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  Kathmandu (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 At least 165 people have died and thousands have fled their homes as monsoon floods swept across Nepal, India and Bangladesh, officials said Monday, warning the toll could rise as the extent of the damage becomes clear. Three days of relentless downpours sparked flash floods and landslides that have killed at least 70 people in Nepal, 73 across northern and eastern India and 22 in Bangladesh. Around 200,000 people are living in emergency camps in Assam in northeast India, which suffers frequent ... read more |
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Hunter fells elephant that killed 15 in IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017 India's top hunter told on Saturday how he felled a rogue elephant which had killed 15 people in a series of attacks since March. ... more  
Bangladesh hopes to rekindle passion to save rare crocodilesDhaka (AFP) Aug 13, 2017 Bangladeshi conservationists introduced two rare river-dwelling crocodiles to potential mates Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to save the critically-endangered species from extinction. ... more  
Dalai Lama cancels Botswana trip with 'exhaustion'New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017 The Dalai Lama has cancelled a trip next week to Botswana because of "exhaustion" after Beijing expressed anger at the African country for allowing the visit. ... more
Shoot-to-kill: India hunts serial killer elephantNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 11, 2017 India's top hunter on Friday led a shoot-to-kill pursuit of an elephant whose murderous rampage through villages has left 15 people dead. ... more |
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Tourism a major casualty of China quakeJiuzhaigou, China (AFP) Aug 10, 2017 Tourism may prove one of the bigger casualties from a strong earthquake that struck a region of southwestern China whose natural beauty and Tibetan heritage draw millions of visitors each year. ... more  
Nepal revives railways as China, India vye for influenceJanakpur, Nepal (AFP) Aug 13, 2017 Three years after its last train hit the buffers, landlocked Nepal is building a new railway network to boost its ailing economy - helped by the rivalry between its powerful neighbours, China and India. ... more  
End of an era as typewriting tests phased out in IndiaMumbai (AFP) Aug 10, 2017 The unmistakable chatter of typewriters outside courthouses and government offices will soon fall silent in India's financial capital Mumbai as stenography colleges on Friday hold their final manual exams. ... more  
Families demand Malaysia accept MH370 hunt offerKuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 11, 2017 Relatives of passengers aboard missing flight MH370 Friday demanded Malaysia accept a US exploration firm's offer to take up the hunt for the aircraft, which was suspended earlier this year. ... 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 |
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 Rogue elephant tramples 15 to death in India, faces culling  
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 
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
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  
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 |
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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
For decades, NASA has released enormous scientific balloons into Earth's atmosphere, miles above the altitude of commercial flights. The Balloon Program is currently preparing new missions bearing sensitive instruments, including one designed to investigate the birth of our universe and another with ballooning origins that will fly on the International Space Station.
NASA's Primordial Infl ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Lockheed receives $9.4M contract for F-35 modifications  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Japan approves US Marine flights of Ospreys after crash  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017Air Force finishes ground testing of new highly efficient engine |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Aug 14, 2017  A bitter fight over control of Uber has intensified in recent days with warring factions battling over the future role, if any, of ousted chief executive Travis Kalanick at the global rideshare titan.
On Monday, a major investor fired off a message to Uber employees explaining why it filed suit last week against founder Kalanick, accusing him of covering misdeeds while rigging the board in o ... more New York (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Shares of Fiat Chrysler surge on report of Chinese suitors  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Electric vehicles to eat into global oil demand by 6 million barrels  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017Czech Republic aims for nation-wide vehicle charging points |
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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 7, 2017 
How can scientists protect the structures that house fusion reactors?
Scientists in Belgium have showed that vapor clouds of liquid metal can successfully reflect heat during extreme temperature flux.
Today, fusion energy is only an ambitious idea. Researchers continue to build and test fusion reactors, but self-sustaining fusion has not yet been achieved. Still, some scientists ... more Binghamton NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Saliva-powered battery could be helpful in extreme conditions  Houston TX (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Rice develops dual-surface graphene electrode to split water into hydrogen and oxygen  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 07, 2017How the electrodes of lithium-air batteries become passivated |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 
German energy giant RWE said Monday it is on track to hit the upper targets of its 2017 forecast after a huge nuclear tax refund powered a strong second quarter performance.
The Essen-based group said net profit rose to 1.72 billion euros ($2 billion) from April to June, compared to a net loss of 403 million euros over the same period a year earlier.
Revenues fell by two percent to just ... more New York, NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2017The Roadmap for Increased Safety and Viability of Nuclear Power Plants  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 |
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 Irvine CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
After conducting a cosmic inventory of sorts to calculate and categorize stellar-remnant black holes, astronomers from the University of California, Irvine have concluded that there are probably tens of millions of the enigmatic, dark objects in the Milky Way - far more than expected.
"We think we've shown that there are as many as 100 million black holes in our galaxy," said UCI chair and ... more Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Researchers set record for fastest light pulse  Jena, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2017High resolution without particle accelerator  Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Clever experiment documents multiscale fluid dynamics |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 
Australia's Crown Resorts said Monday that China had released all of the casino group's employees who were detained as part of a gambling crackdown last year.
Mogul James Packer's gaming company said the last of the 19 current and former Crown employees had been set free after being held for 10 months.
"Crown is pleased that all of our employees have now been released and reunited with t ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2017China industrial output slows sharply in July  Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Trump ups ante with China, orders inquiry over trade ties Beijing (AFP) Aug 9, 2017China factory gate inflation misses expectations in July |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017  Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday he backs the top US commander in Afghanistan - after President Donald Trump reportedly suggested firing him.
NBC News this month said Trump had told Mattis and General Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, they should replace General John Nicholson, who heads up US and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Nicholson "is our commander in the ... more Jalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 11, 2017US airstrike kills several civilians in Afghanistan; Trump says new strategy 'very close' Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Afghanistan contractors accused of misusing money on luxury cars, salaries Washington (AFP) Aug 4, 2017Delay in Afghanistan policy points to White House rift |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 
A new heat map published by the European Space Agency offers a colorful, bird's-eye-view of last week's heatwave in Southern Europe.
As showcased by the swath of organs and red hues blanketing much of the Mediterranean, much of Southern Europe experienced highs near 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
During the string of extreme highs, ESA's Earth-observing and weather satellites helped tra ... more Beijing (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Warm periods in the 20th century are not unprecedented during the last 2,000 years  Seoul (AFP) Aug 9, 2017UNEP chief urges China to do more on climate  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 09, 2017Can poor air quality mask global warming's effects |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 14, 2017  The doctrine of nuclear deterrence, put to the test in the standoff between Washington and Pyongyang, dates to the Cold War when the world's two superpowers seemed hellbent on "mutually assured destruction".
The arms race between United States and the then Soviet Union saw a proliferation of nuclear warheads as well as their vectors - missiles, planes and submarines.
On the eve of the c ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Mattis warns of risk of war, pushes diplomacy; CIA chief says 'nothing imminent'  Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2017China bans North Korean iron, seafood imports  Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 13, 2017Israel moves to curb strike at nuclear plant |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2017 
Calls to restrict air conditioning for Hong Kong's domestic maids amid sweltering summer temperatures were dubbed inhumane by rights groups Friday, after a politician suggested helpers should get "used to the hot weather".
The southern Chinese city is home to over 340,000 migrant domestic workers mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia, but concerns have grown over their welfare after seve ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Hong Kong pro-democracy supporter says 'abducted' by Chinese agents  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea  Phnom Penh (AFP) Aug 9, 2017Hundreds of Cambodian maids to work in Hong Kong |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 09, 2017 
The recent foray of Ghana into space exploration provides immense business opportunities for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), which boasts the most cost-effective launch vehicle.
New Delhi (Spuntik) - Ghana recently launched its first ever satellite, GhanaSat-1, from NASA's International Space Station. A group of students at Ghana's All Nations University (ANU) built the sate ... moreNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Dalai Lama cancels Botswana trip with 'exhaustion'  Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 12, 2017UN says Nigeria relations 'intact' after unauthorised raid  Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Nigerian forces in 'unauthorised search' of UN camp |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017  Lockheed Martin has received a $12.9 million U.S. Defense Department contract for the Squad X Experimentation program for dismounted infantry combat systems.
The contract will go toward design and testing for prototypes of equipment for combined-arms squads. Work will be conducted in Grand Prairie, Texas and other locations throughout the U.S. and should finish by Aug. 14, 2019.
... more Bedminster, United States (AFP) Aug 10, 2017Trump says transgender ban a 'great favor' to military  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017Northrop Grumman receives $57.7M contract for IED jammers |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017 
The U.S. Navy has issued a contract proposal for transporting the USS Fitzgerald back to the United States after it collided with a Filipino flagged cargo ship off the coast of Japan.
The June 17 incident, which resulted in the death of seven sailors, is still under investigation by the Navy.
While transiting to a base at Yokosuka, Japan, the vessel was struck by the ACX Crystal ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group completes Saxon Warrior exercise  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017NRL-developed Topcoat Applied on Entire Freeboard of Navy Ship  Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2017Austal lays keel for first Pacific Patrol Boat |
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 Miami (AFP) Aug 14, 2017 
SpaceX on Monday blasted off its unmanned Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station, carrying a host of science experiments and the most powerful computer ever sent into orbit.
"Three, two, one, and liftoff," a SpaceX commentator said as the white Falcon 9 rocket climbed into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 12:31 pm (1631 GMT).
Three minutes after launch, the ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Disruptioneering: Streamlining the Process of Scientific Discovery  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2017NASA Offers Space Station as Catalyst for Discovery in Washington  Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 03, 2017Two Voyagers Taught Us How to Listen to Space |
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