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Japanese carmakers in push for hydrogen vehicles
AFP, Published on 14/01/2011
» Japan's top three automakers Toyota, Honda and Nissan have united with Japanese energy firms in a push to commercialise greener hydrogen fuel cell cars and build a network of fuelling stations.
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N. Z. inventor readies 'jetski for the skies'
AFP, Published on 07/06/2011
» Whizzing around with your own personal jetpack may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but New Zealand inventor Glenn Martin aims to have his "jetski for the skies" on the market within 18 months.
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Bajaj launches India's latest ultra-low-cost car
AFP, Published on 04/01/2012
» Bajaj Auto unveiled India's latest ultra-low-cost car on Tuesday, a 200cc four-seater that looks set to compete with the Tata Nano for the title of the world's cheapest auto.
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Scientists make over Edison battery in boost for energy
AFP, Published on 27/06/2012
» Scientists have given a 21st-century makeover to the nickel-iron battery, a gadget conceived by Thomas Edison during the era of the steam engine and horse and buggy.
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Indonesian protesters, police clash near US Embassy
AFP, Published on 17/09/2012
» Protesters hurled petrol bombs and clashed with Indonesian police outside the US Embassy in Jakarta on Monday, as demonstrations in the world's most populous Muslim nation turned violent.
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Peugeot unveils petrol hybrid using compressed air
AFP, Published on 23/01/2013
» French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen unveiled Tuesday a petrol hybrid engine that stores energy using compressed air which it hopes will be a game-changing technology to improve energy efficiency.
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Fishermen rescue another 63 Rohingya off Indonesia
AFP, Published on 01/03/2013
» Fishermen in western Indonesia rescued more than 60 ethnic Rohingya asylum-seekers from Myanmar found adrift in a wooden boat, police said on Friday, in the second such arrival this week.
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Hong Kong's secret street racing world
AFP, Published on 08/05/2013
» As night begins to give way to dawn, 40 high-performance cars pull up on an empty Hong Kong backstreet. While the city sleeps, their revving engines fill the air with a heavy smell of petrol.
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Arsonist blamed for deadly China bus fire
AFP, Published on 08/06/2013
» An arsonist who wanted to "vent personal grievances" is suspected to have caused a horrific bus blaze in China which left 47 people dead, state media said Saturday.
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Hopes pinned on private sector as Libya economy slumps
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Small businesses are prospering in Libya's major cities even as the economy at large is being throttled because of security problems and industrial action which has shrunk lifeline oil revenues.
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