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The United States and Kyrgyzstan signed a deal on the transit of non-military cargo to Afghanistan that will effectively keep open a US airbase Bishkek had ordered closed, officials said Tuesday. Kyrgyzstan had troubled Washington by ordering the closure of the airbase at Manas, a key transit point for Afghanistan operations, just as US President Barack Obama was seeking to intensify the ... read more
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) June 24, 2009US missile strikes killed dozens of people in a Pakistani tribal area controlled by Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, where the army is preparing an assault, officials said Wednesday. Drone aircraft, which are only deployed by US forces in the region, hit Taliban positions on Tuesday then struck again as hundreds of people gathered for a funeral in Mehsud's northwest tribal stronghold of South ... more
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Yakuza leader pleads guilty in US court to conspiring to sell nuclear material Iran begins military drills near Natanz nuclear site: state media Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers January 13: local media Second Fukushima nuclear sample removal eyed for spring Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family France's most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream Milei vows to promote nuclear energy in Argentina Swiss govt wants to lift ban on more nuclear power plants Trump can negotiate to stop Iran from getting nuclear bomb: Blinken 
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Geneva (AFP) June 24, 2009Russian and US negotiators wrapped up talks in on confidence-building cuts in their nuclear arsenals, a diplomat said Wednesday, in a final drive to lay the foundations for a summit next month. The third formal round of negotiations on replacing the Cold War era Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in Geneva "has ended", a Russian diplomat said. It was the last scheduled session ... more  
Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 24, 2009US Army Lieutenant Dan Wagner arrived in Iraq six months ago knowing his country was no longer calling the shots when it came to security, but he is resigned to further massive changes within days. "It's tough to take a standback role," says the 24-year-old Westpointer, as his soldiers patrol behind a group of Iraqi troops conducting a search and census operation in Al-Naherwa, a district in ... more  
Indianapolis IN (SPX) Jun 25, 2009Raytheon and Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems have teamed to pursue the BRU-69/A Multi-Purpose Bomb Rack (MPBR) program for the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command. MPBR is a twin-store, non-pyrotechnic carriage system that will replace several legacy bomb racks currently deployed on the F/A-18 E/F. Advanced on-board avionics will ensure that MPBR is compatible with current and ... more 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 25, 2009Boeing will dedicate funding to further development of the F-15 Silent Eagle program, with the goal of a flight demonstration in the third quarter of 2010. The announcement came at the Paris Air Show following meetings with potential customers and reaffirmed a commitment to the prototype program made by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems President and CEO Jim Albaugh at the air show on June ... more |
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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 emissions stagnate in 2024, challenging climate goals: studyWashington (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 US greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world's largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump administration looks set to double down on fossil fuels. ... more 
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 
Passed the Turing Test living in Turing FuturesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 A recent perspective published in the Nov. 13 issue of Intelligent Computing has highlighted how modern artificial intelligence systems have fulfilled Alan Turing's vision of machines capable of lea ... more 
Are we ready for the ethical challenges of AI and robotsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-enabled robots are rapidly integrating into everyday life, evolving from simple tools into entities that resemble human partners. This transformation brings criti ... more
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Kabul (AFP) June 23, 2009The US commander in Afghanistan is to issue an order designed to reduce civilian casualties by urging troops to be more prudent about calling in air strikes on militants, his spokesman said Tuesday. Afghan anger about the killing and maiming of ordinary Afghans in military action on insurgents peaked last month with air strikes that Kabul says killed 140 villagers. The US military admits at ... more 
Astana (AFP) June 24, 2009NATO forces in Afghanistan cannot prevent insurgents from moving to Central Asia as their fight against the Taliban intensifies, outgoing NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Wednesday. In an interview with AFP on the eve of a regional security conference, Scheffer said it was unclear if a spate of recent militant attacks in Central Asia were linked to escalated military operations in ... more  
Washington (UPI) Jun 24, 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday ordered the Pentagon to set up a military cyber-command to defend its computer networks against the mounting number of attacks and to develop its own cyber-weapons. In a memo, Gates told military leaders that the command should be led by the National Security Agency under its current director, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, as part of U.S. ... more 
Washington (AFP) June 23, 2009President Barack Obama Tuesday staked out his toughest stance yet on Iran, condemning the government crackdown and bemoaning a "heartbreaking" video of a woman bleeding to death on the streets. "I strongly condemn these unjust actions, and I join with the American people in mourning each and every innocent life that is lost," Obama said at a White House news conference. The president ... more |
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