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 Seoul (AFP) May 26, 2009 
North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong-Il tested another atomic bomb to shore up his authority at home and not to strengthen his hand in international nuclear disarmament negotiations, analysts say.
They believe the six-party talks which began in 2003 are dead in the water for the foreseeable future after the hardline communist state tested a bomb several times more powerful than the one in ... read more
Washington (AFP) May 26, 2009North Korea and Iran have thrown cold water on President Barack Obama's vision of dialogue with US foes - and experts warn there may be little he can do for now to change their minds. North Korea on Monday detonated an atomic bomb as powerful as the one that ravaged Hiroshima, brazenly defying Obama's calls both for dialogue and for a global ban on nuclear tests. On the same day, Presid ... more
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Jerusalem (AFP) May 26, 2009Israel's armed forces chief expressed scepticism on Tuesday over the US administration's plans for dialogue with Iran over its nuclear programme. "The dialogue between the US and Iran is unlikely to succeed," Lieutenant General Gaby Ashkenazi told parliament's foreign affairs and defence committee. But he added that dialogue was "one of the means that could lead Iran to give up its nucle ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2009The Chinese air force will show off new high-tech equipment at a grand military parade planned for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Communist state, local media said Tuesday. The People's Liberation Army Air Force will put on display new aeroplanes and surface-to-air missiles, the Beijing News reported, citing Wei Gang, the head of the air force armament department. Among the ... more  
Seoul (AFP) May 26, 2009North Korea reportedly fired two short-range missiles on Tuesday, in a move set to heighten tensions after its latest nuclear weapons test drew global condemnation. The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting to consider the options after Pyongyang's test of a nuclear device on Monday, which some estimates said was almost as powerful as the atom bombs that flattened Hiroshima and Nagas ... more 
Seoul (AFP) May 26, 2009South Korea Tuesday joined a US-led drive to curb trade in weapons of mass destruction after North Korea's second nuclear test -- a move Pyongyang has said would be tantamount to a declaration of war. Seoul's full participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) came as the UN Security Council condemned the North's test and began working on a resolution designed to punish the com ... more |
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Pace of German emissions cuts slows in 2024: studyBerlin (AFP) Jan 7, 2025 German greenhouse gas emissions fell again in 2024 but at a slower rate, due to lagging green investment by industry and households, according to a study published Tuesday. ... more 
  
A Sustainable Development Goal for Earth's OrbitLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Scientists are advocating for the United Nations to establish a new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) focused on protecting Earth's orbit and curbing the accumulation of space debris. Current ... more 
ReOrbit and Ananth Technologies Collaborate on GEO Satellite DevelopmentBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 ReOrbit, a prominent provider of software-driven satellites for secure communications, has formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ananth Technologies, a leading Indian aerospace and def ... more 
Debris falling from the sky: more often, more riskParis (AFP) Jan 8, 2025 It is still not clear what exactly fell onto a Kenyan village last month, but such events are likely to become increasingly common given the amount of space debris drifting above the planet. ... 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 
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Hanoi (AFP) May 25, 2009Foreign ministers from Asia and Europe began two days of meetings Monday under the shadow of a North Korean nuclear test and the trial in Myanmar of opposition democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. "The two hottest subjects on the agenda are these two problems," said Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout, whose country holds the rotating European Union (EU) presidency. Both matters were expecte ... more 
Wichita KS (SPX) May 26, 2009Boeing has announced the successful first flight of a B-52 Stratofortress upgraded with Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT), a modification that equips the legendary B-52 with 21st-century situational awareness and mission flexibility. The aircraft made the 3.5-hour flight on May 21 from the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems facility in Wichita. "The CONECT modification gives ... more  
Faslane, UK (SPX) May 26, 2009A new 150 million pound floating jetty which will be a sophisticated home for the Royal Navy's next generation of nuclear-powered submarines arrived at HM Naval Base Clyde. The Valiant Jetty has been five years in the planning, five years in build, and is designed to serve the Royal Navy's submarines for the next 50 years. The jetty can accommodate any of the Royal Navy's nuclear-pow ... more 
United Nations (AFP) May 25, 2009The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea for testing a nuclear bomb, with major powers vowing new punitive action against Pyongyang for violating the world body's resolutions. "The members of the Security Council voiced their strong opposition and condemnation of the nuclear test conducted on 25 May 2009 by North Korea, which constitutes a clear violation of (UN) ... more |
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