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  Brussels (AFP) July 5, 2022 The process to ratify Sweden and Finland as the newest members of NATO was formally launched on Tuesday, the military alliance's head Jens Stoltenberg said, marking a historic step brought on by Russia's war in Ukraine. "This is a good day for Finland and Sweden and a good day for NATO," Stoltenberg told reporters in a joint press statement with the Swedish and Finnish foreign ministers. "With 32 nations around the table, we will be even stronger and our people will be even safer as we face the ... read more |
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Russia claims Ukraine arms spreading to Middle East, black marketMoscow (AFP) July 5, 2022 Russia on Tuesday claimed that some of the weapons the West is sending to Ukraine are spreading across the Middle East and ending up on the black market. ... more 
Japan protests Chinese navy sailing near disputed islandsTokyo (AFP) July 4, 2022 Japan lodged a protest with China on Monday over a Chinese naval vessel sailing near disputed islands, a Japanese official said, as reports emerged of Russia also sending its own navy ship to the area. ... more  
Tough new robots will aim to think and act for themselves on Earth and beyondManchester UK (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 A new generation of smart robots is being developed at The University of Manchester as part of an ambitious R and D programme to help the UK maintain its leadership in automatation technologies, ... more 
Velodyne Lidar signs multi-year agreement with Boston DynamicsSan Jose CA (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) has announced a multi-year agreement for its lidar sensors with Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics. Boston Dynamics selected Velodyne's ... more |
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Star wars: Russians turn to astrologers amid Ukraine conflictMoscow (AFP) July 5, 2022 Will there be nuclear war? Will Russia win the Ukraine offensive? Will my son survive? ... more  
ICEYE expands its business to offer complete satellite missions for customersHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Jun 29, 2022 ICEYE, an Earth observation company operating the world's largest synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation, has announced the establishment of a new line of business focused solely on ... more  
Cosmonauts wade into Ukraine, fly separatist flag onboard ISSMoscow (AFP) July 4, 2022 Russian cosmonauts onboard the ISS held a flag symbolising pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and congratulated Moscow's forces on capturing the region of Lugansk, the space agency in Moscow said Monday. ... more  
Integrating drones in urban airspaces - European demonstration program begins at CranfieldCranfield UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 In the near future city-dwellers can expect to see a variety of drones in the airspace above where they live, perhaps transporting patients to hospitals, helping tackle fires, or simply delivering p ... more |
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UK probes hacking of army's Twitter, YouTube accountsLondon (AFP) July 3, 2022 British officials have launched an investigation after hackers took control of the armed forces Twitter and YouTube accounts, the ministry of defence announced Sunday. ... more 
Hacker claims major Chinese citizens' data theftBeijing (AFP) July 5, 2022 A hacker claiming to have stolen personal data from hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens is now selling the information online. ... more 
Russian hockey star detained for allegedly dodging military draftMoscow (AFP) July 4, 2022 Russian hockey star Ivan Fedotov has been detained for allegedly trying to dodge military service and sent to the country's Far North to serve, Russian media reported on Monday. ... more 
Israel says will examine bullet that killed reporter with US expertsJerusalem (AFP) July 3, 2022 Israel is to conduct a ballistics test on the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the Israeli army said Sunday, a day after the Palestinian Authority handed the bullet to US experts. ... more |
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Australia PM pledges military aid on Kyiv visitKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 3, 2022 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday pledged further military support to Ukraine, including armoured vehicles and drones, while meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. ... more  
Niger says bloody jihadist attack crushedNiamey (AFP) July 4, 2022 Boko Haram fighters have killed a Niger soldier, the government said Monday, claiming to have eliminated 11 "terrorists" during an assault by the jihadists in the southeast of the country. ... more 
DR Congo politicians urge stricter weapons monitoring; Ugandan private kills two in DRC eastKinshasa (AFP) July 4, 2022 Politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo urged improved weapons monitoring Monday to avoid UN restrictions on procuring weapons, as violence rages in the country's east. ... more  
'True democracy never started': Hong Kongers react to Xi's speechHong Kong (AFP) July 1, 2022 As Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Hong Kong Friday after a rare visit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain, reactions to his speech ranged from deeming it "reassuring" to terming his stance "delusional". ... more  
New Mexican refinery key to energy independence: presidentMexico City (AFP) July 2, 2022 A major new refinery due to begin operating next year will help Mexico to achieve energy independence and stop exporting crude oil, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday. ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) June 20, 2022  Canada's defense minister announced upgrades to Arctic air and missile defenses with the United States on Monday, citing growing threats from Russia and new technologies such as hypersonic missiles.
At a news conference at Canada's largest air base in Trenton, Ontario, Minister Anita Anand outlined Can$4.9 billion (US$3.8 billion) in military spending over the next six years.
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 Tallinn (AFP) June 30, 2022 
The defence ministers of Estonia and Latvia on Thursday signed a letter of intent at the NATO summit in Madrid for joint procurement of medium-range anti-aircraft systems.
"The aggression of Russia in Ukraine clearly shows the need for air defence systems," Latvian Defence Minister Artis Pabriks said in a statement.
He said the move would underpin regional cooperation and the Baltic neig ... more |
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 Cranfield UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 
In the near future city-dwellers can expect to see a variety of drones in the airspace above where they live, perhaps transporting patients to hospitals, helping tackle fires, or simply delivering parcels. This vision of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), making use of different types of drones, will also help people travel faster and more efficiently through unmanned air taxis - and researchers say it w ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful ground demonstration of a secure networked laser communications system for proliferated-LEO constellations supporting the U.S. military.
Performed for SDA leadership, the demonstration validated compatibility between commercially developed laser communication and secure U.S. government encryption hardware, providing a baseline for N ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 1, 2022 
The Pentagon announced Friday $820 million in additional weapons and ammunition for Ukraine as it battles Russian forces along the eastern and southern fronts.
The 14th package of armaments for Ukraine forces includes two air defense systems, more ammunition for the Himars precision rocket launchers the US began supplying in June, up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition, and four ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) July 5, 2022 
Russia on Tuesday claimed that some of the weapons the West is sending to Ukraine are spreading across the Middle East and ending up on the black market.
Speaking in televised remarks, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Ukraine had received more than 28,000 tonnes of military cargo so far, and some of the Western weapons were appearing in the Middle East.
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 Madrid (AFP) June 30, 2022 
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday dismissed as "ridiculous" accusations from the Russian President Vladimir Putin that NATO had "imperial ambitions".
Scholz insisted at the end of a NATO summit in Madrid that the Western military alliance was "not a threat to anyone" and said it was Putin "who has made imperialism the goal of his politics".
Putin on Wednesday hit out at NATO aft ... more |
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 Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 
Levitated nanoparticles are promising tools for sensing ultra-weak forces of biological, chemical or mechanical origin and even for testing the foundations of quantum physics. However, such applications require precise position measurement. Researchers at the Department of Experimental Physics of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, have now demonstrated a new technique that boosts the efficien ... more |
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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) June 28, 2022 
Two Iraqi university professors were gunned down in the Kurdish regional capital Arbil on Tuesday prompting the arrest of a disgruntled former student, authorities said.
Shootings as a means of settling scores are far from rare in Iraq - its legacy of war and sectarian conflict mean the country's 40 million people count some 7.6 million firearms, according to figures from the Small Arms Sur ... more |
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 Doha (AFP) June 29, 2022 
Iran warned the US to abandon the "Trump method" on Wednesday after the two sides opened indirect talks to revive a nuclear deal that was torpedoed by the former American president.
But Iranian officials said they were hoping for progress in the talks in Qatar, which come after international meetings to return to the deal hit a roadblock.
Iran agreed to curb its nuclear programme in retu ... more |
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 Frankfurt (AFP) June 30, 2022 
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said Thursday he was "concerned" about the China policy being pursed by the German government as Berlin seeks to take a harder line on human rights issues.
The response came a month after Berlin denied investment guarantees to VW's operations in Xinjiang, where the Chinese government is accused of leading a crackdown against the Muslim minority.
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 Las Vegas (AFP) July 4, 2022 
Mobsters who end up sleeping with the fishes are usually never seen again.
But climate change has a way of messing even with the mafia, and a watery grave outside Las Vegas is starting to cough up Sin City's darkest secrets.
Lake Mead, which can be reached from the Las Vegas Strip by a short ride in the trunk of a car with your hands and feet bound, is drying up in a grueling decades-lon ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 30, 2022 
The three crew members of the Shenzhou XIII have recovered from the physical effects of their six-month mission and will return to routine training after medical assessment, according to the chief of the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Division.
Major General Jing Haipeng, commander of the division, told a news conference at the unit's headquarters in northwestern Beijing on Tuesday tha ... more |
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 Lok Ma Chau, China (AFP) June 29, 2022 
From the hill in northernmost Hong Kong where Jasper Law stood, the border with China was obvious - a narrow river dividing farmlands and fishponds from the gleaming skyscrapers of megacity Shenzhen.
Friday is the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's transition from British to Chinese rule.
While the view from the hilltops of Lok Ma Chau suggests Hong Kong remains clearly distinct from mainl ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 30, 2022  A theatre sheltering civilians destroyed in March in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely hit by a Russian airstrike in a war crime, Amnesty International said in a report published Thursday.
"Until now, we were speaking about an alleged war crime. Now we can clearly say it was one, committed by the Russian armed forces," Oksana Pokalchuk, head of Amnesty's Ukraine branch, told ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (AFRL) Jun 16, 2022 
Dr. Kelly Hammett, who has led the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate for the past six years, departed AFRL June 6 for his new assignment as director of the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO), both located on Kirtland AFB.
"I will miss bragging on the Directed Energy team, and all that we accomplished in the six years I was in the director's seat," said Hammett. ... more |
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