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  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 Donald Trump has urged China to "humanely" resolve the violent stand-off with pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, on the back of growing concerns that Beijing is considering direct intervention in the crisis. Images taken by AFP on Thursday showed thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags and parading at a sports stadium in the city of Shenzhen, just across the border from Hong Kong. Dozens of armoured personnel carriers and supply trucks were also parked nearby. Chinese s ... read more |
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Bahrain signs agreement for Patriot missile systemWashington (UPI) Aug 14, 2019 Bahrain agreed to purchase the Patriot missile defense system, manufacturer Raytheon Co. announced, marking the start of contract negotiations. ... more  
China's online users lambast Huawei for Taiwan listingBeijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2019 China's online users turned their patriotic wrath Wednesday on major domestic phone maker Huawei for not toeing Beijing's line when referring to Taiwan and Hong Kong. ... more  
China detains critic of online censorship for 'provoking trouble'Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 China has detained a former journalist who gained prominence after urging the US to help "tear down" Beijing's online censorship regime during a 2014 meeting with top US diplomat John Kerry. ... more  
Syria safe zone agreement with Turkey will come in 'stages': PentagonWashington (AFP) Aug 14, 2019 An agreement between the United States and Turkey to establish a safe zone in northwest Syria will be implemented gradually, with some operations beginning soon, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. ... more |
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Kilopower technology could be used for lunar night operationsWashington DC (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2019 The Kilopower technology, which is aimed at manufacturing nuclear reactors for space travel, could be deployed during night operations on the Moon and other extended surface missions, Jan Wittry, th ... more  
OneWeb secures global spectrum further enabling global connectivity servicesLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 12, 2019 OneWeb, whose mission is to connect everyone everywhere, is pleased to announce it has succeeded in bringing into use its spectrum rights in the Ku- and Ka-band spectrum. To achieve this miles ... more  
Pearl White cubesats mission set to launchMahia, New Zealand (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 Pearl White, an Air Force Space Command demonstration program, is set to launch no earlier than August 16th as part of a rideshare aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle in summer 2019. The lau ... more 
Arianespace's "GO-1" mission will provide small satellites with a direct flight to geostationary orbitEvry, France (SPX) Aug 07, 2019 Arianespace to introduce an innovative service providing fast-track access to Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (also known as geostationary orbit, or GEO) for the new generation of small satellites, ... more 
Samsung embroiled in 'One China' row after K-pop star pulls outBeijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2019 The world's number one smartphone maker Samsung Electronics became the latest global brand to face criticism Wednesday for damaging China's "territorial integrity", with a Chinese K-pop star ending an endorsement contract. ... more |
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 First steel cut for British anti-submarine frigate HMS Cardiff 
Chinese survey ship back in Vietnam-claimed watersHanoi (AFP) Aug 14, 2019 A Chinese survey vessel has re-entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to ship tracking analysis, after a tense month-long standoff in the same area that inflamed tensions between Hanoi and Beijing. ... more  |
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China denies US warship visits to Hong Kong: NavyWashington (AFP) Aug 13, 2019 China has denied requests for two US Navy ships to visit Hong Kong, the Pacific Fleet said on Tuesday, after the two countries engaged in a war of words over the city's pro-democracy protests. ... more 
Ukraine to simplify citizenship for 'persecuted' RussiansKiev (AFP) Aug 13, 2019 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday ordered to simplify the granting of Ukrainian citizenship for Russians persecuted on political grounds. ... more  
Russian combat pilots to wear upgraded tactical vests after Syrian campaign experienceMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 14, 2019 A decision made in light of the Syrian campaign experience, to modernize the tactical vest for Russian combat pilots, will increase their chances of survival when ejecting over enemy territory, note ... more 
N.H. Air National Guard base gets its first KC-46A tankerWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2019 Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., is the first guard base to receive a next-generation KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker plane. ... more 
Sikorsky nets $107M contract for parts on six King Stallion helicoptersWashington (UPI) Aug 13, 2019 Sikorsky has been awarded a $107 million contract for early work on the next six CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2019 
Bahrain agreed to purchase the Patriot missile defense system, manufacturer Raytheon Co. announced, marking the start of contract negotiations.
The U.S. government will now work with Raytheon to finalize the number of systems and missiles to be sold to Bahrain under the foreign military sale, the company said Tuesday in a statement.
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 Moscow (AFP) Aug 12, 2019  Russia's nuclear agency chief on Monday confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing "new weapons" and vowed to continue testing despite the explosion.
The accident took place at an Arctic military facility on the coast of the White Sea on Thursday, but Russian authorities only admitted its nuclear nature on Saturday.
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 Fairbanks AK (SPX) Aug 15, 2019 
Skyfront's Perimeter 4 long-range hybrid gas-electric drone successfully performed the first civilian beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight without visual observers under the FAA's Part 107 rules. This flight is a significant step toward the safe integration of unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace.
During the round-trip flight, the Perimeter UAV flew over mountainous, r ... more |
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 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
With the launch of the first EDRS-C communications satellite on 6 August 2019, a milestone has been reached for the EDRS system. EDRS is a globally unique network of geostationary relay satellites that can deliver data volumes of up to 1.8 gigabits per second to Earth with minimal delay using laser communications. The system is a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) ... more |
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 College Station TX (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
The Texas A and M University System Board of Regents on Thursday authorized the construction of a $130 million combat development complex at the A and M System's RELLIS Campus in Bryan.
The complex will include a one-of-a-kind, kilometer-long tunnel that will make Texas A and M Engineering "the hypersonics research capital of the country," said M. Katherine Banks, Vice Chancellor and Dean ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 7, 2019 
Eight months after resigning over President Donald Trump's plans to withdraw troops from Syria, former US secretary of defense James Mattis is joining the board of directors of US defense giant General Dynamics.
The Falls Church, Virginia based company announced the appointment of Mattis, 68, on Wednesday, amid ongoing controversy over the cozy relationship between Pentagon leaders and the d ... more |
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 London (AFP) Aug 12, 2019 
US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Monday that Washington wanted "to move very quickly" on a trade deal with Britain after it leaves the EU, and that the White House would wait until after Brexit to address various security concerns.
The hawkish White House aide spoke in London after becoming the most senior official from Donald Trump's administration to meet Prime Minister Boris ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
Every year, robots get more and more life-like. Solar-powered bees fly on lithe wings, humanoids stick backflips, and teams of soccer bots strategize how to dribble, pass, and score. And, the more researchers discover about how living creatures move, the more machines can imitate them all the way down to their smallest molecules.
"We have these amazing machines already in our bodies, and t ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2019  A former Blackwater private security guard was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison after a retrial on murder charges for his role in the notorious 2007 massacre of unarmed civilians in Baghdad.
Nicholas Slatten was convicted in December of first-degree murder by a federal jury in US District Court in Washington, the second time he had been found guilty on the charges.
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 9, 2019  France said Friday that it "needs no permission" to work towards easing tensions between Iran and the US, after President Donald Trump accused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of meddling in the dispute.
"On Iran, France speaks with complete sovereignty. It is working hard for peace and security in the region, it is working to facilitate a de-escalation in tensions and it needs no perm ... more |
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 Monaca, United States (AFP) Aug 13, 2019 
President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization if conditions are not improved.
"We will leave if we have to," Trump told a cheering audience of workers at a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania.
"We know that they have been screwing us for years and it's not going to happen again," he said.
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 
Chinese internet giant Tencent has been forced to apologise after its video team reported that a typhoon had wiped out the entire population of a province in east China that is home to nearly 100 million people.
Typhoon Lekima hit the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Shandong and Anhui over the weekend, forcing more than two million residents to flee.
China's official news agency Xinhua sa ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 25, 2019 
A Chinese startup successfully launched the country's first commercial rocket capable of carrying satellites into orbit Thursday, as the space race between China and the US heats up.
Beijing-based Interstellar Glory Space Technology - also known as iSpace - said it launched two satellites into orbit around 1:00 pm Beijing time (0500 GMT) from Jiuquan, a state launch facility in the Gobi de ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2019 
China has detained a former journalist who gained prominence after urging the US to help "tear down" Beijing's online censorship regime during a 2014 meeting with top US diplomat John Kerry.
Police detained Zhang Jialong Tuesday for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles," according to an official detention notice seen by AFP.
The vague accusation is often used to detain human rights a ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2019  Chinese state media have ramped up the rhetoric against Hong Kong's pro-democracy campaigners, describing them on Tuesday as "mobsters", warning they must never be appeased and raising the spectre of mainland security forces intervening to quash them.
On Monday, Beijing described unrest and clashes in Hong Kong - which started as opposition to a proposed extradition law but morphed into cal ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2019 
German defense contractors Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland will build a high-energy laser for installation aboard a German navy ship.
While performance specifications or timetables have not yet been developed by the government Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, the announcement last week is the first time the German military has entered the arena of laser weapon development.
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