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Israel to buy advanced Patriot missiles: report
Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 23, 2007The Israeli air force is to buy advanced US-made missiles, capable of intercepting aircraft and long-range ballistic missiles, to upgrade the current air defence system, a report said on Thursday. The Patriot PAC-3 missiles, which will replace the PAC-2 currently in use, is capable of intercepting missiles possessed by foe Syria, the Ynet news website said, citing unnamed sources. ... more Japan courts India to counter China: analysts 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2007Japan's bid for a strategic partnership with India aims to counter China's rising influence, with Tokyo omitting Beijing from its vision of an Asian 'arc of freedom', analysts said Thursday. The highlight of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's three-day visit to India was the signing of a roadmap for strategic and global partnership between the two Asian giants. ... more Russia unveils pilotless 'stealth' bomber 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 23, 2007Russia unveiled on Thursday the mock-up of a pilotless bomber plane that its constructors say will be even better than the famous US stealth fighter at evading enemy radars and anti-aircraft fire. NTV television showed a full-sized model of the bat-like plane known as Skat, which means "stingray," at an airshow just outside Moscow -- the first public glimpse of the project run by Russia's MiG ... more Operationally Responsive Space Is Moving Forward 
Los Angeles AFB (SPX) Aug 24, 2007Just a few months after its May 21 stand-up, the joint service Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office is moving forward on the guidance to focus its efforts on a tiered approach to enhance responsiveness of space capabilities to joint force commanders. This three-tiered approach will improve the ability to develop, acquire, field and employ space capabilities in shortened timeframes a ... more Israel Defense Forces spending in flux 
Haifa, Israel (UPI) Aug 23, 2007 Israel Defense Forces brass are expected to debate funding allocations for a comprehensive, multiyear plan for the various branches this week, following the agreement on a $30 billion U.S. aid package. "The review, essentially a workshop of the General Staff's top brass, is expected to analyze the shape the IDF will take in the coming years, particularly in terms of large procurement pr ... more |
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Amsterdam, Holland (SPX) Aug 24, 2007Researchers in The Netherlands are developing a radar system that might one day see through solid earth and could be used to clear conflict zones of landmines, safely and at low cost. Writing in Inderscience's Journal of Design Research, the team explains how the new technology, with further industrial development, could eventually make vast tracts of land around the globe safe once more. ... more Death toll mounts as floods, heat wave batter US 
Chicago (AFP) Aug 23, 2007Unrelenting storms and floods have forced thousands of people from their homes, while other states have wilted in a record-breaking heatwave with the death toll from the extreme weather hitting the US rising to almost 50 Thursday. Mudslides and murky floodwaters hampered rescue efforts in the central and southern states of Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin after a week ... more Dean's death toll rises with new deaths in Mexico 
Puebla (AFP) Aug 23, 2007A couple and their two children were killed in central Mexico Thursday by a landslide caused by driving rains blamed on the remnants of hurricane Dean, raising to at least 25 the death toll from the storm's rampage. The four were killed when a chunk of mountainside buried the path on which they were walking in Xochitlaxco, according to Puebla state Governor Mario Marin. ... more Wave of refugees quits Peru quake ruins 
Pisco, Peru (AFP) Aug 22, 2007The giant quake that wrecked this Pacific coastal town last week has set off a wave of refugees, driving up to 40 percent of its people to quit their ruined homes and move away, the Peruvian government said Wednesday. "Between 30 and 40 percent of the inhabitants have been forced to leave" Pisco, which formerly had a population of 130,000 people, Social Development and Women's Affairs ... more Renewable energy can save East Asia two trillion US dollars in fuel costs 
Singapore (AFP) Aug 23, 2007Shifting to renewable energy could save countries in East Asia as much as two trillion US dollars in fuel costs over the next 23 years, or more than 80 billion dollars annually, environmental group Greenpeace said Thursday. A shift from oil and coal could also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 22 percent in the same period, it said in a report released to coincide with a meeting of Associat ... more |
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Denver CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2007Chevron Energy Solutions has announced the completion of a comprehensive project for the state of Colorado that significantly improves the energy efficiency of key government facilities across the state. The extensive upgrades to 20 state buildings are expected to reduce energy costs at the facilities by 25 to 30 percent, saving state taxpayers $924,000 annually and more than $20 million over th ... more EU proposes single European licencing for mobile satellite services 
Brussels (AFP) Aug 22, 2007The European Commission proposed Wednesday a single EU-wide licencing process for mobile satellite communications services, which would do away with the current patchwork of national permits. The European Union's executive arm said operators were currently holding off investing in technology allowing communications between satellites and handheld devices because of the burden of getting lice ... more Sharp develops super-thin LCD TV 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 22, 2007Japan's Sharp Corp. said Wednesday it had developed a liquid crystal display television that is less than an inch thick. The technology used in the prototype allows the company to cut the thickness of a 52-inch flat television to just two centimetres (0.79 inches) for the main display section, less than one quarter that of its current thinnest model. It has a power consumption half that ... more Walker's World: Will Putin step down 
Paris (UPI) Aug 22, 2007 The big question in Russian politics is not only who will replace President Vladimir Putin when he is required by the constitution to step down after serving two consecutive terms, but whether Putin himself leaves politics. The semi-forced resignation of former Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov from the job of secretary of the national Security Council, and his replacement by a temporary ... more Iran's Ahmadinejad vows to continue nuclear programme 
Baku (AFP) Aug 22, 2007Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrapped up a visit to neighbouring Azerbaijan on Wednesday with a vow to continue Iran's contested nuclear programme. Ahmadinejad said US-backed international sanctions would not deter the Islamic republic from developing nuclear technology. "They know well that their behaviour vis-a-vis the Iranian nation will have no impact on our nation's resolve ... more
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