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  Washington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2021 The U.S. military's X-37B space plane finally came back to Earth on Saturday after spending 908 days in orbit. The robotic X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:22 a.m. The 908 days in orbit was four months longer than any previous X-37B flight. The plane, which was built by Boeing, also carried a service module for the first time. "With the service module added, this was the most we've ever carried to orbit on the X-37B, and we'r ... read more |
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Biden to press Xi on N. Korea in G20 talksPhnom Penh (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 US President Joe Biden arrived in Asia on Saturday vowing to urge Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in North Korea when they hold their first face-to-face meeting at next week's G20 summit. ... more  
Biden and Xi to meet at G20 summitBeijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Xi Jinping and Joe Biden will hold talks at next week's G20 summit in Bali, their first face-to-face meeting since the US president took office and just weeks after the Chinese leader secured a landmark third term. ... more 
EU chief urges China to push Moscow to respect international lawPhnom Penh (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 EU chief Charles Michel said Saturday the bloc expected China to use "all the means at its disposal" to push Moscow to respect international law, days before a G20 summit expected to be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine. ... more 
As Biden returns to table with Xi, US views darken on Chinese leaderNusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Sitting next to Xi Jinping during one of their marathon sessions in 2011, Joe Biden saluted the direction of US-China ties. ... more |
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Exoskeleton helps wounded French soldiers get back on their feetParis (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 When Cesar stood up for the first time in years with the help of a robotic exoskeleton, the quadriplegic former French soldier said what he noticed most was being able to look people in the eye. ... more  
Flowers, mines welcome Ukraine forces on road to KhersonWarsaw (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Smiles, flowers from local people and mines planted by the Russians greeted Ukrainian soldiers advancing on Kherson, a major city in the south liberated from Moscow's forces on Friday. ... more  
Lebanon extradites to Iraq 'Saddam grandnephew' accused of IS linkBaghdad (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 Lebanon extradited a man said to be a grandnephew of Saddam Hussein to Iraq, where he is accused of involvement in a massacre by the Islamic State group, a security source said Saturday. ... more  
Rocket Lab to supply satellite separation systems for Tranche 1 Transport Layer vendorsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been awarded two contracts worth a total of $14 million to provide satellite separation systems for companies building Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranch ... more |
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Chinese incursions into India are increasing, strategically plannedEvanston IL (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 Chinese incursions across India's west and central borders are not independent, random incidents that happen by mistake. Instead, these incursions are part of a strategically planned, coordinated ef ... more 
White House says Biden, Xi to meet at G20 summit as Putin stays homeWashington (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 Joe Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on November 14 on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the White House said Thursday, in their first face-to-face talks since the US leader became president. ... more 
Turkey seeks Central Asia inroads with Russia distractedAnkara, Turkey (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Turkey on Friday will lead a summit of Central Asian countries, aiming to strengthen economic ties with the region's resource-rich ex-Soviet states while Moscow is distracted by war in Ukraine. ... more 
Ukraine says dozens of villages recaptured amid Russian retreatKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 Kyiv forces have recaptured over 40 towns and villages in southern Ukraine, President Zelensky said Thursday, as Moscow signaled its army had begun retreating from the strategic city of Kherson. ... more |
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'We can't survive on our own': locals help out neighbours in BakhmutBakhmut, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 In a supermarket car park in Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city at the centre of the fighting for the Donbas region, Anatoliy is rushing to load up his truck with coal for him and his neighbours, d ... more  
Apple limits file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users after anti-govt protestBeijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 Apple limited file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users Thursday, a month after reports that anti-government protesters were using the function to share digital leaflets with strangers. ... more 
'No progress' in discussions with Iran: UN nuclear watchdogVienna (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 The UN nuclear watchdog said Thursday it had seen no progress in discussions with Iran over undeclared nuclear material at three sites, but a new visit to Tehran was planned this month. ... more  
Iran hypersonic missile claim raises nuclear watchdog concernTehran (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 An Iranian general claimed Thursday that the Islamic republic had developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, raising concerns from the UN nuclear watchdog. ... more 
Radar used for detecting satellites put on marketNanjing. China (SPX) Nov 11, 2022 In modern military operations, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance have become major determinants of outcomes in combat. Great powers are unprecedentedly reliant on space-based assets, m ... 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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 Tehran (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 
Iran has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of its Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, claimed on Thursday.
Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles which can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly more than five times the speed of sound.
"This hypersonic ballistic missile was developed to count ... more |
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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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 Luxembourg (SPX) Nov 09, 2022 
The EAGLE-1 satellite, which will support the end-to-end secure Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for Europe, will be launched for SES by Arianespace on a Vega C rocket from French Guiana as early as Q4 2024.
The satellite will be placed into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The EAGLE-1 project comprising satellite and ground infrastructure, is developed by SES and its consortium of 20 European ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 
The fallout from climate change threatens to fuel conflicts around the world, adding to the suffering caused by the direct effects of a rapidly warming planet.
Competition will grow as droughts make food and water increasingly scarce, people will flee hard-hit areas, and melting Arctic ice is opening up new areas for countries to vie for resources and influence - all factors that expand the ... more |
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 Toulon, France (AFP) Nov 9, 2022 
Britain and France will hold a summit in the first quarter of 2023 aimed at reinforcing their military and defence cooperation, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday.
Macron unveiled the summit while laying out his strategic defence priorities for France and Europe in the coming years, not least in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a growing international assertiven ... more |
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 Ankara, Turkey (AFP) Nov 11, 2022 
Turkey on Friday will lead a summit of Central Asian countries, aiming to strengthen economic ties with the region's resource-rich ex-Soviet states while Moscow is distracted by war in Ukraine.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will preside over the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) summit in Uzbekistan's historic city of Samarkand.
Erdogan has for several years been pushing f ... 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 12, 2022 
Lebanon extradited a man said to be a grandnephew of Saddam Hussein to Iraq, where he is accused of involvement in a massacre by the Islamic State group, a security source said Saturday.
Abdullah Sabawi, dubbed the "grandnephew" of the executed dictator by Iraqi media, was extradited on Wednesday, the security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
"He is accused of having been a m ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 8, 2022 
The United States and Russia are expected to meet soon to discuss the possible resumption of inspections under New START, a key nuclear disarmament treaty between the two countries, the State Department said Tuesday.
"We have agreed that the BCC (bilateral coordinating committee) will meet in the near future under the terms of the New START treaty," State Department spokesman Ned Price told ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2022 
China's foreign minister called for the "rebuilding of mutual trust" in a phone conversation with his Australian counterpart Tuesday, Beijing said, in a sign of easing tensions after years of difficult ties between the countries.
Australia and China maintained virtually no high-level communication during the Covid-19 pandemic, when Beijing slapped a trade embargo on billions of dollars worth ... more |
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 Fort Myers, United States (AFP) Nov 12, 2022 
Hour by hour, day by day, hurricane-devastated southwest Florida is starting to get back on its feet - and the workers doing the hard labor are largely undocumented migrants.
They have names like Jael, Juan and Francisco Antonio, and they flooded into Florida from other Gulf Coast states, and even from Mexico, to take on work.
Many are perpetual nomadic workers, traveling from one natur ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 09, 2022 
China's next-generation rocket to carry humans is expected to make its maiden flight around 2027, said a project manager.
Zhao Xinguo, a senior rocket designer and head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology's rocket development department, said the new rocket, which has yet to be named, is an important backbone in China's ambitious plan to place its astronauts on the moon.
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 10, 2022 
Chinese dissident Bao Tong, a top Communist Party official imprisoned in the wake of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests who became a vocal critic of Beijing, has died at 90 years old, his son said on Twitter.
Bao had spent much of the past three decades under home surveillance or in prison following the Chinese military's violent crackdown on the student movement, which called for democratic ... more |
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 Stockholm (AFP) Nov 8, 2022 
Sweden's parliament said Tuesday it would vote next week on a constitutional amendment that would make it possible to beef up anti-terror laws, a key demand from Turkey to approve Stockholm's NATO membership bid.
The proposed amendment would make it possible to introduce new laws to "limit freedom of association of groups involved in terrorism", parliament said in a statement.
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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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