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  Davos, Switzerland (AFP) May 26, 2022 Iran's foreign minister on Thursday urged US President Joe Biden to lift economic sanctions and abandon his predecessor Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign in order to revive a nuclear deal. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian's comments came a day after the US pointman on Iran, Rob Malley, said the odds of success were lower than the odds of failure. "The most important thing is that the economic sanctions need to be lifted in an effective way. The most important thing is that the ... read more |
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North Korea testing 'nuclear detonation device': SeoulSeoul (AFP) May 25, 2022 North Korea has trialled a "nuclear detonation device", a senior South Korean presidential official said Wednesday, adding that a nuclear test could be imminent. ... more  
Russian parliament scraps age limit for soldiersMoscow (AFP) May 25, 2022 Russia's parliament on Wednesday passed a law scrapping an upper age limit for people signing up to join the army, in a sign Moscow may be looking to recruit more troops for its military campaign in Ukraine. ... more  
China says 'no intention' to build Solomons military baseHoniara (AFP) May 26, 2022 China has "no intention at all" to build a military base in the Solomon Islands, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday, dismissing speculation about the purpose of its recent security pact with the island state. ... more  
Western powers sound alarm on China plan for South PacificHoniara (AFP) May 26, 2022 Western powers sounded the alarm Thursday over leaked plans to dramatically expand China's security and economic reach in the South Pacific, in what one regional leader called a thinly veiled effort to lock island states into "Beijing's orbit". ... more |
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Putin can't dictate peace in war he 'won't win': ScholzDavos, Switzerland (AFP) May 26, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be allowed to dictate peace in a war that he "will not win" in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday. ... more  
Sweden not funding or arming 'terrorist organisations', PM tells TurkeyStockholm (AFP) May 25, 2022 Sweden does not fund or arm terrorist organisations, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Wednesday, refuting Turkish claims and opposition to its NATO bid over its support for Kurdish militant groups. ... more 
UN Council to vote Thursday on tougher N.Korea sanctionsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) May 26, 2022 The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday, at the request of the United States, on a resolution aimed at toughening sanctions on North Korea after it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, diplomats said Wednesday. ... more 
Iran says one dead in defence research unit 'accident'Tehran (AFP) May 26, 2022 Iran said Thursday an engineer was killed in an "accident" at a defence research unit in an area near Tehran that hosts a military complex previously scrutinised by the UN nuclear watchdog. ... more |
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Kyiv slams NATO for 'doing literally nothing' to stop RussiaDavos, Switzerland (AFP) May 25, 2022 Ukraine's top diplomat Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday accused NATO of "doing literally nothing" in the face of Russia's invasion, while praising the EU for its "revolutionary" decisions to back Kyiv. ... more  
Kcell and SES demonstrate cellular network connectivity in KazakhstanLuxembourg (SPX) May 26, 2022 Kcell, Kazakhstan's leading mobile network operator, and SES, the leading global content connectivity provider via satellite, have successfully demonstrated satellite-enabled cellular networks in re ... more 
Marcos Jr says Philippines to uphold South China Sea rulingManila (AFP) May 26, 2022 Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Thursday he would uphold an international ruling against Beijing over the disputed South China Sea, insisting he would not let China trample on Manila's maritime rights. ... more  
The missing piece to faster, cheaper and more accurate 3D mappingLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 20, 2022 Three-dimensional (3D) mapping is a very useful tool, such as for monitoring construction sites, tracking the effects of climate change on ecosystems and verifying the safety of roads and bridges. H ... more |
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The AR-15 and America's love of military-style weaponsWashington (AFP) May 25, 2022 Time and again, America's worst mass shootings - including the one this week at an elementary school in Texas - have featured a common thread: the killer's use of a military-style assault rifle that is inexpensive, easy to use and deadly efficient. ... more  
Taiwan tightens laws against China economic espionageTaipei (AFP) May 20, 2022 Taiwan toughened its laws on Friday to counter technology theft and talent poaching by China, authorities said. ... more 
US negotiator says odds against reviving Iran dealWashington (AFP) May 25, 2022 The US pointman on Iran warned Wednesday it was more likely than not that talks would fail to revive a nuclear deal as he vowed no let-up in pressure if Tehran clings to its demands. ... more 
Putin visits 'hero' soldiers wounded in UkraineMoscow (AFP) May 25, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met soldiers wounded in Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine and hailed them as heroes, in the first such visit since he sent troops into the pro-Western country. ... more  
In Rome's subway, NATO tests anti-terrorism technologyRome (AFP) May 25, 2022 A monitor in a Rome subway station displays the green, 3D image of seemingly a random passenger - the assault rifle strapped across his torso glowing red on the screen. ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) May 19, 2022 
Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country bought Iskander nuclear-capable missiles and S-400 anti-aircraft anti-missile systems from Russia.
The announcement came on the 85th day of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, with thousands killed. Belarus, Moscow's main ally, has allowed Russian troops to use the country bordering Ukraine as a rear base.
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 Washington DC (AFNS) May 12, 2022 
Cruise missiles follow unpredictable flight paths and are now capable of supersonic and hypersonic speeds. Russia and China are developing advanced cruise missiles that can be launched from aircraft, ground launchers and ships or submarines, along with hypersonic missile capabilities.
Navy Vice Adm. Jon A. Hill, director, Missile Defense Agency, discussed the defense against these missiles ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) May 24, 2022 
Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy's autonomous, runway-independent helicopter system, made its second operational deployment, and first deployment to the Indo-Pacific Area of Responsibility aboard USS Jackson (LCS-6) providing military commanders greater maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting (ISR&T) capability.
"The MQ-8C Fire Scout is an extrem ... more |
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 Delft, Netherlands (SPX) May 26, 2022 
Researchers in Delft have succeeded in teleporting quantum information across a rudimentary network. This first of its kind is an important step towards a future quantum Internet. This breakthrough was made possible by a greatly improved quantum memory and enhanced quality of the quantum links between the three nodes of the network. The researchers, working at QuTech-a collaboration between Delf ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 25, 2022 
Time and again, America's worst mass shootings - including the one this week at an elementary school in Texas - have featured a common thread: the killer's use of a military-style assault rifle that is inexpensive, easy to use and deadly efficient.
The type of weapon, commonly known as the AR-15, is once again under scrutiny after a gunman used the rifle to kill 19 children and two teacher ... more |
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 Prague (AFP) May 18, 2022 
The Czech Republic will receive 15 Leopard 2 A4 tanks from Germany in exchange for military equipment it sent Ukraine, its defence ministry said on Wednesday.
Prague will also start talks on the purchase of another 50 Leopard 2 A7+ tanks, ministry spokesman Jakub Fajnor said in a statement.
"The German side appreciates the extent to which the Czech Republic has helped Ukraine with gifts ... more |
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 Manila (AFP) May 26, 2022 
Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Thursday he would uphold an international ruling against Beijing over the disputed South China Sea, insisting he would not let China trample on Manila's maritime rights.
China claims almost all of the resource-rich waterway, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, with competing claims from the Philippines, Brunei, Mala ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) May 18, 2022 
Scientists have demonstrated a new material that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies. The device - an ultrathin silicon nanowire - could enable smaller, faster microelectronics with a heat-transfer-efficiency that surpasses current technologies.
Electronic devices powered by microchips that efficiently dissipate heat would in t ... more |
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 Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) May 23, 2022 
Three teenagers and three policemen were shot dead in northern Iraq Monday as they put out a crop fire, an attack that officials blamed on Islamic State group jihadists.
The six were gunned down in the Taza Khurmatu district south of the city of Kirkuk, said Hussein Adel, the local adminstration head, adding that a seventh person, a civilian, was also missing.
After the killings, a polic ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) May 26, 2022 
Iran said Thursday an engineer was killed in an "accident" at a defence research unit in an area near Tehran that hosts a military complex previously scrutinised by the UN nuclear watchdog.
The Wednesday evening incident came days after a colonel in the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of Iran's military, was shot dead near his home in east Tehran.
Iran's arch foe Israel told th ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 25, 2022 
Markets were mixed Wednesday, with little sign of any relief from recent dour performances as investors remain fearful about the economic outlook owing to the impact of inflation, higher interest rates, China's slowdown and the Ukraine war.
A series of weak indicators around the world and downbeat forecasts from big firms have chilled trading floors in recent weeks as the surge in prices beg ... more |
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 New York (AFP) May 25, 2022  For nearly a decade, America's satirical "The Onion" publication has run a headline that's come to epitomize the futility many people feel in the wake of yet another US gun massacre.
"'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" reads the title, which the outlet published on Wednesday for the 21st time since 2014.
The headline routinely makes the social media ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 25, 2022 
Chinese researchers have commenced breeding experiments on 12,000 seeds that were bred inside the Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship in space for six months.
The seeds, including alfalfa, oats and fungi, were selected by multiple research institutions last year. They were brought back to Earth by the Shenzhou-13 on April 16.
Space breeding refers to the process of exposing seeds to cosmic ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 20, 2022 
Gleaming football stadiums built for the Asian Cup may turn into "white elephants" after China withdrew as hosts, experts say, with President Xi Jinping's World Cup dreams more remote than ever.
Ten cities across China have sunk billions of dollars to build eight new stadiums and renovate two others for the Asian Cup next summer.
But with the country sticking to its rigid zero-Covid poli ... more |
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 Rome (AFP) May 25, 2022 
A monitor in a Rome subway station displays the green, 3D image of seemingly a random passenger - the assault rifle strapped across his torso glowing red on the screen.
In this case, the radar image was of a participant in the public test of a three-year NATO project aimed at detecting explosives and weapons in subways, train stations and airports.
The project, dubbed "Dexter", follows ... more |
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 Las Cruces NM (SPX) May 24, 2022  In four weeks of continuous live-fire exercises, an industry team led by Raytheon Intelligence and Space, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, and Kord, a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR, defeated multiple 60mm mortar rounds with a 50kW-class high energy laser integrated on a Stryker combat vehicle.
The directed energy weapon system - part of the U ... more |
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