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  Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 Beijing and Manila on Wednesday vowed to resolve maritime disagreements through consultation, during a visit by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to the Chinese capital amid heightened tensions over the hotly disputed South China Sea. Marcos and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both called for "friendly consultation to appropriately resolve maritime issues," at a meeting on Wednesday, China's state-owned broadcaster CCTV said. China and the Philippines are at odds over the South China Sea, ... read more |
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Ex-NATO chief says Europe 'too naive' on China's Taiwan threatsTaipei (AFP) Jan 5, 2023 European powers must do more to dissuade China from invading Taiwan, including being prepared to unleash painful economic sanctions and train Taiwanese troops, the former head of NATO said Thursday. ... more  
Deadly Ukraine strike reveals Russian tech weaknessParis (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 Russia has blamed the deaths of scores of its soldiers in a New Year missile strike on its troops using unsecured, traceable mobile phones on the battlefield. ... more 
Macron promises 'first Western tanks' for UkraineParis (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 France is set to become the first Western country to deliver tanks to Ukraine, the French presidency announced Wednesday after talks between Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. ... more  
Raytheon Intelligence and Space awarded Missile Track Custody development contractLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 05, 2023 Raytheon Intelligence and Space has been awarded a prime contract to develop a prototype Missile Track Custody system for the U.S. Space Force. MTC is the service's first Medium Earth Orbit missile ... more |
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Australia buys Ukraine-tested US missile systemSydney (AFP) Jan 5, 2023 Australia said Thursday it has snapped up a US offer to obtain the same long-range, mobile rocket system Ukraine has deployed on the battlefield against invading Russian forces. ... more  
Putin sends missile ship to train in Atlantic, MedMoscow (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday presided over the launch of a warship armed with new hypersonic cruise missiles on a training mission to the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean. ... more  
China sets multiple records in space duringBeijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2023 For China's space sector, 2022 was a year of substantial progress and remarkable new records. China completed more than 60 space launches this year, a record high. Among these missions, 53 wer ... more  
Spire Global launched 6 satellites on SpaceX Transporter-6 MissionVienna, VA (SPX) Jan 04, 2023 Spire Global has seen six of its satellites successfully launched on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station that blasted off Tuesday morning, sending more than 100 ... more |
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Latest launch marks 64th mission for China in 2022Beijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2023 China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket on Thursday afternoon to transport an experimental satellite into space, completing the busiest year in terms of launch numbers for the country's space ... more  
D-Orbit Launches two ION Satellite Carrier on its seventh orbital transportation missionFino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Jan 03, 2023 D-Orbit, the space logistics and orbital transportation company, launched Second Star to the Right, the seventh commercial mission of ION Satellite Carrier (ION), D-Orbit's proprietary orbital trans ... more  
Poland signs deal for Abrams tanks from USWarsaw (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 The Polish government on Wednesday signed a deal to buy 116 Abrams tanks from the United States as it builds up its army amid the war raging in neighbouring Ukraine. ... more  
Sanctions-hit Huawei says back to 'business as usual'Beijing (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Friday it had returned to "business as usual" despite US sanctions as it estimated annual revenues to remain flat for 2022. ... more |
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Colombian government suspends 'ceasefire' with ELN fightersBogot� (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 The Colombian government said Wednesday it was suspending a ceasefire pact it had announced with the ELN armed group, which denied it had agreed to anything. ... more  
Planet launches 36 SuperDoves on Transporter 6 missionSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2023 Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today successfully launched 36 SuperDove satellites, its Flock 4y, to space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Th ... more 
War-themed video game fuels wave of misinformationWashington (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 Troops battle through burning streets. Missiles take down fighter jets. Drones pulverize tanks. The dramatic visuals have the trappings of real-life combat, but they are clips from video games fuelling misinformation. ... more 
Grief and anger in Russia over soldiers killed by Ukraine strikeSamara, Russia (AFP) Jan 3, 2023 Mourners voiced grief and anger on Tuesday at a rare public commemoration in Russia for the scores of soldiers killed by a Ukrainian strike on New Year's Eve. ... more 
China's air incursions into Taiwan zone doubled in 2022Taipei (AFP) Jan 2, 2023 China's warplane incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone nearly doubled in 2022, with a surge in fighter jet and bomber sorties as Beijing intensified threats towards the island democracy. ... more |
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 Amman (AFP) Dec 20, 2022  France has delivered more air defence missile systems and other weapons to Ukraine and will send more early next year, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview aired Tuesday.
"In recent days, France has sent Ukraine more arms, rocket launchers, Crotale (air defence batteries), equipment beyond what we had already done," Macron told France's TF1 and LCI television.
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 Sydney (AFP) Jan 5, 2023 
Australia said Thursday it has snapped up a US offer to obtain the same long-range, mobile rocket system Ukraine has deployed on the battlefield against invading Russian forces.
The government said the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) would deter attacks on Australia but could also be transported by plane for deployment worldwide.
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 1, 2023 
Ukraine shot down 45 Russian drones overnight as the pro-Western country rang in the New Year, the air force said on Sunday.
In a New Year's Eve assault, Moscow attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with missiles and Iranian-made drones.
Ukraine's air force said in a statement that air defences destroyed 45 "Shahed" drones.
Thirteen drones were shot down at the end of 2022 and an ... more |
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 Carlsbad CA (SPX) Jan 04, 2023 
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, completed the sale of its Link 16 Tactical Data Links (TDL) business to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $1.96 billion in cash.
The net proceeds to Viasat are expected to be approximately $1.8 billion after estimated taxes, fees and other expenses. Viasat intends to use the proceeds to reduce net le ... more |
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 Warsaw (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 
The Polish government on Wednesday signed a deal to buy 116 Abrams tanks from the United States as it builds up its army amid the war raging in neighbouring Ukraine.
The sale had been approved by the US State Department in December.
"We are strengthening the iron fist of the Polish Army... to efficiently deter the aggressor," Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said during a signin ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 23, 2022 
Japan on Friday approved a 114 trillion yen ($839 billion) budget for the year ahead, including record defence spending after a major security strategy overhaul announced this month.
The fiscal 2023 budget approved by the cabinet includes 6.8 trillion yen ($51 billion) for the defence ministry, up approximately 30 percent from last year.
It comes a week after the government approved a ne ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2023 
Beijing and Manila on Wednesday vowed to resolve maritime disagreements through consultation, during a visit by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to the Chinese capital amid heightened tensions over the hotly disputed South China Sea.
Marcos and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping both called for "friendly consultation to appropriately resolve maritime issues," at a meeting on Wednesday, ... 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) Jan 4, 2023 
Iraq's anti-corruption agency said Wednesday the justice minister had been given a court summons after he was accused of blocking a graft probe by refusing to hand over documents.
Investigations began last month into "suspicions of corruption" in the delivery of prison meals, with "poor quality" and limited food provided compared to the payments made.
On Tuesday, Judge Haider Hanoun, who ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 3, 2023 
Seoul and Washington are discussing joint planning and exercises involving US nuclear assets to counter growing threats from the North, South Korea's presidential office said Tuesday, after US President Joe Biden said there would be no such joint drills.
The statement was released after Biden said the United States was not discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea, seemingly contra ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2023 
China Evergrande has pledged to repay its debt this year, as the property giant faces a restructuring following Beijing's crackdown on excessive borrowing and rampant speculation in the real estate sector.
In an email seen by AFP, chairman Hui Ka Yan told staff that "2023 is a key year for Evergrande to fulfill its corporate responsibility and do everything in its power to ensure the deliver ... more |
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 Lyon (AFP) Jan 2, 2023 
A mayor in the French Alps famous for fighting mass tourism on the Mont Blanc has come under fire for filing a legal complaint against two people camping on the mountain's peak.
Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, has for years sounded the alarm against overcrowding on western Europe's highest peak, which is climbed each year by up to 20,000 people.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 05, 2023 
China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors.
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor, has more than 50 launch missions planned in 2023, said its annual work report.
The report, presented by Zhang Zhongyang, general manager of the State-owned conglomerate, at the company's a ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 30, 2022 
China's top lawmaking body gave Hong Kong leader John Lee the power on Friday to bar foreign lawyers from national security trials, removing the decision from the city's courts.
Critics said the decision created a "dual state" in Hong Kong's justice system and turned its national security committee, controlled by top Hong Kong and Beijing officials, into an "omnipotent authority" that could ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2022 
Five years ago, on December 9, 2017, Iraq claimed victory over the once powerful Islamic State group, which had proclaimed a "caliphate" and seized a large chunk of the country.
A little more than a year later, the jihadist group would also be defeated in Syria, where three of its leaders were killed, and reduced to a network of sleeper cells.
Here is a timeline of the rise and fall of I ... more |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in the U.S. and Israel. The future joint-development will be based on the assets that have been developed independently by RAFAEL and the Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense ... more |
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