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Analysis-Japan crash marks test of how new carbon jets cope in a disaster

By Valerie Insinna and Joanna Plucinska WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Tuesday’s runway collision in Japan marks the first time a modern lightweight airliner has burnt down and is being seen as a test case for how well a new generation of carbon-composite airplanes copes with a catastrophic fire. The Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350 crashed into …

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India to import 10,000 MW of hydroelectricity from Nepal over 10 years

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal and India signed a power trade agreement on Thursday for Kathmandu to export 10,000 megawatts (MW) of hydroelectricity to India over the next 10 years, officials said, in a deal they hope will draw investment to the cash-strapped Himalayan nation. Nepal’s rivers, cascading from the Himalayas, have the …

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China to tackle safety risks after year of accidents, disasters

BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday it plans a three-year campaign to tackle problems hampering response times during disasters and accidents including production safety lapses in sectors like mining. Last year, China was hit by a number of deadly natural disasters, mining accidents, fires and gas explosions that called into question safety protocals throughout …

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Nokia’s patent dispute persists in China despite deal with one smartphone maker

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Thursday it had signed a 5G patent agreement with one of China’s leading smartphone makers Honor, but its legal battles with other Chinese companies over patents continue. Nokia, once the world’s number one mobile phone maker, holds a significant patent portfolio of …

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Two Chinese vessels shadowed Philippine, US ships – Philippine military

MANILA (Reuters) – Two Chinese navy vessels shadowed Philippines and U.S. ships conducting joint patrols in the South China Sea, the Philippine military said on Thursday, as tensions flare in the region over disputed territorial claims. “We confirm the presence of two PLA-N (People’s Liberation Army Navy) vessels from a distance shadowing the participants of …

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Analysis-In threatening shift, North Korea moves to redefine relations with South

By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is shaking up the way it handles relations with South Korea, enacting changes to policy and government organisations that would effectively treat the South as a separate, enemy state. The moves, which break with decades of policy, could have North Korea’s foreign ministry taking …

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In the ruins of a historic market, a Japanese artisan looks for his cats

By Kiyoshi Takenaka WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Kohei Kirimoto, an 8th-generation lacquerware artisan, walked through the ruins of his century-old workshop in the Japanese coastal town of Wajima on Thursday, concerned only for his missing cats. The workshop, renowned worldwide for its traditional lacquerware, lay in a smouldering heap following the New Year’s Day earthquake …

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