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China hands over NigComSat 1-R to NigeriaAbuja, Nigeria (XNA) Mar 26, 2012 China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) handed the recently launched NigComSat 1-R to its Nigeria counterpart on Monday at the Obasanjo Space Center in Abuja. NigComSat 1-R, which was launched on Dec. 20, 2011 and successfully positioned in its geostationary orbit a week later, has completed the in-orbit test and is ready to hand over to Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) for commercial operation, said Yin Liming, the CGWIC president. CGWIC is fully prepared for the i ... read more |
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  Debate still raging on site for super-telescope An international consortium planning to build the world's most powerful radiotelescope is still debating whether South Africa or Australia should host the $2 billion project, an official said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Students' experiments to play out in space Science experiments devised by teenage students, one from Egypt and two from the United States, will be conducted in space as part of a move by YouTube and Lenovo to inspire young minds. ... more | .. |
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  Arab League goes from bluster to clout in Arab Spring Back in 2008, flamboyant Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi warned rulers at an Arab League summit in Damascus that they, too, could face the fate of executed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. ... more | .. |
  South Africa's 'Vietnam' war generating new debate Many white South Africans conscripted to fight for the apartheid military in Angola still struggle to swallow the bitter pill that their battle landed on the wrong side of history. ... more | .. |
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  Egypt military lashes out at Muslim Brotherhood Egypt's ruling generals lashed out Sunday at the Muslim Brotherhood over its questioning of the military's continued support of the cabinet, while urging the Islamists "to look to the future with the spirit of cooperation." ... more |
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  Global cyber anti-garbage drive shifts into gear Cyber-environmentalists said Friday 80 countries have joined the World Cleanup 2012 campaign which will see volunteers across the globe use the Internet to target illegal trash dumps for cleanup. ... more |
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 Shell sued in Britain over Nigeria oil spills Lawyers for more than 11,000 Nigerians initiated formal legal proceedings against oil giant Shell in London on Friday after the breakdown of negotiations on compensation following two oil spills. ... more | .. |
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 Rhino poaching arrests up in South Africa South Africa says it has arrested 89 suspected rhino poachers this year as part of an efforts to beef up its campaign to curb poaching. ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
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 Nigerian president says Mali coup a setback to democracy Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday's military coup in Mali was "an apparent setback to the consolidation of democracy" and urged reinstatement of the deposed government. ... more | .. |
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 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 | .. |
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 Fed up with northern rebellion, Mali soldiers revolt Renegade Malian soldiers traded gunfire with troops outside the presidential palace on Wednesday and seized the state broadcasting station amid fury over government's handling of a Tuareg rebellion. ... more | .. |
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Iraq PM 'monopolising power:' Kurdish leader 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. ... more |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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  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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