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Commentary: $63 million Russian taxi ridesWashington (UPI) Apr 19, 2012 The space shuttle Discovery flying piggyback on a Boeing 747 for its last hurrah flight around the Washington Monument and the White House was a grim reminder of misplaced and misspent priorities. The storied 30-year space shuttle program, which began with the launch of Columbia, April 12, 1981, ended last July, when Atlantis landed back on Earth. Since then the price of a Russian taxi ride to reach the International Space Station aboard Soyuz spacecraft has skyrocketed from $55.8 million per s ... read more |
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 Outside View: Rumor of war The decision to place one or the other of the candidates in the Oval Office this election will have immense, perhaps dire consequence. The wrong choice can send us off to a great conflagration that could decide the ruination of the Middle East, Israel and perhaps the West. ... more | .. |
  Central Asia border security pledged Interior ministers from Europe and Central Asia vowed in Vienna this week to work more closely to tighten border security throughout the region. ... more | .. |
  Iraq attacks kill at least 38 A wave of apparently coordinated bombing and shooting attacks in seven different provinces across Iraq killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 170 on Thursday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
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 Study shows sharp gaps in China views of US A majority of China's opinion leaders and much of its public disapprove of their government's handling of ties with the United States, in a sign of increasingly open criticism, a study said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  With eye on China, India tests new long-range missile India on Thursday successfully test fired a new missile capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in rival China, marking a major advance in its military capabilities. ... more | .. |
 US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan: US official A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday with four people believed to be on board, likely American soldiers, a US defense official told AFP. ... more | .. |
  DCNS, Brazil firm partner for submarines DCNS of France, a major naval defense company, is working with a Brazilian firm for a submarine development program. ... more |
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  Syria boosts fears of Sunni-Shiite war The bloodbath in Syria is developing into a battle between Islam's mainstream Sunni sect, led by Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and the breakaway Shiites, led by Iran. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman's Common Link Integration Processing System Ready for Fielding The Common Link Integration Processing (CLIP) system being developed by Northrop Grumman has received Milestone C acquisition approval from the U.S. Air Force leading to the fielding of this softwar ... more | .. |
  US Navy Fires Raytheon Griffin Missile From RAM Launcher The U.S. Navy achieved a first when it fired Raytheon's combat-proven Griffin B missile from a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher. "Griffin enables sailors to defend against small, fast-m ... more | .. |
  USAF Places Order for AeroVironment Puma AE Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems AeroVironment reports that it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $2,431,440 on April 5, 2012 from the U.S. Air Force for Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through an existing U. ... more |
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 Iraq electoral body's mandate extended by 3 months Iraq's parliament on Thursday voted to extend by three months the terms of nine members of the electoral commission, including its chief and a colleague detained last week on suspicion of corruption. ... more | .. |
 India investigates chopper trials process India is investigating the flight trials evaluation process of the two contenders - Kamov and Eurocopter - to supply nearly 200 light helicopters under a $1 billion contract. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Receives Additional Laser JDAM Contract from US Navy Boeing has received a $12.5 million contract from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on March 12 for 1,116 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (Laser JDAM) sensors. This is NAVAIR's third ... more | .. |
US corpse abuse pictures fuel anger, NATO exit Pictures of US troops abusing corpses, on top of a series of outrages this year, have fueled anti-US anger in Afghanistan, with the president calling Thursday for an early exit of foreign forces. ... more |
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Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas
GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting
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 Karzai calls for early transition after US scandal Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Thursday for an "accelerated" transition of security responsibilities from NATO forces in the wake of a scandal over US troops abusing Afghan corpses. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan tests 'China invasion' scenario Taiwan Thursday tested its ability to defend one of it largest air bases against Chinese invasion, a scenario experts insisted remained relevant in an age of missile and cyber attacks. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea threatens war, Seoul unveils new missile North Korea demanded Thursday that South Korea apologise for what it called insults during major anniversary festivities, or face a "sacred war", as Seoul unveiled a new missile to deter its neighbour. ... more | .. |
 NATO and Russia at odds over Syria, missile shield NATO allies and Russia vowed Thursday to deepen their cooperation but remained deeply at odds over a US-led missile shield in Europe and the situation in Syria. ... more |
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 UN probes claim China broke N. Korea sanctions: report United Nations officials are investigating allegations that China supplied technology for a North Korean missile launcher in a possible breach of UN sanctions, a leading defence journal said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea deploys longer-range missiles against North South Korea has deployed new cruise missiles capable of destroying targets such as missile and nuclear bases anywhere in North Korea, the defence ministry said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Argentina plans more defense manufacturing Argentina is planning to expand defense manufacturing including joint production of unmanned aircraft and air-to-air missiles with Brazil. ... more | .. |
US tries to limit damage from grisly Afghan photos The United States has swiftly condemned photos of soldiers posing with the mangled corpses of insurgents in Afghanistan, seeking to limit the fallout from the latest scandal involving US troops. ... more |
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Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
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  Top FBI cyber-cop joins spy thwarting startup Veteran FBI cyber security expert Shawn Henry on Wednesday said he is fighting the enemy on a new front by joining a startup out to protect firms from online spies. ... more | .. |
 CIA seeks to expand anti-terrorism drones in Yemen: WPost The CIA is seeking permission to launch more airborne drone strikes in Yemen, even when there is a risk the victims might not always be terrorists, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 UAV-equipped vehicle to debut Italy's Iveco/Oto Melara consortium is gearing up to create a splash at this year's Eurosatory exhibition in France. ... more | .. |
 Jihadists see prospects in Syria conflict The threat of jihadist intervention in Syria's 13-month-old uprising against the minority regime of President Bashar al-Assad is growing, particularly because the opposition forces are so fractured. ... more |
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India postpones long-range missile test Bad weather forced India to postpone Wednesday the first trial of a new long-range nuclear-capable missile that could strike anywhere in China, officials said. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea experts say new nuclear test likely A panel of experts on North Korea told US lawmakers Wednesday that Pyongyang will probably conduct a new nuclear test, and relying on China to dissuade the isolated state from doing so is unwise. ... more | .. |
 NATO trio team up to boost air refuelling capacity France, Germany and the Netherlands agreed Wednesday to team up in order to boost Europe's fleet of air-to-air refuelling aircraft, a key shortcoming identified by last year's NATO operation in Libya. ... more | .. |
  Brazil judge sets record straight on military torture A judge has declared that the former head of Brazil's communist party was tortured to death by the military here during the dictatorship in 1976. ... more |
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