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  Washington (AFP) June 18, 2018 President Donald Trump boasted Monday of the US commercial space industry's deep wallet and enterprising spirit, and vowed US dominance in exploration of the Moon and Mars, as well as any future space race. "America will always be the first in space," Trump said during a speech at the White House. "We don't want China and Russia and other countries leading us. We've always led," he added. "My administration is reclaiming America's heritage as the world's greatest space-faring nation." Th ... read more |
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US, S. Korea confirm suspending military drillsSeoul (AFP) June 19, 2018 US and South Korean officials confirmed Tuesday the suspension of scheduled joint military drills, making good on a pledge by President Donald Trump during his summit with North Korea's leader. ... more 
North Korea's Kim makes two-day visit to ChinaBeijing (AFP) June 19, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a two-day visit to Beijing, Chinese state media reported Tuesday, a week after his unprecedented summit with US President Donald Trump. ... more  
Israel mum on US claims it hit Iraq militia in SyriaJerusalem (AFP) June 19, 2018 Israel declined to comment on Tuesday on a weekend air strike against an Iraqi paramilitary base in eastern Syria after its US ally implicated it in the attack. ... more  
US Senate votes to reimpose ban on China's ZTE, shares plungeWashington (AFP) June 19, 2018 The US Senate defied President Donald Trump on Monday by voting to overrule his administration's deal with Chinese telecom firm ZTE and reimpose a ban on hi-tech chip sales to the company. ... more |
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Iran's Rouhani in Europe in July to seek backing for nuclear dealVienna (AFP) June 18, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Austria and Switzerland next month as part of a campaign by Tehran to secure continued European backing for the 2015 nuclear accord. ... more 
Dozens of pro-regime fighters killed in east Syria strikeBeirut (AFP) June 18, 2018 An air strike has killed nearly 40 pro-regime foreign fighters in eastern Syria, with a US-led coalition denying accusations from Damascus that it was behind the attack. ... more 
Israeli planes strike Hamas targets in GazaJerusalem (AFP) June 18, 2018 Israeli warplanes on Monday conducted strikes against nine Hamas "military targets" in the northern Gaza Strip in response to incendiary kites being sent into Israeli territory, the army said. ... more  
Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile interceptedRiyadh (AFP) June 17, 2018 Saudi air defences on Sunday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, state media reported, as a Riyadh-led military coalition pushes a major offensive to capture a strategic port. ... more  
Uproar over alleged barring of Iraq orphans from shopping centreBaghdad (AFP) June 17, 2018 A furious online backlash has erupted against a chic Baghdad shopping centre after volunteers said their party of 25 Iraqi war orphans was denied entry. ... more |
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 Iraq force accuses US of killing 22 of its fighters in Syria  
Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul as Taliban end ceasefireKabul (AFP) June 18, 2018 Dozens of peace protesters arrived in Kabul on Monday after walking hundreds of kilometres across war-battered Afghanistan, as the Taliban ended an unprecedented ceasefire and resumed attacks in several parts of the country. ... more  |
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Israeli ministers back ban on filming soldiersJerusalem (AFP) June 17, 2018 Israeli ministers on Sunday backed a draft law carrying a jail term of up to 10 years for those who film or photograph soldiers with harmful intent, the justice ministry said. ... more 
Iraq's only Kurdish airline takes off with Europe flightArbil, Iraq (AFP) June 18, 2018 Iraq's only Kurdish airline launched on Monday with a flight to Sweden, after years of delays owing to the Islamic State's offensive in the country. ... more 
Three truck drivers killed by IS in IraqKirkuk, Iraq (AFP) June 18, 2018 Three truck drivers were killed by the Islamic State group in a nighttime attack on a key Iraqi highway linking Baghdad to oil-rich Kirkuk, an official told AFP on Monday. ... more 
In Iraq, Angelina Jolie calls for focus on conflict preventionArbil, Iraq (AFP) June 17, 2018 Hollywood star Angelina Jolie called Sunday for a larger focus on conflict prevention rather than responding to its repercussions, during a visit to Iraq with the UN refugee agency. ... more
Dozens of pro-regime fighters killed in east Syria strikeBeirut (AFP) June 18, 2018 An air strike has killed more than 50 pro-regime fighters in eastern Syria, most of them foreign, with the US-led coalition denying accusations from Damascus it was behind the attack. ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2018 
The state-owned Chinese company responsible for developing high-end electronics has claimed that the next version of its quantum radar will be even more powerful than previously thought.
In 2016, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) announced that it had tested a quantum radar with a range of around 62 miles, or 100 kilometers - roughly five times further than the range of ... more |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2018 
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a contract by the Air Force for upgrades to radars on the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft, the Pentagon announced this week.
The contract, announced Thursday by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and worth more than $22 million, comes under a firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract for production on the ... 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 15, 2018 
BAE Systems Land and Armaments has been awarded a contract for production of new Bradley vehicles, as well as procurement of spares and other equipment.
The award, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $347 million under a fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for production of two models of Bradley vehicle and parts for legacy vehicles, the Pentagon said. ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) June 15, 2018 
Switzerland, a country famous for its neutrality, announced on Friday it wants to allow the sale of arms in countries in the grip of an "internal armed conflict", under certain conditions.
Causing outcry from opponents, the landlocked state said that "war materials" could be sold, but only if they were not used during an internal conflict.
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 Oslo (AFP) June 14, 2018  Moscow on Thursday criticised Norway's plans to ask Washington to double the number of US troops stationed in the Scandinavian country and deploy them nearer the border with Russia.
The plans "cause us serious concern," Russia's embassy in Norway wrote on its Facebook page.
Before joining NATO in 1949, Norway allayed Russian fears by pledging not to open its territory to foreign combat t ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be used to detect single biomolecules.
The researchers harnessed the power of polaritons, particles that blur the distinction between light and matter. This ultra ... more |
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 Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) June 18, 2018 
Three truck drivers were killed by the Islamic State group in a nighttime attack on a key Iraqi highway linking Baghdad to oil-rich Kirkuk, an official told AFP on Monday.
The victims were "killed in an ambush by the jihadists" overnight Sunday to Monday, the security source said on condition of anonymity.
Meanwhile, the same night six shepherds in the neighbouring province of Saladin w ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2018  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a two-day visit to Beijing, Chinese state media reported Tuesday, a week after his unprecedented summit with US President Donald Trump.
The outing comes as China has sought to strengthen its role as a mediator between the US and North Korea, where Beijing claims compelling security and economic interests.
Dozens of security vans, police cars and ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 19, 2018 
US President Donald Trump escalated a growing trade war with China by unveiling plans Monday to impose 10 percent tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.
With the world's two largest economies already engaged in a confrontation long feared by markets and industry, Trump said he was pushing forward with fresh punitive measures over Beijing's "unacceptable" move to raise ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2018 
Optimizing economic welfare without constraints might put human well-being at risk, a new climate study argues. While being successful in bringing down costs of greenhouse gas reductions for instance, the concept of profit maximization alone does not suffice to avoid the tipping of critical elements in the Earth system which could lead to dramatic changes of our lifelihood.
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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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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) June 17, 2018 
Malaysia was once a loyal partner in China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive but a new government is now pledging to review Beijing-backed projects, threatening key links in the much-vaunted initiative.
Kuala Lumpur's previous regime, led by scandal-mired Najib Razak, had warm ties with China and signed a string of deals for Beijing-funded projects, including a major rail link and a deep ... more |
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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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