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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 26, 2010 Britain's general election has become one of those moments when life imitates art, or at least, when international politics follows a script from the movies. Nick Clegg is the leader of Britain's third party, the long-derided Liberal Democrats, who has electrified the election by leaping forward in the televised debates and opinion polls to be at level pegging with the Conservatives and pushing Labor into third place. This isn't only dramatic for the future of British politics but it cou ... read more |
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Terror financing: Still hard nut to crack![]() The European Union plans to get together with the United States next month to hammer out a new pact to disrupt the financing networks of al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations. The U.S. Treasury Department has been able to score notable successes against al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Hamas and other groups by targeting these networks. But it has long complained that it is not getting the coo ... more Qatar buys new Exocets ![]() Qatar's navy is set to purchase a batch of Exocet surface-to-surface missiles to beef up equipment of its Vita-class patrol boats. No details of the purchase were announced, including the expected price the emirate will pay to upgrade its fleet. Qatar's navy presently relies on seven French and British fast attack craft equipped with earlier version of Exocet missiles. The latest ... more China opens missile plant in Iran ![]() China inaugurated a missile plan in Iran last month, even as the United States and its allies were pressing Beijing to support a new round of tough economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, Jane's Defense Weekly reports. It's a military relationship that goes back two decades and, in light of Russia's reluctance to provide the Iranians with advanced air-defens ... more |
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![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2010 Dr. Ville Kaajakari, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, is being featured by MEMS Investor Journal, a national online industry publication, for developing a technology that harvests power from a small generator embedded in the sole of a shoe. MEMS are tiny "smart" devices that combine computer chips with micro-components such as sensors, gears, flow-channels, mirrors and actuators Kaajakari's innovative technology, developed at Louisiana Tech's Institute ... read more |
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