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  Xiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday of a global catastrophe unless a diplomatic solution is reached over North Korea, but rejected US calls for more sanctions as "useless", widening a split among major powers over how to rein in Pyongyang. Putin's comments appeared to draw the lines for a clash at the United Nations pitting Moscow and Beijing against Washington and its allies. The US on Monday demanded the "strongest possible measures" against North Korea for detonating what Pyongyan ... read more |
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Trump's turn on S. Korea risks alliance: analystsSeoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017 Donald Trump is playing into North Korea's hands by turning on the South, accusing it of appeasement, snubbing its leader and threatening to end their trade deal in moves that analysts say risk weakening a decades-long alliance. ... more 
China may be the real target of North Korea's pressureBeijing (AFP) Sept 4, 2017 North Korea's escalating nuclear provocations are putting putative ally China in an increasing bind, and may be part of a strategy to twist Beijing's arm into orchestrating direct talks between Pyongyang and Washington, analysts said. ... more  
Putin backs sending force to protect Ukraine monitorsXiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday supported deploying an international force to eastern Ukraine to help protect monitors observing the conflict, but Kiev poured cold water on the plan. ... more 
China's Xi urges 'healthy' India ties after border spat: XinhuaXiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 Chinese President Xi Jinping sought Tuesday to move past a tense border dispute with India, telling Prime Minister Narendra Modi the two nuclear-armed neighbours should pursue "healthy, stable" relations, according to China's state media. ... more |
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US says N. Korea 'begging for war,' pushes for tougher UN sanctionsUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 The US has accused North Korea of "begging for war" and pushed for the "strongest possible measures" on Pyongyang following its sixth and most powerful nuclear test. ... more 
Russia may reduce US diplomatic personnel by 155: PutinXiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Tuesday to expel up to 155 more US diplomatic personnel from his country as the diplomatic feud between Washington and Moscow rumbled on. ... more 
Russia, China Note Rapprochement of Positions in Space, Aviation CooperationVolgograd (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2017 Representatives of Russia and China pointed out during a meeting in Russia's southwestern city of Volgograd the narrowing of the gap between positions of both countries in the cooperation in space, ... more  
Algorithm unlocks smartwatches that learn your every moveSussex UK (SPX) Sep 05, 2017 Scientists at the University of Sussex have invented a new algorithm that enables smartwatches to detect and record your every move, without being told beforehand what to look for. Current sma ... more  
Trump, Moon agree to end limits on payload of S. Korean missilesSeoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017 US President Donald Trump and South Korea's leader Moon Jae-In agreed Monday to remove limits on the payload of the South's missiles, Seoul's presidential office said, as the UN Security Council met to discuss a response to Pyongyang's sixth and most powerful nuclear test. ... more  
Air Force preparing to launch fifth Orbital Test Vehicle missionWashington (AFNS) Sep 01, 2017 The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office is undergoing final launch preparations for the fifth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. The OTV is scheduled to launch on Sept. 7, 2017, onboard a Sp ... more |
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 Trump names former Navy aviator to head NASA  
Ex-minister questioned as Israel submarine graft probe widensJerusalem (AFP) Sept 4, 2017 Israeli police questioned a former minister and a political advisor Monday as a probe widened over suspected corruption in the purchase of submarines for Israel's navy from Germany's ThyssenKrupp. ... more  
Russia fires missiles near enclave besieged by ISMoscow (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 A Russian warship on Tuesday fired cruise missiles from the Mediterranean at the Islamic State group near the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor where regime forces are battling the jihadists, Moscow said. ... more 
Israel army to hold drill simulating war with HezbollahJerusalem (AFP) Sept 4, 2017 Israel's army will begin Tuesday a massive exercise simulating conflict with Lebanese movement Hezbollah in the country's north, military sources said, in what would be the largest drill in nearly two decades. ... more 
After string of defeats, IS faces retreat to the desertBaghdad (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 Facing a string of defeats in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State group is being forced to retreat to the desert from which it emerged three years ago. ... more |
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  Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017  South Korea and the United States will deploy more of the anti-missile defences hated by China in response to Sunday's nuclear test by North Korea, Seoul's defence ministry said Monday.
Two launchers of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system are already operational, but public concern about the possible environmental impact of the US system forced Seoul to suspend the install ... more Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017S. Korea launches missile drill after North's nuclear test  Washington (AFP) Sept 4, 2017US cites its nuclear capabilities in defense against N.Korea  Sacramento CA (SPX) Sep 01, 2017Aerojet Rocketdyne Providing Propulsion System Support to Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Program |
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 (UPI) Aug 29, 2017 
Raytheon Missile Systems is being awarded a $614.5 million modification to an existing contract for the production of Standard Missile 3 Block IIA surface-to-air missiles, the Department of Defense announced on Monday.
The modification will also provide engineering support and missile containers. The production run will take place in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be finished by Marc ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017GenDyn unit tapped for more Hydra-70 rockets Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Trump, Moon agree to end limits on payload of S. Korean missiles  Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017Raytheon receives contract to develop anti-ship Tomahawk cruise missile |
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 Washington (AFNS) Sep 01, 2017  The Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office is undergoing final launch preparations for the fifth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. The OTV is scheduled to launch on Sept. 7, 2017, onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
The fifth OTV mission continues to advance the X-37B's performance and flexibility as a space technology demonstrator and host platform for experimental payloads. ... more Arusha, Tanzania (AFP) Aug 31, 2017TED: Phones and drones transforming healthcare  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Lockheed pairs drone with counter-UAS system  Boston MA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2017 
The U.S. Army's Global Response Force composed of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division successfully conducted an airborne exercise using the En route Mission Command tactical networking system.
The system, mounted on C-17 cargo planes, provided plane-to-plane and plane-to-ground audio, video, and data communications to the 1st Brigade's commander and subordinate commander ... more McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 14, 2017North Dakota UAS Training Center Depends on IGC Satellite Connectivity  Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017Industry team demonstrates Low Cost Terminal for AEHF satellites  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Envistacom wins $10M Army communications contract |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 31, 2017 
The Watervliet Arsenal in New York is to manufacture full-bore chrome tubes for the U.S. Army's lightweight M777A2 towed howitzer system, as well as for the U.S. Marine Corps, which has the same howitzer system.
The chrome-plated tubes leverage a newly-tested manufacturing process that increases barrel life of the guns by almost 50 percent and enables easier maintenance, the Army said. ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 1, 2017British air force opens ground combat to women  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017LOC Performance receives $49.1 million Bradley upgrade contract  (UPI) Aug 29, 2017BAE to demonstrate digital design technology for defense systems |
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 Sofia (AFP) Aug 31, 2017 
Conflicts in the Middle East boosted Bulgaria's arms exports by almost 60 percent in 2016 to record levels not seen since the end of communism, official data showed Thursday.
Bulgaria, which specialises in the production of light-weight Soviet-style weapons and munitions, exported over 1.0 billion euros' ($1.2 billion) worth of arms in 2016 compared to 642 million in 2015 and 402 million in ... more New Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2017Defence firms eye billion-dollar chance for 'made in India'  Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017China showcases weapon systems to possible foreign buyers  Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2017Kratos receives $46.2 million contract for Saudi Arabian defense services |
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 Xiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Tuesday to expel up to 155 more US diplomatic personnel from his country as the diplomatic feud between Washington and Moscow rumbled on.
"We reserve the right to make a decision on how many American diplomats there are in Moscow. But we will not do that for the moment," Putin told a press conference after a summit of BRICS nations in southern Chi ... moreXiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017Putin backs sending force to protect Ukraine monitors Volgograd (Sputnik) Sep 05, 2017Russia, China Note Rapprochement of Positions in Space, Aviation Cooperation Xiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017China's Xi urges 'healthy' India ties after border spat: Xinhua |
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 Amherst MA (SPX) Aug 31, 2017 
When environmental and soil chemist Baoshan Xing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst began reading in 2014 that a new, two-dimensional material known as layered black phosphorous (BP) was gaining the attention of biomedical researchers for use in drug delivery systems and tumor photothermal therapy, he was both intrigued and concerned.
"I am not only a soil chemist, but an environme ... more Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017A more complete picture of the nano world  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017What the world's tiniest 'monster truck' reveals  Livermore CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2017Carbon nanotubes worth their salt |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 1, 2017 
Iraq's victory over the Islamic State group in Tal Afar was the latest in a string of gains against the jihadist group, but Iraqi forces still face massive challenges, experts say.
In 2014, as IS staged a rapid advance across northern Iraq, police and military personnel abandoned their posts to the jihadists with barely a fight.
That allowed the group to establish its "caliphate" across ... more Baghdad (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Iraq strikes major victory over Jihadists; As IS slides from defeat to defeat  Amman (AFP) Aug 30, 2017Jordan, Iraq reopen only border crossing; Iraqi forces close in on last jihadist ISIS stronghold  Tal Afar, Iraq (AFP) Aug 28, 2017Iraq fighters take 'victory selfies' at Tal Afar citadel |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 04, 2017 
North Korea has previously boasted of possessing thermonuclear weapons, or H-Bombs. Their claims were not taken seriously by most boffins in the past. North Korea has demonstrated the ability to build relatively simple "fission" weapons (A-Bombs), which split the atoms of a heavy element (uranium or plutonium) into smaller atoms, thus releasing energy.
By contrast, a thermonuclear weapon i ... more Seoul (AFP) Aug 31, 2017North Korea and its missiles: what next? Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Trump's turn on S. Korea risks alliance: analysts  Xiamen, China (AFP) Sept 5, 2017Putin warns of 'global catastrophe' over North Korea impasse |
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 Seoul (AFP) Sept 4, 2017  Donald Trump is playing into North Korea's hands by turning on the South, accusing it of appeasement, snubbing its leader and threatening to end their trade deal in moves that analysts say risk weakening a decades-long alliance.
More than 24 hours after Pyongyang shook the ground and the world with what it said was a hydrogen bomb test, the US president had yet to speak to his South Korean c ... more Managua (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Nicaraguan anti-canal activist says held without charge  Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy'  Xiamen, China (AFP) Sept 3, 2017Common ground in short supply as China hosts BRICS |
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 Port Arthur, United States (AFP) Sept 2, 2017 
US President Donald Trump heads to Texas Saturday to assess conditions in the storm-ravaged state as residents of Houston and other cities were returning home to face the grim, possibly years-long task of rebuilding.
One week after Harvey blasted into southeast Texas as a Category Four hurricane, rescuers were still searching by air and by boat for people trapped in flooded homes.
A fres ... more Houston (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Texas chemical plant area declared safe after controlled blaze  Port Arthur, United States (AFP) Sept 2, 2017Angels in mega trucks: drivers join rescue in storm-hit Texas  Houston (AFP) Sept 4, 2017Houston faithful offer hope, help for Harvey amid aid appeal |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2017 
China and Russia plan to sign an agreement in October on joint space exploration from 2018 and 2022, which would benefit both nations particularly in manned and future missions to the moon, CGTN reported on Monday.
The bilateral agreement will cover five areas including lunar to deep space exploration, special materials development, collaborations in the area of satellite systems, Earth re ... more Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2017Kuaizhou-11 to send six satellites into space Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2017Russia, China May Sign 5-Year Agreement on Joint Space Exploration  Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017ESA and Chinese astronauts train together |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 5, 2017 
Hong Kong's public radio station has replaced its 24-hour BBC World Service broadcast with Chinese state-run programming, in a move the British broadcaster called "disappointing" as concerns grow over Beijing's influence on the semi-autonomous city.
Listeners woke up on Monday morning to the Mandarin-language broadcast of the China National Radio Hong Kong Edition (CNR), instead of the World ... more Geneva (AFP) Sept 5, 2017China blocking rights activists, harassing experts at UN: HRW  Geneva (AFP) Sept 5, 2017China blocking rights activists, harassing experts at UN: HRW  Beijing (AFP) Sept 5, 2017Chinese TV told to 'sing the praises of the party' |
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 Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2017 
Moscow on Monday said it was struggling to confirm if the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead or alive, a month after reporting his possible demise.
The Russian army said in June that it was trying to verify information that its jets killed Baghdadi during a bombing raid near the IS stronghold of Raqa in Syria.
But over a month after the announcement Kremlin s ... more Moscow (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Chechen leader evacuates 8 children and mothers from Iraq  Washington (AFP) Aug 31, 2017Islamic State chief Baghdadi likely still alive: US general  Santiago (AFP) Aug 23, 2017Chile ex-general jailed at 91 for dictatorship crimes |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2017 
The Department of Defense is investing $17 million in directed energy laser weapons, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced at the Boeing facility in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday.
"With our state's unique expertise in directed energy work, this funding will jump start the deployment of this critical technology and bring more high-paying jobs to the state," said Heinrich, a member of ... more Washington DC (AFNS) Jul 25, 2017'Eyes in space' and more powerful lasers will enhance US Army's arsenal  Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2017Raytheon successfully fires high-energy laser from helicopter  Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2017Missile Defense Agency seeks laser-armed drone |
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