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Iraq PM 'monopolising power:' Kurdish leaderBaghdad (AFP) March 20, 2012 Kurd leader Massud Barzani hinted on Tuesday at a possible break with Iraq's unity government, complaining that premier Nuri al-Maliki was monopolising power and building an army loyal only to him. His remarks raised the rhetoric between his autonomous regional government in Arbil and the central government in Baghdad, with several key disputes festering between the two sides. Barzani said the partnership that built a national unity government formed at a meeting he had hosted was now "completel ... read more |
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  The forgotten victims of Libya's war Libyan schoolgirls stroll the streets of the close-knit neighbourhood of Arada without a second glance at the pile of rubble that was once a house for four families before NATO explosives blew it apart. ... more | .. |
 NATO must probe, pay for errors in Libya: Amnesty NATO must investigate the killing of dozens of civilians during its air campaign in Libya last year and provide reparations to the people affected, Amnesty International said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Efforts to save lives in Nigeria with clean cookstoves A UN-linked body launched a campaign in Nigeria on Tuesday aimed at preventing deaths due to toxic smoke from rudimentary cookstoves, one of the developing world's worst public health threats. ... 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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  Study: Good management can save fisheries One solution to the global problem of overfishing is "co-management" with local communities, conservation groups and governments, a U.S. wildlife group says. ... more | .. |
War fears as Ethiopia attacks Eritrea Ethiopia says its forces, already in Somalia fighting Islamic insurgents allied with al-Qaida, have attacked "rebel bases" in longtime rival Eritrea, raising fears of a new war between the Horn of Africa states. ... more | .. |
  Smartphones more accurate, faster, cheaper for disease surveillance Smartphones are showing promise in disease surveillance in the developing world. The Kenya Ministry of Health, along with researchers in Kenya for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fou ... more | .. |
 GBissau ex-military intelligence officer killed: sources The former deputy head of military intelligence in Guinea Bissau, colonel Samba Diallo, was killed on a street in the capital Bissau by men wearing military uniforms, military and security sources told AFP Monday. ... more |
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  Poachers may wipe out rhinos in S. Africa, campaigner warns Rhinos will be wiped out from South Africa's wildlife parks by 2015 if poaching continues at its current rate, a campaigner fighting to save the beasts has warned. ... more | .. |
Guinea-Bissau army denies involvement in assassination Guinea-Bissau military officials have denied the army was involved in the assassination of an ex-intelligence chief in a country where murder often settles scores between the military and the state. ... more | .. |
  Climate: Nine bids to host future technology centre Plans for a global centre to help transfer clean technology to poorer countries have drawn nine bids, including from Iran's oil industry and a team led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN climate forum said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  NATO extends anti-piracy mission until 2014 NATO agreed Monday to extend its anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia until the end of 2014, stressing that foreign navies are helping to reduce the number of hijackings. ... more |
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  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 | .. |
  Commentary: Chaos and anarchy? 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? ... 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 | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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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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 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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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 | .. |
 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 |
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