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January 26, 2015

Obama, Modi break nuclear impasse, hail new 'friendship'
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 25, 2015
US President Barack Obama and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke the deadlock on a long-stalled nuclear pact Sunday as they hailed a new era of friendship between the world's two largest democracies. After greeting Obama with a bear hug as he stepped off Air Force One, Modi then trumpeted the "chemistry" with his fellow leader on the first of a three-day visit to the Indian capital. Obama, whose administration treated Modi as a pariah until barely a year ago, said their new "friendship" ... read more

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Davos elites warned about catastrophic cyberattacks Attacks on power plants, telecommunications and financial systems, even turning all of Los Angeles' traffic lights green: Davos elites were warned Saturday of the terrifying possibilities of modern cyber terrorism. ... more		Iran lawmakers drafting law on nuclear enrichment hike Iran's parliament has started to draft a law that would allow the country's nuclear scientists to intensify their uranium enrichment, a step that could complicate ongoing talks with world powers. ... more		Politics Won't Get in Way of Russia, US Nuclear Cooperation Through 2015 Cooperation between Russia and the United States will continue in providing nuclear security in 2015, Russia's nuclear conglomerate Rosatom said in an official statement Thursday. Earlier, a n ... more
				Iraq PM says retaking Mosul from IS 'can be done' Iraq's premier expressed confidence Friday that the country's struggling army is capable of retaking the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group. ... more		Dancer recalls "perfectionism that allows no mistakes" This 35-year-old woman, a dancer, came to Seoul in 2004 from Pyongyang, where she had trained for and participated in the Pyongyang Arirang Festival. This festival, also sometimes referred to in English as the "North Korean Mass Games," is among the country's few efforts to expose itself culturally to other countries. This is the first time she has shared her story. ... more

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New US sanctions would 'unravel' Iran nuclear deal: Zarif Iran warned the US Congress on Friday against imposing new sanctions, saying this would lead to a collapse of negotiations over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme. ... more		Establishing the CODE for Unmanned Aircraft to Fly as Collaborative Teams The U.S. military's investments in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have proven invaluable for missions from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) to tactical strike. Most of the curren ... more		Interstellar raises major Series F funding to expand launch and satellite business Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems mission ExoAnalytic tools to power FireSat wildfire monitoring constellation		ASC Signal Awarded NATO Contract for HF Antenna Deployment in Poland ASC Signal Corporation has been awarded a contract by Page Europa, a General Dynamics company, to provide High Frequency (HF) antennas for Page Europa's defense customer in Poland. The procure ... more
				Report says no technological replacement exists for bulk data collection No software-based technique can fully replace the bulk collection of signals intelligence, but methods can be developed to more effectively conduct targeted collection and to control the usage of co ... more		NEOWISE: A Yearlong Look at the Sky NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft discovered and characterized 40 near-Earth objects (NEOs) in the first year after the mission was re-started in December 2013 ... more

Boeing to build satellite for mobile multimedia service in China New York Broadband has selected Boeing Satellite Systems International for negotiation of a contract to build a new high-powered L-band satellite that will support mobile multimedia services to Chin ... more		Exelis producing more bomb racks for MQ-9 Reapers A third follow-on contract has been given to Exelis for production of weapons carriage and release racks for B/MQ-9 unmanned aircraft used by the U.S. military. ... more		China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: official data South Africa flood toll rises, large parts of Mozambique submerged		Pakistan air strikes kill 35 militants in northwest: military Pakistan's military said it killed 35 militants in fresh air strikes early Sunday as part of a major offensive against the Taliban and other insurgents in the northwest. ... more
Privacy is dead, Davos hears Imagine a world where mosquito-sized robots fly around stealing samples of your DNA. Or where a department store knows from your buying habits that you're pregnant even before your family does. ... more		Prototype weapons launcher fitted onto B-52 bomber A prototype weapons bay launcher that improves weapons capacity has been installed by Boeing and the U.S. Air Force on a B-52 bomber. ... more		Navy OKs next-gen IRST for F/A-18s The U.S. Navy has approved low-rate initial production of an advanced infrared search and track system for F/A-18 aircraft from Boeing and Lockheed Martin. ... more		Coalition air raids back up Kurdish advance in Iraq: US US-led forces have carried out dozens of air strikes in Iraq to back up Kurdish forces advancing against Islamic State jihadists near the strategic city of Mosul, the American military said Saturday. ... more

	Spain negotiates permanent US Marines Africa force Spain said Friday it was starting negotiations with Washington to host a permanent US Marines intervention force for deployment on missions to Africa. ... more		Anti-IS coalition talks focus on jihadist threat Top officials from the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group met in London on Thursday for the first talks since the Paris attacks with the threat posed by homegrown jihadists high on the agenda. ... more

Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries

Battle over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia rages in Dutch court

Radioactive zinc shipment in Philippines onshore in 'safe' location

Ukraine troops abandon airport in bloody day of conflict		New Iran-US nuclear talks this week in Switzerland		Philippines slams China island building as Beijing hits back		Russia Ready to Supply India With Anaerobic Submarines		EU Forced to Oppose Russian Resolution on Arms Ban in Space
Journalist linked to Anonymous gets five years' prison		University student decries lack of access to books		Advocates pressure US Congress to let small drones fly		Four south Yemen provinces to defy orders after president quit		US commander at Guantanamo naval base sacked

Chinese official to visit Taiwan amid flight routes row

'Race against time' to save IS hostages: Japan PM

Teenager surprised at South's competitiveness, materialism

Coalition aircraft pound IS in northern Iraq: US

Iraq calls for more weapons to fight IS threat

China has never asked Huawei to spy: CEO

China would welcome Kim Jong-Un visit to Moscow

Israel failed to minimise civilian toll in Gaza war: report

Pakistan arrests IS militant in Lahore: officials

Spain hopes Iran will join fight against Islamic extremism

A dozen former French soldiers waging jihad: defence source

Moscow, US End Nuclear Cooperation Program

SKorea to develop new arms in response to NKorean nuclear program

Russia to Test Strategic Missile Forces in Unscheduled Drills

US Navy uses Russian rocket engines to launch comsat

Google aboard as Musk's SpaceX gets $1 bn in funding

European spaceplane is "powered up" for its Feb 11 launch

Upgraded Atlas ready to go wireless at next DARPA Robotics Challenge

Pope Francis leaves door open to Dalai Lama meeting

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