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  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 9, 2017 An elephant that has killed 15 people in eastern India over a months-long rampage could be shot within days if it is not brought under control, an official said Wednesday. Wildlife rangers and hunters assembled in Jharkhand after another victim was trampled to death Tuesday evening, the state's chief forest and wildlife conservator L.R. Singh told AFP. The rogue elephant crushed four victims in Bihar state in March before crossing into neighbouring Jharkhand and killing 11 more. "Villagers a ... read more |
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Tech advances will lead to MH370 discovery - Malaysia AirlinesSydney (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 The resting place of missing flight MH370 will eventually be found but it will require advances in science and technology, including artificial intelligence, Malaysia Airlines' chief said Tuesday. ... more  
Vast new super cluster of galaxies named SaraswatiPune, India (SPX) Jul 14, 2017 A team of astronomers from the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), both in Pune, India, and members of two ... more  
ISRO Develops Ship-Based Antenna System to Track Satellite LaunchesNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 18, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully designed and developed a ship-borne transportable antenna terminal to fulfill the telemetry tracking and command requirements for all s ... more  
China ups ante in high-altitude standoff with IndiaBeijing (AFP) Aug 5, 2017 China has stepped up its rhetoric in an increasingly tense border row with India, hinting at the possibility of military action in a propaganda push that analysts are calling "genuinely troubling." ... more |
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Seabed exploration firm offers to hunt for MH370Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 3, 2017 A US exploration company has offered to take on the search for flight MH370 which was suspended earlier this year, the firm and a Malaysian minister said Thursday, offering new hope to families of the missing. ... more  
Aalto-1 satellite sends first image back to VTT FinlandHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 The photograph was taken with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland developed hyperspectral camera's secondary camera. Launched on the morning of 23 June from India, the Aalto-1 satelli ... more 
India looks to more launches with new facility from 2018New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will get a major capacity boost from early 2018 as an additional launch pad is fast nearing completion. With the new launch pad, ISRO can achieve its ta ... more 
Bangladesh doubles wildlife sanctuary to save its tigersDhaka (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 Bangladesh has more than doubled the size of the wildlife sanctuary in the world's largest mangrove forest to try to protect endangered Bengal tigers whose numbers have fallen sharply, officials said Tuesday. ... more 
Sri Lanka completes controversial $1 billion port deal with ChinaColombo (AFP) July 29, 2017 Sri Lanka on Saturday sealed a billion-dollar deal to let a Chinese state firm take over a loss-making port in a move that worries many, including its giant neighbour India. ... more  
India facing renewable energy challengesWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2017 An effort in India, one of the world's strongest economies, to improve the renewable energy sector could face headwinds, Moody's Investors Service said. ... more |
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Elephants, tigers kill one human a day in IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 1, 2017 Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures. ... more  
A bar magnet creates chaos in plasmaWashington DC (SPX) Jul 27, 2017 Placing a magnet on your refrigerator might hold up your calendar, but researchers from India's Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics found that placing one outside a plasma chamber causes a localized, ... more
China and India locked in high-stakes, high-altitude border rowBeijing (AFP) July 27, 2017 A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions while ensnaring a tiny kingdom, Bhutan, between the two nuclear-armed powers. ... more  
India must rethink infrastructure needs for 100 new 'smart' cities to be sustainableLincoln UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 Plans to create 100 new 'smart' cities in India to support the country's rapidly growing urban population could have a significant detrimental impact on the environment unless greater emphasis is pl ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017 
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has said the Air Force will significantly pare back outmoded and unnecessary Air Force Instructions over the next two years.
Wilson said on Friday that the sheer scale of the instructions and publications make it impossible for Air Force personnel to know and follow every rule, many of them contradictory, which breeds cynicism and contempt among ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 7, 2017US Marines may ground aircraft after latest deadly crash  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Alloy Surfaces receives two year contract for flare countermeasures  Washington (UPI) Aug 3, 2017State Department approves sale of A-29 Super Tucanos to Nigeria |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 7, 2017 
Electric car startup Faraday Future said Monday it had signed a lease for a new assembly plant in California and reaffirmed its intention to start deliveries in 2018.
The company, whose backers include the head of the financially strapped Chinese tech group LeEco, said its new facility will be in Hanford, California, roughly halfway between Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.
Faraday Future ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Aug 3, 2017BMW sticks to cautious forecast as profits shift up  Shanghai (AFP) Aug 3, 2017China issues bike-sharing guidelines as complaints rise  Berlin (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Germany's car bosses bid to head off diesel ban with software patch |
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 Lincoln UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017 
Plans to create 100 new 'smart' cities in India to support the country's rapidly growing urban population could have a significant detrimental impact on the environment unless greater emphasis is placed on providing new supporting infrastructure and utilities, according to a major new study.
Professor Hugh Byrd, a specialist in urban planning from the University of Lincoln, UK, conducted a ... more University Park PA (SPX) Jul 25, 2017Allowable 'carbon budget' most likely overestimated  Edinburgh UK (SPX) Jul 24, 2017Sparkling springs aid quest for underground heat energy sources  Washington (AFP) July 7, 2017Google's 'moonshot' factory spins off geothermal unit |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 4, 2017  BAE Systems of Great Britain is starting to install a new combined heat and power plant at the Royal Navy base in Portsmouth, England.
The plant will be completed at the end of next year and will recycle energy, reduce carbon footprint and save the Ministry of Defense as much as $4.7 million in annual energy costs, BAE said.
"By developing this new facility we will be able to rec ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Metal clouds to protect fusion reactor walls from heat flux  Binghamton NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Saliva-powered battery could be helpful in extreme conditions  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 07, 2017How the electrodes of lithium-air batteries become passivated |
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 New York, NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
SCHOTT, an expert provider of glass-to-metal electrical penetration assemblies to the nuclear power industry, has welcomed a report released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) highlighting the potentially severe issues that can occur as a result of complete failure of electrical and instrumentation and control (I and C) equipment under severe accident conditions.
The report, ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 02, 2017Areva signs MOX fuel fabrication contract with Japan  Washington (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Construction of two nuclear power plants in US halted  Paris (AFP) July 28, 2017Nuclear contaminates earnings of France's EDF |
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 Iowa City, IA (SPX) Aug 01, 2017 
Some of the biggest galaxies in the universe are full of extinguished stars. But nearly 12 billion years ago, soon after the universe first was created, these massive galaxies were hotspots that brewed up stars by the billions.
How these types of cosmic realms, called dusty starburst galaxies, became galactic dead zones is an enduring mystery.
Astronomers at the University of Iowa, i ... more San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Primordial black holes may have helped to forge heavy elements  Swansea UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2017First observation of the hyperfine splitting in antihydrogen  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Clever experiment documents multiscale fluid dynamics |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 4, 2017 
As energy trade groups enter the fray, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told leaders national interests would be protected during NAFTA negotiations.
The first round for negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement starts August 16 in Washington, D.C. Canada counts on the United States as its top trading partner and is the top oil exporter to its southern neighbor. Trad ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 8, 2017Chinese export, import growth rates slow in July  Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy'  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 3, 2017Hong Kong tycoon Li 'cautious' as profits rise |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2017  President Donald Trump has yet to announce a plan for Afghanistan, and delays in unveiling his strategy point to deep rifts in the White House on how to handle America's longest war.
Such is the uncertainty about what to do - send thousands more troops into a nearly 16-year conflict, or take the opposite tack and pull out - that Trump has reportedly even suggested firing the general in ch ... more Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 5, 2017Afghan police killed, NATO soldier wounded in 'insider attack'  Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 2, 2017Taliban suicide bomber kills two US troops in south Afghanistan  Washington (UPI) Aug 2, 2017SIGAR report blasts lack of engagement among U.S. civilian agencies in Afghanistan |
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 Seoul (AFP) Aug 9, 2017  The world's biggest polluter China has a "big job" ahead of it in the global fight against climate change, the UN's environment chief said Wednesday.
Since US President Donald Trump's decision in June to quit the Paris agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Beijing has proclaimed its willingness to stick to the pact.
Analysts say the US move gives China an opportunity to establi ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2017US to join climate talks despite Paris accord exit Washington (AFP) Aug 8, 2017Government report sees drastic climate change impact in US: NYT  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2017Can poor air quality mask global warming's effects |
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 Tehran (AFP) Aug 6, 2017 
At least four soldiers were killed and eight injured when one of their colleagues opened fire on a military air base in southern Tehran on Sunday, the Iranian military said in a statement.
The incident was "probably related to psychological problems of the soldier who suddenly started firing on his comrades," the statement said.
It took place on a shooting range, and could also have bee ... more Seoul (AFP) Aug 8, 2017N. Korea threatens missile strike near US territory Guam: KCNA  Manila (AFP) Aug 7, 2017North Korea defiant after new sanctions, rejects talks  Manila (AFP) Aug 7, 2017Tillerson: World united to disarm North Korea |
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 Phnom Penh (AFP) Aug 9, 2017 
Cambodia is recruiting hundreds of maids to work in Hong Kong, an official said Wednesday, as the wealthy city scrambles to meet growing demand for domestic helpers and fend off concerns about exploitation.
Hong Kong is home to more than 300,000 foreign maids, mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia.
But a series of high-profile abuse cases have seized global headlines in recent years ... more Shanghai (AFP) Aug 8, 2017Flag-waving Chinese blockbuster smashes box-office records  Shanghai (AFP) Aug 8, 2017Chinese auntie enforcers jailed after reign of grey terror  Singapore (AFP) Aug 8, 2017Chinese-American professor appeals Singapore expulsion |
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 Nairobi (AFP) Aug 7, 2017 
Former US president Barack Obama led international calls for peace Monday ahead of Kenyan elections seen as too close to call, with fears that violence could flare in east Africa's richest economy.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta gave a televised election-eve speech aimed at easing tensions, after a final campaign week marred by rigging accusations levelled by his bitter rival Raila Odinga, ... more Harare (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Zimbabwe confirms clash between soldiers and police  Kigali (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Rwanda's Kagame in landslide poll win with around 98% of votes  Bamako (AFP) Aug 2, 2017European support for Sahel 'mutually reinforcing': Germany |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 
A new 10 mega joule medium-range multi-mission railgun from General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has been assembled and is ready for testing, the company announced on Monday.
The railgun, which provides multi-mission, multi-domain capability with greater flexibility for ship, land and mobile platforms will be put through its paces at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, the company said. / ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017Northrop Grumman receives $57.7M contract for IED jammers  Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017Army orders additional Joint Light Tactical Vehicles  Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Milrem seeks U.S. sub-contractors for Titan UGV |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017 
Australian shipbuilder Austal has laid the keel for the first Pacific Patrol Boat, which the Australian government will gift to a Pacific island nation.
The keel laying ceremony at Henderson, Western Australia, was attended by Defense Industry Minister Christopher Pyne, who authenticated the keel by committing his signature to a plate that was placed in the hull of the vessel.
"A ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017PAE receives contract for Navy, Marine Corps F-5 support  Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2017Huntington awarded $36.4M contract for work on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017NRL-developed Topcoat Applied on Entire Freeboard of Navy Ship |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2017 
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik looks through the hatch of the International Space Station's Bigelow Expandable Aerospace Module (BEAM) on July 31, 2017.
He shared this photo on social media on August 2, commenting, "Ever wonder how you look when you enter a new part of a spacecraft? Well, this is it. First time inside the expandable BEAM module."
The BEAM is an experimental expandable ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017Two Voyagers Taught Us How to Listen to Space  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2017NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2017Voyager spacecraft still in communication 40 years out into the void |
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