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January 04, 2013

'Black Beauty' could yield Martian secrets
Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2013
A fist-sized meteorite nicknamed "Black Beauty" could unlock vital clues to the evolution of Mars from the warm and wet place it once was to its current cold and dry state, NASA said Thursday. Discovered in Morocco's Sahara Desert in 2011, the 11-ounce (320-gram) space rock contains 10 times more water than other Martian meteorites and could be the first ever to have originated on the planet's surface or crust. After more than a year of intensive study, a team of US scientists determined the met ... read more

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Governor blames Iraq PM-linked unit for shooting A senior Sunni politician on Thursday blamed Iraq's anti-terror forces, which report directly to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office, for the shooting of his young nephew the previous day. ... more		U.S. 'seeks to sell Algeria spy satellite' U.S. intelligence, alarmed at the emergence of a jihadist sanctuary in northern Mali, is considering providing Algeria, the military heavyweight in North Africa, with a surveillance satellite to monitor al-Qaida operations in the Sahara region. ... more		Dozens killed, wounded in air strike on Syria fuel station Dozens of people, including rebels, were killed or wounded in an air strike on a service station southeast of Damascus on Wednesday, many of them horribly burned, a watchdog and activists said. ... more
				A World of Troubles: 2013 The new year isn't beginning well. The arc of instability now runs all along the Asia-Pacific coastline from Japan through the Indian Ocean and up the Persian Gulf and Red Sea into the Mediterranean. ... more		Long-beaked echidna may not be a thing of the past The western long-beaked echidna, one of the world's five egg-laying species of mammal, became extinct in Australia thousands of years ago...or did it? Smithsonian scientists and colleagues have foun ... more

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Seven killed as Nigerian soldiers clash with Islamists Nigerian soldiers have killed five gunmen believed to belong to the Islamist group Boko Haram while losing a soldier and a policeman during a gunbattle in the country's volatile northeast, the military said on Thursday. ... more		Floods hit southeast Niger Flooding in southeast Niger, the landlocked West African country known for periodic drought, has affected more than 8,000 people and cost millions in lost agricultural output, the UN said Thursday. ... 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		Angola detains nine exiled DR Congo officers over 'plot' Nine former military officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been arrested in Angola, suspected of hatching a plot to destabilise their homeland, their lawyer and a human rights group said Thursday. ... more
				Ghana bans import of second-hand fridges Ghana officials say they've banned the importation of second-hand refrigerators to reduce energy consumption and protect the environment. ... more		AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol Begin Work On Two Solar Projects In South Africa AE-AMD Renewable Energy, a joint venture between AMDA energia, Alt-E Technologies, and Tenesol have announced plans for two South African ground-mounted solar power projects totaling 33 megawatts (M ... more

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Iraq PM offers prisoner release as demos continue Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki looked to head off protests in Sunni areas of the country on Tuesday with a prisoner release even as he threatened to use state resources to "intervene" to end the rallies. ... more		Canada mulls joining Mali training effort Canada is considering sending troops to Mali to help train the west African nation's army as it seeks to take back the Islamist-controlled north, Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Monday. ... 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		Even in same vineyard, different microbes may create variations in wine grapes Choosing the perfect wine may soon involve more than just knowing the perfect vintage and chateau. Differences in the microbes present on grapes even in different parts of the same vineyard may cont ... more
				U.N. changes hottest-day-on-record date The U.N. climate agency has changed the world's hottest day on record from Sept. 13, 1922, in Libya, to July 10, 1913, in California's Death Valley. ... more		China firm to acquire major African iron ore mine: Xinhua China's Hanlong Group intends to take over Australian mining company Sundance early next year and gain control over a key supply of iron ore in Africa, state media reported on Saturday. ... more

Chinese trigger Australian baby milk run

Poland bans cultivation of GM maize, potatoes

Brazil mulls retaliation for ban on beef

US study says El Nino, climate change link fuzzy

US town bans bottled water

The relationship between CO2 concentrations and sea level

As climate warms, bark beetles march on high-elevation forests

New Delhi suffers coldest day in 44 years

Iraq calls for Arab action on climate change

N. African states eye major energy drive

'Green' issues weigh increasingly on sport

Mortenson Renewable Energy Groups Wraps Up Record-Breaking Year

	C.Africa army routed trying to recapture rebel-held city Rebels in the Central African Republic have repelled army soldiers who were trying to recapture the central city of Bambari, officials on both sides said Saturday. ... more		Entrepreneur launches first Africa-designed smartphone A Congolese inventor has unveiled what he says is the first African-designed smartphone. ... more		Protesters block key Iraq highway, PM slams demos Tens of thousands of protesters opposed to Iraq's prime minister blocked the main highway to Syria and Jordan for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, a move the premier slammed as "unacceptable." ... more		US should play proactive role in Mideast: Arab League chief Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi on Saturday called on US President Barack Obama to be proactive in ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his forthcoming term. ... more

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

Nigerian troops kill five Islamists in restive north		Namibia rhino deaths raise fears of widening poaching crisis		Blast kills two teens in Algeria's Bouira: reports		Mali PM calls for swift African military action		US troops to be deployed in dozens of African countries next year
Pirates attack ship off Nigeria, kidnap Italian sailors		Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu mausoleums		Iraq calls for Arab action on climate change		Chad lifts expulsion order against critical Italian bishop		Trina Solar Improves Medical Treatment for 85,000 People in Malawi

Sudan jails 4 for life for killing Chinese: media

Iraq agrees to extend oil pipeline through Jordan

Iraq minister's guards held on terror charges

Outside View: Tunisia's path ahead

Gunmen attack military targets in I. Coast: army, UN

Peacekeepers warn of potential catastrophe in Darfur

Exxon extends Africa's energy enterprise

Iraq finance minister demands PM's resignation

Zimbabwe and China ink $400 mn electricity deal

Commentary: Geopolitical malignancy

EU to fund Djibouti desalination plant

South Africa rhino poaching toll jumps to 633

Africa's elephant slaughter funds wars

Future of PNG deep sea mining uncertain

Brazil, S. Africa collaborate on missile

Russia and Libya: will they restore military and technical cooperation?

Kenyans brace for another violent election

Zuma landslide predicted as ANC voting ends

Tracing humanity's African ancestry may mean rewriting 'out of Africa' dates

French push Algeria to join Mali incursion

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