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Commentary: Chaos and anarchy?Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2012 What happens when foreign think tank heavyweights get together at the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations to talk about the United States and the state of the world? "Is the United States in decline?" asked Igor Yurgens, chairman of the Russian Institute of Contemporary Development. His answer: "America was good to go until Libya, which gave (Russian Prime Minister Vladimir) Putin a pretext to go back to a new form of Cold War. There are no reasons for confrontation. "The U.S. Defen ... read more |
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  Nigeria: Deadly twist in Islamists' war The killing of two Western hostages in northern Nigeria adds a fearsome dimension to the fierce campaign being waged by militant Islamists and heightens concerns they've joined forces with al-Qaida's North African branch. ... more | .. |
  France against arming Syrian opposition France is opposed to calls for foreign powers to arm the opposition groups fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, fearing a descent into civil war, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Israel-Egypt peace pact under threat The Islamist-dominated Egyptian Parliament's moves to cut ties with Israel after Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip has heightened Israeli and U.S. fears post-Mubarak Egypt will scrap the historic 1979 peace treaty between the Jewish state and Cairo. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Ethiopia says it has attacked Eritrean military base Ethiopia attacked an Eritrean military base on Thursday in response to the killing earlier this year of five European tourists in Ethiopia's Afar region, a government spokesman said. ... more | .. |
 G.Bissau security forces vote in presidential poll Soldiers and para-military troops were the first to vote in presidential elections in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau Thursday, three days before the rest of the country. ... more | .. |
  Amnesty calls on Egypt to refuse US arms shipment Amnesty International on Thursday called on Egypt to refuse a shipment of weapons from the United States because of the risk they will be used "to commit human rights violations." ... more | .. |
 Algeria conflict shapes US military strategy The French military experience in Algeria 50 years ago has left an indelible mark on a new generation of US officers, who have tried to apply the lessons of the conflict to the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq. ... more |
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 US must clarify destination of arms headed to Egypt: Amnesty Egypt denied on Friday a US arms shipment headed to the Suez Canal would be unloaded in the country, after rights group Amnesty International warned that Egyptian security forces could abuse the weapons. ... more | .. |
  Swaziland households hit by hunger: Unicef One in four households in Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarchy, were hit by the rising cost of food and even forced to skip meals, UNICEF said in a report on Friday. ... more | .. |
  WWF slams Cameroon over elephant poaching Conservation group WWF criticised Cameroon's government Thursday for failing to protect scores of elephants slaughtered in a national park or the rangers who try to protect them. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa game dealer gets 8 year jail term for rhino horns A South African wildlife dealer was sentenced to eight years in jail over 38 horns cut off sedated rhinos, a measure which, he said Wednesday, was meant to protect them from poaching. ... more |
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  Israel oil find sharpens Med energy scrap The discovery of potential oil reserves of 232 million barrels, plus another natural gas field off Israel's coast couldn't have come at a better time for the Jewish state as Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament calls for cutting off gas exports to its eastern neighbor. ... more | .. |
 Spain clears oil exploration off Canary Islands resort Spain's deficit-laden government approved Friday oil exploration by Repsol YPF SA off the Canary Islands despite opposition by the archipelago, which fears deterring tourists. ... more | .. |
 Clooney arrested in Sudan protest Actor George Clooney and several members of the US Congress were handcuffed and arrested Friday outside Sudan's embassy as they demanded an end to an offensive they fear will cause thousands to starve. ... more | .. |
 Clooney: Obama to raise Sudan with Hu in Seoul Oscar winner George Clooney Thursday said President Barack Obama would press China's President Hu Jintao when they meet in Seoul this month for action on averting a humanitarian disaster in Sudan. ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms
Planet and Carbon Mapper Plan SWIR-Only Tanager Satellite for Wider Methane Detection | .. |
 2,000 child soldiers in South Sudan ranks: UN South Sudan must uphold promises to abolish its use of child soldiers, with some 2,000 minors still serving in its rebel turned regular army, the UN's top expert on children in conflict said Friday. ... more | .. |
UN chief commends talks between Sudan, S.Sudan UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday commended efforts by the governments of Sudan and South Sudan to make progress in tense post-independence talks. ... more | .. |
 Islamists threaten Somalia's new oil zone Islamist fighters linked to al-Qaida are reported to be moving into the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in northeastern Somalia where Western companies recently struck oil in fields believed to hold more than 1 billion barrels of crude. ... more | .. |
 Signs are al-Qaida is on the move again A U.N. envoy warned that al-Qaida is making "alarming" gains in Yemen after seizing several southern towns but it's also resurgent in Iraq and North Africa despite U.S. airstrikes that are picking off its leaders. ... more |
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 UN leader backs NATO over Libya air strikes UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday threw his weight behind a UN report which said NATO did not deliberately target civilians during its air strikes in Libya last year. ... more | .. |
  Tropical Storm Irina kills three in Mozambique:official Tropical Storm Irina killed three people when it lashed the Mozambique coast at the begin of the month, according to a final tally given by the government on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Mauritius, Seychelles to jointly manage Indian Ocean shelf Mauritius and the Seychelles on Tuesday signed a pact to jointly manage a continental shelf in the Indian Ocean spanning 396,000 square kilometres in what was described as a pathbreaking accord. ... more | .. |
South Sudan speaks of progress in talks with Sudan After months of failed talks, South Sudan says relations with its former civil war foe have become 'positive', with deals concluded this week on borders and citizenship paving the way for further progress. ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm
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  Smartphones can help track diseases Smartphones can improve disease surveillance in the developing world with more accurate, faster, cheaper gathering of disease information, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Australian commandos operating in Africa: report Australian special forces have been operating in several African countries over the past year gathering intelligence on terrorist activities, a report said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Israeli warships pass though Suez canal Two Israeli naval vessels passed through Egypt's Suez Canal on Tuesday, headed from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, Israeli and Egyptian sources said. ... more | .. |
  Seychelles' idyllic habitat at risk from climate change Bursts of torrential rain lash the idyllic white beaches of the Seychelles, where conservationists fear that rare species such as the giant tortoise are at severe risk from climate change. ... more |
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  EU-funded study underlines importance of Congo Basin for global climate and biodiversity With its 1.7 billion square kilometres, an area equivalent to 5 times the size of Germany, the Congo Basin forest is the world's second largest tropical forest. The 'State of the Congo Basin F ... more | .. |
  S.Africa unveils wind atlas in renewable energy push South Africa on Tuesday launched its first verified wind atlas which maps out potential hotspots as a tool for wind farm developers as the coal-hungry country pushes toward renewable energy. ... more | .. |
 Italy angered by botched British rescue A botched British rescue of two European hostages in Nigeria has angered Italy and sparked a war of words between Rome and London. ... more | .. |
  'Anonymous' group hacks Tunisian Islamist sites Hackers claiming to belong to the Anonymous Internet freedom group posted video messages on Facebook pages of Tunisian Islamists, threatening reprisals over their efforts to introduce Salafist laws. ... more |
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