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  Colombo (AFP) Sept 1, 2017 Sri Lanka banned plastic bags and other disposable products on Friday after the collapse of the island's biggest dump led to a rubbish disposal crisis. Rotting garbage piled up in many parts of the capital after the giant rubbish tip collapsed in April, crushing dozens of homes and killing 32 people. Many blamed the haphazard use of plastic, which was also cited in flash flooding in the capital after storm water drains became clogged. In response, President Maithripala Sirisena banned the sa ... read more |
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Air pollution throws shade on India's solar successGandhinagar, India (AFP) Sept 3, 2017 Air pollution is diminishing India's capacity to harness power from the sun, experts say, undermining billions being invested in renewables as the energy-hungry giant emerges as a solar superpower. ... 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  
Sri Lanka's ex-army chief ready to testify against successorColombo (AFP) Sept 1, 2017 Sri Lanka's former army chief on Friday accused his successor of committing crimes against suspects during the island's civil war and said he was ready to testify against the ex-military commander. ... more |
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Common ground in short supply as China hosts BRICSXiamen, China (AFP) Sept 3, 2017 The five BRICS nations hold their annual summit in China on Monday under the shadow of a Sino-Indian border spat and growing questions about the grouping's relevance. ... more  
India produces first locally made Israeli missileWashington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 The first Indian produced Long Range Surface to Air missile by Israel Aerospace Industries has been given to the Indian Navy. ... more  
Rare-metals in the Himalayas: The potential world-class treasureBeijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2017 Two sub-parallel belts, Cenozoic aged Himalayan leucogranite on the Tibetan Plateau, extend east to west over more than 1000 km, regarded as the largest granitic belts in the world. The diverse rare ... more  
Heavy rains kill five in India's financial hubMumbai (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 At least five people were killed as heavy monsoon rain deluged India's financial capital Mumbai, causing transport chaos and forcing schools and many offices to close on Wednesday. ... more  
Boeing offers to build F/A-18 Super Hornet in IndiaWashington (UPI) Aug 28, 2017 Boeing has proposed the construction of a manufacturing facility in India for the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter planes as part of the nation's planned acquisition of 57 carrier-based multi-role fighter aircraft. ... more  
China says it hopes India will 'learn lessons' from standoffBeijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2017 China said Wednesday it hopes India will "learn lessons" following the end of a months-long military stand-off in a strategically important disputed area in the Himalayas. ... more |
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 Chinese troops to patrol border area after India stand-off
India says military stand-off with China endsNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 India said Monday it had agreed with China to end a months-long military stand-off at a strategically important disputed area in the Himalayas and troops were disengaging. ... more  
Sentinel-1 speeds up crop insurance payoutsParis (ESA) Aug 21, 2017 For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts. The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is h ... more  
Phoenicid meteor shower from dead comet arises again after 58 yearsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 28, 2017 The Phoenicid meteor shower (named after the constellation Phoenix) was discovered by the first Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition on December 5, 1956, during their voyage in the Indian Ocean. H ... more 
Indian Space Agency, Israeli counterpart to formalize strategic collaborationsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 28, 2017 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) says it is looking for greater cooperation with Israel in the field of electric propulsion system of space technology and optical communication technique. ... more |
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  El Calafate, Argentina (SPX) Sep 05, 2017 
Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world's first initiative to send an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, made history yesterday in the Patagonia region of Argentina by soaring to over 52,000 feet and setting a new world altitude record for gliding.
"We are celebrating an amazing victory for aerospace innovation and scientific discovery today, and we're so thankful to all the volunteers ... more (UPI) Aug 29, 2017Elbit upgrading F-5 fighters of unidentified country  Washington (UPI) Sep 1, 2017Australia seeks upgrade program for MH-60R helos  Washington (UPI) Sep 1, 2017Sikorsky Aircraft wins $304 million contract add-on for King Stallion helicopters |
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 Berlin (AFP) Sept 4, 2017 
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday pledged a billion euros to help German cities fight air pollution caused by dirty diesel cars, as a scandal strangling the automobile industry threatened to engulf politicians at the height of an election campaign.
Merkel said she was doubling financial aid to cities from a previously announced 500 million euros ($600 million), in a bid to stave off the thr ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017New emissions test necessary for new vehicles in the EU  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Sept 1, 2017VW shares gain as dieselgate bullet dodged  Sao Paulom Brazil (SPX) Aug 29, 2017Nanoparticles pollution rises 30 percent when flex-fuel cars switch from bio to fossil |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
A new way to finance the shift to low-carbon and sustainable development is necessary to support the rapid change in Asian economies, a regional lender said.
The Asian Development Bank called for a so-called Green Finance Catalyzing Facility, which would be different from a fund in that it would include a blend of financing from the private sector. The bank, which has its headquarters i ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2017China merges energy giants into global leader  Miami (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Power demand to peak in Europe summers, not winters: study  Beojing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Scientists propose method to improve microgrid stability and reliability |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 
Members of the D. V. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics together with their colleagues from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed a new silicon- and germanium-based material that could significantly increase specific characteristics of lithium-ion batteries. The research results have been published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
Lit ... more Pullman WA (SPX) Sep 04, 2017New device could turn heat energy into a viable fuel source  Joensuu, Finland (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Silicon solves problems for next-generation battery technology  Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Recipe for safer batteries - Just add diamonds |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 1, 2017 
China and Brazil signed 14 cooperative agreements on Friday, including on football and nuclear and hydro power, as embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer seeks to revive Latin America's largest economy.
They were inked following Temer's meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing ahead of next week's BRICS summit.
Temer, who has vigorously sought Chinese investment since taking offi ... more Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Aug 29, 2017Kazakhstan inaugurates IAEA-backed nuclear fuel bank  Budapest (AFP) Aug 28, 20172018 start for Russia-backed nuclear plant work:  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 24, 2017Fukushima operator faces $5 bn US suit over 2011 disaster |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Aug 29, 2017 
A team of astronomers has observed the magnetic field of a galaxy five billion light-years from Earth. The galaxy is the most distant in which a coherent magnetic field has been observed and provides important insight into how magnetism in the Universe formed and evolved.
The observation shows a magnetic field of a similar strength and configuration to that seen in our own Milky Way Galaxy ... more Iowa City IA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Researchers propose how the universe became filled with light  Albuquerque NM (SPX) Aug 29, 2017Black hole models contradicted by hands-on tests at Sandia's Z machine  Birmingham UK (SPX) Aug 24, 2017Scientists 'excited' by observations suggesting formation scenarios |
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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017  Donald Trump is playing into North Korea's hands by turning on the South, accusing it of appeasement, snubbing its leader and threatening to end their trade deal in moves that analysts say risk weakening a decades-long alliance.
More than 24 hours after Pyongyang shook the ground and the world with what it said was a hydrogen bomb test, the US president had yet to speak to his South Korean c ... more Managua (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Nicaraguan anti-canal activist says held without charge  Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy' Xiamen, China (AFP) Sept 3, 2017Common ground in short supply as China hosts BRICS |
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 Camp Morehead, Afghanistan (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 
Commandos armed with RPG-7 rocket launchers aim at a tank hundreds of metres away, fresh recruits to Afghanistan's most skilled fighting force - an elite group whose growing strength, US generals say, worries the Taliban.
These new members of Afghanistan's Special Operations Command (SOC) will soon be on the frontline of the war that US President Donald Trump has vowed "to win" by putting m ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2017US defense secretary orders new troops to Afghanistan  Washington (AFP) Aug 30, 2017US has 11,000 troops in Afghanistan, more than previous count: Pentagon  Tehran (AFP) Aug 30, 2017Iran warns Kirkuk over Iraqi Kurdistan referendum |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Sep 04, 2017 
A group of ecologists has started creating a periodic table of ecological niches similar to chemistry's periodic table. And just as chemists have used their periodic table as a point of reference to understand relationships among elements, the emerging table for ecologists shows relationships over time among animals, plants and their environments - acting as a critical resource for scientists se ... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Australia has hottest winter on record  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Researchers tackle methane emissions with gas-guzzling bacteria  Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Methane from tundra, ocean floor didn't spike during previous natural warming period |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 04, 2017 
North Korea has previously boasted of possessing thermonuclear weapons, or H-Bombs. Their claims were not taken seriously by most boffins in the past. North Korea has demonstrated the ability to build relatively simple "fission" weapons (A-Bombs), which split the atoms of a heavy element (uranium or plutonium) into smaller atoms, thus releasing energy.
By contrast, a thermonuclear weapon i ... more Seoul (AFP) Aug 31, 2017North Korea and its missiles: what next?  Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Trump's turn on S. Korea risks alliance: analysts  Xiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017Putin warns of 'global catastrophe' over North Korea impasse |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 
Hong Kong's public radio station has replaced its 24-hour BBC World Service broadcast with Chinese state-run programming, in a move the British broadcaster called "disappointing" as concerns grow over Beijing's influence on the semi-autonomous city.
Listeners woke up on Monday morning to the Mandarin-language broadcast of the China National Radio Hong Kong Edition (CNR), instead of the World ... more Geneva (AFP) Sept 5, 2017China blocking rights activists, harassing experts at UN: HRW  Geneva (AFP) Sept 5, 2017China blocking rights activists, harassing experts at UN: HRW  Beijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2017Chinese TV told to 'sing the praises of the party' |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) Aug 29, 2017 
The UN said Tuesday that soldiers "forced entry" into its base in the volatile Kasai region of DR Congo aiming to arrest a journalist critical of President Joseph Kabila.
Journalist Edouard Diye Tshitenge had been planning to present a manifesto on Monday demanding the removal of Kabila, who has refused to step down despite constitutional limits.
But the general who heads operations in t ... more Luanda (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Angolans vote as Dos Santos ends 38-year rule  Freetown (AFP) Aug 19, 2017Death toll in SLeone flood disaster reaches 441  Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Africa Endeavor 2017 communications conference starts in Malawi |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 
The Watervliet Arsenal in New York is to manufacture full-bore chrome tubes for the U.S. Army's lightweight M777A2 towed howitzer system, as well as for the U.S. Marine Corps, which has the same howitzer system.
The chrome-plated tubes leverage a newly-tested manufacturing process that increases barrel life of the guns by almost 50 percent and enables easier maintenance, the Army said. ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 1, 2017British air force opens ground combat to women  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  (UPI) Aug 29, 2017BAE to demonstrate digital design technology for defense systems |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 1, 2017 
Kongsberg Defense Systems will maintain gear boxes on Norway's Sea King helicopters, under a deal with the Norwegian Defense Logistics organization.
The framework agreement, which could cost as much as $37.9 million, is in effect until 2020 and has a three-year option.
"This framework agreement secures a continued operation of the Norwegian Sea King helicopters until the new AW10 ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 1, 2017Damen lays keel for Mexican naval ship  Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Ex-minister questioned as Israel submarine graft probe widens  Washington (UPI) Sep 1, 2017New LCS completes U.S. Navy acceptance trials |
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 Berlin (AFP) Sept 5, 2017  Berlin's IFA technology fair, Europe's largest and a bellwether for the Christmas season, draws to a close Wednesday. Here is a quick overview of what's hot and what's not in the aisles.
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- Tablets: the fever that greeted Apple's launch of the iPad in 2010 has long dissipated. Smartphones boast increasingly large screens and high performance in a handier package than the no ... more Paris (ESA) Sep 05, 2017ESA retrieves NASA astronauts with new procedure in wake of hurricane  Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2017Record-breaking NASA astronaut comes back to Earth  Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Voyager Spacecraft: 40 Years of Solar System Discoveries |
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