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  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017 A team of researchers from the University of Amherst, including Chinese and Indian biochemists, have discovered how plants adapt quickly to heat stress to survive. Identifying the mechanisms of heat tolerance on plants is important because high temperature damage to crops is increasing due to climate change. "One of our most interesting findings is the fact that stressed plants not only need to produce new proteins to survive the stress, they need to make them right away," Elizabeth Vier ... read more |
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Indian factory shut for dumping dye after dogs turn blueMumbai (AFP) Aug 22, 2017 A factory accused of dumping dye into an Indian river where several dogs turned blue has been shut down, an official said Tuesday, after alarming pictures emerged of the brightly-coloured canines. ... more  
24 million affected by South Asia floods: Red CrossGeneva (AFP) Aug 22, 2017 More than 24 million people have been affected by some of the worst flooding to hit South Asia in decades, with large areas of land submerged in water, the Red Cross Tuesday. ... more  
Low-cost prostheses offer Indian amputees a second chanceJaipur, India (AFP) Aug 20, 2017 Vishnu Kumar had barely reached adulthood when he lost his limbs in a freak electrical accident, seemingly condemning him to the life of penury endured by millions of amputees in India. ... more 
South Asia floods claim more than 750 livesNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 More than 750 people have died in floods across South Asia, officials said Monday, with monsoon rains also causing the deaths of hundreds of animals, including rhinos and a tiger. ... more |
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Nearly 600 dead in S. Asia floods; SLeone toll reaches 441 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 19, 2017 Nearly 600 people have died and millions have been affected by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said Saturday, as relief and rescue operations continued. ... 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  
India clears $650 mn Boeing army chopper deal: defence sourcesNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 17, 2017 India approved a $650 million purchase of six attack choppers Thursday from US aviation giant Boeing, officials said, as it boosts its military might amid border tensions with China and Pakistan. ... more  
Chaotic magnetic field lines may answer the coronal heating problemWashington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2017 It is known that the sun's corona - the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere - is roughly 100 times hotter than its photosphere - the sun's visible layer. The reason for this mysterious heating o ... more  
India, China troops in high-altitude clash: officialsSrinagar, India (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long stand-off between the two armies. ... more |
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India, China troops in high-altitude clash: officialsSrinagar, India (AFP) Aug 16, 2017 Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long standoff between the two armies. ... more  
China rejects US criticism on religious freedomBeijing (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. ... more 
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  
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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  Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is receiving a $427.1 million order against an existing contract for ancillary and pilot flight equipment for F-35 Lightning II production, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
The equipment will go toward low-rate Lot 11 F-35 construction for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and foreign military participants in the program. The work will prim ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017L3 receives contract for Kuwaiti KC-130J work  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017France and Germany announce new joint fighter program  Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney contracted by Air Force for power system support |
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 Berlin (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that trust must be restored in diesel cars after the emissions cheating scandal and spoke out against plans to ban them from some inner cities.
She said she was "angered" by German auto giants who in the "dieselgate" scandal either broke the law or used legal loopholes, but also pointed to the at least 800,000 jobs in the crucial industrial sector. ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Uber's ousted CEO calls investor lawsuit unfounded  Manila (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Uber bows to Philippines suspension after show of defiance  Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2017China's Great Wall Motor plans Fiat Chrysler purchase |
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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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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Scientists have discovered a remarkably simple way to suppress a common instability that can halt fusion reactions and damage the walls of reactors built to create a "star in a jar." The findings, published in June in the journal Physical Review Letters, stem from experiments performed on the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U), at the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Phy ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017IV and cellular fluids power flexible batteries  Liverpool, UK (SPX) Aug 23, 2017ULEMCo plans a fuel cell approach to extend range of electric vans  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017A battery-inspired strategy for carbon fixation |
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) Aug 21, 2017  At first glance, the long hallway seems abandoned. But behind glass walls, in soundproof offices, engineers and physicists are putting the final touches to the Arab world's first nuclear programme.
At the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) in Abu Dhabi, dozens of employees are reviewing the 15,000-page application for the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, scheduled to launch next ye ... more Paris, France (SPX) Aug 21, 2017129I waste used to track ocean currents for 15,000 km after discharge from nuclear plants  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Analysis highlights failings in US's advanced nuclear program  Strasbourg, France (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Clashes at anti-nuclear demo in France |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
Two astrophysical missions, NICER and LISA, could soon change our understanding of the universe. Scientists hope that both instruments would help them answer fundamental questions about the universe, testing many aspects of Einstein's theory of general relativity.
NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) is already in space. It was launched to the International Space Stati ... more Los Alamos NM (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Superconductivity research reveals potential new state of matter  Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2017Supermassive black holes feed on cosmic jellyfish  Columbus OH (SPX) Aug 14, 2017Ohio Supercomputer Center helps researchers map invisible universe |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 
The United States on Friday formally launched a trade investigation into China's intellectual property practices and forced transfer of American technology, which President Donald Trump had called for this week.
"On Monday, President Trump instructed me to look into Chinese laws, policies, and practices which may be harming American intellectual property rights, innovation, or technology dev ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2017US in 'economic war' with China, says Trump strategist Bannon  Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy'  Sydney (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Australia to regulate virtual currency exchanges like Bitcoin |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2017 
China on Tuesday defended its friend Pakistan against strong criticism by Donald Trump that the country is not doing enough to counter terrorism.
In a major speech outlining US policy on Afghanistan, the American president slammed Islamabad for offering safe haven to "agents of chaos".
Successive US administrations have criticised Pakistan for links with the Taliban and for harbouring le ... more Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 22, 2017Afghanistan welcomes Trump vow to stay 'without time limit'  Istanbul (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Move against Kurd rebels on Turkey-Iran agenda: Erdogan  Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2017Trump tough talk unlikely to move Pakistan |
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 Paris (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
New data provides the first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat which enables the planet to recover from extremes of climate change - but the recovery timescales are significant. This work was presented at the Goldschmidt conference in Paris, and has just been published in the peer-reviewed journal Geochemical Perspectives Letters*.
The idea of a natural temperature thermostat wa ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal  Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017Asian Development Bank finds new climate finance stream  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Heat map showcases extreme temperatures in Southern Europe |
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 Seoul (AFP) Aug 21, 2017  Seoul and Washington began annual war games on Monday, with South Korean President Moon Jae-In warning the nuclear-armed North not to use them as an excuse to perpetuate the "vicious cycle" of tensions.
Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops are taking part in the "Ulchi Freedom Guardian" joint military drills, a largely computer-simulated exercise that runs for two weeks in the Sou ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017Boeing, Northrop Grumman receive development contracts for new ICBM  Tehran (AFP) Aug 22, 2017Iran back to high enrichment 'in 5 days' if US quits nuclear deal  Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2017US sanctions Chinese, Russians over N.Korea support |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 22, 2017 
With hair newly shaven in accordance with Hong Kong prison rules, jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was in court again Tuesday on more protest-related charges.
Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were sent to prison last Thursday for their leading role in the initial protest that sparked the months-long Umbrella Movement of 2014 - demonstrations and street blockades calling for democrati ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Chinese crime writer arrested for murders 22 years ago  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 20, 2017Crowds rally in Hong Kong after activists jailed  Beijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2017Second academic journal pressed to censor China content |
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 Freetown (AFP) Aug 19, 2017  The death toll from a mudslide and flooding that struck Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has reached 441, the government said on Saturday.
"Four hundred and forty-one corpses (were) buried as at yesterday," the deputy minister of information and communication, Cornelius Deveaux, told AFP, adding that the number of missing was "still being calculated."
A tally of deaths, issued on Friday b ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Africa Endeavor 2017 communications conference starts in Malawi New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Dalai Lama cancels Botswana trip with 'exhaustion'  Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 12, 2017UN says Nigeria relations 'intact' after unauthorised raid |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2017 
Soldiering in arctic conditions is tough. Protective clothing can be heavy and can cause overheating and sweating upon exertion. And hands and feet can grow numb despite wearing such gear.
To keep military personnel more comfortable and battle-ready in bitterly cold climes, scientists are now conducting research aimed at creating high-tech fabrics that heat up when powered and that capture ... more Washington DC (SPX) Aug 21, 2017University of Florida, US Army develop model for lighter armor  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Lockheed wins Special Operations logistics contract |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017 
The U.S. Navy announced today that it launched the expeditionary sea base Hershel 'Woody' Williams from the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in Norfolk, Va., last week.
The ship will undergo its last stages of construction and outfitting before embarking on sea trials in the coming weeks before delivery of the vessel to the Navy in early 2018.
"We'll begin powering many of the sh ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017Pacific Fleet to order individual reviews following McCain collision  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Builder's trials completed on Freedom-class LCS Little Rock  Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2017US launches probe after second deadly Navy collision |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Hurtling beyond the Moon at a speedy 25,000 mph for a three-week mission requires a space processor capable of operating with guaranteed reliability, in a high radiation environment tens of thousands of miles in deep space, at 480,000,000 instructions per second to execute thousands of commands and sequences for controlling the hundreds of spacecraft systems and components to ensure crew safety ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 21, 2017An era of continuous space communications of with TDRS  Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Aug 21, 2017NASA launches latest TDRS communications satellite  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2017Turning human waste into plastic, nutrients could aid long-distance space travel |
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