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November 26, 2012

Spacecraft Monitoring Martian Dust Storm
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 25, 2012
A Martian dust storm that NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been tracking since last week has also produced atmospheric changes detectable by rovers on Mars. Using the orbiter's Mars Color Imager, Bruce Cantor of Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, began observing the storm on Nov. 10, and subsequently reported it to the team operating NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The storm came no closer than about 837 miles (1,347 kilometers) from Opportunity, resulting in only a sli ... read more

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Sudan 'plot' linked to hardcore Islamists: analysts An alleged plot revealed last week to sabotage Sudan's security is linked to hardcore Islamist military officers and highlights turmoil within the regime of President Omar al-Bashir, analysts say. ... more		Celebrations, recriminations as Gaza truce holds Israeli politicians on Thursday returned to the campaign trail as the streets of Gaza came back to life after a truce ended eight days of bloodshed, with both sides claiming victory while remaining wary. ... more		At least 20 killed in South Sudan army clash with rebels South Sudanese troops attacked a rebel base in the latest violence in troubled Jonglei state, killing at least 19 rebels for the loss of one soldier, officials said Wednesday. ... more
				Algerian military kills four Islamists in raid Algerian soldiers killed four armed Islamists during a raid in the Boumerdes region east of Algiers on Wednesday, the defence ministry said. ... more		Yellow fever-hit Darfur gets help from US Navy US Navy medical experts have arrived in Sudan to help analyse samples of suspected yellow fever, which has killed 127 people in the Darfur region since early September, health officials said on Friday. ... more

DR Congo president sacks chief of land forces President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila has sacked the chief of land forces over UN accusations he runs a huge arms smuggling network supplying several groups, including Congolese rebels, a spokesman said Thursday. ... more		Exxon warns on Nigerian production after oil spill US oil giant ExxonMobil's Nigerian subsidiary warned on Wednesday it may not meet production expectations following the shutdown of a pipeline after an oil spill off southern Akwa Ibom state. ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		DRC: M23 gains spark fears of wider war Fears are growing that the seemingly endless war in mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo could expand into a regional conflict after the notorious M23 militia, supposedly backed by Rwanda and Uganda, seized the strategic eastern city of Goma. ... more
				Sudan army confirms it attacked near S. Sudan border Sudan's army on Wednesday confirmed it attacked an area near the South Sudanese border where Darfur rebels had set up a compound, but South Sudan accused Khartoum of bombing a market area on southern territory. ... more		G.Bissau warns AIDS patients without treatment since coup HIV-positive people in Guinea Bissau have been without access to treatment since the Global Fund to fight AIDS suspended funding over an April military coup, the west African nation's AIDS boss said Wednesday. ... more

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Crisis-torn Somalia faces new dangers Somalia, gripped by war for more than two decades, is facing another violent spasm as Islamist fighters of al-Shabaab, linked to al-Qaida, unleash a guerrilla campaign after being driven out of their urban strongholds by Western-backed African forces. ... more		Israel Gaza raids kill 16, Arabs urge policy review Israeli air strikes killed 16 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, prompting the Arab League to announce a visit to the battered enclave and a review of its Middle East peace policy. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		S.Africa rhino toll jumps as poachers kill 7 in attack Seven rhinos have been killed in an attack on a South African farm, bringing the total number killed this year to 570 as black-market demand for their horns continues to surge, the government said Tuesday. ... more
				UN agency faces aid deficit ahead of Madagascar storms The UN food agency issued an alert Tuesday warning that a lack of funding has left it with just half the emergency supplies it needs in Madagascar ahead of the impending cyclone season. ... more		Nigeria to send 600 troops to Mali: defence minister Nigeria, west Africa regional powerhouse, said Tuesday that it would send about 600 troops to Mali as part of a west African military force to wrest control of northern Mali from Islamist extremists. ... more

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	Nigeria flood victims face new hardship: returning 'home' Nigeria's worst flooding in decades has submerged houses and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, so Gibson Orlu was shocked when authorities at a relief camp told him to return home. ... more		Iraq PM warns Kurd security forces to stay put Iraq's premier has warned Kurdish regional security forces not to advance towards government troop positions, a military spokesman said on Monday, after deadly clashes in a flashpoint northern town. ... more		Ivory Coast admits possible army 'slip-ups' Ivory Coast on Monday admitted to possible military "slip-ups" following a wave of attacks by armed groups and promised to launch a probe, after a Human Rights Watch report said the army was responsible for widespread human rights abuses. ... more		Massive deforestation risks turning Somalia into desert Hassan Hussein cuts down 40 trees every month to fuel his charcoal business, fully aware of the impact his action has on the environment. ... more

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Top Hamas chief killed in Israel strike on Gaza

Eating of soil and raw starch in Madagascar

Kenya to deploy army after massacre of police

Morocco's 'liquid gold' enriches Berber women

Dialogue 'preferred option' for Mali crisis: UN envoy

Algeria eyes 1,200 armoured vehicles from Germany: report

Iraq to maintain food ration for those who want it

Iraq: Dumping Russia arms deal may be ploy

Iraq to renegotiate Russia arms deal: spokesman

Mauritania warns of fallout from Mali crisis

Algeria urges talks on Mali after military accord

Belgium halts military partnership with Rwanda

Walker's World: Food crisis again

Protected areas in East Africa may not be conserving iconic plants

$38 mn needed to help victims of Nigeria floods: UN

Bluefin tuna quotas up for renewal

China gives $12 million towards AU peace, security efforts

S. Africa jails Thai rhino horn trader for 40 years

Arabica coffee could be extinct in the wild within 70 years

Algeria to exploit controversial shale gas

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