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4 killed, 6 missing in India's Gujarat amid monsoon floods![]() ![]() 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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![]() Washington 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 ![]() ![]() New 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 ![]() ![]() New 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 ![]() ![]() New 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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![]() Washington (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 ![]() ![]() Sertar, 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 ![]() ![]() New 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 ![]() ![]() Beijing (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 ![]() ![]() Jerusalem (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 ![]() ![]() Fino 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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![]() ![]() Indian chopper goes missing near China border ![]() ![]() Jerusalem (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 ![]() ![]() Mumbai, 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 ![]() ![]() Kourou, 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 ![]() ![]() Colombo (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 ![]() ![]() ![]() Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney contracted by Air Force for power system support ![]() ![]() Singapore developing space-based VHF communications for air traffic management ![]() ![]() France and Germany announce new joint fighter program |
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![]() Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Forget defrosting your car at a glacial pace ![]() ![]() German 'dieselgate' investigators target Porsche employees ![]() ![]() France 'to end sales of petrol, diesel vehicles by 2040' |
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![]() Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Fighting global warming and climate change requires a broad energy portfolio ![]() ![]() Low-carbon trajectory is the only option, European leaders say ![]() ![]() Divestment streak continues for British energy company Centrica |
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![]() Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 07, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Using the stairs just got easier with energy-recycling steps ![]() ![]() Giant charge reversal observed for the first time ![]() ![]() Optimizing hydrogen-powered passenger ferries focus of Sandia Labs study |
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![]() Brussels (AFP) July 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() France could close a third of nuclear reactors: minister ![]() ![]() Mitsubishi, Assystem take stakes in France's nuclear reactors firm ![]() ![]() Sixth MOX nuclear shipment leaves France for Japan |
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![]() Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Coupling a nano-trumpet with a quantum dot enables precise position determination ![]() ![]() Scientists create first laboratory generation of astrophysical shock waves ![]() ![]() Spontaneous system follows rules of equilibrium |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy' ![]() ![]() China cuts off Wanda funding after overseas buying spree: reports ![]() ![]() Germany toughens rules on foreign buyouts in strategic sectors |
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![]() Washington (AFP) July 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Afghan forces retake district in Helmand from Taliban: US ![]() ![]() US soldier killed in Afghanistan's Helmand ![]() ![]() Egypt arrests dozens of Chinese Uighur students: HRW |
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![]() Manila (AFP) July 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists upgrade database tracking global temperatures across millennia ![]() ![]() Bloomberg outlines plan to quantify US climate efforts ![]() ![]() G20: Compromise on climate change, but at what cost? |
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![]() Washington (AFP) July 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() S. Korea seeks rare talks with North to ease military tensions ![]() ![]() Macron assures Israel of 'vigilance' on Iran nuclear pact ![]() ![]() N. Korea likely has more plutonium than previously thought: monitor |
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![]() Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China hits back at criticism over Nobel laureate's death ![]() ![]() China under pressure to free dissident's widow ![]() ![]() China's ailing Nobel laureate in 'critical condition' |
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![]() Nairobi (AFP) July 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() AU chair questions US stance on African peacekeeping ![]() ![]() 3 killed in north Mali clashes as UN condemns violence ![]() ![]() Gambian army 'hostile elements' working against government |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() BAE awarded $15.2 million contract for Amored Multi-Purpose Vehicles ![]() ![]() Orbital ATK signs $400 million in small arms ammunition supply deals ![]() ![]() US to sell $1bn of tactical vehicles to Britain |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() USNS Lewis B. Puller expeditionary sea base deploys for first time ![]() ![]() Navy to commission Arleigh Burke destroyer USS John Finn ![]() ![]() 34 Cameroonian soldiers missing after boat capsize |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Counting calories in space ![]() ![]() NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington ![]() ![]() As the world embraces space, the 50 year old Outer Space Treaty needs adaptation |
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