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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 02, 2019 North Korea has not launched a satellite since early 2016, and their space program has never succeeded in placing a functioning satellite into orbit. Boffins have been waiting for a new launch to take place for some time. There were plenty of ballistic missile tests in 2017, but nothing on the space launch front. North Korea has previously spoken of plans for larger rockets and more satellites. It has also gained a lot of attention for recent upgrades to its spaceport at Tongchang-Ri, which now ... read more |
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Stick to defence spending pledge, NATO chief tells GermanyBrussels (AFP) April 1, 2019 Germany must honour its own promises on defence spending, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg insisted Monday, as the alliance prepares to mark its 70th anniversary amid unprecedented tensions with Washington. ... more 
Pompeo hopes for new N.Korea summit in 'coming months'Washington (AFP) April 1, 2019 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump will meet again "in the coming months" and make significant headway on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program. ... more 
Vietnamese woman accused of killing North Korean leader's brother accepts plea deal(UPI) Apr 1, 2019 A Vietnamese woman was sentenced to three years and four months in jail for the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. ... more 
Iran FM accuses US of 'economic terrorism' as flood-hit cities evacuatedTehran (AFP) April 1, 2019 Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused the United States of impeding aid efforts and "economic terrorism" on Monday as authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of flood-stricken cities in western Iran. ... more |
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US suspends F-35 program deliveries to Turkey over Russian armsWashington (AFP) April 1, 2019 The United States said Monday it was halting all deliveries and joint work with Turkey on the F-35 fighter jet program after the NATO ally insisted on a major arms purchase from Russia. ... more 
Britain wants China to disclose figures on North Korean workersUnited Nations, United States (AFP) March 29, 2019 Britain complained on Friday after China failed to provide figures on the number of North Korean laborers it had sent home, in line with a UN sanctions resolution. ... more  
USS Eisenhower back at sea after upgrades in NorfolkWashington (UPI) Mar 29, 2019 The USS Dwight D Eisenhower is back in the Atlantic Ocean after the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier underwent upgrades for a year and a half. ... more  
In Iraqi Kurdistan, a robe for religious coexistenceArbil, Iraq (AFP) March 28, 2019 With her robe featuring a cross, crescent, two stars and the winged symbol of Zoroastrianism, a Kurdish artist hopes to reconcile a part of Iraq ravaged by jihadists. ... more  
Israel air strike hits northern Syria: reportDamascus (AFP) March 28, 2019 Syria said Wednesday that Israel had attacked targets just north of second city Aleppo and that its air defences had intercepted several missiles. ... more |
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 Pakistan says it found no links to Kashmir suicide blast  
Air Force Research Lab poised to change the face of high-power electronicsWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 27, 2019 An emerging AFRL laboratory capability is charting a new course for electronics innovation. The Oxide Molecular Beam Epitaxy laboratory is poised to become a major developer of high-quality se ... more  |
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BAE nabs $41.8M for work on USS AnchorageWashington (UPI) Mar 22, 2019 BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair received a $41.8 million contract for maintenance and repair of the transport dock ship USS Anchorage. ... more  
Manila protests Chinese boats near island in disputed seaManila (AFP) April 1, 2019 Manila has lodged a diplomatic protest after more than 250 Chinese ships were spotted in recent months off a Philippine-held island in the hotly disputed South China Sea, a presidential spokesman said Monday. ... more  
Britain approves $3.3M for consortium to develop drone swarm technologyWashington (UPI) Apr 1, 2019 Britain's government has awarded a $3.3 million contract for a consortium to develop drone swarm technology for the military as part of the Many Drones Make Light Work project. ... more  
China launches new data relay satelliteBeijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2019 China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late Sunday night. The Tianlian II-01 satellite was launched at ... more  
China completes compatibility test on core parts of rocket engineBeijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2019 Chinese engineers have successfully carried out a compatibility test on the turbopump and gas generator of rocket engine on Sunday, according to China Daily on Thursday. The engine will delive ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2019  Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1.14 billion contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System for Poland, Bahrain and Romania.
The foreign military sales contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, covers full rate production for the GMLRS surface-to-surface systems for the three nations.
Work on the contract is expected to run through Aug. 31, 2021, and will ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) March 29, 2019 
Turkey's government on Friday rejected US pressure over its disputed deal to purchase Russian missiles, saying Ankara was already in talks over delivery of the S-400 defence system.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has riled Turkey's NATO allies, especially the US, by purchasing the Russian arms system and by drawing closer to Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 1, 2019 
Britain's government has awarded a $3.3 million contract for a consortium to develop drone swarm technology for the military as part of the Many Drones Make Light Work project.
The swarms are planned to operate alongside Britain's F-35 and Typhoon combat aircraft, Britain's Defense Ministry announced Thursday. Funding comes from the Defense and Security Accelerator.
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 Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on March 15 at 8:26 p.m. EDT. ULA has been the exclusive launch provider for all ten WGS satellites.
"We are very proud to deliver this critical asset to orbit in support of the U.S. and Allied warfighters deployed around th ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2019 
DARPA aims to apply the power of social networks to research and development via a novel social media platform purpose-built to quicken the pace of U.S. technology development. Polyplexus, which was recently launched as a public platform, is designed to increase access to scientific evidence and accelerate hypothesis development, research proposal generation, and research sponsor engagement. The ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) April 1, 2019  Germany must honour its own promises on defence spending, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg insisted Monday, as the alliance prepares to mark its 70th anniversary amid unprecedented tensions with Washington.
NATO foreign ministers meet in the US capital this week for a low-key celebration of the alliance's 1949 founding treaty, with US complaints over weak European military spending firmly on the ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 31, 2019 
Seventy years after it was formed to counter the Soviet Union, Russia has returned to the top of the agenda for NATO. But the alliance faces another, more unlikely problem - criticism from the US president.
The 29-nation North Atlantic Treaty Organization is celebrating its 70th anniversary with talks among foreign ministers Wednesday and Thursday in Washington, where, in a Cold War redux, ... more |
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 Houghton MI (SPX) Mar 28, 2019 
Electrospinning uses electric fields to manipulate nanoscale and microscale fibers. The technique is well-developed but time-intensive and costly. A team from Michigan Technological University came up with a new way to create customizable nanofibers for growing cell cultures that cuts out time spent removing toxic solvents and chemicals. Their work is published in Elsevier's Materialia.
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 Baghdad (AFP) March 24, 2019  Five years after the Islamic State group swept across Iraq, Baghdad is bidding to reclaim its role as a regional player while walking a tightrope between rival backers the US and Iran.
The country is seeking to position itself as a "bridge" between rival powers in a region beset by deep divisions, says Iraqi political scientist Ihssan al-Shemmari.
Following more than a decade of internat ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) April 1, 2019  Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused the United States of impeding aid efforts and "economic terrorism" on Monday as authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of flood-stricken cities in western Iran.
US sanctions are "impeding aid efforts by #IranianRedcrescent to all communities devastated by unprecedented floods," Zarif tweeted, referring to search and rescue operations being c ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 1, 2019 
The world's biggest miner BHP said Tuesday it was ramping up its Western Australia operations following a tropical cyclone that hit iron ore output levels.
The Anglo-Australian mining firm said Tropical Cyclone Veronica, which stuck the region last month, had so far cut production by approximately six to eight million tonnes.
There was "no major damage" to the port and rail operations in ... more |
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 Prague (AFP) March 27, 2019 
Lebanon said on Wednesday it wanted to follow the example of eastern EU states that have largely rejected refugees as a way of resolving its own refugee crisis.
Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil sympathised with the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia's refusal to accept refugee distribution quotas proposed by the EU in the wake of the 2015-16 migrant crisis, when more than a million p ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2019 
China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late Sunday night.
The Tianlian II-01 satellite was launched at 11:51 p.m. Beijing Time by a Long March-3B carrier rocket.
As the first satellite to constitute China's second-generation data relay satellite network, the Tianlian II-01 will provide data relay ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) March 29, 2019 
Australia announced a diplomatic boost to "turbo-charge" its China relations on Friday as it seeks to mend ties damaged by foreign interference concerns and a 5G bar on Huawei.
Canberra unveiled plans for a new foundation to supercede the Australia-China Council, its long-time primary platform for relations with its largest trading partner.
The government also announced that career diplo ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) March 24, 2019 
For the millions forced to endure the Islamic State group's brutal rule, life in the "caliphate" was a living hell where girls were enslaved, music was banned and homosexuality was punishable by death.
The jihadists applied an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islamic law across the swathes of Syria and Iraq that they captured in 2014, torturing or executing anyone who disobeyed.
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 02, 2019  Recently released images, which were provided by retired Indian Army Col. Vinayak Bhat, a satellite imagery analyst who specializes on China, have revealed the presence of an anti-satellite laser base in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang.
According to the Washington Free Beacon, the base is located roughly 145 miles south of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, and is situated near a la ... more |
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