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  Shanghai (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 Authorities in China have shut down Marriott's local website for a week after the US hotel giant mistakenly listed Chinese-claimed regions such as Tibet and Hong Kong as separate countries. Shanghai's cyberspace authority late Thursday ordered Marriott to close its Chinese website and app for a week and completely clear out illegal and irregular information, according to a government statement. Marriott's Chinese website now shows a message with an apology. "We never support any separatist o ... read more |
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Soil freeze-thaw stimulates nitrous oxide emissions from alpine meadowsBeijing, China (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 The rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere lead to global warming, which is a major challenge for the sustainable development of human society. The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau with ... more  
At least four dead in Indian chopper crash: navyNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 13, 2018 India's navy said four bodies had been recovered on Saturday after search teams located the wreckage of a helicopter that went missing earlier in the day. ... more  
India to launch 31 satellites on January 12Bengaluru, India (IANS) Jan 09, 2018 India will launch 31 satellites, including earth observation spacecraft Cartosat, on January 12 instead of its earlier tentative schedule on January 10, a space official said on Monday. "The r ... more  
Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smogNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's capital has led many like businessman Kamal Meattle to take matters into their own hands, with an office building he says pumps air as fresh as from the Swiss Alps. ... more |
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China puts Tibetan language advocate on trial for subversionBeijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 A Tibetan who has waged a campaign to preserve his region's ancestral language was put on trial in China for inciting separatism Thursday in a case Amnesty International denounced as "ludicrously unjust". ... more 
ISRO will launch 31 satellites on Jan 10New Delhi (IANS) Jan 02, 2018 India will launch 31 satellites, including the earth observation spacecraft Cartosat on January 10, from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. "We have ... more 
Resourcesat-2A Completes One Year in SpaceNew Delhi, India (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 India, with nearly 3.3 million sq.km. geographical area, is endowed with natural resources such as forests, crop lands, water resources, minerals, wetlands, snow and glaciers etc. The accurate infor ... more  
China boosts investment in Sri Lankan mega-projectColombo (AFP) Jan 2, 2018 China will invest $1 billion in the construction of three 60-storey buildings at a mega-project near Sri Lanka's main port, Colombo said Tuesday, as Beijing aims to boost its influence in the Indian Ocean. ... more  
India buys Israeli missiles ahead of Netanyahu visitNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 2, 2018 India is to buy 131 surface-to-air missiles from Israel in a $70 million deal, the defence ministry announced Tuesday ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ... more  
India says more than 660 missing one month after deadly cycloneNew Delhi (AFP) Dec 27, 2017 More than 660 fisherman remain missing one month after a deadly cyclone battered India's south coast and parts of neighbouring Sri Lanka, Indian authorities said Wednesday. ... more |
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Nepal's last known dancing bears rescuedKathmandu (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. ... 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 
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 |
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 McLeanN, VA (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Aireon reports it has signed a data services agreement with the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA). ASECNA, created in December 1959 is an international public organization of 18 members States which headquarters is located in Dakar (SENEGAL).
ASECNA's members states are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Centrafrique, Comores, Congo, Cote d'ivoire, Gabon, G ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018Navy awards contract for V-22 Osprey repairs  Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Firm to receive up to $70 mn if MH370 found in new hunt  Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018China orders 184 Airbus A320 planes: France |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2018 
Gasoline-powered vehicles in the United States would need to get about 58 miles per gallon to match the price to drive a battery-powered vehicle, a study finds.
A study from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute found the average annual cost to drive a gasoline-powered vehicle last year was $1,117. The average annual cost t ... more New York (AFP) Jan 12, 2018GM seeks US approval for car with no steering wheel  Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Toyota brings the store to you with self-driving concept vehicle  Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Bucking trend, Hyundai bets on hydrogen fuel cell for new car |
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While praised by both the oil and gas trade groups and renewable advocates alike, a ruling on the U.S. grid leaves the question on reliability open.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late Monday killed off a query from President Donald Trump on whether the retirement of the nation's coal-fired power plants was a threat to grid reliability.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Ap ... more Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2018US energy watchdog rejects plan to subsidize coal, nuclear sectors  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018U.S. blizzard to test gas, electric markets  Paris (AFP) Dec 24, 2017'Virtual gold' may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
A KAIST research team has discovered a method to flip between superconducting and non-superconducting states within an iron-based superconductor using a type of electron microscopy. The team applied spin-polarized and non-polarized currents to locally change the magnetic order in the sample.
The team led by Professor Jhinhwan Lee of the Department of Physics identified a basic physical pri ... more Durham NC (SPX) Jan 11, 2018The atomic dynamics of rare everlasting electric fields  Upton NY (SPX) Jan 15, 2018Surprising discovery could lead to better batteries  Cambridge UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2018New, greener fuel cells move step closer to reality |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
Within the framework of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China in the company of a business delegation, Framatome's CEO Bernard Fontana signed a protocol for the development of a global strategic cooperation with CNNC's Chairman Wang Shoujun. This protocol is to set up basis for future strategy and long-term cooperation between the two companies.
Under the terms of this protocol ... more Paris (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Framatome pursues the industrial and technological adventure of the nuclear energy business  New York (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Struggling Westinghouse Electric sold to Brookfield for $4.6 bn  Moscow (AFP) Dec 22, 2017Russia to build nuclear power plant in Sudan |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
How far away is that galaxy? Our entire understanding of the universe is based on knowing the distances to other galaxies, yet this seemingly-simple question turns out to be fiendishly difficult to answer. The best answer came more than 100 years ago from an astronomer who was mostly unrecognized in her time - and today, another astronomer has used Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) data to make th ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Supermassive Black Holes Can Overpower Even the Smallest Galaxies  Cambridge UK (SPX) Jan 12, 2018Astronomers detect 'whirlpool' movement in earliest galaxies  Evanston IL (SPX) Jan 11, 2018Black hole breakthrough: new insight into mysterious jets |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Jan 13, 2018 
Canada hopes the upcoming G7 summit it is hosting will serve as a springboard for fresh ideas on key issues including climate change, the global economy and security, the lead organizer told AFP.
"The G7 serves well as a proving or testing ground for discussions that could eventually go into the G20 or the United Nations or international financial institutions," Peter Boehm, Canadian Prime M ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2018China's US surplus jumps as trade with world picks up  Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018China factory gate inflation slows to 13-month low Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018France signs deals with China but warns against 'pillaging' |
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 Islamabad (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 
US Central Command chief General Joseph Votel has assured the head of Pakistan's army that Washington "is not contemplating any unilateral action" inside the country, a statement from the Pakistani military said Friday.
Votel, who spoke to General Qamar Javed Bajwa by telephone "over the week", also said that the "on-going turbulence" around a tweet by Donald Trump suspending aid to the coun ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018U.S. wants 'decisive action' against terrorism, Pentagon says of Pakistan  Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2018US military probes video of apparent shooting in Afghanistan  Kabul (AFP) Jan 12, 2018US launches airstrike after apparent insider attack |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 
The Paris Agreement goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius will slip beyond reach unless nations act now to slash carbon pollution, curb energy demand, and suck CO2 from the air, according to a draft UN report.
Without such efforts, "holding warming to 1.5 C (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the 21st century [is] extremely unlikely," said the 1,000-page report, prepared b ... more Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Trump says US could 'conceivably' return to Paris climate deal  (UPI) Jan 12, 2018Colorado's governor sees climate efforts as an economic engine  Corvallis OR (SPX) Jan 04, 2018Researchers use global thermometer to track temperature extremes, droughts |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 
Chosen for their good looks and sharp moves, North Korea's female cheerleaders are a marked contrast to the regime's menacing nuclear ambitions.
Dubbed the "army of beauties" in South Korea, the young North Korean women - mostly in their late teens or early 20s - have attracted huge publicity whenever they have been sent to the South.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's future wife Ri So ... more Washington (AFP) Jan 12, 2018Trump decision looms over Iran deal as Europe watches  Washington (AFP) Jan 12, 2018White House hails drop in Chinese trade with N.Korea  Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2018Trump cryptic about contacts with NKorea's Kim |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
A former chief of staff of China's military is under investigation on "suspicion of bribery", state media said Tuesday, as Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-graft crackdown claimed another top general.
Fang Fenghui was appointed to the PLA's top post in 2012. But he was abruptly replaced in late August amid a stand-off with India over a territorial dispute and just days after he had met US top bras ... more Shanghai (AFP) Jan 12, 2018China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistake  Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2018'Frost Boy' stirs poverty debate in China  Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018China jails two for life for $2.4 bn pyramid scam |
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 Yaounde (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
Forty-three gold diggers died in abandoned mines in Cameroon in the first 10 months of last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday.
"The toll of people who died in mining holes... reached 43 in the first 10 months" of 2017, said Foder, a local NGO whose full name in English means Forest and Rural Development.
The group said much of the blame lay with corporations, many of them Chinese, wh ... more Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 5, 2018IS-allied Boko Haram faction claims killing of Nigerian troops  Bamako (AFP) Dec 31, 2017Mali president names new govt after ex-PM's resignation  Conakry (AFP) Dec 30, 2017Guinea massacre suspects to go before criminal tribunal |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 
A group of active and retired US troops gathered in freezing temperatures outside the Pentagon on Monday to bring attention to sexual assault and harassment in the military.
The protest of about 30 people, most of them women and none in uniform, comes amid an ongoing wave of revelations about sexual misconduct in the workplace that spawned the social media campaign with the #MeToo hashtag. ... more Madrid (AFP) Jan 5, 2018Too fat to march: Spanish Legion soldiers put on diet  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 04, 2018Environmentally safe red glare rocket changes fireworks, soldier technology  Washington (UPI) Jan 3, 2018Orbital ATK awarded $23M to support penetrating weapons |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for services in support of the USS Princeton, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, awards BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair with a deal worth more than $18.8 million under a firm-fixed-price delivery order from a previous multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indef ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 8, 2018Northrop Grumman to provide navigation services to Navy  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018Patria to overhaul Finland's Hamina class fast attack crafts  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 04, 2018From Science Fiction to Reality: U.S. Navy Technology and Innovation |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
A Japanese astronaut has sparked hilarity back on Earth after he claimed to have grown nine centimetres in space, making him worried he would not squeeze into the capsule home.
Norishige Kanai, who is aboard the International Space Station, tweeted: "We had our bodies measured after reaching space, and wow, wow, wow, I had actually grown by as much as 9 centimetres (3.5 inches)!"
"I have ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Life-saving NASA Communications System Turns 20  Houston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2018NanoRacks Begins Third International Space Station External Platform Mission In Extreme Space Environment  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 09, 2018NASA Deep Space Exploration Systems looks ahead to action-packed 2018 |
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