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November 28, 2016

Swiss reject speedy nuclear phaseout
Geneva (AFP) Nov 27, 2016
Switzerland's ageing nuclear reactors will keep running for the foreseeable future, after voters Sunday rejected a call to speed up the phaseout of the plants. A full 54.2 percent of voters and an overwhelming majority of Switzerland's 26 cantons voted against an initiative which would have forced three of the country's five nuclear reactors to close next year, according to final results. Just a few months after Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant was destroyed in the March 2011 tsunami disaster, Sw ... read more

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Nuclear energy: who's advancing and who's retreating Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a bid to speed up the phaseout of its ageing nuclear power plants, but is still sticking to its plan to gradually close its reactors. ... more		Thousands demand scrap of Bangladesh coal-fired plant Thousands of protesters gathered in the Bangladesh capital Saturday, demanding the government scrap a massive coal-fired power plant they say will destroy the world's largest mangrove forest. ... more		Five on trial linked to $7.6 billion China 'Ponzi scheme' Five people linked to a collapsed Chinese peer-to-peer lender have gone on trial for gold smuggling, state media said Friday, the first court case in a scandal that allegedly bilked investors of $7.6 billion. ... more
				Surging homeowner loans in China raise alarms over debt Chinese household debt has risen at an "alarming" pace as property values have soared, analysts say, raising the risk that a real estate downturn could send shockwaves through the world's second largest economy. ... more		Timeline of Chernobyl nuclear disaster The Chernobyl disaster in then Soviet Ukraine, the worst civil nuclear accident in history, left thousands of people dead or dying and contaminated up to three quarters of Europe. ... more

Ames Laboratory scientists create first intermetallic double salt with platinum Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are being credited with creating the first intermetallic double salt with platinum. Materials researchers Anja-Verena Mudring and Volody ... more		The single photon converter is a key component of the quantum internet A Polish-British team of physicists has constructed and tested a compact, efficient converter capable of modifying the quantum properties of individual photons. The new device should facilitate the ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Ethiopia's mega-dam ranks 15th globally		Nylon fibers made to flex like muscles Artificial muscles - materials that contract and expand somewhat like muscle fibers do - can have many applications, from robotics to components in the automobile and aviation industries. Now, MIT r ... more
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Iran inks agreement with oilfield services company Schlumberger		Russian oil producer pushes deeper in Arctic		Vita: next Space Station mission name and logo		Mars Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as Lake Superior		NASA Saturn Mission Prepares for 'Ring-Grazing Orbits'

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NASA Selects Launch Services for Global Surface Water Survey Mission

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NASA on the hunt for space poop geniuses

Syria regime bombardment kills 32 civilians in Aleppo: monitor

Russia detains ex-naval officer in Crimea as suspected 'Kiev spy'

ADB chief urges Trump to remain engaged with Asia

Airbus delivers final EC135 T2+ helicopters to Australia

Colombia to sign revised peace deal

Tesla microgrid powers entire island with solar in American Samoa

Rice farming used as 'summer crop' by early Indus civilization

Breakthrough offers greater understanding of safe radioactive waste disposal

Turkish army blames Syria regime for deadly air strike

NASA launches Advanced Geostationary Weather Satellite for NOAA

Xinjiang residents must turn in passports: media

Living fossil genome unveiled

Colombia to sign revised peace deal

El Nino conditions in the Pacific precedes dengue fever epidemics

Singapore armoured vehicles seized by Hong Kong customs

Cement materials are an overlooked and substantial carbon 'sink'

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