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Bush accepts tentative nuke deal with NKorea: White House
Washington (AFP) April 14, 2008President George W. Bush accepts a tentative deal reached by US and North Korean negotiators which is aimed at breaking a deadlock in nuclear disarmament talks, the White House said Monday. "I believe so, yes," spokeswoman Dana Perino said, when asked if Bush approved of the agreement in Singapore last week between Christopher Hill and his counterpart Kim Kye-Gwan. The talks aimed to ... more Israel in new step towards anti-missile system 
Jerusalem (AFP) April 15, 2008Israel carried out a successful test on Tuesday of a dummy ballistic missile that will be used in the development of an advanced missile interception system, the defence ministry said. The Blue Sparrow, developed by Israel's Armament Development Authority, Rafael, is launched from a fighter jet at high altitude and simulates the trajectory of a ballistic missile, the ministry said in a state ... more Outside View: ABMs for Europe -- Part 1 
Moscow, April 15, 2008 The results of the Bucharest NATO summit, the NATO-Russia Council meetings, and talks between U.S. President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi have been summed up in what has now become a standard comment: The NATO summit made up for suspending the Membership Action Plan for Ukraine and Georgia with the full support for the deployment of an American missile shield in Europe. ... more Thompson Files: Defense industry realities 
Arlington, Va., April 15, 2008 On July 9, 1861, as the Union mobilized to fight the Confederacy, The New York Times editorialized that the U.S. War Department was too corrupt to equip soldiers successfully: "It would seem as if some potent Spirit of Evil has cast its incurable curse upon the War Department of this country. ... In it financial frauds, wrongs, and robberies have been concocted on a scale so gigantic that all ... more Pentagon seeks authority over training foreign militaries 
Washington (AFP) April 15, 2008The Pentagon asked Congress Tuesday to give it permanent authority over training and equipping foreign militaries, in a shifting of roles from the State Department. Both Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Congressional approval for the change, as well as authorization for the Pentagon to spend 750 million dollars in 2009 in helping foreign militaries ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2008Police seized weapons in six monasteries in a Tibetan-populated area of northwest China which has recently been the scene of unrest following violence in Tibet, state media reported on Tuesday. Police found a gun, 10 kilogrammes (22 pounds) of dynamite, five detonators and seven knives in one major monastery in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, part of the northwestern province of ... more Contract Signed For ESA's Sentinel-3 Earth Observation Satellite 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 15, 2008The European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space have signed a 305 euro million contract to provide the first Sentinel-3 earth observation satellite, devoted to oceanography and land-vegetation monitoring, as part of the European GMES programme. As prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space is responsible for the satellite's design, development and integration. The contract was signed in ... more China demands CNN apology over analyst's 'vile' comments 
Beijing (AFP) April 15, 2008China on Tuesday denounced comments by a CNN analyst who called China a "bunch of goons and thugs" and demanded an apology for what it called "vile" remarks. "We are shocked by and strongly condemn the malicious attacks on the Chinese people by CNN's (analyst Jack) Cafferty," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. "We demand CNN and Cafferty himself take back his vile ... more Dalai Lama wraps up Seattle visit, prepares for US talks 
Seattle, Washington (AFP) April 15, 2008The Dalai Lama wrapped up a five-day visit to Seattle here Tuesday ahead of talks with a US envoy next week on the situation in the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's homeland. The saffron-robed leader completed his involvement in the "Seeds of Compassion" conference with a talk at the University of Washington, where he appeared with fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. ... more Nigeria says China, India to build it oil refineries 
Abuja (AFP) April 15, 2008China and India have agreed to build oil refineries in Nigeria rather than buying crude from it for export, a Nigerian official said on Tuesday. "What we have agreed with the Chinese is that we will now have a greenfield refinery located in the Niger delta," head of Nigeria's Department of Petroleum Resources, Tony Chukwuemeke, said in the federal capital Abuja. Three prominent Chinese ... more |
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London (AFP) April 15, 2008Global miner Anglo American predicted on Tuesday that the booming Asian economies of China and India would drive strong demand growth for most commodities over the next ten years. "Over the next 10 years, we anticipate strong demand growth of 4.0-5.0 percent annually for most key commodities, driven mainly by China, as well as by India and other developing countries," said Anglo American ... more GSA Releases New Galileo Open Service Signal-In-Space Interface Control Document 
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Apr 15, 2008The European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA) has just released a new version of the Galileo Open Service Signal-In-Space Interface Control Document, the 'Galileo OS SIS ICD'. This document will enable developers to create products and applications which make the most of Galileo system and signals. This document is open for public consultation. Galileo satellites will communicate with ... more Five Orphaned Bears Get A New Life In Russia - Satellite Tracking Will Monitor Survival 
Bubonitsy, Russia (SPX) Apr 15, 2008In the forest of the Tver region of Russia, researchers from IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare) and veterinarians from the Moscow Zoo have returned five orphaned bear cubs to the wild. Prior to the release, the team performed veterinary checks and tagged the bears for monitoring. One of these bears will be monitored using a satellite collar, a step forward in evaluating post ... more PLB Usage Grows In USA 
Fort Lauderdale FL (SPX) Apr 15, 2008During a three-day span last month, two separate outdoors enthusiasts ran into life-threatening situations in the wilderness and used Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) in order to survive. Even though the circumstances of each rescue were different, one involved a hiker and the other an ATV rider, their outcomes were very similar - two lives saved. PLBs are proving to be valuable emergency ... more Current Technology's Celevoke Appoints 20th Century Fox Federal CU GPS Tracking System Distribution Partner 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 15, 2008Current Technology and MSGI Security Solutions have announced Texas-based Celevoke has appointed 20th Century Fox Federal Credit Union through DMC a distribution channel partner for its proprietary Telematics solutions. Celevoke CEO Chuck Allen stated, "Having completed a successful beta test with 20th Century Fox Federal Credit Union and delivered 130 units, we are pleased to report the next ... more
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