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The pirate threat off the Horn of Africa is now so bad that the heavy hitters have to move in: The Pentagon has deployed a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the area. Rear Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, has announced that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower has been dispatched to patrol nearly 7.5 million square miles in the ... read more 
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Feb 23, 2009The United Arab Emirates on Monday gave a boost to the Middle East's biggest arms fair by announcing orders worth over three billion dirhams (819 million dollars), shrugging off a sharp drop in oil revenues triggered by the global economic slowdown. The UAE armed forces said it sealed military contracts worth 2.54 billion dirhams (692 million dollars), mostly to local companies, during the ... more
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Mexico City (UPI) Feb 23, 2009 We now know two important and useful items of good news about the forthcoming summit of the Group of 20 nations in London in April. This meeting is likely to be critical for the prospects of economic recovery in the future. The first reason for this is that President Barack Obama's attendance is now confirmed, and the second reason, almost as important, is that China has made it ... more  
United Nations (AFP) Feb 23, 2009UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon restated his concern Monday about continued hostilities between rebel and government forces in Sri Lanka, and called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. "The UN deplores the increasing casualties among civilians trapped in the intense fighting between the government and the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) over the last several days," Ban told ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2009The US Defense Department on Monday confirmed it has a team of military advisers training the Pakistani army in counter-insurgency operations but said the program has been openly discussed for months, rejecting a newspaper report suggesting it was a "secret" project. "The training effort with the (Pakistan) Frontier Corps is not a secret," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman, referring to ... more 
Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2009 The acknowledgment by U.S. forces that an airstrike last week killed more than a dozen Afghan civilians -- not the insurgents commanders originally claimed -- shows how, in the words of one non-profit, "The international coalition in Afghanistan is losing public support, one fallen civilian at a time." But the swift investigation into and public statement about the incident also shows ... more |
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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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Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2009 The U.S. government and armed forces need to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes required for cyber-strategic leaders. And that next generation of leaders needs to understand the cyber environment. Beginning in 1988 with the infamous "Morris Worm" attack, cybersecurity has grown in importance along with the degree of reliability the United States and other nations have placed ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2009Italy should use it's "good offices" with Iran, including their trade relationship, to sway Tehran over its suspect nuclear program and its role in Afghanistan, a top US lawmaker said Monday. "We believe that it's important for us to have very tough sanctions, we have to be united internationally on that subject, and that Italy can use its good offices and its communications with Iran to ... more 
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2009US President Barack Obama's plans to deploy 17,000 more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan "is not the beginning of an escalation" in the strife-torn country, a top US lawmaker said Monday. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of Obama's key allies, also flatly rejected any comparison between the widening conflict, now in its eighth year, and the US defeat after decades of troops ... more 
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2009A Pentagon report on Monday said the US government needed to move quickly to help arrange the transfer of Chinese Uighurs held at Guantanamo prison who have been cleared of wrongdoing. The group of 17 Uighurs face uncertainty about when they will leave the detention camp for terror suspects and their case has "increased tension and anxiety within the detainee population," the Defense ... more |
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