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South Africa to launch mini satelliteCape Town, South Africa (XNA) Aug 27, 2012 A mini satellite weighing 1.2 kilograms will be launched from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in November to collect information about space weather, it was learned on Wednesday. Funded by the Department of Science and Technology, the satellite - ZACUBE-1-- will be South Africa's first nano- satellite running on the same amount of power used by a 5-watt light bulb, according to researchers at the CPUT. Comparing ZACUBE-1 to Sputnik, the first satellite in the world to be l ... read more |
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  Nigeria to pursue Boko Haram financiers The Nigerian government is considering targeting Boko Haram's strategists and financiers as a possible means of stemming rising violence in the country. ... more | .. |
  Green Climate Fund to hold next meeting in South Korea The Green Climate Fund, which will help poor countries fight global warming, will hold its next meeting from October 18 to 20 in South Korea, the body said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Flooding kills 11, displaces hundreds in northern Nigeria Flooding in two areas of northern Nigeria has killed at least 11 people and displaced hundreds, officials and residents said Friday, the latest casualties in the country's rainy season. ... 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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  U.S. AFRICOM wants more guard partnerships U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, the commander of the U.S. Africa Command, wants more U.S. National Guard partnerships with Africa. ... more | .. |
 Forty-four killed since July in Niger floods: UN At least 44 people have been killed by severe flooding that has affected Niger since mid-July, the UN's humanitarian affairs office said Thursday, while scores of thousands are homeless. ... more | .. |
  Russia to 'considerably' cut grain exports amid drought Russia on Thursday admitted that a poor harvest will force the world's third-largest wheat exporter to "considerably" cut its foreign deliveries despite worrying spikes in global food prices. ... more | .. |
  Canada's Africa Oil increases estimates Canada's Africa Oil Corp. increased its estimated resources for its Kenyan and Ethiopian concessions. ... more |
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  Iraq expects first F-16 fighter jets in 2013 Iraq expects to receive the first group of F-16 warplanes next year, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's spokesman said on Thursday, after US officials said the aircraft would not arrive until 2014. ... more | .. |
  S.African residents asked to look out for renegade hippo Residents in South Africa's city of Cape Town have been asked to keep a look-out for a renagade young hippopotamus which is popping up in gardens and roads after moving into a suburban lake. ... more | .. |
 South Sudan's military chief Paulino Matip dies Powerful South Sudanese military commander Paulino Matip, a longtime rebel warlord turned army chief, has died in hospital in Kenya, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Nigerian oil workers in nationwide strike Nigeria's capital Abuja has been experiencing fuel scarcities since the country's petroleum workers went on strike a week ago. ... more |
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  US 'significant' in Iraq despite troop exit: Dempsey Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey insisted Tuesday during a quick trip to Iraq that Washington was still playing an important role there, eight months after the last American troops departed. ... more | .. |
  Climate and Drought Lessons from Ancient Egypt Ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt's Nile Delta document the region's ancient droughts and fires, including a huge drought 4,200 years ago associated with the ... more | .. |
 TRAFFIC warns over 500 rhinos could perish this year Global wildlife monitoring network TRAFFIC warned Tuesday that 515 rhinos could perish by the end of the year if no action is taken to stem the illicit trade in rhino horns. ... more | .. |
  S.Leone, China sign $15mln fibre optic deal Sierra Leone and China have signed a $15 million (12 million euro) loan agreement for the installation of a fibre optic cable which will boost internet capabilities, national radio reported Tuesday. ... 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 | .. |
 Iraq says not helping Iran avoid sanctions Iraq insisted on Monday that its trade with neighbouring Iran was above board, and denied reports that it was helping the Islamic republic skirt sanctions by smuggling oil and secretly moving cash. ... more | .. |
  Israel deploys anti-rocket battery near Egypt border: army The Israeli army has deployed an Iron Dome air defence system, designed to intercept and destroy rockets, days after two rockets were fired at the town of Eilat near the border with Egypt, a military spokeswoman said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Syria denies vice president has defected Syria denied opposition claims on Saturday that top regime official Vice President Faruq al-Shara had defected as its armed forces pounded rebels in several key flashpoints across the country. ... more | .. |
 UN observers wind up Syria mission UN observers wind up their mission in Syria Sunday, after Damascus denied opposition claims that top regime official Vice President Faruq al-Shara had defected as its armed forces pounded rebels in several key flashpoints across the country. ... more |
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  Mercury hits record high in Czech Republic The mercury hit an all-time high of 40.4 degrees Celsius (104.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Czech village of Dobrichovice, south-west of the capital Prague, the CHMI state meteorological service said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Kenyan, Ugandan troops battle al-Shabaab The African Union Mission in Somalia's battle against Somali al-Shabaab militants continues. ... more | .. |
Nigeria oppposes U.S. terror listing Nigeria's ambassador to the United States outlined his government concerns about the United States listing Boko Haram as a terrorist organization. ... more | .. |
 Sinai "nest of terrorists" :Israeli military source If Egypt fails to restore order in the Sinai peninsula it could come to resemble the Afghan mountain hideouts which sheltered the Taliban and their Al-Qaeda allies, an Israeli military source warned on Thursday. ... more |
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 Syria pounds rebel bastions as UN names new envoy Syrian forces launched new air strikes and shelled rebel strongholds in several key cities on Saturday, a watchdog said, after the UN named a new envoy to try to end the conflict. ... more | .. |
S.Africa police say mine killings were self-defence; 34 dead South Africa's national police chief said Friday that her forces opened fire in self-defence after coming under attack by armed mine workers, leaving 34 people dead and 78 injured. ... more | .. |
Defence ministers meet on DR Congo Seven defence ministers from Africa's central Great Lakes region have met in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to try to tackle unrest there, a statement said. ... more | .. |
  Tunisia president ex-advisor tried for 'denigrating army' A former advisor to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has learnt he is being tried on charges of "denigrating" the army, after having accused senior officials of treason, his lawyer told AFP on Friday. ... more |
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 Friendships promote better farming in developing countries A study that examined how rural farmers in Ethiopia learn new farming techniques and adopt them on their own farms discovered that learning from a friend was a stronger motivator than learning from ... more | .. |
 Nigeria to expand natural gas production The Nigerian government said it will greatly expand the country's natural gas production. ... more | .. |
 South Africa's lion bones: Asia's new delicacy Lion bones have become a hot commodity for their use in Asian traditional medicine, driving up exports from South Africa to the East and creating new fears of the survival of the species. ... more | .. |
  EU-NATO forces free hijacked vessel EU and NATO naval forces freed a ship commandeered by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden this week, even as the number of such attacks has dropped sharply. ... more |
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