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November 21, 2014

China policies fuel tensions with US: commission
Washington (AFP) Nov 20, 2014
China's souring foreign investment climate, "unfair" trade practices and inceased military spending heightened tensions between the United States and Beijing in 2014, a US commission said Thursday. Security ties between the two world powers deteriorated this year amid increased territorial disputes in the South China Sea. These potential China-US military confrontations risk escalating into a "major political crisis," the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) said in its annual ... read more

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China Premier calls for greater role in shaping Web Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Thursday demanded a greater role for Beijing in shaping the global Internet, calling for "order" online as he failed to address his government's censorship of content it deems politically sensitive. ... more		'Concerned' Kerry joins troubled Iran nuclear talks US Secretary of State John Kerry joined troubled Iran nuclear talks in Vienna on Thursday, four days before a looming deadline, with Russia warning that getting a deal will be "very difficult". ... more		Syrian team, Putin to discuss relaunching peace talks: source A high-level Syrian delegation is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss a possible relaunch of peace talks with the opposition, a senior Syrian official said Thursday. ... more
				Swedish military gets upgraded radar facilityw/lll A refurbished and upgraded radar facility for air and surface surveillance has been returned to the Swedish armed forces. ... more		Modernized Russian Tu-160 bomber completes 1st flight Russian strategic bomber Tu-160 has completed its first flight after modernization, the aircraft's design bureau Tupolev said Wednesday. "On Nov. 16, 2014, the Tu-160 bomber performed the firs ... more

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NATO reports 400 intercepts of Russian aircraft in 2014 NATO said Thursday there have been around 400 intercepts of Russian military flights near its member countries this year, amid heightened tension between Moscow and the West over the Ukraine crisis. ... more		Marines get counter-IED training from A-T Solutions Training to counter improvised explosive devices is to be provided to the U.S. Marine Corps Engineer School by A-T solutions. ... more		Will the US get to Mars quicker if it drops or delays plans to visit the Moon? Searching for Water on the Moon: UC San Diego Researchers Uncover Clues to Lunar Water's Origins China's DeepSeek-R1: A Game-Changing AI Release or Strategic Gesture?		Northrop Grumman announces new Viper anti-missile laser A new laser for use on all directed infrared counter-measure systems on military aircraft has been introduced by Northrop Grumman's Laser Systems business unit. ... more
				Signs N.Korea preparing bomb material amid nuclear test threats New satellite imagery suggests North Korea may be firing up a facility for processing weapons-grade plutonium, as Pyongyang Thursday threatened a fresh nuclear test in response to UN condemnation of its rights record. ... more		China expects to introduce space law around 2020 China will always abide by international space law and is making great efforts to introduce its own laws in 2020, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Monday. Xu Dazhe, direc ... more

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Launched Russian satellites to reach 150 by 2025 Russia will increase the number of its orbital satellites to 150 by 2025, head of Russia's United Rocket Space Corporation (URSC) said Monday. "According to the federal space program's new project, ... more		NASA Skunkworks Team Set to Deliver 6U CubeSat A NASA "skunkworks" team gave itself just one year to develop, test and integrate a newfangled CubeSat that could reliably and easily accommodate agency-class science investigations and technology d ... more		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 Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known		Elbit to Supply DIRCM Systems to German A400M Aircraft Elbit Systems has announced that it was awarded a contract from DIEHL BGT Defence to provide J-MUSIC Multi-Spectral Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM) systems for the first phase of the Germa ... more
IS claims suicide bombing in Iraq's Arbil The Islamic State jihadist group on Thursday claimed a rare suicide car bombing in the usually secure capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that killed four people. ... more		Britain's RAF receives first A400M airlifter Britain's Royal Air Force has taken possession of the first of 22 Airbus A400M airlifters, becoming the third country to bring the aircraft into service. ... more		France to buy 12 Airbus tankers worth 3 bn euros France's defence ministry announced on Thursday the purchase of 12 Airbus refuelling tankers worth around 3 billion euros ($3.8 billion). ... more		F-35Cs complete initial testing from aircraft carrier The carrier variant of the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has successfully completed the first phase of developmental testing at sea. ... more

	Russia urges Ukraine not to join NATO Russia on Wednesday called for Ukraine to stay out of the NATO alliance, insisting that a "non-aligned status" was in the interests of the ex-Soviet country. ... more		Iran, US go face-to-face in crunch nuclear talks Iran and the US held one-on-one talks Wednesday as a deadline loomed to reach a mammoth nuclear deal, seeking common ground on the two crucial remaining issues: uranium enrichment and sanctions relief. ... more

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Fabrication starts on Navy's new air-cushioned landing craft

Greece asks U.S. to continue sustainment support for its F-16s

Nammo subsidiary buying Patria ammunition facility

Northrop Grumman updating aircraft targeting system

U.S. contracts CPI Aerostructures for F-16 wing components

Whispers about Russia's so-called 'satellite killer' grow louder

Iran nuclear talks get down to nitty-gritty

US can pursue 'reckless' drone flyers, panel rules

Complex turns for Xi on China's diplomatic path

Kerry broadside against IS: 'We are not intimidated'

Amnesty feels 'chill' from China Internet meeting

Hollande on first state visit by French president to Australia

Iraq is starting to push back jihadists: UN

Unidentified Asian country orders ECA naval simulators

NATO sees 'very serious' Russian military Ukraine build-up

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$9.3 bn pledged to help poor nations combat global warming

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