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 L'Aquila, Italy (AFP) July 8, 2009 
US President Barack Obama will invite leaders from 25-30 countries to a March 2010 summit on securing nuclear materials and battling atomic smuggling, the White House said Wednesday. Obama is hosting the gathering because he "believes nuclear terrorism is the most immediate and extreme threat to global security," Mark Lippert, chief of staff of the US National Security Council, told reporter ... read more 
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jul 8, 2009 Lashkar-e-Toiba, the Pakistan-based Islamist organization blamed for the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai, appears to be challenging al-Qaida as the spearhead of the global jihad, thanks in large part to hefty funding from its networks in the Gulf. According to the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that monitors international terrorism, Indian intelligence investigation ... more
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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 Press Release from Business Wire: Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. IAEA calls for repair work on Chernobyl sarcophagus France probes mystery drone flight over nuclear sub base France takes anti-drone measures after flight over nuclear sub base 
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L'Aquila, Italy (AFP) July 8, 2009G8 leaders meeting in Italy on Wednesday will issue a "strong message of condemnation" to North Korea over its latest missile tests, Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said. Frattini was speaking to reporters during the summit in the earthquake-stricken city of L'Aquila. Earlier, US President Barack Obama said it was important to pursue dialogue with Iran and North Korea to ... more 
L'Aquila, Italy (AFP) July 9, 2009The G8 world powers issued a joint declaration expressing "serious concern" Wednesday over post-election violence in Iran but said they were determined to find a peaceful resolution to the standoff over Tehran's nuclear programme. "G8 countries continued to be seriously concerned about recent events in Iran," said the statement. "Interference with media, unjustified detentions ... more  
Ottawa (AFP) July 8, 2009The Canadian government said Wednesday it was committing some five billion dollars (4.3 billion US) to modernize its fleet of armored vehicles and other combat carriers, many of which are used in Afghanistan. Ottawa anticipates investing four billion Canadian dollars (3.44 billion US dollars) in procuring between 650 and 800 new vehicles as part of its next generation land combat fleet ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jul 7, 2009 Israel is developing a new "smart" glide bomb, a weapon that had its origins as far as back as World War I. It is likely to wind up in the Israel armory for operations against Palestinian militants and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas. The weapon, designated the Medium Laser-Guided Bomb, is still in the early stages of development by the state-run Israel Aerospace Industries, flagship ... 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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Washington (AFP) July 8, 2009The commander of US Marines in southern Afghanistan said Wednesday there was an urgent need for more Afghan security forces as well as civilian experts to back up a major offensive against Taliban insurgents. "I'm not going to sugarcoat it. The fact of the matter is we don't have enough Afghan forces, and I'd like more," Brigadier General Larry Nicholson told reporters in a teleconference. ... more 
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan (AFP) July 8, 2009US missiles slammed into militant targets in the stronghold of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud on Wednesday, killing up to 48 alleged fighters, security officials said. The attacks -- the second and third suspected US drone strikes in just over 24 hours against Mehsud's South Waziristan stronghold -- come with Pakistan widely expected to launch a ground offensive against the warlord ... more 
United Nations (AFP) July 7, 2009UN chief Ban Ki-moon hailed Tuesday the US-Russian agreement committing the former Cold War foes to significant cuts in their nuclear arsenals. "This agreement is consistent with the disarmament obligations by the two largest nuclear weapon states under Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)," the UN secretary general, who was on a visit to Ireland, said ... more 
Seoul (AFP) July 8, 2009South Korean security agencies Wednesday probed a widespread cyber attack that shut down US and South Korean official websites, as a report said North Korea or its sympathisers were suspects. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it had launched a joint investigation with other security authorities into the breach. "This is not a simple attack by individuals. The attack appeared ... more |
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SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts
Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military
RTX radar selected to support autonomous X 62A fighter testing |
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