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  Tokyo (AFP) April 8, 2018 On January 5, as Tokyo's commuters were struggling back to work after their long New Year break, blaring sirens from every phone pierced the sleepy atmosphere: "strong" earthquake coming. The message delivered via the country's alert system, part of its much-hyped J-Alert mechanism, warned of a big one directly hitting the Japanese capital - potentially on the scale of the devastating 2011 earthquake that wrought massive destruction. Millions braced for impact... but it never came. It turne ... read more |
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Iran's rial hits new record-low on Trump fearsTehran (AFP) April 8, 2018 Iran's currency fell more than six percent against the dollar on Sunday, hitting another record-low, as fears of a US withdrawal from the nuclear deal continued to drive speculation. ... more 
Iran's Rouhani says US 'will regret it' if it violates nuke dealTehran (AFP) April 9, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that the United States would regret violating the nuclear deal, and that Iran would respond in "less than a week" if that happened. ... more 
China bans exports of 'dual use' items to North KoreaBeijing (AFP) April 9, 2018 China has banned exports to North Korea of 32 "dual-use" items that can be applied in the development of weapons of mass destruction, the commerce ministry said. ... more  
Despite mounting ethics questions, Trump backs environmental chiefWashington (AFP) April 9, 2018 First-class travel with a large security detail, excessive spending and a discount on a condo rental linked to a lobbying firm - the scandals swirling around Donald Trump's environmental chief keep growing, but the president simply reaffirms his satisfaction with Scott Pruitt. ... more |
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New air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Syria's Ghouta: monitorBeirut (AFP) April 8, 2018 New regime air strikes hit the last rebel pocket Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Sunday, a monitor said, despite reports the fighters had struck a ceasefire deal with regime ally Russia. ... more 
Deadly strikes hit Syria army air base after US, France warningDamascus (AFP) April 9, 2018 A Syrian military airport was hit with deadly missile strikes, state media reported Monday, after the US and France warned of a strong response to "horrific chemical weapons attacks" on a rebel-held region near Damascus. ... more  
Four killed in IS suicide attack on Iraq party hqRamadi, Iraq (AFP) April 8, 2018 A suicide attack targeting a political party headquarters in western Iraq has killed four people and injured seven others, including a candidate in polls set for May, officials said Sunday. ... more  
Pakistan's Pashtuns rally against abuses by security forcesPeshawar, Pakistan (AFP) April 8, 2018 In a rare public challenge to Pakistan's powerful armed forces, thousands of Pashtuns rallied Sunday in the northwestern city of Peshawar to call for an end to abuses by police and troops. ... more 
Top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan killed in airstrike: officialsMazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP) April 7, 2018 A high-ranking Islamic State commander in Afghanistan has been killed in an airstrike, officials said Saturday, as Afghan and US forces dial up attacks on the militant group. ... more |
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 Baghdad's infrastructure in ruins 15 years after Saddam fell 
Mattis on Syria: 'We'll work all this out'Washington (AFP) April 6, 2018 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that the military is talking with Kurdish partners and others in Syria to resolve questions over US support once the United States eventually withdraws from the war-torn country. ... more  |
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Palestinians bury their dead after Israel kills nine in border clashesGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) April 7, 2018 Palestinian mourners in the Gaza Strip on Saturday buried their dead, including a journalist, after Israeli troops killed nine during the latest border clashes in a week of bloodshed. ... more 
Fresh raids pound Syria's rebel Douma after talks falterBeirut (AFP) April 7, 2018 Renewed air strikes Saturday hit the last opposition holdout in Syria's Eastern Ghouta, leaving 70 civilians dead in around 24 hours, as regime troops pressed an offensive to pressure rebels to withdraw. ... more 
Israel defence minister says 'no innocent people' in GazaJerusalem (AFP) April 8, 2018 Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday there were "no innocent people" in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip after days of protests and clashes left 30 Palestinians dead, including a journalist. ... more 
Five ways Iraq has changed since fall of SaddamBaghdad (AFP) April 6, 2018 On April 9, 2003, the US-led coalition overthrew Saddam Hussein. Fifteen years after the invasion, life in Iraq has been transformed. ... more 
The three weeks that ousted Saddam HusseinParis (AFP) April 6, 2018 It took just three weeks for the nearly 24-year regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to be toppled in 2003 after the first US air strikes on March 20. ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) April 8, 2018 
On January 5, as Tokyo's commuters were struggling back to work after their long New Year break, blaring sirens from every phone pierced the sleepy atmosphere: "strong" earthquake coming.
The message delivered via the country's alert system, part of its much-hyped J-Alert mechanism, warned of a big one directly hitting the Japanese capital - potentially on the scale of the devastating 2011 ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) April 4, 2018 
Turkey and Russia have agreed to bring forward to July 2019 the delivery of S-400 air defence missile systems to Ankara, a Turkish official said, in a purchase that has raised eyebrows among NATO allies.
"We brought forward the delivery date in the contract signed with Russia for the acquisition of S-400 systems and got an earlier date of July 2019," Ismail Demir, Turkish Defence Industries ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 03, 2018 
DARPA's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-unit infantry forces using small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned ground systems (UGSs) in swarms of 250 robots or more to accomplish diverse missions in complex urban environments. By leveraging and combining emerging technologies in swarm autonomy and human-swarm teaming, the program seeks to ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2018 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said it has not given up on the recently launched GSAT-6A that went missing ahead of the third and final course correction firing on April 1.
The communication satellite was launched on March 29 this year from the spaceport Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
"The scientists completed the second orbit raising operation of GSAT-6A on Saturd ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 
U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia have started field training with the new M1A1-SA Abrams tanks, the Army announced this week.
Soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's Delta Tank Company, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team fired the main and support weapon systems on the M1A1-SA Abrams tanks during a field training exercise in late March. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 5, 2018 
The United States on Thursday approved a contract to sell Saudi Arabia 180 self-propelled artillery systems for $1.31 billion, in the latest stage of perhaps the world's biggest arms deal.
When US President Donald Trump visited Riyadh last year he boasted that the desert kingdom would spend $110 billion on US equipment and the howitzer contract is one more step towards that goal.
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 Washington (AFP) April 5, 2018  The Pentagon said Thursday it has established a new body to support President Donald Trump's order to send the military to the southern border, but questions remain about what the deployment will actually look like.
The so-called "border security support cell" will channel information between the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for border security.
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 21, 2018 
2D materials, which consist of a few layers of atoms, may well be the future of nanotechnology. They offer potential new applications and could be used in small, higher-performance and more energy-efficient devices. 2D materials were first discovered almost 15 years ago, but only a few dozen of them have been synthesized so far.
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 8, 2018 
After the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 there were hopes its millennium-old capital Baghdad could rise again from the ashes, but construction sites have remained idle as if time stood still.
For 15 years promises of rebuilding infrastructure in the second most populous Arab capital have fallen through and a multitude of projects have been shelved.
Baghdad's skyline is dotted with the d ... more |
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 Pyongyang (AFP) April 8, 2018 
A few hundred foreigners lined up in Kim Il Sung stadium Sunday for the Pyongyang marathon, less than half of last year's contingent with Western tourism to North Korea battered by nuclear tensions and a US travel ban.
A packed crowd in the 47,000-capacity arena cheered and applauded before the runners streamed out of the stadium beneath portraits of the North's founder and his son and succe ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 6, 2018  Top US economic advisor Larry Kudlow on Friday warned a threat to hit China with tariffs on up to $150 billion of imports is not a negotiating ploy - the White House wants a change in Chinese behavior.
Indicating a tough stance that escalates the risks of a trade war between the world's two largest economies, Kudlow told reporters that President Donald Trump believes China must move decisiv ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 5, 2018  US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would send thousands of National Guard troops to the southern border, amid a widening spat with his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto.
The anti-immigration president said the National Guard deployment would range from 2,000 to 4,000 troops, and he would "probably" keep many personnel on the border until his wall is built - spelling out a le ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 2, 2018 
The plunge back to Earth of a defunct Chinese space laboratory will not slow down Beijing's ambitious plans to send humans to the moon.
The Tiangong-1 space module, which crashed Monday, was intended to serve as a stepping stone to a manned station, but its problems highlight the difficulties of exploring outer space.
But China has come a long way in its race to catch up with the United ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 5, 2018 
The wife of a detained Chinese human rights lawyer who has embarked on a 100-kilometre (60-mile) march to highlight his plight said Thursday she did not even know if he was still alive.
Attorney Wang Quanzhang, who defended political activists and victims of land seizures, has had no contact with the outside world since he disappeared in a 2015 police sweep aimed at courtroom critics of Comm ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 27, 2018 
A 43-year-old man has been arrested after around a dozen packages containing potentially explosive material were posted to military and intelligence facilities around the US capital, the FBI said Tuesday.
Thanh Cong Phan, who lives near the northwestern city of Seattle, was taken into custody after the FBI "determined that the packages contained potential destructive devices and appeared to ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 19, 2018 
The US Air Force will this summer begin testing a laser that will be mounted on an F-15 warplane, an official said Monday.
The Pentagon last year awarded a $26 million contract to Lockheed Martin for a laser program called SHiELD (Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator.)
The idea is to put a laser system on aircraft with an output of about 50 kilowatts to test their ability to zap ... more |
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