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  Vienna (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday urged Iran to explain the presence of uranium particles at an undeclared site, as a landmark deal aimed at curbing Tehran's atomic activities threatens to collapse. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report seen by AFP last week that its inspectors had "detected natural uranium particles of anthropogenic origin at a location in Iran not declared to the agency". The agency's acting head Cornel Feruta told a press conference that an IAEA te ... read more |
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NATO recognises space as a new operational domain says StoltenbergBrussels (Sputnik) Nov 22, 2019 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has identified space as an operational domain, alongside air, land, sea and cyber area, the alliance's Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, said. ... more  
Poland, Lithuania hail NATO's 'vitality' in clash with FranceVilnius (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 The presidents of Poland and Lithuania, two NATO members on the alliance's strategically sensitive eastern flank, on Thursday rejected France's view that it was experiencing "brain death", insisting they saw "no trouble with its vitality". ... more 
Russia opens new fraud cases over cosmodromeMoscow (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 Russian investigators said Thursday they had opened two new fraud probes over the construction of a corruption-tainted space centre in the country's Far East. ... more 
Kim Jong Un rejects invitation to S. Korea summit: KCNASeoul (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rejected an invitation by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to a regional summit next week, Pyongyang's state media said Thursday, in a stark illustration of the dire relations between the neighbours. ... more |
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Three navy ships held by Russia return to Ukraine portKiev (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 Three navy vessels that Moscow seized last year and handed back to Ukraine have arrived at a Ukrainian port, though Kiev said they were stripped of some equipment. ... more  
Four protesters killed in Iraq capital: medics, policeBaghdad (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 Four protesters were killed and dozens wounded in overnight clashes with security forces in Iraq's capital Baghdad, security and medical sources told AFP on Thursday. ... more  
NASA soil data joins the Air ForcePasadena CA (JPL) Nov 20, 2019 Getting stuck on a muddy road is a hassle for anyone, but for the U.S. Army it could be far more serious - a matter of life and death in some parts of the world. That's one of the reasons the U.S. A ... more  
First flight for aeroelastic wings at Oberpfaffenhofen special-purpose airportOberpfaffenhofen , Germany (DLR) Nov 21, 2019 In a collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), researchers have succeeded in developing new tec ... more  
ITU World Radiocommunication Conference adopts new regulatory procedures for non-geostationary satellitesSharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (SPX) Nov 21, 2019 The 38th ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) has adopted a new innovative milestone-based regulatory approach for the deployment of non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satellites i ... more |
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Hong Kong rights bill clears US Congress, heads to TrumpWashington (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 US lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that supports human rights and democracy in Hong Kong and also backs the territory's anti-China protesters, sending the measure opposed by Beijing to President Donald Trump. ... more  |
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Google, Facebook business models threat to rights: Amnesty reportSan Francisco (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 The data-collection business model fueling Facebook and Google represents a threat to human rights around the world, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday. ... more 
Former UK consulate worker says Chinese police tortured himHong Kong (AFP) Nov 20, 2019 A former employee of Britain's consulate in Hong Kong said Wednesday that Chinese secret police tortured and interrogated him about London's role in protests in the semi-autonomous city. ... more 
'Barbarians': Inside Chinese media coverage of Hong KongBeijing (AFP) Nov 20, 2019 In China's state-run media, protests that have rocked Hong Kong for almost six months are the work of bloodthirsty "barbarians" or "terrorists" backed by foreign forces. ... more  
Gene Editors Could Find New Use as Rapid Detectors of Pathogenic ThreatsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 In a twist on how gene editing technology might be applied in the future, DARPA's newest biotechnology funding opportunity aims to incorporate gene editors into detectors for distributed health bios ... more  
How Let's Encrypt doubled the internet's percentage of secure websites in four yearsAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 The percentage of websites protected with HTTPS secure encryption - indicated by the lock icon in the address bar of most browsers - has jumped from just over 40% in 2016 to 80% today. That's ... more |
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 Moorestown NJ (SPX) Nov 21, 2019 
The world's latest generation solid-state radar technology, formerly known as Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Solid State Radar (LM SSR), has been designated as AN/SPY-7(V)1 by the United States government. The designation of AN/SPY-7(V)1 is a direct reflection of the maturity and capability of Lockheed Martin's solid-state radar technology.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense selected AN/SPY-7 ... more |
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 Damascus (AFP) Nov 20, 2019  Syrian anti-aircraft defences on Wednesday intercepted a "heavy attack" by Israeli warplanes over the capital Damascus, state media said.
"At 1:20 am (2320 GMT) on Wednesday, Israeli warplanes... targeted the vicinity of the city of Damascus with a number of missiles," SANA news agency quoted a military source as saying.
"Our air defence confronted the heavy attack and intercepted the h ... more |
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 Topeka KS (SPX) Nov 14, 2019 
The Kansas Department of Transportation's (KDOT) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) has successfully completed the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation using only onboard detect-and-avoid systems.
The flight mark the first time under Part 107 the FAA has authorized an operation to fly BVLOS without a requirement for visual observers or a gr ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 18, 2019 
Lockheed Martin Co. was awarded a $3.3 billion contract for orbital operations, logistics and support of three U.S. Air Force satellite systems.
The Defense Department announced the 10-year contract on Friday. It calls for maintenance of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency program, used by the U.S. Air Force and allies British Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Netherlands ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 21, 2019 
Raytheon has been awarded a new contract to produce the Paveway Family of Weapons, kits that turn "dumb" bombs in the precision guided bombs, for allied militaries.
The $386 million contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, covers "Paveway-specific activities," including studies, production, certification, integration and sustainment, referred to as a total package app ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 18, 2019 
Despite U.S. sanctions, Russian arms sales are on pace to match 2018's export revenue of about $13.7 billion, the head of Russia's state-owned defense export company said Monday.
Sergei Chemezov, chief executive officer of Rostec, said at the Dubai Air Show that Russia has confirmed sales of $11 billion so far this year, and expects to end 2019 with between $13.5 billion and $13.7 billi ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) Nov 19, 2019 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he will visit Paris next week to seek an explanation from Emmanuel Macron after the French president dismissed the alliance as "brain dead".
Stoltenberg mounted a vigorous defence of NATO ahead of a meeting of alliance foreign ministers, saying it was doing more than ever and warning against undermining it.
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
The new ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 
Four protesters were killed and dozens wounded in overnight clashes with security forces in Iraq's capital Baghdad, security and medical sources told AFP on Thursday.
Anti-government demonstrators have spread from their main protest camp in Tahrir (Liberation) Square onto three bridges linking the banks of the river Tigris.
Security forces have erected concrete barriers on the bridges to ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 
Six environmental conservationists accused of "spying" on Iranian military sites have received sentences of up to 10 years in prison, according to state news agency IRNA and Shargh daily.
Sentences "from four to 10 years" have been issued for some of the case's suspects, IRNA quoted judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili as saying.
Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, a lawyer who represents some ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 19, 2019 
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that failure to get a trade deal with China will prompt more tariffs.
"If we don't make a deal with China, I'll just raise the tariffs even higher," he told reporters at the White House.
Trump's latest tough comment came as markets are watching intensely for signs of progress in the two economic superpowers' attempt to reach a so-called "phase one ... more |
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 Strasbourg, France (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 
Europe's rights court condemned Russia on Thursday for confining four asylum-seekers for many months in the transit area of Moscow's international airport.
The case involved four men - an Iraqi, a Palestinian, a Syrian and a Somali - who were forced to sleep on a mattress in the boarding area of Sheremetyevo Airport which was constantly lit, crowded and noisy.
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019 
A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum in Wuhan.
A common satellite operating business focuses on satellites rather than services, which ma ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 
US lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that supports human rights and democracy in Hong Kong and also backs the territory's anti-China protesters, sending the measure opposed by Beijing to President Donald Trump.
The White House has not threatened to veto the measure and Trump is expected to sign it, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The Hong Kong Human ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 20, 2019 
The number of global deaths from terrorism fell 15.2 percent in 2018, even as the number of countries affected by extremist violence continued to grow, the 2019 Global Terrorism Index showed.
From a high of 33,555 deaths in 2014, when the Islamic State (IS) group lured tens of thousands of jihadists to the Middle East, the number of terrorism deaths has more than halved to 15,952 in 2018, th ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 
Members of the U.S. Air Force used the Advanced Test High Energy Asset, referred to as ATHENA, to shoot down a variety of drones in a Lockheed Martin demonstration of the technology.
In the latest test of the ground-portable laser weapon system, Airmen engaged and shot down multiple fixed wing and rotary drones at a government test range in Fort Sill, Okla., Lockheed said on Thursday. / ... more |
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