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October 30, 2014

Singapore to deploy massive surveillance balloon
Singapore (AFP) Oct 29, 2014
Singapore will deploy a huge tethered surveillance balloon to boost its maritime and air security, the defence ministry has announced. The helium-filled "aerostat" will be equipped with radar equipment that can spot threats from as far as 200 kilometres (125 miles) away, the ministry said in a post on its website late Tuesday. "It will be deployed sufficiently high enough so as to have a clear line of sight over Singapore's air and sea space," the ministry said. "Existing systems are facing ... read more

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Kurds cheer reinforcements for Syria's Kobane Crowds of flag-waving Kurds greeted Iraqi peshmerga forces travelling through Turkey Wednesday to join rebel fighters reinforcing the Syrian town of Kobane against an attack by the Islamic State group. ... more		IS jihadists execute 46 tribesmen in Iraq's Anbar Jihadists from the Islamic State group have executed at least 46 members of a tribe that fought against them in Iraq's Anbar province, sources said. ... more		Caltech takes first steps toward lightsails that could reach distant star systems Fifth H-3 rocket successfully launches Michibiki No. 6 satellite SpaceX launches more Startlink satellites from California		'Major' hacking attack in US looms: expert survey Cyber attacks might be taking a toll now, but just wait: a survey of experts says things are likely to get even worse in the US over the next decade. ... more
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Pro-West parties win Ukraine landslide as shells fly in east

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