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  Vienna (AFP) May 30, 2022 The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday that it estimated Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium had grown to more than 18 times the limit laid down in Tehran's 2015 deal with world powers. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in its latest report on Iran's nuclear programme that it "estimated that, as of May 15, 2022, Iran's total enriched stockpile was 3,809.3 kilograms." The limit in the 2015 deal was set at 300 kg (660 pounds) of a specific compound, the equivalent of 202.8 kg of uranium. ... read more |
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Denmark votes on scrapping EU defence opt-outCopenhagen (AFP) May 31, 2022 After staying out of the European Union's common defence policy for 30 years, Denmark votes Wednesday in a referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more  
Biden rules out sending rocket systems 'that can strike into Russia' to UkraineWashington (AFP) May 30, 2022 US President Joe Biden said Monday he would not send rocket systems to Ukraine that could hit targets well inside Russian territory, despite urgent requests from Kyiv for long-range weapons. ... more  
China makes second largest Taiwan defence zone incursion this yearTaipei (AFP) May 31, 2022 China has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan's air defence zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets entering the area, including more than 20 fighters. ... more 
Iran Guards accuse 'Zionists' of assassinating colonelTehran (AFP) May 30, 2022 Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday accused "Zionists" of shooting dead a colonel in Tehran earlier this month, days after Israel reportedly told the US it was behind the killing. ... more |
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Assassinations of Iranian nuclear, military VIPsTehran (AFP) May 30, 2022 Iran on Monday accused "Zionists" of being behind the assassination of Revolutionary Guards Colonel Sayyad Khodai, who was shot dead outside his home earlier this month. ... more 
Iran says IAEA report on undeclared nuclear sites 'not fair'Tehran (AFP) May 31, 2022 Iran said Tuesday a report by the UN nuclear watchdog on undeclared nuclear material found at three sites was "not fair". ... more 
Philippines summons Beijing diplomat over South China Sea 'harassment'Manila (AFP) May 31, 2022 Manila revealed on Tuesday that it had summoned a senior Beijing diplomat to protest the alleged harassment of a marine research vessel by a Chinese coast guard ship in Philippine territorial waters. ... more  
More defence spending needed to face Russia threat: SpainMadrid (AFP) May 30, 2022 Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called for increased military spending in light of the security threat posed by Russia as Spain marked 40 years since joining NATO. ... more |
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Germany agrees $107 bn fund to modernise army amid Russia threatBerlin (AFP) May 30, 2022 Germany's government and conservative opposition have agreed a deal that will release 100 billion euros ($107 billion) to modernise the army in the face of the Russian threat. ... more
China makes second largest Taiwan defence zone incursion this yearTaipei (AFP) May 31, 2022 China has made the second largest incursion into Taiwan's air defence zone this year with Taipei reporting 30 jets entering the area, including more than 20 fighters. ... more  
IS plotter of Baghdad market bombing sentenced to deathBaghdad (AFP) May 30, 2022 An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced to death an Islamic State group member convicted of plotting a 2021 bomb attack that killed 32 people in a crowded Baghdad market. ... more  
OneWeb, Astroscale, ESA and UK partner to launch space junk servicer ELSA-MLondon, UK (SPX) May 27, 2022 OneWeb together with Astroscale will seek to safeguard the satellite economy with ground-breaking new spacecraft technology, thanks in part to a new investment of 14.8 million euro. The mission to d ... more |
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Germany agrees $107 bn fund to modernise military in face of Russia threat Berlin (AFP) May 30, 2022 Germany's government and conservative opposition have agreed a deal that will release 100 billion euros ($107 billion) to modernise the army in the face of the Russian threat. ... more  
Move to block Swiss F-35 purchase gains supportGeneva (AFP) May 27, 2022 A Swiss alliance seeking to block the purchase of F-35 fighter jets said Friday it had received nearly enough support to put the controversial military contract to a referendum. ... more  
Ukraine shelter residents mark each day alive with a red crossKutuzivka, Ukraine (AFP) May 28, 2022 "We put a cross for every day spent here alive," says Nadia Ryjkova, 76, in a dark underground shelter in the northeastern Ukrainian village of Kutuzivka, where she lives with about 50 people. ... more  
'Leading' IS member arrested in Istanbul: Turkish officialIstanbul (AFP) May 27, 2022 A leading member of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Turkey, a top official said Friday, refusing to confirm that it was the jihadist group's leader. ... more  
Carnegie Mellon Roboticists go off road to compile data that could train self-driving ATVsPittsburgh, PA (SPX) May 27, 2022 Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University took an all-terrain vehicle on wild rides through tall grass, loose gravel and mud to gather data about how the ATV interacted with a challenging, off-roa ... 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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 Tucson AZ (SPX) May 29, 2022 
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was awarded a $624 million U.S. Army contract to produce 1,300 Stinger missiles. The contract includes provisions for engineering support, as well as the test equipment and support needed to address obsolescence, modernize key components, and accelerate production.
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 Tehran (AFP) May 28, 2022 
Iranian state television on Saturday broadcast footage of an air force base for drones under the Zagros mountain range in the west of the country.
The exact location of the base was not revealed, although the TV reporter said he travelled on a helicopter for nearly 40 minutes from the city of Kermanshah to reach it.
Iran started developing drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in t ... 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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 Madrid (AFP) May 30, 2022 
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called for increased military spending in light of the security threat posed by Russia as Spain marked 40 years since joining NATO.
"The war in Ukraine has opened the eyes of European society, including in Spain," said Sanchez at a commemorative event at Madrid's Teatro Real attended by King Felipe VI and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
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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.
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 Manila (AFP) May 31, 2022 
Manila revealed on Tuesday that it had summoned a senior Beijing diplomat to protest the alleged harassment of a marine research vessel by a Chinese coast guard ship in Philippine territorial waters.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was also reviewing reports on the "presence of foreign coast guard vessels around Reed Bank", site of the 2019 sinking of a Filipino fishing vessel that ... 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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 Dohuk, Iraq (AFP) May 26, 2022 
At least two minors were killed Thursday when projectiles hit orchards in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, a local official said, in fire local authorities blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
The PKK which has been waging an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, a conflict that has killed 40,000 people, many of them civilians, denied responsibility.
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 Vienna (AFP) May 30, 2022 
The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday that it estimated Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium had grown to more than 18 times the limit laid down in Tehran's 2015 deal with world powers.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said in its latest report on Iran's nuclear programme that it "estimated that, as of May 15, 2022, Iran's total enriched stockpile was 3,809.3 kilograms."
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 Beijing (AFP) May 26, 2022 
China's premier called for more to be done to stabilise the world's second-largest economy, issuing an unusually stark warning as the country's zero-Covid strategy bites into growth.
China is the last major economy welded to a policy of mass testing and hard lockdowns to eliminate virus clusters, but the strict curbs have battered businesses.
Restrictions around the nation in recent mont ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 28, 2022 
It was 1776, the American colonies had just declared their independence from England, and as war raged the founding fathers were deep in debate: should Americans have the right to own firearms as individuals, or just as members of local militia?
Days after 19 children and two teachers were slaughtered in a Texas town, the debate rages on as outsiders wonder why Americans are so wedded to the ... 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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 Hong Kong (AFP) May 30, 2022 
For the first time in 33 years, church services to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown will not be held in Hong Kong, erasing one of the last reminders of China's bloody suppression of the 1989 protests.
Since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020 to snuff out pro-democracy demonstrations, once-packed candlelit vigils have been banned, a Tiananmen museum has been forced to ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) May 27, 2022  A leading member of the Islamic State group has been arrested in Turkey, a top official said Friday, refusing to confirm that it was the jihadist group's leader.
Turkey had "no clear information" yet whether the suspect was - as media reports had claimed - IS leader Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, the official told AFP, who was speaking on condition of anonymity.
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) May 26, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate recently signed a five-year Strategic Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces that extends the loan of a laser diode system NMSU will use in testing novel cooling solutions for directed energy laser and high power microwave systems.
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