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  Washington (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Turkey on Wednesday appealed to the United States to expedite F-16 jets, a sale some US officials hope could coax Ankara to lift objections to NATO expansion but is bitterly opposed by a key senator. Meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he intended to discuss his country's request for modernized versions of the mainstay F-16 fighter jets. "As we said together before, this is not only for Turkey but also important for NATO and for the United ... read more |
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Zelensky writes letter to invite Xi for 'dialogue'Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has written a letter inviting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks which was handed over in Davos to the Chinese delegation, his wife Olena Zelenska said on Wednesday. ... more  
NATO allies set to provide 'heavier weapons' to UkraineDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 NATO countries are set to announce new "heavier weapons" for Ukraine, the alliance's chief said on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on his backers to speed up their decision-making. ... more 
Philippines' Marcos says South China Sea 'keeps him up at night'Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Wednesday that tension in the disputed South China Sea "keeps him up at night", but his country was committed to peace despite Beijing's territorial claims. ... more  
NASA, DOD seek universities to develop cubesats for launchWashington DC (SPX) Jan 13, 2023 NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) is collaborating with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force to solicit applicants for a set of hands-on learning engagements that will help higher education ... more |
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Taiwan presidential contender warns against appeasing ChinaTaipei (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Appeasing China will not bring peace, Taiwan's vice-president said Wednesday, days after he was elected head of the ruling party in a move that makes him a prime presidential contender at the next election. ... more  
Falcon 9 launches sixth GPS 3 satelliteLittleton CO (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 The sixth Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been launched and is propelling to its operational orbit approximately 12,550 miles ... more  
Capella Space raises $60M to expand satellite imaging capacitySan Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 Capella Space, a leading American satellite manufacturer and Earth observation company, has closed $60 million in growth equity financing from the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund ("USIT"). Capella w ... more  
Sweden opens Mainland Europe's first spaceportWashington DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2023 Sweden on Friday inaugurated and officially opened Mainland Europe's first space facility for satellite launches. ... more |
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OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, casts spell on MicrosoftParis (AFP) Jan 14, 2023 The hottest startup in Silicon Valley right now is OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed developer of ChatGPT, a much-hyped chatbot that can write a poem, college essay or even a line of software code. ... more  
Northrop Grumman, AT&T and Fujitsu demonstrate 5G-powered capabilities to support Joint ForceSan Diego CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), AT&T* and Fujitsu recently demonstrated 5G-enabled intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in Northrop Grumman's new 5G lab. The de ... more 
Update on "Start Me Up" mission anomalyLong Beach CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2023 Preliminary analysis of data from the Start Me Up mission has begun to shed light on the outcome of the January 9th flight and next steps to follow. The Start Me Up mission was the first orbit ... more  
du and SES demo satellite-enabled 5G Mobile Backhaul Network in the Middle EastLuxembourg (SPX) Jan 17, 2023 SES and du from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), a leading telecom operator in the United Arab Emirates, have successfully demonstrated the first satellite-enabled 5G backhaul ... more |
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Ukraine's Klitschko confident on new weapons after Davos talksDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said he had "very good and positive signals" that new weapons would be announced for Ukraine at a meeting of the country's Western allies in Germany on Friday. ... more 
Sidus Space expands commercial data distribution through SkyWatch dealCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU)has signed an agreement with SkyWatch for use of its TerraStream data-management platform. The agreement is expected to accelerate the expansion of Sidus' commercial d ... more  
Iraq repatriates 142 families from Syria campMosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 Iraq has repatriated 580 residents of Syria's Al-Hol displacement camp which houses relatives of suspected Islamic State group jihadists, the US army and an Iraqi official said. ... more 
Swedish far-right leader calls Erdogan 'Islamist dictator'Stockholm (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 The leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats has attacked Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an "Islamist dictator" as Ankara maintains its objections to approving Stockholm's bid for NATO membership. ... more  
IS attacks still claim Iraqi lives five years after defeatAlbu Bali, Iraq (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 The attack came after sunset in the quiet Iraqi village of Albu Bali when Islamic State group gunmen drove into town and unleashed fire with automatic rifles. ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday he intends to join German-US efforts to arm Ukraine with sophisticated Patriot air-defense systems, citing the "horrible" Russian missile strike on a Dnipro apartment building.
Rutte told President Joe Biden at a White House meeting that "we have the intention to join what you're doing with Germany on the Patriots project, the air-defense system. ... more |
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 Dnipro, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 16, 2023 
The toll from a devastating Russian strike on Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday, as more bodies were pulled from the debris of one of Russia's deadliest attacks since its invasion.
Residents gathered to watch as cranes removed collapsing sections of the Soviet-style residential building that was ripped open by the strike in central Ukraine on Saturday.
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2023 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is collaborating with NASA to develop and test solutions for integrating large, uncrewed aircraft systems into the National Airspace System (NAS). The effort will focus on air cargo operations and is part of NASA's Air Traffic Management-eXploration (ATM-X) Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) subproject.
"Partnering with NASA, w ... more |
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 Leiden, Netherlands (SPX) Jan 12, 2023 
Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based on the development led by Airbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the two companies will now prepare a demonstration of a prototype and a first flight test in 2024.
As of 2024, Airbus a ... more |
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 Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said he had "very good and positive signals" that new weapons would be announced for Ukraine at a meeting of the country's Western allies in Germany on Friday.
The former heavyweight boxer has been at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week as part of a large Ukrainian delegation that is lobbying for more financial aid and modern weapons.
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 Rabat (AFP) Jan 17, 2023 
Morocco's army said Tuesday it had agreed with Israel to strengthen military cooperation including in intelligence and cybersecurity, following defence meetings in Rabat.
The two countries "agreed to further strengthen cooperation and expand it to other areas, including in intelligence, air defence and electronic warfare," the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces said in a statement.
The announce ... more |
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 Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has written a letter inviting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks which was handed over in Davos to the Chinese delegation, his wife Olena Zelenska said on Wednesday.
Zelensky has repeatedly sought to make contact with Xi since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year in the hope that Beijing will use its influence over Russian leader Vladimir ... 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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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Iraq has repatriated 580 residents of Syria's Al-Hol displacement camp which houses relatives of suspected Islamic State group jihadists, the US army and an Iraqi official said.
The US military's Central Command said in a statement Wednesday that "142 Iraqi families comprising 580 people" were transferred to Iraq's Jadaa facility on January 14.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 18, 2023 
There is no good place to be when a nuclear bomb goes off. Anything too close is instantly vaporized, and radiation can pose a serious health threat even at a distance. In between, there is another danger: the blast wave generated by the explosion, which can produce airspeeds strong enough to lift people into the air and cause serious injury.
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, resear ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Asian markets rose Wednesday to maintain their strong start to the year, with Tokyo soaring and the yen tumbling after the Bank of Japan decided against further tweaking monetary policy.
Weak earnings from banking titan Goldman Sachs, a jobs warning by Microsoft, and a plunge in manufacturing data highlighted the bumpy road ahead for the United States, the world's top economy, despite optimi ... more |
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 Boulder Creek, United States (AFP) Jan 18, 2023 
Jason and Shannon Phleger had just rebuilt their wildfire-ravaged home when it was wrecked again by one of the powerful storms that swept through California last week.
Even for a state almost perpetually suffering from drought, the parade of biblical disasters is too much to bear.
"When I heard the news, my heart just dropped; it was heartbreaking," said Shannon Phleger of the moment she ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2023 
China's space industry had a busy year in 2022, the highlight of which was completion of one of the world's largest and most sophisticated orbiting infrastructures, the Tiangong space station.
After traveling for 15 months in low orbit, about 400 kilometers above the Earth, Tianhe, the space station's core module, received its first long-term companion - the Wentian lab module - in late Ju ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 14, 2023 
The hardline head of Hong Kong's national security agency has been appointed China's top representative in the city, state media said on Saturday, as Beijing tightens its grip since 2019 democracy protests.
The State Council has appointed Zheng Yanxiong, 59, to lead the central government's Liaison Office in Hong Kong with immediate effect, replacing Luo Huining.
Zheng led Hong Kong's na ... more |
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 Albu Bali, Iraq (AFP) Jan 19, 2023 
The attack came after sunset in the quiet Iraqi village of Albu Bali when Islamic State group gunmen drove into town and unleashed fire with automatic rifles.
"I heard the shots, I went out and I saw my nephew lying on the ground," recalled Ali Menwar about the deadly violence that shattered the local calm on December 19.
The group of Sunni Muslim extremists "arrived at about 8:15 pm and ... 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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