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  New Delhi (AFP) Dec 11, 2017 A train has struck and killed five elephants as they crossed over tracks at a tea plantation in northeast India, an official said Monday. The elephants, including a pregnant female, were part of a larger herd wandering through the plantation early Sunday in Assam state, home to India's biggest wild elephant population, when they were mowed down by the train. "All five elephants died on the spot. A stillborn calf was later removed from the pregnant female," said Vikas Brahma, head of Assam's fore ... read more |
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India faces painful move to cleaner energyUncha Amirpur, India (AFP) Dec 10, 2017 Subedar Singh bears the scars of India's painful reliance on dirty power and its struggle to pay for the costly transition to the brave new world of solar and renewable electricity. ... more  
NASA Selects Three Companies to Develop 'FabLab' PrototypesWashington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2017 NASA is taking the next step in the development of a space-based, on-demand fabrication capability by partnering with three U.S. companies, under NASA's Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partn ... more  
Sri Lanka hands over debt-laden port to Chinese ownerColombo (AFP) Dec 9, 2017 Sri Lanka Saturday handed over a deep-sea port to a Chinese firm, in a deal agreed to boost the cash-strapped island's finances that has raised concerns at home and abroad over Beijing's growing influence. ... more  
Nepal's Communist parties poised for election landslideKathmandu (AFP) Dec 11, 2017 Nepal's Communist parties were headed Monday for a landslide win in elections seen as a turning point after two decades of conflict, political instability and disaster that have crippled the Himalayan country. ... more |
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China says Indian drone 'invaded' its airspace, crashedBeijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2017 China lodged an official protest with India on Thursday after charging that an Indian drone had "invaded" its airspace before crashing, months after the two sides ended a tense border standoff. ... more  
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  
Smog should stop play, Indian doctors tell cricket bossesNew 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. ... more  
Spaceflight Prepares to Launch Eleven Spacecraft on India's PSLV-C40Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 05, 2017 Spaceflight, a satellite rideshare and mission management provider, has announced it will be launching 11 spacecraft in early January from India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Spacecraft i ... 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 |
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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 |
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  Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2017 
South Africa's state-owned defense company, Denel SOC Ltd., is selling 12 surplus Cheetah fighter jets to Draken International, a U.S.-based tactical fighter training company.
The sales contract, announced Tuesday by Denel, includes return to service and flight acceptance tests in South Africa and aircraft delivery to the United States. The company is also pursuing post-delivery logisti ... more Ottawa (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Canada to buy 18 used Australian jetsw  Doha (AFP) Dec 10, 2017Qatar signs $8-bn deal to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from UK  Washington (UPI) Dec 8, 2017Bell-Boeing awarded contract for materials, support of V-22 Osprey |
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 Casablanca, Morocco (AFP) Dec 9, 2017 
Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD on Saturday signed an agreement to open a factory near the Moroccan city of Tangiers to build battery-powered vehicles, officials said.
BYD will become the third car manufacturer, after Renault and Peugeot of French, to construct cars in the North African state.
The memorandum of understanding was signed at the royal palace in the coastal city of Cas ... more Singapore (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Singapore launches electric car-sharing service  Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Chinese auto giant to end petrol vehicle sales by 2025  Berlin (AFP) Dec 11, 2017Volkswagen boss urges end to diesel tax breaks |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017  Two years ago to the day, US secretary of state John Kerry shared in the cheers and champagne in Paris as world powers sealed a landmark global climate accord.
Returning to the French capital Tuesday for a follow-up summit, he cut a bitter and disappointed figure.
The United States' commitment to fighting climate change - something both Kerry and former president Barack Obama hoped woul ... more Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2017To save climate, stop investing in fossil fuels: economists  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 |
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 Washington (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.
Launched a decade ago by seven partners - the European Union, the United States, China, Russia, Japan, India and South Korea - the project has been plagued by delays and budget ... more Binghamton NY (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Scientists create stretchable battery made entirely out of fabric  Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Lasers could soon trigger fusion energy, researchers predict  Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017New test procedure for developing quick-charging lithium-ion batteries |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 
Defects were found in equipment for a third-generation nuclear reactor under construction in southern China with the problematic parts being replaced, the state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) said Wednesday.
The issue concerned equipment used in one of two new European Pressurised Reactors (EPR), large units designed to offer improved power and safety.
With EPRs in Finland ... more Mainz, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2017Mainz physicists propose a new method for monitoring nuclear waste  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Australian waste treatment technology plays major role in management of radioactive waste  Cairo (AFP) Dec 11, 2017Cairo, Moscow sign contract for Egypt's first nuclear plant |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
The startling similarity between the physical laws describing electric phenomena and those describing magnetic phenomena has been known since the 19th century. However, one piece that would make the two perfectly symmetric was missing: magnetic monopoles. While magnetic monopoles in the form of elementary particles remain elusive, there have been some recent successes in engineering objects that ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Quantum-emitting answer might lie in the solution  Trieste, Italy (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Studying heat transfer with computers is easier now  Tucson, AZ (SPX) Dec 06, 2017A Black Hole Behemoth at the Edge of Cosmic Dawn |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2017 
China's exports surged more than twice the expected pace in November, official data showed on Friday, as tensions with its largest trading partners flare.
The healthy trade data is welcome news for the world's number-two economy as Beijing looks to tackle industrial overcapacity, winter pollution and a ballooning debt pile.
Exports jumped 12.3 percent year-on-year to $217.4 billion, blow ... more Buenos Aires (AFP) Dec 11, 2017US says 'litigation-centered' WTO losing focus  Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2017China exports soar higher than expected in November  Brussels (AFP) Dec 6, 2017EU wins tougher, swifter anti-dumping trade powers |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2017 
The US military on Tuesday touted its air campaign to destroy Taliban drug facilities in Afghanistan, saying it was impacting cash flow to the insurgents.
According to Air Force Brigadier General Lance Bunch, US and Afghan warplanes have destroyed 25 drug processing labs since the campaign started on November 20.
"This equates to almost $80 million of drug money eliminated from the kingp ... more Baghdad (AFP) Dec 8, 2017Iraq Kurds denounce PM for comparing them to jihadists  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Car bomb hits Iraqi Kurdish area, causing deaths: party official Moscow (AFP) Dec 4, 2017Russia says provided air cover for Kurdish militia in Syria |
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 London, UK (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
The UK's world-leading space sector will help create a new Space Climate Observatory, following an agreement adopted by national space agencies Monday 11 December.
At an event in Paris, the UK Space Agency signed up to the global agreement to improve long-term sustainability and accessibility of climate data captured by satellites.
The Heads of the national Space Agencies have commit ... more Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017'We're losing the battle', Macron tells Paris climate talks Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Investors turn back on fossil fuels at Paris climate summit  Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Leaders join France's Macron to discuss climate cash crunch |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 
US Ambassador Nikki Haley will present "irrefutable evidence" that Iran has tried to cover up violations of international obligations, the US mission said Wednesday.
Haley will hold a press conference in Washington on Thursday on Iran's "ongoing destabilizing activities in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world."
The United States and Saudi Arabia have accused Iran of supplying weapo ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2017Dennis Rodman: Trump and N. Korea's Kim 'pretty much the same'  Beijing (AFP) Dec 14, 2017China, S. Korea leaders to discuss N. Korea nukes Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2017US urges talks as North Korea brags of nuclear arsenal |
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 Manila (AFP) Dec 12, 2017 
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has offered China Telecom a slot to be the country's third telecom provider to break up the dominance of two local firms, his spokesman said Tuesday.
The offer was part of Duterte's efforts to improve ties between China and the Philippines, taking into account political as well as economic considerations, spokesman Harry Roque told reporters.
"It was ... more Shanghai (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Poisoned syringes fired at pet dogs for China meat trade  Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2017Former Chinese leadership contender faces graft probe  Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2017EU "deeply troubled" by China's human rights record |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 13, 2017 
The United States, Britain and France on Wednesday asked that a Russian request to send light arms to the Central African Republic be put on hold as they seek more information on the shipments, diplomats said.
Russia has asked the UN Security Council for an exemption to an arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) to allow the arms to be shipped to its armed forces.
The first d ... more United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Russia asks UN for green light to send arms to C. Africa  Ramstein, Germany (AFP) Dec 6, 2017Tillerson plans Africa trip for early 2018 Maseru, Lesotho (AFP) Dec 2, 2017Regional force deploys to Lesotho over security concerns |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017 
Kongsberg Defense Systems, a Norwegian government-owned company, has been tapped to deliver additional enhanced upgrades for the U.S. Army's M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank.
The deal, announced Friday by Kongsberg, is worth about $3.9 million U.S. dollars.
The procurement calls for the delivery of additional Protector Remote Weapon Stations, which enhance the visibility for a tank c ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 30, 2017Data-collecting device could make for better training of soldiers  Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017Public-private partnership to speed up military technology development  Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2017General Dynamics tapped to destroy, dispose of rockets |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 07, 2017 
The internet of things connects an ever-growing number of smart devices for up-to-the-minute monitoring and tracking of many common events. Head out to most parts of the open ocean, however, and no such capability exists for real-time monitoring of maritime activity.
DARPA has announced its Ocean of Things program, which seeks to enable persistent maritime situational awareness over large ... more Ottawa (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Canada rejects Fincantieri-Naval Group warships offer  London (AFP) Dec 7, 2017Queen inaugurates new 'best of British' aircraft carrier  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 06, 2017Indra to supply Thyssenkrupp SatCom terminals for enhaced stealth capacities on 2 submarines |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 13, 2017 
NASA has established a new advisory group on behalf of the National Space Council that will represent the expertise, interests and perspectives of non-federal aerospace organizations to the National Space Council.
The official charter for the Users' Advisory Group (UAG) was signed by acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on Dec. 6, and subsequently announced in the Federal Register. I ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 11, 2017Spaceships and Politics: Sputnik Talks to Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev  Washington (AFP) Nov 12, 2017Orbital ATK launches eighth cargo mission to space  Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017PARC to Partner with Commercial Space Leader to Accelerate Space R and D |
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