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Most markets down as Fed holds and Trump announces fresh tariffs by AFP Staff Writers Hong Kong (AFP) July 31, 2025 Asian markets mostly fell Thursday while the dollar held most of its gains as traders weighed a cautious Federal Reserve with strong tech earnings and Donald Trump’s tariffs on key economies South Korea and

NASA teams with India to launch Earth-tracking satellite by Ian Stark Washington DC (UPI) Jul 30, 2025 NASA announced Wednesday it, in a partnership with the Indian Space Research Organization, launched a radar system to map Earth as never before. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR, satellite blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Experts condemn India park after elephants airlifted to Japan by AFP Staff Writers Bengaluru, India (AFP) July 29, 2025 Conservationists and animal experts have raised the alarm after a wildlife park in southern India airlifted four endangered Asian elephants to Japan, saying the long-haul journey and relocation could impact the animals’ health. The elephants —

US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite By Issam AHMED Washington (AFP) July 30, 2025 A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO

US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations By Issam AHMED Washington (AFP) July 29, 2025 President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government’s authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change. Speaking at an

Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief over abduction by AFP Staff Writers Colombo (AFP) July 28, 2025 Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former navy chief on Monday over the abduction and disappearance of a suspect 15 years ago, a police officer told AFP. Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne was taken into custody over the disappearance in 2010, when

Satellite developed by NASA, India to map Earth down to centimeter by Allen Cone Washington DC (UPI) Jul 28, 2025 NASA and India plan to deploy a satellite that will map the Earth down to a centimeter after a launch on Wednesday from the Asian nation’s southeastern coast. The rocket launch by the Indian Space

China detained activist-singer, says Tibetan exile govt by AFP Staff Writers Dharamsala, India (AFP) July 27, 2025 A young Tibetan singer and activist has been detained by Chinese authorities, the India-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said. Tzukte, popularly known as Asang, was taken into custody sometime in early July after he sang a song eulogising

India’s Modi renews ties with Maldives by AFP Staff Writers Male, Maldives (AFP) July 26, 2025 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a visit to the Maldives on Saturday, renewing ties by offering infrastructure projects and vital financial assistance to the cash-strapped Indian Ocean nation. Regional powerhouse India had been concerned that its small

Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 bn over marine disaster by AFP Staff Writers Colombo (AFP) July 24, 2025 Sri Lanka’s highest court on Thursday ordered a Singaporean shipping firm to pay US$1 billion in damages for causing the island’s worst marine pollution when its vessel sank four years ago. The Supreme Court