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  Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 Ukraine announced on Monday it had received more air defence systems from Western military allies, saying the weapons would help defend against Russian attacks that have recently targeted energy infrastructure. "NASAMS and Aspide air defence systems arrived in Ukraine! These weapons will significantly strengthen the Ukrainian army and will make our skies safer," Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on social media. "We will continue to shoot down the enemy targets attacking us. Thank you to ou ... read more |
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NKorea dismisses as 'groundless' US claims of arms supplies to RussiaSeoul (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 North Korea said Tuesday that claims by the United States that Pyongyang is supplying artillery ammunition to Moscow for its war in Ukraine were groundless, state media KCNA reported. ... more  
The weakest link? North Korea's crumbling air forceSeoul (AFP) Nov 8, 2022 North Korea on Tuesday described its record-breaking blitz of missile launches last week as a "just counteraction" to the biggest-ever US-South Korea air exercises. ... more  
SpaceWERX awards 124 orbital prime contractsWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 The SpaceWERX Orbital Prime program awarded 124 Phase 1 contracts from June 15 to Sept. 22, 2022, each with a five-month term valued at $250,000. Orbital Prime, which is the first space effort under ... more 
UniSA launches Global Executive MBA in Defence and SpaceAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 The University of South Australia is collaborating with American and British partners to launch a Global Executive MBA in Defence and Space, the first program of its kind in Australia. Leverag ... more |
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Iran says it successfully tested satellite launcherTehran (AFP) Nov 5, 2022 Iran announced Saturday the successful test flight of a rocket capable of propelling satellites into space, three months after launching a satellite with the help of Russia. ... more  
Inmarsat Government selects Rocket Lab to develop L-Band RadioLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by Inmarsat Government as partner to develop and manufacture an L-band radio in support of NASA's Communications Services Project (CSP). CSP see ... more  
Next-gen space-based positioning tech plannedBeijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2022 China plans to establish a next-generation space-based navigation and positioning system by 2035, said a government official overseeing the sector. Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navig ... more  
Swedish PM tries to win Turkey over on its NATO membershipIstanbul (AFP) Nov 8, 2022 Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was due to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday in a top-level bid to persuade Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO. ... more |
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RDARS Eagle Nest Autonomous Drone-In-a-Box solution supports SpaceX Starlink Satellite CommunicationsToronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 RDARS Inc. (CSE: RDRS) (OTCQB: RDRSF), an autonomous robotics and drone technology company developing advanced systems for alarm system augmentation and surveillance, is pleased to announce its succ ... more  
China playing 'aggressive games' with Canada democracy: TrudeauOttawa (AFP) Nov 8, 2022 China is playing "aggressive games" with democracies and Canadian institutions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned on Monday following a report of foreign interference in its elections. ... more  
Taiwan to set up more language centres in US, EuropeTaipei (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 Taiwan on Monday unveiled plans to set up 25 more Mandarin learning centres abroad next year, expanding its soft diplomacy outreach as China's own cultural institutes face increased scrutiny over their operations. ... more 
Lithuania opens trade office in Taipei; As UK trade minister pays visitVilnius (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 Lithuania announced Monday that it has opened an office in Taipei in order to boost trade, a year after Taiwan inaugurated a de facto embassy in the capital of the Baltic EU country. ... more |
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American shot dead in Iraqi capital: security sourcesBaghdad (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 A US citizen who lived in Iraq for two years was shot dead in central Baghdad Monday, Iraqi security sources said, with the motive not immediately clear. ... more  
Ground Survey Datasets Released to Validate Satellite-based Remote Sensing DataBeijing, China (SPX) Nov 07, 2022 Recently, the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has released the second batch of ground survey datasets through its Common Application support ... more  
Myanmar takes delivery of Russian fighter jets: monitorBangkok (AFP) Nov 4, 2022 Myanmar's military has begun taking delivery of a batch of Russian-made combat jets, a monitoring group said Friday, the latest hardware shipped from Moscow as rights campaigners accuse the junta of hitting civilians with air strikes. ... more 
Five dead in Venezuelan military plane crash: ministryCaracas (AFP) Nov 6, 2022 Five members of the Venezuelan military died Sunday when their plane crashed during a training mission, authorities in the South American country said. ... more 
Iraq considers reinstating conscriptionBaghdad (AFP) Nov 6, 2022 Iraqi lawmakers were due Sunday to examine a bill seeking to reestablish military conscription in the country, before the first reading was postponed. ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 
Ukraine announced on Monday it had received more air defence systems from Western military allies, saying the weapons would help defend against Russian attacks that have recently targeted energy infrastructure.
"NASAMS and Aspide air defence systems arrived in Ukraine! These weapons will significantly strengthen the Ukrainian army and will make our skies safer," Defence Minister Oleksiy Rezn ... more |
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 Ulleungdo, South Korea (AFP) Nov 3, 2022 
When a North Korean missile triggered an air raid siren warning locals on South Korea's island of Ulleungdo to seek shelter, no one - including the deputy mayor - knew what to do.
About 130 kilometres (80 miles) off South Korea's east coast, Ulleungdo, population 9,000, is a picture-perfect destination of green rocky outcrops and brilliant blue water, popular with domestic tourists.
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 
RDARS Inc. (CSE: RDRS) (OTCQB: RDRSF), an autonomous robotics and drone technology company developing advanced systems for alarm system augmentation and surveillance, is pleased to announce its successful integration of the SpaceX Starlink High Speed internet services into its Eagle Nest Drone-in-a-Box product.
This achievement provides RDARS with a unique Eagle Watch data transmission pla ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 
Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a global network company launching a constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit satellites (LEO) to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises, has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with SpeQtral, an emerging leader in quantum-secure communications systems.
Our world is increasingly data-driven, cloud-based and cybersecurity consc ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2022 
US personnel are inspecting stocks of American-supplied military equipment in Ukraine as part of efforts to keep track of gear provided to Kyiv's forces, the Pentagon said Thursday.
The United States has committed nearly $18 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country in February, and Washington wants to make sure it is not misused.
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 Seoul (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 
North Korea said Tuesday that claims by the United States that Pyongyang is supplying artillery ammunition to Moscow for its war in Ukraine were groundless, state media KCNA reported.
The rebuke comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula after a spate of North Korean weapons tests last week - including an intercontinental ballistic missile - as the United States and South Kore ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 4, 2022 
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he told Chinese President Xi Jinping in talks on Friday that he wanted Beijing to use its "influence" on Moscow to stop the war in Ukraine.
"I told President (Xi) that it is important for China to use its influence on Russia," Scholz said.
"Russia must immediately stop the attacks under which the civilian population is suffering daily and withdraw from ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Nov 6, 2022 
Iraqi lawmakers were due Sunday to examine a bill seeking to reestablish military conscription in the country, before the first reading was postponed.
Service in the armed forces was mandatory in Iraq from 1935 up until 2003, when a US-led invasion toppled former dictator Saddam Hussein.
A first reading of the bill was scheduled to be held Sunday but was postponed to Tuesday, the parliam ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Nov 3, 2022  North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during a new salvo of launches Thursday, the South Korean military said, with Washington urging all nations to enforce sanctions on Pyongyang.
In response to the launches, South Korea and the United States said they would extend their ongoing joint air drills, the largest-ever such exercises - a move Pyongyang immediatel ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 
Asian stocks made gains on Monday, with a fresh rally seen in Hong Kong even after China reaffirmed its commitment to its economically painful zero-Covid policy.
Global markets and oil prices were buoyant last week on hopes that Beijing may begin to roll back policies aimed at stamping out the disease within its borders.
But on Saturday, the Chinese government said it would "unswervingly ... more |
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 Mumbai (AFP) Nov 8, 2022 
India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in the coming decades, but its cities already cannot cope and climate change will make living conditions harsher still.
The metropolis of Mumbai, one of India's biggest, grew by some eight million people in the past 30 years - the rough equivalent of the whole of New York City - to a population of 20 million, and is forecast to ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 04, 2022 
Chinese astronauts onboard the nation's Tiangong space station entered the Mengtian lab module on Thursday afternoon, several hours after the completion of the station's in-orbit assembly.
Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV mission - mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong, Senior Colonel Liu Yang and Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe - opened Mengtian's hatch and entered the lab component at 3:12 ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 3, 2022 
Canada's public broadcaster said it has closed its China news bureau after more than 40 years of operating in the country, saying their journalist's "repeated requests" for a work visa had been ignored.
CBC News Editor-in-Chief Brodie Fenlon wrote in a blog post on Wednesday that the China correspondent for French-language counterpart Radio-Canada had not received a visa since applying in O ... more |
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 Islamabad (AFP) Oct 29, 2022 
A Pakistani known for being the oldest detainee at the US-run Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba was released to his home country on Saturday, the South Asian country's foreign ministry and the US Pentagon said.
The secretive US military prison once housed hundreds of suspected militants captured by US forces during America's so-called "war on terror" following the 9/11 attacks by Al- ... more |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering OUSD (R&E) a new benchmark: a tactically-relevant electric 300 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser that Lockheed Martin has produced to date. This 300 kW-class laser is ready to integrate with the DOD demonstration efforts including the U.S. Army's Indirect Fires Protection Capa ... more |
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