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June 16, 2015

Philippines to present China sea case at Hague next month
Manila (AFP) June 15, 2015
The Philippines will argue its case against China's claim over most of the disputed South China Sea at The Hague next month, the foreign department said Monday. The Netherlands-based UN court is scheduled to conduct a hearing from July 7 on a case lodged by the Philippines in 2013 which China has spurned, foreign department spokesman Charles Jose said. "Right now we are preparing for the oral arguments in The Hague on July 7 to 13. Our team from Manila and from the United States will be flying t ... read more

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Australian military drones to fly in civilian air space for first time Unmanned aerial vehicles of the Australian military are to operate in the country's civil airspace for the first time starting later this month. ... more		Four US Surveillance Drones to Be Deployed to Japan Within Six Months Since 2014, two Global Hawk surveillance drones have been temporarily deployed at Misawa air base. Within approximately six months, starting in July two more drones will be moved to Japan. Four US R ... more		Ban calls for immediate humanitarian truce in Yemen UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for an immediate humanitarian truce in Yemen as peace talks began in Geneva and a Saudi-led Arab coalition continued aerial bombardments of the ravaged country. ... more
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Scotland pushes for fiscal autonomy Scotland, which has said it could support its economy on oil and gas, needs full autonomy over its finances to reach its full potential, a deputy minister said. ... more		First US deep space weather satellite reaches final orbit More than 100 days after it launched, NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has reached its orbit position about one million miles from Earth. Once final instrument checks a ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles JWST red dots reveal rapidly growing early black holes Spaceflight study links astronaut biology to reversible shifts in epigenetic age		RoboSimian Drives, Walks and Drills in Robotics Finals Showing off its robustness and versatility, the ape-like RoboSimian robot, developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, took fifth place in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) ... more
				Russia Warns Against Arms Race in Space Russia warns against the danger of the arms race spilling out into space and hails the BRICS countries' effort to prevent this from happening, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on ... more		SpaceX achieves pad abort milestone approval for Commercial Crew NASA has approved a $30 million milestone payment to SpaceX under the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) agreement with the company following a recent and successful pad abort t ... more

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New satellite for unprecedented Earth monitoring Sentinel-2A, the first optical imaging satellite in the EU's Copernicus programme, is set for launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at 01:52 GMT 23 June (03:52 CEST 23 June; 22:52 local ti ... more		China launches space junk monitoring center China on Monday launched a space junk monitoring center to protect its spacecraft in orbit. The new center, to be managed by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National ... more		As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources		40 foreign suicide bombers a month enter Iraq: PM Around 40 foreign suicide bombers enter Iraq each month, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday, calling for countries in the region to curb the flow of foreign fighters. ... more
'Many dead' in suicide attacks targeting police in Chad Many people were killed Monday in twin suicide attacks targeting police in the capital of Chad, whose armed forces have been on the frontline of the fight against Boko Haram Islamists, police said. ... more		Journalist denies claim that Snowden files breached A journalist who published the first reports from Edward Snowden's leaked documents offered a detailed rebuttal Monday to allegations that Russian and Chinese spies accessed the former intelligence contractor's files. ... more		Thales producing equipment for Canadian vehicles The Canadian Army's light armored vehicles are to be equipped with command-and-control systems and mast-mounted surveillance suites from Thales. ... more		Navy's electro-optic systems get support from CACI International A $32 million U.S. Navy contract has been given to CACI International Inc. for engineering and technical support for Electro-optic Technolgy. ... more

	France receives second multi-role frigate The French Navy has received its second multi-mission FREMM frigate from shipbuilder DCNS. ... more		Halfway point for Australia's U.S. helicopter procurement The U.S. Navy has reached the halfway point in supplying the Royal Australian Navy with 24 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. ... more

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Nuclear weapons states upgrade warheads despite disarmament		Russian fighter flies dangerously close to US plane: Pentagon		Navy christening new Littoral Combat Ship		India floats first locally made aircraft carrier		Poland says in talks with US on storing heavy weapons

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UNESCO condemns ancient houses' destruction in Sanaa 'strike'

Maliki blames 'conspiracies' for Iraq losses

Nobel laureate Satyarthi says up to 500,000 child soldiers worldwide

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi wraps up China visit

Russia threatens 'consequences' if US deploys missiles in Europe

New USAF satellites to use updated spacecraft

Israel denies spying on Iran talks hotels

Chinese soldiers kill North Korea 'border-crosser'

China's ex-security chief jailed for life at secret trial

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Union says hackers got sensitive data on all US govt staff

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US teen behind IS tweets faces 15 years in prison

Iraq forces battle IS, more US troops heading to Anbar

US mission could expand to more bases in Iraq: Pentagon

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