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  Paris (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 Ukraine's war against Russian has entered a new phase made possible by the supply of Western weapons, the country's defence minister said in an interview published Monday. "The counter-offensive is the third phase" of Ukraine's plan to retake positions beginning in the south and north, Oleksii Reznikov told French daily Le Monde. The first phase was an attempt to dissuade Russia from pressing its attack, while the second aimed at "stabilising the front and testing their capacities for resilience ... read more |
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Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recoveredWashington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth, Jeff Bezos' space company said. ... more  
Lithuania delegation in Taiwan ahead of representative office openingTaipei (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 A Lithuanian trade delegation was on a visit to Taiwan, the island's foreign ministry said Monday, ahead of Vilnius opening a de facto embassy in Taipei. ... more  
MDA Selected by Airbus OneWeb Satellites for US Government ProgramBrampton, Canada (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has been selected by Airbus OneWeb Satellites, LLC (AOS) to design and bui ... more  
Iran says 'ready to cooperate' with UN nuclear watchdogTehran (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 Iran reaffirmed Monday its "readiness" to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog, after the agency said in a report it "cannot assure" the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear programme. ... more |
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Western arms production to ramp up as Ukraine burns through stockpilesWashington (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 Western governments are mobilizing their arms manufacturers to ramp up production and replenish stockpiles heavily diminished by supplying Ukraine's six-month-old battle against Russia's invasion. ... more 
Attacks at Ukraine nuclear plant could be 'catastrophic', warns PutinMoscow (AFP) Sept 11, 2022 President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned his French counterpart of the potential "catastrophic consequences" of what he said were Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine. ... more 
Israel PM arrives in Berlin for fresh pitch against Iran dealBerlin (AFP) Sept 11, 2022 Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid arrived in Germany on Sunday in his latest diplomatic effort to persuade Western powers to ditch their tattered nuclear deal with the Jewish state's arch nemesis Iran. ... more 
War in Ukraine: From invasion to lightning counter-attackParis (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24, sparking the worst conflict in Europe in decades. ... more |
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Uganda makes first damages payment over Congo WarKinshasa (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 Uganda has made the first payment towards a $325 million bill it was ordered to pay by a UN court for invading eastern DR Congo during the Second Congo War, the Congolese government said. ... more  
Airbus to provide satellite communications for Armed Forces of Czech Republic and the NetherlandsParis, France (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 Airbus has signed contracts with the Ministries of Defence of Czech Republic and the Netherlands to provide satellite communications for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces of Czech Republic and the ... more 
SciTec awarded US Space Force contract for mission data processing application providerBoulder CO (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 SciTec, Inc. was awarded a $272M contract by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) for Mission Data Processing Application Provider (MDPAP) to deliver critical applications for the Space Forc ... more 
European powers say 'doubts' over Iran's commitment to nuclear dealBerlin (AFP) Sept 10, 2022 European powers on Saturday raised "serious doubts" over Iran's sincerity in seeking a nuclear agreement, warning that Tehran's position jeopardises prospects of restoring the 2015 accord. ... more |
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N.Korea nuclear stance a 'threat to peace': FranceParis (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 France on Friday condemned the adoption by North Korea of a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes as a "threat to international and regional peace and security". ... more  
Russians killed two Zaporizhzhia nuclear staff, abused others: UkraineKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 Russian forces controlling Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have killed two staff at the facility and detained and abused dozens of others, the head of Ukraine's nuclear energy agency told AFP on Friday. ... more 
North Korea law makes nuclear programme 'irreversible'Seoul (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. ... more  
Ocean lidar remote sensing technology based on Brillouin scattering spectrumWuhan, China (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 The monitoring of marine environmental information is of great significance to the development of marine science, the maintenance of marine rights and interests, the development of marine resources ... more 
Falcon 9 launches BlueWalker 3 to Low Earth OrbitMidland TX (SPX) Sep 09, 2022 AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ("AST SpaceMobile") (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has announced ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2022 
Lockheed Martin recently validated prototype communications radio technology for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) during a recent test milestone.
The NGI's mission is to protect the U.S. homeland from increasing and evolving intercontinental ballistic missile threats. Critically, the interceptor and its components must be able to receive and share data from the ground and throughout t ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2022 
The Indian air force on Tuesday sacked three officers for the accidental firing of a cruise missile into nuclear-armed rival Pakistan following a months-long investigation by New Delhi.
The unarmed BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic missile was accidently launched from a secret military base in northern India in early March before the projectile landed roughly 125 kilometers inside Pakist ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 08, 2022 
The technology multinational GMV has been awarded a contract for the design, development, production, and logistic support of the Ground Flight Control Computer (GFCC) for the Eurodrone Programme, thus providing AIRBUS with a reliable safety critical computer to command and control the Eurodrone Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).
The Eurodrone Programme is undoubtedly the most challenging coope ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 
SciTec, Inc. was awarded a $272M contract by U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) for Mission Data Processing Application Provider (MDPAP) to deliver critical applications for the Space Force's missile warning mission as part of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) program.
The FORGE program supports the continued operations of legacy Space Based Infrared Sys ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 01, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Australia (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed a demonstration of a sovereign, fifth-generation Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) proposed solution supporting the Australian Defence Force.
Performed to the AIR6500 Program Office in the Department of Defence, the demonstration showcased the JABMS product solution and the modular, open systems architecture leveraging ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2022 
Russia is buying potentially millions of artillery shells and rockets from communist North Korea to replenish its stocks depleted by invading Ukraine, the White House said Tuesday.
"Our sense is you could include literally millions of rounds, rockets and artillery shells," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters.
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 7, 2022 
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will meet next week during a regional summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian diplomat said Wednesday, in what would be the Chinese leader's first trip abroad since the early days of the pandemic.
"In less than 10 days, our leaders will meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit" in Samarkand, Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov said in comments s ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Sep 06, 2022 
Researchers looking to synthesize a brighter and more stable nanoparticle for optical applications found that their creation instead exhibited a more surprising property: bursts of superfluorescence that occurred at both room temperature and regular intervals. The work could lead to the development of faster microchips, neurosensors, or materials for use in quantum computing applications, as wel ... more |
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 Hatra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 11, 2022 
Strolling along the ancient ruins of Hatra in Iraq's north, dozens of visitors admired the site, where local initiatives seek to turn over a new leaf after a brief but brutal jihadist rule.
Designated an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO, Hatra dates back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC.
It is a two-hour drive from Mosul, the former "capital" proclaimed by the Islamic State (IS) g ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 
France on Friday condemned the adoption by North Korea of a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes as a "threat to international and regional peace and security".
The foreign ministry statement came after North Korean state media reported earlier Friday that Pyongyang had passed a law allowing for preventive strikes - including in the face of conventional attacks. ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 
Asian markets rallied Friday following a healthy performance on Wall Street, with investors largely pricing in more interest rate hikes aimed at taming runaway inflation.
The more confident mood was reflected in a dip in the dollar, which has surged in recent weeks to multi-decade highs against its major peers owing to the Federal Reserve's hawkish tilt to tighter monetary policy.
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 Zurich (AFP) Sept 9, 2022 
The energy and food security crises are redefining priorities for insurers, with growing focus on helping build economic resilience and facilitate the transition towards green energy, a report from Swiss Re found Friday.
Slammed first by the Covid-19 pandemic and now by the war raging in Ukraine, the once globalised and interconnected global economy is fragmenting in a multi-polar world, the ... more |
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 Wenchang, China(XNA) Sep 05, 2022 
A Long March-5B Y4 rocket, tasked with sending China's space station lab module Mengtian into orbit, has been transported to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency said Saturday.
The rocket will undergo final assembly and testing together with the Mengtian lab module, which arrived earlier.
Preparations for the launch mis ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Sept 10, 2022 
Faced with allegations of grave violations in China and Russia, the UN body created to address rights abuses seems paralysed by uncertainty on how to respond.
The UN Human Rights Council, which will host a month-long session in Geneva from Monday, frequently acts to investigate and rein in abuses inside countries.
But that task is trickier and more fraught when the countries involved are ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 9, 2022 
UN investigators said Tuesday there was mounting evidence of crimes being committed in Myanmar, including since a military coup last year.
The United Nations' Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said it had gathered lots of evidence of violations as well as elements indicating the most serious international crimes.
"The Mechanism has collected a significant amount of i ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered to the U.S. Navy a 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS), the first tactical laser weapon system to be integrated into existing ships and provide directed energy capability to the fleet.
Integrated and scalable by design, the multi-mission HELIOS system will provide tactically relevant laser weapon sys ... more |
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