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  Moscow (AFP) March 19, 2022 Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to destroy a weapons storage site in the country's west, the defence ministry said. Russia has never before admitted using the high-precision weapon in combat, and state news agency RIA Novosti said it was the first use of the Kinzhal hypersonic weapons during the conflict in pro-Western Ukraine. "The Kinzhal aviation missile system with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles destroyed a large underground wareh ... read more |
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Boosting Ukraine's anti-air batteries proves easier said than doneWashington (AFP) March 19, 2022 Joe Biden has promised to help Ukraine get air defense systems with a longer range than the shoulder-borne Stinger missiles already on the ground, but finding the powerful anti-missile batteries Ukraine's military so urgently needs is proving easier said than done. ... more  
Chinese, US warships sailed through Taiwan Strait before Biden-Xi talksTaipei (AFP) March 18, 2022 Chinese and US warships sailed through the flashpoint Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwanese and US officials said, shortly before China's Xi Jinping issued a warning to Joe Biden that ties could suffer if there is a "mishandling" of the island's status. ... more 
Russian strikes hit west Ukraine as US urges China to get toughLviv, Ukraine (AFP) March 18, 2022 Russian missiles struck close to Lviv's airport in Ukraine's far west Friday, extending the war to a relatively unscathed region near NATO territory, as China came under US pressure to restrain its Kremlin allies. ... more 
Biden warns Xi against China backing Russia's war in UkraineWashington (AFP) March 18, 2022 US President Joe Biden laid out to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday the "consequences" of any backing for Russia in its war against Ukraine, the White House said, as Beijing showed no sign of joining Western condemnation of the invasion. ... more |
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US condemns Russian 'threat' to Bosnia over NATO bidSarajevo (AFP) March 18, 2022 The United States has denounced "dangerous" comments by Russia's ambassador to Bosnia, who issued a tacit threat to the Balkan country over its proposed bid to join NATO. ... more  
Ukraine war disrupts GPS in Finland, MediterraneanParis (AFP) March 18, 2022 GPS interferences have intensified in places as far away as Finland, the Mediterranean and Iraq since Russia invaded Ukraine, forcing aircraft to reroute or change destination, according to European aviation authorities. ... more  
Iran talks raise possibility of IRGC losing 'terrorist' designationWashington (AFP) March 18, 2022 US conservatives and Israel stepped up pressure this week against the possibility that an agreement to restore the Iran nuclear deal could see Washington drop its "terrorist group" designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. ... more  
Space Park Leicester launched by British astronaut Tim PeakeLeicester UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 UK astronaut Tim Peake officially opened Leicester's pioneering space research, innovation and teaching cluster at a special ceremony on Monday. Space Park Leicester is forecast to contribute ... more |
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Three-man Russian crew launches, headed to ISSWashington DC (UPI) Mar 18, 2021 Three Russian cosmonauts launched to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft Friday, NASA confirmed. ... more  
Scientists, undergraduates team up to protect astronauts from radiationMadison WI (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 Elena D'Onghia has spent her career puzzling over the behavior of the Milky Way's closest neighbors, the dwarf galaxies known as the Magellanic Clouds. Their story is an epic tale of twirling ... more 
AST SpaceMobile announces launch deal with SpaceXMidland TX (SPX) Mar 11, 2022 AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, has announced it has signed a mult ... more  
Norway boosts military spending by over 300 mn euros: ministerOslo (AFP) March 18, 2022 Norway on Friday announced it would provide an additional 3 billion Norwegian kroner (308 million euros) this year to strengthen its military forces in the north near the Russian border. ... more |
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Handheld surgical robot can help stem fatal blood lossBoston MA (SPX) Mar 18, 2022 After a traumatic accident, there is a small window of time when medical professionals can apply lifesaving treatment to victims with severe internal bleeding. Delivering this type of care is comple ... more  
Four US troops killed in military plane crash in NorwayOslo (AFP) March 19, 2022 A US military plane taking part in NATO exercises has crashed in Norway, killing all four American troops on board, the Scandinavian country's army said Saturday. ... more  
Battleground Ukraine: Day 23 of Russia's invasionParis (AFP) March 18, 2022 On the 23rd day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Friday, Moscow's forces were still encircling four major cities but were making only minimal progress in their advance. ... more  
Remote sensing satellite lifted successfully into orbitBeijing (XNA) Mar 18, 2022 China launched a remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi Desert on Thursday afternoon, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp ... more  
UCF and NASA researchers design charged 'power suits' for electric vehicles and spacecraftOrlando FL (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 Like the charged power suit worn by Black Panther of Marvel Comics, UCF researchers have advanced NASA technologies to develop a power suit for an electric car that is as strong as steel, lighter th ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 19, 2022 
Joe Biden has promised to help Ukraine get air defense systems with a longer range than the shoulder-borne Stinger missiles already on the ground, but finding the powerful anti-missile batteries Ukraine's military so urgently needs is proving easier said than done.
The US president, who wants to support Ukraine militarily without entering into direct conflict with Russia, is seeking to provi ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2022 
The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons-maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5-as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s. In recent years, the United States has focused such efforts on developing hypersonic glide vehicles, which are launched from a rocket before gliding to a target, and hypersonic crui ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 17, 2022 
Wireless sensors can monitor how temperature, humidity or other environmental conditions vary across large swaths of land, such as farms or forests.
These tools could provide unique insights for a variety of applications, including digital agriculture and monitoring climate change. One problem, however, is that it is currently time-consuming and expensive to physically place hundreds of se ... more |
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 Kjeller, Norway (SPX) Mar 15, 2022 
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), the prime institution responsible for defence-related research in Norway, has awarded a contract to Exolaunch, a global provider of launch, in-space logistics and deployment services for small satellites, to launch its ARCSAT satellite aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9.
The teams of Exolaunch and GomSpace, the ARCSAT's satellite manufacturer, have jus ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 16, 2022 
Images of Ukrainian troops carrying Javelin missile launchers on their shoulders have flashed around the world, making the anti-tank weapon - capable of piercing the most sophisticated armor, and particularly useful in guerrilla warfare - a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia's invasion.
Western states, which want to support Ukraine militarily without entering into direct conflict wit ... more |
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 Oslo (AFP) March 18, 2022 
Norway on Friday announced it would provide an additional 3 billion Norwegian kroner (308 million euros) this year to strengthen its military forces in the north near the Russian border.
"Even if a Russian attack on Norway is not likely, we must realise that we have a neighbour to the east that has become more dangerous and more unpredictable," Norwegian Defence Minister Odd Roger Enoksen t ... more |
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 Sarajevo (AFP) March 18, 2022 
The United States has denounced "dangerous" comments by Russia's ambassador to Bosnia, who issued a tacit threat to the Balkan country over its proposed bid to join NATO.
Bosnia has been divided along ethnic lines since a war in the 1990s that killed some 100,000 people.
The country is ruled by a rotating tripartite presidency, with Croat and Muslim leaders in favour of joining NATO, w ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 
Nanoparticles (which have sizes ranging between 3-500 nm), and sub-nanoclusters (which are around 1 nm in diameter) are utilized in many fields, including medicine, robotics, materials science, and engineering. Their small size and large surface-area-to-volume ratios give them unique properties, rendering them valuable in a variety of applications, ranging from pollution control to chemical synt ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 9, 2022 
Beneath what remains of the 12th-century Al-Hadba minaret, builders work on a project to revive Mosul's Old City, reduced to rubble during Iraq's battle to retake the city from jihadists.
Mosques, churches and century-old houses are being brought back to life in the northern metropolis, which the Islamic State group seized as its stronghold before being pushed out in mid-2017.
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 London (AFP) March 17, 2022  The deal to release British-Iranian detainees was given vital impetus by nuclear talks in Vienna and the West's evolving energy needs in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine, analysts said on Thursday.
Tehran's high-profile release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori on Wednesday came as the UK paid nearly Pounds 400 million ($523 million, 474 million euros) to settle a debt dating ba ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 17, 2022 
Asian markets rallied again Thursday with another blistering surge in tech firms helping Hong Kong extend its recovery from the recent rout, while traders also cheered soothing comments on the US economy by the Federal Reserve after it lifted interest rates.
Regional sentiment remains buoyant after China's top economic official vowed measures to support beaten-down markets and indicated that ... more |
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 Lviv, Ukraine (AFP) March 18, 2022 
Ukraine on Friday said "hundreds" of civilians were trapped in the wreckage of a theatre bombed by Russia, as the United States demanded China get tough with its "war criminal" allies in the Kremlin.
Russian missiles struck an aircraft repair site close to Lviv's airport in Ukraine's far west, extending the war to a relatively unscathed region near the border with NATO member Poland.
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 19, 2022 
China plans to conduct a number of frontier scientific experiments on its Tiangong space station, with the two laboratory modules, Wentian and Mengtian, scheduled to be launched this year, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The experiments include raising fish, growing vegetables, setting up the most precise clock ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) March 18, 2022 
Li Meng is a devoted mother trying to support her two-year-old daughter, but in the eyes of Chinese society and the state, she is almost a second-class citizen.
Millions of single mothers like her have it rough in a country where out-of-wedlock births are frowned upon, and where only married women can claim maternity benefits.
Li, a Shanghai resident, got pregnant with her boyfriend, but ... more |
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 Brussels (AFP) March 15, 2022 
NATO is worried Russia is gearing up to carry out a chemical attack in Ukraine, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, ahead of a meeting of the alliance's defence ministers.
"We are concerned that Moscow could stage a false flag operation possibly including chemical weapons," the NATO chief told reporters, citing "absurd claims" from Russia that Ukraine possesses biological weapon ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Feb 18, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate hosted a collaborative wargame with its sister AFRL unit, the Munitions Directorate, at Kirtland AFB, Jan. 24-28, 2022. The Directed Energy and Kinetic Energy Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment, or DEKE DEUCE, explored synergies between directed energy and kinetic concepts in the future battlespace.
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