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Moscow continues to pursue a Sukhoi-based fifth-generation fighter. After five years of effort, Russia finally found an international partner for the development project. In 2007 India entered an agreement to jointly develop a fifth-generation fighter based on the Sukhoi. The Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA - standing for Advanced Frontline Aviation Aircraft System - is a stealth-enabled fighter ... read more 
Seoul (AFP) Jan 18, 2009A South Korean team has visited North Korea's main nuclear site during a trip to the communist state to discuss buying unused fuel rods as part of a nuclear deal, officials said Sunday. The six-member delegation visited a storage place for the unused fuel rods and other facilities in Yongbyon on Friday, Seoul's presidential spokeswoman Kim Eun-Hye told a briefing. The government team wil ... 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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Mumbai (AFP) Jan 17, 2009India's premier said on Saturday Pakistan must "in its own interest" hunt down Islamic militants blamed for the attacks in Mumbai which have heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought assurances that Islamabad would share the results of its probe into Indian allegations that Pakistani "official agencies" and militants based on its soil supporte ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Jan 18, 2009Despite a daunting array of challenges elsewhere, US president-elect Barack Obama cannot afford to put nuclear-armed North Korea on the back-burner, analysts say. They expect the hardline communist state to turn up the heat in coming months to test his resolve, possibly with more missile launches or even a second atomic test. Its aim would be to renegotiate a six-nation aid-for-disarmame ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Jan 17, 2009North Korea said Saturday it may keep its nuclear weapons and threatened confrontation with South Korea, staking out a tough position three days before US President-elect Barack Obama takes office. Pyongyang's foreign ministry said it would retain its atomic weaponry as long as it feels under nuclear threat from Washington. Hours later, its military called for an "all-out confrontational ... more  
Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2009 After U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office on Tuesday, it is important that he clears up ambiguities in his position on missile defense. Allies of the United States, like Poland, are watching and will need to be certain of Obama's commitment to them. At the same time, Russia surely will try to take advantage of any uncertainty. It is critical that Obama move ahead quickly on ... 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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Tokyo (AFP) Jan 16, 2009Japan's military will for the first time buy helicopters from Eurocopter, ordering training choppers from the unit of European aerospace giant EADS, officials said Friday. Japan's defence ministry said on its website it selected the EC135 Eurocopter as part of "bidding for training helicopters for the Maritime Self-Defence Forces", officially pacifist Tokyo's name for its navy. Japan buy ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Jan 17, 2009South Korea's armed forces ordered a border alert Saturday after North Korea's military threatened an "all-out confrontational posture" against Seoul. The Joint Chiefs of Staff ordered an intensified guard by the army, navy and air force and called for increased reconnaissance flights by spy planes, a spokesman for the joint chiefs told AFP. President Lee Myung-Bak was briefed at an emer ... more 
The Hague (AFP) Jan 16, 2009Some 800 NATO troops under Dutch command are battling for control of a key valley in southern Afghanistan used as a base by Taliban insurgents, the Dutch defence ministry said Friday. Ministry spokeswoman Marloes Visser said the Baluchi valley in Oruzgan province had long been a hiding place for the Taliban where they planned attacks. After taking control of territory to the north and so ... more 
Washington (AFP) Jan 18, 2009NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Sunday denounced Afghanistan's "ineffective" government and said the authorities there were almost as much to blame for the country's plight as the resurgent Taliban. The comments by the NATO secretary general, in an opinion piece for The Washington Post newspaper, was an unusually strong expression of the alliance's dissatisfaction with the government of ... more |
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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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