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  Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 Alison Sweeney of the University of Pennsylvania has been studying giant clams since she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara. These large mollusks, which anchor themselves to coral reefs in the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans, can grow to up to three-feet long and weigh hundreds of pounds. But their size isn't the only thing that makes them unique. Anyone who has ever gone snorkeling in Australia or the western tropical Pacific Ocean, Sweeney s ... read more |
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India clears $3.2 billion purchase of naval choppersNew Delhi (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 India will purchase more than 100 armed helicopters for its navy to replace its outdated French-designed fleet in a military deal worth $3.2 billion, an official said Wednesday. ... more  
Pakistani, Indian military commanders trade barbs in rare callIslamabad (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. ... more  
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 |
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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  
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 |
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 Warning for China as US hails India 'partnership'  
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
Delhi braces for pollution 'airpocalypse' as smog loomsSonipat, India (AFP) Oct 19, 2017 As Hindus across India celebrate Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year's "airpocalypse" in Delhi. ... more 
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 |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
The forward cabin door is closed. Everyone is sitting down with their seat belts fastened. Then comes the gentle nudge as the airliner is pushed back from its gate.
After a grueling, week-long business trip, home is just two hours away - and you can't wait to see family, friends and your own bed!
Then the aircraft stops, and you have no choice but to wait some more. It's another 10 m ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017General Electric receives $84M for Blackhawk, Apache engine overhauls  Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017Raytheon awarded $22.1M for Next Generation Jammer support  Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017State Dept approves Qatari F-15QA aircraft support contract |
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 London (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 
British car sales sank in October for the seventh successive month on disappointing consumer demand, industry data showed on Monday.
New car registrations sank 12.2 percent year-on-year to 158,192 vehicles last month, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said in a statement.
The SMMT blamed the sharp drop on falling consumer confidence - and confusion surrounding the governmen ... more Carlsbad, NM (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Sandia improving fuel economy, reducing emissions using optical diagnostics  Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017Texas applauds free-market move on electric vehicles  New York (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Tesla slides on murky outlook for fixing Model 3 production woes |
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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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 Exeter UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
Scientists have discovered a pioneering new technique to transform ambient heat into motion in nanoscale devices - which could revolutionise future generations of data storage and sensors.
The innovative new study by a team of international researchers including Professor Gino Hrkac from the University of Exeter, created a magnetic system capable of extracting thermal energy using a specif ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2017New studies on disordered cathodes may provide much-needed jolt to lithium batteries  Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Nov 02, 2017UNIST unveils new fast-charging, high-energy electric-car battery technology  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Microscopic defects make batteries better |
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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 Sofia (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Bulgaria extends life of Soviet-era nuclear reactor  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 |
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
It's not easy to bounce a single particle of light off a single atom that is less than a billionth of a metre wide. However, researchers at the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore have shown they can double the odds of success, an innovation that might be useful in quantum computing and metrology. The findings were published 31 October in Nature Communications ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Physicists show how lifeless particles can become 'life-like' by switching behaviors  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Quantum dots visualize tiny vibrational resonances  Amherst MA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017Powerful new telescope observes one of the oldest objects in the universe |
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 Montreal (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 
Amazon announced Friday that it will double its workforce in Canada's western metropolis of Vancouver, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of its Seattle headquarters, to 2,000.
The company said in a statement it would open a new office in downtown Vancouver in 2020 to accomodate the new staff, which will bring its total number of its employees across Canada to 6,000.
"We are among th ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Alibaba launches electronic trading hub in Malaysia  Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China cracks down on fraudulent provincial growth figures  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Hong Kong skyscraper sold for record $5.15 bn |
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 Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 
A twin suicide attack killed at least six people Sunday in the centre of Iraq's disputed Kirkuk city, a security official said.
The attackers struck near a former police station used by Saraya al-Salam, a Shiite paramilitary force led by powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the official said on condition of anonymity.
Twelve people were also wounded in the two explosions, about 15 min ... more Baghdad (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Iraq dispute kicks off crisis for Kurdish sports  Kunduz, Afghanistan (AFP) Nov 6, 2017NATO probes claims of civilian casualties in Afghan airstrike  Baghdad (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Baghdad accuses Kurds of reneging on pullback deal |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 3, 2017  Nations that adopted the Paris Agreement with champagne two years ago, regroup next week amid grim omens of climate peril and with an anxious eye on Donald Trump's America.
The November 6-17 meeting in Bonn, Germany, is the first for UN climate envoys since the US president announced he will extricate Washington from the deal, carefully crafted over many years and helped over the finish line ... more Bonn (AFP) Nov 6, 20172017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year: UN  Bonn (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Plea for 'urgent action' on climate shadowed by Trump  Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017White House OKs report warning climate change caused by humans |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 
US bombers overflew the Korean peninsula Thursday as part of an exercise with Japanese and South Korean warplanes, the US Air Force said, days before President Donald Trump arrives in the region for a trip set to be dominated by the nuclear-armed North.
Tensions are high over Pyongyang's ballistic missile and atomic programmes, which in recent months have seen it test ICBMs and carry out it ... more Tokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Trump: 'No dictator' should underestimate US resolve  Seoul (AFP) Nov 6, 2017S. Korea announces sanctions against Pyongyang  Seoul (AFP) Nov 2, 2017NK preparing new missile test; Xi sends rare message to Kim |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy activists, who were jailed for their role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement were granted leave to appeal their sentences by the city's top court on Tuesday.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law were imprisoned in August after Hong Kong's government pushed for harsher sentences - rather than the initial community service orders they were given.
The government's appeal ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 4, 2017Disrespecting China's anthem can now cost 3 years jail  Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2017China calls on France to ensure security of its citizens  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Hong Kong government under fire in LGBT row |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 
The US conducted a pair of drone strikes against Islamic State fighters in Somalia on Friday, the first time America has hit the jihadists in the Horn of Africa nation, officials said.
The strikes occurred in northeastern Somalia and killed "several terrorists," the US military's Africa Command said in a statement.
According to Voice of America, which cited the chairman of the town of Qa ... more Juba (AFP) Nov 4, 2017Tense standoff in Juba as troops encircle ex-army chief's home  Tiznit, Morocco (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Morocco architect fights concrete with tradition  Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2017US mission in Niger not what US commanders say it was: reportw |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 2, 2017 
BAE Systems announced Wednesday that the defense contractor has begun production on its sensor technology for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, following a $40 million prime contractor order from Lockheed Martin.
The sensor technology will enable the AGM-158C LRASM anti-ship cruise missile that's currently under development for the U.S. Navy to "seek and attack specific high-t ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017Swedish army to buy BONUS ammunition from BAE  Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017MBDA Inc. to produce parts for Small Diameter Bomb  Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2017US court blocks Trump's military transgender ban |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 
Two lawyers close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were questioned Sunday over their roles in suspected corruption around the purchase of German submarines, media reports and police said.
Police said they had detained "two senior lawyers for questioning as part of the (submarine) affair," refusing however to confirm their identity at this stage.
Israeli media identified both ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017Raytheon awarded contract computer systems on Zumwalt-class destroyers  Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017Fitzgerald, McCain collisions were 'avoidable,' U.S. Navy report finds  Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2017Researchers 3D-print improved marine grade stainless steel |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 2, 2017 
Sixty years after Laika the dog became the first living creature to go into orbit, animals are still being sent into space - though these days much smaller creatures are going up.
Julie Robinson, chief scientist for the International Space Station programme, explains what we are still learning from animals in orbit.
- Why no more dogs, cats or monkeys? -
When those animals were sent ... more 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  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Orbital ATK's to deliver supplies to International Space Station |
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