2017 
Pilotless aircraft, flying electric vehicles and bespoke air cabins are the future of flight, Airbus said Thursday.
Paul Eremenko, the European plane-maker's chief technological officer, painted a picture of skies buzzing with new flight forms at the RISE tech conference held in Hong Kong.
Airbus is already testing out what it calls a "module" cabin concept - passenger planes being ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney contracted by Air Force for power system support  Singapore (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Singapore developing space-based VHF communications for air traffic management  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017France and Germany announce new joint fighter program |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 13, 2017 
German luxury automaker Daimler manipulated the engines of around one million diesel vehicles to make them appear less polluting, local media reported Thursday, raising echoes of competitor Volkswagen's 'dieselgate' scandal.
"The Stuttgart-based firm sold vehicles with higher levels of damaging emissions than allowed for almost a whole decade between 2008 and 2016, in Europe and the United S ... more Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Forget defrosting your car at a glacial pace  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 10, 2017German 'dieselgate' investigators target Porsche employees  Paris (AFP) July 6, 2017France 'to end sales of petrol, diesel vehicles by 2040' |
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 Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017 
Google parent Alphabet is spinning off a little-known unit working on geothermal power called Dandelion, which will begin offering residential energy services.
The announcement Thursday took the wraps off one of the secretive projects at the Alphabet unit X, known notably for its work on self-driving cars and internet balloons.
Dandelion chief executive Kathy Hannun said her team had bee ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2017Fighting global warming and climate change requires a broad energy portfolio  (UPI) Jun 12, 2017Low-carbon trajectory is the only option, European leaders say Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017Divestment streak continues for British energy company Centrica |
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Two major issues confronting magnetic-confinement fusion energy are enabling the walls of devices that house fusion reactions to survive bombardment by energetic particles, and improving confinement of the plasma required for the reactions. At the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), researchers have found that coating tokamak walls with lithium-- a light ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Using the stairs just got easier with energy-recycling steps  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Giant charge reversal observed for the first time  Livermore CA (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Optimizing hydrogen-powered passenger ferries focus of Sandia Labs study |
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 Brussels (AFP) July 12, 2017 
Britain cannot stay a member of the EU nuclear regulator Euratom after Brexit, whether it wants to or not, European Parliament Brexit pointman Guy Verhofstadt said Wednesday.
But Euratom could continue its functions with regard to Britain if London signs an association agreement with the European Union following its departure from the bloc, he added.
Membership of Euratom has become a ma ... more Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017France could close a third of nuclear reactors: minister  Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017Mitsubishi, Assystem take stakes in France's nuclear reactors firm  Cherbourg, France (AFP) July 5, 2017Sixth MOX nuclear shipment leaves France for Japan |
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Space is not empty, nor is it silent. While technically a vacuum, space nonetheless contains energetic charged particles, governed by magnetic and electric fields, and it behaves unlike anything we experience on Earth. In regions laced with magnetic fields, such as the space environment surrounding our planet, particles are continually tossed to and fro by the motion of various electromagnetic w ... more Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Coupling a nano-trumpet with a quantum dot enables precise position determination  Plainsboro, NJ (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Scientists create first laboratory generation of astrophysical shock waves  Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 18, 2017Spontaneous system follows rules of equilibrium |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2017 
China posted better-than-expected growth of 6.9 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Monday, but authorities warned of lingering risks to the economy.
Analysts polled by AFP had forecast growth of 6.8 percent after the economy expanded 6.9 percent in the first quarter.
"Generally speaking, the national economy has maintained the momentum of steady and sound development in ... more Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy'  Shanghai (AFP) July 17, 2017China cuts off Wanda funding after overseas buying spree: reports  Berlin (AFP) July 12, 2017Germany toughens rules on foreign buyouts in strategic sectors |
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 Washington (AFP) July 14, 2017  US forces killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch in a raid earlier this week in the northeastern province of Kunar, the Pentagon said Friday.
"US forces killed Abu Sayed, the emir of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) - in a strike on the group's headquarters in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, July 11," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said ... more Washington (AFP) July 17, 2017Afghan forces retake district in Helmand from Taliban: US  Washington (AFP) July 5, 2017US soldier killed in Afghanistan's Helmand  New York (AFP) July 6, 2017Egypt arrests dozens of Chinese Uighur students: HRW |
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 Manila (AFP) July 14, 2017  A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic growth that has helped it make vast inroads against poverty, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released Friday.
A continued reliance on fossil fuels will see the world's most populous region face prolonged heat waves, rising sea levels, and changing rainfall patter ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Scientists upgrade database tracking global temperatures across millennia  New York (AFP) July 12, 2017Bloomberg outlines plan to quantify US climate efforts Hamburg (AFP) July 9, 2017G20: Compromise on climate change, but at what cost? |
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 Washington (AFP) July 18, 2017  Donald Trump has backed away from a campaign promise to scrap a major nuclear security deal with Iran, with officials announcing the agreement and related sanctions relief will stay in place for now.
The Trump administration faced a new congressional deadline Monday to say whether Iran has curbed its nuclear weapons program in line with the accord.
Under the terms of the two-year-old agr ... more Seoul (AFP) July 17, 2017S. Korea seeks rare talks with North to ease military tensions  Paris (AFP) July 16, 2017Macron assures Israel of 'vigilance' on Iran nuclear pact  Seoul (AFP) July 15, 2017N. Korea likely has more plutonium than previously thought: monitor |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2017  Activists accused Beijing of crippling Hong Kong's parliament Friday after four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified.
The High Court judgement is a massive blow for the democracy movement as it means the balance of power in the partially elected legislature swings further to the pro-China camp because opponents do not have enough seats to veto bills.
Former Umbrella Movement protest ... more Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China hits back at criticism over Nobel laureate's death  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China under pressure to free dissident's widow Beijing (AFP) July 10, 2017China's ailing Nobel laureate in 'critical condition' |
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 Nairobi (AFP) July 13, 2017  The soldiers came at dawn to Fulgence Rukundo's house in a village in western Rwanda, and accused him of stealing a cow.
They draped slabs of the dead cow's carcass around his shoulders and positioned the animal's head on his before marching him into a banana plantation and shooting him dead, according to witnesses cited in a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on extrajudicial killings released ... more Addis Ababa (AFP) July 5, 2017AU chair questions US stance on African peacekeeping  Bamako (AFP) July 6, 20173 killed in north Mali clashes as UN condemns violence  Banjul, Gambia (AFP) July 7, 2017Gambian army 'hostile elements' working against government |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 
German Army Puma infantry fighting vehicles are to receive expanded capabilities and equipment from the Rheinmetall Group, the company announced on Thursday.
The comprehensive expansion package given by the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support has a gross value of about $297.5 million, including value added tax.
Funds in the amoun ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017BAE awarded $15.2 million contract for Amored Multi-Purpose Vehicles  Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2017Orbital ATK signs $400 million in small arms ammunition supply deals  Washington (AFP) July 10, 2017US to sell $1bn of tactical vehicles to Britain |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
Recently, a novel coating developed by researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for the exterior topsides of Navy surface ships went beyond small area testing to covering the entire freeboard of an amphibious assault ship. Until April of 2017, NRL's single-component (1K) polysiloxane coating had only been tested on 400-800 sq.ft. areas of ships due to limited production quantities ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017USNS Lewis B. Puller expeditionary sea base deploys for first time  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017Navy to commission Arleigh Burke destroyer USS John Finn  Yaounde (AFP) July 17, 201734 Cameroonian soldiers missing after boat capsize |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
NASA has awarded a contract to Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc., of Greenbelt, Maryland, for support of mission operations systems at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The Mission Systems Operations Contract (MSOC) is a cost-plus-award-fee contract with core work, indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity, and level-of-effort components.
The contract includes a two-year base ... more Paris (ESA) Jul 10, 2017Counting calories in space  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2017NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jul 11, 2017As the world embraces space, the 50 year old Outer Space Treaty needs adaptation |
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