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Oscar Arias Sanchez, president of the unarmed state of Costa Rica, called on Wednesday for a global reduction of military spending as a matter of international security. The Security Council later adopted a non-binding resolution inviting other countries to follow this path. "The perverse logic that leads a poor nation to spend excessive sums on its armies, and not on its people, is ... read more 
Brussels (UPI) Nov 19, 2008 Russia sees new threats from NATO and the United States, and they see new threats from Russia. And even where they see common dangers -- as in the case of potential and actual missile threats from Asia and the Middle East -- they cannot find common ground on how to deal with them. How do we reverse this steady escalation of tension and confrontation? The growing hostility has many ... more
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Russian strike could collapse Chernobyl shelter: plant director
EU to probe Czech aid for two nuclear units Japan vote moves world's biggest nuclear plant closer to restart Global nuclear arms control under pressure in 2026 Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier North Korea says Japan's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost' India's parliament passes bill to open nuclear power to private firms Russian nuclear-capable missile Oreshnik deployed in Belarus Mossad chief says Israel must 'ensure' Iran won't restart nuclear programme Zelensky says Donetsk among key disagreements in peace talks 
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Moscow (AFP) Nov 20, 2008Russia said Thursday it has authorised the transport of German military equipment to Afghanistan through Russian territory, the first time it has authorised such a transit by a foreign state. Russian authorities on November 10 "issued a permit for... the rail transit through Russian territory of arms, military equipment and military property of the Bundeswehr to Afghanistan," the foreign ... more 
Washington (UPI) Nov 19, 2008 Russia is sending a powerful naval squadron comprising the missile battle cruiser Pyotr Veliky and the anti-submarine warfare ship Admiral Chabenko to visit Venezuela and hold naval exercises in the Caribbean region later this month. In addition, the head of Venezuela's air force announced last week that the two nations will carry out joint air force maneuvers next year. ... more 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 20, 2008 The deployment of Iskander short-range quasi-ballistic missiles and electronic countermeasures in the Kaliningrad region of Russia looks certain to produce a response from the United States. Washington's first step will be to hand over Patriot PAC-3 ground-to-air anti-ballistic missile interceptor systems to Poland. An agreement to pass a Patriot battery -- 12 launchers -- with an ... more 
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 20, 2008A militant Taliban group warned Thursday of reprisals in Pakistan if there was another US drone attack, as the government condemned the latest missile strike in its territory. Top Pakistani Taliban leader Hafiz Gul Bahadur warned he would mount revenge attacks if the US carried out further strikes in tribal territory after missiles fired from a drone Wednesday killed six people, including a ... more |
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France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout; Fight over fossil fuels nixes key text of UN environment reportParis, France (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 France released on Friday a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050, with an ambitious plan to phase out oil and gas. ... more  
Policies to expand US grid weigh cost reliability and emissionsBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Growing energy demand means the U.S. will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years. What's the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation in ... more 
EU agrees to weaken and delay green business rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 European governments and lawmakers agreed to weaken and delay new environmental and human rights rules Tuesday, clearing a key hurdle in a push to unpick EU regulations seen as too burdensome for businesses. ... more 
  
X-MAT introduces X-FOAM: A game-changing ceramic foam for extreme environmentsOrlando, FL (SPX) Dec 01, 2025 X-MAT has announced the release of X-FOAM, a 1,300°C ceramic foam engineered for use in harsh environments demanding high thermal insulation and structural performance. ... more 
Bible 1.0: How Ancient Canon Became Our First Large Language ModelsSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 14, 2025 Modern large language models are treated as something radically new: vast statistical machines trained on almost everything humans have written, and able to regenerate knowledge on demand. Yet in structural terms, humanity has worked with something similar for millennia. ... more 
Digital twin successfully launched and deployed into spaceDavis CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 A dynamic digital twin designed by UC Davis researchers was launched into Earth's orbit last week aboard a SpaceX rocket. The innovation, which will model the current condition and predict the futur ... more
  
AI advances robot navigation on the International Space StationStanford CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2025 Imagine a robot about the size of a toaster floating through the tight corridors of the International Space Station, quietly moving supplies or checking for leaks - all without an astronaut at the c ... more 
Indian dance mudras yield advanced synergies for robotic hand controlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County extracted building blocks from precise hand gestures in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form. Their analysis revealed a richer set ... more 
MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebeeBoston MA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through t ... more
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Oslo (AFP) Nov 20, 2008Norway has agreed on a multi-billion euro deal to buy jet fighters from the US defence firm Lockheed Martin, the government announced Thursday. Norway chose to order an unspecified number of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) plane, also known as the F-35, instead of the Swedish-built Gripen jet, which was also under consideration. "The JSF is the only one of the two candidates to fulfill ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 20, 2008Japan said Thursday that a test of a missile shield being developed with the United States to protect against possible attacks from North Korea had ended in failure. A Japanese warship failed to shoot down a dummy missile during the test off Hawaii on Wednesday using the US-developed Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), the defence ministry said in a statement. Washington and Tokyo have been ... more 
Jerusalem (AFP) Nov 20, 2008A report by the UN atomic watchdog stating little progress in its investigation into Iran's nuclear efforts proves Tehran is concealing ambitions to acquire an atomic bomb, Israel said on Thursday. "Iran is continuing its deception and evasion tricks. Iran's reaction can not remove the international community's fears and concerns over the real aim of its nuclear programme," Israel's foreign ... more 
Washington (AFP) Nov 20, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Thursday with President-elect Barack Obama's defense team, opening a more substantive phase of the political transition at the Defense Department. Gates's office sent out guidelines late Wednesday to Pentagon staff outlining the rules for interacting with a transition team that now numbers 16 persons, including several former senior Clinton administration ... more |
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New US presidential planes delayed again until 2028New York (AFP) Dec 14, 2025 The delivery of a new Boeing jet to be used by the US president, famously known as Air Force One, has been delayed once again by at least a year. ... more 
Cost overruns push Swiss to buy fewer F-35sGeneva (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Switzerland will not be able to purchase all 36 American F-35 fighter jets in the near future as planned due to cost overruns announced by the United States, Bern said on Friday. ... more 
US flew bombers, fighters and drones along Venezuela coastWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Fighter jets, bombers and surveillance drones: the United States military has flown a variety of aircraft along Venezuela's coast in recent weeks, an AFP analysis shows, amid growing fears of conflict between the countries. ... more
  
US says Mexico agrees to water treaty obligationsNew York (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on water-sharing on Friday, after President Donald Trump threatened new sanctions. ... more 
Ozone catalysts mapped for safer water disinfectionPittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 University of Pittsburgh researchers and collaborators have identified how to design catalysts that generate ozone on demand as a potential alternative to chlorine-based disinfection in hospitals an ... more 
Hydrogen plasma method cuts most CO2 from deep sea metal extractionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials report that deep sea manganese nodules could supply large volumes of copper, nickel and cobalt for the energy transition if mining a ... more
  
IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagusVienna (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year. ... more 
Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global helpPengidam, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 16, 2025 Nurlela Agusfitri has nowhere to turn after losing her home and business to devastating floods that wreaked havoc on her Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 1,000 people. ... more 
Former Iraqi president Salih picked as new UNHCR chiefGeneva (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Former Iraqi president Barham Salih is set to become the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, according to a document seen by AFP on Friday, taking over an agency tackling swingeing budget cuts. ... more |
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