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  Washington (AFP) June 14, 2018 US President Donald Trump downplayed abuses by Kim Jong Un's regime in an interview following his summit with the North Korean leader, saying that other countries had also done "bad things." "A lot of other people (have) done some really bad things. I mean, I could go through a lot of nations where a lotta bad things were done," Trump said in an interview with Fox News. He praised Kim as "a very smart guy" and "a great negotiator," saying that "I think we understand each other." According to ... read more |
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N. Korea's Kim knows denuclearisation must be 'quick': PompeoSeoul (AFP) June 14, 2018 North Korea's Kim Jong Un understands that denuclearisation must happen "quickly", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, warning there will be no sanctions relief for Pyongyang until the process is complete. ... more 
World can 'sleep well' after N.Korea summit, Trump saysWashington (AFP) June 13, 2018 A jubilant-sounding President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that his "deal" with Kim Jong Un has ended the North Korean nuclear threat, as his top diplomat said he hoped to see "major disarmament" of the country by 2020. ... more  
New EU 'peace fund' could buy weaponsBrussels (AFP) June 13, 2018 The EU wants to pay for military equipment, including lethal weaponry, for partner countries in crisis zones such as Africa's Sahel region as part of a 10.5-billion euro ($12.4-billion) "peace facility" launched on Wednesday. ... more  
Office of Naval Research awards Aerojet Rocketdyne contract to develop Advanced Torpedo Propulsion SystemSacramento CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a $2.6 million Phase I contract by the Office of Naval Research to develop a prototype torpedo propulsion system under the agency's Torpedo Advanced Propulsion Sy ... more |
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Apple steps up encrytion to thwart police cracking of iPhonesWashington (AFP) June 13, 2018 Apple said Wednesday it was strengthening encryption on its iPhones to thwart police efforts to unlock handsets without legitimate authorization. ... more 
Elbit Systems launches SigmaCell a real-time active cellular intelligence systemHaifa, Israel (SPX) Jun 13, 2018 Elbit Systems is introducing SigmaCell, a real-time active cellular intelligence system that neutralizes cellular communications of terrorists and criminals. Based on Elbit Systems' Signal Int ... more 
Electric Boat tapped for repair parts for Virginia-class subsWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2018 Electric Boat has been awarded a contract modification by the U.S. Navy for electronic repair parts for the future Virginia-class submarines New Jersey and Iowa. ... more 
BAE contracted for USS Portland post-shakedown availabilityWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 The U.S. Navy awarded a $19 million contract modification to BAE Systems for post-shakedown availability upgrades to the USS Portland. ... more  
Two killed, one injured in Bulgaria military helicopter crashSofia (AFP) June 11, 2018 A Bulgarian military helicopter crashed during a training exercise on Monday evening near the southern city of Plovdiv, killing two of the three men onboard, the defence ministry said. ... more |
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 Yemen forces launch assault on rebel-held port city 
Sale of Apache helicopters, equipment to India gains approvalWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 The U.S. State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale that would send six Apache helicopters, with additional equipment, to India. ... more  |
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Navy modifies Boeing contract for Super Hornet aircraftWashington (UPI) Jun 11, 2018 Pentagon officials have announced a new modified contract with Boeing for the manufacture and delivery of F/A-18 Super Hornet variants. ... more  
Uproar over Australian army vehicle flying swastika flagSydney (AFP) June 14, 2018 An Australian army vehicle flew a Nazi swastika flag during an operation in Afghanistan, the prime minister confirmed Thursday in an act he called "completely and utterly unacceptable". ... more  
Navy taps Hexagon Federal for 'ruggedized' hardwareWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to Hexagon Federal, Inc., to supply the company's Ruggedized Marine Hardware systems for naval ships. ... more  
Ex-miss Iraq calls for peace on Israel visit after selfie scandalJerusalem (AFP) June 13, 2018 A former Miss Iraq whose selfie with her Israeli counterpart triggered criticism called Wednesday for coexistence and regional peace in a speech during her first visit to the Jewish state. ... more
Lights, camera, summit: critics pan White House Kim filmSingapore (AFP) June 13, 2018 A Hollywood-style trailer US President Donald Trump played for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their Singapore summit has received decidedly mixed reviews. ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) June 10, 2018 
Saudi air defences on Sunday intercepted a ballistic missile over the southern city of Jizan after being fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition said.
Debris from the missile landed in residential areas of Jizan without causing casualties, the coalition said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency.
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 14, 2018 
The U.S. Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.6 million dollar contract to mature the Miniature Hit-to-Kill (MHTK) interceptor, evaluate its effectiveness and demonstrate manufacturing readiness as part of the Extended Mission Area Missile Program. Announced by the company at the Eurosatory exhibition, this award marks the MHTK's transition from the Sci ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 6, 2018 
It's the hands-free experience you never knew you needed - a Japanese company has developed a drone-powered parasol it says can hover over users, protecting them from the sun.
The drone-powered sunshade - being developed by Asahi Power Service - should be released next year, and will initially target those in need of a hands-free head covering wider than your average hat, like golfers. ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Jun 14, 2018 
Industrial revolutions leave no sector or industry untouched, and the fourth industrial revolution is no different. We are witnessing the rapid transformation that's blurring the line between the physical and digital worlds through artificial intelligence, machine to machine communications, and the Internet of Things-technologies that are touching every aspect of our lives. For the government an ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 13, 2018 
The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to Hexagon Federal, Inc., to supply the company's Ruggedized Marine Hardware systems for naval ships.
Hexagon Federal's line of Ruggedized Marine Hardware includes workstations, displays and consoles "that are able to withstand harsh environments," the company says on its website. The $60.9 million indefinite-quantity contract with the Navy will put ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 13, 2018 
The EU wants to pay for military equipment, including lethal weaponry, for partner countries in crisis zones such as Africa's Sahel region as part of a 10.5-billion euro ($12.4-billion) "peace facility" launched on Wednesday.
The bloc says the new European Peace Facility (EPF) is needed to make its training missions in three African countries more effective and to enable it to contribute to ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) June 12, 2018  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Tuesday questioned as a police witness in a probe of alleged corruption over the state purchase of three German submarines, his office said.
Netanyahu is the subject of several corruption investigations, but he is not under suspicion in the submarine affair, known as Case 3000.
"The prime minister gave his testimony in Case 3000. He has gi ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 
What drives cells to live and engines to move? It all comes down to a quantity that scientists call "free energy," essentially the energy that can be extracted from any system to perform useful work. Without this available energy, a living organism would eventually die and a machine would lie idle.
In work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of M ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 13, 2018  Every Friday since Mosul was prised from the Islamic State group's clutches last July, women gather in the Iraqi city's Al-Minassa Square, desperate to learn the fate of husbands and sons.
Dressed in black, with children in tow and brandishing photos, some fear their men have fallen victim to a cruel double jeopardy.
They had been imprisoned by or forced to work for IS, only for Iraqi fo ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 13, 2018  US President Donald Trump arrived home Wednesday, insisting his historic summit with Kim Jong Un had ended North Korea's nuclear threat and the world could sleep safer.
"There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea," Trump tweeted as Air Force One returned from Singapore.
North Korean state TV, for its part, hailed Kim for "opening a new chapter" in relations with the US. Officia ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 06, 2018  For homeowners, the brown marmorated stink bug can be a smelly nuisance. For orchard growers, the invasive insects are a very expensive problem.
Researchers are hopeful they're close to a natural remedy: the samurai wasp, Trissolcus halyomorphae.
Thanks to the work of Hillary Peterson, a Penn State doctoral student, researchers in Pennsylvania are beginning to test the wasp's pot ... more |
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 Dhaka (AFP) June 12, 2018  Landslides triggered by monsoon rains killed at least 12 people Tuesday in Bangladesh near camps housing one million Rohingya refugees, officials said.
Aid agencies have been warning of the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe over the coming months as heavy rains lash an area home to the world's largest refugee camp.
Most of Tuesday's victims were buried under mud when surrounding h ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2018 
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed that one of its institutes Monday successfully tracked and received imaging data from the newly-launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-6.
The Aerospace Information Research Institute said the Miyun station of China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station received the first batch of observation data from the Gaofen-6 satellite. There was ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) June 13, 2018 
As housing prices spiral in Hong Kong, young professionals are living in ever-shrinking spaces, with box-like "nano-flats" and co-shares touted as fashionable solutions.
Blocks of sleek miniature apartments packed with mod cons are springing up around the densely packed city, pitched as an attractive and more affordable lifestyle choice, but still at an eye-watering cost.
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 Paris (AFP) June 8, 2018 
An Iraqi refugee in France thought to be a former senior member of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Paris and indicted on suspicion of "war crimes" over his alleged involvement in a massacre in his country.
The 33-year-old man, referred to as Ahmed H, is accused of having participated in the June 2014 capture and execution of an estimated 1,700 young, mainly Shiite army recruits ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 13, 2018 
A company affiliated with the Russian space agency Roscosmos is reportedly moving to develop a powerful new laser capable of evaporating targets in orbit for the benefit of all mankind.
Researchers at the Scientific and Industrial Corporation 'Precision Instrument Systems' (NPK SPP), a subsidiary of Roscosmos, are developing a new technology which would allow for the vaporizing of potentia ... more |
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