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US urges against 'provocations' after Kim Jong-Il deathBeijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2012 US diplomat Kurt Campbell on Wednesday urged "all parties" to refrain from "any provocations" after North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's death, as he left China, where he met foreign ministry officials. Campbell, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, is the first US diplomat to visit China - North Korea's closest ally - since Kim died from a heart attack on December 17. "We both underscored how important it will be over the course of the coming months to maintain ve ... read more |
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 S. Korea, US to boost guard against North attack South Korea and the United States will soon sign a new plan on countering any North Korean attacks, Seoul said Wednesday, amid international wariness over the abrupt leadership transition in Pyongyang. ... more | .. |
  Elbit Systems Awarded Contract to Supply Hermes 900 Elbit Systems reports that it was awarded a contract, valued at approximately $50 million, to supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a governmental office of a country in the Americas. ... more | .. |
 NASS Awarded Wiring Harness Assembly Contract for Blue Devil II Airship North American Surveillance Systems Inc., (NASS), a global leader in surveillance system integration, has been awarded multiple contracts for the U.S. Air Force Blue Devil Block II Airship. "N ... more | .. |
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  Raven Industries to Acquire Vista Research Raven Industries has announced that its Aerostar division has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire Vista Research, a leading provider of surveillance systems that enhance the effectiveness o ... more | .. |
 Autonomous Deployment Demonstration Program Completes Flight Testing The Naval Research Laboratory Vehicle Research Section has completed flight tests for the Autonomous Deployment Demonstration (ADD) program. The final demonstration took place Sept. 1 at the Yuma Pr ... more | .. |
  Israelis, Palestinians downbeat about peace prospects Israelis and Palestinians were downbeat about peace prospects on Wednesday, a day after the two sides held their first face-to-face talks since September 2010 at a meeting in Amman. ... more | .. |
 Geithner to take Iran sanctions bid to China, Japan Timothy Geithner will travel to China a Japan next week to discuss tougher sanctions against Iran, the US Treasury Department said Wednesday, hours after China said it opposed unilateral US measures. ... more |
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Perseverance rover cleared for long distance Mars exploration
Possible "superkilonova" exploded not once but twice
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  Helsinki green-lights Patriot missile shipment to SKorea Sixty-nine Patriot missiles impounded in Finland after being found on a merchant vessel in mid-December were headed for South Korea, the Finnish government said Wednesday, granting their transit through Finnish territory. ... more | .. |
 Cabin -- with nuclear missile silo -- for sale For sale: one idyllic wooden cottage - with nuclear missile silo attached. ... more | .. |
  Obama to unveil strategy for leaner US military President Barack Obama will unveil a revised US military strategy on Thursday designed to reflect fiscal constraints and a greater focus on the potential threat posed by a rising China, officials said. ... more | .. |
 India clears $1.2 bn missile deal with European firm India has cleared a $1.2 billion deal to buy 500 air-to-air missiles from European firm MBDA as it undergoes a major programme to modernise its military, defence ministry officials said Thursday. ... more |
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 EU, US tighten sanctions noose on Iran The European Union and the United States on Wednesday tightened the sanctions noose around Iran, with diplomats in Brussels saying a preliminary agreement had been reached on an EU embargo of Iranian oil. ... more | .. |
  Virus could disable cyber attack source Japanese computer scientists say they've developed a computer virus that can be launched online to track down and disable the source of a cyber attack. ... more | .. |
 Boeing to close Kansas plant where 2,160 employed Boeing on Wednesday said it would close a Wichita, Kansas plant that employs 2,160 people, risking political ire as it prepares to shift production of a major tanker project elsewhere. ... more | .. |
 Ahmadinejad sets Latin American tour Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is back in Latin America building bridges with fellow oil producers Ecuador and Venezuela and populist governments in Cuba, Guatemala and Nicaragua. ... more |
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Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable
Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia
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 China cuts entertainment TV by two-thirds: report China's satellite broadcasters have dramatically cut the number of prime time entertainment shows they air, state media said, after President Hu Jintao warned of the dangers of Western cultural imports. ... more | .. |
 In US, growing talk of a possible war with Iran Fed by diplomatic tensions and election-year politics, talk about a coming conflict with Iran has reached a fever pitch in the US capital. ... more | .. |
 Israel, Palestinians hold 'positive' talks Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held a "positive" first face-to-face meeting in more than 15 months on Tuesday, saying they remain committed to a two-state solution but that full-blown talks are still some way off. ... more | .. |
 Israel scraps military deal with Turkey Israel has escalated its bitter quarrel with Turkey, its erstwhile ally, by scrapping a $140 million deal for unmanned aerial vehicles and advanced intelligence-gathering systems the Israelis fear could end up in the hands of Iran. ... more |
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  Israel targets al-Qaida militant in Gaza The Israeli air force has killed several Palestinian militants linked to al-Qaida in the Gaza Strip in a string of recent airstrikes, the first time the Israelis have systematically targeted jihadist operatives there. ... more | .. |
 China backs Russian anti-terror agreement Chinese lawmakers have ratified an agreement between Beijing and Moscow to strengthen anti-terrorism cooperation between the two nations. ... more | .. |
 Former colonel appointed chief of Libya' new army A former colonel in Moamer Kadhafi's military has been appointed as the new chief of staff of the Libyan army, two members of the country's ruling National Transitional Council told AFP on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Press watchdog slams 'black December' in Kurdistan Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday sharply criticised what it said were a wave of violations of press freedoms during a "Black December" in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. ... more |
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The Quantum Age will be Powered by Fusion
Physicists map axion production paths inside deuterium tritium fusion reactors
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 Logistics withdrawal headache for US in Afghanistan The US Army faces a logistics nightmare in the repatriation of military equipment worth more than $30 billion from Afghanistan, a senior official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Jordan hosts Israelis, Palestinians in rare meeting Israeli and Palestinian negotiators gather in the Jordanian capital on Tuesday for their first face-to-face meeting in 16 months but both sides insisted full-blown talks remained some way off. ... more | .. |
 Clashes as Cypriots demand British forces out Protesters demanding that British forces withdraw from Cyprus clashed with police at a military base, leaving around a dozen people hurt, police said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan police turned away surrendering Aum fugitive: reports Japanese police turned away one of the nation's most wanted fugitives when he tried to surrender at Tokyo police headquarters on New Year's Eve after nearly 17 years on the run, reports said Tuesday. ... more |
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 India army offers 'glacier toilet' in hi-tech sell-off Developed for troops serving on glaciers high in the Himalayas, the non-flushing "bio-digester" toilet made by India's top defence research body is now being offered to companies and poorer states. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded Contract for two Radars The Missile Defense Agency is awarding Raytheon Company a contract to provide two AN/TPY-2 radars to the U.S. Army as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile d ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Books 50 Million in Electronic Warfare Contracts Raytheon booked $50 million this month in new contract awards related to its electronic warfare (EW) business. Raytheon's industry-leading electronic warfare portfolio includes airborne and sh ... more | .. |
  Last US Marine faces trial over 2005 Iraq killings After years of appeals and delays, the last US Marine charged over the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha faces a court martial on Thursday in California. ... more |
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