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September 04, 2014

Ride-sharing could cut cabs' road time by 30 percent
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 04, 2014
Cellphone apps that find users car rides in real time are exploding in popularity: The car-service company Uber was recently valued at $18 billion, and even as it faces legal wrangles, a number of companies that provide similar services with licensed taxi cabs have sprung up. What if the taxi-service app on your cellphone had a button on it that let you indicate that you were willing to share a ride with another passenger? How drastically could cab-sharing reduce traffic, fares, and carbon dioxide ... read more

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India, Australia set to sign nuclear deal as Abbott visits Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is set to arrive in India on Thursday to sign a long-awaited deal to sell uranium to his energy-starved hosts and strengthen bilateral ties. ... more		Russia's Putin follows China's Xi to Mongolia Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the signing of a series of agreements with Mongolia on a whistle-stop visit Wednesday, just two weeks after a trip by Xi Jinping from its other giant neighbour China. ... more		Typhoon Ragasa hits south China after killing 15 in Taiwan Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires Climate change causing havoc with global water cycle: UN		Gwynt y Mor wind farm already making the grade German energy company RWE said Wednesday half of the turbines at what will be the second-largest offshore wind farm are operational. ... more
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UN chief says 'no military solution' to Ukraine crisis

Mexico closes part of a huge copper mine over acid spill

SG Preston Announces World's Largest Purpose-Built Renewable Diesel Plant

Apple's shadow looms large at Berlin electronics show

Sony founder nephew starts as head of PlayStation unit

Malaysia refuses New Zealand activist entry

Australia satisfied on India's nuclear safeguards

Scientists craft atomically seamless semiconductor junctions

Researchers map quantum vortices inside superfluid helium nanodroplets

NASA Probes Studying Earth's Radiation Belts to Celebrate Two Year Anniversary

'Robo Brain' will teach robots everything from the Internet

Baltics poised for Obama visit amid high anxiety over Russia

Reducing water scarcity possible by 2050

Panasonic, Tata join hands in water treatment: report

Climate focus at UN small islands summit in Samoa

Jinxed Finnish nuclear plant to function almost a decade late: Areva

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