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  Islamabad (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 Indian and Pakistani military commanders fired off heated accusations Monday in a rare telephone conversation between the nuclear-armed rivals over repeated cross-border firing in disputed Kashmir. During the call initiated by Islamabad on a hotline, Pakistan's director-general of military operations lambasted his Indian counterpart for targeting "innocent civilians" near the Line of Control (LoC) - the de facto border dividing the region. "Indian troops are deliberately targeting innocent ci ... read more |
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When surrounding farms get hot and dry, cities cool offWashington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 Until now, scientists thought city temperatures knew just one direction - up. Many studies have documented what's known as the heat island effect, but new research shows some cities, especially in India, benefit from an urban cooling phenomenon. ... more  
Tillerson starts talks in India dominated by ChinaNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday started talks with Indian leaders expected to highlight the strong alliance between the two nations, with both anxious to counter China's growing influence. ... more  
India shrinks ties with NKorea but will not close embassyNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 25, 2017 India has slashed trade with North Korea in line with UN sanctions over the North's nuclear tests but will not close its Pyongyang embassy, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said Wednesday. ... more  
India top court bans dirty fuel to fight Delhi's bad airNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 24, 2017 India's top court Tuesday banned the use of petroleum coke - a cheap but dirty fuel - in New Delhi's neighbouring states, the latest crackdown aimed at improving air quality in one of the most polluted cities in the world. ... more |
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UN urges Sri Lanka to start investigating war crimesColombo (AFP) Oct 23, 2017 A United Nations expert warned Monday that Sri Lanka must speed up its own long-stalled investigation into war crimes by troops or risk action by the international community. ... more
India welcomes Tillerson call for deeper ties to counter ChinaNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 20, 2017 India on Friday welcomed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's comments that Washington would rather work with New Delhi than Beijing over the next century, saying it shared his optimism about their burgeoning relationship. ... more
Delhi chokes on toxic haze despite Diwali fireworks banNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 20, 2017 New Delhi was shrouded in a thick toxic haze Friday after a night of frenzied Diwali fireworks sent the air quality plummeting despite a ban on their sale aimed at thwarting a repeat of last year's 'airpocalypse'. ... more 
New Delhi shuts power plant in fight against Diwali smogNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 18, 2017 India's environmental watchdog shut down a coal-fired power plant and banned the use of diesel generators in New Delhi as air quality plummeted in the world's most polluted capital on Wednesday, the start of the Diwali festival. ... more
Warning for China as US hails India 'partnership'Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2017 The United States vowed Wednesday to work with India in preference to China over the next century to promote a "free and open" Asia-Pacific region led by prosperous democracies. ... more  
Beijing says US should 'abandon biased views' of ChinaBeijing (AFP) Oct 19, 2017 China said Thursday the United States should "abandon its biased views" towards the country, as it hit back at cutting remarks made by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. ... more |
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 Delhi braces for pollution 'airpocalypse' as smog looms 
Pollution killed nine million people in 2015: reportParis (AFP) Oct 19, 2017 Pollution claimed the lives of nine million people in 2015, one in every six deaths that year, according to a report published on Friday. ... more  
India to close colonial-era military farmsAllahabad, India (AFP) Oct 15, 2017 Under a hot afternoon sun workers scrub down cows at the Allahabad Military Farm, the latest hangover of India's colonial past being forced into the 21st century. ... more 
India, Russia to hold first 'tri-service' war gamesNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 16, 2017 India and Russia will hold large-scale military exercises engaging their armies, navies and air forces for the first time, the defence ministry in New Delhi said Monday. ... 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 |
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  Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2017 
Japan is donating five Beechcraft TC-90 training aircraft to the Philippines to help the country protect its coasts, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
Two of the aircraft are currently being leased by the Philippines while the remaining three aircraft were scheduled for lease.
The newspaper quoted the Japanese ministry of defense as saying the donation will take effect in March o ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 29, 2017L3 to provide enhanced MUMT-X capability for Apache helicopters  New Delhi (AFP) Nov 1, 2017India clears $3.2 billion purchase of naval choppers  Washington (UPI) Oct 24, 2017U.S., Australian aircraft to receive electronic warfare upgrades |
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 New York (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 
Tesla shares skidded Wednesday after offering only a murky timetable for fixing production "bottlenecks" for its Model 3, the vehicle aimed at broadening the appeal of the electric carmaker.
Shares in Tesla, a longtime favorite of Wall Street, sank 4.7 percent in after-hours trade to $306.00 following its quarterly update, which also showed its net loss nearly doubled to $619 million - its ... more San Francisco (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Investors fuel a multibillion-dollar ride-sharing frenzy  London (AFP) Oct 27, 2017Energy firms back investment into diesel engine  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Oct 27, 2017'Dieselgate' costs choke Volkswagen profits |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017 
Utility companies in the Japanese market face an uphill battle in meeting targets for the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, Moody's reported Monday.
Moody's Investors Service reported that Japan faces challenges in meeting its commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Based on March levels, the report found emissions from the utility sector will need to be cut by as much as 50 p ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017IEA: An electrified world would cost $31B per year to achieve  Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2017'Fuel-secure' steps in Washington counterintuitive, green group says  Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2017SLAC-led project will use AI to prevent or minimize electric grid failures |
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 Richmond VA (SPX) Oct 31, 2017 
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are working to improve conductivity and safety in lithium-ion batteries, which are used to power many electronic devices around the world, including laptops, iPods, satellites, artificial hearts and cell phones.
Instability in lithium-ion batteries due to liquid-state electrolytes that help carry charges from one battery electrode to another is ... more Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Oct 26, 2017UNIST researchers introduce novel catalyst for rechargeable metal-air batteries  Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Protein can be switched on to conduct electricity like a metal  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Piezoelectrics stretch their potential with a method for flexible sticking |
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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 
Seeking a better way to capture radioactive iodides in spent nuclear reactor fuel, Rutgers-New Brunswick scientists have developed an extremely efficient "molecular trap" that can be recycled and reused.
The trap is like a tiny, porous super-sponge. The internal surface area of just one gram of this material could stretch out to cover five 94-by-50-foot basketball courts, or 23,500 square ... more Seoul (AFP) Oct 20, 2017South Korea to push ahead with nuclear power plants  Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 20, 2017AREVA NP awarded contract for safety upgrades in seven reactors  Daniken, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 20, 2017AREVA NP installs a system allowing flexible electricity generation at Goesgen nuclear power plant |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2017 
In the late 18th century, Ernst Chladni, a scientist and musician, discovered that the vibrations of a rigid plate could be visualized by covering it with a thin layer of sand and drawing a bow across its edge.
With the bow movement, the sand bounces and shifts, collecting along the nodal lines of the vibration. Chladni's discovery of these patterns earned him the nickname, "father of acou ... more Beijing (XNA) Oct 31, 2017Chinese scientists measure universe with "magic ruler"  Rochester NY (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Monster colliding black holes might lurk on the edge of spiral galaxies  Southampton UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Scientists penetrate mystery of raging black hole beams |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 
A landmark skyscraper owned by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing has sold for a record price of more than $5 billion, the company confirmed Wednesday, indicating the city's booming property sector shows no sign of slowing down.
The rumoured sale of The Center, the city's fifth-tallest building, was first reported last month.
Li's CK Asset Holdings confirmed in a statement to the Hong K ... more Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China cracks down on fraudulent provincial growth figures  Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China slams US aluminium foil tariff ahead of Trump visit  Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Business leaders bow to Xi as Communist Party pushes in |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday accused the Kurds of reneging on an agreement to withdraw their forces from disputed zones in the north of the country.
The Kurds have since "gone back on the accord" reached Sunday on the pullout of Kurdish peshmerga fighters from the disputed areas, notably a border post with Turkey, he told journalists.
"If they do not stick to it we w ... more Istanbul (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Iraqi army takes control of Turkey border from Kurds: Turkish PM  Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2017Bowe Bergdahl judge rejects charge of Trump interference  Baghdad (AFP) Oct 29, 2017Barzani: fall of the Kurdish 'lord of the mountain' |
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 Plymouth UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
Human behaviour during the last intense period of global warming might offer an insight into how best to adapt to current climate change, a study suggests.
Research led by the University of Plymouth shows that between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago, a major shift in climatic conditions led to the planet becoming significantly warmer and wetter.
This led to a range of responses from, and ... more Washington DC (SPX) Oct 26, 2017New study finds nature is vital to beating climate change  Paris (AFP) Oct 31, 2017Shortfall in climate action is 'catastrophic': UN  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Tiny chip-based methane spectrometer could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions |
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 
The head of the UN atomic agency said in Abu Dhabi on Sunday IAEA inspectors are doing their work in Iran "without problem", a day after Tehran was implementing its nuclear commitments.
"Our inspectors (in Iran) are discharging their responsibilities without problem," Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters in Abu Dhabi.
He was speaking on the sidelin ... more Seoul (AFP) Nov 1, 2017South Korea will not develop nuclear weapons: president  United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 31, 2017EU, Japan ask UN to condemn N. Korea over rights abuses  Vatican City (AFP) Oct 30, 2017Vatican to host high-level push against nuclear weapons |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2017 
Over half the babies born in China in the first eight months of 2017 were second children, official media reported Tuesday after the relaxation of the longstanding one-child rule.
The number of parents choosing to have a second child has surged since Beijing loosened strict caps on family size in January 2016 to try to rejuvenate the ageing labour force.
Some 52 percent of the 11.6 milli ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Hong Kong government under fire in LGBT row  Manila (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Philippine Everest conqueror sets sail for China  Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2017China mulls three years' jail for anthem disrespect |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2017  The military operation that left four US commandos dead in Niger was actually a mission to capture or kill a jihadist leader, not a routine reconnaissance patrol as asserted by the Pentagon, ABC News reported Thursday.
The target of the October 3-4 overnight operation was a jihadist leader - known locally as Dandou - linked to the Islamic State and al-Qaeda, the network said, quoting senio ... more Abidjan (AFP) Oct 27, 2017Death of soldiers highlights US military presence in Niger Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Pentagon looks at stepped-up Africa role to counter IS Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2017US military to pursue Niger operations after deadly attack |
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 Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban on transgender personnel from serving in the US military on Monday.
US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered the government to "revert to the status quo" that was in effect before Trump ordered the contentious ban.
At the same time, however, she allowed to let stand a block on military funding for sex reassignment s ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017MBDA Inc. to produce parts for Small Diameter Bomb  Washington (UPI) Nov 2, 2017BAE receives $40M from Lockheed for sensor technology  Washington (UPI) Oct 29, 2017CACI International to support Army C4ISR |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017 
Department of Defense officials announced Wednesday that Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems has been awarded a modified $29 million contract for mission systems equipment for the Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyer, the largest and most technologically advanced guided missile surface combatant ship in the world.
Raytheon has been contracted to deliver total ship computing environment h ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017Researchers 3D-print improved marine grade stainless steel  Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017Fitzgerald, McCain collisions were 'avoidable,' U.S. Navy report finds  London (AFP) Oct 28, 2017British Navy fires nine sailors from nuclear submarine |
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 Riyadh (AFP) Oct 26, 2017 
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment in British billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic.
The announcement on the sidelines of an investment summit in Riyadh comes nearly a month after the Virgin Group founder said he would invest in the kingdom's Red Sea project that aims to turn 50 Saudi islands into luxury tourism ... more Paris (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Mice, fish and flies: the animals still being sent into space  Moscow (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Dog star: Scientist recalls training Laika for space  Paris, France (AFP) Nov 2, 2017The Noah's Ark of animals sent in to space |
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