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June 18, 2013
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France keen to buy 12 US Reaper drones: minister
Paris (AFP) June 11, 2013
France wants to buy 12 Reaper drones from the United States, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday, as ministry officials put the cost at 670 million euros ($889 million). Le Drian said he wanted two Reapers to be deployed in sub-Saharan Africa, where France is battling Islamist militants in Mali. The 10 others would be deployed in French and European skies. The deal needs the approval of Congress. Le Drian said that if it did not give a go-ahead, France could buy the drones f ... read more
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SUPERPOWERS

Ban arrives in China for high-level talks: spokesman
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for high-level talks with Chinese officials on North Korea, Syria and other issues, his spokesman said. ... more
WAR REPORT

Libya PM due in Benghazi after bloody clashes
Libya's premier was due to meet local authorities in Benghazi on Sunday, a government source said, as special forces units patrolled the city a day after clashes with gunmen killed six soldiers. ... more
MILPLEX

Israel, Pakistan deny reported arms deals, but ....
Israel and Pakistan have denied Islamabad bought military equipment from the Jewish state, following a British government report alleging Israeli arms were exported to several Muslim countries from 2008 to 2012. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

A helping hand from above for The Gambia
Satellites are being used to promote agriculture in one of the world's poorest countries. Named after the river that traverses the country from east to west, The Gambia is the smallest nation on mai ... more


WATER WORLD

Egypt, Ethiopia agree to further talks over Nile row
Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to hold further talks on the impact of an Ethiopian dam to quell tensions between the two countries, the foreign ministers of both nations said Tuesday. ... more
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AFRICA NEWS

Six soldiers killed in attack on Mozambique armoury: reports
Armed men on Monday killed six soldiers in a pre-dawn attack on a military weapons depot in central Mozambique, independent television reported. ... more
SOLAR DAILY

KYOCERA Donates Solar Power Generating Systems to Schools in Tanzania and Uganda
Kyocera has announced that it has donated solar power generating systems to four secondary schools in Tanzania and three primary schools in Uganda. Donation ceremonies were held at the schools in Ki ... more
24/7 Energy News Coverage
DNA brings materials to life

Dynamic Energy and Stone Quest Complete New Jersey Solar Project

Spot-welding graphene nanoribbons atom by atom

First South American plant for purifying soils contaminated with zinc and cadmium

CRAIG Clark awarded MBE

EADS Examines Electric And Hybrid Propulsion To Further Reduce Aircraft Emissions

Autonomous energy-scavenging micro devices will test water quality, monitor bridges, more

WAR REPORT

Five Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi clashes: army
Clashes between Libyan elite forces and gunmen Saturday killed five soldiers in Benghazi, the army said, in the latest bout of unrest as the government struggles to control rebels from the 2011 uprising. ... more
WEATHER REPORT

How a tornado whipped up an unlikely friendship with Mandela
First Nelson Mandela arrived, then the tornado hit. ... more
ENERGY TECH

New showdown looms as Sudan threatens south's oil
Tension between Sudan and South Sudan, which separated into two countries two years ago, are rising again with threats by Khartoum to block the landlocked south's oil exports to the Red Sea. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iraq: No breakthrough seen in Maliki visit to Kurds
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's weekend visit to Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave did not produce any visible sign of a breakthrough in Baghdad's feud with the independence-minded Kurds who're now exporting oil through neighboring Turkey. ... more
WATER WORLD

Ethiopia endorses Nile share deal, amid row with Egypt
Ethiopia's parliament ratified a controversial treaty Thursday ensuring its access to Nile water resources, amid bitter arguments with Egypt trigged by an Ethiopian dam project. ... more
Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
Faster, More Precise Airstrikes Within Reach

China's long march in space

Russia to Unveil New Piloted Spacecraft at MAKS Airshow

S. Korea opens bidding on $7.3 bn fighter jet deal

Snowden poses stress test for H.K.'s ties with China

U.S. mulls countermeasures against threat of enemy UAVs

Raytheon continues Global Hawk ground support

WHALES AHOY

Harbor porpoises can thank their worst enemy for their success
The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a whale species that is doing quite well in coastal and busy waters. They are found in large numbers throughout the Northern Hemisphere from Mauritania to ... more
DEMOCRACY

ANC website hacked
South Africa's ruling African National Congress on Friday said its website had been hacked by Zimbabwean activists claiming a link to the global "hacktivist" group Anonymous. ... more
TRADE WARS

China miners' African gold rush tarnished by terror
Thousands of men travelled vast distances from a poor part of rural China to seek their fortunes mining gold in west Africa - but now their dreams are in tatters with a wave of arrests and allegations of deadly violence. ... more
TRADE WARS
New report identifies 'regret-free' approaches for adapting agriculture to climate change

Farmworkers feel the heat even when they leave the fields

Key investor pushes for Smithfield breakup


TRADE WARS
Papaya-clay combo could cut cost of water purification in developing countries

At least 60 feared dead as monsoon lashes north India

Ocean acidification killing oysters by inhibiting shell formation


TRADE WARS
Two thirds of Chile faces desertification: president

UN climate talks: No consensus on... well, consensus

Mixed-bag climate conference draws to a close in Bonn


TRADE WARS
China launches its first carbon trading scheme: report

China is outsourcing carbon within its own borders

UMD scientists publish key findings on regional, global impact of trade on the environment

FLORA AND FAUNA

Philippines to destroy 5 tonnes of ivory tusks
The Philippines said Tuesday it would destroy five tonnes of confiscated elephant tusks as part of a global campaign to raise awareness against the illegal trade of so-called "blood ivories". ... more
AFRICA NEWS

'Scorched earth' tactics in Sudan's Blue Nile: Amnesty
The Sudanese armed forces burned and shot civilians to death in a "scorched earth" campaign against a rebel chief's home district in Blue Nile state, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. ... more
WATER WORLD

AU urges Egypt and Ethiopia to hold talks on Nile row
The African Union urged Egypt and Ethiopia Wednesday to come together for talks to solve a bitter dispute over the sharing of Nile river waters triggered by an Ethiopian dam project. ... more
AFRICA NEWS

First pictures of Algeria's Bouteflika since mini-stroke
The first pictures to emerge of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika since he was hospitalised in France in April after a mini-stroke were published by state media on Wednesday. ... more
Space News from SpaceDaily.com
Plan for modified European rocket gets backing

New Horizons Team Sticking to Original Flight Plan at Pluto

NASA announces eight new astronauts, half are women

Final curtain for Europe's deep-space telescope

Australian team maps Moon's hidden craters

Europe's largest spaceship reaches its orbital port

Cosmic Giants Shed New Light on Dark Matter

AFRICA NEWS

Gunfire at paramilitary barracks in Niger capital: residents

TECH SPACE

Two New Russian Radars to Start Work Next Year

DEMOCRACY

Algeria independence war leader urges army to end crisis

WATER WORLD

Egypt's Nile crisis and the Dam Busters

AFRICA NEWS

Easy riches draws illegal Chinese miners to Ghana

WATER WORLD

Egypt eyes Nile deal with Ethiopia

AFRICA NEWS

Rwandan general to command Mali UN force

WAR REPORT

Libya jihadists, rogue militias, hold Libya to ransom

AFRICA NEWS

Outside View: Jubaland's successful electoral process

AFRICA NEWS

Delayed Mali government talks with Tuareg set to open

Libya army chief quits after unrest: congress members

Egypt FM to Ethiopia for 'life or death' water talks

Ghana arrests 57 W. Africans in illegal gold mine raid

Pollution in Northern Hemisphere helped cause 1980s African drought

Egypt ups the ante on Nile dispute with Ethiopia

Africans get tough with mineral-hungry China

Two soldiers killed in Tunisia hunt for Qaeda-linked group

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Egypt warns 'all options open' on Ethiopia dam

Egypt report blames balloon crash on pilot, leak

About 100 Chinese arrested in Ghana for illegal mining

Iraq offers oil to cash-strapped Sudan, Khartoum says

Now is the time to invest in Africa: Japan's Abe

How the turtles got their shells

Ancient Egyptians accessorized with meteorites

NASA's HS3 Mission May Target Cape Verde Island Hurricanes in 2013

Japan, eyeing China, pledges $14 bn aid to Africa

5 weeks after 'mini-stroke,' Algeria's leader in limbo

Signs are Hezbollah, Iran 'step up foreign plots'

Ethiopia boosts Nile water dispute with Egypt

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