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November 23, 2014

Last chance saloon for Iran nuclear talks
Vienna (AFP) Nov 24, 2014
Time runs out Monday for the biggest chance in years to resolve the Iranian nuclear standoff, as Tehran and world powers make a final push for a deal but with a risky extension looking likely. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany (the P5+1) have been locked in talks with Iran for months, seeking to turn an interim deal that expires at midnight (2300 GMT) on Monday into a lasting accord. Such an agreement, after a 12-year standoff, is aimed at easing fears that Tehran ... read more

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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 threatened a fresh nuclear test in response to UN condemnation of its rights record. ... more		China's Xi wraps up Pacific talks with Fiji aid boost Chinese President Xi Jinping injected a further 70 million yuan (US$11.4 million) of aid money into Fiji as he wrapped up a round of talks in the Pacific nation Sunday aimed at strengthening ties in the region. ... more		Sudan rebels claim raids on Blue Nile army bases Sudanese rebels said Sunday they attacked two military bases in war-torn Blue Nile state, days after attending a round of peace talks with the government. ... more
				China defence minister brushes off fears over military growth China's defence minister on Friday sought to soothe concerns over the country's growing armed forces, saying its military modernisation is rooted in both past humiliations and a present need to combat threats including terrorism. ... more		World powers discuss extending Iran deal deadline World powers and Iran began discussing late Sunday whether more time is needed to reach a nuclear deal, a US official said, as they struggled to overcome major gaps barely 24 hours before a deadline. ... more

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Albania opens Hoxha's top secret Cold War nuclear bunker to public The massive, top secret Cold War nuclear bunker of former Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha was opened to the public on Saturday, decades after it was built by the paranoid communist regime fearing an attack by the West that never came. ... more		Lockheed advancing technologies for U.S. Navy A new Lockheed Martin facility - the Surface Navy Innovation Center - has been opened to support development of new technologies for the U.S. Navy. ... more		NSSA Calls for Doubling U.S. Space Force Budget to Maintain Space Superiority First CubeSat Selected for ESA's Ramses Mission to Asteroid Apophis The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs		US delivers anti-mortar radars to Ukraine: Pentagon The US military has delivered three radars to Ukraine designed to detect incoming mortar fire, the Pentagon said Friday, amid appeals from Kiev for Washington to send weapons to help fight pro-Russian rebels. ... more
				UN airlifts winter aid to desperate Iraqis The UN said Friday it had begun airlifting tent isolation kits into Iraq to help some of the around two million people displaced in the conflict-torn country get through the harsh winter. ... more		N.Korea warns of 'catastrophic consequences' over UN rights ruling North Korea's top military body warned Sunday of "catastrophic consequences" for supporters of a UN resolution censuring its human rights record, as state media reported its leader presiding over a fresh military exercise. ... more

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Biden leaves Turkey without breakthrough on Syria US Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday wrapped up a key visit to Turkey without a breakthrough on military cooperation in the Syrian crisis but with officials confident the talks brought their positions closer. ... more		Iraq sentences Sunni ex-MP to death for murder An Iraqi court sentenced former Sunni MP Ahmed al-Alwani to death on Sunday for murder, a verdict that could damage Baghdad's ties with a powerful tribe that is battling jihadists. ... more		Scientists establish link between Earth's orbital shifts and ice age cycles Study reveals how rising temperatures could lead to population crashes Tree planting remains the most effective carbon removal strategy despite climate and economic uncertainties		Iraqi forces retake ground from jihadists Iraqi security forces and pro-government fighters on Sunday retook areas from jihadists near the Iranian border in an operation that left 20 Kurdish troops dead, security officials said. ... more
Israeli strike threat 'diplomatic card' against Iran: experts Despite Israeli threats of a strike on Iran if world powers fail to halt its nuclear drive at talks entering an endgame in Vienna, experts see the sabre-rattling as largely diplomatic brinkmanship. ... more		Sense and Avoid system for UAVs in civilian airspace closer to reality General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is advancing its Sense and Avoid system for unmanned aerial vehicles in non-segregated civilian airspace. ... more		First Australian-made vertical tails fitted onto F-35 Australian-made vertical tails for F-35 Lightning II fighters have for the first time been installed on an aircraft by Lockheed Martin. ... more		China arrests man who photographed base for 'foreign spy' A Chinese man was arrested for selling pictures of an aircraft carrier base to a foreign spy, the latest young Internet user to be targeted by overseas intelligence agencies, media said. ... more

	US troops to stay in Poland, Baltics through 2015: general US troops will remain in Poland and the Baltic states through 2015 "to deter Russian aggression", the top US commander for Europe said on Sunday. ... more		Elbit's anti-missile system to feature on German A400M transports Airbus A400M airlifters of the German Air Force are to be equipped with Elbit Systems' J-MUSIC Multi-Spectral Directed Infrared Counter Measure systems. ... more

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Britain's RAF receives first A400M airlifter

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Russia urges Ukraine not to join NATO

Iran, US go face-to-face in crunch nuclear talks

Law firm forms unit for civilian UAV issues

Top China official urges stronger Internet management

US condemns IS bombing in Kurdish region of Iraq

War in Iraq 'different' this time: US military chief

China launches new remote sensing satellite

Boeing Stacks Two Satellites to Launch as a Pair

CubeSat Instruments to Demonstrate NASA Firsts

New sites will boost European search and rescue

European Space Agency and Airbus sign on to Orion mission

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