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US President-elect Barack Obama struck both dovish and hawkish notes Monday when he unveiled a star-studded and hard-nosed national security team that analysts call pragmatic and centrist. Obama has got off to a good start, analysts said, by naming Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, General James Jones as national security advisor, Robert Gates as defense secretary and Susan Rice as ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2008The United States said Tuesday it will refrain this week from signing a treaty in Norway to ban cluster bombs, because the document is too broad and endangers US soldiers. Some 100 countries will ban the use of such weapons when their delegates sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions on Wednesday in Oslo but major producers like the United States, China and Russia are shunning the pact. ... more
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Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2008Terrorists are "likely" to use nuclear or biological weapons in the next five years, a US commission warned Tuesday, highlighting Pakistan as the weakest link in world security. Without urgent action, "it is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013," the bi-partisan commission said in its report "World ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 2, 2008Traumatised by the battlefield or the anguish of divorce caused by long absence from home, many American troops in Iraq are increasingly shedding their macho image and visiting Combat Stress Clinics. Four years ago, following the 2003 invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, the US military drew together psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and specialist nurses in spacious buildings ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 2, 2008Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday urged India to provide evidence that Pakistanis were involved in the deadly Mumbai attacks and promised to cooperate if proof was provided. "They have given us some of the organisations ... but that is not evidence. If they will give us evidence we are commmitted that we will extend full cooperation," Gilani said in an interview with CNN. ... more 
Potsdam NY (SPX) Dec 03, 2008The battlefield of the future may react differently to combat injuries, providing instant treatment to wounded soldiers even before a medic reaches their side. Impossible? Not if researchers at universities on opposite sides of the country succeed in creating a "field hospital on a chip" - a system worn by every soldier that would detect an injury and automatically administer the right ... more |
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Italy challenges EU over key climate toolRome (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills. ... more  
Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund'Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin. ... more 
AI giants promise Trump to pay for increased energy needsNew York (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Seven US tech giants at the forefront of artificial intelligence committed Wednesday to offset the costs of their increased electricity needs through investments in energy infrastructure. ... more 
  
CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 CesiumAstro has acquired Vidrovr in a move to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its space communications systems, payloads, and satellite platforms, extending AI-driven analytics and r ... more 
Behind Space Innovation The Growing Role of Outsourcing ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Explore the reasons outsourcing has become the norm in space innovation. Discover how it helps teams reduce turnaround times, lower costs and improve results within a short time. ... more 
After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan mineralsCaracas (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals. ... more
  
Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more 
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP saysWalldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more 
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikesParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more
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Brussels (AFP) Dec 3, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in New Delhi Wednesday for a solidarity visit after the Mumbai attacks and to reduce tensions between India and nuclear rival Pakistan. "I want to consult with the Indian government on what we can do to help," in the probe into the audacious attacks in India's financial heart and film capital which killed 188 people, including some 22 foreigners ... more 
Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2008President-elect Barack Obama rode a wave of anti-war sentiment to the White House but he vowed Monday to maintain "the strongest military on the planet." Democrats who would like to turn guns into butter, particularly during an economic crisis, may be disappointed. But Obama, in his choice of national security advisers and the priorities he set for them at a press event in Chicago ... more 
Singapore (AFP) Dec 2, 2008North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator arrived in Singapore Tuesday night ahead of an expected meeting with his US counterpart to clear apparent hurdles in a deal over the North's nuclear weapons programmes. Kim Kye-Gwan arrived in a black Mercedes-Benz shortly after 11:00 pm (1500 GMT) at the residence of North Korea's ambassador to Singapore. Japanese television cameramen surrounded the ... more 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 2, 2008NATO agreed Tuesday to gradually resume high-level talks with Russia, frozen over the August conflict in the Caucasus, and to deepen ties with former Soviet states Georgia and Ukraine. NATO foreign ministers decided on a return to informal meetings of the so-called NATO-Russia Council, despite concern that Moscow is not respecting a ceasefire that ended its brief war with Georgia. ... more |
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