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  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 16, 2018 The idea of receiving some useful information from extra-terrestrial life-forms has long fascinated humanity and even inspired books and films, such as Contact (1997). However, there are those who have warned against trusting alien signals too much. According to the results of the recent research there is a high chance that the messages that we receive from the deep space can carry content hazardous for the whole human population. Two astrophysicists, Michael Hippke and John G. Learned, have publi ... read more |
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West's attitude stoking tensions in Balkans: LavrovBelgrade (AFP) Feb 19, 2018 The West is stoking tensions in the Balkans despite Russia's pacific stance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying Monday ahead of a visit to Serbia. ... more  
Ecosystem For Near-Earth Space ControlBethesda, MD (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 In just two months, at the 34th Space Symposium, the space community will hear about a possible game-changing discovery that may create a new paradigm for near-Earth space control. On April 18th, in ... more  
UN draft calls for 'measures' over Iran missiles to YemenUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 19, 2018 The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would condemn Iran for violating the arms embargo on Yemen and call for measures to address this violation, according to the text obtained by AFP on Monday. ... more 
US Secret Service denies China nuclear football 'skirmish'Washington (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 The US Secret Service denied Monday reports that one of its agents and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly wrestled with Chinese security officials over the "nuclear football" during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing in November. ... more |
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US fighter jet drops fuel tanks in Japan accidentTokyo (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 Japan's defence ministry demanded explanations Tuesday from the US military after a fighter jet experiencing an engine fire dropped two fuel tanks into a lake in the country's north. ... more  
Iraq to deport suspected French jihadist who served sentenceBaghdad (AFP) Feb 19, 2018 An Iraqi court ordered the release and deportation of a suspected French jihadist sentenced Monday to seven months in prison for entering the country illegally, saying she had already served her time. ... more  
Syria jets pound rebel enclave as ground assault loomsHammuriyeh, Syria (AFP) Feb 19, 2018 Syrian warplanes hit rebel-held Eastern Ghouta with fresh air strikes Monday, after regime reinforcements and a salvo of rocket fire on the enclave hinted a ground assault could be imminent. ... more 
Another Marawi possible, Philippine rebel chief warnsManila (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 The chief of the Philippines' main Muslim rebel group warned Tuesday that jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group, flush with looted guns and cash, could seize another Filipino city after Marawi last year. ... more 
Israeli warplanes pound Gaza after new rocket attackGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Feb 19, 2018 Israeli warplanes carried out a fresh round of strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday after a rocket fired by Palestinians slammed into southern Israel, the army said. ... more |
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 Iraq hands 6-year jail term to German jihadist teen: judiciary  
IS ambush kills 27 pro-government fighters in IraqBaghdad (AFP) Feb 19, 2018 The Islamic State group killed 27 members of a paramilitary group in an ambush in Iraq, the pro-government force said Monday, underlining the threat still posed by the jihadists despite Baghdad's declaration of victory. ... more  |
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Iraqi state holds key to Yazidi return to Sinjar: ICGBaghdad (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 Iraq must stabilise the northern region of Sinjar to help the Yazidi minority brutalised at the hands of the Islamic State group return home, the International Crisis Group said Tuesday. ... more 
Three Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai campaignCairo (AFP) Feb 19, 2018 Egypt said Monday three of its soldiers had been killed in the Sinai Peninsula during a wide-ranging operation against the local branch of the Islamic State group. ... more 
Israel arrests Palestinians 'planning attack on defence minister'Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 18, 2018 Israel arrested six Palestinians suspected of planning attacks targeting Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman and other Israelis in the occupied West Bank, security agency Shin Bet said Sunday. ... more 
S. Korea's Moon says 'too early' for Pyongyang summitPyeongchang, South Korea (AFP) Feb 17, 2018 South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Saturday said it was too early to think about a summit with North Korea despite the Olympic-driven rapprochement with its nuclear-armed neighbour. ... more 
Tillerson to N.Korea on talks: 'I'm listening'Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2018 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in an interview to air Sunday that he is "listening" for signs that North Korea is ready to engage in direct talks. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 09, 2018 
China is planning to develop a sea-based missile defense launcher after completing a successful intercept of a ballistic missile in space from a ground-based system earlier this week, according to the South China Morning Post.
"China's sea-based anti-missile system aims to defend both its territory and overseas interests, because sea-based defense systems will be set up wherever its warshi ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 
Even as the Pentagon hustles to ensure that its defenses keep pace with North Korea's fast-growing rocket program, US officials increasingly are turning attention to a new generation of missile threat.
These weapons under development by China and Russia - as well as by the United States - can fly at many times the speed of sound and are designed to beat regular anti-missile defense systems ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 15, 2018 
Orbital ATK has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for development, testing and evaluation of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Ground Launch Drone Missile, or GQM-163A.
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at $79.4 million under a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract for operation and maintenance sup ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 16, 2018 
The idea of receiving some useful information from extra-terrestrial life-forms has long fascinated humanity and even inspired books and films, such as Contact (1997). However, there are those who have warned against trusting alien signals too much.
According to the results of the recent research there is a high chance that the messages that we receive from the deep space can carry content ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 19, 2018 
General Dynamics has been awarded a contract to provide supply parts for the entire U.S. Army Stryker program.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is a modification to a previously-awarded contract and is valued at more than $148.9 million.
The Interim Armored Vehicle, or IAV Stryker, is an eight-wheeled, armored fighting vehicle used for ground combat.
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 Moscow (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 
Private investors have for the first time gained a majority share of Russia's Kalashnikov arms manufacturer, producer of the famed AK-47 assault rifle, the company said Thursday.
Russia's state-run holding company Rostec said in a statement it had reduced its stake from 51 percent to a blocking stake of 25 percent plus one share.
It made the sale to Kalashnikov's general director Alexei ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (AFP) Feb 16, 2018  Europe must be able to stand on its own feet militarily, France and Germany said Friday as they made the case for a new EU defence pact that has rattled Washington.
In opening remarks at the Munich Security Conference, French Defence Minister Florence Parly and her German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen said the EU plan posed no threat to NATO.
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 Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Feb 15, 2018 
At DESY's X-ray source PETRA III, scientists have followed the growth of tiny wires of gallium arsenide live. Their observations reveal exact details of the growth process responsible for the evolving shape and crystal structure of the crystalline nanowires. The findings also provide new approaches to tailoring nanowires with desired properties for specific applications.
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 19, 2018  The Islamic State group killed 27 members of a paramilitary group in an ambush in Iraq, the pro-government force said Monday, underlining the threat still posed by the jihadists despite Baghdad's declaration of victory.
IS members disguised as soldiers attacked a Hashed al-Shaabi unit in the Hawija region about 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of Baghdad on Sunday evening, the auxiliary forc ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 
The US Secret Service denied Monday reports that one of its agents and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly wrestled with Chinese security officials over the "nuclear football" during President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing in November.
Chinese security officials blocked the US military aide carrying the briefcase that carries the procedures and communications equipment that allow the US ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 16, 2018  The US Commerce Department on Friday recommended imposing heavy tariffs on China, Russia and other countries to counter a global glut in steel and aluminum which it says threatens national security.
The move gives President Donald Trump the opportunity to strike a highly public blow for his "America first" trade policy, but raises the prospect of retaliation from countries targeted and was s ... more |
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 Gloucester Point VA (SPX) Feb 19, 2018 
Bird-human actions can end in tragedy - for bird as well as human. John Swaddle believes technology and a solid understanding of bird behavior can make those tragedies less frequent. Swaddle is a behavioral biologist at William and Mary. He briefed attendees at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on developments in a pair of initiatives designed to minim ... more |
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 Xichang, China (XNA) Feb 15, 2018 
The Long March-3B rocket launched Monday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province marked the seventh successful mission of the Long March rocket series since the beginning of 2018.
The year 2018 will be an ambitious year for China's space program, with the largest number of Long March rocket launches.
According to Cen Zheng, rocket system command ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 
The theft of a thumb of an ancient Terracotta Warrior statue on display in the US incited a wave of criticism on Chinese social media Tuesday, following China's calls to "severely punish" the thief.
Michael Rohana, 24, has been arrested over the theft during an after hours "ugly sweater party" just before Christmas at the Franklin Institute in Pennsylvania where 10 of the figures are on disp ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 18, 2018 
A court in the Iraqi capital on Sunday sentenced to death a Turkish woman and 11 other foreign widows to life in jail for belonging to the Islamic State group.
The 12 women, 11 Turks and an Azeri, some of whom appeared in the dock nursing infants, were convicted despite their pleas that they had been duped or forced by their husbands to join them in Iraq.
The women, aged between 20 and 5 ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018  Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the Surface Navy Laser Weapon System.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $150 million under the terms of a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.
The contract taps Lockheed Martin's Aculight Corp. to develop, manufacture and deliver two test units in fiscal 2020 - one uni ... more |
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