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  Kathmandu (AFP) Dec 24, 2017 Nepali authorities have rescued the country's last known "dancing bears", officials said Sunday, ending the medieval tradition of abuse of the beasts for entertainment. The Himalayan nation banned performing bears back in 1973 but the illegal practice - a traditional occupation for some street performer communities - lingered on in parts of its southern region. Police and animal charities said they spent more than a year hunting the captors of the sloth bears before they were traced to the Ra ... read more |
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Delhi tests 'anti-smog' mist cannon; Smog keeps schools closed in TehranNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 20, 2017 India on Wednesday unveiled a new weapon against air pollution - an "anti-smog gun" which authorities hope will clear the skies above New Delhi but which environmentalists say amounts to a band-aid solution. ... more  
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  
Adani drops contractor for contentious Australia mega mineSydney (AFP) Dec 18, 2017 Embattled Indian miner Adani plans to develop and run its contentious Carmichael mega coal project in Australia on its own after parting ways Monday with mining services giant Downer. ... more  
India developing small rocket to cash in on small-satellite boomNew Delhi (IANS) Dec 18, 2017 With the size of earth observation satellites reducing and the future trend moving towards a constellation of small satellites rather than a large one, India's space agency is developing a smaller r ... more |
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In Kashmir, Pakistan and India race to tap the HimalayasMuzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 17, 2017 Several hundred metres underground, thousands of labourers grind away day and night on a mammoth hydroelectric project in contested Kashmir, where India and Pakistan are racing to tap the subcontinent's diminishing freshwater supplies. ... more  
Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: expertsMiami (AFP) Dec 14, 2017 US President Donald Trump's decision this week to return Americans to the Moon makes sense as a way to develop technology to one day reach Mars, but only if Congress allocates the money, experts say. ... 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  
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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 Five elephants killed by train in India  
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 |
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  Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017 
The Boeing Co. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for the airborne warning and control system diminishing manufacturing sources replacement of avionics for global operations and navigation program, also known as DRAGON.
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $46.3 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed fee ... more Beirut (AFP) Dec 13, 2017US to give Lebanon its first attack helicopters  Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017More AW139 helicopters ordered for Italy  Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Northrop Grumman to service Army ISR aircraft |
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 New York (AFP) Dec 19, 2017 
UPS announced Tuesday it will buy 125 of Tesla's all-electric semi trucks, the largest such order since the vehicle was unveiled in November.
The order by UPS, one of the biggest operators of commercial trucking fleets, comes on the heels of a PepsiCo announcement two weeks ago to buy 100 of the Tesla trucks.
The vehicles are designed to run up to 500 miles on a single charge, helping U ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Dec 22, 2017VW sacks executive jailed over 'dieselgate': report  Beijing (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Baidu accuses former exec of stealing self-driving car technology  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) Dec 20, 2017German rail operator, army seek damages over truck cartel |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 24, 2017 
As the poster child for the growing ranks of computer-generated currencies, bitcoin's recent stratospheric price rises have propelled it from the chat forum-hosted depths of nerddom into the global consciousness.
As it rose from under $1,000 to over $19,500 at one point this year, hordes of tech-savvy punters have rushed in to buy, while any investors can now do the same on the US futures ma ... more Baoding, China (AFP) Dec 17, 2017China shivers as shift from coal to gas sputters  Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017US void hard to miss at Paris climate summit  Beijing (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Top polluter China unveils nationwide carbon market |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Dec 14, 2017 
When lithium-ion batteries are charged too quickly, metallic lithium gets deposited on the anodes. This reduces battery capacity and lifespan and can even destroy the batteries. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Forschungszentrum Julich have now presented a process that, for the first time ever, allows this so-called lithium plating process to be investigated directl ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Dec 19, 2017AI helps accelerate progress toward efficient fusion reactions  Washington (UPI) Dec 13, 2017Lasers could soon trigger fusion energy, researchers predict  Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2017Battery research could triple range of electric vehicles |
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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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 13, 2017Australian waste treatment technology plays major role in management of radioactive waste  Moscow (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Russia to build nuclear power plant in Sudan  Tokyo (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Japan company says to close two large ageing nuclear reactors |
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 Gainesville FL (SPX) Dec 22, 2017 
Black holes are famous for their muscle: an intense gravitational pull known to gobble up entire stars and launch streams of matter into space at almost the speed of light.
It turns out the reality may not live up to the hype.
In a paper published in the journal Science, University of Florida scientists have discovered these tears in the fabric of the universe have significantly weak ... more Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2017Make-believe worlds makes for better understanding of real Universe  Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Herschel Data Links Mysterious Quasar Winds to Furious Starbursts  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 14, 2017Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole Found |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2017 
President Xi Jinping stamped his authority over China's economy at a major meeting ending Wednesday, which called for "reasonable" credit expansion, increased imports and more open markets and efforts to curb noxious pollution.
The pledges were made under a new banner, "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era", at the end of the annual Central Econo ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2017China's economic growth to slow next year, says state think tank  Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2017Britain, China speed up bid to link stock markets  Marseille (AFP) Dec 13, 2017Sweet victory: French candymakers win China legal war |
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 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 20, 2017  Protests raged for a third day in Iraqi Kurdistan on Wednesday despite a clampdown by security forces after five people were killed as ire exploded at the calamitous fallout from an independence vote.
Demonstrators in the town of Rania, where five protesters were shot dead and dozens wounded Tuesday, torched the offices of several political parties as people vented their anger at the authori ... more Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 22, 2017New protests in Iraqi Kurdistan as residents seethe at authorities  Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Post-referendum woes spark angry protests in Iraqi Kurdistan  Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Iraqi Kurdistan protests turn deadly |
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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 Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2017BHP defends climate positions and Paris support  New Orleans LA (SPX) Dec 14, 2017UCI scientists unveil new satellite-based global drought severity index  Paris (AFP) Dec 12, 2017'We're losing the battle', Macron tells Paris climate talks |
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 Seoul (AFP) Dec 22, 2017 
The nonagenarian founder of South Korean retailer Lotte Group went from rags to riches but faces the prospect of ending his days in prison after being convicted of embezzlement and other offences on Friday.
Born in the southern city of Ulsan in 1922, Shin Kyuk-Ho, now 95, smuggled himself aboard a ship at the age of 18 as a stowaway to go to Japan, Korea's colonial overlord at the time, to s ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2017U.S. and U.K. tap Lockheed for Trident II support  United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 21, 2017China balks at adding 10 ships to UN blacklist over N. Korea cargo  Seoul (AFP) Dec 21, 2017North Korean soldier defects to South: Seoul |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2017  At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in June 1989, according to a newly released British diplomatic cable that recounts the bloodshed in gruesome detail.
The document, made public more than 28 years after the event, describes injured girls being bayoneted, bodies being ground up by armoured vehicles and h ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2017Chinese convicts executed after stadium trial; Chinese ink-brush artwork sells for $144M  Beijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2017Artist 'released' in China after Liu Xiaobo tribute  Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2017Hamleys opens its largest toy store in Beijing amid Christmas debate |
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 Brazzaville (AFP) Dec 23, 2017 
A key Congolese rebel group signed a ceasefire deal with the central government in Brazzaville on Saturday, after months of renewed armed conflict in the oil-rich nation.
Fighters loyal to ex-rebel chief Frederic Bintsamou - seen as having disbanded after a 2003 peace deal - rose up again April last year in protest at the re-election of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
The fighting in t ... more Gbarnga, Liberia (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Liberia's wartime ghosts return to haunt election  Bunia, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 20, 2017UN to close four bases in DR Congo Harare (AFP) Dec 23, 2017Zimbabwe ex-military chief named ruling party VP |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2017  Diesel Engineering Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide engines and transmission kits for the Achzarit heavy armored personnel carriers for the Israeli Defense Forces.
The Department of Defense on Friday announced the $10.4 million contract, which falls under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract.
A caveat to the deal provides for one option, which if exercised, would p ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Navy taps ManTech for engineering and technical services  Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Raytheon finishes first lot production of new small diameter bomb  Washington (UPI) Dec 22, 2017Air Force awards more than $10.5M for laser-guided bombs |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2017 
Bath Iron Works has been awarded a modified contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering and technical services for Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers.
The deal announced, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is a modified contract worth more than $23.9 million under the terms of a cost-plus-award-fee agreement, which is a cost-reimbursement contract that potentially ... more Buenos Aires (AFP) Dec 17, 2017Argentina navy chief sacked over sub tragedy  Buenos Aires (AFP) Dec 20, 2017Argentine judge orders search of navy offices in submarine inquiry  Larnaca, Cyprus (AFP) Dec 14, 2017Cyprus, Greece, Egypt vow closer security cooperation in Med |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2017  A three-man space crew made up of American and Japanese rookie astronauts and an experienced Russian cosmonaut successfully docked at the International Space Station to begin a six-month mission Tuesday.
NASA TV footage showed the Soyuz MS-07 capsule containing Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency dock at the ISS ... more Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2017McCandless, first astronaut to fly untethered, dies at age 80  Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2017NASA picks finalists to explore comet, Saturn's moon  Moscow (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Crew of three docks at International Space Station |
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