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Libya's abandoned weapons put civilians at risk: reportTripoli (AFP) Aug 2, 2012 Abandoned weapons that were once part of toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi's arsenal pose an ongoing and serious threat to civilians in Libya, warned a report published by Harvard University on Thursday. "These weapons may have been abandoned, but their ability to harm civilians remains intact," said Bonnie Docherty, leader of the research team sent to Libya by Harvard Law School and partner organisation CIVIC. Weapons left behind after last year's conflict range from bullets and mortars to torped ... read more |
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  Later Stone Age got earlier start in South Africa than thought The Later Stone Age emerged in South Africa more than 20,000 years earlier than previously believed - about the same time humans were migrating from Africa to the European continent, says a new inte ... more | .. |
 Modern culture 44,000 years ago An international team of researchers, including scientists from Wits University, have substantially increased the age at which we can trace the emergence of modern culture, all thanks to the San peo ... more | .. |
  Investigations of Shell's Nigeria spills a 'fiasco': Amnesty Rights group Amnesty International said Friday investigations into Shell oil spills in Nigeria were a "fiasco," alleging the company repeatedly blamed sabotage in an effort to avoid responsibility. ... 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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  Mali wives prevent loyalist soldiers' arrest The wives of dozens of Malian armymen Wednesday physically blocked a group of policemen from arresting two soldiers close to the west African nation's former president who was ousted in a March coup. ... more | .. |
  Climate change could open trade opportunities for some vulnerable nations Tanzania is one developing country that could actually benefit from climate change by increasing exports of corn to the U.S. and other nations, according to a study by researchers at Stanford Univer ... more | .. |
  Queen, politicians, Nobel winner named to UN social panel UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday named a queen, a former president, a Nobel Peace prize winner and a corporate mogul to a 26-strong panel to recommend new global social and environment goals. ... more | .. |
  L'Oreal heiress sells island paradise in Seychelles L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, France's richest woman, has sold a string of private islands in the Seychelles to a firm linked to an ocean conservation foundation, a minister said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Greenpeace report exposes land sell-off A Greenpeace report says that more than 12.35 million acres of customary-owned land in Papua New Guinea have been "given away" to foreign-owned corporations and unrepresentative landowner companies. ... more | .. |
  Largest ever Cherenkov telescope sees first light On 26 July 2012, the H.E.S.S. II telescope started operation in Namibia. Dedicated to observing the most violent and extreme phenomena of the Universe in very high energy gamma-rays, H.E.S.S. II is ... more | .. |
  Pentagon chief meets Egypt's new Islamist president Defence Secretary Leon Panetta reaffirmed US support for Egypt's democratic transition and stability during a lightning visit to Cairo on Tuesday as part of a regional tour. ... more | .. |
  Research charts growing threats to biodiversity 'arks' Many of the world's tropical protected areas are struggling to sustain their biodiversity, according to a study by more than 200 scientists from around the world. But the study published in Nature i ... more |
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  Russia says not in talks to open Cuba, Vietnam naval bases The Russian defence ministry denied Friday Russia was holding negotiations about opening military installations in Cuba, Vietnam and the Seychelles, dismissing as "fantasy" media reports saying as much. ... more | .. |
  Iran sanctions having 'serious impact': Panetta Sanctions are having a "serious impact" on the Iranian economy, even if their results may not be immediately obvious, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Terrorism fears grow over Mali jihadists Western and Arab security specialists say they fear jihadists who have taken over northern Mali will turn it into a base for Islamist terrorism across the Sahel region and Western Europe. ... more | .. |
  HIV-positive Namibians did not okay sterilisation: court A Namibian court ruled Monday that three women with HIV were sterilised without their informed consent, but dismissed their claim that the operation was performed because of their condition. ... 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
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 Chimp shot in attack on American returns home in S.Africa A male chimpanzee who was shot in South Africa while mauling an American student has returned to the sanctuary where the attack happened, the primate centre said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Tropical arks reach tipping point Almost half of the tropical forest reserves in a new study are ineffective, according to results published in the journal Nature by William Laurance, research associate at the Smithsonian Tropical R ... more | .. |
 World's largest 'Cherenkov' telecope launched in Namibia The huge "Cherenkov" telescope, the size of two lawn tennis courts and the biggest of its kind, has started to capture cosmic rays from its base in Namibia, scientists have announced. ... more | .. |
 Russia in talks on 'Cuba, Vietnam' naval bases: admiral Russia is holding talks about opening naval bases in Moscow's Soviet-era allies Cuba and Vietnam as well as the Seychelles, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy said Friday. ... more |
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  Ancient reservoir could bring water to dry Namibia A stone-age underground water reservoir could transform life in arid Namibia, a government official said Friday, holding up to five million cubic metres of water that could supply the area for 400 years. ... more | .. |
Panetta to visit North Africa, Middle East US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta heads to Tunisia and Egypt next week to support their "democratic transitions" and to Israel and Jordan to discuss the Syrian conflict, the Pentagon said. ... more | .. |
Brother of exiled Rwandan ex-army chief gets 9 years' jail A Rwandan military court jailed a brother of an exiled former army chief to nine years in prison for threatening state security, the defence ministry said in a statement Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Central African countries to monitor Congo forests Ten Central African countries have agreed to take part in a regional initiative to monitor the Congo Basin, one of the world's largest primary rainforests, the UN's food agency said Thursday. ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
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 Egyptian navy seizes five Italian trawlers: reports An Egyptian navy patrol boat Thursday seized five Italian fishing trawlers with around 30 sailors on board and will escort them to the port of Alexandria, Italian media reported citing officials. ... more | .. |
 DRC oil 'fans flames of civil war' Recent oil strikes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have raised fears they will exacerbate the resource-driven war that's been raging in the mineral-rich eastern sector of the African state for nearly two decades. ... more | .. |
 Mozambique told to tackle crime A US-based think tank on Wednesday called on Mozambique to tackle rising crime amid a wave of high-profile kidnappings and as the country becomes a major corridor for trafficking of African wildlife to Asia. ... more | .. |
 Search for mountain gorillas after DR Congo fighting Congolese rangers on Tuesday began searching the dense Virunga jungle for six families of critically endangered mountain gorillas who have not been spotted since fighting erupted three months ago. ... more |
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 Climate change and deforestation: When the past influences the present The impact of deforestation on loss of biodiversity is undeniable. Madagascar, a biodiversity hotspot for its richness of endemic species, has been especially hard hit by deforestation and subsequent ... more | .. |
Flooding in central Nigeria's Jos kills at least 35 Heavy rainfall in central Nigeria forced a dam to overflow, causing flooding that left at least 35 people dead and destroyed or damaged some 200 homes, the Red Cross said Monday. ... more | .. |
 US suspends aid to Rwanda amid DR Congo violence The United States announced Sunday it will suspend military aid to Rwanda on allegations that the southern African nation is backing the rebellion in the neighboring DR Congo. ... more | .. |
 Asia fuels record elephant, rhino killings: WWF China, Vietnam and Thailand are among the worst offenders in fuelling a global black market that is seeing record numbers of elephants and rhinos killed in Africa, environment group WWF said on Monday. ... more |
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