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  Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2018 Iran is adhering to its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal and the accord - repudiated by the United States - should stay in place, Britain's prime minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. "From what we see, we believe that it is doing that," Theresa May told CBS. "We believe that that should stay in place. And others, involved in putting that deal together believe that it should stay in place," May said in excerpts of an interview shown on "Face the Nation" that was to air in f ... read more |
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Trump holds on to diplomatic 'success' in N. KoreaWashington (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 More than a year after President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with "fire and fury like the world has never seen," the US leader now boasts of his relationship with North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un. ... more  
China, Russia warn US of consequences over sanctionsMoscow (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 Moscow and Beijing lashed out Friday at Washington's new anti-Russian sanctions that also target China for the first time, warning the United States could face consequences. ... more  
France fears damage after Hollande fans controversy over India arms dealParis (AFP) Sept 23, 2018 The French government said Sunday it feared damage to its relations with India after former president Francois Hollande stirred controversy about a major deal to sell fighter jets to New Delhi. ... more 
Iran points finger at Arab separatists for deadly attackTehran (AFP) Sept 23, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday appeared to blame Arab separatists for an attack on a military parade the previous day that left 29 people dead. ... more |
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Arianespace to launch KOMPSAT-7 for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) using a Vega C launch vehicleEvry, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2018 Arianespace has been selected by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to launch KOMPSAT-7. Stephane Israel, Arianespace CEO, and Lim Cheol-Ho, President of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute ( ... more 
Russia plans to develop reusable stage for carrier rocket by 2023, FPI SaysMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 21, 2018 A fully-functioning prototype of the return stage of a reusable launch vehicle will be built in Russia within the next four years, an official from Russia's Advanced Research Foundation (FPI) told S ... more 
China to launch Long March-9 rocket in 2028Beijing (XNA) Sep 21, 2018 China plans to launch the heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-9 in 2028, said an official of China National Space Administration (CNSA) at the World Conference on Science Literacy 2018 on Tuesday. ... more  
AsiaSat gets second patent on "Methods and Systems for Improving Spectrum Utilisation for Satellite Communications"Hong Kong (SPX) Sep 21, 2018 Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited has received its second patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), titled, "Methods and Systems for Improving Spectrum Utili ... more  
Trump weighs draft order targeting Google, Facebook: reportsWashington (AFP) Sept 23, 2018 President Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that would open federal antitrust and criminal probes into Google, Facebook and other social media firms, US media said Saturday, though the White House promptly distanced itself from the reports. ... more |
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US criticizes treatment of Uighurs in latest China rowWashington (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 The United States on Friday denounced China's treatment of its Uighur Muslims in unusually strong terms, adding to a growing list of disputes in increasingly turbulent relations between the two powers. ... more  |
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IS leader Baghdadi, world's 'most wanted', sought in Syria offensiveParis (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 US-backed forces have launched an offensive on the Islamic State group's last stronghold in eastern Syria, but the man dubbed the world's "most wanted"-- IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - could yet again slip through the net, experts warn. ... more  
Four years of coalition strikes on Syria kill 3,300 civilians: monitorBeirut (AFP) Sept 23, 2018 More than 3,000 civilians have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria since they began four years ago, a monitor said on Sunday. ... more 
FARC leader warns over risks for Colombia peace dealGeneva (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 Former FARC rebel commander and Colombian senator Victoria Sandino has told AFP that the hard-won peace deal between Bogota and the leftist guerillas risked being derailed. ... more  
First satellite for GPS III upgrades to launch in DecemberWashington (UPI) Sep 20, 2018 Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force are preparing to launch the first of their constellation of advanced GPS III satellites in December, expected to be the most precise, reliable version of the system yet. ... more 
China launches twin BeiDou-3 satellitesXichang (XNA) Sep 21, 2018 China on Wednesday evening successfully sent twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space on a single carrier rocket. The Long March-3B carrier rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite L ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2018 
The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (GEO-3) successfully achieved Air Force Space Command operational acceptance. The satellite is healthy and sending data to the Mission Control Station, operated by the 460th Space Wing located at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.
SBIRS GEO-3 launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch All ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 
Lebanon's Hezbollah said Thursday it had acquired "precision missiles" despite extensive efforts by neighbour and foe Israel to prevent the Shiite movement developing this capability.
"It has been done. The resistance now owns precision missiles" as part of its weaponry, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address during the key Shiite commemoration of Ashura.
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 17, 2018 
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has received a $92.2 million contract for MQ-9 Block 30 Ground Control Station retrofits for the U.S. Air Force.
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, will provide for MD-1A Block 15 GCS to MD-1A Block 30 GCS retrofits. Work will be performed in Poway, Calif., and is expected to be completed by May 2020.
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 National Harbor MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2018 
Working with the Air Force, Lockheed Martin has used agile development to evolve the signals intelligence capabilities for the Distributed Common Ground System, the Air Force's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system. The AF DCGS produces actionable intelligence from data collected by sensors on manned and unmanned ISR platforms.
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2018 
BAE Systems Land & Armaments has received a $91.2 million contract for eight Bradley Fighting Vehicle common module logic items for the U.S. Army.
The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, will last for five years with no options. Work will be performed in Alabama and California and is expected to be completed by July 2024. Army fiscal 2018 through 2023 working capi ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 23, 2018 
The French government said Sunday it feared damage to its relations with India after former president Francois Hollande stirred controversy about a major deal to sell fighter jets to New Delhi.
Hollande, who left office in May last year, said Friday during a trip to India that French jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation had been given no choice about its local partner in a 2016 deal with the I ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 
Poland might not yet be ready for a permanent US military base, the head of the US Army said Wednesday, the day after Polish President Andrzej Duda offered to host "Fort Trump."
Duda went to the White House on Tuesday to reiterate Poland's long-standing desire for a permanent US troop deployment to the eastern European country - a contentious move some worry would anger Russia and draw US t ... more |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 04, 2018 
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic "building blocks" from which stable structures formed.
The findings, reported in Nature Communications, provide insights that may improve design of 2D materials for fast-charging energy-storage and electronic devices.
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 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2018 
An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced to death on terror charges a prominent jihadist described as a deputy of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, after he was captured in Turkey.
Ismail Alwan Salman al-Ithawi was hunted down, caught and extradited after a joint operation involving Turkish, Iraqi and US intelligence agencies, according to the Iraqi authorities.
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2018 
Iran is adhering to its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal and the accord - repudiated by the United States - should stay in place, Britain's prime minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
"From what we see, we believe that it is doing that," Theresa May told CBS.
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 24, 2018 
China accused the United States on Monday of using false accusations on trade to "intimidate" other countries, as the tariff battle between the global giants intensifies.
The US has "made a series of false accusations, and used increasing tariffs and other means of economic intimidation, to try to impose its own interests on China by way of extreme pressure", the State Council (cabinet) said ... more |
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 Humacao, Puerto Rico (AFP) Sept 19, 2018  Desperate and alone - and with the US government nowhere to be seen - many Puerto Ricans turned to each other for salvation as they faced the furies of Hurricane Maria one year ago.
In the dark weeks that followed they also discovered something precious: a sense of fellowship and belonging that today brightens places like Mariana, a neighborhood transformed by adversity in the storm-ravage ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
Engineers have successfully tested the propulsion system of China's planned space station lab capsules, a key step in its space station program.
Weighing 66 tonnes, the space station will comprise a core module and two lab capsules. The propulsion system will determine whether lab capsules can move in space.
Engineers designed 36 engines for the propulsion system with four to adjust ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 18, 2018 
The Vatican could send a delegation to China by the end of the month, Beijing's state-run media said Tuesday, with the visit potentially paving the way for a historic agreement on the appointment of bishops.
Beijing and the Vatican severed ties in 1951, two years after the Communist party seized power in China.
The decades-long standoff has split China's roughly 12 million Catholics bet ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 
US-backed forces have launched an offensive on the Islamic State group's last stronghold in eastern Syria, but the man dubbed the world's "most wanted"-- IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - could yet again slip through the net, experts warn.
There have been recurring reports of Baghdadi being killed or injured, but the elusive leader, whose only known public appearance dates to July 2014 when ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 4, 2018 
Lockheed Martin, General Atomics and Boeing have received contract modifications for drone-mounted Low Power Laser Demonstrator system missile defense testing.
Lockheed Martin's contract has increased to a total value of $37.7 million, while General Atomics and Boeing's have been increased to $34 million and $29.4 million respectively, the Department of Defense announced on Friday.
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