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  Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 28, 2023 Ukraine announced Monday it had recaptured a village on the southern frontline where its forces are hoping for a breakthrough in their grinding offensive against entrenched Russian positions. Kyiv launched its pushback in June after stockpiling Western-supplied weapons, building up assault battalions and attacking Russian positions. But officials in Kyiv have acknowledged that progress has been slow and Moscow says Ukrainian forces are running out of resources. "Robotyne has been liberated. ... read more |
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Raimondo calls for US and China to 'step up' on global issuesBeijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2023 US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with China's premier on Tuesday, calling for Beijing and Washington to work together to solve issues of global concern. ... more  
Tough memory device aims for space missionsThuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 Among the many hazards encountered by space probes, exposure to radiation and huge temperature swings pose particular challenges for their electronic circuits. Now KAUST researchers have invented th ... more  
Pentagon aims to counter China numerical advantage with dronesWashington (AFP) Aug 28, 2023 The Pentagon plans to field thousands of drones within the next two years to help counter China's numerical edge in personnel and military hardware, a senior US defense official said Monday. ... more  
Kim calls for boosting North Korea's navySeoul (AFP) Aug 29, 2023 Kim Jong Un has called for boosting North Korea's navy, saying the country's waters brimmed with "the danger of a nuclear war," state media reported Tuesday, as Seoul, Washington and Tokyo carried out joint naval drills. ... more |
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  Taiwan decries China's 'military harassment' after warplanes detected  
First geosynchronous orbit SAR satellite enters working orbitBeijing, China (SPX) Aug 25, 2023 China's recently-launched L-SAR4 01 satellite, the world's first geosynchronous (high Earth orbit) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite stepping into the project implementation stage, has entere ... more |
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Foxconn billionaire Gou announces Taiwan presidential bidTaipei (AFP) Aug 28, 2023 Foxconn's billionaire founder Terry Gou announced Monday that he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate. ... more  
The fight over a 'dangerous' ideology shaping AI debateParis (AFP) Aug 27, 2023 Silicon Valley's favourite philosophy, longtermism, has helped to frame the debate on artificial intelligence around the idea of human extinction. ... more 
Russia charges ex-U.S. consulate worker with collecting Ukraine war informationWashington DC (UPI) Aug 28, 2023 Russian authorities on Monday charged a former employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok with collecting information about the war in Ukraine for the American government. ... more  
ALS patient pioneering brain-computer connectionMelbourne (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 As a rare form of Lou Gehrig's disease paralyses his body, Rodney Gorham hopes a pioneering link between his brain and a computer will help others after he is gone. ... more |
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  Canada minister in China for talks, a first since 2019  
UK foreign secretary to visit China on WednesdayBeijing (AFP) Aug 29, 2023 British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will visit China this week, the two countries said Tuesday, as Beijing and London seek to shift a turbulent recent relationship onto surer footing. ... more |
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US approves $12 bn Apache helicopter sale to PolandWashington (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 The United States on Monday approved a $12 billion sale of Apache attack helicopters to Poland, a giant deal with a frontline ally supporting Ukraine in its war against the Russian invasion. ... more 
United States to start training Ukrainian F-16 pilots in OctoberWashington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2023 The U.S. Defense Department will begin training Ukrainian pilots on its F-16 fighter jets in October in Arizona following up on more countries donating some of their aircraft to the country. ... more  
Iran warns Iraq to disarm Kurdish rebelsTehran (AFP) Aug 28, 2023 Iran on Monday warned Iraq that it would take action if Baghdad does not honour its commitment by mid-September to disarm Iranian Kurdish rebel groups on its territory. ... more  
Iraq says arrested IS member for gathering intelBaghdad (AFP) Aug 27, 2023 Iraq's interior ministry said Sunday an Islamic State group member had been arrested in a Baghdad hotel, accusing him of carrying out intelligence-gathering missions for the jihadist organisation. ... more |
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Israel strikes force closure of Syria airport: state media  
African media urges Niger to respect press freedom; French ambassador 48 hours to leaveAbidjan (AFP) Aug 25, 2023 Dozens of African media figures on Friday called on the new military regime in Niger to respect press freedoms after a series of incidents. ... more |
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Two arrested in Hong Kong for 'foreign collusion'Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 29, 2023 Two Hong Kong men were arrested on Tuesday for colluding with "a foreign country or with external elements" to endanger national security, police said, part of Beijing's long-running crackdown on what remains of the city's pro-democracy movement. ... more 
AI revolution in video games has industry players treading warilyCologne, Germany (AFP) Aug 27, 2023 From generating story lines to coding entire games to turning ideas into animation, artificial intelligence is front and centre at Gamescom, one of the video game industry's biggest fairs. ... more 
Proba-3: seeing in the darkParis (ESA) Aug 25, 2023 One of the precision formation flying Proba-3 satellites as seen from the other during ground testing. The pair will fly in orbit relative to one another down to millimetre scale precision, but in o ... more  
G7 powers condemn failed North Korean satellite launchBrussels (AFP) Aug 24, 2023 Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich democracies condemned North Korea's failed bid to launch a spy satellite Thursday, arguing that it used banned ballistic missile technology. ... more |
 
Japan wastewater release sparks wave of misinformation in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2023 Japan's release of wastewater has sparked a wave of misinformation in China about nuclear contamination in the Pacific Ocean, with viral posts promoting wild theories that lack scientific backing. ... more 
Planning algorithm enables high-performance flightBoston MA (SPX) Aug 24, 2023 A tailsitter is a fixed-wing aircraft that takes off and lands vertically (it sits on its tail on the landing pad), and then tilts horizontally for forward flight. Faster and more efficient than qua ... more 
Kyiv says three air force pilots killed in 'terrible' mid-air crashKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 26, 2023 Ukraine said Saturday that three of its air force pilots including a renowned fighter jet pilot with the call-sign "Juice" were killed in a mid-air collision on Friday. ... more 
Eight US Marines in hospital after deadly Australia crashDarwin, Australia (AFP) Aug 28, 2023 Eight US Marines were in hospital on Monday - one of them in intensive care - following a military aircraft crash in northern Australia that killed three of their comrades, authorities said. ... more |
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Marines killed in Australia Osprey crash identified Washington DC (UPI) Aug 29, 2023 The U.S. military has identified the three Marines who died Sunday when their Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed near Darwin, Australia, during a military training exercise. ... more 
Ukraine names air force pilots killed in Friday's crashKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 27, 2023 Ukraine on Sunday named all three air force pilots killed in a mid-air collision as leading figures paid tribute to well-known fighter ace "Juice" killed in the crash. ... more 
Huthi rebels kill 10 Yemen soldiers: military sourcesDubai (AFP) Aug 27, 2023 Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Sunday killed 10 Yemen army soldiers from a southern separatist faction in a "surprise attack" after more than a year of relative calm, military sources said. ... more 
Navy SEAL who allegedly killed Osama bin Laden arrested for assaultWashington DC (UPI) Aug 27, 2021 The former Navy SEAL who claimed he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden in his 2017 tell-all book was arrested for assault last week in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, reports said. ... more |
Jailed Kyrgyz activists go on hunger strikeBishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Aug 24, 2023 Six Kyrgyz opposition activists accused of "organising riots" by protesting against a border demarcation deal have begun a hunger strike in jail, the Central Asian country's prison service said. ... more
Turkish drones kill 7 PKK members as FM meets Iraq KurdsArbil, Iraq (AFP) Aug 24, 2023 Twin Turkish drone strikes killed seven members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Thursday, authorities said, as Ankara's foreign minister visited the northern region. ... more 
President Biden honors 13 killed during withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021Washington DC (UPI) Aug 27, 2021 Saturday marked two years since 13 service members and more than 100 Afghan civilians were killed in a bombing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. ... more 
Top Dutch court upholds immunity ruling in Gaza caseThe Hague (AFP) Aug 25, 2023 The top Dutch court upheld an appeals ruling Friday that said former Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz was immune from prosecution in a case relating to a deadly 2014 air strike in Gaza. ... more |
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Iraq hangs 3 for IS-claimed blast that killed hundredsBaghdad (AFP) Aug 28, 2023 Iraq has hanged three people convicted for a 2016 bombing that killed more than 320 people in a Baghdad shopping district and was claimed by the Islamic State group, the prime minister's office said on Monday. ... more  
Spire participates in Prize to advance measurements of Earth's Magnetic FieldVienna VA (SPX) Aug 24, 2023 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) was invited by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and has agreed to participate in Phase 4 of MagQuest, a prize challenge to advance how Earth's magnet ... more  
China's allies lead Pacific criticism of Fukushima water releaseSuva, Fiji (AFP) Aug 25, 2023 China's Pacific allies - from Solomon Islands' government to Fiji's opposition - on Friday echoed Beijing's criticism of Japan releasing wastewater from its disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more 
Sudan army chief makes defiant speech, demanding end of 'rebellion'Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Aug 28, 2023 Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told troops in Port Sudan on Monday time has come to "end the rebellion" by paramilitaries, promising victory four months into a brutal war. ... more |
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