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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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  Israel's FM urges Morsi to visit Jerusalem Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday urged Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi to warm relations with Israel by visiting Jerusalem. ... more | .. |
  Uganda investigates helicopter crashes Uganda is attempting to determine why three of its helicopters crashed earlier this month. ... more | .. |
  Iraq minister quits over PM 'interference' Iraqi Communications Minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi told AFP he quit his post on Monday, accusing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of "political interference" in his ministry. ... 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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 Libya's under-fire interior minister quits Interior Minister Fawzi Abdelali resigned on Sunday after coming under fire for the performance of security forces during a surge of violence that has rocked Libya, an official from his office told AFP. ... more | .. |
  AMISOM troops retake Somalia's Marka port Somali and African Union AMISOM forces have retaken Somalia's coastal city Marka from al-Shabaab militants. ... more | .. |
 EU warns 'response' on Gambia executions The European Union has threatened "an appropriate response" against Gambia in the wake of reports of executions carried out by the country's government. ... more | .. |
 Sudan, South Sudan dispute Abyei region South Sudan has accused Sudan of "deliberately" keeping troops in the disputed Abyei region and claims Khartoum intends to provoke armed conflict. ... more |
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
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  Floods kill 10, displace 20,000 in Nigeria after dam opened Flooding in eastern Nigeria has killed at least 10 people and displaced an estimated 20,000 following heavy rains and the release of water from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon, an official said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Egypt's new leader visits China seeking investment Egypt's president met his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Tuesday, seeking in his first state visit outside the Arab world to win badly needed investment and expand diplomatic ties. ... more | .. |
  Military rescues 27 kidnapped oil workers in Nigeria: navy Nigerian military forces stormed the hideout of a militant gang operating on the waters of oil-producing Cross River State and rescued 27 abducted oil workers, a navy spokesman said Sunday. ... 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 Canada's Africa Oil increases estimates Canada's Africa Oil Corp. increased its estimated resources for its Kenyan and Ethiopian concessions. ... more | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
  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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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