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  Taipei (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 China's sole operational aircraft carrier passed through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, the island's defence ministry said, as Beijing steps up pressure on its democratic rival. It comes weeks after Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen warned against what she called China's "military expansion" - the increase of air and naval drills around the island since she came to power in May 2016. Beijing views the self-ruling island as part of its territory, to be reunified at some point. Cross-strait relat ... read more |
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Air Force, ULA prepare to launch missile defense satellite SBIRS GEO 4Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 The modernization of the United States' missile monitoring and defense system is scheduled to meet another benchmark on Thursday with the launch of GEO-4, the fourth satellite in the Space-Based Infrared System, or SBIRS. ... more 
Raytheon awarded $641M for ballistic missile defense system testingWashington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Raytheon with a contract to test multiple radar platforms to support the Ballistic Missile Defense System. ... more 
Grazing dangerously: The Romanian sheep nibbling away at US securityStoenesti, Romania (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 One of the most important strategic sites in Europe for the US military has come under threat from a rather unexpected enemy: a flock of sheep. ... more 
Saudi Arabia intercepts new Yemen rebel missile attackRiyadh (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had intercepted a fresh missile attack by Yemeni rebels on the south of the kingdom and renewed its accusations that arch-foe Iran had armed them. ... more |
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S. Korean soldiers' wages almost doubledSeoul (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 South Korea nearly doubled wages for its rank-and-file conscripted soldiers on Tuesday but their pay will remain just a fraction of the country's minimum wage. ... more 
'Serious' US training for eventual N.Korea conflict: congressmanWashington (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 The US military is conducting "very serious" training for a possible conflict with North Korea, a top Republican lawmaker said Tuesday, though he said he hoped such preparations would never be put to use. ... more 
US and allies commit to ending North Korea sanctions bustingVancouver (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 The United States and its allies on Tuesday vowed tougher measures to halt North Korean sanctions busting, including naval security operations to prevent maritime smuggling. ... more 
China says North Korea talks in Vancouver 'not legal'Beijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 China on Tuesday dismissed an international meeting on the North Korean nuclear crisis hosted by Canada and the United States as illegitimate, as major players like Beijing were not present. ... more 
EU 'carefully assessing' Trump's Iran nuclear deal statementStrasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 The EU said Tuesday it is "carefully assessing" Donald Trump's statement on the Iran nuclear deal after the US leader set a 120-day deadline for fixing "disastrous flaws" in the landmark 2015 accord. ... more  
'Alien attack' in Tokyo as Space Invaders turns 40Tokyo (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 Block graphic aliens dropped down the window panes of a Tokyo skyscraper before being blasted into oblivion by enthusiastic gamers celebrating 40 years of the arcade sensation "Space Invaders". ... more  
Norway wealth fund bans 9 groups, including BAE SystemsOslo (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 Norway's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has excluded nine groups, including the UK's military equipment maker BAE Systems, from its portfolio based on ethical grounds, the Norwegian central bank said on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Grumman to support BACN airborne communications system 
Japan broadcaster mistakenly flashes missile alertTokyo (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 Japan's public broadcaster on Tuesday mistakenly flashed that North Korea appeared to have launched a missile, warning people to take cover before apologising for the error only minutes later. ... more 
Pope voices nuclear war concerns at he begins Latin America tripSantiago (AFP) Jan 15, 2018 Pope Francis admitted Monday he was frightened by the prospect of an accidental nuclear apocalypse, as he began a weeklong visit to Chile and Peru to bolster a local Catholic Church riven by sex abuse scandals. ... more 
FBI warned Kushner on Murdoch ex-wife: reportWashington (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 US counterintelligence officials warned President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in early 2017 that Chinese-American businesswoman Wendi Deng Murdoch might be using their friendship to benefit Chinese government interests, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. ... more |
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EU 'hearts still open' to Brexit reversalStrasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 European Union leaders love-bombed Britain on Tuesday, holding the door open for it to change its mind about ending its four-decade membership of the bloc next year. ... more  
Former CIA agent arrested with top secret infoWashington (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 US authorities said Tuesday they had arrested a former CIA agent, Hong Kong resident Jerry Chun Shing Lee, after discovering he had an unauthorized notebook that had the identities of undercover US spies. ... more  
Duterte denies aide intervened in Philippines warship dealManila (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday denied reports his chief aide had improperly intervened in the acquisition of two new warships for $308 million, just weeks after the country's navy chief was sacked for jeopardising the deal. ... more  
Minorities in north Iraq look to post-jihadist futureBartalla, Iraq (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 A Christmas tree stands on a roundabout in Bartalla in northern Iraq, its base adorned by posters of Shabak martyrs killed in the fight against the Islamic State group. ... more  
Armenia recognises genocide of Yazidis in IraqYerevan (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 Armenia's parliament on Tuesday passed a resolution recognising the 2014 genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State group in Iraq and called for an international probe into the crimes. ... more  
Army scientists improve human-agent teaming by making AI agents more transparentAdelphi MD (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists developed ways to improve collaboration between humans and artificially intelligent agents in two projects recently completed for the Autonomy Research Pilot ... more 
Pentagon mum on fate of secret satelliteWashington (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 The mystery surrounding the fate of a secret military satellite deepened Thursday when the Pentagon refused to answer even simple questions about whether the mission to launch it had gone awry. ... more |
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 China sends twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites into space 
Japan says China sent nuclear-powered sub to disputed islesBeijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2018 Japan said Monday that a Chinese naval submarine spotted in waters off flashpoint islands in the East China Sea was one of its new type of nuclear-powered attack vessels. ... more 
Developing a secure, un-hackable netLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 A method of securely communicating between multiple quantum devices has been developed by a UCL-led team of scientists, bringing forward the reality of a large-scale, un- hackable quantum network. T ... more 
Russia's Lavrov calls on US to 'recognise reality' on IranMoscow (AFP) Jan 15, 2018 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday called on Washington to "recognise reality" on the Iran nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump demanded tough new measures to keep the agreement alive. ... more |
 London (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
The British Army launched a campaign Wednesday highlighting the emotional support available to new recruits as it seeks to address falling soldier numbers - but drew accusations of political correctness.
Short films entitled "What if I get emotional in the army?", "Can I practise my faith in the army?", "Do I have to be a superhero?", and "Can I be gay in the army?" will be broadcast on tel ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 
North Korea has stepped up tunnelling at its main nuclear test site, a US think tank said, even as tensions cool on the peninsula following the resumption of long-stalled inter-Korean dialogue.
Satellite images showed increased activity at the Punggye-ri site, with mining carts and personnel frequently visible, and excavation waste piles growing, the respected 38North website said Thursday. ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 
India will handle China's growing assertiveness and has stepped up patrols on their disputed border to head off more standoffs, the country's top army officer declared Friday.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have in the past gone to war over their border and last year were involved in a showdown over a Himalayan plateau claimed by China and Bhutan which is an ally of India.
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 
The terms "handmade" and "high tech" are not commonly found in the same sentence, but they both apply to a Rice University method to quickly produce fibers from carbon nanotubes. The method developed by the Rice lab of chemist Matteo Pasquali allows researchers to make short lengths of strong, conductive fibers from small samples of bulk nanotubes in about an hour.
The work complements Pas ... more |
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 Bashiqa, Irak (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 
Northern Iraq's Yazidi community that suffered so terribly under Islamic State group persecution celebrated on Friday as it inaugurated a restored temple to the sound of traditional drums and flutes.
Overlooked by conical domes of polished stone, hundreds of men in dishdasha robes and women veiled in white gathered at the site which was blown up by the rampaging jihadists in 2014.
The te ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2018  China on Tuesday dismissed an international meeting on the North Korean nuclear crisis hosted by Canada and the United States as illegitimate, as major players like Beijing were not present.
The absence of Russia and China from the two days of talks in Vancouver, which began on Monday, shows the holes in Washington's bid to form a unified global front against North Korea's nuclear threat. ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2018 
China is poised to begin a comprehensive lunar exploration program which is expected to kick off with the launch of the Long March 5 rocket in June. Professor Heino Falcke, an astrophysicist at Radboud University in the Netherlands, explained during an interview with Radio Sputnik why this mission is so important.
Radio Sputnik: Please tell us about your radio telescope, which you are plan ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2018  Authorities in northern China have demolished a Christian megachurch in a move denounced by a religious rights group as "Taliban-style persecution".
China's officially atheist Communist authorities are wary of any organised movements outside their control, including religious ones.
The huge evangelical Jindengtai ("Golden Lampstand") Church, painted grey and surmounted by turrets and a l ... more |
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 Yerevan (AFP) Jan 16, 2018
Armenia's parliament on Tuesday passed a resolution recognising the 2014 genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State group in Iraq and called for an international probe into the crimes.
Jihadists murdered thousands in massacres four years ago. Thousands of other women and girls were abducted and used as sex slaves.
"With this resolution we not only recognise and condemn the genocide, we al ... more |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Nov 07, 2017 
The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) has awarded Lockheed Martin $26.3 million for the design, development and production of a high power fiber laser. AFRL plans to test the laser on a tactical fighter jet by 2021.
The contract is part of AFRL's Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program, and is a major step forward in the maturation of protective airborne laser systems. ... more |
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