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Commentary: Mideast imbroglioWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2012 The Egyptian revolution has led to economic bankruptcy, says Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a former U.N. secretary-general. Factories are closed and Egyptian workers are no longer wanted abroad, he lamented. Sub-Saharan Africans and Pakistanis from Baluchistan have replaced Egyptians who once worked in Libya and oil-rich Persian Gulf countries, adding millions to the 12 percent unemployed among Egypt's 85 million. The only country that seems to be worse off is Pakistan where 64 million ... read more |
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 Israeli alarm over treaty with Egypt grows Israel's concerns that its historic peace treaty with Egypt could be in peril amid the political upheaval in Cairo have intensified with the announcement by the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood it will contest presidential elections next month. ... more | .. |
  Saudi, Qatar media attacks Iraq PM Saudi and Qatari newspapers on Tuesday lashed out at Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki over his implicit criticism of Saudi Arabia and Qatar for their calls to arm Syrian rebels. ... more | .. |
  Scientists find evidence that human ancestors used fire one million years ago An international team led by the University of Toronto and Hebrew University has identified the earliest known evidence of the use of fire by human ancestors. Microscopic traces of wood ash, alongsi ... 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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 Burtele Foot Indicates Lucy Not Alone A new fossil discovery from Eastern Africa called the Burtele foot indicates Australopithecus afarensis, an early relative of modern humans, may not have been the only hominin to walk the plains and ... more | .. |
  At least eight dead in Nairobi landslide Massive boulders crashed onto houses Wednesday in Mathare, a Nairobi slum, killing at least eight people after a night of heavy rains, police and the Kenyan Red Cross said. ... more | .. |
  Nobel laureates urge China to talk to Dalai Lama Twelve Nobel laureates including South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu have written to China's president urging him to open talks with the Dalai Lama after a series of self-immolations by Tibetans. ... more | .. |
  Angola marks 10 years since end of civil war Angola marked the 10th anniversary of the end of its three-decade civil war on Wednesday as President Jose Eduardo dos Santos unveiled a monument near the site where a long-time rebel leader was killed. ... more |
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  159 rhinos poached in S.Africa this year: minister Almost 160 rhinos were poached in South Africa in the first three months of this year as trade in the animals' horns drives up the illegal killings, a minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Airstrike hits Sudan's Darfur: AU-UN An airstrike took place near a populated area of Sudan's North Darfur state, without causing casualties, the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission UAMID said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  World Bank chief backs BRICS bank idea Outgoing World Bank president Robert Zoellick on Tuesday gave his backing to a new development bank proposed by the leaders of the BRICS emerging countries. ... more | .. |
 Would-be poacher dehorns fibreglass rhino in South Africa A would-be wildlife poacher sawed off the horn of a fibreglass rhino on a South African game farm, hoping to cash in on the illegal trade in horns. ... more |
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 Angola's boom economy leaves many behind, 10 years after war Luanda's ever-expanding skyline and its newly renovated bay-side promenade, complete with manicured lawns and imported palm trees, are proud emblems of Angola's post-war recovery. ... more | .. |
Angola celebrates 10 years of end to civil war Angola on Wednesday celebrates 10 years of peace after a devastating civil war, with parades and concerts hailing President Jose Eduardo dos Santos for ushering in an oil-fueled economic boom. ... more | .. |
 West Africa fears of drug terrorism links Seizures of Latin American cocaine in West Africa, now a major oil-producing zone, has heightened fears that an alliance is emerging between the cartels and al-Qaida militants in North Africa, the main smuggling route to Europe, and other groups. ... more | .. |
 NATO opposes arming Syria rebels NATO's chief on Monday said the alliance was opposed to providing arms to the Syrian opposition seeking to counter a regime crackdown, warning that it would fuel a proliferation of weapons in the region. ... 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 | .. |
 Libya PM announces truce to end deadly Sabha clashes Libya's interim government on Saturday announced a ceasefire aimed at ending six days of deadly tribal clashes in a southern desert oasis that cost more than 150 lives. ... more | .. |
 Iraq slams Qatar, Saudi on arms for Syria rebels Iraq's Shiite prime minister on Sunday slammed Sunni-ruled Qatar and Saudi Arabia's stance on arming Syrian rebels, as Doha hosted Baghdad's fugitive vice president who is accused of running a death squad. ... more | .. |
 Discovery of foot fossil confirms two human ancestor species co-existed A team of scientists has announced the discovery of a 3.4 million-year-old partial foot from the Woranso-Mille area of the Afar region of Ethiopia. The fossil foot did not belong to a member of "Luc ... more | .. |
 Iraq rows with Kurds over oil and fugitive VP Iraq was at loggerheads with Kurdistan Monday over the autonomous region's move to stop oil exports and allow Baghdad's fugitive vice president to visit Qatar despite terror charges against him. ... more |
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 Pakistan's canine fighters forced into blood sport Fighting can be a way of life in parts of Taliban-scourged Pakistan, but on the farms it is more likely to be dogs who are in training for their own violent and bloody battles. ... more | .. |
 Regional group alerts troops after Mali fighting West African states have put 2,000 troops on standby and called for international aid as rebels advance in northern Mali, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Sanofi teams up with India to make cheap ARVs in S.Africa French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has signed a partnership with India's Hetero to manufacture cheap anti-HIV drugs in South Africa, the company said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Baghdad Arab summit spotlights fault lines The Arab League summit that began Thursday in Baghdad has illuminated the political and religious divisions splitting with Arab world, while powerful eastern non-Arab neighbor Iran looks on and tries to pull Iraq's strings. ... 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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  French 'Big Bang' scientist denies terror plot A Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist facing terror charges admitted at the start of his trial Thursday to going through a "turbulent" time but denied he intended to carry out attacks in France. ... more | .. |
 Divided Arab leaders urge Syria dialogue Arab leaders urged dialogue and an end to Syria's bloody crackdown at a landmark summit in Baghdad on Thursday, while Iraq's premier warned that arming rival camps would spark a "proxy war." ... more | .. |
  US offers $120 million for Sahel hunger The United States will give $120 million in emergency aid for western Africa's drought-hit Sahel region in hope of preventing severe hunger, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 NATO faulted over Libya boat-people deaths A European rights watchdog rapped NATO on Thursday for failing to help a migrant boat during the Libyan war as aid groups vowed to sue the French military over an incident that left 63 people dead. ... more |
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 China blames Dalai Lama for Delhi self-immolation Chinese officials visiting New Delhi to attend a summit of emerging nations on Thursday blamed the Dalai Lama for a Tibetan protester burning himself to death in the city. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa mulls new trophy hunt rules to fight rhino poaching South Africa may impose new limits on trophy hunts as it combats a devastating surge in rhino poaching, with 150 killed illegally so far this year, the environment ministry said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Scientists suggest new age for East African Rift The Great Rift Valley of East Africa-the birthplace of the human species-may have taken much longer to develop than previously believed, according to a new study published this week in Nature Geosci ... more | .. |
 BRICS summit focuses on new development bank Leaders of the emerging world met in India Thursday to discuss creating a new development bank, at a summit in which the bloc will seek to convert its economic might into collective diplomatic clout. ... more |
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