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One hundred political, military, business and civic leaders from across the globe launched a new initiative in Paris on Tuesday aiming eliminate all nuclear weapons. The "Global Zero" declaration, endorsed by a "Who's Who" of the world's foreign policy aristocracy from the past 30 years, calls for a binding and verifiable agreement to dismantle all nuclear weapons by a specified date. ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Dec 8, 2008The United States Monday downplayed the significance of back-to-back attacks on NATO military depots in Pakistan but admitted concern about the implications for a US military buildup in Afghanistan. Armed militants torched nearly 100 vehicles, including jeeps and supply trucks, early Monday in the second attack in as many days on container terminals along the main overland supply route into ... more
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Russia PM meets Vietnam president, seeking deeper ties Iran unveils spy ship during major war games: state media Iranian president warns Trump against risking 'war' Iran FM says European powers appear serious about resuming nuclear talks Russia, Vietnam sign nuclear energy deal Iran, European powers hold 'constructive' nuclear talks Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks ahead of Trump return Iran, European powers to hold nuclear talks ahead of Trump return Iran military expands drills to Fordow, Khondab nuclear sites: state media 
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Arlington, Va. (UPI) Dec 9, 2008 In October 2000, during the waning days of the Clinton administration, the U.S. Department of the Navy awarded the biggest information-services contract in the history of the American federal government. It was called the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, and it was designed to replace thousands of incompatible information systems operated by sea-service shore installations with a single, in ... more  
Berlin (AFP) Dec 9, 2008Russian, Chinese, and Mexican firms are most likely to offer bribes when doing business abroad, the anti-graft watchdog Transparency International said in a report out Tuesday. In a survey of 22 leading international and regional exporting countries, Russian firms ranked as most likely to resort to bribery, scoring 5.9 out of a very clean 10, the non-governmental organisation said. ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 9, 2008Japan has nothing to fear from Taiwan's warmer ties with Beijing, the visiting head of the ruling Kuomintang party said Tuesday. "Improving cross-strait relations is in the interest of not only Taiwan but also Japan and Asia as a whole," Wu Poh-hsiung, the first leader of a ruling Taiwanese party to visit Japan, told reporters. Ties between China and Taiwan have improved dramatically ... more 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 10, 2008The Russian government has drafted a rescue package of 150 billion rubles ($5.4 billion) for the country's defense and industrial complex amid the ongoing global financial crisis. According to Vedomosti, state-run hi-tech corporation Rostekhnologii and the United Aircraft Corporation are the main candidates for the government aid, with state companies receiving the funds through a rescue ... more |
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Climate science-denying energy secretary nominee calls for expanding U.S. energy sectorWashington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2024 Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Energy Department, faced lawmakers for confirmation hearings and called for efforts to "unleash" America's energy sector. ... more 
How hard is it to prevent recurring blackouts in Puerto Rico?Boston MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Researchers at MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) have shown that using decision-making software and dynamic monitoring of weather and energy use can significantly improve ... more
US energy firm Constellation to buy Calpine in $27 bn dealNew York (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 Constellation Energy, a major US nuclear power plant operator, has agreed to buy another electricity producer, Calpine, for nearly $27 billion, the two firms announced Friday. ... more 
  
Study uncovers gold's journey from Earth's mantle to surfaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025 A team of researchers, including a University of Michigan scientist, has identified a gold-sulfur complex that sheds light on the processes behind gold's movement from Earth's mantle to its surface. ... more 
York Space Systems Achieves First LEO to LEO Laser Link Between VendorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 York Space Systems (York), a Denver-based aerospace innovator specializing in the rapid deployment of comprehensive space mission solutions, has successfully executed the first inter-vendor laser co ... more 
Monitoring space trafficBoston MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 AeroAstro PhD student Sydney Dolan uses an interdisciplinary approach to develop collision-avoidance algorithms for satellites. If there's a through line in Sydney Dolan's pursuits, it's a fervent ... more
  
RoboForce secures $10M to launch AI-powered robotic workforceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 RoboForce, a pioneering provider of robotic labor solutions, has announced the completion of $10 million in early-stage funding. Supported by prominent investors such as Nobel Laureate Myron Scholes ... more 
Biden issues order to boost AI infrastructure in USWashington (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 US President Joe Biden will sign an order Tuesday to speed up the pace at which infrastructure for artificial intelligence development can be built in the country, the White House said, less than a week before he leaves office. ... more 
Robots set to move beyond factory as AI advancesLas Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 Today's robots perform safety checks at industrial plants, conduct quality control in manufacturing, and are even starting to keep hospital patients company. ... more
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Rome (AFP) Dec 9, 2008General David Petraeus, commander of US forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, indicated Tuesday that he has recommended a major troop surge in Afghanistan. Petraeus said Tuesday he had "already made recommendations" for an almost doubling of US troops in Afghanistan based on the requests by General David McKeirnan, the top commander of US and NATO troops there. Petraeus is widely ... more 
Islamabad (AFP) Dec 9, 2008Pakistan said Tuesday it would not hand over suspects in the Mumbai terror strikes to India and warned that while it wanted peace with its neighbour, it was ready for war if New Delhi decided to attack. The remarks came as Indian police on Tuesday released the names of nine suspected gunmen killed in the carnage, reiterating that all of them came from Pakistan. Tensions have been ... more 
Paris (AFP) Dec 9, 2008The OECD said Tuesday that Israel had become the first Middle Eastern state to join its anti-bribery convention, a move it described as "an important step in (Israel's) accession to OECD membership." Israel is one of five countries, along with Chile, Estonia, Russia and Slovenia, that in December 2007 were invited to join the OECD, a 30-member body that seeks to coordinate economic policies ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 9, 2008Delegates from six nations resumed talks Tuesday on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, looking at a Chinese proposal on how to verify the secretive regime's claims about its atomic programme. A dispute over verification has been the latest snag in the long-running negotiations intended to bring an end to North Korea's nuclear activities, which tested an atomic bomb in 2006. The regime ... more |
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South Korea begins lifting Jeju Air wreckage after fatal crashMuan, South Korea (AFP) Jan 3, 2025 South Korean investigators said Friday they expected to find more human remains as they began lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air jet that crashed on landing last weekend killing all but two of the 181 passengers and crew aboard. ... more 
Black box of Azerbaijan crashed plane sent to Brazil for investigation: authoritiesAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 29, 2024 The black box from the Azerbaijan Airlines aeroplane that crashed in Kazakhstan this week, believed to have been hit by Russian anti-aircraft missiles, is being delivered to Brazil for investigation, Kazakh authorities said on Sunday. ... more
  
Kazakhstan says northern Aral Sea now has nearly 50% more waterAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Kazakhstan said on Monday the northern part of the Aral Sea now contains nearly 50 percent more water than in 2008, a rare environmental success story in a region plagued by pollution. ... more
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French-led group in major deal for water-short JordanAmman (AFP) Jan 12, 2025 Jordan, one of the world's driest countries, signed an agreement on Sunday with French-led investors to build one of the world's largest desalination plants. ... more
  
Canadian insurers face record costs from 2024 extreme weatherMontreal (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Damage from extreme weather in Canada last year pushed the bill facing insurers to an unprecedented CAN$8.5 billion ($5.9 billion), the Insurance Bureau of Canada said Monday. ... more 
'Afraid to live here': urban Bolivia's death-defying homesLa Paz (AFP) Jan 14, 2025 Bolivian shopkeeper Cristobal Quispe's humble brick home teeters precariously on the slope of an unstable hillside in La Paz, near the edge of a collapsed road. ... more 
Right-wing disinformation targets DEI, 'liberal' policies as LA burnsWashington (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 Months of dry weather and recent strong winds created optimal conditions for the deadly wildfires engulfing Los Angeles, but narratives on social media falsely single out "liberal" policies - including those to increase diversity in the city's fire force - as the culprit. ... more |
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