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  Tokyo (AFP) June 22, 2018 Japan is suspending evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack after historic talks between Washington and Pyongyang, its top government spokesman said Friday. The decision comes after US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un met last week in Singapore and signed a joint document calling for the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. "Following achievements made in the US-North Korea summit, we will halt drills involving residents for the time being," Yos ... read more |
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N. Korea 'already starting' denuclearization: TrumpWashington (AFP) June 22, 2018 North Korea has already begun its denuclearization, US President Donald Trump said Thursday, after many observers greeted with skepticism the results of his historic meeting with the North's leader Kim Jong Un. ... more 
New U.S. Army headquarters to open next week in South KoreaWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 U.S. Forces in South Korea will leave its longtime base in central part of Seoul to a new headquarters, 70 kilometers south of the capital city next week. ... more 
Easy as A, B, Xi: China gives economic lessons to North KoreaBeijing (AFP) June 21, 2018 Chinese President Xi Jinping has coached his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un on high-stakes diplomacy. Now he seems poised to give the young autocrat another lesson: how to reform a state-controlled economy while keeping an iron grip on power. ... more  
Despite rows, EU-US defence ties still strong: NATO chiefLondon (AFP) June 21, 2018 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday acknowledged "real" disagreements between Europe and the United States but insisted the trans-Atlantic bond on defence and security remained strong. ... more |
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Game-changing finding pushes 3D-printing to the molecular limitNottingham UK (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 The research, led by Dr Victor Sans Sangorrin from the Faculty of Engineering and Dr Graham Newton from the School of Chemistry, is published in the academic journal, Advanced Materials. "This ... more  
Army contracts GenDyn for Stryker hull upgradesWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 The Defense Department has awarded General Dynamics a contract for upgrades on the Stryker armored combat vehicle. ... more  
EU states to form 'rapid response' cyber force: LithuaniaVilnius (AFP) June 21, 2018 Nine European Union states are to create rapid response teams to counter cyber attacks within the framework of a new EU defence pact, project leader Lithuania announced on Thursday. ... more  
Turkey gets first F-35 delivery from USWashington (AFP) June 21, 2018 The United States delivered Thursday its first shipment of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, despite tensions with the country and US lawmakers' opposition. ... more 
Replacements, improvements on the way for Air Force Huey basesWashington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 The U.S. Air Force will procure new aircraft to replace the 46-year-old fleets on each UH-1N location between 2020 and 2032. ... more |
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Iraq militia vows vengeance for deadly Syria raidBaghdad (AFP) June 21, 2018 A powerful Iraqi militia backed by Iran pledged Thursday to get revenge for a deadly air raid on its fighters in Syria, blaming the United States or Israel for the attack. ... more  |
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Iraqis fill the Mosul airwaves after IS radio silenceMosul, Iraq (AFP) June 22, 2018 During the Islamic State group's rule in Mosul, radio stations were banned and replaced with broadcasts of jihadist propaganda. Today, young Iraqis are filling the city's airwaves. ... more
North Korea's Kim hails 'unity' with China in new visitBeijing (AFP) June 20, 2018 Kim Jong Un concluded a two-day whirlwind visit to China Wednesday, where he declared North Korea's unstinting "friendship" with Beijing in a show of loyalty to his main ally following a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump. ... more 
Iraq police in armed clash with pro-Iran militia in BaghdadBaghdad (AFP) June 20, 2018 Iraqi police surrounded the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia and detained one of its members after an armed clash Wednesday left three people wounded in Baghdad, a security official said. ... more 
Will China hit Hollywood and N.Korea diplomacy in US trade war?Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2018 China may look beyond tit-for-tat tariffs in the looming trade war with the United States, analysts say, with a range of creative options at its disposal, including targeting Hollywood films or dragging its feet on North Korea. ... more 
Iran's Khamenei says 'no need' to join global agreementsTehran (AFP) June 20, 2018 Iran has "no need to join" global agreements on areas such as terrorism and money laundering, the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday as the issue divides parliament. ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 22, 2018 
Japan is suspending evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack after historic talks between Washington and Pyongyang, its top government spokesman said Friday.
The decision comes after US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un met last week in Singapore and signed a joint document calling for the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 18, 2018 
Marvin Engineering has been awarded a contract for more than 1,000 guided-missile launchers and components for U.S. military fighter aircraft.
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $126.5 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price supply contract and enables Marvin Engineering to provide 1,450 guided missile launchers and 925 sub-assembly com ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 20, 2018 
Researchers at MIT, who last year designed a tiny computer chip tailored to help honeybee-sized drones navigate, have now shrunk their chip design even further, in both size and power consumption.
The team, co-led by Vivienne Sze, associate professor in MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), and Sertac Karaman, the Class of 1948 Career Development Associate ... 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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 United Nations, United States (AFP) June 18, 2018 
Americans make up only four percent of the global population but they own 40 percent of the world's firearms, a new study said Monday.
There are more than one billion firearms in the world but 85 percent of those are in the hands of civilians, with the remainder held by law enforcement and the military, according to the Small Arms Survey.
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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.
The Swiss government said in a statement: "The ... more |
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 Rotterdam, Netherlands (AFP) June 21, 2018  The United States will continue to show its commitment to NATO, a senior US Army commander said Thursday as a fresh batch of military helicopters arrived in Europe's largest port to bolster ongoing operations.
Rotterdam harbour on Wednesday saw the offloading of some 60 US Army Black Hawk and Chinook troop transport helicopters, belonging to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Fort ... 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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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 22, 2018  During the Islamic State group's rule in Mosul, radio stations were banned and replaced with broadcasts of jihadist propaganda. Today, young Iraqis are filling the city's airwaves.
One budding presenter is Nour Tai, who at 16 years old faces the microphone with a confident tone and a professional style.
She hosts a weekly programme on One FM, a Mosul station launched in February that bro ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 21, 2018 
Japan has halted evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack in the wake of historic talks between Washington and Pyongyang, local media reported Thursday.
Government officials did not immediately confirm the reports, but authorities in one town told AFP they were suspending a drill planned for next week on orders from Tokyo.
The decision comes after US President Donald Tr ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 20, 2018 
Indignant US lawmakers on Wednesday grilled Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on President Donald Trump's multi-front trade offensive, saying it risked spiraling out of control and damaging the American economy.
Pleading for an assortment of interests - from nail manufacturers in Missouri to cherry growers in Washington state - senators told Ross US trade policies are alienating allies and je ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 21, 2018 
The Pentagon will prepare to house up to 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children on military bases, a US military spokesman said Thursday.
The decision follows a request from the US Department of Health and Human Services "to determine its capabilities to provide up to 20,000 temporary beds for unaccompanied alien children at DoD (Department of Defense) installations," Pentagon spokesman Jamie ... 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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 Phnom Penh (AFP) June 19, 2018 
China has pledged around $100 million to help modernise Cambodia's military, the government said Tuesday, the latest largesse showered on the country amid a crackdown on dissent before national elections.
The pledge came from visiting Defence Minister Wei Fenghe, who arrived on Saturday for talks with his Cambodian counterpart and Prime Minister Hun Sen, said defence ministry spokesman Gener ... 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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