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NASA to build supersonic manned plane without sonic boom

It announced plans on Tuesday to grant a $247.5 million contract to Lockheed Martin, an American aerospace and defence group to design and build a new plane.

Apr 4, 2018

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FAO chief champions agroecology in call for healthier, sustainable food systems

The first Agroecology Symposium was held at FAO in 2014 and since then regional meetings have been held in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Central Asia and Asia and the Pacific.

Apr 4, 2018

Britain to introduce 'one of world's toughest' ivory bans

UK will host the fourth international conference on the illegal wildlife trade, bringing global leaders to London to tackle the strategic challenges of the trade.

Apr 4, 2018

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US releases proposed list of Chinese products facing 25% import tariff

The proposed tariff list is based on a so-called Section 301 investigation into alleged Chinese intellectual property and technology transfer practices, launched by the Trump administration in August 2017.

Apr 4, 2018

IOC says 7 countries, including US, keen to host 2026 Winter Olympics

Austria's Graz, Canada's Calgary, Japan's Sapporo, Sweden's Stockholm, Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo, Turin and Milan, Switzerland's Sion and Turkey's Erzurum had submitted letters to compete for the event

Apr 4, 2018

Pressure of expectations not so hard to deal, asserts PV Sindhu

World No.3 Sindhu, the 2016 Olympic silver medallist, will also spearhead India's campaign in the mixed team event.

Apr 4, 2018

Valverde insists Barca being Champions League favourites means nothing

Busquets, burdened with muscle discomfort, managed 30 minutes on the pitch against Sevilla on Saturday for a La Liga tie that ended 1-1.

Apr 4, 2018

World Cup trophy arrives in Colombia

Accompanying the trophy and Trezeguet were Coca-Cola executives and officials of FIFA, football's world governing body.

Apr 4, 2018

YOUTUBE Incident: 1 killed, 4 injured in shooting at YouTube headquarters

The shooting took place in an outdoor cafe at the YouTube campus which houses at least 1,700 employees.

Apr 4, 2018

China's Xi Jinping says Belt and Road Initiative needs to reject protectionism, 30 leaders agree to support

Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend Boao Forum for Asia

The Chinese President will also hold meetings with leaders attending the economic forum, he said.

Apr 3, 2018

iPhone app measured blood flow better in cardiac assessment

The smartphone app had a diagnostic accuracy of 94 per cent compared with 84 per cent using the traditional method.

Apr 3, 2018

Google Wi-Fi, Chromebooks now available on buses for rural students

Google said that the programme is now being expanded to 16 additional school districts in the US.

Apr 3, 2018

Facebook hate speech spiked in Myanmar during Rohingya crisis

Digital researcher and analyst Raymond Serrato examined about 15,000 Facebook posts from supporters of the hardline nationalist Ma Ba Tha group.

Apr 3, 2018

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Google Search and AI chief steps down: Report

Jeff Dean, who leads the company's deep learning AI research team "Google Brain", would run a separate AI wing in addition to his current position.

Apr 3, 2018

Mission Unaccomplished? ISRO still trying to revive link with GSAT-6A

ISRO admitted that it lost the crucial link with GSAT-6A, two days after it was launched on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Apr 3, 2018

Instagram testing standalone messaging app

Instagram drops its Apple Watch app

Several other apps that have been dropped from the WatchOS include eBay, Amazon, Google Maps and Twitter.

Apr 3, 2018

Legal marijuana could help offset US opioid crisis: Study

The researchers found that states that allow the use of cannabis for medical purposes had 2.21 million fewer daily doses of opioids prescribed per year.

Apr 3, 2018

SpaceX resupply mission with key research on way to ISS

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Norishige Kanai and NASA's Scott Tingle will use the space station's robotic arm to capture Dragon after its scheduled arrival at the station on Wednesday.

Apr 3, 2018

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India supports blockchain but not cryptocurrency

Google bans cryptocurrency mining extensions on Chrome

Google bans cryptocurrency mining extensions on Chrome saying 90% of them failed to follow guidelines or rejected by users

Apr 3, 2018

Key Indian equity indices open flat

The Sensex has so far touched a high of 33,253.12 points and a low of 33,158.59 points.

Apr 3, 2018

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