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  New Delhi (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 Cricket organisers must take pollution into account before allowing matches to go ahead, the Indian Medical Association told the country's governing body for the sport Thursday, after a smog-plagued Test match in New Delhi. The IMA said in a letter to the Indian cricket board it was "greatly troubled" by scenes of players wearing masks to protect themselves from air pollution many times the global safe limit during the third test match between India and Sri Lanka in New Delhi. Two players vomite ... read more |
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Native groups fight to save land, culture from rising tidesWashington (UPI) Dec 5, 2017 The land that the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians call home is sinking. Without help, the unique cultural traditions of the native people of Southern Louisiana could be washed away. ... more 
Doctors say no to sport in Delhi as cricketers choke in smogNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 5, 2017 Unprecedented scenes of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi, where doctors are increasingly vocal about the health risks posed by smog. ... more  
Around 50 leaders set for Paris climate summitParis (AFP) Dec 4, 2017 Around 50 world leaders are expected in Paris for a major climate summit this month but US President Donald Trump will skip it, the French presidency said Monday. ... more  
Nuclear fusion project faces delay over US budget cuts: directorWashington (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 The head of the multinational nuclear fusion project known as ITER, in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump's administration, has warned US budget cuts could delay completion of the experimental reactor. ... more |
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Europe backing climate ambitions with capitalWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017 The European Union is putting money behind its rhetoric on climate change through partnerships in Germany and in India, the commission said Wednesday. ... more
Cricketers flounder in New Delhi's hazardous smogNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 4, 2017 Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers battled through hazardous smog levels in a Test match Monday as New Delhi authorities faced scathing criticism over their lack of action to combat pollution. ... more  
16 dead, 100 missing as cyclone hits India, Sri LankaNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 A powerful cyclone has killed at least 16 people across India and Sri Lanka, uprooting trees and cutting power for millions amid warnings Friday that the storm would intensify. ... more 
India, Sri Lanka cyclone death toll rises to 26Colombo (AFP) Dec 2, 2017 Thousands took to relief camps in Sri Lanka and southern India on Saturday to escape rising floodwaters after a cyclone killed at least 26 people. ... more  
Five arrested over elephant killing in Sri LankaColombo (AFP) Dec 1, 2017 Sri Lankan police have arrested five men for allegedly killing a wild elephant, with officers seizing ivory and tusk-cutting tools, officials said Friday. ... more  
ISRO eyes one rocket launch a month in 2018New Delhi (IANS) Nov 30, 2017 India plans to have at least one rocket launch every month in 2018 from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to deploy satellites in orbit, said a top space official on Tuesday. "We are pl ... more |
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 Tibetan monk self-immolates in China: campaigners 
SSTL ships CARBONITE-2 and Telesat's LEO-1 for PSLV launchGuildford UK (SPX) Nov 28, 2017 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has shipped two small satellites, CARBONITE-2 and LEO-1, to India in preparation for a late December launch on ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) fro ... more  
Indian aerospace behemoth reveals why Indo-Russia FGFA is highly feasibleNew Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 29, 2017 Any new fighter jet procurement deal by Indian Air Force would require the foreign vendor to set up a production line in India - a time taking process. In this backdrop, HAL's claim that it can imme ... more  
Bangladesh upholds death sentence for 139 soldiers over massacreDhaka (AFP) Nov 27, 2017 A Bangladesh court upheld the death penalty for 139 soldiers on Monday over their role in a "brutal and barbaric" mutiny in which dozens of top army officers were massacred. ... more 
Genetic mutation in extended Amish family protects against agingChicago IL (SPX) Nov 27, 2017 The first genetic mutation that appears to protect against multiple aspects of biological aging in humans has been discovered in an extended family of Old Order Amish living in the vicinity of Berne ... more |
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  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 
A science team in Antarctica is preparing to loft a balloon-borne instrument to collect information on cosmic rays, high-energy particles from beyond the solar system that enter Earth's atmosphere every moment of every day. The instrument, called the Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (SuperTIGER), is designed to study rare heavy nuclei, which hold clues about where and how cosmic rays a ... more Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Israel says F-35 stealth fighter jets operational  Doha (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Qatar, France sign billion-dollar fighter jet deal amid Gulf crisis  Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017Boeing's new KC-46A tanker completes first flight |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 
German prosecutors on Thursday said they have opened a preliminary inquiry into allegations that luxury carmaker BMW used a defeat device to cheat diesel emissions tests in at least one of its models.
It comes after environmental group DUH this week said tests carried out on a 2016 BMW 320d showed the car emitted higher harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels on the road than in the lab, and wel ... more San Francisco (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Lyft puts driverless cars to work in Boston  New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Hearing hybrid and electric vehicles while quieting noise pollution  London (AFP) Dec 5, 2017London's iconic black cabs go electric |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 
The development of oil, gas and coal energy must stop in order to avoid the worst ravages of global warming, 80 top economists said Thursday, days ahead of a climate summit in Paris.
"We call for an immediate end to investments in new fossil fuel production and infrastructure, and encourage a dramatic increase in investments in renewable energy," they wrote in a declaration.
The December ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Improving sensor accuracy to prevent electrical grid overload  Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2017Japan faces challenges in cutting CO2, Moody's finds  Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2017IEA: An electrified world would cost $31B per year to achieve |
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 Albuquerque NM (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
Replacing your everyday gas guzzler with a hydrogen fueled car could drastically reduce your carbon footprint. So why don't we all make the switch?
One of reasons we don't is the expensive platinum catalyst required to operate hydrogen fuel cells efficiently.
Research led by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California, Merced aim at bringing down the cost of hydroge ... moreWashington (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Nuclear fusion project faces delay over US budget cuts: director  Adelaide, Australia (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Musk's record-breaking battery officially launches in Australia  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Batteries with better performance and improved safety |
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 Mounana, Gabon (AFP) Nov 29, 2017 
"We are all sick. It's our health, and we are being conned," Moise Massala says angrily.
The 82-year-old is a retired geochemist who used to work in a uranium mine in Gabon owned by French nuclear giant Areva.
He and hundreds of other former workers say they fell ill from their work to extract the uranium - a source of nuclear power and warheads, but toxic and potentially carcinogenic. ... more Ostrovets, Belarus (AFP) Nov 26, 2017Belarus nuclear power plant stirs fears in Lithuania  Charlotte NC (SPX) Nov 22, 2017Lightbridge and AREVA NP Sign Agreements to Immediately Advance Fuel Development  London (AFP) Nov 22, 2017UK made grave errors over Hinkley nuclear project: MPs |
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 Tucson, AZ (SPX) Dec 06, 2017 
Supermassive black holes lurk at the centers of many galaxies. While some supermassive black holes - like the one at the center of our own galaxy - live quiet lives, occasionally snacking on a star or two, others feed voraciously, consuming gas and stars and growing rapidly in mass.
To understand when supermassive black holes first appeared, astronomers scan the skies for actively-feeding ... more Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2017The Most Distant Black Hole in the Cosmos  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 01, 2017Key component for quantum computing invented  Perth, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2017Astronomer's map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gas |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2017 
Chinese exports surged more than twice the expected pace in November, official data showed on Friday, providing some more welcome news pointing to improvement in the world's number-two economy.
The healthy trade data, which also showed imports outstripping forecasts, come as Beijing looks to tackle industrial overcapacity, winter pollution and a ballooning debt pile.
Exports jumped 12.3 ... more Brussels (AFP) Dec 6, 2017EU wins tougher, swifter anti-dumping trade powers  Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2017US hits Vietnam with huge duties on steel made with Chinese material  Beijing (AFP) Dec 5, 2017Canada and China hail ties as trade talks languish |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 6, 2017 
A car bomb Wednesday caused deaths in a Kurdish area of Iraq's northern Nineveh province, home to Kurds from Turkey who moved there three decades ago, a party official said.
"A car bomb exploded around 7:30 pm (1630 GMT) in the Shahid Rustum camp, two kilometres (one mile) east of the town of Makhmur, killing and wounding people," said the official from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) ... more Moscow (AFP) Dec 4, 2017Russia says provided air cover for Kurdish militia in Syria  Islamabad (AFP) Dec 4, 2017US defense chief lands in Pakistan as ties between allies fray  Islamabad (AFP) Dec 4, 2017US defense chief lands in Pakistan as ties between allies fray |
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 Blantyre, Malawi (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 
Large parts of Malawi have been plunged into darkness as water levels at the country's main hydro power plant fell to critical levels due to a severe drought, the electricity company said Thursday.
The impoverished southern African country which relies on hydroelectricity has been hit by intermitted blackouts since last year, but the outages have recently worsened, lasting up to 25 hours. ... more Paris (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Global warming outpacing current forecasts: study Paris (AFP) Dec 4, 2017Around 50 leaders set for Paris climate summit Washington (UPI) Nov 29, 2017Europe backing climate ambitions with capital |
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 Seoul (AFP) Nov 30, 2017 
North Korea Thursday released pictures of its latest missile launch, giving analysts a chance to test Pyongyang's claim of a breakthrough that brings the whole of the US within range of a nuclear strike.
Leader Kim Jong-Un declared the test of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) had completed his nation's drive to become a full-fledged nuclear power.
But analysts remai ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017Boeing validates requirements for redesign of ICBM system  Seoul (AFP) Dec 6, 2017South Korea's Moon to visit China for talks on N. Korea  Seoul (AFP) Dec 6, 2017N. Korea missile test raises flight safety concerns |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 
China touted its political and development model as it hosted an inaugural global human rights forum on Thursday, even as activists slammed the country's own abuses.
President Xi Jinping has overseen a sweeping crackdown on civil society since taking power in 2012, targeting everyone from human rights lawyers to celebrity gossip bloggers.
Hundreds of activists have been detained in the p ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2017No class: China halts chauvinist 'female morality lessons'  Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2017Chinese teacher used needles to 'discipline' children: police  Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2017Tibetan monk self-immolates in China: campaigners |
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 Ramstein, Germany (AFP) Dec 6, 2017 
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met US military officers on Wednesday to prepare for a trip to better coordinate American security and diplomatic strategy in Africa.
Tillerson plans to make the trip in the first quarter of 2018, the State Department said, after he dismissed reports that the White House wants him to resign within weeks.
Washington's top diplomat touched down at Ramstein ... more Maseru, Lesotho (AFP) Dec 2, 2017Regional force deploys to Lesotho over security concerns  Bamako (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Mali justice minister resigns after activist's acquittal Abidjan (AFP) Nov 28, 2017Cash and history keep Europe as Africa's prime partner |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017 
The U.S. Department of Defense, in collaboration with the National Security Technology Accelerator, launched a new Training and Readiness Accelerator, or TREX, this week at a defense industry conference.
TREX was unveiled at the Interservice, Industry Training, Simulations and Education Conference in Orlando, Fla., to members of all branches of the military and leaders in the defense in ... more Archbald, PA (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Lockheed Martin Inks Five-Year Agreement to Provide Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds to NATO Countries  Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017Data-collecting device could make for better training of soldiers  Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017General Dynamics tapped to destroy, dispose of rockets |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 
Canada has rejected an offer from a consortium of French and Italian shipbuilders to build 15 warships to renew its naval fleet, the group said Thursday.
Naval Group and Fincatieri proposed building the new ships based on their Fremm frigate design, which is already in use by both the French and Italian navies.
Their bid was reportedly half the Can$60 billion (US$47 billion) Ottawa budge ... more London (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Queen inaugurates new 'best of British' aircraft carrier  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 07, 2017Ocean of Things Aims to Expand Maritime Awareness across Open Seas  Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2017General Dynamics gets $432 million submarine contract upgrade |
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 Dubai (AFP) Dec 6, 2017 
Dubai's ruler on Wednesday launched the United Arab Emirates' first space programme aimed at sending four Emirati astronauts to the International Space Station within five years.
"On this day, a new chapter in our history begins with the launch of the first UAE Astronaut Programme," within the next five years, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al-Maktoum, the UAE's vice president and prime ministe ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 05, 2017The Voyagers in Popular Culture  Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2017NASA successfully fires Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 years  Houston TX (SPX) Dec 05, 2017NASA Extends Expandable Habitat's Time on the International Space Station |
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