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  Seoul (AFP) March 30, 2022 North Korea faked a "successful" launch of its most powerful long-range missile to shore up domestic support for Kim Jong Un's regime after the real test ended in failure, analysts say. State media trumpeted the "miraculous" launch of what it claimed was a new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24, publishing dramatic photos and videos of leader Kim personally overseeing the test. But analysts identified discrepancies in Pyongyang's account, and South Korean and US intelligen ... read more |
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Scepticism greets Russian pledge to deescalate around KyivKyiv (AFP) March 30, 2022 Ukraine and Western allies waited Wednesday for signs Moscow was "radically" reducing military activity around Kyiv, as promised in peace talks, with scepticism high after Washington warned Russian troops were being repositioned and not withdrawn. ... more  
Next-Generation Polar is indispensable in highly contested spaceFalls Church VA (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 On the battlefield, snipers rarely work alone. Snipers act as part of a system with a spotter who surveys a wide area to identify potential targets. That's one way to think about the Next-Generation ... more  
Lockheed Martin demonstrates layered missile defense for US ArmyWhite Sands NM (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 Lockheed Martin, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Army have further integrated the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor into the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAA ... more  
'I won't stop talking': Ukrainians in China fight disinformationBeijing (AFP) March 30, 2022 Thousands of miles from a home consumed by conflict, a group of Ukrainians in China have found themselves on the frontlines of an information war, battling pro-Russia bias, trolls and censorship. ... more |
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War and police: on patrol under Ukraine's conflict curfewLviv, Ukraine (AFP) March 29, 2022 The clocks chime ten in Ukraine's city of Lviv and under martial law measures triggered by the Russian invasion it's forbidden to be out during the darkest hours of the night. ... more 
Russian FM hails China as part of emerging 'just world order'Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said Moscow and Beijing are leading the way towards a fairer world order, as he makes his first visit to the key ally since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month. ... more  
US to further target Russian warfare capabilities: officialWashington (AFP) March 29, 2022 The United States, after imposing sanctions on Russia's defense industry, is considering targeting other sectors involved in Moscow's war effort in Ukraine, a US Treasury Department official said Tuesday. ... more 
Finland's spy service warns of Russian interference, attacksHelsinki (AFP) March 29, 2022 Finland must brace for Russian interference and hybrid attacks as it weighs whether to join the NATO military alliance, the security services warned on Tuesday. ... more |
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How Germany, shaken by Ukraine, plans to rebuild its militaryBerlin (AFP) March 29, 2022 Outdated equipment, woeful bureaucracy, demotivated soldiers: Germany has quite a task ahead to modernise its army, which it has vowed to do in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more 
EU negotiator in Washington after visit to Tehran over nuclear dealWashington (AFP) March 29, 2022 The European Union official coordinating Iran nuclear talks was in Washington on Tuesday to meet with the US negotiator after a Tehran visit aimed at overcoming the latest dispute between the rivals. ... more 
Russia 'repositioning' forces near Kyiv, not withdrawing: PentagonWashington (AFP) March 29, 2022 Russia has repositioned a "small number" of its forces near Kyiv but is not withdrawing and may be preparing to conduct a "major offensive" elsewhere in Ukraine, the Pentagon said Tuesday. ... more 
Lavrov makes first China visit since Ukraine warBeijing (AFP) March 30, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China on Wednesday in his first visit to the key ally since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last month. ... more |
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Denmark says ready to send 800 NATO troops to Baltic statesCopenhagen (AFP) March 29, 2022 Denmark said on Tuesday it was making a battalion of 800 troops available to NATO in Baltic countries to counter any Russian threat there following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Neuraspace raises funding to prevent satellite collisionsLisbon, Portugal (SPX) Mar 29, 2022 Neuraspace, the developer of an advanced AI-powered Space debris monitoring and satellite collision avoidance platform, has raised euro 2.5 million from Armilar Venture Partners. The company will u ... more  
Shareholders sanction Ericsson board over Iraq corruptionStockholm (AFP) March 29, 2022 Shareholders in Swedish telecom giant Ericsson on Tuesday sanctioned the company's board and chief executive over its handling of a corruption scandal involving possible payments to the Islamic State group in Iraq. ... more 
Deaths of generals expose Russia's troubles in UkraineParis (AFP) March 28, 2022 The killing in action of several Russian generals and senior military figures in Ukraine has revealed the extent of the heavy losses and logistical problems encountered by Moscow's invading army. ... more 
Blinken, Arab ministers hold unprecedented meeting in IsraelSde Boker, Israel (AFP) March 28, 2022 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states held a landmark meeting Monday to discuss issues from the Iran nuclear negotiations to the global shockwaves of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 30, 2022 
The Missile Defense Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, and Ballistic Missile Defense System Operational Test Agency, successfully conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. The test, designated Flight Test THAAD Weapon System (FTT)-21, was conducted at t ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) March 25, 2022 
Leather jacket, sunglasses and a gigantic missile: North Korean state media announced the launch of Pyongyang's largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile with an attempt at old-school Hollywood flair on Friday.
Leader Kim Jong Un walks towards the camera, flanked by generals, as they prepare to fire the giant Hwasong-17 missile - Pyongyang's first ICBM test since 2017.
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 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2022 
The wind is not just 'wind' - but a complicated arrangement of turbulent features that are influenced by the surrounding environment. Air turbulence is created by the landscape, but also by buildings, roads and wind turbines. In the ESTABLIS-UAS project, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is researching these flow effects. For this purpose, a swarm of dr ... more |
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 Germantown MD (SPX) Mar 24, 2022 
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an innovator in satellite and multi-transport technologies and networks for 50 years, has announced the award of an $18 million contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy a standalone 5G network at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state.
The Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) was issued through the Information Warfare Research ... more |
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 Kyiv (AFP) March 24, 2022 
A month since Russia launched its shock invasion, Ukraine's leader Thursday demanded NATO "save" his shattered country with all-out military aid to let its armed forces turn their dogged defence into attack.
After relentless Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities, the vast scale of civilian suffering was made stark as the UN said more than half of all Ukraine's children have been driven fro ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 29, 2022 
The United States, after imposing sanctions on Russia's defense industry, is considering targeting other sectors involved in Moscow's war effort in Ukraine, a US Treasury Department official said Tuesday.
"We are planning to target additional sectors that are critical to the Kremlin's ability to operate its war machine," said Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, according to the text of ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 29, 2022 
Russia has repositioned a "small number" of its forces near Kyiv but is not withdrawing and may be preparing to conduct a "major offensive" elsewhere in Ukraine, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
"We're seeing a small number now that appears to be moving away from Kyiv, this on the same day that the Russians say they're withdrawing," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
Nanoparticles (which have sizes ranging between 3-500 nm), and sub-nanoclusters (which are around 1 nm in diameter) are utilized in many fields, including medicine, robotics, materials science, and engineering. Their small size and large surface-area-to-volume ratios give them unique properties, rendering them valuable in a variety of applications, ranging from pollution control to chemical synt ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) March 29, 2022 
Shareholders in Swedish telecom giant Ericsson on Tuesday sanctioned the company's board and chief executive over its handling of a corruption scandal involving possible payments to the Islamic State group in Iraq.
Shareholders representing more than the required 10 percent voted against discharging the board and CEO Borje Ekholm from liabilities, a normally routine decision, at the company' ... more |
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 Sde Boker, Israel (AFP) March 28, 2022 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states held a landmark meeting Monday to discuss issues from the Iran nuclear negotiations to the global shockwaves of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The talks brought together for the first time on Israeli soil the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco - which all normalised ties ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 28, 2022 
Asian markets fluctuated Monday with traders hopeful for some progress in ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine this week, though a phased lockdown in Shanghai led to fresh concerns about already strained supply chains.
Growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will become increasingly aggressive in its drive to bring down inflation continue to dampen sentiment, with Treasury yields ... more |
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 Kyiv (AFP) March 28, 2022 
New fires have broken out in the exclusion zone around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is occupied by Russian forces, according to Ukrainian authorities.
"Significant fires have started in the exclusion zone, which can have very serious consequences," Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram late Sunday.
"However, today it is impossible to control and exti ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2022 
Three astronauts stationed in China's Tiangong space station are preparing for their return trip in the middle of April, packing up personal items, experimental products and other materials, putting equipment into place and exercising to prepare their bodies for Earth's gravity.
The astronauts, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, have to tidy up a large number of materials, including ... more |
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 London (AFP) March 30, 2022 
The UK government said Wednesday that its judges will no longer sit on Hong Kong's top court over opposition to China's national security law, with two Supreme Court judges resigning immediately.
"The situation has reached a tipping point where it is no longer tenable for British judges to sit on Hong Kong's leading court, and would risk legitimising oppression," Foreign Secretary Liz Truss ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) March 27, 2022 
Iraq is building a concrete wall along part of its border with Syria to stop Islamic State group jihadists from infiltrating, an Iraqi military source said Sunday.
In the "first stage" of construction, a wall around "a dozen kilometres (seven miles) long and 3.5 metres (11 feet) high was built in Nineveh province", in the Sinjar area of northwest Iraq, a senior officer told AFP, requesting a ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate hosted a collaborative wargame with its sister AFRL unit, the Munitions Directorate, at Kirtland AFB, Jan. 24-28, 2022. The Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEKE DEUCE, explored synergies between directed energy and kinetic concepts in the future battlespace.
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