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  United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 Russia has a stake in crises around the world from Ukraine to Syria, Sudan and Mali - and that is reflected in the active role it takes at the UN Security Council on issues both big and small, contrasting with the relative detachment of the United States. The paradox is that, by at least one measure, the former superpower's role at the Security Council is outsized: Moscow does not carry much weight in the global economy, and its financial contribution to the United Nations is far below that of Wash ... read more |
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US claims evidence of Moscow plan for 'false flag' Ukrainian attackWashington (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 The Pentagon said Thursday it had evidence of a plan by Moscow to film a fake Ukrainian attack on Russians to justify a real assault on its pro-West neighbor. ... more 
Europe to fore in Ukraine crisis as US warns of Russian plotKyiv (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 The leaders of Turkey and France attempted to mediate in the Ukraine crisis on Thursday as Washington announced it had evidence of a Russian plan to fake a Ukrainian attack to justify invading its neighbour. ... more  
Israel signs defence agreement with Bahrain in Gulf firstManama (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 Israel signed a defence agreement with Bahrain on Thursday, its first such deal with a Gulf country since establishing diplomatic ties with Manama and Abu Dhabi more than a year ago. ... more  
Atlanta to host key SMR and Advanced Reactor event in MayLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 Nuclear power's role in cutting carbon emissions will be a major topic at SMR and Advanced Reactor 2022 in Atlanta, Reuters Events announced today. The world's foremost event for advanced and ... more |
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Kremlin urges US to 'stop escalating tensions'Moscow (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 The Kremlin on Thursday urged the United States to stop inflaming tensions after Washington sent several thousand troops to bolster NATO forces in eastern Europe amid the Ukraine crisis. ... more  
Private military contractors bolster Russian influence in AfricaParis (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 Russia's geopolitical ambitions in Africa have in recent years been backed by private military contractors, often described as belonging to the "Wagner group" - an entity with no known legal status. ... more  
'Incredibly complex': the US raid that killed IS chiefWashington (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 By early December US intelligence was certain: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syria - who never left the premises, emerging only to bathe on the roof - was the head of the Islamic State group. ... more  
Shadowy militant group claims latest UAE drone attackDubai (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 A little-known militant group has claimed the latest drone attack on the United Arab Emirates, raising the possibility of widening security threats after a wave of assaults from Yemeni rebels. ... more 
US raid on IS leader boosts Biden's foreign policy statureWashington (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 The daring US helicopter raid deep in Syria that ended in the death of one of the world's most wanted men gives Joe Biden the kind of dramatic military win presidents crave - and one the Democrat particularly needed. ... more |
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Xi to meet Putin as tensions rise with WestBeijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 China's President Xi Jinping is poised for his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday when he hosts Russia's Vladimir Putin, with the pair drawing closer as tensions grow with the West. ... more 
Canada may send extra troops to Baltics: ministerAdazi, Latvia (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 Canada is considering sending more troops to Poland and the Baltic states depending on the regional security situation, Defence Minister Anita Anand said during a visit to Latvia on Thursday. ... more  
Tiny Taiwan Winter Olympics team weathers frosty Beijing tiesTaipei (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 Only four Taiwanese athletes will compete at the Winter Olympics, in frosty temperatures rivalling Beijing and Taipei's relations - which have plunged to their lowest point in years. ... more  
Iraq struggles to make use of Saddam's crumbling palacesBaghdad (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 Scattered across Iraq lie more than 100 opulent palaces and villas built by former dictator Saddam Hussein - some in use, many in ruins like much of the war-scarred country. ... more 
Taiwan delegation to attend Beijing Olympics ceremonies as 'required'Taipei (AFP) Feb 1, 2022 Taiwan announced Tuesday a reversal to its weekend decision to forgo the opening and closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics, saying the committee governing the Games was "requiring" attendance at the ceremonies. ... more |
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 Dubai (AFP) Jan 30, 2022 
The UAE said Monday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Huthi rebels towards the Gulf country with no casualties reported, the third such incident this month.
The defence ministry said in a statement that United Arab Emirates "air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Huthi terrorist group towards the country".
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 01, 2022 
In October 2021, Gen. John Hyten, then-vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned that China's military capabilities would soon surpass that of both Washington and Moscow. Hyten claimed that, within a five-year period, Beijing had conducted hundreds of hypersonic weapons tests, versus the nine completed by the US.
As the US attempts to catch up with Russia and China's development o ... more |
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 Dubai (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday said it prevented another drone attack over its territory, after Washington said it will send a warship and fighter jets to help defend its Gulf ally as conflict with Yemeni rebels intensifies.
The UAE, a major financial hub and part of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels for seven years, announced the "interception and dest ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 
Radio frequency (RF) and microwave signals invisibly permeate the environment around us, carrying everything from radar signatures to the data from our mobile phones. Within RF systems, electronic oscillators can act as precise clocks or directly generate the baseline microwave tones.
While an ideal oscillator provides a tone at a singular frequency, component imperfections and coupling to ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's complementary position, navigation, and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype achieved three important objectives in flight tests conducted here November 1-10.
The test team - representing a broad base of Air Force, Navy, and vendor organizations - successfully executed eight sorties aboard a T-38C aircraft, which included the first test of the PNT AgilePod on ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Feb 1, 2022 
The UN expert on rights in Myanmar announced Tuesday he is preparing to release a report exposing where the country's "criminal" ruling junta have been getting their weapons from.
Exactly one year on from the February 1, 2021 military coup, Tom Andrews said the junta was inflicting a widespread campaign of terror on the country's people - and seemed to be getting away with it.
The Unite ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2022  Russia has a stake in crises around the world from Ukraine to Syria, Sudan and Mali - and that is reflected in the active role it takes at the UN Security Council on issues both big and small, contrasting with the relative detachment of the United States.
The paradox is that, by at least one measure, the former superpower's role at the Security Council is outsized: Moscow does not carry muc ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 
Named for a Roman god, Janus particles refer to nanoparticles that possess surfaces with two or more distinct physical chemical properties. The special nanoparticles were introduced to the scientific community by 1991 Nobel Prize winner Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, who pointed out that "objects with two sides of different wettability have the unique advantage of densely self-assembling at liquid-liq ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
Scattered across Iraq lie more than 100 opulent palaces and villas built by former dictator Saddam Hussein - some in use, many in ruins like much of the war-scarred country.
With their marble columns, ornate carvings and gaudy furniture, they reflected the megalomania and delusions of grandeur of Saddam, who visited some of them only once or twice.
In his Babylon residence, the feared s ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 1, 2022 
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemned on Tuesday North Korea's latest ballistic missile test, which broke a 2018 moratorium by Pyongyang.
North Korea confirmed on Monday it had fired a Hwasong-12 "ground-to-ground intermediate- and long-range ballistic missile," state media reported, in a first test since 2017 of a weapon that powerful.
Earlier in January, North Korea had threatened to ab ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
Asian markets were mixed Thursday, with profit-taking after a recent rally offsetting big gains in those where traders were playing catch-up after their midweek break.
Wall Street provided another healthy lead after rising for a fourth day - helping pare January's steep losses - but the positivity was dealt a blow after the close as Facebook parent company Meta's sobering earnings fuelled ... more |
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 Nuku'Alofa, Tonga (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 
Volcano-devastated Tonga will close its borders Wednesday after Covid-19 was detected in the previously virus-free Pacific kingdom as it struggles to recover from last month's deadly disaster, officials said.
Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said two men tested positive this week in the capital Nuku'alofa and were in isolation.
He said the men had been working in the city's port, where hum ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 
China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday.
The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective," said China will continue its studies and research "on the plan for a human lunar landing."
A new-generation manned spacecraft will be developed to support it ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2022  A US rights monitor sounded the alarm Monday over athletes' safety at China's upcoming Winter Olympics, after the host threatened "punishment" for anti-Beijing comments.
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China - a group of Washington lawmakers and White House officials - asked US Olympics authorities for an "urgent effort" to protect their sports stars' free speech rights at the Fe ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 
By early December US intelligence was certain: the man occupying the top floor of a nondescript house in Atme, northern Syria - who never left the premises, emerging only to bathe on the roof - was the head of the Islamic State group.
In the White House Situation Room, a table-top model of the house was set up, and President Joe Biden was briefed on his options to neutralize Abu Ibrahim al ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate is partnering with The University of New Mexico (UNM) to establish a center for directed energy studies, a congressionally-funded endeavor.
The Directed Energy Center will be based at UNM and jointly managed by UNM's School of Engineering and UNM's Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM). AFRL is recognized as the nation's ... more |
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