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  Mumbai (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 Twenty Indian farmers have died and hundreds of others are in hospital after inhaling poisonous pesticides while spraying crops, officials said Monday, highlighting lax safety standards in the country. The farmers in the western state of Maharashtra, one of India's most important agricultural regions, died after using the dangerous pesticides without wearing protective gear. "Twenty farmers are dead and hundreds are undergoing medical treatment. Fifty are critical with damage to their eyesight ... read more |
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India's top court bans firecracker sales before DiwaliNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2017 India's top court ordered a temporary ban on the sale of firecrackers in New Delhi on Monday, ahead of the Diwali festival that leaves the city shrouded in toxic smog. ... more  
India's TCS profits fall amid weak growth in retail, bankingMumbai (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 India's largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services blamed a two percent fall in quarterly earnings Thursday on muted growth in the retail and banking sectors, two of its largest revenue drivers. ... more  
Five killed as India military chopper crashesNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 6, 2017 An Indian military helicopter crashed in a disputed area near the border with China on Friday, killing five troops and injuring a sixth, an Air Force officer said. ... more  
Liquefied natural gas may carve out a niche in IndiaWashington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017 Liquefied natural gas could help satisfy growing energy demands in India, especially if commodity prices continue to improve, Wood Mackenzie found. ... more |
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Earliest evidence for a native African cultigen discovered in Eastern SudanChicago IL (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Archaeologists examining plant impressions within broken pottery have discovered the earliest evidence for domesticated sorghum in Africa. The evidence comes from an archaeological site (known ... more 
Australia has 'better understanding' of where MH370 might beSydney (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 Australian search chiefs said Tuesday they now have a better understanding of where flight MH370 might be, admitting it was inconceivable that a commercial plane could vanish in the modern era. ... more  
Indian cross-border firing kills two in Pakistan: officialsMuzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 Two civilians were killed and two others were wounded after Indian troops fired into Pakistani Kashmir Wednesday, in the latest cross-border violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours. ... more  
India gets lending support for a greener gridWashington (UPI) Sep 27, 2017 Regional lenders said Thursday they were offering hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to support the greening up of the power sector in India. ... more  
Central Indian floods have tripled: studyParis (AFP) Oct 3, 2017 Violent floods in central India have tripled since 1950, according to researchers who warned Tuesday of worse to come while offering hope for predicting them better in future. ... more 
Fear of epidemic disaster as disease stalks Rohingya campsCox'S Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) Sept 30, 2017 Rashida Begum steers clear of the water pump near the reeking latrine shared by more than 100 families in a grim corner of Bangladesh that has grown into one of the world's largest refugee settlements in just weeks. ... more |
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Tata wins bid to make electric cars for Indian governmentNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 India's Tata Motors has won a bid to manufacture thousands of electric cars for the government as part of a push to promote battery-powered vehicles as the nation grapples with soaring pollution levels. ... more  
US defence chief in India to boost military tiesNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Stronger military ties between India and the United States should not affect relations with neighbours such as Pakistan, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said ahead of a visit to New Delhi. ... more  
Myanmar's conflict-hit Rakhine a magnet for Chinese cashBangkok (AFP) Sept 28, 2017 Battered by global outrage over an army crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, Myanmar has found comfort in an old friend - China, an Asian superpower whose unflinching support is tied to the billions it has lavished on ports, gas and oil in violence-hit Rakhine state. ... more 
Drones, Fighter jets on table as Mattis visits key ally IndiaNew Delhi (AFP) Sept 24, 2017 Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan's security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week. ... more |
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  Washington (AFP) Oct 11, 2017  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday warned US President Donald Trump that Canada would not make military buys from Boeing while the United States was targeting Canada's Bombardier with heavy import duties.
The US aerospace firm, claiming its competitor received unfair state subsidies, successfully petitioned the Trump administration to impose financial penalties on Bombardier ... more Sydney (AFP) Oct 12, 2017F-35 stealth fighter data stolen in Australia defence hack  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017Boeing KC-46A tankers exchange fuel mid-flight for first time New Delhi (AFP) Oct 6, 2017Five killed as India military chopper crashes |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 
Tesla on Thursday said that it is recalling Model X sport utility vehicles to fix second-row seat-backs which might shift forward during crashes.
Internal testing revealed that cables in second-row fold-flat seats in 2016 and 2017 model year vehicles might need to be adjusted to "ensure the safety" of those riding inside, a Tesla spokesperson said in an email response to an AFP inquiry.
... more San Francisco (AFP) Oct 11, 2017California to allow autonomous cars without driver  Ljubljana (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Slovenia sets tough emissions limits for cars  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017The U.S. needs at least twice as many charging points for EV |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017 
A proposal to address what the Trump administration outlined as threats to traditional energy sources is counterintuitive, sustainable energy supporters said.
The U.S. Department of Energy said last week it was calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change how the wholesale electricity sector works by offering compensation for "traditional" power generators.
In a ... more Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017SLAC-led project will use AI to prevent or minimize electric grid failures  Beojing, China (SPX) Sep 04, 2017Scientists propose method to improve microgrid stability and reliability  Washington (UPI) Aug 29, 2017ADB: New finance model needed for low-carbon shift in Asia |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 16, 2017 
Kostiantyn Kravchyk works in the group of Maksym Kovalenko. This research group is based at both ETH Zurich and in Empa's Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics. The two researchers' ambitious goal at the Empa branch is to make a battery out of the most common elements in the Earth's crust - such as magnesium or aluminum.
These metals offer a high degree of safety, even if the anode i ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017Sodium could replace lithium for more cost-efficient battery storage  Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017Tesla delays truck launch, eyes battery power for Puerto Rico  Osaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2017A new way to produce clean hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight |
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 Metz, France (AFP) Oct 12, 2017 
Greenpeace activists set off fireworks inside a nuclear plant in eastern France early Thursday after breaking into the facility to underline its vulnerability to attack.
The anti-nuclear group, known for its daring and often spectacular publicity stunts, said the fireworks were set off at the foot of a spent fuel pool - where nuclear plants store highly radioactive fuel rods that are remove ... more Tokyo (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Japan government, TEPCO liable for Fukushima crisis: court  Winston Salem NC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017New 'molecular trap' cleans more radioactive waste from nuclear fuel rods  Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2017French, Belgian nuke plants vulnerable to attack: Greenpeace |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
JILA physicists have created an entirely new design for an atomic clock, in which strontium atoms are packed into a tiny three-dimensional (3-D) cube at 1,000 times the density of previous one-dimensional (1-D) clocks. In doing so, they are the first to harness the ultra-controlled behavior of a so-called "quantum gas" to make a practical measurement device.
With so many atoms completely i ... more Providence RI (SPX) Oct 09, 2017What Earth's climate system and topological insulators have in common  London, UK (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Electron behavior under extreme conditions described for the first time  Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Oct 09, 2017What can be discovered at the junction of physics and chemistry? |
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 Thessaloniki, Greece (AFP) Oct 11, 2017  A tug-of-war between the US and Russia over the extradition of a Russian national suspected of bitcoin-related fraud went into a new round on Wednesday when a Greek court backed Russia's claim.
Alexander Vinnik, who headed BTC-e, an exchange he operated for the cyber currency, was indicted by a US court in July on 21 charges ranging from identity theft and facilitating drug trafficking to mo ... more Shanghai (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Evergrande boss is wealthiest as China's rich get richer  Washington (AFP) Oct 11, 2017US, Turkish military relations good amid diplo spat: Mattis  New York (AFP) Oct 11, 2017With a gilded cage visible from Trump Tower, Ai Weiwei honors pro-migrant New York |
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 Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 
Iraqi and Kurdish forces exchanged artillery fire early Monday south of the city of Kirkuk, after central government forces began a "major operation" to take control of a Kurdish military base and oil fields.
Shortly before, state television announced that government troops had taken "large areas" of the province from Kurdish peshmerga fighters "without fighting", although military sources o ... more Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Iraq, Kurds in crisis talks over Kirkuk standoff  Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Iraqi Kurds deny PKK forces posted in Kirkuk  Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Oct 12, 2017Iraq PM denies attack plan as tensions rise with Kurds |
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 Berlin (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 
Even if you are terrified of heights, jumping out of a plane with a makeshift parachute may begin to look like a good idea once you know the aircraft is running out of fuel.
That, arguably, is akin to the mindset of climate scientists and policymakers brainstorming in Berlin this week on how to compensate for humanity's collective failure to curb the greenhouse gases - caused mainly by burn ... more Berlin (AFP) Oct 11, 2017'Plan B': Seven ways to engineer the climate  Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017British government unveils green spending plans  Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2017Cheaper to invest in climate change fight than to rebuild; EPA chief rolls back US plans |
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 Tehran (AFP) Oct 14, 2017  Iranians responded with anger and mockery on Saturday to the bellicose speech against their country by US President Donald Trump and his threats to tear up the landmark nuclear deal.
"I was so angry last night," said Layla, 42, who runs an artisan shop in Tehran.
"This person hates Iran so much that even if we don't support the ideas of the regime, we find ourselves supporting them and t ... more Washington (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Iran move won't weaken US hand with N.Korea: Tillerson  Geneva (AFP) Oct 13, 2017Nobel peace laureates denounce Trump's Iran move  Washington (AFP) Oct 16, 2017Gulf widens between Washington and UN partners |
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 Nanjie , China (AFP) Oct 13, 2017 
Disneyland has "Main Street, USA", a monorail and Mickey Mouse. China's Nanjie village has "East is Red Square", red trams and Mao Zedong.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the hamlet in central Henan province which has become an attraction with its idealised vision of village life right out of the Communist past.
While the Communist Party prepares to give a second t ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2017China's People's Daily launches English app in soft power push  Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Xi to tighten clutch on power at Communist conclave  Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2017Five things to know about China's Communist congress |
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 N'Djamena (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 
Chad is to boost protection for a key haven for endangered wildlife in the south of the country under an agreement with a conservation group.
African Parks is to take over management and protection of a territory of high ecological value that lies around the vast Zakouma National Park in southern Chad.
The programme will help beef up security at the Siniaka Minia and Bahr-Salamat reserv ... more Kigali (AFP) Oct 10, 2017Rwanda military uses torture to force confessions: HRW  Paris (AFP) Oct 9, 2017New witness emerges over Rwandan genocide: French legal source  Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Oct 6, 2017Nigeria: Cooperation 'key' to defeating jihadists |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2017 
Australia has received U.S. State Department approval to purchase GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II weapons from the United States.
The possible sale of the bombs through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program carries the estimated value of $815 million and was reported to Congress by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
"The proposed sale of SDB II supports and comp ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2017Israeli artillery shells becoming precision guided weapons  Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017Rheinmetall, Paravan team on autonomous vehicle technology  Greenbelt, MD (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Orbit Logic Awarded Navy Autonomy Contract |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2017 
Two top Naval officers have been fired from their positions on the USS John S. McCain over the warship's "preventable" deadly collision with an oil tanker in August.
Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez, the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke class destroyer, and his executive officer Cmdr. Jessie L. Sanchez were relieved of their duties on Tuesday by Navy Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, the commander ... more Tokyo (AFP) Oct 11, 2017US sacks top navy commanders after deadly warship collision  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Leonardo to provide new communications software for Australian submarines  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Navy to commission 14th Virginia-class submarine |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 14, 2017 
Russia on Saturday launched an unmanned Progress space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying the ship successfully reached orbit eight minutes after taking off at 11:47am Moscow time (0847 GMT), a Russian space agency commentator said in the live feed from mission control.
The event was pu ... more Miami (AFP) Oct 10, 2017US spacewalkers install 'new eyes' at space station  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2017NASA May Extend BEAM's Time on the International Space Station  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017USNO Astronomers Measure New Distances To Nearby Stars |
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