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  Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 China on Wednesday denied violations of religious freedom after the United States accused Beijing of persecuting Christians, Muslims, Falun Gong members and Tibetan Buddhists in an annual report. "All Chinese people of all ethnic groups and all regions are fully entitled to religious belief. The so-called report ignores facts," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular press briefing. "We see that the United States is not a perfect country either. We urge the US to... manage i ... read more |
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At least 221 dead in India, Bangladesh, Nepal floodsSaptari, Nepal (AFP) Aug 15, 2017 At least 221 people have died and more than 1.5 million have been displaced by monsoon flooding across India, Nepal and Bangladesh, officials said Tuesday, as rescuers scoured submerged villages for the missing. ... more 
Floods kill hundreds across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Iran and AfricaKathmandu (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. ... more  
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 |
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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  
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 |
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India's army steps up troop level on China border: reportNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 11, 2017 India has increased the number of troops along its northeastern border with China, reports said Friday, amid a tense standoff between Delhi and Beijing over a strategically key Himalayan plateau. ... 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 
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  
China to build first Mars simulation baseXining, China (XNA) Aug 09, 2017 China will establish the country's first Mars simulation base, in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the local government said Tuesday. The base will be in the red cliff region in Da Qaidam ( ... more |
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  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 
Lockheed Martin has received a $24.1 million modification to an existing contract for F-35 Lightning II logistics services for U.S. and foreign military sales customers, the Department of Defense announced on Friday.
The contract will apply toward the standing up of depots and systems for the aircraft's canopy and avionics. It will supply the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, non-Pent ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Troubled Cathay loses HK$2.05 billion in first half 2017  Sydney (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Objects spotted near suspected MH370 crash site - Australia Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Families demand Malaysia accept MH370 hunt offer |
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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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Fiat joins BMW-led group to develop driverless cars  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 |
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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 DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 
Scientists working toward the elusive lithium-air battery discovered an unexpected approach to capturing and storing carbon dioxide away from the atmosphere. Using a design intended for a lithium-CO2 battery, researchers in Japan and China have developed a way to isolate solid carbon dust from gaseous carbon dioxide, with the potential to also separate out oxygen gas through the same method. The ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Updated computer code improves prediction of particle motion in plasma experiments  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 |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017 
Despite repeated promises over the past 18 years, the US Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) is unlikely to deliver on its mission to develop and demonstrate an advanced nuclear reactor by the mid-21st century.
That is the conclusion of a new study from the University of California, San Diego and Carnegie Mellon University, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, which used data ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Aug 14, 2017RWE optimistic for 2017, boosted by nuclear tax refund  Strasbourg, France (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Clashes at anti-nuclear demo in France  New York, NY (SPX) Aug 09, 2017The Roadmap for Increased Safety and Viability of Nuclear Power Plants |
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 Jena, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2017 
A visit to the optometrist often involves optical coherence tomography. This imaging process uses infrared radiation to penetrate the layers of the retina and examine it more closely in three dimensions, without having to touch the eye at all. This allows eye specialists to diagnose diseases such as glaucoma without any physical intervention.
However, this method would have even greater po ... more Durham NH (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Innovative way to understand nature of an entire tiny particle  Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Researchers set record for fastest light pulse  Swansea UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2017First observation of the hyperfine splitting in antihydrogen |
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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 Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Trump ups ante with China, orders inquiry over trade ties  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Warning from history: Could Japan-style crash hit China  Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Trump renews attack on Amazon, claiming 'jobs lost' |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Aug 12, 2017 
Washington has urged Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani to postpone an independence referendum scheduled for next month but he requested something in return, his office said Saturday.
The timing of the September 25 vote has drawn criticism from both the Baghdad and Western governments, coming as the campaign against the Islamic State jihadist group in Iraq if still unfinished.
In a tele ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Mattis backs US Afghan commander; Two US soldiers killed in Iraq  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 |
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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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal  Seoul (AFP) Aug 9, 2017UNEP chief urges China to do more on climate  Beijing (SPX) Aug 09, 2017Warm periods in the 20th century are not unprecedented during the last 2,000 years |
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 New York (AFP) Aug 16, 2017  US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised North Korea's leader for backing off on plans to fire missiles toward the US Pacific territory of Guam.
"Kim Jong-Un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable!" Trump wrote on Twitter.
Trump stunned the world last week by warning North Korea it faced "fire a ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Aug 16, 2017UN chief offers help in N.Korea diplomacy efforts 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 |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 
China on Wednesday denied violations of religious freedom after the United States accused Beijing of persecuting Christians, Muslims, Falun Gong members and Tibetan Buddhists in an annual report.
"All Chinese people of all ethnic groups and all regions are fully entitled to religious belief. The so-called report ignores facts," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular pres ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Hong Kong activists defiant in face of possible jail term  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 15, 2017Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's ashes buried at sea  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2017Anger over calls to limit air-con for Hong Kong maids |
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 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.
The 82-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, who lives in exile in India, was to speak at a three day conference in Botswana's capital Gaborone, which begins on August 17.
An official statement released late Friday said the Dalai Lama ... more 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  Nairobi (AFP) Aug 10, 2017Kenyan opposition demands Odinga be 'declared president' |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017 
U.S. Special Operations Command is to receive global logistics and sustainment support services from Lockheed Martin, the company announced on Monday.
Lockheed's work as prime contractor for the Special Operations Forces Global Logistics Support Services program comes under a new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award, a follow-on award to a 2010 Contractor Logistics Support Serv ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017SAIC to support Marine Combat Operations Center in $39M task order  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract for Squad X infantry technology program |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2017 
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier is set to begin its six-month refit at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for upgrades and refurbishment.
The carrier will start its Planned Incremental Availability refit 10 days early on Sept. 17, with the shipyard and carrier already setting up the large amount of equipment necessary for the refit.
The refit work will require at least 3.3 mill ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017NRL-developed Topcoat Applied on Entire Freeboard of Navy Ship  Washington (UPI) Aug 11, 2017USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group completes Saxon Warrior exercise  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017U.S. Navy issues contract proposal to lift USS Fitzgerald back to US |
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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 (AFP) Aug 15, 2017NASA: let's say something to Voyager 1 on 40th anniversary of launch  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 |
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